William Polk, Davidson CountyPhilemon Hawkins, Jr., Granville CountyJohn Baptista Ashe, Halifax CountyAbner Nash, Jones County
There were 114 positions authorized for the House of Commons in this assembly, including one representative from each of six districts and 54 counties. Only 105 delegates are known to have attended this House of Commons assembly.[7][5]
Fayette County, which was formed in July 1784 from the eastern part of Cumberland County, reverted to Cumberland County three months later, so does not appear in this assembly.[5]
Greene, Sullivan and Washington Counties had formed the State of Franklin in an attempt to create a new state. They did not send representatives to this assembly.[8][9]
Anson, Bladen, and Gates County only sent one elected official to the House of Commons.[5]
The House of Commons delegates elected a Speaker (Richard Dobbs Spaight), Clerk (John Hunt), Assistant Clerk (John Haywood), Doorkeeper (Peter Gooding), and Assistant Doorkeeper (James Malloy). The following delegates to the House of Commons were elected by the voters of North Carolina to represent each county and district:[3][4][5][7]
The Senators elected a President (Alexander Martin), Clerk (John Haywood), Assistant Clerk (Sherwood Haywood), Doorkeeper (William Murphy), and Assistant Doorkeeper (Nicholas Murphy). The following Senators were elected by the voters of North Carolina to represent each county:[3][4][5][12]
resolving disputes regarding building mills in certain counties
relief of children and widows of soldiers that died in the service of the United States
creating Rockingham County from Guilford County and selecting board of trustees for Salisbury Academy in Salisbury District
annexing part of Pitt County to Beaufort County
preventing blocking or obstructing of ways leading to houses of public worship
empowering County Courts of Pleas and Quarter Session to deal with public roads, ferries and bridges
securing literary property
duties and salaries of public printer
destruction of wolves, wildcats, panthers, bears, crows, and squirrels in several counties
promoting learning in Davidson County at Davidson Academy
establishing Grove Academy in Duplin County
conveying common land to Smith Academy in Edenton
establishing Kinston Academy in Dobbs County
repairing jails and court houses, establishing a gaol in Edenton District
changing the location of the county court in Beaufort County from Bath to Washington
acts dealing with personal estates
pardoning the citizens of Washington, Sullivan and Green counties if they return to allegiance to North Carolina
establishing a Superior Court in Davidson County
temporarily preventing distillation of spirituous liquors in Davidson County
appointing tobacco inspectors in some counties
establishing towns: on the land of Whitmell Hill in Martin County on the Roanoke River; on the lands of Luke Mizell and William MacKay in Martin County; on the land of Mial Scurlock in Chatham, County; on the land of Jessee Peacock in Sampson County; in Lincoln County; at Guilford Courthouse named Martinville; in the fork of the Cumberland and Red River on the east side of the Red River in Davidson County; Morgan in Morgan District
^James Terry was unacceptable as a delegate because of his Loyalist past. The assembly requested a new election in Anson County in December 1785 for the next General Assembly.
^There were problems with Thomas Jordon's qualifications because he held the position of Entry Taker. A new election was requested and the voters again elected Thomas Jordan.
^Although elected to the Council of State on December 11, James Gillespie is thought to have finished his term in the Senate.
^Samuel Lockhart was elected Sheriff of Hyde County and had to resign his position in the Senate. A new election was required at the end of December.
^Although John Spicer was elected to Council of State, it is thought that he fulfilled his term in the Senate.
^William Skinner was elected to another office, the Continental Loan office, Treasurer of the Continental Loan Office, on December 14, 1785. He was required to resign as delegate.
^Arthur, John Preston (1914); [sic] "History of Western North Carolina – Chapter VI – The State of Franklin"; John Preston Arthur; 1914; (HTML by Jeffrey C. Weaver); October 1998. Retrieved from New River.
^Troxler, George W. (1996). "State of Franklin". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
^Maupin, Armistead Jones (1979). "John Gray Blount". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
^Rumple, Jethro (1916). A History of Rowan County, North Carolina Containing Sketches of Prominent Families and Distinguished Men. Daughters of the American Revolution. Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Chapter (Salisbury, N.C.). pp. 87–89.
Notes: Prior to the Constitution of 1868: the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature was known as the House of Commons and the leader of the Senate was called the Speaker of the Senate.
