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About Joseph Blount Skinner (1780-1851) of Perquimans County, NC

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38099
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Abstract:
Joseph Blount Skinner, a native of Perquimans County, NC, attended Princeton College, was censured by his father for extravagance and was brought home from school to work as a field hand. Afterward Joseph studied law and was admitted to the bar. He represented Perquimans County in the NC House of Commons in 1803, represented the Town of Edenton in Legislature in 1814 and 1815 and represented Chowan County in the NC Senate in 1833. In 1835, he represented Chowan County in the Convention.
Source:
Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 12 Issue No. 4, , p112-113