Record #:

10213

Author(s):

Roger, Lou

Abstract:

Although John Paul Jones was not a native North Carolinian, he enjoyed the friendship of a number of prominent individuals in the state. Willie Jones of Halifax provided a home for him when he was down and out, and he secured his first commission in the first United States Navy through the influence of Joseph Hewes of Edenton.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 7 Issue 6, Oct 1949, p22-25, il, por

Subject(s):

Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792; North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783, Bicentennial, 1776-1976

Record #:

15240

Author(s):

Willcox, Mrs. W.A.

Abstract:

John Paul, a young Scotsman born in 1747 went to sea as apprentice at the age of 12 and later became involved in the slave trade. He made his way to North Carolina where he met Wiley Jones of Halifax County, and took up the name of Jones. Jones became the Senior First Lieutenant of the Continental Navy and the United States' first well-known naval fighter of the Revolutionary War.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 7 Issue 28, Dec 1939, p11

Subject(s):

Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792

Record #:

43239

Author(s):

Taylor, Holly

Abstract:

Born in Scotland, John Paul is said to have turned up in Halifax County as a guest of Willie Jones and adopted 'Jones' as his last name, owing to his rescue by Willie on the North Carolina coast. Legends vary. Some consider John Paul Jones father of the U.S. Navy.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Winter 2012, p44-47 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792; Halifax County--History