Jones County, North Carolina Historical Society

Jones County Named For Revolutionary Willie Jones (1741-1801)

6/12/2018

Welcome to our first JCHS Blog Post!

Jones County was formed in 1779 from Craven County and was named for North Carolina Revolutionary Willie Jones (1741-1801). To learn more about him, please visit our Willie Jones biographies page. Engraving by Max Rosenthal, Courtesy of North Carolina Museum of History.

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Jones County Named For Revolutionary Willie Jones (1741-1801)

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