The last series of posts [Monday, March 11, 2013 - Monday, November 18, 2013] have presented the Jones surname that first appears in the counties of Wales. I thought it might be of interest to continue this theme into the counties of England. It will begin with the counties that border Wales [Marches], and in later post move east, northeast, south, and southeast.
The first county along the border is Chester. It was one of the earliest counties to be organized along the Norman feudal system. [Palatine of Chester]. The map is that of England and Wales, to show the general geographic locations. The county of Chester is colored blue.
John Jones was the first to appear in the English legal records. [1558 - 1579 : Bundle 99/ No. 94]
The case involves a Robert Fletcher with the reasons being "tithes". The location is given as "Bromborough". Of course, it would have to be a John Jones.
