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Finding Aid by Kenrick N MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747‐1893 Finding Aid by Kenrick N. Simpson, March 1980 BOX 1: MILITIA, 1747‐1754 Date Folder No. Contents n.d. 1 Dobbs County "A True Copy of a Foot Company of Soldiers Commanded by Captain William Whittfield" [penciled at upper right "Dobbs"] 2 New Bern District "A List of Alexander Blackshare Serj. Belonging to the Company of Daniel Simmons Capt." penciled at upper right "New Bern Dist."] 3 Northampton(?]County Roster of Captain James Fason's Company penciled at upper right "Northampton?"] 4 Rowan County List of county militia officers [penciled at upper right "Rowan"] 5 [No county/district] Roster of Captain Moses More's Company 1747 6 Tyrrell County "A List of a Foot Company of Soldiers Commanded by Capt. Evan Jones By Commission Bearing Date the 17th Jany. 1747 For the District Between the Bark Poplar Swamp and Welches Creek" 1748 7 Currituck County "A True List of all the Soldiers belonging to the company under my command – William Bray." [Endorsed 1748; penciled below endorsement "Currituck Co."] MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747‐1893 BOX 1: MILITIA, 1747‐1754 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents [after 8 Northampton County 1748] "A true and perfect List of the Solders Commanded by Capt. Samuel Cotten in Northampton" [penciled at upper right "after 1748"] [1750s] 9 Anson County Roster of Captain Samuel Coburn's Company penciled at upper right "Anson ‐ 1750's"] 10 Anson County "A List of the Millatery Company Commanded By Captain Andrew Pickens in Anson County" [penciled at upper right "after 1750"] 11 Currituck County "A Muster Roll of the Regiment of Currituck Under the Command of Majour William Shergold" [penciled at upper right "1750's"] 12 Edgecombe County "Militia of the County of Edgecombe" [Seven folio sheets, of which all but the first have become separated at the fold; penciled at upper right of seventh sheet "1750's"] 13 Johnston County "Commissions [of officers] for Johnston County" [penciled at upper right "1750's"] 1751 14 Chowan County "A List of the field Officers and Captains in the Regiment Commanded by James Craven and the Dates of their Several Commissions According to their Seniority" [Latest commissions dated August 22, 1751] MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747‐1893 BOX 1: MILITIA, 1747‐1754 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1752 15 New Hanover County "A Muster Roll of the Wilmington Company whereof George Merrick is Captain by Commission ... bearing Date the Twenty seventh day of November 1752." [1754] 16 State Militia Condition report of State Militia, by county [penciled at upper right "1754"] 1754 17 Carteret County "A List of the Regiment of Soldiers of Carteret County under the command of Coll. Thomas Lovich" [no date on document] 18 Chowan County "A List of Men Commanded By Capn. James Alston Taken 25th Novr. 1754" 1754 19 Chowan County "A List of Men lately Command(ed] By Capt. James Farlee Deceas'd Taken the 25th Day of Novr. 1754” 20 Chowan County "A list of Men Commanded by Capn. Miles Gale Taken the 25th of Novr. 1754" 21 Chowan County "A List of Men Command'd By Capn. Charles King Taken Novr. 25th 1754] 22 Chowan County "[A list of men commanded by Capt. John] Lewis Taken the 25th of [Nov. 1754]" [Endorsed "Chowan"] 23 Chowan County "A list of Men Commanded by Capt. John Sumner Taken the 25th of Novr. 1754" MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747‐1893 BOX 1: MILITIA, 1747‐1754 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 24 Chowan County "A list of Men Command'd By Capt. Edwd. Vail Taken Novr. 25th 1754" 25 Craven County List of Field Officers and Captains of the Craven Regiment [no date on document] 26 Craven County "the List of the Company of Casson Brinson," March 8, 1754 [i.e. 1753], [ at upper right "Craven"] 27 Craven County "A Trew List of the Militia of Capt. Jos. Bryan's command, October 1754" 28 Craven County "A List of the Company of foot [commanded by] Capt. Lewis Bryan, October 25, 1754" 29 Craven County "A List of a Foot Company of S[oldi]ers Commanded By Capt. Thomas Graves ... Taken the 15th of October 1754" [Endorsed "Militia List of Craven county"] 30 Craven County "The List of the Gentelmen Solgers of Capt. John Julen's Command, Dec. 10, 1754" 31 Craven County "A List of a Foot Company of Soldiers Commanded by Capt. Abner Neale ... Taken the 4th Day of October 1754" MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747‐1893 BOX 1: MILITIA, 1747‐1754 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 32 Craven County "A List of the Gentleman Soldiers Comanded by Capt. Solomon Rew Taken October 10th 1754 in New Bern Town Craven County" 33 Craven County "A List of the Company of the North Shore Belong[ing] to Captn. John Shine, Dec. 5, 1754" 34 Currituck County "A List of the Officers of the Regiment of Curratuck" [penciled at upper right "1754"] 35 Currituck County "A List of Men Belonging to Capt. Jacob Farrow's Company" [penciled at upper right "Currituck ‐ 1754?"] 36 Duplin County "A List of the Duplin Troops" commanded by Capt. Frederick Gregg [penciled at upper right "1754"] 37 Granville County "Muster Roll of the Regiment in Granville County under the Comand of Colo William Eaton as taken at a General Muster of the said Regiment 8th October 1754" 38 Granville County "A Just Roll of all the troopers names Belonging to Granville County under the Command of Capt. William Hurst Nov. 28th 1754" 39 Johnston County List of the officers of the Johnston Regiment, 1754 MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747‐1893 BOX 1: MILITIA, 1747‐1754 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 40 Johnston County "A True List of Capt Frans. Mackelwain's Company" [penciled at upper right "Johnston Co., 1754"] 41 Johnston County "A List of Soldiars Belonging to Capt. Edward Powers" [penciled at upper right "Johnston ‐ 1754 or before"] 42 New Hanover County A "Calculation" of the strength of Capt. Schenking Moore's Company [penciled at top "1754 ‐ New Hanover"] 43 Northampton County "A List of [the field officers and captains of the] Northamton Ridgment" [penciled at upper right "1754"] 44 Onslow County Strength reports of the companies of the "Onslow County Regiment of Militia" [penciled at upper right "1754"] 45 Onslow County "A Muster Roll of Forces retaken at Henry Rhodes on Friday the 25th of October 1754. To Serve as Militia in A Regiment of Foot Commanded by the Honorable Colonel John Starkey Esq. in Captain Tho. Hicks own Company" 46 Onslow County "List of Capt. Stephen Lee's Company on Whiteoak River belonging to Coll. John Starkey's Regiment in Onslow County" [endorsed "1754"] MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747‐1893 BOX 1: MILITIA, 1747‐1754 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 47 Onslow County Roster of Capt. John Shackelford's Company, Oct. 5, 1754 [county identified by document in Box 1, f. 44, and in The Colonial Records, XXII, 342] 48 Onslow County "A List of a Compiny of Foot Under Command of Capt. Richard Ward in the Ridgment Commanded by Cornl. John Starkey, 1754 th26 Novembr" 49 Perquimans County "An Exact Muster Roll of the Regiment of sd. County Commanded by Lieutnt Col@ John Harvey" [endorsed "Perquimans"; penciled at upper right "1754"] 50 Tyrrell County "A List of Part of the Redgment in Tyrrel County under Colonel James Blount and Commanded by [Capt.] John Hardison" [penciled at upper right "1754"] 51 Tyrrell County "A New List of the Solders and Likewise the officers That belongs To our District of Allygater Taken this 24 Day of October ...1754," commanded by Capt. Thomas Ludford 52 Tyrrell County "A True and Just List of freemen or melisha of the Company Belonging to Capt. Samll. Spruill Junr." [penciled at upper right "Tyrrell ‐ 1754"] MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747‐1893 BOX 2: MILITIA, 1755‐1773 Date Folder No. Contents 1755 1 Craven County "A List of the Field‐Officers, Captains, and Subal[terns, in the Re]giment of Craven [with the] Date of their Commissions, and the Number of Men in [each Com]pany, including Officers; ... January, 1755." 2 Craven County "A list of the Melitia Commanded by [Capt.] Joseph Bryan in Craven County Belonging to Coln. Edwd. Griffith's Ridgement," Oct. 9, 1755 3 Craven County "A List of a Company of Soldiers Commanded by [Capt.] Abner Neale for the District from Slocombs Creek to the mouth of Neuce ... Taken October ye 4th 1755." 4 Currituck County "A List of the Field‐Officers, Captains, and Subalterns, in the Regiment of Currituck with the Date of their Commissions, and the Number of Men in each Company, including Officers ... January 1755." 5 Granville County "The Muster Roll of a Company of Foot (in the Regiment of Granville) Comand. by the Subscriber (Capt. John Sallis] taken Sept. 6th, 1755." 6 Johnston County "A List of the Company of Foot Soldiers Commanded by Captain Simon Herring and his Inferrer officers" Oct. 7, 1755 [Endorsed "Johnston"] MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747‐1893 BOX 2: MILITIA, 1755‐1773 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 7 New Hanover County "A List of the Officers & Troopers in the New Hanover Troop Commanded by Capt. William Mackenzie" [penciled at upper right "1755"I 8 Orange County "A List of the Field‐Officers, Captains, and Subalterns, in the Regiment of Orange with the Date of their Commissions, and the Number of Men in each Company, including Officers ... January 1755." 9 Pasquotank County "An Exact Mus[ter] Roll of the Regiment of Sd. County Commanded by Colo. Robert Murden" [Endorsed "Returns from Pasquotank County 1755"] 1756 10 Anson County "A List of the men that formerly were in Capt.
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