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Chowan County Regiment. The Chowan 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 Thomas Bonner (1775-1779)
- 1776-1783
- North Carolina
- Brigade
- North Carolina militia
Chowan County Regiment: Edenton District Brigade 1775 1783 Col Thomas Bonner: 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
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The Edenton District Brigade was a brigade of the North Carolina militia which served as a centralised command over the regiments close to the city of Wilmington . History. Edward Vail, Sr. was commissioned as the first commander of the Edenton District Brigade on May 4, 1776.
Categories: North Carolina Militia, American Revolution | Edenton District Brigade, North Carolina Militia, American Revolution. This category contains profiles of those who served in the Chowan County Regiment. See Chowan County Regiment by J.D. Lewis for details about this unit.
On December 18, 1777, the NC General Assembly renamed the Washington District as the Washington County. Somtime during December of 1777, the NC General Assembly transferred the Martin County Regiment out of the Edenton District Brigade of Militia into the Halifax District Brigade of Militia.
Regiments Assigned to this Brigade: 1st Regiment of NC Militia --2nd Regiment of NC Militia Bertie County Regiment: Camden County Regiment: Chowan County Regiment: Currituck County Regiment: Gates County Regiment: Hertford County Regiment: Martin County Regiment* 1st Pasquotank County Regiment
Original County: Chowan County: Present County: Chowan County: Capt. Michael Quinn had been in the 10th North Carolina Regiment in 1776 and had retired in June of 1778. He was recalled for duty for the South Carolina campaign in 1779 but decided to join the British cause and fight for the King.
