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Currituck County Regiment. The Currituck County Regiment was one of the 35 existing county militias to be authorized as a regiment of the North Carolina militia by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on September 9, 1775. It was active until the end of the war. The colonels included: Colonel Samuel Jarvis (1775-1783)
The Currituck County Regiment was a regiment in the North Carolina militia, under the authority of the Edenton District Brigade. The regiment recruited out of Currituck County, of which it shares its name. The Currituck County Regiment was one of the 35 existing county militias to be authorized...
Currituck County Regiment: Edenton District Brigade 1775 1783 Col Samuel Jarvis: Gates County Regiment: Edenton District Brigade 1779 1783 Col Lawrence Baker: Hertford County Regiment: Edenton District Brigade 1775 1783 Col Benjamin Wynns: Martin County Regiment: Edenton District Brigade, Halifax District Brigade: 1775 1783
The brigade was commanded by Colone John Alexander Lillington. It was disbanded on April 10, 1776 in favor of Wilmington District Brigade of militia. Colonel Lillington went on in 1776 to command the 6th North Carolina Regiment and the Wilmington District Brigade from 1779 to 1783. Light dragoons
Edenton District Brigade of Militia by J.D. Lewis for details about this unit. This category is managed by the 1776 Project in association with the Categorization Project . For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and 1776 .
Col. John Ashe, Sr. created his own small regiment of hand-picked men - the short lived Volunteer Independent Rangers in Feb 1776. Wilkes County Regiment added, December 9, 1777, profiles, details. Northern Orange Regiment created on April 22, 1776, profiles. Six (6) New Brigades of Militia Created on May 4, 1776:
Chowan County Regiment: Currituck County Regiment: Gates County Regiment: Hertford County Regiment: Martin County Regiment* 1st Pasquotank County Regiment: 2nd Pasquotank County Regiment: Perquimans County Regiment--Tyrrell County Regiment * Martin County was transferred to the Halifax District Brigade of Militia in December of 1777.
