The John Paul Jones house in Fredricksburg, Virginia, is the only home he owned in America.  His brother William Paul is buried in the Masonic cemetery there, but the Fredricksburg Lodge cannot positively declare membership.  Dr John K Read, a nephew of Franklin's wife Debby, was instrumental in founding the Grand Lodge of Virginia and introduced Jones to Jefferson, Henry Clay and other influential Virginians.  Jones is believed to have met Lafayette and Baron DeKalb at Gadsby's tavern in Alexandria in 1777. Return to JPJ History