Lawyer; born in
Fort Neck, L. I., April 30, 1731; graduated at Yale in 1750; admitted to the bar of New York in 1755, and practised in New York; was recorder of New York City in 1769-73, when he was appointed judge of the Supreme Court.
He was arrested a number of times as a loyalist, and was exchanged for
General Silliman in 1780; went to
England in 1781; was included in the
New York State act of attainder in 1782.
His estate on
Long Island, Tryon Hall, descended to his daughter, who had married
Richard Floyd, upon condition that the name
Jones be added to that of
Floyd.
The estate is still in the Floyd-
Jones family.
Judge Jones wrote a
History of New York during the Revolutionary War, a valuable contribution to history, as it is the only one from the view-point of a loyalist who participated in the events of that time.
He died in
England, July 25, 1792.