The John Bargrave Collection
Jezreel Jones ( - d. 1731)
Elected clerk to the Royal Society in 1698. In 1700, he set out on an expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, under the patronage of the Royal Society, which gave him £100 towards his expenses, with an additional £20 to a "Mr. Vernon, to assist him in exploring the Canaries" (Weld I.351-2). The Council-minutes add, "to let him know that they expect of him, besides natural history collections, to take care to answer such queries as should be recommended to him from the Society" (Weld I.352). On 11 November 1699 he was proposed for election to the fellowship of the society but was refused. In February 1701 he sailed on a second voyage to north Africa and in September reached Tetouan, sending Hans Sloane and James Petiver many valuable specimens (ODNB). According to Petiver, Jones visited Lisbon in the Summer of 1698. In December 1704, Consul John Methuen sent Jezreel Jones to Morocco on diplomatic business (14). Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi-org.cyber.usask.ca/10.1093/ref:odnb/15022 Relevant locations: Lived at or near LondonVisited Lisbon
People linked to person: Jezreel Jones was a employed by John Methuen (1650-1706)
Jezreel Jones was a donor to James Petiver (c. 1665-Apr 1718)
Jezreel Jones was a employed by Royal Society (-)
Jezreel Jones was a source of object(s) for Royal Society (-)
Jezreel Jones was a donor to Hans Sloane (1660-1753)
Hugh Jones (-fl. c. 1702) was a brother of Jezreel Jones
William Vernon (1666/7-c.1715?) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Jezreel Jones