Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Absalom Jones (1746 - February 13, 1818), was an African-American abolitionist and Methodist. He was born into slavery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While still a slave of Mr. Wynkoop, he married Mary King, another slave, in January 4, 1770. He paid for her freedom by 1778, and by 1784, he paid for his own freedom. Article from PBS This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.