 After a short while , Jones was given command of his own surveying team . His first assignment was the surveying of Stamford Township , a task they began on November 5 , 1787 and completed on January 8 , 1788 . That January , Jones was appointed to the position of assistant to Philip Frey , the deputy surveyor of the Nassau District . Starting on January 15 , 1788 and running until March 12 , 1788 , Jones surveyed Barton Township . From April 1 , 1788 – April 24 , 1788 Jones surveyed Clinton Township . From May 1 , 1788 until July 28 , 1788 Jones led the survey of Bertie Township . Jones ' team had started surveying Saltfleet Township on July 24 , 1788 and they finished August 24 , 1788 . 
