Where Jones Creek / Meets Hinkle Ferry
Welcome Edwards and Williams family. We all stem from roots of a past that should never be forgotten. Most of us don't know the who, what, when, where, and how; but we can stay connected now to deliver a story for those today and who will come. We began our family reunited in 2023, however we know there are branches out there that are connected to the Jones Creek/Hinkle Ferry roots of the Edwards/Williams family tree. We welcome the communication and education. so feel free to contact and join us.
JONES CREEK, TX. Jones Creek is a village in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,020 at the 2010 census. It is the first location in Texas where Stephen F. Austin settled. Jones Creek is named for Randal Jones, a military leader of early lower Brazos Anglo colonists. Jones led the June 22, 1824 attack on a group of Karankawa Indians on the banks of a certain small stream of water in the lower Brazos region. Afterwards this particular creek near the San Bernard River became associated with the name "Jones", and the event was noted in history as the Battle of Jones Creek. Thereafter, the area around the creek became described as Jones Creek too.
HINKLE'S FERRY, TX.Hinkle's Ferry is located near the San Bernard River approximately six miles south of Brazoria in southwestern Brazoria County. The community was established around an old ferry crossing located just north of where County Road 310 used to cross the river. J. V. Hinkle was postmaster and general-store owner in 1884, when the community shipped cotton, sugar, and molasses. The community's post office was established in 1877 and was discontinued in 1914. By 1896 the community had a population of thirty-five, a gristmill and gin, several general stores, and a Methodist church. That year Hinkle's Ferry also had a school with one teacher and eleven students. The 1936 county highway map showed two businesses and numerous dwellings at the townsite.