Charles C. Jones was born in Liberty County, Georgia, studied at Andover Academy, and was graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1830.  During the next twenty years he served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Savannah, professor at Columbia Theological Seminary, and corresponding secretary of the Board of Domestic Missions of the Presbyterian Church.  One of the most famous proponents of religious training for slaves, Jones owned three large rice plantations in Liberty County—Arcadia, Montevideo, and Maybank.  “Mom Lucy” was one of the most faithful of Jones’s slaves, serving as nursemaid and house servant.

The other slaves often met in her cabin for religious services. In a letter from Lucy to Rev CC Jones DD she writes: How often do I think of you both in private and public.  I often remember with pleasure the sermon which you preached at pleasant grove last spring.  I have become an entirely afflicted woman, but I leave all things in the hands of Providence.  When I became afflicted I was much troubled with my husband and afflictions, but Oh! Thankful as the Almighty directed it has all happened for the best.  Before I understood I often heard that trials and afflictions were the means of driving you near your savior, that saying has been verified in my case.  How thankful I am for the feelings which not occupy my heart in regard to my savior.  Often have I thought of your sermons filled with warning and admonition and your beautiful hymns with great pleasure and interest.