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{{Short description|American vestryman (1697–1764)}} |
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'''Joseph Spruill''' (~1697 - 1764)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spruill Jr. |first1=William Kenneth |title=Spruill Family Colonial Chronology 1684-1800 |url=https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/585862-redirection |website=Family Search |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref> was a [[vestryman]] of [[Chowan County, North Carolina|South Chowan Parish]], a major in the [[Edenton District Brigade#Tyrrell County Regiment|Tyrrell County Regiment]] of the [[North Carolina]] [[militia]], [[magistrate]], and [[supervisor]] of "''The King's High Roads''." Joseph also was the [[sheriff]] of [[Tyrrell County, North Carolina]]. He was a representative to the [[Province of North Carolina]] House of Burgesses in 1775 and the [[First North Carolina Provincial Congress]].<ref name="House">{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/Royal_Colony/House_of_Burgesses/royal_27th_house_of_burgesses.html|author=Lewis, J.D.|title=Royal Colony of North Carolina, 27th House of Burgesses|website=Carolana.com|accessdate=October 24, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Lewis1st">{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_revolution_1st_provincial_congress_members.html|title=1st Provincial Congress|author=Lewis, J.D.|accessdate=August 13, 2019|website=Carolina.com}}</ref><ref name="Manual">{{cite book|url=http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/manual/manual.html#p387|title=A Manual of North Carolina Issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the Use of Members of the General Assembly Session 1913|year=1913|editor=Connor, Robert Diggs Wimberly|editor-link=Robert D. W. Connor|accessdate=August 13, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Minutes">{{cite book|url=https://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.php/document/csr09-0303|title=Minutes of the Provincial Congress of North Carolina|author=North Carolina Provincial Congress|volume=9|pages=1041–1049}}, August 25, 1774 - August 27, 1774</ref> |
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'''Joseph [[Spruill]]''' born circa 1690. He was a [[vestryman]] of [[South Chowan Parish]], was the major of the [[Tyrrell County]], [[North Carolina]], [[militia]], [[magistrate]] and [[supervisor]] of "'''the King's high roads'''." Joseph also was the [[sheriff]] of Tyrrell County, North Carolina and a member of the '''Assembly'''. |
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Joseph Spruill was the son of [[Dr. Godfrey Spruill]], the patriarch of the |
Joseph Spruill was the son of [[Dr. Godfrey Spruill]], the patriarch of the Spruill family in the [[United States]] and the first doctor in [[North Carolina]]. |
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* "The Spruills--a Family of Colonial Notables" by David E. Davis printed in ''[[Our State]]'' magazine. August 1, 1964. |
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[[Category:People from Tyrrell County, North Carolina]] |
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[[Category:Members of the North Carolina House of Burgesses]] |
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[[Category:Members of the North Carolina Provincial Congresses]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:03, 26 December 2024
Joseph Spruill (~1697 - 1764)[1] was a vestryman of South Chowan Parish, a major in the Tyrrell County Regiment of the North Carolina militia, magistrate, and supervisor of "The King's High Roads." Joseph also was the sheriff of Tyrrell County, North Carolina. He was a representative to the Province of North Carolina House of Burgesses in 1775 and the First North Carolina Provincial Congress.[2][3][4][5]
Joseph Spruill was the son of Dr. Godfrey Spruill, the patriarch of the Spruill family in the United States and the first doctor in North Carolina.
Sources
[edit]- ^ Spruill Jr., William Kenneth. "Spruill Family Colonial Chronology 1684-1800". Family Search. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "Royal Colony of North Carolina, 27th House of Burgesses". Carolana.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "1st Provincial Congress". Carolina.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Connor, Robert Diggs Wimberly, ed. (1913). A Manual of North Carolina Issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the Use of Members of the General Assembly Session 1913. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ North Carolina Provincial Congress. Minutes of the Provincial Congress of North Carolina. Vol. 9. pp. 1041–1049., August 25, 1774 - August 27, 1774
- "The Spruills--a Family of Colonial Notables" by David E. Davis printed in Our State magazine. August 1, 1964.
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