North Carolina General Assembly of 1779 602265 173192600 2007-11-23T00:17:22Z Jackyd101 1224466 link 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]]