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Cuthbert Bullitt (1740-1791) —
Born in Prince
William County, Va., 1740.
Lawyer;
planter;
shot and killed John
Baylis in a duel
on September 24, 1765; later tried for
the killing
and acquitted; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1776.
Anglican;
later Episcopalian.
Died in Prince
William County, Va., 1791
(age about
51 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Alexander (c.1740-1805) —
of Maryland.
Born in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., about 1740.
Planter;
lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1775-76.
Episcopalian.
When the Declaration of Independence was promulgated, fled
from Maryland to the British Fleet; in 1780, he was adjudged
guilty of high
treason, and his property was confiscated.
Died in London, England,
November
20, 1805 (age about 65
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Allen (1740-1825) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1740.
Son of William Allen and Margaret (Hamilton) Allen.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775-76.
Disapproved of the Declaration of Independence, and withdrew from the
Continental Congress in June 1776; when the British Army entered New
York, he took the oath of allegiance to the King, and went to
England; he was attainted
of treason,
and his estates in Pennsylvania were confiscated.
Died in London, England,
March
7, 1825 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Matthews —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Lawyer;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1776-84.
In 1776, the New York Provincial Congress ordered his arrest
over his involvement
in a plot to poison
Gen. George
Washington; continued serving as mayor during British occupation
of the city; in 1783, he fled to
Nova Scotia with other Loyalists.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Joachim Zubly (1724-1781) —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in St. Gall, Switzerland,
August
27, 1724.
Ordained
minister; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775-76; accused
of treason
against the Continental Congress and banished
in 1777; half of his estate was confiscated;
returned to Savannah in 1779.
Presbyterian.
Swiss
ancestry.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., July 23,
1781 (age 56 years, 330
days).
Interment at Colonial
Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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John Williams (1752-1806) —
of New York.
Born in Barnstable, England,
1752.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
York state senate Eastern District, 1777-78, 1782-95; member of
New
York state assembly from Charlotte County, 1781-82; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Washington
and Clinton counties, 1788; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1795-99; county judge
in New York.
Expelled
for misconduct from the state senate in 1778.
Died in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., July 22,
1806 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Salem
Cemetery, Salem, N.Y.
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Joseph Galloway (1731-1803) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in West River, Anne Arundel
County, Md., 1731.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1757-75; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-75.
Opposed independence for the Colonies and remained loyal to King
George; joined the British Army; moved to England; in 1778, the
General Assembly of Pennsylvania convicted
him of high
treason and confiscated
his estates.
Died in Watford, Hertfordshire, England,
August
29, 1803 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Abraham Jones —
of Richmond
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1777-78; removed 1778.
Expelled
from the New York Assembly (his seat was declared vacant) on June 8,
1778, for "being with
the enemy.".
Died on shipboard in the North
Atlantic Ocean, en route back from Canada.
Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean.
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Isaac Low (1735-1791) —
of New York.
Born in Raritan Landing (now part of Piscataway), Middlesex
County, N.J., April 13,
1735.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1774.
Was opposed to armed conflict with Great Britain; accused
of treason
and imprisoned;
his property was confiscated
through a bill of
attainder in 1779; moved to England in 1783.
Died in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England,
July
25, 1791 (age 56 years, 103
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ephraim Paine (1730-1785) —
of New York.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., August
19, 1730.
County judge in New York, 1778-81; member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1779-81, 1782-85; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1784.
Expelled
from the New York State Senate on March 15, 1781, for neglect
of duty.
Died in Amenia, Dutchess
County, N.Y., August
10, 1785 (age 54 years, 356
days).
Interment at Red
Meeting House Cemetery, Near Amenia, Dutchess County, N.Y.
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Henry Osborne (1751-1800) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Camden
County, Ga.
Born in Newton-Limavady, Ireland (now Limavady, Northern
Ireland), August
21, 1751.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1786; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1787-89; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1789-91.
Removed
from offices he held in Pennsylvania in June 1783 following the
supreme executive council's determination that he was a bigamist;
convicted
by the Georgia senate in December 1791 of election
fraud.
Died in St. Simons Island, Glynn
County, Ga., November
9, 1800 (age 49 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Memucan Hunt —
of Granville
County, N.C.
North
Carolina state treasurer, 1784-87.
In 1786, charges
of misconduct were brought against him and heard by the Legislature
in joint session; two days later, he was defeated for re-election.
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew Lyon (1749-1822) —
of Eddyville, Lyon
County, Ky.
Born in County Wicklow, Ireland,
July
14, 1749.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1779-83; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1797-1801; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1802; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1803-11; defeated,
1810.
Convicted
and jailed in 1789 under the Sedition
Act.
Died in Spadra Bluff, Johnson
County, Ark., August 1,
1822 (age 73 years, 18
days).
Original interment at Spadra
Bluff Cemetery, Spadra Bluff, Ark.; reinterment in 1833 at Eddyville
Cemetery, Eddyville, Ky.
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Joseph Roffignac (1766-1846) —
also known as Louis Philippe Joseph de Rouffignac —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Angoulême, France,
1766.
Mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1820-28.
French
ancestry.
Fled
France in 1789 to escape the
guillotine, presumably over disloyalty
to the revolutionary regime.
Suffered a stroke,
and dropped the gun he was holding, which accidentally
discharged, shooting
him in the head and killing him, in Périgueux, France,
1846
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Blount (1749-1800) —
Born in Windsor, Bertie
County, N.C., March 26,
1749.
Son of Jacob Blount and Barbara (Gray) Blount.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1781, 1783; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-83, 1786-87; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1788; Governor of
Southwest Territory, 1790-96; delegate to
Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1798-1800; died in office 1800; Speaker of
the Tennessee State Senate, 1798-99.
Presbyterian.
Became involved in a conspiracy
to turn Florida over to British control; when this plot was uncovered
in 1797, was expelled
from the U.S. Senate; afterwards, on July 7, 1797, he was impeached,
but the Senate dropped the matter for lack of jurisdiction.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., March 21,
1800 (age 50 years, 360
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Robert Morris (1734-1806) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Liverpool, England,
January
31, 1734.
Son of Robert Morris and Elizabeth (Murphet) Morris.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1785; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789-95.
Episcopalian.
Financier of the American Revolution, but went broke in the process.
Imprisoned
for debt from
February 1798 to August 1801. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $10
silver certificate in the 1870s and 1880s.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 8,
1806 (age 72 years, 97
days).
Entombed at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue at Independence
National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Nathaniel Peabody (1741-1823) —
of Atkinson, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Topsfield, Essex
County, Mass., March 1,
1741.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1776-79, 1781-85,
1787-90, 1793-96; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1779-80, 1785; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1782-83; member
of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1784-86; member of New
Hampshire state senate from Rockingham County, 1785-86, 1790-93.
Confined
in a debtor's
prison
for about twenty years.
Died in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., June 27,
1823 (age 82 years, 118
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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