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| Birth: | 10 Aug 1756 in , Augusta, Virginia, USA |
| Death: | 12 Jun 1833 in , Morgan, Kentucky, USA |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Ambrose JONES b. 1716 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA |
| Mother: | Catherine COLLINS b. About 1718 in , , Virginia, USA |
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| Changed: 18 Apr 2004 17:06 |
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According to Veteran's Administration records, Ambrose enlisted in thearmy in Augusta Co., VA, in 1777, for three years service. He servedas a private in Capt. Thomas Bell's and Breckinridge's companies andin Col. Grayson's and Nathaniel Gist's 16th Regiment. He was promoted to Corporal in October 1778, and was with Washington at Valley Forge during the winter of 1778. His military record shows that he was among the sick that winter. He was taken prisoner at the siege of Charleston in 1780, escaped, and reached home 18 days before his enlistment expired.
He came to Kentucky from Greenbriar Co., VA, about 1788, and settled in Morgan Co at the mouth of Jones Creek, which is named after him. Hewas ordained as a Baptist minister in 1811, and was a member of theSouth Fork Baptist church in Malone, Morgan Co. He was one of the preachers who established the Burning Springs Association in 1813.
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