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 | | Dobbs county was formed from Johnston by the act of the General Assembly of 1758, and included the territory David embraced in Wayne, Greene and Lenoir, all of which is described in the act of the General Assembly as St. Patrick's Parish. |
 | | In the midst of the stirring scenes of the Revolutionary War the County of Wayne was organized, and court was held, as the records show, on the second Monday of January, 1780, at Josiah Sasser's, pursuant to the Act of the General Assembly. |
 | | He served the county as a member of the House of Representatives during the sessions of 1893, 1899 and 1901, where he rendered valuable service as a wise, constructive legislator, and where he stood in the front rank of the ablest statesmen of that body. |
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