 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.