Thomas Harvey (North Carolina governor)



































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.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 References





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]



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]



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]



References





  1. ^ abcde Thomas Harvey genealogy”. Retrieved on 2 February 2015, to 16:20 pm.


  2. ^ abc Dennis F. Daniels. NCpedia:Thomas Harvey.


  3. ^ ab Carolana: Thomas Harvey, Deputy Governor of Carolina Province 1694 to 1699.









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