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in August 1774. Nash and his brother, Abner, were both elected to that body, along with 69 other North Carolinians, which then selected delegates to the Continental Congress. Governor Martin condemned the Provincial Congress as an extra-legal body not permitted to assemble and represent the people of
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Along with Fanning, who was a personal friend, Nash was accused of extorting money from Hillsborough's residents. Regulator leaders attempted to have Nash tried for corruption, but the charges against him were dismissed. In September 1770, a group of Regulators took control of Hillsborough, forcing
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on October 4. Initially, the North Carolina brigade was intended to serve in the Continental Army's reserve but Washington, out of a desire to defend his flank, ordered Nash into action. Nash was commanding a fighting retreat, slowly moving his unit backwards to stall the British advance, when he
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met in a session several hours before the Assembly was set to open and many of the congressional delegates, including Nash, voted to support the work of the Continental and Provincial Congresses. In response, Martin dissolved the Assembly on April 8, 1775. Nash was a representative of the House of
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Nash showed an interest in military affairs while living in Hillsborough, and received informal military training from a retired English soldier living there. He worked his way up through the Orange County militia ranks until he eventually became its commanding colonel. During the
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Nash was one of ten Patriot generals who died during the American Revolutionary War. After his death, on April 29, 1784, Congress awarded his heirs a land grant representing 84 months of Continental Army service, which exceeded Nash's actual service time.
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of the Continental Army, and he was forced to remain in command of the troops defending South Carolina. Nash marched north to join Washington's army and commanded all nine North Carolina Continental Army regiments at the
1901: 414:. Francis Nash had two children out of wedlock, one of whom some scholars identify as a son also named Francis Nash, possibly born in 1770 or 1771. The mother of one of the children was reported as Hillsborough 621:. His final words are alleged to have been "From the first dawn of the Revolution I have been ever on the side of liberty and my country". He was buried in the Towamencin Mennonite Meetinghouse Cemetery in 431:, in 1768, he ordered the militia to put down several riots incited by the Regulators, but the militiamen were sympathetic towards the rioters and refused. Nash entered into a pact with others including 670:, a signatory to the Declaration of Independence, after Nash's death. In 1938, a historical marker was placed near the house commemorating Nash's life and service. The Nash-Hooper House was declared a 296:
of the Revolutionary War before being ordered north. Nash was made a brigadier general in 1777 upon Moore's death, and given command of the North Carolina brigade of the Continental Army under General
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After the British captured Philadelphia on September 26, 1777, Washington took to the offensive and struck at the main part of the British Army near Philadelphia in the
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against the Regulator militia. He served in the "Lower House" of the colonial Assembly in 1771 and from 1773 to 1775 as a representative for Hillsborough.
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During April 1776, Nash was promoted to colonel to replace Moore, who had been promoted to brigadier general. Nash took part in the expedition to aid
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was mortally wounded by a cannonball that struck him in the hip and killed his horse. The same cannonball killed Major James Witherspoon, son of
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generals to die from wounds received in combat between 1775 and 1781. He is honored by several city and county names, including those of
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between 1765 and 1771. Nash was also involved in North Carolina politics, representing Hillsborough on several occasions in the colonial
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North Carolina. In an attempt to quash its work, the Governor called the House of Burgesses to convene on April 5, 1775, but the
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Burgesses that met until April 8. The Royal government would never again call an Assembly to session in North Carolina.
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A portion of John Collet's 1770 map of North Carolina depicting the environs of Hillsborough and the Haw and Eno Rivers
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under the command of then-colonel James Moore. In November, the 1st North Carolina was formally integrated into the
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Ruth Jackson. Francis Nash the elder provided Jackson with property west of Hillsborough, and several slaves.
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Nash and other public officials to flee for fear of bodily harm. Nash subsequently fought alongside Governor
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Nash quickly became engaged in revolutionary activities, and served as a delegate to the first three Patriot
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in February 1776 but, like Moore, did not participate in the battle, arriving after its conclusion.
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House of Burgesses to prevent the North Carolina Assembly from selecting delegates to the proposed
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in Nash's honor, but it was demolished in 1937. Nash's home in Hillsborough is now known as the
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organization. Nash served as an officer under Moore during the maneuvers that led up to the
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In 1770, Nash married Sarah Moore, the daughter of colonial jurist Maurice Moore, niece of
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Liberty's Fallen Generals: Leadership and Sacrifice in the American War of Independence
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Nash returned with his regiment to North Carolina in anticipation of joining General
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Governor Alexander Martin: Biography of a North Carolina Revolutionary War Statesman
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Breaking Loose Together: The Regulator Rebellion in Pre-Revolutionary North Carolina
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in September. In response, members of the Assembly, many of whom would later become
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By 1763, Francis Nash had moved along with Abner to Childsburgh, which later became
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A Colonial Officer and His Times, 1754ā€“1773: A Biographical Sketch of Hugh Waddell
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Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina, Documenting the American South
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Highway Historical Marker near Nash's home in Hillsborough, North Carolina
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United States military personnel killed in the American Revolutionary War
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Biographical History of North Carolina from Colonial Times to the Present
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A Quest for Glory: Major General Robert Howe and the American Revolution
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Francis Nash's home in Hillsborough, now known as the Nash-Hooper House
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on October 4, 1777, and died several days later. Nash was one of ten
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Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1969 and 1971
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Nash was treated by Washington's personal physician,
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Members of the North Carolina Provincial Congresses
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at Germantown, near where Nash was mortally wounded
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In Ashe, Samuel A'Court (ed.). 1479: 623:Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania 524:in 1776, which culminated in the 73:Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania 1882:American people of Welsh descent 1519:Nash, Francis ("Frank") (1906). 1411:Davis, Louise Littleton (1981). 401:. Sarah was the grandmother to 1646:"Who Was General Francis Nash?" 1584:Rodenbough, Charles D. (2010). 1543:The North Carolina Continentals 1361: 1215: 1189: 275:North Carolina General Assembly 1565:. In Powell, William S (ed.). 676:Hillsborough Historic District 674:in 1971. It is located in the 573:Battle of Germantown and death 515:Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge 1: 1229:. Nash County. Archived from 1167:"Marker: G-10 ā€“ FRANCIS NASH" 681: 340:Nash was born around 1742 in 239: 1831:10th North Carolina Regiment 1590:. 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(2012). 1540:Rankin, Hugh F. (1971). 1343:. National Park Service. 1223:"History of Nash County" 1151:Babits & Howard 2004 963:Lefler & Powell 1973 686: 619:Kulpsville, Pennsylvania 470:, which was to begin in 458:In 1774, Royal Governor 117:United States of America 60:Kulpsville, Pennsylvania 390:, and sister of future 377:North Carolina Assembly 342:Amelia County, Virginia 1907:North Carolina lawyers 1561:Reed, John F. (1991). 1500:Nash, Francis (1903). 1141:, pp. 51ā€“52, 174. 866:, p. 230, fn. 22. 638: 586: 439:, and future governor 364: 337: 169:North Carolina brigade 1887:American slave owners 1323:National Park Service 1199:. 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Index

Prince Edward County
Virginia
British America
Kulpsville, Pennsylvania
Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania
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Continental Congress
Continental Army
Brigadier general
1st North Carolina Regiment
North Carolina brigade
War of the Regulation
Battle of Alamance
American Revolutionary War
Battle of Sullivan's Island
Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Germantown

slave owner
brigadier general
Continental Army
American Revolutionary War
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Regulator movement
piedmont
North Carolina General Assembly
provincial congresses
1st North Carolina Regiment
James Moore
southern theater

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