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A rare document measuring approximately 12 x 7 1/2 inches. Includes former Sheriff Elisha Cain, first Sheriff of Chatham County, NC and member of its Revolutionary War Militia; see more information below. Watermark is a mystery and research of American Watermarks, 1690-1835, by Thomas L. Gravel, did not identify this watermark. It appears primitive and I attributed as a North Carolina watermark, possibly Wilmington, NC. Stored and shipped folded in half. Thanks for looking.
Served: April 1771 - May 1776
Appointed/Elected: Appointed to Sheriff by the Governor
Age taking office: ~32
Population: Unknown
Birth date: In 1739
Birth place: Bertie County, NC
Died: about 1805
Buried: Chatham County, NC
Family
Mother: Sarah Braswell
Father: William Cain
Wife: Martha Blake, b. 1759, of Bertie County
Children: Absalom, Christian, Dempsey, Hardy, Rebekah, James, William, Sarah, and Cinthy.
Tenure Notables
Sheriff Cain had major impacts in the establishing and organizing Chatham County government from 1771 until about 1800
Military Experience
In 1772 was promoted to Captain in the Chatham County Militia of the Revolutionary Army
Other Offices
Represented Chatham County in the House of Commons in 1784
As well as holding the office of Sheriff, Elisha Cain was a Justice of the Court.
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