Edward Jones
1720 – 1774
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Edward Jones of Drombeg was the founder's heir and held the estate through the middle of the eighteenth century. He was buried at Ross in August 1774, and his will, made that April, styles his residence Droumbegg, now Mount Pleasant, which catches a family in the act of renaming its own house. The original will burned with the Public Record Office in 1922; what survives is the abstract a Victorian antiquary took while it still existed.
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Edward Jones, Esq., of Drombeg, the founder's heir. Buried at Ross 21 August 1774. Will dated 12 April 1774, proved 15 June 1775 (Prerogative Court; original burned 1922, survives in Betham's abstract); residence styled in the will "Droumbegg, now Mount Pleasant, Co. Cork". Expanded Jul 2026 from the Ross register and Betham. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 24 Jul 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]
Marriage: Marriage settlement 12 October 1752, Registry of Deeds memorial 105594; Ann the eldest daughter of Rev. William Ellis of Clonakilty. Added Jul 2026.