Jones, Thomas Williamson, 1788-1824

Physician Thomas Williamson Jones was born on 25 June 1789, the son of John Jones, Jr. (1764-1845) and Lucy Binns Cargill Jones of Level Grove, Brunswick County. He attended the University of North Carolina, 1808-1810, receiving his A.B. in 1810. He then studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Jones's younger brother, John Cargill Jones, attended schools in Virginia and the grammar school in Chapel Hill, N.C., run by the University of North Carolina. He was a student at the University of North Carolina, 1813-1814. Thomas Williamson Jones's sister, Lucy C. Jones, attended a school in Warrenton, N.C., taught by a Mr. and Mrs. Faulkener. Thomas Williamson Jones married Mary Armistead Goode (Polly) on 14 February 1814. The couple lived at Totaro in Brunswick County. Their oldest son, Samuel Goode Jones (1815-1886), attended Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., 1833-1837. Thomas Williamson Jones died in 1824.

From the guide to the Thomas Williamson Jones Letters, 1808-1836, (Southern Historical Collection)

Thomas Williamson Jones was raised in Brunswick County, Va., graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1810, studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and practiced medicine in Brunswick County.

From the description of Thomas Williamson Jones letters, 1808-1836. WorldCat record id: 24990487