Biography

"Solomon Jones, son of Abraham Jones, was born in Milford, Mass., Aug. 
7, 1775. He was of Welsh descent; his grandfather having emigrated from 
Wales about 1690, and settled in Nantucket, Mass. He removed with his 
father's family to Vermont in 1785. In April, 1810, he set out for the West, 
and came to Cazenovia on horseback, and thence to Chautauqua county on 
foot, and purchased land on Stillwater creek in Kiantone, and returned. In 
October, 1810, he left Vermont with his family and effects, having one four- 
horse team and a two-horse team ; and was accompanied by Ebenezer and 
Benjamin Jones. In i8r6, he moved to the outlet farm, and in 1820, to 
Jamestown. Mr. Jones was married at Wardsborough, Vt, Nov. 8, 1798, to 
Clarissa Hayward, who was bom in Upton, Mass., Nov. 28, 1781. He 
died at Jamestown, Aug. 2, 1862 ; Mrs. Jones, Nov. 28, 1867. They had 14 
children, 7 sons and 7 daughters : i. Ellick, 2. Laura, 
who married Wm. Knight, and removed to Panama, where he died. She
resides in Jamestown. 3. Clara, wife of Wm. Breed, Jamestown. 4. Julia, 
wife of William Hall, a proprietor of the alpaca works in Jamestown. 
5. Olive, wife of John C. Breed, Jamestown. 6. Abram, who married Re- 
becca Fenton, daughter of Jacob Fenton, and resides in Jamestown. 7. 
Rufus, who married Emily J. Tew, sister of Wm. H. Tew, and is a hard- 
ware merchant, Jamestown. 8. Selina, wife of John S. Yates, deceased ; 
she resides in Jamestown. 9. Louisa, who married Rev. James E. Chapin ; 
resides in Westfield. 10. Whitney, who married Louisa Stimpson, and re- 
sides in Lansing, Mich. 11. Ezra, who married Marcia Peet, and resides in 
Lansing, Mich. 12. Solomon, who married Elizabeth'T. Cowing, deceased ; 
he lives in Jamestown. 13. Mary, who died in infancy. 14. Sidney, who 
married Anna S. Dickey, and is a merchant in Jamestown. He was county 
clerk in 1861, '62, '63. All attained to mature age, and were married, ex- 
cept one ; and all but two are still living."

"Ellick Jones, son of Solomon Jones, was bom at Dover, Vt., May i, 
1800. In 1810, he removed with his parents to Chautauqua county, who 
settled in the Stillwater valley, in Kiantone. As roads can hardly be said 
to have had an existence in southern Chautauqua, the family and goods came 
down the lake from Mayville in a boat. A mere boy as he was, he drove a 
team over the land route, and came saf^y through. This and other expe- 
riences of a like nature were the schools in which he was trained. As might 
be expected, he grew up an energetic man, well fitted for pioneer life, and to 
battle with its hardships. Early in life he marrieS Louisa Walkup, by whom 
he had five children, and after her decease, Harriet De Jean. His first set- 
tlement was on the Chautauqua outlet, just above Jamestown, where he was 
engaged in farming and lumbering. After a few years he removed to James- 
town, and rented a hotel on Second street, which he kept several years. 
Afterwards he had a grocery store, and was one of the first who kept a 
regular meat market in Jamestown. When quite a young man, he was a 
captain in the militia, and was a natural leader in all enterprises. He died 
in December, 1866."