Washington County TN Archives Military Records.....Jones, Darling Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com October 27, 2005, 6:38 pm DARLING JONES Darling Jones applied for revolutionary pension while living in Washington County in July 1834. He was born in Wake County, N. C. in 1764. His father moved from Wake County to what is now upper East Tennessee at a very early period and Darling Jones enlisted in Capt. Landon Carters company, Col. Shelby's regiment in Washington County, N. C., now Tennessee. They joined Gen. Francis Marion. He volunteered again and was in the battle of King's Mountain. He died Oct. 9, 1848. His widow, Nancy Jones, applied for pension March 28, 1848. She was born in 1813 and married Darling Jones in March 1833. She was Nancy Huff before her marriage. They were married by William Blount Carter. Samuel Huff states that the marriage took place in his home. The children of Darling Jones were Alfred and James. Note:-Darling Jones was married twice, the name of his first wife is not known to the compiler of these notes but their daughter, Rebecca, married David Stevens who was born 1787 and died 1860. The children of the second marriage were Alfred, who was born 1833 and died in Johnson City, Tennessee in 1927, and James, who was born 1836. Additional Comments: From: SOME TENNESSEE HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION Compiled From Pension Statements PAMPHLET NO. I by Zella Armstrong File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/washington/military/revwar/pensions/jones52nmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/tnfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb