I represent Evan Jones. I was a resident of Pensacola during the British colonial period and a prominent merchant, usually in partnership with my brother, James. I also sat on the provincial council. In December 1766, I was granted 400 acres on East Lagoon [now Bayou Texar] “three miles and 3/4 from the Town of Pensacola.” I was also granted Lot 18 in town. In 1769, when Lt. Governor Montforte Brown was being assailed on all sides – relieved of his post and charged with mishandling funds, turned on by former allies and generally unpopular, he decided I was the one to take it all out on. We fought a duel early on morning on Gage Hill. My pistol misfired, but Browne got me pretty good. He was arrested and for a time it seemed he might be charged with murder on top of everything else. But I lived, he left for England, and life went on.
Sources: 14, 39