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   James Sprunt, exporter, Cape Fear historian, and philanthropist, arrived in Wilmington in 1854 from his native Glasgow, Scotland, with his parents, Alexander and Jane Dalziel Sprunt. She was the daughter of John and Margaret Tannahill Dalziel. Alexander's brother, James Menzies Sprunt, had emigrated from Scotland in 1852 intending to go to ...

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   James Menzies Sprunt, educator, Presbyterian minister, and Confederate chaplain, was born in Perth, Scotland, the son of Laurence and Christina Sprunt. He was educated in Edinburgh. In 1835 he left Scotland for the West Indies, where he worked as an accountant for a mercantile firm owned by his brother Alexander.

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   Born in Perth, Scotland on 14 Jan 1818 to Laurence Sprunt and Christina MacDonald. James Menzies Sprunt married Eleanor Hall and had 5 children. He passed away on 6 December 1884 in Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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   • Birth Date: January 14, 1818

   • Place Of Birth: Perth, Scotland
   • Death Date: December 6, 1884

5. jamessprunt.eduJames Sprunt Community College

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   James Sprunt is a comprehensive, open door community college that responds to the needs of the people of Duplin County, as well as other areas of the state, by enabling a diverse population of students to attain their personal, academic, and career goals.

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6. www.starnewsonline.com › story › specialThrifty Scot chronicled the Cape Fear

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   May 2, 2020 · James Sprunt was captured, too, and imprisoned first at Fort Macon and then at Fort Monroe, Va. He managed to escape, though, and make his way back to Wilmington by way of Nova Scotia and Cape...

7. www.dncr.nc.gov › blog › 2023/12/18James M. Sprunt 1818-1884 (F-50) | NC DNCR

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   Dec 18, 2023 · James Menzies Sprunt was born into a large family in Perth, Scotland, in 1818. Educated in Edinburgh, Sprunt traveled to the West Indies in 1835 to work as an accountant for his brother’s mercantile firm. After the firm went bankrupt and closed in 1839, Sprunt planned to travel to New York to find a teaching position.

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   • James Sprunt is a comprehensive, open door community college that responds to the needs of the people of Duplin County, as well as other areas of the state, by enabling a diverse population of students to attain their personal, academic, and career goals.

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   Who were James Sprunt's parents?

   • James Sprunt, exporter, Cape Fear historian, and philanthropist, arrived in Wilmington in 1854 from his native Glasgow, Scotland, with his parents, Alexander and Jane Dalziel Sprunt. She was the daughter of John and Margaret Tannahill Dalziel.

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   What is the James Sprunt Institute?

   • The name of the James Sprunt Institute (now the James Sprunt Technical Institute) in Kenansville memorializes this antebellum teacher. Alexander and Jane Sprunt settled first in Kenansville, but after two years they moved to Wilmington and established their permanent home at Ninth and Princess streets.

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   Where did the Sprunts live?

   • The Sprunts' Wilmington home was the Governor Edward B. Dudley mansion, built in 1830 at the southeastern corner of Front and Nun streets. He bought Orton Plantation on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, fifteen miles south of Wilmington, from the estate of his father-in-law as a gift for his wife.

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   Is James Sprunt Community College a good school?

   • James Sprunt Community College is an incredibly accepting environment. There is a sense of family on campus. I truly believe that JSCC embodies their slogan, “Join Our Family. Build Your Future.” I am graduating with an Associates in Ag-Business, and I am going straight to the workforce with the help of all my teachers here at JSCC!

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   What did John Sprunt do in North Carolina?

   • Sprunt exerted himself in Wilmington for the improvement of river and harbor conditions, was active in the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association and the North Carolina Folklore Society, and served on the board of trustees of The University of North Carolina and of Davidson College.

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9. archive.org › details › jamesmenziesspru00mcinJames Menzies Sprunt : born at Perth, Scotland, January 14th ...

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   James Menzies Sprunt : born at Perth, Scotland, January 14th, 1818, died at Kenansville, N.C., Dec. 6th, 1884 by McIntyre, Peter, 1860-1937; DeRosset & Meares