 Jones retired from his surveying work in 1800 , for reasons unknown . Various reasons have been suggested ; Jones was known as an extremely hard worker , and may have wanted less strenuous work as a farmer , his ties to Joseph Brant may have been politically problematic as Brant was frequently in conflict with Upper Canada authorities , and his status as a loyalist to the British Empire may have come into question as it became known his brother in law , James Gage , had fought with the Americans during the revolution , and his brother Ebenezer may have as well . Whatever the cause of his retirement , Jones returned to his farm in Saltfleet Township and began life as a farmer . 
