Claim: Jethro Sumner, born Jethro Exum Sumner, was born about 1733, and was a Brigadier General, having taken part in the French and Indian War and also operated a tavern in North Carolina part of his life.
Evidence: ca. 1733
Nansemond County, Virginia He was one of five brigadier generals from North Carolina in the Continental Army, in which capacity he served between 1779 and 1783. 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. Jethro Exum Sumner