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Name |
James Jones |
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Captain |
Birth |
Bef 1750 |
- ?? ABT 1715 in Braithwaite, Cumberland, England
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Gender |
Male |
Death |
- He took ill following an inspection of a lead mine in his newly acquired estates in Cumberland, and soon thereafter, died.
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Person ID |
I156363 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Oct 2021 |
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Notes |
- Captain James Jones gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 3rd Regiment of Guards.
Adopted the name Skelton. Apparently, he befriended General Skelton whilst taking refuge in St James' Park from the bailiffs having lost money on the gaming tables. The general paid off his debts. But see story below...
The Skeltons are traced back to Armathwaite Castle, with a deed of 1391. Richard Skelton sold that estate in 1712. A junior branch of the family were at Branthwaite, where the Hall eventually passed to Henry Skelton, a general and governor of Portsmouth in the early 1700s. Henry's life was saved by his aide-de-camp Captain James Jones . A grateful Henry left Branthwaite to James on condition that he adopted the name Skelton. A son of James was Arnoldus, born 1750 who assumed the surname Skelton in 1774. He married in 1775, Elizabeth Hicks whose father William of Whitehaven owned the Camp Farm estate and Westworth in Papcastle. So Arnoldus and Elizabeth acquired Westworth. Arnoldus's son Daniel inherited but died in 1869 and his widow in 1876. Westworth then passed to Henry face="Book Antiqua">s widow, Maria who was also known as Betty. Maria lived in Papcastle until early 1870 [C1871 she was 82] when Westworth was sold to Thomas Harris ,1876.
Later of Branthwaite (?where his daughter was born)
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