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.


COMPANYRANKNAME
JonesPrivateJames (smeared)
JonesPrivateMathias Adams
JonesPrivateMatthew Adams
JonesPrivateThomas Adams
LudfordPrivateThos Adkins
LudfordPrivateAnthony Alexander (son of Anthony)
LudfordEnsignBenjamin Alexander
SpruillPrivateBenjamin Alexander
LudfordPrivateBenjamin Alexander (son of Joshua)
SpruillPrivateGidion Alexander
SpruillPrivateIsaac Alexander Junr
SpruillPrivateIsaac Alexander Senr
SpruillPrivateJoab Alexander
LudfordSergeantJohn Alexander
SpruillPrivateJohn Alexander
LudfordPrivateJohn Alexander (son of B___)
SpruillPrivateJoseph Alexander
LudfordPrivateJoseph Alexander (son of Joseph)
LudfordPrivateJoseph Alexander (son of Joshua)
LudfordLieutenantJoshua Alexander
LudfordPrivateJoshua Alexander (son of Benjn)
SpruillPrivateJosiah Alexander
LudfordPrivateMichel Alexander
LudfordCorporalWilliam Alexander
LudfordPrivateJohn Allen
HardisonPrivateThomas Ames
JonesCorporalDavid Avis
JonesPrivateDavid Avis
JonesSergeantJohn Avis
LudfordPrivateWilliam Barns (White Oak land)
LudfordPrivateWilliam Barns (South River)
JonesPrivateWilliam Barret
SpruillPrivateJeremiah Bateman
SpruillPrivateJohn Bateman
SpruillCorporalNathan Bateman
SpruillPrivateNathan Bateman Junr
SpruillPrivateThomas Bateman
LudfordPrivateBenjamin Beasly
SpruillPrivateThomas Bell
HardisonPrivateJohn Benett
HardisonPrivateThomas Benett Junr
HardisonPrivateThomas Benett Senr
HardisonPrivateWilliam Bennet
LudfordPrivateThos Bently
LudfordPrivateJohn Best
LudfordPrivateJoseph Best
LudfordPrivateThos Best
JonesPrivateBenjamin Blount
JonesPrivateGershom Blount
JonesSenr CorporalJacob Blount
JonesPrivateJacob Blount
JonesPrivateJacob Blount Junr
JonesPrivateJohn Blount Junr
JonesPrivateRedding Blount
JonesPrivateThomas Blount
HardisonPrivateFrancis Browning
HardisonPrivateJohn Browning
HardisonPrivateAbselom Bryan
SpruillPrivateJohn Burtenshell
SpruillPrivateJoshua Burtenshell
HardisonPrivateChristofer Butterey
JonesPrivateDennis Calehann
HardisonPrivateWilliam Carkeet
LudfordPrivateGeorge Caron
LudfordPrivateIsaac Caron
LudfordCorporalJames Caron
SpruillPrivateJames Carter
SpruillPrivateMatthew Caswell
SpruillPrivateBenjamin Chapman
SpruillPrivateRichard Chapman
SpruillPrivateJames Chesson
SpruillCorporalJohn Chesson
LudfordPrivateWilliam Cohun (Little Allygator)
LudfordPrivateJames Cohune Junr
LudfordPrivateJames Cohune Senr
LudfordPrivateWilliam Cohune
JonesPrivateWilliam Collins
LudfordPrivateJohn Combes
LudfordPrivateRobert Combes
LudfordPrivateSamuel Combes
HardisonPrivateBenjamin Corey
HardisonPrivateCaleb Corey
HardisonPrivateJohn Corey
JonesPrivateJonathan Corprew
HardisonPrivateEdward Coupper {Cooper}
HardisonSergeantJames Coupper {Cooper}
LudfordPrivateWilliam Cowell
LudfordPrivateThos Crank
JonesPrivateWilliam Currell
HardisonPrivateJohn Daley
HardisonPrivateJoseph Daniel
HardisonSergeantRobert Daniel
SpruillPrivateIsaac Davenport
SpruillPrivateJames Davenport
SpruillPrivateJohn Davenport (son of Richard)
SpruillPrivateJohn Davenport Junr
SpruillPrivateJoseph Davenport
SpruillPrivateRichard Davenport
SpruillPrivateWilliam Davenport
SpruillPrivateJohn Davis
JonesSergeantJonathan Davis
SpruillPrivateRobert Davis
JonesPrivateRichard Draper
HardisonPrivateJohn Duggan
LudfordPrivatePeter Duncan
HardisonLieutenantJoseph Dwight
HardisonPrivateSamuel Dwight
SpruillPrivateRobert Etton
JonesPrivateNathaniel Everitt
JonesPrivateNathl Everitt Senr
JonesPrivateThomas Everitt
HardisonPrivateBedford Fagan
JonesPrivateRichard Faughan
JonesPrivateWilliam Faughan
LudfordPrivateBryan Fitzpatrick
LudfordSergeantCornelius Fitzpatrick
LudfordPrivateThos Fox
LudfordPrivateJohn Gard
LudfordPrivateZephaniah Gard
HardisonPrivateIsaac Gardner
HardisonPrivateSmithwick Gardner
HardisonPrivateThomas Gardner
JonesPrivateDaniel Garrett Junr
JonesPrivateJames Garrett
JonesPrivateJames Garrett Senr
JonesPrivateJohn Garrett
JonesPrivateThomas Garrett
JonesPrivateNicholas Gilbert
JonesPrivateBenjn Girken
JonesPrivateJoshua Girken
JonesPrivateZachariah Girken
JonesPrivateHenry Gray
HardisonPrivateEdward Griffen
HardisonPrivateJohn Griffen Junr
HardisonPrivateJohn Griffen Senr
JonesPrivateStewart Hambleton
JonesPrivateJespir Hardison
HardisonCaptainJohn Hardison
HardisonPrivateJoseph Hardison
HardisonPrivateJoshua Hardison
HardisonPrivateRichard Hardison
HardisonPrivateThomas Hardison
HardisonClerkWilliam Hardison
HardisonPrivateJohn Harrison
JonesPrivateJohn Harrison
JonesPrivateJames Harrison
HardisonPrivateJames Harrison
JonesPrivateStephen Harrison
JonesPrivateThomas Harrison
JonesPrivateWilliam Harrison
LudfordPrivateHenery Hartly
LudfordPrivateWilliam Hartly
SpruillPrivateAbraham Hassell
JonesPrivateCaswell Hassell
SpruillPrivateEdward Hassell Junr
SpruillPrivateEdward Hassell Senr
SpruillPrivateIsaac Hassell
SpruillPrivateIsaac Hassell
SpruillPrivateJohn Hassell
SpruillPrivateJohn Hassell Junr
SpruillPrivateJohn Hassell Senr
SpruillPrivateJoseph Hassell
SpruillPrivateSolomon Hassell
SpruillPrivateSolomon Hassell
JonesSergeantWilliam Hassell
JonesPrivateWilliam Hassell Senr
JonesPrivateThomas Hawkings
HardisonPrivateJohn Hinson
HardisonPrivateWilliam Hinson
HardisonPrivateSamuel Holleday
HardisonPrivateThomas Holleday
JonesPrivateArmit Hollis
JonesPrivateJames Hollon
SpruillPrivateJohn Hooker
LudfordSergeantAlexander Hopkins
SpruillPrivateJohn Hopkins
JonesPrivateWilliam Howard
SpruillPrivateRichard Howit
SpruillPrivateWilliam Howit
HardisonPrivateJoseph Hudson
LudfordClerkAbraham Jennet
LudfordPrivateWilliam Jennet
SpruillPrivateWilliam Jennett
LudfordPrivateRandal Johnson
JonesCaptainEvan Jones
JonesPrivateFraley Jones
JonesPrivateIsaac Jones
JonesEnsignJames Jones
LudfordPrivateThos Jones
LudfordPrivateWilliam Jonson
HardisonSergeantJohn Jordan
HardisonPrivateHigason King
HardisonPrivateWilliam King
SpruillPrivateJames Lafair {Lanier}
JonesPrivateJames Leary
JonesPrivateJohn Leary
JonesCorporalRichd Leary
JonesPrivateThomas Leary
JonesPrivateSteven Lee
HardisonPrivateJames Legett
HardisonSergeantJoh Lincare
HardisonPrivateThomas Little
JonesPrivateAndrew Long
SpruillPrivateJames Long
JonesPrivateJames Long Junr
JonesPrivateJames Long Senr
JonesPrivateJohn Long
JonesPrivateJohn Long Junr
LudfordCaptainThos Ludford
LudfordPrivateDenis Mack Cleas
LudfordPrivateEdw Mann
LudfordPrivateThos Mann
LudfordDrummerWilliam Mann
HardisonPrivateJohn Manning
SpruillSergeantAlexander McCabe
LudfordPrivateJohn Meakins
LudfordPrivateIsaac Meakins Junr
LudfordPrivateIsaac Meakins Senr
JonesPrivateJames Midleton
HardisonPrivateJohn Mizell
HardisonPrivateLuke Mizell
HardisonPrivateMark Mizell
HardisonPrivateWilliam Mizell
HardisonPrivateWilliam Mizzell
HardisonPrivateMorris More
HardisonPrivateEdmond Morris
HardisonPrivateRobert Moss
HardisonEnsignJehu Nichols
SpruillPrivateJeremiah Norman
SpruillPrivateJoseph Norman
SpruillPrivateNehemiah Norman
SpruillPrivateSamuel Norman
SpruillPrivateAlexander Oliver
SpruillPrivateGeorge Oliver
SpruillPrivateAmos Overton
LudfordPrivateZachariah Owens
HardisonPrivateJames Ozburn
HardisonPrivateJohn Pagett
SpruillPrivateJoseph Pagit
SpruillPrivateSolomon Pagit
LudfordPrivateJohn Parrish
SpruillPrivateThomas Percey
SpruillPrivateEdward Phelps Junr
SpruillPrivateEdward Phelps Senr
SpruillPrivateJames Phelps Junr
SpruillPrivateJames Phelps Senr
SpruillPrivateJoseph Phelps
SpruillPrivateJoshua Phelps
SpruillPrivateJosiah Phelps
SpruillPrivateIsaac Powers
SpruillPrivateJohn Powers
SpruillPrivateManswel Powers
JonesPrivateHenry Ray
JonesPrivateJohn Ray Junr
LudfordPrivateBenjamin Rapheld
LudfordCorporalWilliam Rapheld
LudfordPrivateWilliam Rapheld Junr
HardisonPrivateHenry Ray
JonesPrivateWilliam Ray
HardisonPrivateWilliam Ray
JonesPrivateCharles Rhoads
JonesPrivateJames Rhoads
JonesPrivateJohn Rhoads
JonesPrivateWilliam Rhoads
HardisonPrivateDaniel Robanson {Robason/Roberson}
HardisonPrivateHenry Robanson {Robason/Roberson}
HardisonPrivateJohn Robanson {Robason/Roberson}
HardisonPrivateMarmaduke Robanson {Robason/Roberson}
HardisonPrivateWilliam Robanson {Robason/Roberson}
HardisonPrivateJohn Ross
HardisonPrivateWilliam Ross
LudfordCorporalJohn Routton
HardisonPrivateJohn Seales
HardisonPrivateWilliam Seales
SpruillPrivateJohn Sedgicks
JonesPrivateHenry Slade
JonesPrivateJames Smith
JonesPrivateJohn Smith
LudfordPrivateJohn Smith
HardisonPrivateSolaman Smith
HardisonPrivateEdmond Smithwick (son of John)
HardisonPrivateJohn Smithwick
HardisonPrivateSamuel Smithwick
HardisonPrivateSamuel Smithwick Junr
SpruillPrivateJohn Snell
SpruillPrivateRoger Snell Junr
SpruillPrivateRoger Snell Senr
HardisonPrivateWilliam Soanes
LudfordPrivateThos Spencer
SpruillPrivateEzemiah Spruill
SpruillSergeantHezekiah Spruill
SpruillPrivateJasper Spruill
SpruillClerkJeremiah Spruill
SpruillEnsignJohn Spruill
SpruillLieutenantJoseph Spruill
SpruillSergeantJoseph Spruill Junr
SpruillPrivateJoshua Spruill
SpruillCaptainSamuel Spruill
JonesPrivateWilliam Stealy
JonesLieutenantAlexander Stewart
JonesPrivateEveret Stubbs
JonesPrivateJohn Stubbs
JonesPrivateThomas Stubbs
HardisonPrivateWilliam Stubbs
HardisonPrivateJoshua Sutton
SpruillPrivateJames Swain
HardisonPrivateJohn Swain
JonesPrivateJoshua Swain
JonesPrivateRichard Swinson
SpruillPrivateBenjamin Tarkenton
SpruillPrivateJohn Tarkenton
SpruillPrivateJoseph Tarkenton
SpruillPrivateJoshua Tarkenton
JonesCorporalJohn Tetterton
JonesPrivateWilliam Tetterton
LudfordPrivateJames Tharp
LudfordPrivatePaul Tharp Junr
LudfordPrivatePaul Tharp Senr
JonesPrivateBejn Walker
JonesPrivateThomas Walker
JonesPrivateJames Ward
LudfordPrivateJohn Ward
SpruillPrivateSamuel West
SpruillPrivateWilliam West
JonesPrivateJames Wiley
JonesPrivateStephen Wiley
JonesPrivateThomas Wiley
HardisonPrivateAbsalom Willard
JonesDrummerEdwd Williams
JonesPrivateWilliam Williams
HardisonPrivateWilliam Willins
JonesPrivateSamuel Woodland
LudfordPrivateGeorge Woods
SpruillPrivateJeremiah Wynne
SpruillPrivateJohn Wynne
SpruillPrivatePeter Wynne



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Updated January 8, 2016