BIOGRAPHIES

Source:
History of Berks County, Pennsylvania
 in the Revolution from 1774 to 1783,
by Morton L. Montgomery,
Vols. I & II,
publ. Reading, PA: Chas. F. Haage, Printer, Seventh and Court Streets,
1894

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THOMAS JONES, Jr., was a son of Thomas Jones, an early Welsh settler in Cumru township, who took up a large tract of land in 1735.  He was born in 1742 in this township, and was brought up to farming.  At the beginning of the Revolution, he assisted in organizing the Associators of Berks County, and was in active service for a time as a major in one of the battalions.  He was a member of the first Constitutional Convention from Berks County, and he also served as a county commissioner for two terms, from 1779 to 1782, and from 1783 to 1786.  He died in 1800, aged 58 years.  His residence was in Heidelberg township.  He left one son, Samuel, and four daughters - Martha, Susanna, Sarah and Mary. Source:  History of Berks County, Pennsylvania in the Revolution from 1774 to 1783, by Morton L. Montgomery, Vols. I & II, publ. Reading, PA: Chas. F. Haage, Printer, Seventh and Court Streets, 1894 - Page 236

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