Deputy Governor Thomas Harvey, Sr.

1. Deputy Governor Thomas Harvey Sr. was born in Heath, Snitterfield Parish, Warwickshire, England, and died 03 JUL 1699 in Albemarle Precinct, North Carolina. He was the son of 2. **John Harvey and 3. Mary. He married Johanah 13 APR 1682 in Albemarle Precinct, North Carolina. She died 27 MAR 1688 in Albemarle Precinct, North Carolina. He married Sarah Laker, daughter of Benjamin Laker and Jane.

Son of John and Mary Harvey of Snitterfield, Warwickshire. He came from Warwickshire England directly to Perquimans County, North Carolina, to be the Assistant to then-Governor John Jenkins.

His parents and a brother Robert stayed in England.

Brother Richard was a courier from England to America.

• Not the son of Virginia Governor Sir John Harvey (d. c1650).
• Not the son of North Carolina Governor John Harvey (d. 1679).

He is most likely the Thomas, son of John Harvey, who was baptized 04 June 1643 in Snitterfield.

The record of his marriage on 13 April 1682 identified him as "Sun of John Harvey and Mary his wife liveing att ye Heath in Snetterfeild parish in worwick Sheare in ould England." (Perquimans Precinct, Births, Marriages, Deaths, and Flesh Marks, 1659-1739, stack file no. C. R. 077.605.1, p. 6, North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.)

The will of Thomas Harvey was dated 31 Mar 1696, and probated 02 Nov 1699, and mentioned his brothers "Robert Harvey of ye Heath in Sniterfield Parish in Warwickshire" and "Richard Harvey late of London." (Secretary of State, North Carolina Wills, 1663-1789, stack file no. S. S. 847, North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: H-K, Volume 3, pages 65-66

Deputy Governor, council member and justice of the General Court and of the county court of Albemarle.

• Deputy Governor of North Carolina 1694-1699
• ncpedia.org
• Thomas Harvey (d. 1699) was a long time colonial official who became the second deputy governor of North Carolina following the death of Governor Thomas Jarvis in 1694. He served on the colonial council from 1683 to 1695, serving as its president for his last four years. Harvey was the son of John and Mary Harvey of Snitterfield Parish in Warwickshire, England and the cousin of John Harvey, governor of Albemarle County. Harvey was residing in Albemarle by 1670. In 1682, Harvey married Governor John Jenkins’ widow Johanah and, upon her death, married Sarah Laker. Harvey resided at Harveys Neck, a peninsula formed by the Perquimans and Yeopim Rivers.
• Harvey died on July 3, 1699 as a result of “continual sickness.” The stress of performing his duties was a possible factor contributing to his death. In a July 1698 letter, Harvey complained to Provincial Governor John Archdale about how dealing with matters has strained his health, appealing for help in dealing with the situation. Harvey died leaving a widow with two young children ages six and four.

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Biography at NCPedia: http://ncpedia.org/biography/governors/harvey-thomas

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Notes on the various Harveys: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HARVEY/2002-05/102194...