1a.  Broderbund.  1995.  Marriage Index: AL, GA, SC, 1641-1944 (Broderbund CD-3):  not found.

1b.  Broderbund.  1995.  Marriage Index:  MD, NC, VA, 1624-1915 (Broderbund CD-4):  not found.

1c.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  KY, NC, TN, VA, WV Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):  not found.

.  Edward Pleasants Valentine. 1927.  "Winston Family."  Pp. 1604-1760 in Vol. III of The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers: Abstracts of Records in the Local and General Archives of Virginia... 4 vols. The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA (republ. 1979 by Genealogical Publ Co., Baltimore, MD; Broderbund CD-205; HeritageQuest Online at Genealogy.com):

p. 1709

ORDER BOOKS (Louisa County Court) Isaac Winston, Pltf. vs Stephen Jones, Deft. for £3:0:7d: due by promissary note. Judgment for Pltf. July 9, 1744.

This may or may not be our subject, though being sued seems to be our subject's lifestyle.

.  Landon C. Bell.  1931.  Sunlight on the Southside: Lists of Tithes, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1748-1783. Clearfield, Baltimore, MD (reprinted 1974, Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; transcribed by Thomas Walter Duda and online in the Archives of the Lunenburg County VAGenWeb site).  For a longer extraction including other potential kin, see this excerpt.

p. 133	For 1750, List Taken by Cornelius Cargill, "from the Fork to the upper line of the County"... Thomas Blanks   Stephen Jones   William Blanks.............3 Tithes
In 1750, Lunenburg County included the following current counties:  Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Halifax, Charlotte, Pittsylvania, Henry, Patrick, Franklin, nearly all of Bedford, most of Campbell, and a large part of Appomattox.

.  Brent H. Holcomb.  1980.  North Carolina Land Grants in South Carolina. A. Press, Inc., Columbia, SC (republ. 1986 by Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; repub. 2000 by Broderbund as CD-517):

p. 100

Mecklenburg County... NUCKOLS, JOHN File no. 2375; Gr. no. 135; Bk. 23, p. 205 Plat: Aug 8, 1767, Surveyed for John Nuckols, 400 A on both sides Thickety ... Stephen Jones line ... David Robersons line ... Zach Bullock, Joab Mitchell, Stephen Jones, CB. Iss. 28 Apr 1768

.  Brent H. Holcomb.  1994.  Tryon County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779. SCMAR, Columbia, SC (online at Ancestry.com):

p. ?

April Term, 1770... Stephen Jones vs Thomas Price. Case. The Petty Jury 1 John Laughlin; 2 Wm Hagerty; 3 Matt'w Porter; 4 Peter Kuykendal; 5 Wm Burns; 6 John Conner[?]; Rob't Gordon 7; And'w Patrick 8; John Chattim[?] 9; Jos Duff 10; Wm. Wilson 11; Abel Beaty 12. Jury Impanneled & Sworn. The Pltff being Called Suffered a Nonsuit. Stephen Jones vs James Price. Case. Same Jury. Jury Impanneled & Sworn. The Plff being called Suffered a nonsuit.

.  Brent Holcomb.  1977.  Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786, Tryon County Wills & Estates.  Southern Historical Press, Greenville, SC:

p. 18	Pp. 232-233: 5 July 1770, STEPHEN JONES of Tryon Co., to JOHN JOHNSTON, half brother of sd. STEPHEN JONES, of same, for natural love and affection ... 150 A, being the westward part of land granted to sd. STEPHEN for 300 A adj. ZACHARIAH BULLOCK & ANDW. JONES... STEPHEN JONES (SEAL), Wit: JAMES FORSYTH, ANDREW JONES. Rec. July Term 1770.
p. 19	Page 244: 5 July 1770, STEPHEN JONES of Tryon Co., to ANDREW JONES, son of sd. STEPHEN, for natural love and affection... 1/2 of tract on Thicketty Creek, 150 A, part of 300 A granted to sd. STEPHEN JONES adj. JOHN NICHOLS... STEPHEN JONES (SEAL), Wit: JAMES FORSYTH, ANDREW JONES. Rec. July Term 1770.

.  Clara A. Langley.  c1930s.  South Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1719-1772.  4 vols.  Works Progress Administration, Washington, DC (repub. c1983/84 by Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC; courtesy of Ruth Fish):

Vol. IV

Book W-3, pp. 349-351, 10 Jul 1771. Stephen Jones and Martha his wife of Craven County to Henry Clark of Tryon County, North Carolina for 350 Lbs SC money, 150 acres, the E. part of 300 acres in Craven County SC on Thicketty Creek, a branch of Broad River, granted 25 Sep 1766 to Stephen Jones; bounding on all sides on vacant land.  Wit: Ichabod Clark, Andrew Jones, Henry Kerr.  Before Joseph Brown, JP.  Recorded 11 Nov 1771 by Henry Rugeley, Registrar.

.  Brent H. Holcomb.  1993.  South Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1773-1778, Books F-4 through X-4.  SCMAR, Columbia, SC:

p. 211

V-4, 390-392: 30 June 1772, Henry Clark of Craven County, SC, to John Nuckols of same, for £35 Proc. money of America, 150 acres on Thicketty Creek being the land said Clark purchased of Stephen Jones part of tract granted to Stephen Jones by patent whereon the said Clarke now lives.  Henry Clark (LS), Wit: William Sims, George Hide (+). Proved in Craven County by the oath of George Hide, 7 Jul 1772, before Jo. Brown. Recorded 25 Aug 1777.

.  Ge Lee Corley Hendrix & Morn McKoy Lindsay.  1975. The Jury Lists of South Carolina, 1778-1779.  Self-published, Greenville, SC (republ. 1980 by Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; Broderbund CD-517):

p. 083	PETIT-JURY LIST FOR NINETY-SIX DISTRICT...
p. 100	SPARTAN DISTRICT... Samuel Thompson... John Thompson...
p. 101	Henry Clark... Samuel Bird... Charles Jones... John Johnston...
p. 102	Benjamin Woodson... Turner Roundtree Richardson Roundtree... John Hayes... Stephen Jones...
p. 103	Adam McCord William Clark... John Jones... Henry Clark... James Johnston... William Jones... Zachr Bullock... Jonathan Gilky John Johnston... John Moseley... William Gillam John Nuckols... John Thompson... John Clark...
p. 104	Ratified by the General Assembly in the Senate-House the 20th day of February 1779

.  Census Index:  Colonial America, 1607-1789 (Broderbund CD-310):

1779

Jones, Stephen

SC

Ninety-six Dist.

The CD gives no indication what the source record was, but it was probably the petit-jury list above.

.  Brent H. Holcomb.  1996.  South Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1783-1788, Books I-5 through Z-5.  SCMAR, Columbia, SC:

p. 104	N-5, 152-154: Lease and release. South Carolina, Ninety Six District. 17 & 18 Oct 1778, Capt. John Nuckols of Thicketty Creek, to Andrew Jones, son of Stephen Jones, of Thicketty Creek, for £500 SC money, tract on which Stephen Jones now lives on Thicketty Creek, 150 acres, part of 300 acres granted to said Stephen Jones adj. land of John Johnson, Capt. John Nuckols. Jno Nuckols (LS), Wit: Jas. Martin, John Shippey. Proved in Ninety Six District by the oath of John Shippey before William Wofford, J.P., 29 Nov 1778.
	N-5, 156-158: Lease and release. 20 & 21 Feb 1784, Andrew Jones of SC, Ninety Six District, to John Thompson of same state and district, for £600 SC money, 150 acres on both sides Thicketty Creek, the east end of 300 acres which was granted to his father Stephen Jones and conveyed by sd. Stephen Jones to Andrew Jones. Andrew Jones (O) (LS), Wit: Solomon Mangum, Obediah Oliphant. Proved in 96 Distrct by the oath of Solomon Mangum before Charles Miles, J.P., 1 Jan 1785. Recorded 8 Jan 1785.
p. 105	N-5, 158-160: Lease and release. 14 & 15 Jan 1782, John Johnston of Thicketty Creek, SC, to John Thompson of Thicketty Creek, planter, for £2000 SC money, tract whereon said John Johnston now lives on both sides of Thicketty Creek, 100 acres adj. land of Jonathan Mulky, part of tract conveyed to Stephen Jones adj. land of Andrew Jones, Zachariah Bullock. John Johnson (LS), Wit: William Wilkins, Andrew Jones. Proved in Ninety Six District by the oath of Wm Wilkins before Thomas Brandon, J.P., 5 June 1784. Recorded 8 Jan 1785.

.  Census Index:  Colonial America, 1607-1789 (Broderbund CD-310):

1741	Jones, Stephen	NJ	Hunterdon Co.	Maidenhead Twp.	53
1762	Jones, Stephen, son of Edwd	NC	Rowan Co.
1772	Jones, Stephen	NC	Surry Co.
1782 State Census	Jones, Stephen	VA	Halifax Co.		23	05-00
1782 State Census	Jones, Stephen	VA	Mecklenburg Co.		34	07-05
1786 Tax List	Jones, Stephen	VA [now WV]	Greenbrier Co.

.  F.C. Symonds.  1981.  "Womack Records."  Pages 857-878 in Genealogies of Virginia Families: from the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD  (Broderbund CD-162; online at GenealogyLibrary.com):

Vol., V p. 867

Halifax County, Va. Marriage Bonds, page 8. Abraham Womack and Tabitha Neudson, dated Oct. 17, 1785.  Bondsman -- Fred Vaughan. Witnesses -- Frederick Vaughan, Stephen Jones. Signer of Certificate -- Tabley Neudson (self).

.  1790 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #3 of 11; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1790

SC

[Ninety-Six District] Laurens Co.

p. 433

Ln. 32

Stephen Jones

1-0-1-0-0

These data indicate:

Gender and Type	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 free white males	16 or over	in or bef. 1774	= Stephen
1 free white females	all ages	in or bef. 1790	= wife?

I doubt this is our subject, who has probably passed away by this time.  This is the only Stephen JONES in SC.