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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Muster roll for the Granville County Militia
Eaton, William
October 08, 1754
Volume 22, Pages 370-380

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GRANVILLE COUNTY.
Muster Roll of the Regiment in Granville County, under the Command of Colo. William Eaton, as taken at a General Muster of the said Regiment 8 October, 1754.

Wm. Person
Lieut. Colo.
James Paine
Major.
Captain John Glover’s Company.
George Glover, Lieut.
Evan Ragland, Ensign.
1. Henry Bishop, Sergeant.
2. William Glover, Sergeant.
3. Joseph Lindsay, Sergeant.
4. Joseph Bishop, Sergeant.
5. Thomas King, Corporal.
6. Richard Hargroves, Corpl.
7. Henry Fuller, Corpl.
8. Bartlet Searcey, Corpl.
9. Thomas Lowe.
10. John Gossard, Drummer.
11. John Blackman.
12. William Smith.
13. John Smith.
14. George Woodliffe.
15. Solomon Blackman.
16. William Lawrance.
17. Littleton Spivey.
18. Thomas Smith.
19. Stephen Smith.
20. Wm. Chavers, Negro.
21. Wm. Chavers, Jun., Mul.
22. Gilbert Chavers, Mulatto.
23. Thomas Woodliffe.
24. Thomas Smith, Merchant.
25. Littlebury Woodliffe.
26. William Woodliffe.
27. Ebenezer Wilson.
28. Edward Harris, Negro.
29. Daniel Potter.
30. Abraham Estice.
31. John Bishop.
32. George Bishop.
33. William Dickerson.
34. Emanuel Falkner.
35. Martin Dickerson.
36. Thomas Sing.
37. Thomas Wiggins.
38. James Welch.
39. John Waldrope.
40. Benjamin Ford.
41. William Holston.
42. Hugh Montgomery.
43. John Kirkland.
44. John Hargrove.
45. John Walker.
46. John Searcey, Junr.
47. Samuel Paschal.
48. John Paschal.
49. Thomas Adaman.
50. Leonard Lyndsey.
51. Elisha Jones.
52. Michael Bryant.
53. Edward Weaver.
54. James Morefield.
55. Alexander Burnet.
56. William Edwards.
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57. Joseph Kimbal, Junr.
58. John Glover, Junr.
59. John Bird.
60. William Wagstaff.
61. Zachary Bullock.
62. Joseph Davenport.
63. Josiah Mitchel.
64. Joseph Grey.
65. John Stroud.
66. Terence McMullin.
67. John Weaver.
68. Henry Vandyck.
69. James Trevillian.
70. John Trevillian.
71. Nathaniel Henderson.
72. John Smith Nut Bush.
73. William Woodward.
74. William Wood.
75. Penuel Wood.
76. William Byas.
77. Moses Harvel.
78. John Paterson.
79. William Cook.
80. Abraham Cook.
81. William Ford.
82. Charles King.
83. John Norwood.
84. Robert Mitchel.
85. John Williams.
86. Benjamin Wheatly.
87. John Williams, Junr.
88. Daniel Fluquinon.
89. Charles Williams.
90. Joseph Glover.
91. Henry Rearden.
92. Joseph Lindsay.
93. William Falkner.
94. Benjamin Edwards.
95. William Marlow.
96. William Stroud.
97. William Williams.
Captain Osborn Jeffrey’s Company.
Richard White, Lieutt.
John McKissick, Ensign.
1. Francis Bradley, Sergeant.
2. Howard Worley, Sergeant.
3. John Farrell, Sergeant.
4. William McBee, Corporal.
5. Thomas Cook, Corporal.
6. William Perry, Corporal.
7. John Martin, Corporal.
8. John Sandland, Senr.
9. Peter Vinson.
10. Philemon Bradford, Junr.
11. John Sutton.
12. Arthur Fuller.
13. Timothy Fuller.
14. Joseph Fuller.
15. James Sutton.
16. James Wade.
17. John Sandland, Junr.
18. Robert Allen.
19. Joseph Farrell.
20. William Moxley.
21. Robert Morgan.
22. Isaac Winston.
23. William White.
24. John Green.
25. Thomas Huland.
26. Thomas Mullins.
27. John Young.
28. William Porch.
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29. Thomas Bridges.
30. Jeremiah Perry.
31. Ambrose Crane.
32. Francis Perry.
33. John Perry.
34. William Ridings.
35. William Smith.
36. Ezekiah Massey.
37. James Brogden.
38. John Golding.
39. Thomas Brogden.
40. John Davis.
41. Julius Alford.
42. Jacob Powel.
43. William Maynard.
44. Gibson Martin.
45. John Bradly.
46. Nathaniel Perry.
47. William Cade.
48. Andrew Harfield.
49. John Mooney.
50. Michael Perry.
51. William Brewer.
52. Francis Johnston.
53. John Booker.
54. Benjamin Arundel.
55. Thomas Arundel.
56. James Arundel.
57. Austin Honeycot.
58. Joseph Bridges.
59. Roger Reese.
60. Thomas Jones.
61. William Taunt.
62. George Maynard.
63. Nathaniel Jones.
64. Andrew Martin.
65. Joseph Norris.
66. Richard Rayborn.
67. John Duncan.
68. William Adkinson.
69. Joseph Medlin.
70. James Bolton.
71. William Winston.
72. John Wright.
73. Samuel Carlisle.
75. John Wilder. 74.
John Garret.
76. Anthony Lewis.
77. Nathan Grimes.
The next 5 are Mulattoes:
78. Thomas Gowen.
79. Michael Gowen.
80. Edward Gowen.
81. Robert Davis.
82. William Burnel.
83. William Mooney (white).
Captain Richard Coleman’s Company.
Robert Abemathy, Lieut.
Israel Robinson, Ensign.
1. William Sisson, Sergeant.
2. Thomas Harton, Sergeant.
3. Mathew Robinson, Sergeant.
4. William Stroud, Sergeant.
5. Moses Myrick.
6. George Rhodes.
7. John Shearing.
8. John Riggin.
9. Isaac Acrey.
10. John Dosier.
11. William Paschal.
12. William Paschal, Junr.
13. John Stroud.
14. Richard Jones.
15. Richard Coleman, Junr.
16. Richard Huckaby.
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17. Jacob Dansby.
18. Israel Robinson, Junr.
19. William Young.
20. John Miller.
21. Jonathan Johnson.
22. William Moore.
23. William Dugger.
24. David King.
25. William Gilcrees.
26. William Read.
27. Samuel Bell.
28. William Acrey.
29. Thomas Worley.
30. Thomas Walker.
31. James Walker.
32. Charles Huckaby.
33. Charles Kimball.
34. Robert Ashley.
35. Moses Kennel.
36. Thomas Person.
37. Jennings Thompson.
38. Thomas Campbel.
39. Thomas Howel.
40. James Young.
41. Daniel King.
42. John Morison.
43. Robert King.
44. Charles King.
45. John King.
46. Alexander Burnham.
47. Isaiah Paschal.
48. John Paschal.
49. William Marlow.
50. George King.
51. William Lewis.
52. Jesse Miller.
53. John Davis.
54. Robert Collier.
55. John Campbel.
56. Isaac Johnson.
57. Daniel Colson.
58. William Hutchins.
59. Ephraim McLemore.
60. Giles Carter.
61. Robert Savage.
62. Robert Duke.
63. James Phillips.
64. Daniel Pegram.
65. Anthony Metcalfe.
66. William Downey.
67. Benjamin Carrol.
68. Nathaniel Nicholson.
69. William Smith.
70. John Ellis.
71. Edward Cary.
72. Samuel Thompson.
73. John Bradly.
74. Thomas Ballard.
75. John Woolbank.
76. William Collins.
77. Edmund Adcock.
78. Nicholas Robinson.
79. John Jones.
80. Richard Ballard.
81. Charles Edwards.
82. Leonard Griggs.
83. Benjamin Murphy.
84. John Robinson.
85. James Lester.
86. William Gamlin.
87. John Kendrick.
88. James Kendrick.
89. Alexander Berkley.
90. George Nichols.
91. Phillip Roberts.
92. James Nicholson.
93. Thomas Johnson.
94. John Hawkins.
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Captain Daniel Harris’s Company.
Thomas Bell, Lieutt.
1. Smith Paterson, Sergeant.
2. Lawrance Lancaster, Sergt.
3. Robert Nutt, Sergeant.
4. Peter Green, Sergeant.
5. John McIlvail.
6. Henry Lauter.
7. James Maddrey.
8. John Leonard.
9. John Birch.
10. George Paterson.
11. William Burrows.
12. Isaac Mabry.
13. William Ellis.
14. John Wren.
15. Michael Harris.
16. Edward Holiman.
17. Benjamin Nicholson.
18. James Harris.
19. Benjamin Egerton.
20. Lewis Paterson.
21. Edward Narramore.
22. Robert Harris.
23. Ellis Marquis.
24. Joseph Hackney.
25. Joseph Trull.
26. Thomas Green.
27. Peter Kimball.
28. William Kimball.
29. Benjamin Kimball.
30. Jesse Edwards.
31. William House.
32. Edward Green.
33. Samuel Green.
34. John Cole.
35. William Duke.
36. William Duke, Junr.
37. Samuel Duke.
38. John Duke.
39. Joseph Duke.
40. Patric Harigall.
41. Richard Maddry.
42. Lewis Bobbet.
43. Miles Bobbet.
44. Charles Bartholomew.
45. Thomas Parish.
46. John Green.
47. William Cheek.
48. William Blake.
49. John Blake.
50. James Sensing.
51. Absalom Langston.
52. John Smart.
53. Francis Capps.
54. James Langston.
55. Solomon Langston.
56. Joseph Green.
57. John Potts.
58. Peter Davis.
59. Richard Bennet.
60. John Mootlow.
61. John Person.
62. Joseph Person.
63. Solomon Atkinson.
64. William Mangham.
65. James Mangham.
66. William Mangham, Junr.
67. Eustace Daniel.
68. William Walker.
69. James Petty.
70. Edward Carlisle.
71. Richard Acock.
72. Francis Acock.
73. Daniel Prince.
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74. Samuel Mangham.
75. Thomas Blancet.
76. William Cooper.
77. John Williams.
78. John Hudson.
79. Chamberlaine Hudson.
80. Henry Hudson.
81. Isaac Hudson.
82. Edward Young, Junr.
83. Thomas Young.
84. William Davis.
85. Major Walker.
86. Peter Smart.
87. Charles Harris.
88. Joseph Harris.
89. Joseph Bell.
90. Arthur Robinson.
91. John Kicker.
92. William Meadows.
93. James Bettis.
94. Thomas Daniel.
95. Robert Moore.
Captain John Sallis’s Company.
George Morris, Lieutenant.
James Mitchel, Ensign.
1. William Howlet, Sergeant.
2. Wm. Hollyman, Sergeant.
3. Richard Harris, Sergeant.
4. William Hicks, Corporal.
5. William Jordan, Corporal.
6. Henry Jordan, Corporal.
7. Thomas Morris, Corporal.
8. Thomas Newby, Corporal.
9. George King, Drummer.
10. John Craven, Drummer.
11. Thomas Bradford.
12. James Bandy.
13. Robert Bandy.
14. Jacob Perry.
15. Henry Day, Junr.
16. Simon Day.
17. Jeremiah Frazier.
18. Thomas Christian.
19. David Mitchel.
20. William Moore, Jr.
21. Henry Howard.
22. Nathaniel Holly.
23. William Holley.
24. Enoch Rentfrow.
25. Lewis Thomas.
26. Lewis Edwards.
27. John Smith.
28. Joseph Moore.
29. John Bains.
30. Richard Roberts.
31. Richard Roberts, Junr.
32. John Thomason.
33. James Knott.
34. John Knott.
35. Martin Wheeler.
36. John Howard.
37. David Howard.
38. Solomon Howard.
39. Anthony Garnet.
40. Timothy Carter.
41. Samuel Carter.
42. John Stovall.
43. John Stovall, Junr.
44. Bartholomew Stovall.
45. Jeremiah Clayton.
46. William Clayton.
47. William Gowen.
48. John Gallimore.
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49. Jesse Parker.
50. John Osborn.
51. William Cragg.
52. Jonathan Barret.
53. James Hembry.
54. Robert Glidewell.
55. William Manus.
56. Groves Howard.
57. John Johnston.
58. Francis King.
59. Thomas King, Junr.
60. Christopher Osborn.
61. Sherwood Harris.
62. Jonathan White, Junr.
63. George Jordan, Junr.
64. Henry Fegan.
65. John Parish.
66. William Ferguson.
67. James Reeves.
68. Harris Guillam.
69. Edward Loyd.
70. Robert Gilley.
71. William Gilley.
72. Mathew McKenny.
73. Claiborn Harris.
74. David Parish.
75. James Ferguson.
76. John Yancey.
77. Bartlet Yancey.
78. Joseph Gowen.
79. John Cragg.
80. James Roberts, Junr.
81. Osborn Hedgpeth.
82. John Simmons.
83. Christopher Harris.
84. Benjamin Simmons.
85. Joshua Nogins.
86. Bartlet Shepardson.
87. Lewis Anderson.
88. William Bass.
89. George Anderson.
90. George Pettiford.
Captain Sugan Jones’s Company.
James Mosely, Lieut.
1. Francis Walker, Senr.
2. William Wood.
3. Miles Jones.
4. Denis Lindsey.
5. Aaron Fussell.
6. Benjamin Ward.
7. Shirley Watley.
8. John Burford.
9. John Thornton.
10. William Beckham.
11. William Wheeler.
12. Robert Whitaker.
13. Robert Day.
14. Abraham Green.
15. John Green.
16. John Gibbs.
17. Theophilus Goodwin.
18. Theophilus Goodwin, Jr.
19. Thomas Goodwin.
20. John Goodwin.
21. Edward Thomas.
22. Benjamin Cowherd.
23. James White.
24. John Gant.
25. John Gant, Junr.
26. William Gant.
27. Isham Gant.
28. John Colley.
29. Richard Halcomb.
30. John Halcomb.
31. Joseph Halcomb.
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32. Henry Thornton.
33. Benjamin Halcomb.
34. Roger Thornton.
35. George Bledsoe.
36. William Bledsoe.
37. Joshua Perry.
38. William Richardson.
39. John Boyd.
40. Thomas Zachry.
41. John Zachry.
42. William Dickerson.
43. Thomas Fussill.
44. Arthur Crocker.
45. John Wood.
46. Jacob Crocker.
47. Reuben Lawson.
48. Absalom Wells.
49. Thomas Beckham.
50. Henry Weaver.
51. William Waters.
52. Thomas Putman.
53. William Cheek.
54. Robert Cheek.
55. Williamson Liles.
56. Benjamin Thomson, Jr.
57. John Thomson.
58. William Thomas.
59. Emanuel Falkner.
60. William Falkner.
61. Simon Beckham.
62. John Rainwater.
63. James Rainwater.
64. Lewis Brantly.
65. Joseph Brantly.
66. John Brantly, Junr.
67. Hopkin Wilder.
68. John Watson.
69. Thomas Cooper.
70. Browning Williams.
71. Hezekiah Terrell.
72. Francis Strother.
73. James Ray.
74. William Underwood.
75. William Watley.
76. Shirley Watley, Junr.
77. Henry Jennings.
78. Moses Smithy.
79. Thomas Harris.
80. William Gibbons.
81. Allan Montjoy.
82. Lawrance Kerwin.
83. William Smith.
84. James Petty.
85. Thomas Petty.
86. Lawrance Strother.
87. Charles Liles.
88. Thomas Cook.
89. William Vinson.
90. James Barnet.
91. William Beckham, Junr.
92. Ephraim Estrige.
93. Aaron Sherard.
94. Thomas Wooten.
95. George Wooten.
96. Daniel Wooten.
97. Robert Vasser.
98. Richard Pinnel.
99. John Pinnel.
100. Joshua Pinnel.
101. William Saul.
102. Thomas Sing.
103. William Willis.
104. Thomas Martin.
105. Atkins McLemore.
106. James Talbot.
107. Joshua Yarbro.
108. Thomas Sale.
109. Jeremiah Wooten.
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110. John Wooten.
111. James Wooten.
112. Thomas Delany.
113. John Mosely.
114. Thomas Crab.
115. John Persons.
116. Richard Parsons.
117. Joseph Martin.
118. William Martin.
119. Arthur Watson.
120. John Serug Askew.
121. Henry Brewer.
122. William Takewell.
123. William Halley.
124. Simon Taylor.
125. Ambrose Bearding.
126. Samuel Freeman.
127. Jeptha Terrell.
128. John Terrell, Junr.
129. John Debord.
130. James Morris.
131. Thomas Harris.
132. Joseph Harris.
133. John Stanfield.
134. Benjamin Rice.
135. Robert Clark.
136. Thomas Carter.
137. John Burdock.
138. Thomas Turner.
139. John Deer.
140. George Underwood.
Captain Benjamin Simm’s Company.
John Burt, Lieut.
William Mercer, Ensign.
1. Giles Bowers, Sergeant.
2. John Bishop, Sergeant.
3. William Eves, Sergeant.
4. James Ross, Corporal.
5. John Meldey, Corporal.
6. Mathew Mathews, Corporal.
7. William Jones, Drummer.
8. Henry Ivey, Drummer.
9. William Jackson.
10. Thomas Smith.
11. William Moxley.
12. William Thomas.
13. Charles Ivey.
14. Daniel Carrol.
15. John Duncan.
16. Thos. Hunt, Little Creek.
17. Robert Smith.
18. Richard Crutchfield.
19. John Meekie.
20. Henry Clark.
21. Thos. Hunt, up the River.
22. Saul Rackley.
23. William Pace, Junr.
24. Joseph Acom Hutson.
25. Christopher Clark.
26. Joseph Brantly.
27. James Brantly.
28. George Bledsoe.
29. Thomas Woodly.
30. Robert Moody, Junr.
31. William Hunt.
32. William Jerkins.
33. Lodowick Alford.
34. Joseph Jeffries.
35. William Hobbs.
36. Thomas Jones.
37. William Simmons.
38. William Jones.
39. James Hunt.
40. John Claiborn.
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41. Robert Clark.
42. Benjamin Rice.
43. John Deer.
44. Aaron Sherrud.
45. William Vinson.
46. William Richardson.
47. James White.
48. Arthur Crocker.
49. Miles Rackley.
50. Parsons Rackley.
51. John Rainwater.
52. Thomas Tharrington.
53. Robert Butler.
54. Edward Thomas.
55. John Reeves.
56. William Smith.
57. John Smith.
58. George Woodly.
59. Joseph Wright.
60. John Wright.
61. James Massey.
62. John Douglas.
63. George Hill.
64. Francis Strother.
65. Thomas West.
66. Joseph Wright, Junr.
67. James Pace.
68. James Smith.
69. Nathaniel Smith.
70. John Parnal.
71. John Massey.
72. William Edwards.
73. John Simmons.
74. Barnaby Goodwin.
75. Samuel Fowler, Senr.
Captain Andrew Hampton’s Company.
John Adcock, Lieutt.
Ephraim Hampton, Ensign.
1. Thomas Robinson, Sergeant.
2. Wm. Williams, Sergeant.
3. John Landres, Sergeant.
4. John Williams, Corporal.
5. Fran. Davenport, Corporal.
6. Absalom Baker, Corporal.
7. Richard Ceverinton, Corpl.
8. Carter Hedgpeth, Corporal.
9. Anthony Cassart, Drummer.
10. Darwin Elwick.
11. William Rose.
12. Francis Rann.
13. Thomas Goss.
14. Robert Boyd.
15. Ephraim Merrit.
16. William Washington.
17. James Meadows.
18. Benjamin Hubbard.
19. John Clark.
20. Valentine White.
21. John Jones.
22. Moses Coppock.
23. John Ogowine.
24. Patrick Lashley.
25. Mathew Myers.
26. David Cassart.
27. John Landres, Junr.
28. James Bolling.
29. William Bolling.
30. Nicholas Horton.
31. Giles Hedgpeth.
32. Francis Falkner.
33. Leonard Adcock.
34. John Marrowin.
35. Emanuel Falkner.
36. Benjamin Bolling.
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37. Daniel Blackman.
38. Malachi Reeves.
39. Minos Greggs.
40. Francis West.
41. Thomas May.
42. Samuel Flaick.
43. Thomas Flaick.
44. Samuel Fuller.
45. David Strahan.
46. Owen Read.
47. Samuel Smith.
48. John Bolling.
49. Joseph Langston.
50. John Mathews.
51. James Morris.
52. Samuel Johnson.
53. David Stroud.
54. Ebenezer Wilson.
55. John Gibbs.
56. William Smith.
57. Joseph Halley.
58. Lawrence Pettiford.
59. Richard Watts.
60. Peter Marrown.
Companies:
Glover’s
97
Jeffries’
83
Coleman’s
94
Harris’s
95
Sallis’s
90
Jones’s
140
Simms’s
75
Hampton’s
60
Total
734
WILLIAM EATON.

6 December, 1754.

(Endorsement.)

Granville.