A list of officers of the 1st N. C. Continental Battalion




    These rosters will contain the names of the North Carolina soldiers that fought in the Revolutionary War.



    
    
    STATE RECORDS OF N. C. - CLARK'S
    
    (Pages 475-476, Vol, XIII)
    
    A list of officers of the 1st N. C. Continental Battalion from its first Establishment 
    Sep. 1, 1775 to Sep. 1, 1778.  For detailed information of their appointment, 
    promotions, deaths, resignations, etc., see Vol. XIII
    

     


Name and Rank

When Appointed

Remarks

James Moore, Col.

Sep. 1, 1775

Died Apr. 22, 1777

Francis Nash, Lt. Col.

Sep. 1, 1776

Wounded Oct. 4, 1777, And died Oct. 7, 1777

Thomas Clark, Major

Sep. 1, 1777


William Davis, Capt.

Sep. 1, 1778

Transf'd to one of the 4 Regts in Carolina

George Davidson, Capt.

Sep. 1, 1779

Resigned Feb. 5, 1777

Caleb Grainger, Capt.

Sep. 1, 1780

Resigned Apr. 26, 1777

John Walker, Capt.

Sep. 1, 1781

Dec. 22, 1777

Alfred Moore, Capt.

Sep. 1, 1782

March 8, 1777

Henry Dixon, Capt.

Sep. 1, 1783

To a Majority in ye 3rd Regiment

Robert Rowan, Capt.

Sep. 1, 1784

Resigned 29 June 1776

Thomas Allen, Capt.

Sep. 1, 1785

Resigned Aug. 15, 1776

(No. first name) Pickett, Capt.

Sep. 1, 1786

These two Cos. reduced by order of the Council
of Safety of the State of N. C. Jan. 4, 1776

William Green, Capt.

Sep. 1, 1787


John Lillington, Lieut.

Sep. 1, 1788

Resigned May 1776

William Brannon, Lieut.

Sep. 1, 1789


Thomas Hogg, Lieut.

Sep. 1, 1790

To a Majority in 5th Regt.

Absolom Tatum, Lieut.

Sep. 1, 1791

Resigned Sep. 19, 1776

Lawrence Thompson, Lieut.

Sep. 1, 1792

Transf'd to one of the 4 Regts in Carolina

Hector McNeil, Lieut.

Sep. 1, 1793

Destd to ye Torys Feb. 3, 1776
Condemed by a Court Martial, March 1776. Escaped

Joshua Bowman, Lieut.

Sept. 1, 1775


Tilman Dixon, Lieut.

Nov. 15, 1775


Henry Neal, Ensign

Sep. 1, 1775

Resigned Apr. 3, 1777

Robert Rolston, Ensign

Sep. 1, 1775

Resigned Aug. 29, 1777

Howell Tatum, Ensign

Sep. 1, 1775


George Grayham, Ensign

Sep. 1, 1775

Resigned Apr. 15, 1776

Neil McAllister, Ensign

Sep. 1, 1775

Resigned Jan. 20, 1777

Maurice Moore, Ensign

Sep. 1, 1775

Killed Jan. 18, 1776

Lebancius DeKeyser, Ensign

Nov. 15, 1775

Resigned 10 Dec. 1776

John Brown, Ensign

Nov. 15, 1775

Transfd to one of the 4 Regts in Carolina

Joseph McLemmy, Ensign

Jan. 4, 1776

Died July 1776

Wm. Crawford, Ensign

Jan. 4, 1776

Resigned Aug 15, 1776

Adam Boyd, Ensign

Jan. 4, 1776

Resigned May 1776

James Read, Ensign

Jan. 4, 1776


Wm. Armstrong, Ensign

Jan. 4, 1776

Transfd to one of the 4 Regts in Carolina

Stephen Daniel, Ensign

Jan. 4, 1776

Resigned 3 June 1776

Joseph Eagle, Ensign

Jan. 4, 1776

Resigned 20 March 1776

Robert Council, Ensign

Jan. 4, 1776

Resigned 10 Sep. 1776. Ill Health

Edmunds Gambell, Ensign

Mar. 28, 1776

Transfd to one of the 4 Regts in Carolina

Samuel Blyth, Ensign

Mar. 28, 1776

Resgned May 16, 1778

John Summers, Ensign

Mar. 28, 1776


Robt. Varner, Ensign

Mar. 28, 1776


Septimus Robinson, Ensign

June 1, 1776

Resigned Oct. 10, 1776

James King, Ensign

June 1, 1776


John Gambier Scull, Ensign

June 6, 1776


Thos. Collender, Ensign

June 12, 1776


James Craven, Ensign

June 12, 1776


John Cheese, Ensign

Sep. 19, 1776

Resigned April 1, 1777

(P. 475)



Charles Triflet, Ensign

Sep. 19, 1776

Died Dec. 1776

William Walters, Ensign

Sep. 19, 1776

Transfd to one of the 4 Regts in Carolina

Peter Bacot, Ensign

Sep. 19, 1776


Thomas Hall, Ensign

Dec. 24, 1776

Resigned April 3, 1777

Samuel Walters, Ensign

Dec. 24, 1776

Resigned April 23, 1777

Patrick Rogers, Ensign

Mar. 28, 1777

Died Apr. 19, 1778

John Rice, Ensign

Mar. 28, 1777

Transfd to one of the 4 Regts in Carolina

John Erwin, Ensign

Mar. 28, 1777

Resigned Aug. 28, 1777

James Milligan, Ensign

Mar. 28, 1777

In N. C. Never joined. Broke by a Court Martial 13 July 1778

Dixon Marshall, Ensign

Mar. 28, 1777


Robert Council, Ensign

Mar. 28, 1777

Transfd to one of the 4 Regts in Carolina

James Tate, Staff Chaplin

Oct. 13, 1775

Transfd to one of the 4 Regts in Carolina

Isaac Guion, Surgeon

Sep. 1, 1775

Resigned Dec. 1775

James GaKee, Surgeon

Dec. 1775

Resigned May 1776

John Fergus, Surgeon

May 1776

Resigned Apr. 1777

Fred'k Heimburg, Surgeon

Mar. 13, 1778


Sam'l Ashe, Paymaster

Sep. 1, 1775

Resigned Apr. 16, 1776

William Lord, Paymaster

Dec. 1776

Resigned Mar. 5, 1777

Rich'd Bradley, Paymaster

Mar. 5, 1777

Dismissed June 1, 1778. Agreeable to the new arrangement

Lehancius DeKeyser, Adjt.

Nov. 15, 1775

Resigned 10 Dec. 1776

John Rice, Adjt.

Dec. 10, 1776


Stephen Conger, Adjt.

Jan. 29, 1778

Dismissed June 1, 1778

Nelverton Folkes, Qr. Mr.

Feb. 3, 1776

Resigned Aug. 1, 1776

Patrick Rogers, Qr. Mr.

Nov. 1776


Wm. Wommack, Qr. Mr.

Jan. 1778

Dismissed June 1, 1778

Wm. Kennon, Commissary

Sep. 1777



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