Thomas Sr, Thomas Jr, Moses, and George
Courtesy of North Carolina Digital Collections Document Details
Title Johnston County: Soldiers commanded by Captain Simon Herring Date October 07 1755 Creator
Rights The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers. Description A list of the company of foot soldiers commanded by Captain Simon Herring, from Johnston County. Dated October 7, 1755. Troop Returns include lists, returns, records of prisoners, and records of draftees. Lists are usually pay or muster rolls. Most of the returns are field or general returns, and report the names of the officers and the number of enlisted men under their command (but not the names of each soldier). Prisoners records may be lists of British prisoners or of North Carolina Line officers captured by the British. Drafts and enlistments records give the names of enlisted men and sometimes take the form of descriptive lists that also include height, age, coloring, etc., of each soldier. Except for the drafts and enlistments, most of the Continental Line records are field and general returns; the militia records, on the other hand, generally record the names of both officers and soldiers. Subject
- United States–Militia
- North Carolina–History–Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- United States–History–Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Index Terms Herring, Simon Local Call Number TRPR MARS ID 5864 (Record Group) Place
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Identifier MilColl_Troop_Returns_B2F6_Johnston_Soldiers_commanded_by_Capt_Simon_Herring