The Royal Colony of North Carolina - The 4th House of Burgesses (1734)




The Royal Colony of North Carolina

4th House of Burgesses - 1734
The 4th House of Burgesses during the Royal Period met in Edenton from November 6th to November 13th in 1734. This is also considered to be the 4th House of Burgesses under Royal Governor George Burrington. It would also be his last. On September 26, 1734, Governor George Burrington and his Executive Council agreed to call for a new General Assembly with elections to be held on October 22nd. Onslow Precinct sent their first known delegates to this House of Burgesses. Bladen Precinct was established in 1734, but they did not send their first delegates until the next House of Burgesses. On November 11, 1734, the House of Burgesses ordered new Bills for the establishment of Bladen, Edgecombe, and Onslow Precincts. On November 12, 1734, the House of Burgesses decided to relook at the creation of Tyrrell Precinct. They then read a letter from Col. Maurice Moore informing them that Governor Gabriel Johnston had arrived at Cape Fear on October 27th. On November 13, the House of Burgesses read a proclamation that Governor Gabriel Johnston had qualified and taken office as the new governor of North Carolina with his Executive Council at Brunswick Town. They then unanimously agreed that they would proceed with no more business.
Election District	Delegate
Beaufort Precinct	Edward Salter
Beaufort Precinct	Robert Turner
Bertie Precinct	James Castellaw
	John Dawson
	John Hodgson
	Arthur Williams
	George Wynns
Carteret Precinct	Col. Thomas Lovick
Carteret Precinct	James Winwright
Chowan Precinct	Col. Henry Bonner
	Capt. William Downing
	Thomas Luten
	Col. Edward Moseley*
	Col. Cullen Pollock
Craven Precinct	Walter Lane
Craven Precinct	Daniel Shine
Currituck Precinct	John Etheridge
	Lewis Jenkins
	John Mann
	George Powers
	Henry White
Edgecombe Precinct**	Dr. Davy Hopper
	Bartholomew McKinnie (MacQuinny)
	James Milliken
	John Spiers
	William Whitehead
Hyde Precinct	William Cording
Hyde Precinct	Samuel Sinclaire
New Hanover Precinct	--
New Hanover Precinct	--
Onslow Precinct	John Starkey
Onslow Precinct	J. Williams
Pasquotank Precinct	Gabriel Burnham
	Caleb Sawyer
	Charles Sawyer
	Col. John Palin
	Jeremiah Symons (Simons)
Perquimans Precinct	Zebulon Clayton
	Charles Denman
	Joshua Long
	Richard Skinner
	Samuel Swann
Tyrrell Precinct***	***
Tyrrell Precinct***	***
Town of Bath	Roger Kennion (Kenyon)
Town of Edenton	William Badham
Town of New Bern	John Powell
* Edward Moseley was elected Speaker of the House. Abraham Blackall was appointed Clerk.
** Edgecombe Precinct was only authorized two representatives, but for some unknown reason, they sent five to this meeting. It is not clear if any or all were seated.
*** Tyrrell Precinct was created in 1729, but for some reason it was not authorized to send delegates to the House of Burgesses until January 15, 1734/35.
It is not clear whether the precincts with no names identified are due to vacancies or if they simply did not show up in time.

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