[1754]

A List of Northampton Ridgment


Field Officers Captains Such as are Dead or Removed Destricts Private Men
John Dawson, Col
John Edward, Lieut. Col.
     
James Manney, Major Dead    
John Moore, Capt.
Thomas Bradford, Lieut
William Arent, Insign
Two Corporals & four Seargents
Dead Roanoake
95
Samuel Coffin, Captain
Arthor Cotton, Lieut.
Thomas Cotton, Insign
Two Corporals & four Seargents
  Roanoake
112
William Short, Capt.
Thomas Barrett, Lieut.
John Short, Insign
Two Corporals & four Seagents
  Roanoake
59
William Bennett, Capt.
William Boddie, Lieut.
William Bennet, Insign
Two Corporals & four Seargents
Moved Roanoake
101
John Deberry, Capt.
James Facen, Lieut
Deberry, Insign
Two Corporals & four Seargents
Refused to Act. Meherren
115
John Dew, Capt.
Arthor Sherard, Lieut.
William Tyner, Insign
Two Corporals & four Seargents
Moved Meherrin
109
William Battle, Capt.
Joseph Brett, Lieut
Elisha Darden, Insign
Two Corporals & four Searjents
  Meherren Neck
85
     
676
Captain William Short is Eldest in Commission recommended for Major in the stead of James Maney Deceased and in room of such Captains as are dead or removed their Lieutenants to supply there places.

Arms and ammunition from his Majestys stores none

The Melitia of the sd. Ridgment are provided cheifly with Gunns and Swords. Indian Nations only one and that consisting of very few in number

A True and Perfect Return of the Ridgment of Northampton County

By me John Dawson Coll.

Abstracted from the Original at the North Carolina Archives by