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| Following are powers of attorney recorded in the deeds of Tyrrell County, minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions & Tyrrell County wills that prove the Revolutionary War service of a few soldiers from Tyrrell County. Click on the name to see the document. |
| NAME |
|---|
| Alexander, Benjamin |
| Alexander, Joseph son of Joshua |
| Alexander, Joseph son of Isaac |
| Cooper, Joseph |
| Johnson, Martin |
| Lacky, Christopher |
| Megound, John |
| Sanderlin, Levi |
| Snell, James |
| Following are Revolutionary War Pension applications and depositions and other documents selected from therein which prove the service of the applicants or others named in these documents. There are many other documents in these files which may of interest but they are not included here. Some did not enter the service from Tyrrell County, but lived and died there after the war. Soldier's names and the source of the document(s) are shown in the table below. Click on the name to see images of the original document(s). |
| NAME | SOURCE |
|---|---|
| Alexander, Isaac | Pension Application of Isaac Alexander (W2899) |
| Alexander, Isaac | Bible in Pension Application of Isaac Alexander (W2899) |
| Chesson, Joshua | Pension Application of Eleazer Craddick (S8252) |
| Collins, Caleb | Pension Application of Caleb Collins (S41490) |
| Collins, Caleb | Pension Application of James Wiley (S42075) |
| Craddick, Eleazer | Pension Application of Eleazer Craddick (S8252) |
| Everett, John | Pension Application of John Everett (R3403) |
| Everett, Nathaniel | Pension Application of Nathaniel Everett (S6829) |
| Hassell, Benjamin | Pension Application of Benjamin Hassell (R4728) |
| Hassell, Benjamin | Bible in Pension Application of Benjamin Hassell (R4728) |
| Hassell, Joseph | Pension Application of Joseph Hassell (S41602) |
| Hassell, Joseph | Pension Application of James Wiley (S42075) |
| Hooker, Nathan | Pension Application of Eleazer Craddick (S8252) |
| Jennett, Abraham | Pension Application of Eleazer Craddick (S8252) |
| Jennett, Abraham | Pension Application of John Everett (R3403) |
| Leggett, Daniel | Pension Application of Richard Swinson (S42033) |
| Long, James | Pension Application of William Spruill (R10022) |
| Pearce, Israel | Pension Application of Israel Pearce (S3660) |
| Pearce, Israel | Pension Application of Nathaniel Everett (S6829) |
| Pugh, Thomas | Pension Application of John Everett (R3403) |
| Snell, James | Pension Application of James Snell (S42020) |
| Spruill, Jesse | Pension Application of Jesse Spruill (R10021) |
| Spruill, Jesse | Pension Application of William Spruill (R10022) |
| Spruill, Jesse | Pension Application of Eleazer Craddick (S8252) |
| Spruill, William | Pension Application of William Spruill (R10022) |
| Spruill, William | Pension Application of James Snell (S42020) |
| Steeley, Jeremiah | Pension Application of Caleb Collins (S41490) |
| Steeley, Jeremiah | Pension Application of James Wiley (S42075) |
| Steeley, Michael | Pension Application of Caleb Collins (S41490) |
| Stubbs, James | Pension Application of Caleb Collins (S41490) |
| Swinson, Richard | Pension Application of Richard Swinson (S42033) |
| Swinson, William | Pension Application of Richard Swinson (S42033) |
| Van Horn, Abraham | Pension Application of RAbraham Van Horn (S42589) |
| Walker, Michael | Pension Application of Michael Walker (R11055) |
| Walker, Michael | Bible in Pension Application of Michael Walker (R11055) |
| Wiley, James | Pension Application of James Wiley (S42075) |
| Wiley, James | Pension Application of Caleb Collins (S41490) |
| Wiley, James | Pension Application of Israel Pearce (S3660) |
| Wiley, James | Pension Application of Joseph Hassell (S41602) |
| Wiley, Rufus | Pension Application of Rufus Wiley (S7919) |
| Wynne, Joseph | Pension Application of Eleazer Craddick (S8252) |
| In the table below are the names of Revolutionary War soldiers from Tyrrell County listed in a series of articles in the Journal of the North Carolina Genealogical Society titled "Revolutionary War Service Records and Final Settlements, 1776 - 1792" abstracted by Ransom McBride. These records may be found in the Military series of the Treasurer's and Comptroller's Records at the North Carolina State Archives in 12 boxes. Many thanks to Cathy Roberts for researching these records and making us aware of them. Click on the name to see the document abstract. |
| NAME | NCGS JOURNAL |
|---|---|
| Alexander, Anthony | Volume 8, Number 2, Page 97, May 1982 |
| Bozman, Shadrach | Volume 8, Number 3, Page 159, August 1982 |
| Davenport, Ephraim | Volume 9, Number 2, Page 87, May 1983 |
| Harrison, Francis | Volume 10, Number 2, Page 111, May 1984 |
| Hassell, Joseph | Volume 10, Number 2, Page 112, May 1984 |
| Hill, Jesse | Volume 10, Number 4, Page 237, November 1984 |
| Hollis, James | Volume 10, Number 4, Page 238, November 1984 |
| Padget, John | Volume 14, Number 4, Page 227, November 1988 |
| Peirce, Israel | Volume 14, Number 4, Page 230, November 1988 |
| Peirce, William | Volume 14, Number 4, Page 230, November 1988 |
| Skinner, Evin | Volume 16, Number 2, Page 108, May 1990 |
| Spruill, Godfrey | Volume 16, Number 4, Page 234, November 1990 |
| Wiley, James | Volume 18, Number 2, Page 98, May 1991 |
| Wiley, Stephen | Volume 18, Number 2, Page 99, May 1991 |
| Note: Although there is no location given in the abstract for Shadrach Bozman, he is believed to be from Tyrrell County since all the Bozman families (3) in the 1790 census of North Carolina are in Tyrrell County. | |
| In the table below are the names of Revolutionary War soldiers and supporters from Tyrrell County listed in a series of articles in the Journal of the North Carolina Genealogical Society titled "Revolutionary War Claims: Abstracts from the Delmar Transcripts" abstracted by Jo Linn White and Ransom McBride. These were private petitions in the North Carolina Legislative Papers for Revolutionary War service-related benefits. |
| NAME | NCGS JOURNAL |
|---|---|
| Chesson, Benjamin | Volume 5, Number 1, Page 26, February 1979 |
| Crowell, Susanah | Volume 2, Number 1, Page 39, January 1976 |
| Davis, Richard | Volume 2, Number 1, Page 40, January 1976 |
| Everitt, Thomas | Volume 2, Number 1, Page 39, January 1976 |
| Jones, Friley | Volume 2, Number 1, Page 39, January 1976 |
| Oliver, Alexander | Volume 2, Number 1, Page 40, January 1976 |
| Oliver, Joseph | Volume 2, Number 1, Page 40, January 1976 |
| Sawyer, Richard | Volume 4, Number 3, Page 175, August 1978 |
| Stephenson, James | Volume 6, Number 3, Page 177, August 1980 |
| Stubbs, John | Volume 2, Number 1, Page 39, January 1976 |
| Walker, Thomas | Volume 2, Number 1, Page 39, January 1976 |
| Wiley, James | Volume 6, Number 1, Page 16, February 1980 |
| Wiley, Stephen | Volume 6, Number 1, Page 16, February 1980 |
| Note: Susanah Crowell listed above is actually Susanah Currell, widow of William Currell and mother of Thomas Currell. William's daughter Margaret married Friley Jones in 1763. | |
| In the table below are the names of Revolutionary War soldiers from Tyrrell County listed in Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants Awarded By State Governments by LLoyd DeWitt Bockstruck. Most listings are for soldiers identified elsewhere on this page and only identified in this book as being from North Carolina. Some are specifically identified as being from Tyrrell County and may not be listed elsewhere on this page. Privates received 640 acres for service from 1776 to 1783, 84 months, and acreage was prorated so that 225 acres was received for 2 years service and 274 acres for three years service. Service for two years or more was required to qualify for a bounty land warrant and service had to be in the North Carolina Continental Line. |
| NAME | STATE | RANK | WARRANT DATE | ACRES | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Alexander | N. C. | Private | 1 Dec 1797 | 274 acres | |
| Isaac Alexander | N. C. | Private | 6 Dec 1797 | 640 acres to heirs | |
| Joseph Alexander | N. C. | Private | 2 Feb 1786 | 640 acres to heirs | |
| James Brabble | N. C. | Private | 29 Sep 1784 | 640 acres to John Brabble, heir | From Currituck County |
| Jesse Bozeman | N. C. | Private | 30 Sep 1785 | 640 acres to heirs | |
| Gabriel Bozman | N. C. | Private | 5 Sep 1821 | 640 acres | |
| Martin Johnston | N. C. | Private | 3 Dec 1797 | 640 acres to heirs | |
| Thomas McGound | N. C. | Private | 13 Dec 1796 | 640 acres to heirs | |
| John McGown | N. C. | Private | 12 Dec 1797 | 640 acres | |
| Levi Norman | N. C. | Private | 7 Dec 1796 | 640 acres to heirs | He was of Tyrrell County |
| Israel Pierce | N. C. | Private | 10 Feb 1796 | 640 acres to heirs | |
| William Pierce | N. C. | Private | 8 Nov 1784 | 640 acres to heir | |
| Levi Sanderlin | N. C. | Private | 2 Dec 1785 | 228 acres | |
| Evan Skinner | N. C. | Private | 5 Dec 1796 | 640 acres | |
| James Snell | N. C. | Private | 22 Mar 1785 | 274 acres | |
| James Snell | N. C. | Private | 1 Dec 1797 | 274 acres | |
| Jeremiah Steelley | N. C. | Private | 2 Feb 1786 | 640 acres | |
| William Swinson | N. C. | Private | 4 Sep 1820 | 228 acres to heirs | |
| Stephen Wiley | N. C. | Private | 17 Feb 1824 | 640 acres | |
| Note: John & Thomas McGowan were brothers. The service and death of Thomas in the Continental Line was certified by Capt. Joshua Hadley in Wake County on 13 Dec 1796. | |||||
| Note: All three Bozman families in North Carolina during the time period right after the Revolutionary War were in Tyrrell County in the vicinity of Plymouth, now in Washington County. | |||||
| Note: James Brabble is mentioned here because he is an ancestor of Edmund C. Brabble, the revered Colomel of the 32nd NC Infantry during the Civil War, a unit with many men from Tyrrell County. | |||||
Tyrrell County Militia |
| Names of the known members of the Tyrrell County Militia and actions in which some part of the militia served can be viewed by clicking here. You can click on the names of the Captains to see names of the men known to be in their company. |
| Following is a list of the names and ranks of Tyrrell County Militia members that are found on the above linked website: |
| NAME | RANK |
|---|---|
| Alexander, Benjamin | Sergeant |
| Alexander, Isaac | Private |
| Anderson, James | Captain |
| Bateman, Jeremiah | Captain |
| Blount, Benjamin | Colonel |
| Bond, John | Ensign |
| Bonner, Benjamin | Lieutenant |
| Bragg, John | Ensign |
| Buncombe, Edward | Colonel |
| Chesson, Joshua | Ensign |
| Cook, Clement | Colonel |
| Craddock, Eleazer | Private |
| Everett, John | Private |
| Everett, Joseph | Private |
| Everett, Nathaniel | Private |
| Ford, William | Private |
| Gregory, ? | Captain |
| Halsey, Henry | Private |
| Halsey, Malachai | Private |
| Hassell, Benjamin | Private |
| Hooker, Nathan | Lieutenant |
| Howett, James | Captain |
| Howett, Richard | Captain |
| Jennett, Abraham | Captain |
| Johnson, Hugh | Captain |
| Jones, ? | Captain |
| Long, Andrew | Major |
| Long, James | Sergeant |
| Long, James | Lieutenant |
| Long, James | Colonel |
| Mason, Caleb | Lieutenant |
| McCoy, John | Sergeant |
| Overton, Jonathan | Private |
| Parker, Peter | Private |
| Patrick, Isaac | Ensign |
| Patrick, Solomon | Lieutenant |
| Phelps, James | Captain |
| Pugh, Thomas | Lieutenant |
| Sawyer, Jonathan | Lieutenant |
| Springs, Samuel | Private |
| Spruill, Jesse | Private |
| Spruill, Joseph Jr. | Lt. Colonel |
| Spruill, William | Private |
| Swain, Lovick | Lieutenant |
| Wahob, James | Lieutenant |
| Whidby, Joseph | Lieutenant |
Tyrrell County Militia Paroled by Lord Cornwallis in 1781 |
| The Cornwallis Papers contain a list of 534 paroled North Carolina militiamen that was undated. The date 1781 was later added in pencil. Considering the activities of Cornwallis in North Carolina and the large number of men paroled, it is believed they were captured at the battle of Guilford Court House on March 15, 1782. This information is taken from the North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal, Volume 4, Number 3, August 1978, page 150. |
| Tyrrell County |
| Isaac Barns |
| Caleb Collins |
| John Davenport |
| James Hicks |
| David James |
| Moses James |
| Joseph Tennet (Jennett) |
| Matthias Morgan |
| Jonathan Overton |
| John Padjet |
| William Peerie |
| John Powers |
| Edward Shelden |
| Fredrick Spruill |
| Michael Spruill |
| William Spruill |
| Elisha Swain |
| William Swinson |
| Elisha Timmons |
| Note:Tennet = Jennet |