. . "1785Z"^^ . "United States of America" . "(April 1776 \u2013 1778)" . "Kingdom of Great Britain" . . "1783Z"^^ . "Fort Bedford" . "3rd North Carolina Regiment" . . "Jethro Sumner"@en . "Continental Congress" . . . . . . "*" . . . "American general" . "Sumner, Jethro"@en . "1758Z"^^ . "1733Z"^^ . . . . . . "Jethro Exum Sumner (c. 1733 \u2013 c. March 18, 1785) was a North Carolina landowner and businessman, and an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Virginia, Sumner's military service began in the French and Indian War as a member of the state's Provincial forces. After the conclusion of that conflict, he moved to Bute County, North Carolina, where he acquired a substantial area of land and operated a tavern."@en . "(1760)" .