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Caroline Wood

Birth
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1836 (aged 8–9)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Caroline was the Daughter of James Cathcart Johnston owner of Hayes Plantation he was probably the largest Slave owner in North Carolina and Edith Edy Woods a Mulatto Slave owned by James Woods. James Johnston was the Son of Samuel Johnston
North Carolina Governor, US Senator. He served in both the house of commons and senate of North Carolina. He was a member of the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1781. He was elected as the first President of the Congress, after the Articles of Confederation was signed, creating the United States, but he declined the nomination. He served as the Governor of North Carolina from 1787 to 1889 until he was elected as a U.S. Senator (1789 to 1793). He was also the first Grand Master of Freemasons for the State of North Carolina

Bio by: Evening Blues
Caroline was the Daughter of James Cathcart Johnston owner of Hayes Plantation he was probably the largest Slave owner in North Carolina and Edith Edy Woods a Mulatto Slave owned by James Woods. James Johnston was the Son of Samuel Johnston
North Carolina Governor, US Senator. He served in both the house of commons and senate of North Carolina. He was a member of the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1781. He was elected as the first President of the Congress, after the Articles of Confederation was signed, creating the United States, but he declined the nomination. He served as the Governor of North Carolina from 1787 to 1889 until he was elected as a U.S. Senator (1789 to 1793). He was also the first Grand Master of Freemasons for the State of North Carolina

Bio by: Evening Blues

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