Tyrrell County 1754 Militia List

1754 Militia List of Tyrrell County, North Carolina

During the Colonial era in North Carolina every able-bodied man between the ages of 16 to 60 was a member of the militia unless excused for various reasons or exempted by paying a five pound fee. Consequently, a militia list constitutes a quasi-census of the area from which it is drawn.

In 1754 the regiment of militia in Tyrrell County was divided into four companies. The regiment was commanded by Colonel James Blount. The companies were commanded by Captains John Hardison, Evan Jones, Samuel Spruill and Thomas Ludford. The original lists identify the company of Evan Jones as being drawn from the area between Welches Creek and the Bark Poplar Swamp (western part of present day Washington County) and the company of Thomas Ludford as being from the Alligator district (eastern part of present day Tyrrell County and Dare County). Based on the names in Captain John Hardison's company, it is comprised of men from the western part of Tyrrell County, now Martin County. In the same manner, the men in Captain Samuel Spruill's company can be identified as being from the area that now comprises the eastern part of Washington County and the western part of present day Tyrrell County.

The militia lists were originally non-alphabetical by company. They have been combined here into an alphabetical listing for the entire regiment.

COMPANY	RANK	NAME
Jones	Private	James (smeared)
Jones	Private	Mathias Adams
Jones	Private	Matthew Adams
Jones	Private	Thomas Adams
Ludford	Private	Thos Adkins
Ludford	Private	Anthony Alexander (son of Anthony)
Ludford	Ensign	Benjamin Alexander
Spruill	Private	Benjamin Alexander
Ludford	Private	Benjamin Alexander (son of Joshua)
Spruill	Private	Gidion Alexander
Spruill	Private	Isaac Alexander Junr
Spruill	Private	Isaac Alexander Senr
Spruill	Private	Joab Alexander
Ludford	Sergeant	John Alexander
Spruill	Private	John Alexander
Ludford	Private	John Alexander (son of B___)
Spruill	Private	Joseph Alexander
Ludford	Private	Joseph Alexander (son of Joseph)
Ludford	Private	Joseph Alexander (son of Joshua)
Ludford	Lieutenant	Joshua Alexander
Ludford	Private	Joshua Alexander (son of Benjn)
Spruill	Private	Josiah Alexander
Ludford	Private	Michel Alexander
Ludford	Corporal	William Alexander
Ludford	Private	John Allen
Hardison	Private	Thomas Ames
Jones	Corporal	David Avis
Jones	Private	David Avis
Jones	Sergeant	John Avis
Ludford	Private	William Barns (White Oak land)
Ludford	Private	William Barns (South River)
Jones	Private	William Barret
Spruill	Private	Jeremiah Bateman
Spruill	Private	John Bateman
Spruill	Corporal	Nathan Bateman
Spruill	Private	Nathan Bateman Junr
Spruill	Private	Thomas Bateman
Ludford	Private	Benjamin Beasly
Spruill	Private	Thomas Bell
Hardison	Private	John Benett
Hardison	Private	Thomas Benett Junr
Hardison	Private	Thomas Benett Senr
Hardison	Private	William Bennet
Ludford	Private	Thos Bently
Ludford	Private	John Best
Ludford	Private	Joseph Best
Ludford	Private	Thos Best
Jones	Private	Benjamin Blount
Jones	Private	Gershom Blount
Jones	Senr Corporal	Jacob Blount
Jones	Private	Jacob Blount
Jones	Private	Jacob Blount Junr
Jones	Private	John Blount Junr
Jones	Private	Redding Blount
Jones	Private	Thomas Blount
Hardison	Private	Francis Browning
Hardison	Private	John Browning
Hardison	Private	Abselom Bryan
Spruill	Private	John Burtenshell
Spruill	Private	Joshua Burtenshell
Hardison	Private	Christofer Butterey
Jones	Private	Dennis Calehann
Hardison	Private	William Carkeet
Ludford	Private	George Caron
Ludford	Private	Isaac Caron
Ludford	Corporal	James Caron
Spruill	Private	James Carter
Spruill	Private	Matthew Caswell
Spruill	Private	Benjamin Chapman
Spruill	Private	Richard Chapman
Spruill	Private	James Chesson
Spruill	Corporal	John Chesson
Ludford	Private	William Cohun (Little Allygator)
Ludford	Private	James Cohune Junr
Ludford	Private	James Cohune Senr
Ludford	Private	William Cohune
Jones	Private	William Collins
Ludford	Private	John Combes
Ludford	Private	Robert Combes
Ludford	Private	Samuel Combes
Hardison	Private	Benjamin Corey
Hardison	Private	Caleb Corey
Hardison	Private	John Corey
Jones	Private	Jonathan Corprew
Hardison	Private	Edward Coupper {Cooper}
Hardison	Sergeant	James Coupper {Cooper}
Ludford	Private	William Cowell
Ludford	Private	Thos Crank
Jones	Private	William Currell
Hardison	Private	John Daley
Hardison	Private	Joseph Daniel
Hardison	Sergeant	Robert Daniel
Spruill	Private	Isaac Davenport
Spruill	Private	James Davenport
Spruill	Private	John Davenport (son of Richard)
Spruill	Private	John Davenport Junr
Spruill	Private	Joseph Davenport
Spruill	Private	Richard Davenport
Spruill	Private	William Davenport
Spruill	Private	John Davis
Jones	Sergeant	Jonathan Davis
Spruill	Private	Robert Davis
Jones	Private	Richard Draper
Hardison	Private	John Duggan
Ludford	Private	Peter Duncan
Hardison	Lieutenant	Joseph Dwight
Hardison	Private	Samuel Dwight
Spruill	Private	Robert Etton
Jones	Private	Nathaniel Everitt
Jones	Private	Nathl Everitt Senr
Jones	Private	Thomas Everitt
Hardison	Private	Bedford Fagan
Jones	Private	Richard Faughan
Jones	Private	William Faughan
Ludford	Private	Bryan Fitzpatrick
Ludford	Sergeant	Cornelius Fitzpatrick
Ludford	Private	Thos Fox
Ludford	Private	John Gard
Ludford	Private	Zephaniah Gard
Hardison	Private	Isaac Gardner
Hardison	Private	Smithwick Gardner
Hardison	Private	Thomas Gardner
Jones	Private	Daniel Garrett Junr
Jones	Private	James Garrett
Jones	Private	James Garrett Senr
Jones	Private	John Garrett
Jones	Private	Thomas Garrett
Jones	Private	Nicholas Gilbert
Jones	Private	Benjn Girken
Jones	Private	Joshua Girken
Jones	Private	Zachariah Girken
Jones	Private	Henry Gray
Hardison	Private	Edward Griffen
Hardison	Private	John Griffen Junr
Hardison	Private	John Griffen Senr
Jones	Private	Stewart Hambleton
Jones	Private	Jespir Hardison
Hardison	Captain	John Hardison
Hardison	Private	Joseph Hardison
Hardison	Private	Joshua Hardison
Hardison	Private	Richard Hardison
Hardison	Private	Thomas Hardison
Hardison	Clerk	William Hardison
Hardison	Private	John Harrison
Jones	Private	John Harrison
Jones	Private	James Harrison
Hardison	Private	James Harrison
Jones	Private	Stephen Harrison
Jones	Private	Thomas Harrison
Jones	Private	William Harrison
Ludford	Private	Henery Hartly
Ludford	Private	William Hartly
Spruill	Private	Abraham Hassell
Jones	Private	Caswell Hassell
Spruill	Private	Edward Hassell Junr
Spruill	Private	Edward Hassell Senr
Spruill	Private	Isaac Hassell
Spruill	Private	Isaac Hassell
Spruill	Private	John Hassell
Spruill	Private	John Hassell Junr
Spruill	Private	John Hassell Senr
Spruill	Private	Joseph Hassell
Spruill	Private	Solomon Hassell
Spruill	Private	Solomon Hassell
Jones	Sergeant	William Hassell
Jones	Private	William Hassell Senr
Jones	Private	Thomas Hawkings
Hardison	Private	John Hinson
Hardison	Private	William Hinson
Hardison	Private	Samuel Holleday
Hardison	Private	Thomas Holleday
Jones	Private	Armit Hollis
Jones	Private	James Hollon
Spruill	Private	John Hooker
Ludford	Sergeant	Alexander Hopkins
Spruill	Private	John Hopkins
Jones	Private	William Howard
Spruill	Private	Richard Howit
Spruill	Private	William Howit
Hardison	Private	Joseph Hudson
Ludford	Clerk	Abraham Jennet
Ludford	Private	William Jennet
Spruill	Private	William Jennett
Ludford	Private	Randal Johnson
Jones	Captain	Evan Jones
Jones	Private	Fraley Jones
Jones	Private	Isaac Jones
Jones	Ensign	James Jones
Ludford	Private	Thos Jones
Ludford	Private	William Jonson
Hardison	Sergeant	John Jordan
Hardison	Private	Higason King
Hardison	Private	William King
Spruill	Private	James Lafair {Lanier}
Jones	Private	James Leary
Jones	Private	John Leary
Jones	Corporal	Richd Leary
Jones	Private	Thomas Leary
Jones	Private	Steven Lee
Hardison	Private	James Legett
Hardison	Sergeant	Joh Lincare
Hardison	Private	Thomas Little
Jones	Private	Andrew Long
Spruill	Private	James Long
Jones	Private	James Long Junr
Jones	Private	James Long Senr
Jones	Private	John Long
Jones	Private	John Long Junr
Ludford	Captain	Thos Ludford
Ludford	Private	Denis Mack Cleas
Ludford	Private	Edw Mann
Ludford	Private	Thos Mann
Ludford	Drummer	William Mann
Hardison	Private	John Manning
Spruill	Sergeant	Alexander McCabe
Ludford	Private	John Meakins
Ludford	Private	Isaac Meakins Junr
Ludford	Private	Isaac Meakins Senr
Jones	Private	James Midleton
Hardison	Private	John Mizell
Hardison	Private	Luke Mizell
Hardison	Private	Mark Mizell
Hardison	Private	William Mizell
Hardison	Private	William Mizzell
Hardison	Private	Morris More
Hardison	Private	Edmond Morris
Hardison	Private	Robert Moss
Hardison	Ensign	Jehu Nichols
Spruill	Private	Jeremiah Norman
Spruill	Private	Joseph Norman
Spruill	Private	Nehemiah Norman
Spruill	Private	Samuel Norman
Spruill	Private	Alexander Oliver
Spruill	Private	George Oliver
Spruill	Private	Amos Overton
Ludford	Private	Zachariah Owens
Hardison	Private	James Ozburn
Hardison	Private	John Pagett
Spruill	Private	Joseph Pagit
Spruill	Private	Solomon Pagit
Ludford	Private	John Parrish
Spruill	Private	Thomas Percey
Spruill	Private	Edward Phelps Junr
Spruill	Private	Edward Phelps Senr
Spruill	Private	James Phelps Junr
Spruill	Private	James Phelps Senr
Spruill	Private	Joseph Phelps
Spruill	Private	Joshua Phelps
Spruill	Private	Josiah Phelps
Spruill	Private	Isaac Powers
Spruill	Private	John Powers
Spruill	Private	Manswel Powers
Jones	Private	Henry Ray
Jones	Private	John Ray Junr
Ludford	Private	Benjamin Rapheld
Ludford	Corporal	William Rapheld
Ludford	Private	William Rapheld Junr
Hardison	Private	Henry Ray
Jones	Private	William Ray
Hardison	Private	William Ray
Jones	Private	Charles Rhoads
Jones	Private	James Rhoads
Jones	Private	John Rhoads
Jones	Private	William Rhoads
Hardison	Private	Daniel Robanson {Robason/Roberson}
Hardison	Private	Henry Robanson {Robason/Roberson}
Hardison	Private	John Robanson {Robason/Roberson}
Hardison	Private	Marmaduke Robanson {Robason/Roberson}
Hardison	Private	William Robanson {Robason/Roberson}
Hardison	Private	John Ross
Hardison	Private	William Ross
Ludford	Corporal	John Routton
Hardison	Private	John Seales
Hardison	Private	William Seales
Spruill	Private	John Sedgicks
Jones	Private	Henry Slade
Jones	Private	James Smith
Jones	Private	John Smith
Ludford	Private	John Smith
Hardison	Private	Solaman Smith
Hardison	Private	Edmond Smithwick (son of John)
Hardison	Private	John Smithwick
Hardison	Private	Samuel Smithwick
Hardison	Private	Samuel Smithwick Junr
Spruill	Private	John Snell
Spruill	Private	Roger Snell Junr
Spruill	Private	Roger Snell Senr
Hardison	Private	William Soanes
Ludford	Private	Thos Spencer
Spruill	Private	Ezemiah Spruill
Spruill	Sergeant	Hezekiah Spruill
Spruill	Private	Jasper Spruill
Spruill	Clerk	Jeremiah Spruill
Spruill	Ensign	John Spruill
Spruill	Lieutenant	Joseph Spruill
Spruill	Sergeant	Joseph Spruill Junr
Spruill	Private	Joshua Spruill
Spruill	Captain	Samuel Spruill
Jones	Private	William Stealy
Jones	Lieutenant	Alexander Stewart
Jones	Private	Everet Stubbs
Jones	Private	John Stubbs
Jones	Private	Thomas Stubbs
Hardison	Private	William Stubbs
Hardison	Private	Joshua Sutton
Spruill	Private	James Swain
Hardison	Private	John Swain
Jones	Private	Joshua Swain
Jones	Private	Richard Swinson
Spruill	Private	Benjamin Tarkenton
Spruill	Private	John Tarkenton
Spruill	Private	Joseph Tarkenton
Spruill	Private	Joshua Tarkenton
Jones	Corporal	John Tetterton
Jones	Private	William Tetterton
Ludford	Private	James Tharp
Ludford	Private	Paul Tharp Junr
Ludford	Private	Paul Tharp Senr
Jones	Private	Bejn Walker
Jones	Private	Thomas Walker
Jones	Private	James Ward
Ludford	Private	John Ward
Spruill	Private	Samuel West
Spruill	Private	William West
Jones	Private	James Wiley
Jones	Private	Stephen Wiley
Jones	Private	Thomas Wiley
Hardison	Private	Absalom Willard
Jones	Drummer	Edwd Williams
Jones	Private	William Williams
Hardison	Private	William Willins
Jones	Private	Samuel Woodland
Ludford	Private	George Woods
Spruill	Private	Jeremiah Wynne
Spruill	Private	John Wynne
Spruill	Private	Peter Wynne

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Updated January 8, 2016