Allen Jones (December 24, 1739 – November 10, 1798) was an American planter, American Revolution brigadier general of the Halifax District Brigade, and statesman from Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Jones served in the military throughout the American Revolutionary War (1775–83).
- Colonel over the Northampton County Regiment of Militia (1775–1776)
- Brigadier General over the Halifax District Brigade of North Carolina militia (1776–1783)
He also served in the State senate 1777 to 1779, 1783, 1784, and 1787; and as a Member of the Continental Congress in 1779 and 1780. Jones was a delegate at the state convention that rejected the proposed Constitution of the United States at Halifax, in 1788.
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External links
- Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website