On October 16, 1967, Pemaquid Chapter marked the site where William Jones lived. He was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War, and commanded the 3rd Lincoln County Regiment, which protected that whole area. Colonel William Jones is buried in the Old Walpole Cemetery in Damariscotta. The marker was unveiled by Miss Gill Marie Russell, age 8, an 8th generation descendant of Colonel William Jones.
COL. WM. JONES HOMESTEAD
WM. JONES 1724-1811 COMMISSIONED COLONEL
EARLY IN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, COMMANDED 3RD LINCOLN
COUNTY REGIMENT WHICH PROTECTED THIS AREA. SENT TO
LEGISLATURE AS FIRST REPRESENTATIVE FROM BRISTOL.
REPRESENTED BRISTOL IN MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT
MANY TIMES, & WAS A MEMBER OF CONVENTION OF MASSACHUSETTS
WHICH ADOPTED CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES.
WM. JONES 1724-1811 COMMISSIONED COLONEL
EARLY IN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, COMMANDED 3RD LINCOLN
COUNTY REGIMENT WHICH PROTECTED THIS AREA. SENT TO
LEGISLATURE AS FIRST REPRESENTATIVE FROM BRISTOL.
REPRESENTED BRISTOL IN MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT
MANY TIMES, & WAS A MEMBER OF CONVENTION OF MASSACHUSETTS
WHICH ADOPTED CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES.
ON THE SHORE SOUTH OF HIS HOME “SUGARLOAF” A
HUGH ROCK MARKS SPOT WHERE WM. JONES STEPPED ASHORE
WITH HIS PARENTS IN 1730. IN 1747 INDIANS LURKING BEHIND
A BOULDER ON A NEAR-BY FARM KILLED TWO LERMOND WOMEN.
WM. JONES RESCUED BODY OF ONE & RECEIVED A SERIOUS WOUND.
SITE OF WALPOLE GARRISON WHERE SETTLERS FLED FROM
INDIAN ATTACKS, IS JUST SOUTH OF PRESENT BRISTOL LINE.
COL. WM. JONES IS BURIED IN OLD WALPOLE CEMETERY
WHERE A DOUBLE SLATE STONE MARKS GRAVES OF LERMOND WOMEN.
ERECTED PEMAQUID CHAPTER N.S.D.A.R.
1967