North Carolina General Assembly of 1779
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The '''[[North Carolina General Assembly]] of 1779''' met in three sessions in three locations in the years [[1779]] and [[1780]]. The first session was held in [[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]] from [[May 3]] to [[May 15]], [[1779]]; the second session in [[Halifax, North Carolina|Halifax]], from [[October 18]] to [[November 10]], [[1779]]; the third and final session in [[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]], from January to February, [[1780]].
Each North Carolina county elected one Senator and two members of the House of Commons; 6 borough towns also elected one House member each.
==House of Commons==
===Leadership===
* '''[[Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives|Speaker]]''': [[Thomas Benbury]] ([[Chowan County, North Carolina|Chowan County]])
* '''Clerk''': [[John Hunt]] ([[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin County]])
===Members===
* '''[[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson County]]:''' [[Charles Medlock]]
* '''[[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson County]]:''' [[Stephen Miller]]
* '''[[Beaufort County, North Carolina|Beaufort County]]:''' [[John Kennedy]]
* '''[[Beaufort County, North Carolina|Beaufort County]]:''' [[Robert Tripp]]
* '''[[Bertie County, North Carolina|Bertie County]]:''' [[James Campbell]]
* '''[[Bertie County, North Carolina|Bertie County]]:''' [[John Johnston]]
* '''[[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen County]]:''' [[Samuel Cain]]
* '''[[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen County]]:''' [[Thomas Brown (North Carolina politician)|Thomas Brown]]
* '''[[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]:''' [[William Dry]]
* '''[[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke County]]:''' [[William Morrison (American politician)|William Morrison]]
* '''[[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke County]]:''' [[Thomas Whitson]]
* '''[[Camden County, North Carolina|Camden County]]:''' [[Willis Bright]]
* '''[[Camden County, North Carolina|Camden County]]:''' [[Caleb Grandy]]
* '''[[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]]:''' [[John Easton]]
* '''[[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]]:''' [[Solomon Shepperd]]
* '''[[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell County]]:''' [[Peter Farrow]]
* '''[[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell County]]:''' [[William Moore (assemblyman)|William Moore]]
* '''[[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham County]]:''' [[Jonathan Harper]]
* '''[[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham County]]:''' [[John Luttrell]]
* '''[[Chowan County, North Carolina|Chowan County]]:''' [[Thomas Benbury]]
* '''[[Chowan County, North Carolina|Chowan County]]:''' [[William Boyd]]
* '''[[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]]:''' [[Hardy Bryan]]
* '''[[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]]:''' [[Benjamin Williams]]
* '''[[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland County]]:''' [[Robert Cochran]]
* '''[[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland County]]:''' [[Robert Rowan]]
* '''[[Currituck County, North Carolina|Currituck County]]:''' [[John Humphries, NC|John Humphries]]
* '''[[Currituck County, North Carolina|Currituck County]]:''' [[Thomas Youngblood]]
* '''[[Dobbs County, North Carolina|Dobbs County]]:''' [[Jesse Cobb]], seat declared vacant [[May 15]], [[1779]]; [[William Caswell]] elected to replace Cobb, took office [[October 20]], [[1779]]
* '''[[Dobbs County, North Carolina|Dobbs County]]:''' [[Thomas Gray (representative)|Thomas Gray]], seat declared vacant [[May 15]], [[1779]]; [[Abraham Shepherd]] elected to replace Gray, took office [[October 20]], [[1779]]
* '''[[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin County]]:''' [[Richard Clinton]]
* '''[[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin County]]:''' [[James Gillespie]]
* '''[[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe County]]:''' [[Ethelred Exum]], died before second session; [[William Haywood]] elected to replace Exum and served during third session
* '''[[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe County]]:''' [[William Haywood]], died Novemebr [[1779]], no replacement
* '''[[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin County]]:''' [[Green Hill]], elected Halifax district treasurer, seat declared vacant [[May 15]]; [[John Norwood]] elected to replace Hill [[October 18]], [[1779]]
* '''[[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin County]]:''' [[Thomas Sherrod]]
* '''[[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]]:''' [[Philemon Hawkins]]
* '''[[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]]:''' [[Thomas Person]]
* '''[[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]]:''' [[Daniel Gillespie]]
* '''[[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]]:''' [[James Hunter]]
* '''[[Halifax County, North Carolina|Halifax County]]:''' [[Willie Jones (statesman)|Willie Jones]]
* '''[[Halifax County, North Carolina|Halifax County]]:''' [[Augustine Willis]]
* '''[[Hertford County, North Carolina|Hertford County]]:''' [[Arthur Cotton]]
* '''[[Hertford County, North Carolina|Hertford County]]:''' [[William Wynns]]
* '''[[Hyde County, North Carolina|Hyde County]]:''' [[Joseph Hancock]]
* '''[[Hyde County, North Carolina|Hyde County]]:''' [[Benjamin Parmele]]
* '''[[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston County]]:''' [[Lewis Bryan]], died November [[1779]]
* '''[[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston County]]:''' [[Phillip Raiford]]
* '''[[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin County]]:''' [[Samuel Smithwick]]
* '''[[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin County]]:''' [[Samuel Williams]]
* '''[[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]]:''' [[Caleb Phifer]]
* '''[[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]]:''' [[David Wilson]]
* '''[[Montgomery County, North Carolina|Montgomery County]]:''' [[Solomon Gross]]
* '''[[Montgomery County, North Carolina|Montgomery County]]:''' [[John Kimbrough]]
* '''[[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover County]]:''' [[Timothy Bloodworth]]
* '''[[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover County]]:''' [[John A. Campbell]]
* '''[[Northampton County, North Carolina|Northampton County]]:''' [[Robert Peebles]]
* '''[[Northampton County, North Carolina|Northampton County]]:''' [[James Vaughan (statesman)|James Vaughan]]
* '''[[Onslow County, North Carolina|Onslow County]]:''' [[James Howard (statesman)|James Howard]]
* '''[[Onslow County, North Carolina|Onslow County]]:''' [[Edward Starkey]]
* '''[[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]]:''' [[William McCauley]]
* '''[[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]]:''' [[Mark Patterson (delegate)|Mark Patterson]]
* '''[[Pasquotank County, North Carolina|Pasquotank County]]:''' [[John Blackstock]]
* '''[[Pasquotank County, North Carolina|Pasquotank County]]:''' [[Thomas Riding]]
* '''[[Perquimans County, North Carolina|Perquimans County]]:''' Jonathan Skinner
* '''[[Perquimans County, North Carolina|Perquimans County]]:''' [[John Whedbee]]
* '''[[Pitt County, North Carolina|Pitt County]]:''' [[James Gorham]]
* '''[[Pitt County, North Carolina|Pitt County]]:''' [[John Williams (Pitt County)|John Williams]]
* '''[[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph County]]:''' [[Jacob Shepperd]]
* '''[[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph County]]:''' [[Absolum Tatum]], named county clerk of court, seat declared vacant [[May 8]], [[1779]]; [[John Arnold]] elected to replace Tatum, assumed office [[October 15]], [[1779]]
* '''[[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]]:''' [[Matthew Locke (U.S. Congress)|Matthew Locke]]
* '''[[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]]:''' (''unknown'')
* '''[[Rutherford County, North Carolina|Rutherford County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Rutherford County, North Carolina|Rutherford County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Sullivan County, North Carolina|Sullivan County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Sullivan County, North Carolina|Sullivan County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry County]]:''' [[Gray Bynum]]
* '''[[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry County]]:''' [[Frederick Miller]]
* '''[[Tyrrell County, North Carolina|Tyrrell County]]:''' [[Benjamin Spruill]]
* '''[[Tyrrell County, North Carolina|Tyrrell County]]:''' [[Joshua Swann]]
* '''[[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]:''' [[Thomas Hines (politician)|Thomas Hines]]
* '''[[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]:''' [[John Hinton, Jr.]]
* '''[[Wake County, North Carolina|Warren County]]:''' [[Joseph Hawkins]]
* '''[[Wake County, North Carolina|Warren County]]:''' [[John Macon]]
* '''[[Washington County, North Carolina|Washington County]]:''' [[Henry Clark]]
* '''[[Washington County, North Carolina|Washington County]]:''' [[Jesse Walton]]
* '''[[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wayne County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wayne County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes County]]:''' [[Elisha Isaacs]]
* '''[[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes County]]:''' [[Benjamin Herndon]]
* '''[[Edenton, North Carolina|Edenton]]:''' [[Robert Smith (North Carolina General Assembly)|Robert Smith]]
* '''[[Halifax, North Carolina|Halifax]]:''' [[Henry Montford]]
* '''[[Hillsborough, North Carolina|Hillsborough]]:''' [[Thomas Tulloch]]
* '''[[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]]:''' [[Richard Cogdell]], elected treasurer for the New Bern district; [[Richard Dobbs Spaight]] elected to replace Cogdell, took office [[October 18]], [[1779]]
* '''[[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury]]:''' [[Maxwell Chambers]]
* '''[[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]]:''' [[William Hooper]]
==Senate==
===Leadership===
* '''[[Speaker of the North Carolina Senate|Speaker]]''': [[Allen Jones (delegate)|Allen Jones]] ([[Northampton County, North Carolina|Northampton County]]), resigned [[October 25]], [[1779]]; [[Abner Nash]], elected to replace Jones [[October 26]], [[1779]]
* '''Clerk''': [[John Sitgreaves]] ([[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]])
===Members===
* '''[[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson County]]:''' [[John Childs (North Carolina General Assembly)|John Childs]]
* '''[[Beaufort County, North Carolina|Beaufort County]]:''' [[Thomas Respess]]
* '''[[Bertie County, North Carolina|Bertie County]]:''' [[Jasper Carlton]]
* '''[[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen County]]:''' [[Thomas Owen]]
* '''[[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke County]]:''' [[Ephraim McLean]]
* '''[[Camden County, North Carolina|Camden County]]:''' [[John Gray (North Carolina)|John Gray]]
* '''[[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]]:''' [[William Thompson (North Carolina)|William Thompson]]
* '''[[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell County]]:''' [[James Saunders]]
* '''[[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham County]]:''' [[Ambrose Ramsey]]
* '''[[Chowan County, North Carolina|Chowan County]]:''' [[Samuel Johnston]]
* '''[[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]]:''' [[James Coor]]
* '''[[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Currituck County, North Carolina|Currituck County]]:''' [[Solomon Perkins]], elected, but no evidence of service
* '''[[Dobbs County, North Carolina|Dobbs County]]:''' [[Benjamin Exum]]
* '''[[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin County]]:''' [[James Kenan]]
* '''[[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe County]]:''' [[Elisha Battle]]
* '''[[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin County]]:''' [[Benjamin Seawell]]
* '''[[Gates County, North Carolina|Gates County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]]:''' [[Memucan Hunt]]
* '''[[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]]:''' [[Alexander Martin]]
* '''[[Halifax County, North Carolina|Halifax County]]:''' [[Oroondate Davis]]
* '''[[Hertford County, North Carolina|Hertford County]]:''' [[George Wynn]]
* '''[[Hyde County, North Carolina|Hyde County]]:''' [[William Russell (North Carolina)|William Russell]]
* '''[[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston County]]:''' [[Samuel Smith (North Carolina)|Samuel Smith]]
* '''[[Jones County, North Carolina|Jones County]]:''' [[Abner Nash]]
* '''[[Lincoln County, North Carolina|Lincoln County]]:''' [[William Graham]]
* '''[[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin County]]:''' (''unknown'')
* '''[[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]]:''' [[Kenneth McKenzie]]
* '''[[Montgomery County, North Carolina|Montgomery County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover County]]:''' [[Nathan Boddie]]
* '''[[Northampton County, North Carolina|Northampton County]]:''' [[Allen Jones (delegate)|Allen Jones]], elected to the Continental Congress, resigned [[October 25]], [[1779]]; [[Samuel Lockhart]] elected to replace Jones, served during third session
* '''[[Onslow County, North Carolina|Onslow County]]:''' [[Henry Rhodes]]
* '''[[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]]:''' [[John Hogan (North Carolina)|John Hogan]]
* '''[[Pasquotank County, North Carolina|Pasquotank County]]:''' [[Thomas Relfe]]
* '''[[Perquimans County, North Carolina|Perquimans County]]:''' [[Thomas Harvey (North Carolina politician)|Thomas Harvey]]
* '''[[Pitt County, North Carolina|Pitt County]]:''' [[Edward Salter]]
* '''[[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph County]]:''' [[John Collier]]
* '''[[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]]:''' [[Griffith Rutheford]]
* '''[[Rutherford County, North Carolina|Rutherford County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Sullivan County, North Carolina|Sullivan County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry County]]:''' [[William Shepperd]]
* '''[[Tyrrell County, North Carolina|Tyrrell County]]:''' [[Jeremiah Frazier]]
* '''[[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]:''' [[John Rand]]
* '''[[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren County]]:''' [[John Faulcon]]
* '''[[Washington County, North Carolina|Washington County]]:''' [[Charles Roberson]]
* '''[[Wayne County, North Carolina|Wayne County]]:''' (''vacant'')
* '''[[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes County]]:''' [[Benjamin Cleveland]]
==See also==
*[[North Carolina General Assembly of 1778]] (which continued into 1779)
[[Category:North Carolina General Assembly by session|1779]]