Chatham County GaArchives Biographies.....Jones, George Noble 1874 - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
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   COL. GEORGE NOBLE JONES, a member of the Savannah bar and a representative
citizen of Savannah, is descended from some of Georgia's famous historic
characters. He was born in this city in 1874, son of George Fen wick and Anna
Wylly (Habersham) Jones.

   Both the Jones and the Habersham families were connected with the colony of
Georgia from the time of its founding, taking a prominent part in its early
history, the Revolutionary war, and events of importance in the state's
subsequent history. Some of the most famous men and women in the history of
Georgia were members of these two families, and a more extended mention of them
will be found in the general history chapters of this work.

   George Fenwick Jones, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in
Savannah, and died in this city in 1876. By profession he was a lawyer. He was a
son of George Noble and Mary (Savage-Nuttall) Jones, and this George Noble
Jones' father was Noble Wimberly Jones, who in turn was the son of Dr. George
Jones, United States Senator from Georgia. This brings the line of ancestry to
Dr. George Jones' father, Dr. Noble Wimberly Jones, the great-great-grandfather
of Col. George Noble Jones, who was born in England in 473fr and died in I/ ^-3
Savannah in 1805. He was an ardent supporter of the colonists' cause in the
Revolutionary war; was speaker of the provincial legislature of Georgia in 1775;
member of the Georgia Council of Safety in 1776; member of the Continental
Congress from Georgia, in session at Philadelphia, first in 1775, and again in
1781-82. During the British occupation of Savannah he was imprisoned and sent to
St. Augustine. His portrait hangs in Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It was
in his infancy that he came to Savannah, being brought here by his parents. His
father, Captain (later Colonel) Noble Jones was a member of Oglethorpe's party,
landing here in the same ship with Oglethorpe in 1733 and being one of the
original party that founded the colony of Georgia. Col. Noble Jones was a
surveyor in his majesty's service in the new colony, and later became treasurer
of the colony and a member of the council.

   The mother of Col. George Noble Jones was a daughter of William Neyle and
Josephine (Clay) Habersham. William Neyle Habersham's parents were Robert and
Elizabeth M. (Neyle) Habersham, Elizabeth Neyle having come from a South
Carolina family. Robert Habersham's father was Col. Joseph Habersham, who was an
officer of the Continental line, Georgia troops, throughout the Revolutionary
war, connected with the First Georgia Regiment, first as major and later as
lieutenant colonel. Colonel Habersham was born in Savannah in 1751 and died in
this city in 1815. Besides his military career, he was a prominent figure in
national affairs after the Revolution, being postmaster general under both
President Washington and President Adams. He was one of the charter members of
the Society of the Cincinnati, when that society was organized in 1783.

   The father of Col. Joseph Habersham was Gov. James Habersham, who came from
England to Savannah about 1738, being the founder of the Habersham family in
Georgia. He was governor of the colony during the absence of Governor Wright.

   Another son of Gov. James Habersham was Maj. John Habersham, who was a
prominent officer in the Revolutionary war, and was also an original member of
the Society of the Cincinnati. He was the father of Dr. Joseph Clay Habersham,
who was one of the early health officers of Savannah. Dr. Joseph Clay Habersham
was the father of Josephine Clay Habersham, who married her third cousin,
William Neyle Habersham, the maternal grandfather of Colonel Jones of this
review. In this way the colonel is descended from both Joseph and John
Habersham, brothers.

   George Noble Jones was educated in the schools of Savannah and in the
University of Virginia. His law course he pursued in the University of Georgia,
where he graduated with the class of 1896, receiving the degree of LL. D. That
same year he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of his profession in
Savannah, and here he has since been engaged in the practice of law, with the
exception of about one year's temporary absence, ending in the fall of 1911, in
Florida, where he has extensive land interests.

   For some years Mr. Jones was an active member of the Georgia Hussars, one of
the most famous military organizations of the United States. It was founded in
the early colonial days in Savannah, and Col. Noble Jones and Dr. Noble Wimberly
Jones were both captains of the "First Troop of Horse," which was the name of
the organization in those days. George Noble Jones was sergeant major of the
First Regiment of Cavalry, of which the Hussars is a part. During the
administration of Gov. Joseph M. Terrell, Mr. Jones was honored by being made
lieutenant colonel and aide de camp on the governor's staff.

   Colonel Jones was married in Savannah on April 6, 1904, to Miss Frances
Meldrim, daughter of Gen. Peter W. and Frances P. (Casey) Meldrim. They have
four children: Frances Meldrim, Anna Habersham, Noble Wimberly, and Caroline
Wallace.


Additional Comments:
A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME I
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913

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