Joseph Jones (1727 – 28 October 1805) was an American lawyer and statesman from King George County, Virginia.
[1] Jones was born in King George County, Virginia, part of the Northern Neck, in 1727.
[1] Jones served in the House of Delegates in 1787, where he split with his longtime friend James Madison over the Constitution.
[1] Jones wrote in an October 29, 1787 letter to Madison that he had "many objections" to the Constitution and wished to see a declaration of rights attached to it.
[1] Jones subsequently became "embittered over what he believed was Madison's betrayal of the rights of Virginians" and voted against ratification.