The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
JOHN PAUL J0NES---JAMEs
ANTHONY FROUDE---
FOOLISH SCEPTICISM
By DR.. I. B. Kingsbury.
BY DR.. T. B. Kingsbury.

river. IN dall1dX county. L
lived there for three years. My
father had resided there after 1926,
but [ do not know the precise time,
and continued to live there until the
spring Of 1882. when he removed to
Oxford, where he died in 1856. Hall
fax, in 1860, had, I suppose, about
400 inhabitants. It was more popu-
lous years before. for somewhere be-
tween 1920 and 1880. there were
eleven stores, but in 1866 there were
but four, as I recall them. It had
been a very famous town during and
prior to the Revolutionary Wal for
Independence, and was celebrated in
history, for the Congress, as it vas
called, assembled there. Halifax is
historic, and the county remains in
great entirety lying on Roanoke river
and very nearly sixty miles in length.
I am not about to try to write a sketch
Of it. but to refer to a famous char
acter who was identified somewhat
with the colonial historic village. /
refer to John Paul Jones. the great
naval hero SO familiar now to stud
ents Of American history. His career
was exceptionally brilliant and glori-
Gus, but I will not essay Mere to de-
scribe it. He was the greatest naval
hero in the seven years war with
Great Britain for American ~independ-
ence. His original name was not
the historic one now SO famou n
by which he is known. His real name
was John Paul, Jones was an addition
He came to the village of Halifax in
one Of his wanderingS when young,
and became well acquainted with the
two most prominent men Of the coun-
ty of Halifax at that time. Willie
Jones and his brother Allen Jones.
They were both very prominent men,
but I rather think that Allen was the
ADLER and more Influential man of the
two. Allen was a general in the war,
and a leader otherwise. He was
much Of an orator also and of de-
cided gifts and influence. Both
brothers were among the leaders In
the Congress hat met at Halifax on
November 18th, 1776. In 1778 Allen
zones was Speaker of the senate in
the Assembly that met at Hillsboro.
leader. Willie was in the Congress
OF the Colonies. John Pau had set
tied in Virginia when he came to Hall
fax. 1t vas then thai he found such
friends in General Allen Jones and
his able, influential brother Willie. l
have seen it mentioned that Willie
Zones was blessed with an education
abroad and was accomplished. He was
educated in England. He was elected
to the Continental Congress, and Jones
county was named after him. as
learn from Ashes able and very i'm
1.5rtant History of North Carolina"
"a hen Paul Jones met the famous
-cneses of North Carolina he found
10 them true and much interested
friends, and wore their name to his
crave and lives as such in history.
hen l resided at Halifax I often
jehcld the very attractive home OF
" lille Jones, then known as the Eppes
property. The grove was large and
,ha residence property situated for
lest effects. It was an attractive place
- I-.ou, &C II lon before I saw 1T for
Il had an historic association, Tor the
residence was the house occupied by
lord CORVALLIS when on his march
from Wilmington to Yorktown. Va,
20 his. final surrender to Generai
Washington. Two interesting stories
nave come down from that town and
place. in which C~ornwallis's colonel
Ct cavalry, Tarleton, played a part. AT
one of the diningS Mrs. Jones, a Well
cultivated and refined lady, wife or
the owner, Willie Jones, in reply to
q remark of Tarleton, who hearing
her say something Of Colonel Sumter,
che colonel Of the cavalry of the
Southern army, to the erect tnaI
he had heard OF ColoneI Sumter
and would be glad to meet him, Mrs.
Jones said eff you had looked back at
Cowpens, where the battle occurred,
you could have seen him. rms was
a delicate way Of turning on the HSnb
for at CoWpens Tarleton was fieelfiS
on horseback from the rebel conf
mander, who was in hot pursuit or the
british officer. A sister of Mrs. jones
vas at the table then or another DAY,
when the British officer said OF sum
<er, the rebel commander:
would like to have seen him. Ihe
reply came: IF you had ooked>back
at COwpens as you. were fleeing you
could have seen him Mrs. Jones IS
said to haze been a woman Of most
gracious and benevolent spirit, and
abounded in acts of kindness and
sympathy for the poor. | reac some
years ago that she had twenty orphans
under her benevolent supervision ana
care, and hat it was under her that
I'aul Jones foun! so Kin and ym2a