1777.
June 12th. John Willibough enlisted.
Sept. 3rd.  Anthoney Wiles, enlisted.
Sept.  6th., Francis Delong, enlisted.
Sept. 20th., Thomas Cartwright, enlisted
Oct. 4th., Samuel Prise, enlisted.
Nov. 10th., Robert Cartwright, enlisted
(Returned by Joseph Richardson, Ensn

Agreeable to the Orders of the Day the officer of the 3rd Regt. of N. C. Continental Troops met at Mrs. William Martins in Halifax in order to ascertain and settle the Rank of said Regt. which appears to be as follows:

Apl. Ye 16th. 77. Jethro Summer, Col., Wm. Alston Lt. Col., and Saml. Lockhart, Major Comr. dates 15 Apl. 1776.

Appointed by Congress, Apr. 16th, 1776. Recommended and approved of by Gen. Lee, 24 July, 1776 Recomd’d by ye officers 16th April, 1777. Jacob Turner, 1st Capt. Pinkethman Eaton, 2nd Capt. James Emmet, 3rd Capt. Thos. Granbury, 4th Capt. Wm. Brinkley, 5th Capt. Gabriel Jones, 6th Capt. James Bradley, 7th Capt. Nich’s Edmonds, 8th Cap

Appointed by Congress, 16th Apr., 1776.

Recommended and approved of by Gen. Lee, 24 July, 1776.

Recommended by ye officers, 16th Apr., 1777.

1st Lts.

1. Kador Ballard, 1st Lt.

2. Math. Wood, Lt.

3. John Medows, Lt.

4. Gee Bradley, Lt.

5. John Granbury, Lt.

6. Christ’r. Lackey

7. Edward Yarborough

8. Jos. Montfort

Rec’m’d. & Apprd. of by Genl. Lee 24 July 1776.

Rec’m’d by ye officers ye 16 Apr. 1777.

John Clendenning 1st Ensn. 16 Apl., 1777.

2nd Lts.

1. Wm. Linton, 2nd Lt.

2. John Morphes

3. Wm. Fawn

4. Wm. Rushworms

5. Harry Vincents

6. John Fellows

7. Anthony Hart

8. Oliver Hodgson



Endorsed:  Return of 3rd Battalion.  All Continental Coms. made out & dd to Col. John Williams, 11 May, 1777.