Naval Hero Jacob Jones

From the November 5, 2019, Cape Gazette (covering Delaware's Cape region)  "Historical Society to present Jacob Jones program Nov. 8."

Retired Navy officer, will present "Jacob Jones: His Life in Lewes During the Revolution" at the Lewes History Museum.

He was just five years old when five ships of the newly-formed Continental Navy sailed into Lewes in early 1776, but their activity stirred him to make himself a career in the Navy.  And, he became a hero in the War of 1812, receiving a gold medal from Congress for action off the Coast of North Carolina.

Jones spent his early life living at the Ryves Holt House on the corner of second and Mulberry streets in downtown Lewes. It is believed to have been built in 1665 and it is the oldest house in Lewes still on its original foundation.