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MECKLENBURG COUNTY.
The Congress of the United States, in 1781, passed the following resolu- tion :-
" Resolved, That the Governor and Council of the State of North Carolina be desired to erect a monument at the expense of the United States, not ex- ceeding in value of five hundred dollars, to the memory of the late Brigadier- General Davidson, who commanded the militia of the District of Salisbury, in the State of North Carolina, and was killed, on the first of February last, fighting gallantly for the defence of the liberty and independence of these States."*
The descendants of General Davidson still live among us. The spirit of patriotism, the heroic example, illustrious services, and chivalric death of their distinguished ancestor, are left "as a rich legacy unto their issue."
GENERAL GEORGE GRAHAM Was a resident of Mecklenburg.
He was the brother of General Joseph Graham, and performed " a soldier's service" in the Revolution. There was no duty too perilous, no service too dangerous, that he was not ready to undertake for his country.
He was born in Pennsylvania in 1758, and came, with his widowed mother and four others, to North Carolina when about six years old.
He was educated at Charlotte, and was distinguished for his assiduity and noble temper.
He was early devoted to the cause of his country. In 1775, he, with a few others, rode all night to Salisbury, seized the Tory lawyers, Dunn and Boothe, brought them to Mecklenburg, and from thence they were carried to Camden, and imprisoned.t
When Cornwallis lay at Charlotte (Oct. 1780), he was active in attacking his foraging parties, and annoying them, so as to render their supplies hazardous and difficult.
He was the leader of the attack at McIntire's, seven miles from Charlotte, on the Beattie's Ford Road, and actually, with twelve men, compelled the foraging party of four hundred English to retreat; they fearing, from the fatality of the fire, tliat an ambuscade was prepared for them.
He was Major-General of militia of North Carolina. For a long time Clerk of the Court of Mecklenburg County, and often a member of the Legis- lature.
He died 29th March, 1826. The following inscription is from the slab of marble that covers his grave at Charlotte.
SACRED to the Memory of Major-GENERAL GEORGE GRAHAM, Who died On the 29th of March, 1826, in the sixty-eighth year of his age.
He lived more than half a century in the vicinity of this place, and was a zealous and active defender of his Country's rights, in the Revolutionary war, and one of the gallant twelve who dared to attack, and actually drove 400 British troops at McIntire's, seven miles north of Charlotte, on the third of October, 1780. George Graham filled many high and responsible
* This resolution has never been executed. See Narrative of Boothe, chapter Ixvii. (Rowan.)
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public trusts, the duties of which he discharged with fidelity." He was the people's friend, not their flatterer, and uniformly enjoyed the unlimited confidence and respect of his fellow citizens.
Hon. SAMUEL LOWRIE resided and died in this county.
He was a native of New Castle County, State of Delaware, born 12th May, 1756, son of Robert and Elizabeth Lowrie. When a child his parents moved to Rowan County, and he was educated at Clio Academy, Iredell County, by Rev. James Hall. He studied law in Camden, S. C., and was elected to the House of Commons from this county in 1804, '5 and '6, when he was elected a Judge of the Superior Court, which he held until his death, on 22d Dec. 1818.
He married in 1788 Margaret, daughter of Robert Alexander, who left him with several children ; and second time, 1811, he married Mary, daughter of Marmaduke Norfleet, of Bertie County.
JOSEPH WILSON, a distinguished lawyer and statesman; resided and died in Charlotte, which for many years was the scene of his services and honors.
His ancestors on the paternal side were from Scotland, and settled in 1720 near Edenton, and in Perquimans, where many of his name still reside.
His ancestors by the maternal side were English, settled on Nantucket Island, removed first to Guilford and then to Randolph, where his father married Eunice Worth. . His parents were of the society of Friends.
Joseph Wilson's early education was as good as the country afforded. He was under care of Rev. David Caldwell, and under the advice of Reuben Wood, Esq., of Randolph, then a lawyer of some celebrity, he studied law ; whose daughter he married. He was licensed in 1804, and came to the bar at the same time with Israel Pickens, of Burke County, afterwards Governor of Alabama.
By the perseverance of his character, the force of his intellect, and steady application he arose to eminence in his profession. He settled in Stokes County, and in 1810 represented that county in the House of Commons. He was re-elected in 1811 and 1812. At this important and exciting period he distinguished himself by his warm, devoted, and talented support of the war.
At this session he was elected Solicitor of the Mountain Circuit, then em- bracing nearly all the western part of the State. The unsurpassed ability, the fearless zeal and indomitable energy with which he discharged the arduous duties of this responsible station, are to this day a source of grateful recol- lection. The mountains of North Carolina were infested with many men, whose lawless passions and nefarious deeds defied the restraints of justice. On several occasions Mr. Wilson's life was placed in serious jeopardy, by his firm and manly prosecution of evil doers. But while the wicked had nothing to hope, in his generous temper the innocent found "a friend in every time of need." He continued in this office until his death, which oc- curred in August, 1829, leaving an interesting family, and the State of North Carolina to lament his untimely end. At the time of his death he was looked upon as a suitable successor to Governor Branch (as Senator in Congress), who had been appointed Secretary of the Navy by Gen. Jackson.
JAMES KNOX POLK was a native of Mecklenburg. -
He was born on 2d November, 1795, about eleven miles south of Char- lotte, on the land now owned by Nathan Orr, about two hundred yards south of Little Sugar Creek. He was the eldest of ten children. In 1806 his father moved to Tennessee. He was educated in North Carolina, and was graduated in 1818, with the first honors of the University. He laid while at college the foundations of his future fame. He never missed a single re- citation or duty during his whole collegiate term. Let our young gentlemen at Chapel Hill imitate this illustrious example.
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He returned to Tennessee, and commenced the study of law in the office of Felix Grundy, and was admitted to the bar in 1820. In 1823 he en- tered the stormy sea of politics, and in which he was destined to so brilliant a career. In 1825 he was elected to Congress, and in 1835 was elected Speaker, which he held for five sessions. After fourteen years' service he declined a re-election. During this long and laborious service he never was known to be absent a single day from the House. In 1839 he was elected Governor of Tennessee. In May, 1844, he was nominated as President of the United States. His majority in the electoral college in December, over Henry Clay, was sixty-five.
It does not become us at this day or in this place to speak of the measures or the policy of Mr. Polk, while in the discharge of the important functions of this elevated office. The labor that he underwent at a period of unex- ampled danger to the republic and of difficulty with foreign nations, doubtless hastened his end.
He declared in May, '44, in his letter accepting the nomination, that he would only serve one term. And in a letter addressed to the Convention in 1848, through Dr. J. G. M. Ramsay, of Mecklenburg, Knox County, Tennessee, he reiterated his determination, and voluntarily declined, when many deemed his name the only available means of success. He died at Nashville, 15th June, 1849.
When the mists of party and prejudice shall have subsided, and the calm verdict of posterity be given, the services and talents of James K. Polk will be acknowledged as unsurpassed in the annals of our nation, and his talents esteemed as they deserve.
Mecklenburg is proud of her son !
NATHANIEL 'ALEXANDER, late Governor of North Carolina, was a native of Mecklenburg. He was a physician by profession, and was elected a member of the House of Commons in 1797, from Mecklenburg; a member of the Senate in 1801, and re-elected 1802. In 1803 to 1805 he was a member of Congress, and he was in 1805 elected Governor of the State. He married a daughter of Col. Thomas Polk ; he left no children. He was a man of much personal worth and respectable talents. He died and lies buried in Char- Îotte.
WILLIAM DAVIDSON still resides in Charlotte "in a green old age." He succeeded General George Graham in 1813 in the Senate from Mecklen- burg, which he represented in 1815, '16 and '17.
In 1848 he was elected to Congress, in which he served until 1821. In 1827 he was elected to the State Senate, and in 1828 and 1829.
WILLIAM JULIUS ALEXANDER was long a representative from Mecklen- burg. He was born in Salisbury, in March, 1797; educated at Poplar Tent, by Rev. Dr. Robinson, and was graduated at the University, in 1816. He studied law with his relative, Archibald Henderson, Esq., in Salisbury, and was admitted to the bar in 1818. He married Catharine (a fit compeer of her imperial namesake of Russia), daughter of the late Joseph Wilson, Esq., whose life we have just sketched.
He entered public life as member of the House of Commons in 1826, and was re-elected in 1827 and 1828 (of which he was Speaker), and in 1829 and 1830, when he was chosen Solicitor of that Judicial Circuit, vacated by the death of Joseph Wilson, Esq.
In 1846, he was appointed by the President, Superintendent of the U. S. Branch Mint, at Charlotte.
GREENE WASHINGTON CALDWELL is a resident of Mecklenburg. He was born in Gaston County, on the Catawba, River, near Tuckasege Ford, on the 13th of April, 1811. His early education was conducted by John Dob- son. He studied medicine with Dr. Doherty, near Beattie's Ford, and prac- ticed with success ; but becoming dissatisfied with this profession, abandoned it for the law, of which profession he is now a member.
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His first appearance in public life was in 1836, as a member of the House of Commons. He continued to be re-elected through the stormy periods of political excitement of 1838, '39 and '40, and in 1841, he was elected a member of Congress, in which he served one Congress, and declined a re- election.
In 1844, he was appointed by the President Superintendent of the Mint at Charlotte. In 1846, he was the unanimous choice of his party for Governor, but this he declined. When the war with Mexico broke out, he resigned his appointment in the Mint, and volunteered to go to Mexico. He was ap- pointed captain of a Company of Dragoons, with E. Constantine Davidson, John K. Harrison, and Alfred A. Norment, as lieutenants, and exchanged the comforts of home and emoluments of office, for the dangers and fatigues of camp.
On his return from Mexico, he was elected, without opposition, to the Se- nate (1849), with his two officers as colleagues in the Commons. He was a candidate for Congress in 1851, but was defeated by Hon. Alfred Dockey.
In this County, at Charlotte, the government has located a branch of the United States Mint. It was established by act of Congress in 1835, and went into operation in 1836. Its officers were JOHN H. WHEELER, Superintendent; JOHN H. GIBBON, Assayer; JOHN R. BOLTON, Coiner ; WM. F. STRANGE, Clerk.
In 1841 Colonel Burgess S. Gaither succeeded as Superintendent, who was succeeded by Hon. Greene W. Caldwell, who resigned his post to go to the Mexican War. Col. Wm. J. Alexander succeeded him, and, on the accession of General Taylor, James W. Osborne, Esq., was appointed, who now holds this position.
Last, and not least, should the LADIES of old Mecklenburg be mentioned.
I find in the "South Carolina and American General Gazette," from the 2d to the 9th of February, 1776, the following paragraph :-
"The young ladies of the best families of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, have entered into a voluntary association that they will not receive the addresses of any young gentleman of that place, except the brave volun- teers who served in the expedition to South Carolina, and assisted in sub- duing the Scovalite insurgents. The ladies being of opinion, that such per- sons as stay loitering at home, when the important calls of the country de- mand their military services abroad, must certainly be destitute of that noble- ness of sentiment, that brave, manly spirit which would qualify them to be the defenders and guardians of the fair sex., The ladies of the adjoining County of Rowan, have desired the plan of a similar association to be drawn up and prepared for signature."
Members of the General Assembly from Mecklenburg County, from 1777 to 1850-51 :-
Years. Senate.
1777. Jno. McK. Alexander, Martin Phifer, Waightstill Avery.
1778. Robert Irwin,
Caleb Phifer, David Wilson.
1779. Robert Irwin,
Caleb Phifer, David Wilson.
1780. Robert Irwin,
Caleb Phifer, David Wilson.
1781. Robert Irwin,
Caleb Phifer, David Wilson.
1782. Robert Irwin,
Caleb Phifer, David Wilson.
1783. Robert Irwin,
Caleb Phifer, David Wilson.
1784. James Harris,
Caleb Phifer, David Wilson.
1785. James Harris,
Caleb Phifer, George Alexander.
James Mitchell,
Caleb Phifer, George Alexander.
1786. 1787. Robert Irwin,
William Polk, Caleb Phifer.
Joseph Graham,
Caleb Phifer, Joseph Douglass.
1788. 1789. Joseph Graham,
Caleb Phifer, George Alexander.
1790. Joseph Graham,
Robert Erwin, William Polk.
1791. Joseph Graham,
Caleb Phifer, William Polk.
Caleb Phifer, James Harris.
1792. Joseph Graham,
House of Commons.
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Years. Senate.
House of Commons.
1793: Joseph Graham,
1794. Joseph Graham,
1795. Robert Irwin,
Charles Polk, George Graham. David Mckee, William Morrison.
1797. Robert Irwin,
1798. Robert Irwin,
1799. Robert Irwin,
James Conner, Sherrod Gray. Charles Polk, Hugh Parker.
1801.
Nathaniel Alexander,
Alexander Morrison, Charles Polk.
1802.
Nathaniel Alexander,
Alexander Morrison, Thos. Henderson.
1803.
George Graham,
Alexander Morrison, Thos. Henderson.
1804.
George Graham,
1805. George Graham,
Sam'l Lowrie, Geo. W. Smart.
1806.
George Graham,
1807. George Graham,
1808. George Graham,
1809.
George Graham,
1810. George Graham,
1811. George Graham,
1812.
George Graham,
1813. William Davidson,
1814. Jonathan Harris,
1815. Wm. Davidson,
1816. Wm. Davidson,
1817. Wm. Davidson,
1818:
Wm. L. Davidson,
1819. Michael McLeary,
1820.
Michael McLeary,
1821.
Michael McLeary,
1822.
Michael McLeary,
1823.
Michael McLeary,
1824. Michael McLeary,
1825. Wm. Davidson,
1826. Michael McLeary,
1827. Wm. Davidson,
1828. Wm. Davidson,
1829. Wm. Davidson,
1830. Joseph Blackwood, Henry Massey,
1831. 1832. Henry Massey,
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1833. Washing'n Morrison,
1834. Wm. H. McLeary,
1835. Stephen Fox,
1836. Stephen Fox,
1838. Stephen Fox,
1840. J. T. R. Orr,
1842. John Walker, 1844. John Walker,
1846. John Walker,
1848. John Walker, . 1850. Green W. Caldwell,
Cunningham Harris, Jonathan Harris. William Beattie, Geo. Hampton. John Ray, Abdon Alexander. Joab Alexander, John Wilson. John Rhea, John Wilson. John Rhea, John Wilson. John Rhea, Miles J. Robinson.
John Rhea, Miles J. Robinson. Samuel McCoombs, John Rhea. Matthew Baine, John Rhea.
Thos. G. Polk, Matthew Baine.
Thos. G. Polk, Matthew Baine.
Thos. G. Polk, Matthew Baine. Matthew Baine, Wm. J. Alexander.
Joseph Blackwood, Wm. J. Alexander. Joseph Blackwood, Wm. J. Alexander. Wm. J. Alexander, Evan Alexander. Wm. J. Alexander, Evan Alexander. James Dougherty, John Harte. John Harte, James Dougherty. Wm. J. Alexander, Andrew Grier. Wm. J. Alexander, J. M. Hutchison. J. M. Hutchison, J. A. Dunn. Jas. Hutchison, G. W. Caldwell, J. A. Dunn.
G. W. Caldwell, Jas. T. J. Orr, Caleb Erwin.
G. W. Caldwell, John Walker, Benj Morrow. John Kirk, Jas. W. Ross, Caleb Erwin. "Robert Lemmons, J. A. Dunn, John Kirk.
John W. Potts, John N: Davis, Robert Lemmons.
Harrison, J. N. Davis, J. J. Williams. John K. Harrison, J. J. Williams, F. Constantine Davidson.
1796. George Graham,
Charles Polk, George Graham. Charles Polk, George Graham.
James Conner, Nathaniel Alexander. James Conner, Hugh Parker.
1800.
Robert Irwin,
Thos. Henderson, Sam'l Lowrie.
Sam'l Lowrie, Thos. Henderson. John Harris, Thos. Henderson. George W. Smart, John Harris. Thos. Henderson, Hutchins G. Burton. Thos. Henderson, H. G. Burton. Jonathan Harris, Henry Massey. Jonathan Harris; Henry Massey.
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CHAPTER LII.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY was formed in the year 1779, from Anson County, and called in honor of General Richard Montgomery, who was a distinguished officer of the Revolution, and who fell fighting her battles in his heroic attack upon Quebec, 31st December, 1775.
GEN. MONTGOMERY was a native of the North of Ireland. He commenced his career in arms under the celebrated Gen. Wolfe, who was his predeces- sor in the same field of glory and of death. His remains, after lying at Que- bec forty-two years, were by order of the Government, disinterred and brought to the city of New York ; where, in front of St. Paul's, on Broad- way, they now lie, with this inscription :-
"THIS MONUMENT was erected by order of Congress, 25th January, 1776, to transmit to posterity a grateful remembrance of the patriotism, conduct, enterprise, and perseverance of MAJOR-GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY ; who, after a series of successes amidst the most discouraging difficulties, fell in the attack on Quebec, 31st December, 1775, aged 37 years.
Montgomery County is situated in the southern part of the State, and bounded on the north by Randolph, east by Chatham, south by Richmond and Anson, and west by the Yadkin, which separates it from Stanly County.
Its capital is TROY, which preserves the name of late John B. Troy, Esq., an eminent attorney at this county, and solicitor of this Judicial Circuit. Its distance from Raleigh, one hundred and fifteen miles south-west.
Its population is 5055 whites; 1773 slaves ; 44 free negroes; 6162 repre- sentative population.
Its products are 2,332,222 lbs. cotton ; 200,597 lbs. tobacco ; 255,496 bush- els corn ; 48,879 bushels wheat; 1525 dollars in gold.
In this County resides Hon. EDMUND. DEBERRY. He was born 14th Au- gust, 1787.
He was educated at the ordinary schools of the County, and is a Planter by profession. He entered public life in 1806 as a member of the Senate, in which he served with some intermissions until 1828; an unusually long
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period of public service. In the next year, 1829, he was elected a member of Congress ; again in 1833, and again in 1849.
Hon. JOHN CULPEPPER resided in this County and represented this District in Congress in 1807 to 1809, 1813 to 1817, 1819 to 1821, 1823 to 1825 .* He was a Baptist preacher and elected to the General Assembly ; but his seat was vacated upon constitutional grounds. He was deemed a man of sound sense, but not brilliant, useful rather than showy.
Members of the General Assembly from Montgomery County from date of erection to 1850-51.
Years. Senate.
House of Commons.
1780. John Kimborough,
James Roper, Edward Moore.
1781. Thomas Childs,
Robert Moss, Peter Randle.
1782. Thomas Childs,
Robert Moss, Peter Randle.'
1783. Thomas Childs,
James McDonald, Mark Allen.
1784. Samuel Parsons,
Wm. Kendall, Mark Allen. Jas. McDonald, Charles Robertson.
1785. Samuel Parsons,
1786. John Stokes,
Jas. McDonald, John Palmer.
1787. John Stokes,
1788. David Nesbitt,
1789. William Kendall,
1790. Thomas Childs,
1791. James Turner,
1792. James Turner,
1793. James Turner,
William Rush, Wm. Loften.
1794. Thomas Childs,
William Loften, Thos. . Ussory.
1795. Thomas Childs,
Thomas Ussory, Henry Deberry.
1796. Thomas Childs,
Wm. Loften, Henry Deberry. -
1797. West Harris,
Ilenry Deberry, Arthur Harris. Henry Deberry, Arthur Harris.
1799. West Harris,
Henry Deberry, Thomas Childs, Jr.
1800. Thomas Blewett,
Henry Deberry, Thomas Childs, Jr. Thos. Childs, Silas Billingsfly.
1801. West Harris,
1802. West Harris,
1803.
Geo. W. Graham,
1804.James Saunders,
1805. James Saunders,
1806. Edmund Deberry,
1807. Edmund Deberry,
1808. Edmund Deberry,
1809. Edmund Deberry,
1810. Edmund Deberry,
1811. Edmund Deberry,
1812. Geo. W. Davidson,
1813. Edmund Deberry,
1814. Edmund Deberry,
1815. James Legrand,
1816. James Legrand, 1
1817. John Crump,
1818. - Geo. W. Davidson,
Geo. W. Davidson,
1819. 1820. Edmund Deberry,
1821. Edmund Deberry,
1822.
James Legrand,
1823. James Legrand,
Hardy Morgan, John Dargan.
1825. James Legrand, '
1826. Edmund Deberry,
John Culpepper, John Dargan. John Dargan, Thos. C. Dunn. John Dargan, James Allen.
* This is an error, but the authorities are, " American Almanac" for 1836, and " Statesman's Manual," by Williams, ii. 1534. Mr. C. was not in Congress in 1825.
Wm. R. Allen, James Saunders. John Maske, James Saunders. James Allen, John Maske. John Maske, James Allen. James Allen, David Cochran. David Cochran, Clement Lavier.
Claiborn Harris, Joseph Parsons. Joseph Parsons, Wm. Crittenden. George W. Davidson, Jos. Parsons. James Legrand, Jos. Parsons.
James Legrand, John Randle. . John Crump, Thomas Butler. J. Crump, John Randle. John Randle, John Crump. John Crump, John Randle.
John Lilley, Andrew Wade. John Kendall, John Lilley. John Lilley, John Kendall.
. John Dargan, John Lilley. John Dargan, IIardy Morgan. Hardy Morgan, John Dargan.
1824. James Legrand,
Thomas Childs, William Kendall. James Tindall, Thomas Ussory. Wm. Johnson, James Tindall. Thomas Butler, John Ussory. James Tindall, James Gray. William Rush, West Harris.
1798. West Harris,
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1
Years. Senate.
House of Commons.
1
1827. Edmund Deberry,
James Allen, Jas. M. Lilley. -
1828.
Edmund Deberry,
1829. John Crump,
1830. John Crump,
1831. Reuben Kendall,
1832.
James M. Lilley,
1833. Reuben Kendall,
1835.
Reuben Kendall,,
John B. Kelley,
William Harris, Peter R. Lilley. William Harris, Enoch Jordan. William Harris, Thos. Pemberton ..
1840. J. H. Montgomery,
Thos. Pemberton, Edmund F. Lilley.
1842. J. M. Worth,
Calvin J. Cochran, Francis Locke.
1844. J. M. Worth,
Calvin J. Cochran.
1846. Alexander Kelly,
Zebedee Russell.
1848. J. M. Worth,
Zebedee Russell.
1850. Angus R. Kelly,
Zebedee Russell.
CHAPTER LIII.
MOORE COUNTY.
MOORE COUNTY was formed, in 1784, from Cumberland County, and named in compliment of Hon. Alfred Moore, late one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, for whose biography see Brunswick County, Chapter VIII., page 49.
Moore County is near the centre of the State, being bounded on the north by Chatham, west by Cumberland, south by Richmond, and west by Montgomery.
Its capital is Carthage, seventy-nine miles south-west of Raleigh.
Its population is 7197 whites ; 1976 slaves ; 169 free negroes ; 8551 repre- sentative population.
Its products are 756,640 lbs. cotton ; 6073 lbs. wool; 31,416 lbs. tobacco ; 30,325 bushels corn ; 17,241 bushels oats; 15,643 bushels wheat.
Hon. ARCHIBALD McNIEL, of this county, entered the House of Commons in 1808, and re-elected in 1809, and was elected to the Senate in 1811; he was again in the Senate in 1815 ; he was elected to Congress in 1821, and served to 1823, and again elected to Congress in 1825.
Hon. ARCHIBALD McBRYDE, of this county, was elected to Congress in 1809, and re-elected in 1811; he was a member of the Senate in 1813 and 1814.
Hon. BENJAMIN WILLIAMS was a resident of this county. . He was elected Governor in 1799, and elected to the State Senate in 1807, at which session he was again elected Governor, and, in 1809, again a member of the State Senate.
He died in Moore, at his residence, now owned by Dr. Charles Chalmers. We regret that we do not know more of the lives, characters, and services of the citizens of Moore, and we trust that some patriotic son of hers will, from the data herewith given, furnish more of their merits.
Reuben Kendall, Jas. M. Lilley. Reuben Kendall, Jas. M. Lilley. James M. Lilley, Reuben Kendall. Geo. W. McClain, Pleasant M. Maske. Francis Locke, Pleasant M. Maske. Francis Locke, Edmund F. Lilley.
1836. 1838. J. H. Montgomery,
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Members of the General Assembly from Moore County, from its erection to last Session, 1850-51.
Years. Senate.
House of Commons.
1785. Philip Alston,
John Carroll, John Cox.
1786. Philip Alston,
John Cox, Charles Crawford.
17.87. Thomas Overton,
John Cox, Thomas Tyson.
1788. Thomas Overton,
William Martin, William Mears.
1789. Thomas Overton,
William Martin, William Mears.
1790. 1791.
Thomas Overton,
William Martin, William Mears.
1792.
Thomas Overton,
William Barrett, William Dunn. William Dunn, Daniel McIntosh. Thomas H. Perkins, Malcolm Gilchrist.
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