Early on in my various tree climbing experiences... beside family stories... local resources play a dominate role. The "court house" and local "public library" were often explored. During one visit to the library the following reference was discovered:
Wow...I thought, a JONES family from my very own home town, written by a fellow JONES from my very own town, about a family being from "London and Virginia". Could this be my JONES family? Now "Roger" was not a first name that had been used among my family tree, but a "Captain"...hey I liked that. Also, there were lots of other family surnames that seemed a bit foreign to my own tree branches. The word "Descendants" was understood, but... antecedents? Then I opened the book and...
On my...a coat of arms came with this family. What a discovery it was believed. Got to find out more about this fellow from Virginia and London. Thank you Judge Lewis Hampton Jones who published this book in 1891... lead away.