Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Barker House in Edenton

Penelope, the wife of Thomas Barker, signed a petition on October 25,
1774 with 50 other women to support the North Carolina Provincial
Congress in defying Great Britain by refusing to drink tea from East
India or from exchanging trade. www.northcarolinapioneers.com


Jeannette Holland Austin
www.georgiapioneers.com

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