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

Early life

Harvey was born in 1668, in Berkeley Precinct, Albemarle County (modern

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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. He was appointed deputy governor of North Carolina in 1694. 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). His term ended in 1699.

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),Carolana: Thomas Harvey, Deputy Governor of Carolina Province 1694 to 1699
he married Sarah Laker in Perquimans County, North Carolina. Harvey and Laker had three children: John (who died young), Thomas, and Mary. He died on July 3, 1699, in Albemarle County.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, Thomas 1668 births 1699 deaths Deputy governors of North Carolina (1691–1712)