I95655: Sarah DURRETT (6 Jan 1781

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"Their son Thomas, b 23 Jan 1831 was Speaker of the NC Assembly, US Minister to Peru, and US Dist. Judge for the Northern Dist of Florida, and father of Hon. Thomas Settle NC."

Settle, Thomas (1789-1857) Uncle of David Settle Reid; father of Thomas Settle (1831-1888); grandfather of Thomas Settle (1865-1919). Born near Reidsville, Rockingham County, N.C., March 9, 1789. Democrat. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1816, 1826-27; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1817-21; superior court judge, 1832. Died in Rockingham County, N.C., August 5, 1857. Interment in private or family graveyard. See also: congressional biography.

SETTLE, Thomas, 1789-1857: SETTLE, Thomas, (grandfather of Thomas Settle [1865-1919] and uncle of David Settle Reid), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Reidsville, Rockingham County, N.C., March 9, 1789; educated by private tutors; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1812 and commenced practice in Wentworth, N.C.; member of the State house of commons in 1816; elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1821); declined to be a candidate for reelection; resumed the practice of law; again a member of the State house of commons, in 1826 and 1827, and served as speaker in the last session; judge of the superior courts of North Carolina in 1832; died in Rockingham County, N.C., August 5, 1857; interment in the Settle family graveyard, near Reidsville, N.C.

1034388 Settle, Thomas 1791-1857 Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Six volumes. Edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1888-1889. Reprint. Detroit: Gale Research, 1968. (ApCAB).

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THOMAS SETTLE PAPERS
Summary

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Settle, Thomas, 1789-1857.
Papers, 1808-1879.
92 items.

Family, business, and political correspondence of Settle, Rockingham
County, N.C., lawyer, legislator, and judge, including correspondence with
his son-in-law, Gov. David Settle Reid (1813-1891) and others prominent in
public affairs in North Carolina; bills, receipts, and deeds. Topics are
primarily family news but include some discussion of North Carolina
politics, especially concerning Reid's re-election. Later correspondence
(1878-1879) discusses travel through Florida and the economic opportunities
in Jacksonville, and the training of hunting dogs.

Gifts, 1937-1957.

SEE ALSO: Thomas Settle (1831-1881) papers (#3345) in the Southern
Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

ONLINE CATALOG TERMS:
Dogs--Training--History--19th century.
Florida--Description and travel--1865-1950.
Jacksonville (Fla.)--Economic conditions--19th century.
Governors--North Carolina.
North Carolina--Politics and government--1775-1865.
Reid, David Settle, 1813-1891.
Reed family.
Settle family.
Settle, David Thomas, 1789-1857.
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My Southern Family

Sarah DURRETT

6 Jan 1781 - 23 Jul 1822

ID Number: I95655

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Elizabeth MCGUIRE

30 Oct 1788 - 17 Jan 1871

ID Number: I47676

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Jene Shepard MILLER

Hon. Thomas SETTLE I Judge

9 Mar 1789 - 5 Aug 1857

ID Number: I51592

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Jesse TURNER

1781 - ____

ID Number: I45306

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