Jethro Exum Sumner was a senior officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Virginia, Sumner’s military service began in the French and Indian War as a member of the state’s Provincial forces. He died in 1785 with extensive landholdings and 35 slaves.
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Jethro Exum Sumner was a senior officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Virginia, Sumner’s military service began in the French and Indian War as a member of the state’s Provincial forces. After the conclusion of that conflict, he moved to Bute County, North Carolina, where he acquired a substantial area of land and operated a tavern. He was elected to North Carolina’s Provincial Congress, and served as sheriff of Bute from 1772 to 1776. He died in 1785 with extensive landholdings and 35 slaves, and was buried in Bute’s North Carolina Cemetery, near the town of Halifax, where his family had lived since 1691. He is buried with his wife, Mary Hurst, and their three children, including Thomas Blount, who would later serve multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details. In the United States, call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org. For support in the Middle East, contact the Salvation Army in the UK on 0300 123 90 90, or visit http://www.salvationarmy.org/.
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