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North Carolina, into Powell's valley. He now removed to Tennessee, and engaged in law practice in Nashville. In 1780 he re- tr.rned to North Carolina, and settled down upon hi.< farm. He died in Hillsborough, North Carolina, January 30, 1785. A son, Archibald, became a distinguished lawyer in North Carolina, and a member of congress from that state: another son, Leonard, be- c«ime chief justice of North Carolina.

Henderson^ Pleasant, born in Hanover county. Virginia. January 9, 1756, brother oi Richard Henderson (q. v.». He served in the revolution army, and at the close of the war was major of Col. Malmedy's mounted corps. He studied law, and in 1789 became clerk of the house of commons of North Carolina. He finally removed to 'lennessee. and died at Huntington, that state. December 10, 1842.

Farrow, Samuel, born in \'irginia, about 1759. He was a youth when his parents re- moved to Spartanburg district, South Caro- lina. He was one of a company of scouts in the revolutionary war, was wounded in a skirmish and took part in the battle of Mus- grove's Mills. He was captured by the Brit- ish, with his two brothers, and they regained their freedom by their mother (a daughter of Col. Philemon Waters), delivering to their captors six British prisoners ; she took great pleasure in this achievement, boasting that she had made a good bargain, having beat the British four to one. After the war, Farrow studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Spartanburgh. In iSio he was elected lieutenant-governor of South Carolina, and later was elected to congress as a Republican, serving in the session of 1813-15. He was reelected, but

soon resigned, preferring service in the house of representatives of his state, of v/hich he was a lAember from 181O to 1821, when he retired to private life. The estab- lishment of the South Carolina lunatic and dtaf and dumb asylums was chiefly due to I. is efforts. He died in Columbia, South Car- olina, in November, 1824.

Franklin, Jesse, born in Orange county, \irginia. March 24, 1760. When he was fif- teen years old his family removed to North Carolina. He served in the revolutionary war. rising to the rank of major; was a member of the house of delegates three terms, and a state senator one term ; mem- ber of congress. 1795-97: United States sen- ator, 1 799- 1 805. and again, 1807-13. a part ui the time acting as president pro tcm. of that body. In 1816 the President appointed him a commissioner to treat with the Chick- asaw Indians. In 1820 he was elected gov- ernor of North Carolina. He died in Surr>' county. North Carolina, in September, 1823.

Peyton, John Howe, was born in Stafford county. Virginia, April 3, 1778, son of John N. Peyton, who was descended from Henry Peyton, of Lincoln's Inn, London, whose son \'alentine came to Westmoreland coun- ty, about 1650. He graduated at Princeton in 1797, admitted to the bar in 1709, and established a reputation as a criminal law- yer. He served many years in the legisla- ture, and was the author of a series of reso- lutions upon the attitude of the state of Pennsylvania with reference to an amend- ment of the constitution of the United States that provided a tribunal for settling disputes between the state and the Federal judiciary, of which resolutions Daniel Web- ster said: "They are so conclusive of the

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