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 William Jones,¹ who had been a lawyer in London, came to America in the same ship which brought the regicides Whalley and Goffe in 1660. He had married in London, Hannah, the youngest daughter of Governor Theophilus Eaton. of New Haven. The governor had died in 1658 and Mr. Jones came to New Haven to look after his wife's estate and there he made his home. He was a man of good talents and the fact was soon recognized, for in 1662 he was chosen one of the magistrates of the colony of New Haven. In 1664 he was elected deputy governor. Upon the union in 1665 he was elected a magistrate of Connecticut and was annually re-elected until the death of James Bishop in 1691 when he was elected deputy governor to succeed him. He was each year re-chosen until 1698 when he refused to continue in the office longer as he was then 74 years old. He died Oct. 17, 1706, at the age of 82, and the General Assembly which was then sitting in New Haven voted to give him a public funeral and appropriated the funds to defray the expense. The most interesting fact in his life was his connection with the two judges, Whalley and Goffe. While they were hiding in New Haven, Mr. Jones' house was their place of refuge for eleven days, and he seems to have shared the honors with Rev. John Davenport during this exciting episode in the history of New Haven.

 ¹ His father was executed as one of the judges of King Charles 1st; see Palfrey's History of N. E., Vol. II., p. 504.

Historic Record of the Town of Meriden, Connecticut, 1906, Vol 2

p. 75