Record #:

38997

Author(s):

Abstract:

Thomas Jones, a native of Gloucestershire, England, became clerk of Chowan County Court in 1758. He represented Chowan County in the NC Assemblies and all five sessions of the Provincial Congress between 1774 and 1776. He served on the Provincial Council in 1775-76, helped produce the ‘Halifax Resolves,’ and was on the committee to write a Declaration of rights and a constitution. Jones is credited with at least one third of the ordinances passed by Congress in December 1776.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 3, July 2017, p75-76 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Jones, Thomas (d. 1797) of Chowan County; Chowan County--People