Rutherford Weekly - Shelby NC
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Thomas was born about 1806 on a plantation owned by John Hawes between the Black and South Rivers in New Hanover County. For nine years he lived with his parents in a flay-floor log slave cabin with a mud and stick chimney. ence of his wife, finally gave him a "paper" allowing him to join the church. Hawes, according to Thomas, was a "severe and cruel master" who, with the aid of his sons, Enock, Edward and John, manager his plantation without an overseer. About 1815 Hawes sold Thomas to a Mr. Jones of Wilmington. Assigned to tasks around the house --- carrying wood, building fires and fetching water --- the youngster was later made to cook. Finally, he was made a handyman in Jones's store where the clerk, David Cogdell, was exceptionally good to him. Year later Thomas spike fondly of Cogdell's "generous treatment and noble kindness on a despised and unhappy boy." • Self-motivated, Competitive, Positive Attitude • Outstanding Verbal, Written and Presentation Skills • Excellent Prospecting Techniques • Extremely Organized, Multi-Tasking, Attention to detail • Strong Listening Skills Please send resume to: Attn: Sales Executive 503 North Lafayette Street Shelby, NC 28150 The combination of pictures and words made little sense to Thomas, but he secretly vowed to learn to read and write, in defiance of custom. He managed to obtain a spelling book and, for six cents a week, persuaded a white boy, Hiram Brecket, to spend a few minutes per day instructing him. When Cogdell was dismissed, James Dixon, a boy of Thomas's age, was made clerk. Dixon spent part of the day studying. The young slave became fasci- nated with the clerk's books and asked to see his spelling book. When Thomas was twenty-two years old, he was sold to Owen Holmes for $435. It was at this time that Thomas for the first time in thirteen years, was allowed to visit his mother at the Hawes plantation. He found that his father, brother and sister had been sold away and his mother was "old, heartbroke, utterly desolate, weak and dying alone." Back in Wilmington, Thomas took as his com- mon-law wife Lucilla Smith, a seamstress belonging to a Mrs Moore. They have three children. Then Mrs. Moore moved away and took Lucilla and the chil- dren with her. Alone again, Thomas paid his master $150 per year in order to be able to hire himself out as a stevedore. He made a dollar or more a day, and he soon began to live with Mary Rynar Moore, whom he hired from her owner for $48 a year. They had one child, which in accordance with the law followed the mother into slavery. He hid his book among barrels of liquor in the store, and he kept a pencil under his bed in his cabin. Then one evening by candlelight, after many trials, he finally printed the words "Thomas Jones". It was a proud moment, but he could share it with no one.His pride in his accomplishment, however, opened a whole new world for Thomas Jones. He began associating with free blacks such as James Galley, Jack Cammon and Binney Pennison, who were active in the Methodist Church. Jones objected strongly to his slave's meddling with religion, and Thomas endured several severe beatings until his owner, apparently mellowing because of the influ- Thomas continued to save is money and he was finally able to buy Rynar's freedom for $350. Their three additional children were thus born free, since the status of the children followed that of the moth- er. However, when the General Assembly failed to pass a bill that would have made her emancipation official, Thomas slipped his wife and the free chil- dren aboard a boat heading for New York. They went to Brooklyn and were taken in by Robert H. Cousins. Determined to join his family, Thomas Jones in september 1849 bargained with the steward aboard the brig "Bell" and for eight dollars was allowed to stow away. By the time the ship anchored off New York, the captain had discovered the runaway slave and was threatening to turn the fugitive over to the authorities. While the captain was ashore, Thomas lashed several empty barrels together as a raft and jumped ship. He reached the shore and was befriended. Reunited with his wife and children in Brooklyn, Thomas Jones took up preaching as a means of livelihood. He later moved to Boston and in 1849 dictated his story, which was published by an aboli- tionist group. Originally published May 24, 1978 This tale is from Dr. H. G. Jones book "Scoundrels, Rogues and Heroes of the Old North State" which is revised and updated. It is edited by K. Randall Jones and Caitlin Jones. 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