Thomas Blount (magistrate)
Captain Thomas Blount | |
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Image of Capt. Thomas Blount circa 1680 | |
| Member of the North Carolina Assembly | |
| In office 1702–1703 | |
| Member of the North Carolina Assembly | |
| In office 1696–1697 | |
| Member of the North Carolina Council | |
| In office 1696–1696 | |
| Magistrate of the Chowan County Precinct Court | |
| In office 1694–1695 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1655 |
| Died | 28 March 1706 (aged 50–51) Cabin Ridge Plantation, Albemarle County, North Carolina, Colonial North America |
| Spouse | Mary Perry |
| Children | 10 |
| Parent(s) | James Blount (colonist) Elizabeth Wylde |
| Occupation | planter, magistrate, militia officer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Captain (North Carolina Militia) |
| Battles/wars | |
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Captain Thomas Blount was an American officer, politician, and planter in colonial North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina Assembly and served as a Magistrate for Chowan County. He and his father James Blount participated and were rebels in Culpeper's Rebellion, one of the earliest instances of open defiance of British crown rule in America.