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Joseph John Clinch Jr.
Joseph John Clinch, Jr. (17541795) was a colonel in the Halifax District Brigade#Edgecomb County Regiment, Edgecomb County Regiment of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution, a justice of the peace and a representative from Nash County at the meeting of the North Carolina House of Commons in November 1786. Early life and political career Joseph John Clinch was born in 1754. He was the son of Elizabeth Goodrich and Joseph John Clinch of Surry County, Virginia. He moved to Edgecombe County, North Carolina with his family as a child. They lived near Tarboro, North Carolina. He owned a large estate of 1,100 acres and sixteen slaves. He married Mary (Lamont) Clinch with whom he had five children, including Duncan Lamont Clinch. His home was Ard-Lamont, which was located in Edgecombe County but may have been in the part that became Nash County, North Carolina when it was formed in 1777. Joseph was a representative from Nash County in the North Carolina General A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax District Brigade
The Halifax District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). This unit was established by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 4, 1776, and disbanded at the end of the war. Commanders Brigadier Allen Jones served as commander of the Halifax District Brigade from May 4, 1776 until after the war when he resigned his commission on December 3, 1787. Thomas Eaton temporarily filled general Jones command while he represented as North Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress in December 1779 and again while he was ill in 1781. # Brigadier General Allen Jones (1776-1783) # Brigadier General Thomas Eaton (Pro Tempore) (1779, 1781) Regiments 1st and 2nd Battalion of Volunteers The North Carolina Provincial Congress authorized the creation of the 1st and 2nd Battalion of Volunteers on November 23, 1776 at the insistence of the Continental Congress, which was afraid of another British march to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |