Return of the Officers of the Regiment of Militia in Dobbs County

 
No. of Company
Senority of Capt.
 Officers Names
Rank
 Persons Recommended to Vacancies
    Richard Caswell
Col.
  
Abraham Sheppard
Lt. Col.
Francis Mackilwean
Maj.
 dead.  Thomas Torrano in his stead
1
7
 Benjamin Caswell
Samuel Caswell
John Torrano
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
2
8
 James Bright
George Bell
John Coward
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
3
3
 Henry Goodman
John Heritage
Bryan Whitfield
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
4
11
 John Charberaft
John Tilghman
John Harrell
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
5
12
 William Speight
Samuel Speight
Francis Speight
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
6
9
 Major <torn>m
Joshua Herring
James Parker
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
7
2
 William McKinne
Edward Masterson
Mathew McKinne
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
8
10
 Robert Simms
William Fort
John Sherrard Jun
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
 Desirus to Resign, Stephen Cobb Capt in his stead
...Do.....................John Bearfoot, Lieut.
9
5
 Anthony Herring
Fredrick Herring
Michael Herring
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
10
14
 John Sheppard
Abraham Sheppard Jun.
Robert Williams
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
11
1
 Martin Caswell
Stephen Tilghman
William Caswell
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
Removed out of County;  William Caswell in his stead
Ensign....................................Brock
12
4
 Stephen Blackman
William Fellows
John Sasser Jun.
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
13
6
 Thomas Williams
Soloman Parsons
Robert Sheppard
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
14
13
 Simon Bright Jun.
John Mackilwean
Spyers Singleton
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
 Resigned, John Mackilwean Capt.
Spyer Singleton Lieut.
??hinger Mackilwean Ensign
15
15
 Joseph Pipkin
Wm. McKinn Jun.
Elisha Pipkin
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign
Troops
 Jesse Jernigan
Benj. Best
Charles Hines
Capt.
Lieut.
Ensign

 
Thomas Torrano Adjut.      John Linton in his stead

July 15th, 1774

Abstracted from the Original at the North Carolina Archives by