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Home-JONES Peter (Trading Station)
Peter Jones married Abraham Wood’s daughter Margaret, and they had five children: Abraham, Peter, Richard, William, and Mary. Peter Jones assumed Abraham Wood’s roles as a leader in Virginia military affairs and the Indian trade. “Peter Jones opened a trading establishment with the Indians, a few rods west of what is now the junction of Sycamore and Old Streets. This position for trade was called ‘Peter’s Point,’ subsequently changed to Petersburg.” Major Peter Jones was ordered to command Fort Henry in 1675, originally built in 1645, in order to defend against Indian unrest that subsequently fueled Bacon’s Rebellion. He is thought to have died about 1681, approximately one year before the death of Abraham Wood. In his will, Wood left most of his land holdings of several thousand acres to be divided equally among his four Jones grandsons. -- http://www.historicpetersburg.org/biography-of-peter-jones/
| Date | Abt. 1630 |
| File name | Home-JONES Peter (Trading Station).jpg |
| File Size | 3.07m |
| Dimensions | 3072 x 2304 |
| Linked to | Captain Peter Jones, I (Occupation); Captain Peter Jones, I |
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