Joseph Summerville
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Parents
James Summerville
James Summerville
1764 - 1854
Sarah Scott
Sarah Scott
1774 - 1826
Spouse
Mary Downs
Mary Downs
1818
Children
James Summerville
James Summerville
1836 - 1870

1764


Apr
1764 • The Royal Colony of North Carolina establishes a new county from the eastern portion of Granville County and names it Bute County for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, who had recently resigned his post as Prime Minister of Great Britain. In 1779 the State of North Carolina abolishes the county when it forms Warren County from the northern portion and Franklin County from the southern portion.

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