Northampton, Virginia
Northampton County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,282. Its county seat is Eastville. Northampton and Accomack Counties are a part of the larger Eastern Shore of Virginia.
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in 1623 to Thomas Jarvis and Elizabeth Bacon. He started his political career in 1672 as a member of the executive council under Governor
Peter Carteret
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and continued to play an active role in
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politics for two decades.NCpedia:Thomas Jarvis Retrieved in September 14, 2015, to 13:20 pm. From 1683–1689, Jarvis was the acting chief executive during the tenures of governors Seth Sothel and John Gibbs. In 1691 he was appointed Deputy Governor of North and South Carolina where he served under Governor Philip
Ludwell
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. With this appointment, Thomas became the first deputy governor of the entire colony, including the area north-east of Cape Fear.East Carolina University Retrieved in August 02, 2012, to 23:27 pm.
Very little is known about his private life. Jarvis married Dorcas Foster and had two sons, Thomas III and Foster, along with one daughter, Dorcas. He purchased a piece of land located between the
Perquimans River
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and Carolina Sound (at that time known as the Albemarle county). This land was purchased in conjunction with a
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. Jarvis also owned an estate on Whites Island, where he made his primary residence. Sometime before his appointment to deputy governor in 1691, Jarvis was a ship captain. In addition, Jarvis owned at least seven slaves (three were African Americans, two were Native Americans, and two were of biracial descent). He died in White's Island,
Currituck, NC
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