Noble Jones

For his son, see Noble Wimberly Jones.

Noble Jones (1702, Herefordshire – November 2, 1775), an English carpenter, was one of the first settlers of the Province of Georgia and one of its leading officials. As part of Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe's 42nd (old) Regiment of Foot, he commanded Georgia's Northern Company of Marines during the War of Jenkins' Ear (1739–48). He was the father of Noble Wimberly Jones, a physician and prominent leader of the Georgia patriots during the American Revolution.

Noble Jones established the Wormsloe Plantation eight miles from Savannah in the late 1730s. Most of the plantation is now open to the public as a state historic site.

See also

• History of Augusta, Georgia

References

• Ebel, Carol S. "Jones, Noble". American National Biography Online, February 2000.