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John immigrated to Cambridge MA in 1635. Then moved to Concord MA in 1650. Dorcas is said to have been an Indian.
Samuel, his brother and a Mr. Knights purchased 500 acres, which would become part of acton.
Samuel #2, builds the Jones tavern and gives it to Samuel #3 as a wedding gift. The tavern still stands on Rt. 27 in South Acton, MA
Acton incorperated 1735
April 19 1775, Captain Issac Davis lead the Acton Minutemen to the battle at the Old North Bridge in Concord. He was the first to die in the American Revolution*, and left Hannah Brown Davis a widow, who later married Samuel #4. If it wasn't for the "Red Coat's" lucky shot, I would not be here today.
The generations clicked away. My grandmother, Grace, is saddened that all her children married non-yankees, ending the pure yankee blood line (My mother is Irish).
Not pictured on tree is Aaron Jones, my son and the creator of this site. Born June 26, 1983.
* So I will not get into trouble with historians, The events which occured on Lexington Green earlier that day, was merely an accident. Someone fired a shot, and nobody to this day knows who, but all hell broke loose. There was no command to fire, in fact, officers on both sides were attempting to stop the fight.
At the North Bridge, there was a meeting of officers, who decided to not let the Brittish tear up the bridge. The Acton Minutemen were put in front, because they had superior weapons and the Concord Minutemen "chickened out".
This is the source of the famous saying : Acton supplied the men, Concord supplied the ground, and Lexington got all the credit.
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