North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

The North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 met in two sessions in New Bern, North Carolina, from April 7 to May 9, 1777, and from November 15 to December 24 1777.

Each North Carolina county elected one Senator and two members of the House of Commons; 6 borough towns also elected one House member each.

Table of contents

1 House of Commons 1.1 Leadership 1.2 Members 2 Senate 2.3 Leadership 2.4 Members

House of Commons

Leadership

• Speaker: Abner Nash (New Bern)
• Clerk: Benjamin Exum (Dobbs County)

Members

• Anson County: George Davidson
• Anson County: William Pickett
• Beaufort County: Alderson Ellison was elected but out of the country; Nathan Keas was elected to replace him and took office December 4, 1777.
• Beaufort County: William Brown
• Bertie County: Zedekiah Stone
• Bertie County: Simon Turner
• Bladen County: Thomas Owen
• Bladen County: (vacant seat)
• Brunswick County: William Lord
• Brunswick County: Richard Quince, Jr
• Burke County: Ephraim McLean
• Burke County: James Wilson
• Bute County: Green Hill
• Bute County: Benjamin Ward
• Camden County: Caleb Granby; took office December 8, 1777
• Camden County: Thomas Humphries; took office December 8, 1777
• Carteret County: Brice Williams
• Carteret County: Thomas Chadwick
• Caswell County: John Atkinson
• Caswell County: Richard Moore
• Chatham County: John Birdsong
• Chatham County: Mial Scurlock; elected county clerk; seat declared vacant November 15, 1777
• Chowan County: Thomas Benbury
• Chowan County: Jacob Hunter
• Craven County: Nathan Bryan
• Craven County: John Tillman
• Cumberland County: William Rand; elected county clerk; seat declared vacant November 15, 1777
• Cumberland County: Phillip ALston
• Currituck County: James Ryan
• Currituck County: James White
• Dobbs County: Andrew Bass
• Dobbs County: Jesse Cobb
• Duplin County: Richard Clinton
• Duplin County: Robert Dixon
• Edgecombe County: Nathan Boddie
• Edgecombe County: Jonas Johnston
• Granville County: John Penn
• Granville County: Thomas Person
• Guilford County: John Collier
• Guilford County: Robert Lindsay
• Halifax County: Egbert Haywood
• Halifax County: Joseph John Williams
• Hertford County: Joseph Dickenson
• Hertford County: James Garrett
• Hyde County: John Jordan, elected county clerk, seat declared vacant November 15, 1777; Joseph Hancock elected to replace Jordan, took office December 11, 1777
• Hyde County: Benjamin Parmely
• Johnston County: Alexander Averet
• Johnston County: Henry Rains
• Martin County: Whitmel Hill
• Martin County: William Slade
• Mecklenburg County: Waightstill Avery
• Mecklenburg County: Martin Phifer
• New Hanover County: Alexander Lillington
• New Hanover County: Samuel Swann
• Northampton County: Jeptha Atherton, elected county clerk, seat declared vacant November 15, 1777; Robert Peebles elected to replace Atherton, took office December 6, 1777
• Northampton County: Howell Edmunds
• Onslow County: John King
• Onslow County: Henry Rhodes
• Orange County: John Butler
• Orange County: Nathaniel Rochester, elected county clerk, seat declared vacant November 15, 1777; Thomas Burke elected to replace Rochester, took office December 1, 1777
• Pasquotank County: James Ferebee, died before second session; Thomas Harvey elected to replace Ferebee, took office December 4, 1777
• Pasquotank County: Thomas Relfe
• Perquimans County: Jesse Eason
• Perquimans County: Benjamin Harvey
• Pitt County: William Robeson
• Pitt County: John Williams
• Rowan County: Matthew Locke
• Rowan County: James Smith
• Surry County: Charles Gordon
• Surry County: Joseph Winston
• Tryon County: Andrew Neel
• Tryon County: John Barber
• Tyrrell County: John Hooker
• Tyrrell County: Benjamin Spruill
• Wake County: John Rice, elected county clerk, seat declared vacant November 15, 1777; John Rand elected to replace Rice, took office December 5, 1777.
• Wake County: Thomas Wooten, elected county sheriff, seat declared vacant November 15, 1777; Tignal Jones elected to replace Wooton, took office December 6, 1777
• Washington County: John Sevier
• Washington County: Jacob Womack

• Edenton: John Green
• Halifax: Willie Jones
• Hillsborough: William Courtney
• New Bern: Abner Nash
• Salisbury: David Nisbitt
• Wilmington: William Hooper

• district unknown: John Turner

Senate

Leadership

• Speaker: Samuel Ashe (New Hanover County)
• Clerk: James Green, Jr (Craven County)

Members

• Anson County: David Love
• Beaufort County: Thomas Respess
• Bertie County: John Campbell
• Bladen County: Thomas Robeson
• Brunswick County: Archibald Maclaine
• Burke County: Charles McDowell
• Bute County: Benjamin Seawell
• Camden County: John Gray
• Carteret County: James Parrot
• Caswell County: James Saunders
• Chatham County: Ambrose Ramsey
• Chowan County: Luke Sumner
• Craven County: James Coor
• Cumberland County: David Smith
• Currituck County: Samuel Jarvis
• Dobbs County: Benjamin Exum
• Duplin County: James Kenan
• Edgecombe County: Elisha Battle
• Granville County: Memucan Hunt
• Guilford County: Ralph Gorrell
• Halifax County: John Bradford
• Hertford County: Robert Sumner
• Hyde County: Willilam Russell
• Johnston County: Needham Bryan
• Martin County: William Williams
• Mecklenburg County: John McK. Alexander
• New Hanover County: Samuel Ashe
• Northampton County: Allen Jones
• Onslow County: William Cray replaced by John Spicer, December 8, 1777
• Orange County: Thomas Hart
• Pasquotank County: Joseph Jones
• Perquimans County: William Skinner; appointed state treasurer, resigned seat
• Pitt County: Robert Salter
• Rowan County: Griffith Rutherford
• Surry County: Robert Lanier
• Tryon County: Charles McLean
• Tyrrell County: Archibald Currie
• Wake County: James Jones, resigned after first session; Michael Rogers elected and took office November 15, 1777
• Washington County: John Carter

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