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power of her husband Archibald Maclaine nor in any wise Subject to his debts.
Also I Give and devise all my three Pareils of land ye. one being on ye South West Side of ye N. West River Situate on ye. lower side of land belonging to Henry Simmonds deceased Containing 320 acres ye other on ye No. East side of sd. River situate as aforesaid con- taining 640 acres ye third on ye No. East Side of sd. River doyning ye above 297 acres all in Bladen County and all that tract on ye No. East Side of ye No. West River lying betwixt Judge Lenards Land & Nelltown in Bladen County aforesaid being 640 Acres & all that Parcill of land part of ye Marsh on ye River trent Opposite to New Bern in Craven County containing 197 Acres unto my Executors hereafter mentioned to sell and dispose of in ye best maner they can & to apply ye Money arising by such Seale in discharge of ye Legacies hertofore given.
And lastly I Give & Devise all my Estate of what kind soever both Real & Personal not heretofore disposed of after my Death to John ye Son of Jane Stubbs of Bath town in ye Province aforesaid & Com- monly Called & known by ye Name of John Rowan now of ye Island of Barbadoes Mariner & ye lleirs of his body lawfully begotten and in default of such Issue then to ye said mentioned Mathew Rowan son of my Brother Atcheyson Rowan & his Heirs and Assigns. And I do make John Rowan Frederick Gregg & Richard Lyon Executors of this my last will hereby revocking all former Wills by me hereto- fore made. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seale this 18th Day of April in ye year of our Lord, 1760.
MATT. ROWAN, (Scal.)
Signed Sealed Published and declared in ye Presence of us whose Names is hereunto allixed.
SAML. WATTERS. Gro: GIBBs, Thos: CLARK.
Personally came before me Thomas Clark one of the Subscribing Witnesses to the above Will who being duly sworn --- deposed that he saw the above Testator Mathew Rowan, Esqr., Subscribe Seal & Publish the above Will as his, as also that he saw this in Presence of
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the other Witnesses Sand! Watters & George Gibbs & farther says to the best of his knowledge the said Testator was perfectly in his Senses. Wilmington 15 July, 1760. Given under my hand. Or- dered therefore that Letters Testamentary may Issue.
ARTHUR DOBBS.
No. CAROLINA-New Hanover County.
These are to Certify that Frederick Gregg and Richard Lyon, Esqrs. Qualified as Executors to the Last Will & Testament of The Honble Matthew Rowan Esqr., Deceased, according to Law be- fore me.
Given under my hand this 19 day of July, 1760.
CORNS. HARNETT, J. P. (Endorsement). 1267 sheets the last will of the Ilonble Mathew Rowan, Esqr., of N. Hanover County.
GOV. ARTHUR DOBBS' WILL.
(Compared with Original Will.)
In the name of the Almighty God Amen I Arthur Dobbs, of Brunswick in New Hanover, Governor and Captain General of the Province of North Carolina in America injoying a moderate state of health and having by the blessing of the infinitely perfect and good God the Father Almighty a perfect and sound mind and mem- ory do make this my last Will and Testament in manner following. First I recommend my soul to the Almighty Triune God deho- vah Elohim and his only Begotten son Jesus Christ, my God and only Saviour and Redeemer, and to his holy spirit Blessed forever; and my Body to the Earth to be decently and privately interred in an assured and full hope of a Glorious and happy Resurrection with the Just at the first Resurrection and a Blessed immortality in the Heavenly Kingdom of Christ the Messiah untill he shall deliver up his Mediatorial Kingdom to God his Father when he shall be all in all his Creatures; and instead of immodirate Funeral Expences, I
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desire that One hundred pounds Sterling Money may be paid and distributed porportionally among the Housekeepers of the Parishes of Ballynure and Kilroot, in the County of Antrim and Kingdom of Ireland, and one other Hundred pounds like Money among the poor ffreemen Honse-keepers who reside within the County of the town of Carrickfergus in the said Kingdom, to be paid out of my Personal Estate which I may be intitled to at the time of my Do- cease out of my Demesnes at Castle Dobbs or ont of the arrears of Rents E reserved out of a Moiety of my Lands in that Kingdom dur- ing my Life, at the Diseretion of my Executors herein after to be named, desiring that my Body may be Buried in the parish or place where it pleases God that I shall die; And as to the Disposition of the Worldly Estate which I may die possessed of, my Funeral Ex- penees and Debts being first paid, I give, devise and bequeath as followeth, that is to say: First I do confirm in the most ample manner the Settlement made on my son, Conway Richard Dobbs, on his Marriage in July, 1749, in which is included the several remain- ders and Fortunes to my Younger Children and to his and their Issue. Item. I confirm unto my Younger Son, Edward Brice Dobbs (over and above his fortune secured in that Marriage settle- ment which I hereby limit and Ascertain to be One Thousand ponnds lawfull Money of Ireland is mentioned in my Marriage set- tlement upon my intermarriage with my first Wife) all the Lands in America which are Specified in a Deed or Doods which I made to him and his Heirs since my Setling at Brunswick; together with all the Slaves, goods & Chattles, therein mentioned. Itim: I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved Wife, Justina Dobbs and her Issue by me Begotten in case she shall have any or be pregnant at the time of my Decease all the Slaves and other Chattles which was or shall be hereafter given her by her Father. Item: I give, devise and bequeath unto my said beloved Wife all my Slaves, goods and Chat- tles, Plate, Money and other Effects of what Nature or kind soover in America (not already setled by Deed upon my son Edward Brice Dobbs) which I now have or hereafter shall have at the time of my Decease, in which is included the money and Interest due or which shall be due to me by the General assembly for the lands called Tower Hill in Johnston County, purchased from me by the public. Itim: I give, devise and bequeath mito my said beloved Wife Jus-
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tina Dobbs, after the payment of my Debts, Funeral Charges, and Legacies, all arrears of Sallery which now are or shall be due to ne at the time of my Decease by Virtue of my appointment by his Majesty to the Government of North Carolina. Item: Whereas, I have a right to the Moiety of Two hundred thousand acres of Land Granted to me by the Crown in Sixteen Patents of Twelve Thon- sand Five hundred acres each in Mecklinburgh ( late Anson) County as one of the associates of IIney and Crymble, the other Moiety hav- ing been settled by me upon my eldest son Conway Richard Dobbs upon his Marriage, I do hereby impower and direct my Executors or Either of them as soon as conveniently may be after my Decease, to sell in parcells ( to the present Occupants or to such others as shall ineline to become purchasers) the said moiety of Lands, and that the Money arising therefrom (except so much thereof as shall, to- gether with the Money herein before bequeathed to my said wife make up the sum of Two Thousand pounds Sterling Money of Great Britain) shall be laid out by my Exceutors in Negroes for the sole use and benefit of such Issue by me as my said Wife shall have living or be pregnant with at the time of my Decease and their heirs forever, and in case my said Wife shall have an issue by me allive, or be pregnant at the time of my deecase, then, and in that case, I Will and devise that the said undivided Moiety of Land shall be and remain to my son Edward Brice Dobbs and his · heirs, upon this special proviso, that he makes up and pays so much Money to my said Wife Justina Dobbs, as together with the suis hereinbefore bequeathed to her shall amount to the sum of Two thousand pounds Sterling Money of Great Britain, which I Will and Desire that my said beloved Wife may have and receive out of the Estate I shall die possessed of. Item: I bequeath to each of my Children who shall be alive at the time of my Decease Fifty pounds Sterling. Item : I bequeath to my Beloved Brother, the Rey- erend Doctor Richard Dobbs, Twenty pounds Sterling, which two last mentioned bequest is to buy them mourning and Rings.
Item: Whereas, I am intituled to a Moiety of Twelve Thousand Acres of Land by a purchase from Mr. Patrick Smith, of Waterford, Merchant, for which a Patent was Granted to him as an associate of Huey and Crymble, subdivided from the great Tract Number 4,
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the heirs or assigns of Mr. James Benning, of Lisburn, in Ireland, being intitled in equity to the other Moiety of the said Patent. Whatever part of the same as may remain unsold at the time of my Decease, I devise to my Exceutors to be sold for the payment of my Debts, and Legacies herein bequeathed. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Conway Richard Dobbs, after his Discharging my Debts, Funeral Charges, and Legacies which shall be due in Europe at the time of my Decease all my Plate, goods, Household Furniture, arrears Rents, and other Chattles whatsoever which are now belong- ing or hereafter may belong to me, at my Decease, which now are or herefater may be at Castle Dobbs in the County of Antrim and King- dom of Ireland.
Lastly, I do appoint my beloved Wife Justina Dobbs, and my Sons Conway Richard Dobbs and Edward Brice Dobbs my Residu- ary Legatees and Excentors of this my last Will and Testament. hereby revoking all former wills by me heretofore made: In Wit ness whereof, I have herennto set my hand and seal this 31st day of August, in the Year of our Lord 1763.
ARTHUR DOBBS. [ Scal]
Sign'd, Seal'd, Publish'd and declar'd to be the last will and Testament of the Testator, in presence of
JAMES HLASELL .. LEWIS DEROSSET. JOHN SAMPSON.
NORTH CAROLINA.
WILMINGTON, 24 April, 1765.
Then personally appeared Before me James Hasell & Lewis De- Rosset, two of the subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing Will, and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that they saw Arthur Dobbs sign, seal and publish the foregoing as and for his last Will and Testament, and that the said Arthur Dobbs was at the same time (to the best of their Knowledge and Belief) of a sound and disposing mind and Memory, and that they, the said James Hasell & Lewis DeRosset, together with John Sampson, subscribed their Names as Witnesses thereto, in the Presence of the Testator.
At the same time Justina Dobbs, Executrix before mentioned,
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took the Oaths by Law appointed for Her Qualification. Let Letters Testamentary issue thereon accordingly.
WM. TRYON.
To Benjamin Heron, Esqr., Secretary of the province of North Carolina :
Recorded in the Secretary's Office of North Carolina, in Book K, No. 6 & Page 290 to 294, and Examined by John London, D. Secy., May 26, 1767.
(Endorsement)
ARTHUR DOBBS.
MILITIA RETURNS
1754 -- 1755
ALSO 1758 AND 1767.
22-20
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BLADEN TROOP OF HORSE. 1 Will'm Davis, Capt'n. 1 Lent. Tho: Hall. 1 Cornet James Grange. NEW HANOVER TROOP OF HORSE. 1 Will'm Mackenzy, Capt'n. 1 Lient. Caleb Grainger. 1 Cornet Jolm Merrick. DUPLIN TROOP OF HORSE. 1 Fred'k Gregg, Capt'n. Lient. John Dickson. Cornet Sam'l MeRee.
BERTIE TROOP OF HORSE.
1 Cap: John Pricket. 1
Lieut.
1 Cornet.
GRANVILLE TROOP OF . HORSE. 1 Capt'n Will'm Hurst. 1 Dan'I O'Sheal. 1 Philemon Hawkins.
JOHNSTON TROOP OF HORSE. . .1 Steven Cade.
1 Rich'd Caswell. 1 Cornet John Bows.
BLADEN FOOT
1st-Henry Simmonds. John Grange. Will: Simmonds.
John Rutherford.
Will'm Burtram.
1 Sam'l Baker.
2d -John White. Robert. Baker. John Fowler. 3d -Barringer Moore. Peter Sinnnonds. James Kerr.
4th-Tho: Fenny. Leonard Lock. John Blacker.
NEW HANOVER FOOT. 1st-Schenking Moore. 2d -George Merrick. James Innis. Will'm Dry. John Ashe. 3d -George Hymee. 4th-George Gibbs. 5th-Vacant. Other Lient's rec- ommended, Tho: Merrick,
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DUPPLIN FOOT Capt'n Joseph Williams. Ensign Will'in Cais. John Swann, Coll. Capt'n Suggs removed from the John Sampson, Lieut. Coll. County ; no returns. George Mears, Major. Capt'n Authon Blackmans. Will MeRee, Capt'n. George Herrage. Rob't MeRee, Lieut'n. Will'm Drake. Rich'd Miller, Ensign. Capt'n Tho: Cashelaws. lol Fryor. Lewis Powell. 1st -Tho: West. 2d-James Jones. Robert West. Thomas Whitmill. Robert West. 3d -John Hill. 4th-Tho: Pugh. 5th-Jolin Brown.
BURKE FOOT
6th-Ben: Wynne. 7th- John Howell. 8th-Robert Howell. 9th-Joseph Pearry. -
CHOWAN FOOT
CARTERET FOOT
-- Nathaniel Yeoman.
Coll. Tho: Lovick.
Will: Fulford.
Lt. C. Joseph Bell. 2d -Ch. Moses Houston.
Major David Shepard. John Roberts. Capt'n Joseph Fulford. - John Sheppard.
GRANVILLE FOOT 1st-John Glover. George Glover. Will'ın Eaton. Will'm Pearson. James Paine. Evan Ragland. 2d-Osborn Jeffries. Rich'd White. John MeKissick. 3d -Rich'd Coleman. Rob't Abernathy. Israel Robinson. 4th --- Daniel Harris. Tho: Beil. Wm. Johnston. John Hawkins.
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5th-John Sallis. John Martin. Philemon Hawkins. Geo: Morris. James Mitchel.
TYRREL FOOT
Blount, dead. Leut'ant. , Leut'ant.
6th-James Mosely. Fran : Walker. Will : Pearson, Capt. 7th-John Burt. Will'm Merey. sth-Andrew Hampton. John Adcock. Ephraim Hampton. 1st-Evans Jones. Alex'r Stewart. James Jones. 2d -John Harrison. Joseph Dente. John Nichols. 3d -Samuel Spruch. Joseph Spruel. 4th-Tho: Ludford. Joshma Alexander. Benjamin Alexander. 5th-Capt. Eneral has made no returns.
EDGECOMB FOOT.
PERQUIMANS FOOT 1st-John Stevenson & Joseph Sutton, to be divided.
John Rissuet. 2d -Miles Harvey. Bd -Joseph Riddick.
John Harvey. Benjamin Harvey.
PASQUOTANK FOOT 1st-Capt'n Sam'l Loweman. 2d-Josiah Nash. Rob't Murden. Tho: Taylor. Jarveys Jones. 3d -Nehemiah Jones. 4th-Griffen Jones. 5th-Ben: Palmer. 6th-David Davis. 7th-Will'ın Martin. Sth-Henry Delon.
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NORTHAMPTON FOOT 1st-John Moon, dead. Thomas Bradford. Will'm Avent.
John Dawson. John Edwards, dead.
2d -Sam'l Cotter. Wth'n Cotter. Tho: Cotter.
3d -Major Will'm Short. Tho: Barret. Jolm Short. 4th-Will'm Barret. Will'ın Boddie. Will : Barret.
5th-John Debarry, refuses to act. Jolm Fasen. Debarry. 6th-John Dew Mead. Arthur Sherward. Will'm Tyner. 7th-Will'm Battle. Joseph Battle. Elisha Darden.
HYDE FOOT. -Henry Gibbs, Capt'n. Will'm Gibbs. Robert Gibbs.
Col : Ormand. L. Coll. Major.
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2d -Ilanson Tylor, Capt'n. John Tules. Ben: Mason. 3d -Ben : Martin. Will : Webster. Tho: Jordan.
4th ---
JOHNSTON FOOT Capt'ns :
Lewis De Rosset. Simon Bright. Sam'l Smith.
1 Benj'n Williams.
2 John Hinton.
3 Edw'd Powers.
4 Sim'n Herring.
6 William Speight. 7 Ben : Herring. 8 Needham Bryan. 9 Win. Whitfield. 10 Francis MeLewean.
11 Abram Sheppard.
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Lieut:
Robert Cade.
Joshua Herring.
Elias Berjerin.
Ensign : Anth'y Herring. Win. Speight. Mich : Risher. J'n Youngblood.
Rich'd Byrd.
John Smith.
Henry Smith.
Aaron Smith.
Dennis McEndar.
Fran : Harper.
John Sherrad.
GASTON FOOT.
John Starky.
1st-Stephen Lees. Solonion Grant. John Dudly. 2d - Rich'd Ward. Rich : Willis. Enoch Ward.
3d - John Shackelford. Tho: Johnston. James lloward.
4th-Henry Rhodes. James Alberton. Lewis Williams.
BEAUFORT FOOT
John Boyd. Will'm Carruthers.
Isaac Buck.
.1st-Captain Simon Jones. 2d -Will'm Spier. 3d -Will'm Peyton. 4th-Philip Pritchet. 5th-Josiah Jones. 6th- John Alderson. 7th-John Handy.
CURRITUCK FOOT
1st-John Lorny. James Philips. Sam'] -?
C: Francis Brown. L: Steven Williams. -Will'm Shingald.
. 2d -John Woodhouse. James Phillips. John Pell. 3d -Tho: Burgess. Will'm Williams.
4th-Job Carr, if removed, Jacob Farrow. 5th-William White. Will'm Macky. Joshua White.
Jacob Farrow. John Wood.
Geor: Norris.
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ROWAN FOOT. . Capt'n Jonathan Hunt. Willis Ellis.
Francis Carver.
Andrew Smith.
George Smith.
2 -Sutten Davis.
James Carter. John Dunn, adjutant.
Tho: Evans.
Sol: Evans.
3 -Sam'l Bryan. Morgan Bryan. David Johnston.
4th-Alex'r Osborn.
5th-Rob: Simonton. Robt. Allison. Tho: Allison.
6th-John Carr. Alex'r Cathey.
7th-Sam : Baker.
ORANGE FOOT. Coll. John Gray. Lieut. C. - Dixon.
CUMBERLAND FOOT
BLADEN COUNTY.
Bladen Troop, Will'm Davys, Capt'n, with officers, 33 men. The Troop wants -, with Blew Caps & mountings, fring'd Pellats, - Carbines, Broad Swords or hangers, with which they want to be furnished. No Indians.
Capt'n Will'm Mackenzie's Troop in New Ilanover County Con- sists of 27 men & 6 officers, 33. Ile recommends John Merrick to be Lieut: in room of Coll. Grainger; Jolm Burgwin to be Cornel, Alex'r Dunean, Quarter master; John Poer, Clerk. No Remarks.
Capt'n Fred'ks Troop, Dupplin County, including officers, 39 men. No arms nor amimmition in the store. Pay, he says, is too small in case of a march.
Coll. Robert West's Regim't in Bertie County, without officers, S Companys, 770; Troop, 44; Tuskaroro Indians, 100 men & 201 women & children, in all 301.
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Col: Wm. Dry's Returns for Coll. G. Innis' Regim't in New Han- over County, Total, including officers, in 5 Comp'ys, 508. No In- dians in the County; no arms nor ammunition in store, but desire to have some Lodg'd at Cape Fear to protect the shipping. The Major having thrown up, he desires Capt'n John Ashe, the eklest Captain, to be made Major; two Lieuts. to be made Captain & En- sign Lieutenants, who he says are made by the field officers and the Clerks, Sergeants & Corporals by the Capt'ns. His observations on ye Militia are to have 4 quarterly Masters, and those who don't ap- pear without reasonable excuses to Each Captain, or if Captains, to the field officers, to be fined, Captains, $20; Lieut's, £20; Ensigns, £15; Sergeants, Corporals and Private men, to.8 Each ; Sergeant, upon the Captain's warrant, to Levy the fine, or upon negleet or re- fusal to pay ť20, those who don't attend the General inuster to fort feit double ; private men who Enlist on the Horse to bring a Certifi- cate from the officers of the Troop. Upon neglect to pay a fine as above no Capt'n of a Troop to Enlist a man out of his Comity or Dis- triet on Penalty of £5.
By his List of vessels returned in S years, from 17 17 to 1754, 686 in number, Tonnage 38,528, Entered as Regullars what is generally made only 1/2 their burthen ; never exceeding 2-3. If he wants blank. Last year's List, 94 vessels, is not yet Completed. He desires Com- missions may be made ont for the Militia and be sent to him.
A Petition from Capt'n George Gibbs' Company, in Black River District, in New Hanover County, setting forth, their Captain does not Reside in the County, but in Bladen, has quit them and was made a Lient. in the Virginia Regim't, and since his Return has obtained 2 musters, to desire a Capt'n in their own County. Given in Mr. George.
Coll. Craven's Regiment, in Chowan, consists of 7 Companies, in all 652 men, besides officers. Capt'n Foushe is dead. Will'm Wal- ton Recommended to Succeed him. He desires to have the Com- panys more equally divided, and to have S Companies, and to alter the districts. There is but one Indian nation, the Chowans, in the County ; only 2 men and 5 women and children; ill used by their neighbors. No arms in store; 400 weight of Bullets & Swan Shot. The last County Court made an order to buy 100 weight of Gun pow- der. Quere: Ilow are the Militia armed ? There being no Returns of that. IIe recommends Joseph Elbeek to be made Register of
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Edgecomb County. He complains that the officers' pay is two small and the private men too large.
Coll: Thom's Lovick, Collector of Beanfort, in Carteret County. His Regiment Consists only of 2 Companies, amounting to 195 men, including officers, Coll., &c., 209. No arms or annmition in store. No Indians in the County.
Will'm Eaton, Esqr., Coll. of Granville County. His Regim't con- sists of 8 Companys, 734, besides officeers; 2 Capt'ns, Simms & Jones, one removed and the other resigned. Ile thinks the fines upon delinquents should be fixed by a Court Martial & mulat. No arms or ammunition in the stores. There are about 12 or 14 Safora men, and as many women & children in the County.
Capt'n Evan Jones returns for Tyrrell County Militia, which con- sists of 5 Companies, 4 returned, of 337. Capt'n Euerats not re- turn'd. The Coll. dead. Lient. Coll'I & Major have neglected to act. He, as eldest Capt'n, desires a promotion. No arms or annnu- nition in store. No Indians in the County.
Coll: Jolin Heywood's returus for Edgeomb County. 14 Com- panies. Number of men, Including officers, 1,317; 5 Captains Re- moved, laid down or dead. No Indians in the County, nor arms in Store. The number of Militia upon a new muster may be above 200 more. It is desired that more Companies be added and these more equally divided.
Perquimmans County, Coll: John Riusset's Regim't, including officers, 379; 3 ( ?) Companies. No arms nor ammunition. No Indians; 150 Quakirs in ye Militia. Wants to divide the Eldest Company, and Recommends - for Capt'n.
Pasquotank County, Coll: R't Murdens. Regiment, officers In- cluded, 590. No arms; no Indians. David Davys & William Mar- tin recommended in Room of Capt'ns, Heighe & Abercrombie.
Northampton County, John Dawson, Coll: 7 Companys, officers Included, 739. Capt'n Will'm Short recommended for Major as Eldest Capt'n, in Room of Major James Manny, deceased. The re- turn Short by 200. No arms, &e., in Store. No Indians but the Meharins, about 7 or 8 lighting men.
Granville County, Capt'n Hurst's Troop, with officers, 32. A few Safora Indians.
Alex'r McCullogh gives up his Commission for Orange. Recom-
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mends John Grey. Sherrif Dixon, Lieut. Col : not proper to Suc- cecd him.
Hyde County, Coll. Senclair's Reg'ts, + Companies, with officers, 252 ..
Coll: DeRosset's Regiment in Johnston County, 10 Companies, officers included & Troop of Horse, 893. No Indians. Indifferently armed; must have Guns. Capt'n Person has resigned; Robt. Cade, his Lieut., to Succeed him.
Onslow County, Coll : John Starky. Regi'mt, 4 Companies, offi- cers included, 352. No Indians. No arms in store.
Coll: Barrows' Regim't, for Beaufort County, 7 Companies, 587. The Coll: gives up; recommends Mr. Boyd, Lieut. Coll., to succeed him; Major Caruthers to be Lient. Coll .; Capt'n Buck to be Major; Mr. John Handy to be Capt'n, and John Alderson to be a Capt'n in place of Capt'n Newman, who is infirm and desires to be excused. No Indians. No arms in the publick Store. In the County about 50₺ weight of powder and 150E of large Shot.
Col: Rutherford's Regim't of Troop in Bladen County, 441; a Troop of horse, 36. A new Company necessary to be made at Wag- gomas. James Row recommended for Capt'n. Drowner's ( 4) Creek en the Head of Little Pedee, 50, furnishes a mixt crew, a lawless people filleth the Lands without patent or paying quit rente. Shot a Survey'r for coming to view -( 4) Lands, being inclosed in great Swamps. Quakers to attend musters or Pay as in the Northern Counties. Fines not high Enough to oblige the Militia to attend musters. No arms, stores or Indiaus in the County.
Major Payne, by Coll: Eaton, for Granville County, recommends John Martin to be Capt'n over part of Sugar Jones Company, & Will'm Haris Rows Capt'n over the other part above Shaw's Road, and John Hawkins Capt'n over part of Rich'd Coleman's Company, & Will'm Johnston over part of Will'm Harris' Company, & Will'm Porter ( ?) Capt'n instead of Benjamin Sims, removed, & John Ferohack ( ?) in room of Osborn Jeffries, & Mr. Robert Hicks to be on the Commission of the Peace.
Currytuck County, Coll. Shingold, 5 Companies, officers Included, 345. Will'm Shingold to be Coll., Stephen Williams Lient. Coll., Robert Whitehall Major, Tho: Burgess in Room of Capt'n Davys, Jolm Woodhouse in room of Capt'n Caron, Jacob Farrows in room of Capt'n Job Carr.
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CRAVEN COUNTY.
A LIST OF THE COMPANY OF THE NORTH SHORE, BELONG TO CAPT'N JOHN SIANE'S DISTRICT FROM THE HEAD OF BROAD CREEK DOWN TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER.
Capt'n Johm Shine.
Francis Bond.
Newmon Dun, Lieutenant.
Frances Dawson, Senor.
John Edmonson, Ensign.
Frances Dawson, Jimor.
William Vanghan, Clark.
Joh Moor.
Farnefold Green, Sener, Seargant.
Jonas Ejues. 10
Nicholas Harper.
Ga. Johnson.
Jolm Biggs, Corporal.
Jacob Jones.
Joseph Edmonson, Corp.
Stephen Moor.
Selevens Justis, Corp.
10 Frances Delamar.
Charles Shewolf, Corp.
Thomas Carraway.
John Vendrick.
Isaac Simmons.
Benjamin Gutroy. Peter Vendrick. John Brown.
Jacob Grinder.
James Robarts. 10
James Steward.
Jerey Johnson.
Thomas Littell.
Benjamen Dotey.
Peter Hyman.
John Oliver. Francis Armstrong.
Mickell Hyman.
John Carraway, Sener. 10
John Bets. Win. Bryant.
Isaac Ilertherly.
Samuel Lneus.
John Frankling.
Thomas Delamar.
Jolm Bedcoat. John Ackis.
John Fulsher.
10
James Conneway.
Henry Hovor.
William Whitty.
Thomas Shine.
Thomas Eurcton.
Anenty Moor.
Furnefold Green, Juner.
Benjamen Hall.
Samuel Pasey. Wm. Russell.
Titus Green. 10 James Shine. David Edwards. John Good. Furnefold Green. James Fulford.
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