The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
Compatriot Harold Gill contributed to this biography of the PRS staff.
Jones Gill was born in 1764 in Charles City County, Virginia.
He turned sixteen in 1780 and was placed on the muster roll in the county of Charles City, Virginia, and was soon drafted into the service for a tour of six months in the company of Captain Seth Stubblefield and was stationed and served at different places, including Fort Hood, Sandy Point, and Malvern Hill, where he was discharged after completing his tour.
Not long after returning home to Charles City County, he was again drafted into the service in the same company for a tour of three months. While he was stationed at Charles City Court House, the enemy forces led by Lieutenant-Colonel Banastre Tarleton’s at the head of some cavalry attacked the company, killing four men and taking one prisoner.
In 1781 he was again drafted into the same company where they watched the movements of the enemy on the James and York rivers with the purpose of preventing their landing. The British returned to York Town in August 1781, and he was discharged after serving five months. During his service, he stated he had seen Generals Lafayette Washington and officers at the Siege of Yorktown.
After the war, he moved to Buckingham County, Virginia. He married Patience Nunally on 7 March 1793 in Buckingham County, and together they had the following known children:
Rowlett was born about 1794 and married Elizabeth Massie.
Samuel Jones was born about 1795
Hannah was born about 1796 and married [-?-] Himes.
William was born on 16 April 1797 and married Elizabeth Young.
Elizabeth was born about 1800 and married Carey Wright.
Rhoda was born in 1805 and married Wyatt Camden.
Curtis was born on 9 October 1810 and married Elizabeth Martin.
After he married, he spent the rest of his life in Amherst and Nelson Counties, Virginia. There is an unsubstantiated source that lists a date of death as 26 November 1844.
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