. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . Dr. and Mrs. Jones havea family of three children—Louise E., born Septemberi8th 1875; Charles Herbert, born December i8lh 1877;and Oliver Livingston jr., born April ist 1880. Their residence, which stands on a farm of 700 acres, was erected in 1855 by Walter R. Jones, president of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, six acres having been set apart to him by the brothers and sisters for that purpose. The building was made with natural braces, the posts being trees brought f
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . Dr. and Mrs. Jones havea family of three children—Louise E., born Septemberi8th 1875; Charles Herbert, born December i8lh 1877;and Oliver Livingston jr., born April ist 1880. Their residence, which stands on a farm of 700 acres, was erected in 1855 by Walter R. Jones, president of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, six acres having been set apart to him by the brothers and sisters for that purpose. The building was made with natural braces, the posts being trees brought from the forest with a part of their branches remaining. It is one of the largest residences on Long Island. Its builder made his home here with his brother Charles H. until his death. The walls of the rooms are hung with portraits of the Jones family. There are also preserved here many relics of their ancestors, among which is an ancient punch bowl, with these words inscribed in the bottom; Heroick Britons, Boldly strive,Kcnowii of 01(1 Maintain ;Your ancient Fathers When aliveOft humbled France and Spain. SS6. ^^^^U^UC ^ ^^/T^^-^i^ 13AVID W. JONES. In the preceding biographical sketch of Charles , Samuel Jones is casually mentioned as the secondson in William Joness family of fourteen, and from thispoint in the family history we trace the line of descentto a branch which has also reflected its share of crediton the family name. Hon. Samuel Jones was born atWest Neck, South Oyster Bay, July 26th 1734. He wasa distinguished lawyer and jurist. Among the manystudents who studied in his office and afterward rose todistinction was Governor De Witt Clinton. At thedawn of the Revolution he was called into the publiccouncils and served his countrys cause with much zealand capacity. He was chosen in 1788 as a member ofthe convention in which New the consti-tution of the United States. The revising of the stat-utes of the State of New York in 1789 was principallyexe
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