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Richest Woman in America Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jones of New York
A Century old landholdings magnate, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jones of Cold Spring Harbor Long Island is described as possibly the wealthiest woman in the United States, with extensive property holdings across New York state and beyond. The profile covers her ancestry Maj Thomas Jones, family fortune, estates around Cold Spring Harbor, and her stance on American identity.
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Mary Elizabeth Jones
New York
EW York
America
Hetty Green
Astors
Green
Astor
Cold Spring Harbor
L. I
Mrs. Jones
New England
Jones
New York City
United States
City of
East River
Queen Anne
Maj
Thomas Jones
Strabane
Kingdom of Ireland
Oyster Bay, L. L
James II
the ‘Boyne
Long Island
New York State
Union
Texas
Ireland
Massapequa
John H. Jones
Maj. Jones
Oys
Uveter Bay
Gov. Colden
Col. Fletcher
Madagascar
Delaware Bay
Clinton
Lion Gardiner
Gardiner’s Island
John Lyon Gardiner
Elizabeth Coralie Jones
Willetts
Flushing
van Wycks
Flatlands
Valentine Mott
Underhills
Renisens
de Peysters
Livingstons
Tangier
Scores
Folsom