James Blount (colonist)

Captain James Blount
Member of the Rebel North Carolina Assembly
In office
1677–1678
Personal details
Born1620 (1620)
Astley, Worcestershire, Kingdom of England
Died17 July 1686(1686-07-17) (aged 65–66)
Mulberry Hill, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina
SpouseElizabeth Wylde
Children5, including Thomas Blount (magistrate)
Occupationplanter, settler, militia officer, politician
Military service
Rank Captain (North Carolina Militia)
Battles/wars

Captain James Blount was an American officer, politician, and planter in colonial North Carolina. He served in the rebel North Carolina Assembly during Culpeper's Rebellion. It was one of the earliest instances of open defiance of British crown rule in America.

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