NASH COUNTY, NC REPRESENTATIVES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 1778 to 1850.
In 1850, Nash County possessed a population of 5,072 whites; 4,056 slaves; 629 Free African Americans; 9,034 representative population.
Members of the North Carolina General Assembly from Nash County, from its founding in 1777 to 1850-’51:
Years. Senate.
1778 to 1795 – Hardy Griffin,
1796 – William Arrington,
1797 – Archibald Griffin,
1798 – 1799 – John Arrington,
1800 – John H. Drake,
1801 – 1804. John Arrington,
1806 – John H. Drake,
1806 – 1807. John Arrington,
1808 – 1812. William Arrington,
1813 – 1815. George Boddie (pronounced “body”),
1816. Michael Collins,
1817. Hobert C. Milliard,
1818. Michael Collins,
1819. Joseph Terrell,
1820 to 1826. Wm. W. Boddie,
1827. Nicholas Drake,
1828 – 1832. Wm. W. Boddie,
1833 – 1844. Samuel L. Arrington,
1844 – 1850. John H. Drake,
YEARS HOUSE OF COMMONS.
1778 – Thomas Hester, Hardy Griffin.
1780 – 1782. Joseph Arrington, Edward Nicholson.
1783 – 1784. Micajah Thomas, Thomas Pounds.
1785 – John Bonds, Micajah Thomas.
1786 – John Bonds, Jos. J. Clinch.
1787 – Micajah Thomas, John Bonds.
1788 – 1789. Wilson Vick, John Bonds.
1790 – James Battle, John Bonds.
1791 – Howell Ellen, Joseph Arrington.
1792 – John H. Drake, Joseph Arrington.
1793 – John H. Drake, John Bonds.
1794 – 1796. John H. Drake, Arch’d Hunter.
1797 – Redmond Bunn, Arch’d Hunter.
1798 – Redmond Bunn, John H. Drake.
1799 – Redmond Bunn, Arch’d Hunter.
1800 – Geo. Boddie, Redmond Bunn.
1801 – Geo. Boddie, Arch’d Hunter.
1802 – 1803. John Hilliard, Arch’d Griffin.
1804 – Arch’d-Griffin, Nathan Whitehead.
1805 – Nathan Whitehead, Henry Hines.
1806 – 1807. Arch’d Griffin, Redmond Bunn.
1808 – Amos Gandy, Redmond Bunn.
1809 – Michael Collins, Exum Phillips.
1810 – Amos Gandy, Michael Collins.
1811 – Michael Collins, Exum Phillips.
1812 Geo. Boddie, Michael Collins.
1813 – 1815. K. C. Hilliard, Michael Collins.
1816 – Hartley Deans, David Hicks.
1817 – Arch’d Lamon, Joseph Terrell.
1818 – 1819. Wm. W. Boddie, Arch’d Lamon.
1820 – Arch’d Lamon, Henry Blount.
1821 – Henry Blount, Arch’d Lamon.
1822 – 1823. Arch’d Lamon, Thomas N. Mann.
1824 Arch’d Lamon, N. J. Drake.
1825 – Nicholas Drake, Major A. Wilcox.
1826 – Duncan York, Joseph Arrington,
1827 – Frederick Battle, Jas. N. Mann.
1828 – Frederick Battle, Gideon Bass.
1829 – Duncan York, Jos. Arrington.
1830 – Jos. Arrington, Robert C. Milliard.
1831 – 32. Jos. Arrington, Geo. Boddie.
1833 – 34. George Boddie, Ford Taylor.
1835 – Samuel Brown, Ford Taylor.
1836 – Henry Blount.
1838 – 1842. Ford Taylor.
1844 – 1846. W. D. Harrison.’
1848 – Dr. Taylor.
1850 – Ford Taylor.
John Hill Wheeler, HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF NORTH CAROLINA, FROM 1584 TO 1851. [Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo, 1851]: 274 – 276