The Reverend Scervant Jones Papers(1834–1854)
- MS 1976.2
- Microfilm: M-1317.2
- 39 items
Letters, will, and sermons of the Rev. Scervant Jones (1785–1854), son of John and Mary Hubard Jones. Jones was a lawyer, delegate from York County, VA, to the Virginia General Assembly (1822–1825), and first minister of the Williamsburg, VA, Baptist Church (1829–1854).
The letters (1847–1851) are mostly from Jones, in Williamsburg, to Thomas B. Montague in Gloucester, VA. A copy of Jones’ will, December 1852, is contained within an 1854 letter from Robert Saunders [of Williamsburg] to Montague. The twenty-seven sermons were written by Jones between 1834 and 1845 and most were preached in Williamsburg. Names appearing in the collection are Dr. Griffin, Bourbon Jones, William Jones, Dr. Charles Minnigerode, Sarah Ann Montague, Thomas B. Montague, Elisha Pollard, George Pollard, Sheldon and Maupin, and the College of William and Mary.
Inventory
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Folder 1: Correspondence, 1847–June 1850 | |
| 4 October 1847 | Letter. S. Jones to T.B. Montague, Gloucester. |
| 2 June 1848 | Letter. S. Jones, Williamsburg, to T.B. Montague, Gloucester, re establishment of Sons and Cadets of Temperance, advocates “no more Foreigners” on College faculty. |
| 5 October 1849 | Letter. S. Jones, Williamsburg, to Capt. T.B. Montague, Gloucester, re Baptist interests. |
| 17 October 1849 | Letter. S. Jones, Williamsburg, to Capt. T.B. Montague, Gloucester, re Baptist missionary for that county. |
| 3 May 1850 | Letter. William S. Jones, Shelly, Warwick Co., to cousin Elder Scervant Jones, Williamsburg re death of Bourbon Jones. |
| 6 May 1850 | Letter. S. Jones, Williamsburg, to T.B. Montague, Gloucester Co. re urgency of his arrival. |
| 17 June 1850 | Letter. S. Jones, Williamsburg, to Capt. T.B. Montague, Gloucester, re Masonic corner stone at Williamsburg Academy. |
| Folder 2: Correspondence, October 1850–1854 | |
| 4 October 1850 | Letter. S. Jones, Williamsburg, to T.B. Montague, Gloucester, re sending over of two scholars. |
| 5 October 1850 | Letter. S. Jones, Williamsburg, to T.B. Montague, Gloucester, re scholars’ training in morals and manners. |
| 31 July 1851 | Letter. S. Jones, Williamsburg, to T.B. Montague, Gloucester, re selling of Negroes to pay debts. |
| 29 August 1851 | Letter. S. Jones, Williamsburg, to T.B. Montague, Gloucester. |
| 8 May 1854 | Letter. Robert Saunders, Williamsburg, to Thomas B. Montague. Includes copy of the will of Scervant Jones dated December 25, 1852. |
| Folder 3: Sermons, 1834–1837 | |
| 20 July 1834 | Sermon. “The Final Judgment.” Williamsburg-Sunday morning July 20, 1834. 8 pp. |
| 1834 | Sermon. “Are we Christians indeed?” Preached at Williamsburg, 1834; Petsworth in Gloucester, 1835; Denbigh in Warwick, 1836; and Williamsburg, Lordsday morning, August, 1844. 12 pp. |
| 1836 | Sermon. “Holy Provocation.” Preached at Williamsburg September, 1836. 4 pp. |
| 1836 | Sermon. “Persuasives to Prayer.” Preached at Williamsburg, 1836; Grafton in 1838; Williamsburg, 1839. 8 pp. |
| 1836 | Sermon. “On Neutrality.” Preached at Williamsburg, August, 1836 and March, 1839; and Matthews, 1840. 4 pp. |
| 1836 | Sermon. “The Solemn Day.” Preached at Williamsburg, Lordsday morning, 1836; Pine Top, Middlesex, Lordsday morning, 1837; Chickahominy, October, 1843. 4 pp. |
| 1836 | Sermon. “On Preaching Christ and not Ourselves.” Preached at Williamsburg in 1836. 6 pp. |
| 1837 | Sermon. “A Contrast of Different Characters.” Williamsburg, 1837. 4 pp. |
| 1837 | Sermon. No. 41, “The Instances, the Evil Nature and the dangerous Tendency of delay in the concern of Religion.” Williamsburg, 1837. 4 pp. |
| Folder 4: Sermons, 1838–1842 | |
| 1838 | Sermon. “On Reprobation.” Preached at Williamsburg, 1838; Peckotone, King & Queen, 1841; Cheescake, June, 1842. 8 pp. |
| 1839 | Sermon. “Zeal for the Salvation of Sinners.” Preached at Williamsburg January, 1839. 8 pp. |
| 1839 | Sermon. “Sons of God.” Preached at Williamsburg, 1839. 8 pp. |
| 1840 | Sermon. “Obedience Enforced.” Preached at the HW House in 1840. 4 pp. |
| 1840 | Sermon. “Sin and its Cure.” Williamsburg, 1840. 4 pp. |
| 1840 | Sermon. “The Sinner will not have Christ.” Preached at Williamsburg, 1840. 4 pp. |
| 1840 | Sermon. “Love to God.” Preached at Williamsburg, 1840. 8 pp. |
| 1841 | Sermon.“The Boaster Reproved.” Preached at Williamsburg, 1841. 4 pp. |
| 1842 | Sermon. “The Sinner Man and his doom awful.” Preached at Williamsburg, Lordsday afternoon, November 13, 1842. 8 pp. |
| Folder 5: Sermons, 1843–1845 | |
| 1 April 1843 | Sermon. “Baptism a positive Divine Institution.” Preached at Williamsburg, Lordsday morning, April 1, 1843 (The Funeral of Young Bro. Js. Johnson and the administration of the Lord’s Supper). 20 pp. |
| 30 July 1843 | Sermon. “All Commanded to Work.” Preached at Williamsburg, Lordsday, July 30, 1843. Same August 1845. 8 pp. |
| 14 January 1844 | Sermon. “The World to come.” Preached at Williamsburg, Lordsday evening, January 14, 1844. 12 pp. |
| May 1844 | Sermon. “The Sanctuary.” Preached at Cheescake, Lordsday morning, May, 1844. 8 pp. |
| 6 July 1845 | Sermon. “Alarm to all Hearers.” Preached at Williamsburg, Lordsday evening, July 6, 1845. 4 pp. |
| 17 August 1845 | Sermon. “On Righteousness.” Preached at Williamsburg, Lordsday evening, August 17, 1845. 8 pp. |
| 19 August 1845 | Sermon. “The Cross of Christ.” Preached at Williamsburg, Tuesday evening, August 19, 1845. 4 pp. |
| August 1845 | Sermon. “Reasons for attending public worship.” Preached at Williamsburg, Lordsday evening, August, 1845. 8 pp. |
| n.d. | Sermon. “O Lord, revive they work in the midst of the years.” 38 pp. |
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