Allen Jones (delegate)
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Allen Jones was an American
planter and statesman from Northampton County, North Carolina
. During the Revolutionary War
he was a Brigadier General in the state militia. He was a delegate for North Carolina
to the Continental Congress
in 1779 and 1780. Brother of Congressman Willie Jones (statesman)
; father-in-law of North Carolina Governor and Philadelphia Convention
member William Richardson Davie
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
planter and statesman from Northampton County, North Carolina
Northampton County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 22,086 people, 8,691 households, and 5,953 families residing in the county. The population density was 41 people per square mile . There were 10,455 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...
. During the Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
he was a Brigadier General in the state militia. He was a delegate for North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
to the Continental Congress
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
in 1779 and 1780. Brother of Congressman Willie Jones (statesman)
Willie Jones (statesman)
Willie Jones was an American planter and statesman from Halifax County, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1780...
; father-in-law of North Carolina Governor and Philadelphia Convention
Philadelphia Convention
The Constitutional Convention took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from...
member William Richardson Davie
William Richardson Davie
William Richardson Davie was a military officer and the tenth Governor of North Carolina from 1798 to 1799, as well as one of the most important men involved in the founding of the University of North Carolina...
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