Thomas Harvey (North Carolina governor)

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Thomas Harvey
2nd Deputy Governor of North Carolina
In office
1694–1699
Preceded by Thomas Jarvis
Succeeded by Henderson Walker ( Acting )
Personal details
Born 1668
Berkeley Precinct, Albemarle County (modern Perquimans County), North Carolina
Died c. 1699
Albemarle County
Spouse(s) Johanna Jenkins
Sarah Laker
Children 3

Thomas Harvey (1668-1699) was the Deputy Governor of North Carolina from 1694 to 1699.

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Early life

Harvey was born in 1668, in Berkeley Precinct, Albemarle County (modern Perquimans County), North Carolina, to John and Mary Harvey. He had two brothers: Robert and Richard, [1] and was cousin of former governor of Albemarle Sound John Harvey. [2]

Albemarle Sound An estuary on the coast of North Carolina, United States

Albemarle Sound is a large estuary on the coast of North Carolina in the United States located at the confluence of a group of rivers, including the Chowan and Roanoke. It is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Currituck Banks, a barrier peninsula upon which the town of Kitty Hawk is located, at the eastern edge of the sound, and part of the greater Outer Banks region. Roanoke Island is situated at the southeastern corner of the sound, where it connects to Pamlico Sound. Much of the water in the Albemarle Sound is brackish or fresh, as opposed to the saltwater of the ocean, as a result of river water pouring into the sound.

John Harvey was the governor of Albemarle Sound, in The Carolinas, in 1679.

Career

In March 1683 Harvey was a county court justice. He was a member on the colonial council from 1683 to 1695, serving as its president between 1692 and 1695. [2]

He was appointed deputy governor of North Carolina in 1694. [1] Harvey and his council established the "proprietors's liberal land policies" and he reorganized the colonial government. In December 1696, Harvey created another county in North Carolina in modern Bath, because settlers had created settlements in places beyond Albemarle County. The tensions between North Carolina and Virginia increased over a border dispute (along with other issues). [2] His term ended in 1699. [1]

Bath, North Carolina Town in North Carolina, United States

Bath is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 249 at the 2010 census. Incorporated in 1705, Bath was North Carolina's first port of entry, located on the Pamlico River near its mouth. It developed a trade in naval stores, furs, and tobacco.

Personal life

Harvey married two times: In the first of them, he married widow of John Jenkins, Joanna, on 13 April 1682. After the death of him (on March 27, 1688), [3] he married Sarah Laker in Perquimans County, North Carolina. Harvey and Laker had three children: John (who died young), Thomas, and Mary. [1] [3] He died on July 3, 1699, in Albemarle County. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Thomas Harvey genealogy”. Retrieved on 2 February 2015, to 16:20 pm.
  2. 1 2 3 Dennis F. Daniels. NCpedia:Thomas Harvey.
  3. 1 2 Carolana: Thomas Harvey, Deputy Governor of Carolina Province 1694 to 1699.
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