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Majors
| Major | First Unit Served In As a Major | From | To | Notes | Known Battles/Skirmishes at This Rank |
| Abercrombie, Robert Jr. | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. John Butler. | |
| Abner, William | Granville County Regiment | 1778 | 1780 | 1778-1780, a Major under Col. Joseph Taylor. | |
| Alexander, George H. | Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1776 | 1778 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Adam Alexander. 1778, a full Colonel. Several sources assert he was George A. Alexander. Most records simply show George Alexander. | |
| Alford, Lodowick Jr. | Wake County Regiment | 1778 | 1783 | 4/30/1778, a 2nd Major under Col. Michael Rogers. Possibly served until the end of the war. | |
| Alford, Tanner | Wake County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. John Hinton, Jr. Served until the end of the war. | Eutaw Springs (SC). |
| Allen, James | Halifax County Regiment | 1776 | 1779 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Willis Alston. 4/25/1778, a 2nd Major under Col. Samuel Weldon. 2/12/1779, a Lt. Colonel under Col. John Whitaker. 1Q 1780, a Colonel. | |
| Allen, John | Craven County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. John Tilman. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Allen, John | NC State Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | 1779, a Major under Col. John Herritage. 1781, a Major under Col. Benjamin Williams. From Johnston County. | |
| Allen, Richard | NC Light Dragoons | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Francois De Malmedy. Too late for the battle of Guilford Court House. From Surry County. | |
| Alston, Philip | Cumberland County Regiment | 1776 | 1778 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Alexander McAllister. 5/9/1776, under Col. Ebenezer Folsome. 2Q 1778, a Lt. Colonel. Later a full Colonel From Cumberland County, what is now Moore County. | |
| Alston, William | Bute County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Person. | |
| Andres, Stephen | Bladen County Regiment | 1778 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1778, a Major under Col. Thomas Owen. Served until the end of the war. aka Stephen Anders, Stephen Anderson, Stephen Andress. | |
| Armstrong, James | Pitt County Regiment | 1775 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Simpson. Re-appointed 4/22/1776. | ||
| Armstrong, John | Cumberland County Regiment | 1776 | 1778 | 5/9/1776, a Major under Col. Ebenezer Folsome. Resigned in April of 1778 along with Col. David Smith. | |
| Armstrong, John | 4th NC Regiment | 1777 | 1778 | Was a Captain in 2nd NC Regiment. Promoted to Major and transferred to 4th NC Regiment on 10/4/1777. A Lt. Colonel on 7/17/1778 (back-dated - happened on 7/17/1782). 1780, led a unit simply called the NC Light Infantry (NC State Troops). Early 1781, led a Surry County Regiment attached to BG Andrew Pickens (SC), chasing Lt. Col. Lord Cornwallis. Mid-1781, commander of the newly-recreated 3rd NC Regiment - at battle of Eutaw Springs (SC). 2/6/1782, back in the recreated 4th NC Regiment under Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle. Resigned on 1/1/1783. From Surry County. | Stono Ferry (SC), Colson's Mill, Little Lynches Creek (SC), Parker's Old Field (SC), Camden (SC), Eutaw Springs (SC). |
| Ashe, John Baptiste | 6th NC Regiment | 1777 | 1778 | A Major on 1/26/1777. He was also a Major in the 1st NC Regiment from 6/1/1778 to 11/2/1778, when he was promoted to Lt. Colonel (1st NC Regiment). | Brandywine Creek (PA), Germantown (PA), Monmouth (NJ). |
| Atherton, Jeptha | Northampton County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | See Eatherton, Jeptha below. | - |
| Atkinson, John | Northern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. James Saunders. 11/23/1776, a Major under Col. Francis Locke (2nd Battalion of Volunteers). Unit disbanded on 4/10/1777. | |
| Auld, James | Anson County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Samuel Spencer. Resigned in Feb. 1776. aka James Huld. | |
| Bailey, ? | Caswell County Regiment | 1777 | 1777 | 1777, a Major under Col. James Saunders. | |
| Baird, Hugh | Washington County Regiment | 1782 | 1783 | 1782, a Major under Col. John Sevier. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Baker, John | Hertford County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 2/3/1781, a 1st Major under Col. George Wynns. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Baker, Lawrence | Hertford County Regiment | 1775 | 1779 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Benjamin Wynns. From Hertford County, then Gates County in Jan/Feb. 1779 as a full Colonel. | Stono Ferry (SC). |
| Barber, John | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1780, a Major under Col. William Graham. 1781, a Lt. Colonel. | Kings Mountain (SC), Cowpens (SC). |
| Barr, James | Rowan County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1779, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Barrier, George Henry | Rowan County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1779-1781, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. aka George Henry Barder, Berger, Barrin, Bunyon, Bunyan, Banyon, Bargen, Baringer, Henry Barry. | |
| Barrow, David | Craven County Regiment | 1777 | 1783 | 7/27/1777, a known Major of Militia. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Battle, Ephraim | Onslow County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. John Spicer. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Bayard, Lewis | Rowan County Regiment | 1779 | 1779 | 1779, a Major under Col. Francis Locke for a short duration. aka Lewis Boyd. | |
| Beasley, John | Chowan County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 6/21/1779, a known 2nd Major under Col. James Blount. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Beasley, John Baptist | Chowan County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 6/21/1779, a known 1st Major under Col. James Blount. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Beattie, Thomas | Tryon County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a 1st Major under Col. William Graham. 4/22/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel. aka Thomas Beatty, Thomas Beaty. From Lincoln County. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Becton, Frederick | Craven County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Joseph Leech. | |
| Belford, Tibby | Randolph County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 1779, a Major under Col. John Collier. Served until the end of the war. | Camden (SC). |
| Bell, Frederick | Edgecombe County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 1780, a Major under Col. Exum Lewis for a short duration. aka Frederick Beall. | |
| Bell, Malachi | Carteret County Regiment | 1775 | 1779 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Thompson. 7/3/1779, a full Colonel. | |
| Bell, Robert | NC Light Dragoons | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Francois De Malmedy. From Guilford County. | |
| Benbury, Thomas | Chowan County Regiment | 1775 | 1779 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Thomas Bonner. 2Q '79, a Lt. Colonel under Col. James Blount. | |
| Benners, John | Craven County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Joseph Leech. | |
| Benton, Jesse | Orange County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Thomas Taylor. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Bilfield, ? | Caswell County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Lt. Col. Stephen Moore. | |
| Birdsong, Batt | DQMG | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. Nicholas Long (DQMG). Managed the Public Stores in Harrisburgh, Granville County. | |
| Birdsong, John Sr. | Chatham County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. Ambrose Ramsey. Taken prisoner after the battle of Guilford Court House, held until Feb. 1782. | |
| Blair, Thomas | Guilford County Regiment | 1776 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. James Martin. 1780, a Major under Col. John Peasley. | Cherokee Expedition 1776. |
| Blair, William | Guilford County Regiment | 1777 | 1778 | 1777-1778, a Major under Col. James Martin. | |
| Bledsoe, Anthony | Washington County Regiment | 1777 | 1781 | 1776, a Major in VA Militia. 1777, a Major under Col. John Carter. 4Q 1779, a Major under Col. Isaac Shelby in the Sullivan County Regiment. 1Q 1781, a Lt. Colonel. 1783, a full Colonel. aka Anthony Bletcher. | |
| Bledsoe, Isaac | Sullivan County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain in the Washington County Regiment. 1781, a Major under Col. Isaac Shelby. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Bledsoe, Lewis | Wake County Regiment | 1783 | 1783 | Was a Sergeant and a Captain. 1783, a Captain under Col. John Hinton, Jr. | |
| Bloodworth, Thomas | New Hanover County Regiment | 1776 | 1781 | 9/9/1775, a Captain of the Wilmington District Minutemen under Col. John Alexander Lillington. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. William Purviance. 1781, a Lt. Colonel. aka Thomas Bludworth. | |
| Blount, Reading | 5th NC Regiment | 1778 | 1783 | 5/12/1778, a Major. 6/1/1778, a Major in 2nd NC Regiment. Summer of 1778, returned home to help recruit new Continentals. Early 1779, a Major in the Craven County Regiment under Col. William Caswell for a very short while. Early 1779, also a Major under Col. Thomas Clark in the "new" 5th NC Regiment. Mid-1781, a Major who commanded the newly-recreated 2nd NC Regiment until 2/6/1782, when Lt. Col. Henry "Hal" Dixon took over. When Dixon died on 7/17/1782, he re-assumed command of the regiment. | Briar Creek (GA), Stono Ferry (SC), Guilford Court House, Eutaw Springs (SC). |
| Bonner, ? | Craven County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 1779, a Major under Col. John Sitgreaves. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Bonner, Henry | Beaufort County Regiment | 1776 | 1783 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. James Bonner. Served util the end of the war. | |
| Boston, John | Onslow County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 2/11/1780, a 1st Major under Col. Henry Rhodes. Served until the end of 1780. | - |
| Branch, John | Halifax County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | 2/12/1779, a Major under Col. John Whitaker. 1Q 1780, a Lt. Colonel under Col. James Allen. | |
| Brandon, James | Rowan County Regiment | 1775 | 1780 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Griffith Rutherford. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Francis Locke (1st Rowan County Regiment). 1780, a Lt. Colonel. 1782, a full Colonel. aka James Brannon. | Cherokee Expedition 1776, Siege of Charleston (SC), Moncks Corner #1 (SC). |
| Branham, Josiah | Wilkes County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | Was a Captain in the Burke County Regiment of Militia. 1780-1781, a Major under Col. Benjamin Cleveland. | |
| Brevard, Hugh | 2nd Rowan County Regiment | 1776 | 1778 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Christopher Beekman. From Rowan County (what is now Burke County). 1777, a Major in the Burke County Regiment of Militia. 4Q 1778, a Lt. Colonel in the Burke County Regiment of Militia. | |
| Brevard, John | Wilkes County Regiment | 1777 | 1779 | 1777-1779, a Major under Col. Benjamin Cleveland. | |
| Brewster, Lott | 7th NC Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 11/24/1776 or 11/27/1776, a Major (two sources). A Lt. Colonel in 3rd SC Regiment on 10/25/1777. | Brandywine Creek (PA), Germantown (PA). |
| Brickell, William | Bute County Regiment | 1776 | 1780 | 1776, a Major under Col. Thomas Eaton. 1779, in Franklin County. 1779-1780, a Major under Col. Benjamin Seawell. 1780, a Lt. Colonel and a full Colonel. | |
| Brooks, Matthew | Surry County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Robert Lanier. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Brown, Arthur | Bertie County Regiment | 1775 | 1779 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Thomas Whitmell. 1779, a Lt. Colonel until the end of the war. | |
| Brown, Jacob | Washington County Regiment | 1781 | 1782 | Was a Captain. 1781-1782, a Major under Col. John Sevier. | |
| Brown, Jeremiah | Hertford County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. George Wynns. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Brown, William | Beaufort County Regiment | 1775 | 1779 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. James Bonner. 4Q '79, a full Colonel. | |
| Brownfield, John | Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major until the end of the war. | |
| Bryan, Arthur | Johnston County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. John Smith. 3Q 1781, a Lt. Colonel. | |
| Bryan, John Jr. | Craven County Regiment | 1776 | 1779 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. John Bryan. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Bullard, Joseph | Washington County Regiment | 1782 | 1782 | Was a Captain. 1782, a Major under Col. John Sevier. Killed at the battle of Lookout Mountain (TN) on 9/20/1782. | Lookout Mountain. |
| Burgess, Dempsey | Pasquotank County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Lowry. 4/22/1776, a Lt. Colonel under Col. Isaac Gregory in the 2nd Pasquotank County Regiment. From what is now Camden County. | |
| Bush, John | Jones County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | 7/3/1779, a 1st Major under Col. Waightstill Avery. | |
| Butler, ? | Caswell County Regiment | 1777 | 1777 | 1777, a Major under Col. William Moore. | |
| Butler, John | Chatham County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Lt. Col. John Luttrell. | |
| Butler, John | Hillsborough District Minutemen | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. James Thackston. 4/22/1776, a full Colonel in the Southern Orange County Regiment of Militia. | |
| Cage, William | Chatham County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 7/23/1781, appointed a 1st Major by the Council of State. Under Col. Ambrose Ramsey and Col. John Luttrell. Served until the end of the war. | Chatham Court House (POW), Lindley's Mill, Brown Marsh. |
| Cain, Elisha | Chatham County Regiment | 1775 | 1775 | 9/9/1775, appointed Major under Col. Ambrose Ramsey but did not qualify. Matthew Jones replaced him. | |
| Cain, John | Brunswick County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 1779, a Major under Col. Edward Wingate. Some assert he was a Lt. Colonel or a full Colonel. Served until the end of the war. aka John Cains. | Bacon's Inlet. |
| Campbell, James | Bertie County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | 5/15/1779, 1st Major under Col. James Moore. 1780, a Colonel. | |
| Campbell, James | Guilford County Regiment | 1779 | 1779 | 1779, a Major under Col. James Martin for a short duration. | |
| Campbell, John | Orange County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | 1779-1780, a Major under Col. William O'Neal. | |
| Campbell, Joshua | Pasquotank County Regiment | 1775 | 1779 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Lowery. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Isaac Gregory (2nd Pasquotank County Regiment). 1777, a Major in Camden County Regiment. 7/30/1779, a Lt. Colonel. From what is now Camden County. | |
| Campbell, Samuel | Craven County Regiment | 1776 | 1776 | 1776, a Major under Col. John Bryan. | |
| Carruth, John | NC State Legion | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 10/16/1781, a known Major in the NC State Legion under Col. Robert Smith. Also a Major under Col. Joseph Dickson in the Lincoln County Regiment of Militia. Served until the end of the war. From Lincoln County. | Seven Creeks. |
| Carter, Landon | Washington County Regiment | 1781 | 1782 | Was a Captain. 1781-1782, a Major under Col. John Sevier. | |
| Casey, John | 1st Pasquotank County Regiment | 1776 | 1783 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Thomas Boyd. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Cassaway, ? | Cumberland County Regiment | 1776 | 1780 | 1776, a Major under Col. Thomas Matthews. | |
| Caster, Jacob | Chatham County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. Ambrose Ramsey. | |
| Caswell, Martin | Dobbs County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a 1st Major under Col. Abraham Shepperd. 4/22/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Caswell, Richard Jr. | Dobbs County Regiment | 1779 | 1779 | 7/30/1779, appointed 2nd Major under Col. James Glasgow. Oct. '79, a Lt. Colonel. 1Q '81, a full Colonel. | |
| Cavett, Moses | Sullivan County Regiment | 1783 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1783, a Major under Col. Isaac Shelby. | |
| Chadwick, Isaiah | Carteret County Regiment | 1778 | 1783 | 1778-1783, a Major in the Carteret County Regiment of Militia. | |
| Chadwick, Thomas | Carteret County Regiment | 1775 | 1778 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Thompson. 2Q 1778, a full Colonel. | |
| Chronicle, William | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | Was a Captain. A Major under Lt. Col. Frederick Hambright. Killed at Kings Mountain, SC on 10/7/1780. From Lincoln County. | Kings Mountain (SC). |
| Clark, Thomas | 1st NC Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | Major on 9/1/1775. Promoted to Lt. Colonel, then Colonel. | Moore's Creek Bridge [4]. |
| Clayton, Richard | Perquimans County Regiment | 1775 | 1783 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Miles Harvey. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Clinch, Joseph J. | Edgecombe County Regiment | 1778 | 1779 | 4Q 1778, a Major under Col. Jonas Johnston. 3Q 1779, a Colonel. | Briar Creek (GA). |
| Cocke, William | Sullivan County Regiment | 1780 | 1783 | Was a Captain. Fall of 1780, a Major under Col. Isaac Shelby. 4/26/1783, a full Colonel in the newly-created Greene County Regiment. | |
| Coleman, Stephen | Guilford County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. John Peasley. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Collier, ? | Wake County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | 1779-1780, a Major under Col. John Hinton, Jr. At some time, also served under Col. William Moore (Caswell County Regiment). | |
| Cook, Richard | Granville County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1780, a Major under Col. William Moore (Caswell County Regiment). 1781, a Major under Col. Joseph Taylor. | |
| Costner, Jacob | Tryon County Regiment | 1776 | 1779 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. William Graham. aka Jacob Cosner. | |
| Cotgrove, Jeremiah | New Hanover County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. Henry Young for a short duration. | |
| Cox, John | Montgomery County Regiment | 1782 | 1783 | Was a Captain in the Cumberland County Regiment of Militia. 1782, a Major under Col. William Lofton. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Crafton, Bennett | NC State Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Earlier, an Adjutant in NC Militia nd in the 6th NC Regiment. August 1781, a Major under Col. Benjamin Williams. 1782, 1st Major under Col. Joel Lewis (back-dated). Unit disbanded in Jan. 1783. | |
| Crafton, Samuel | NC State Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. Joel Lewis. | |
| Criddle, Thomas | Wake County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. John Hinton, Jr. | |
| Curlee, ? | Nash County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. Thomas Hunter. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Dabney, John | Guilford County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 1775-1776, a Major under Col. Ransom Sutherland. | |
| Dauge, Peter | 2nd Pasquotank County Regiment | 1776 | 1776 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Isaac Gregory. 5/3/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel. From what is now Camden County. | |
| Davidson, George | Anson County Regiment | 1776 | 1781 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Charles Medlock. 1779, a Major in the Montgomery County Regiment. Sep. 1780, a Major under Col. William Richardson Davie in the NC State Cavalry-Western District. Early 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Hugh Brevard (Burke County Regiment of Militia). 1781, a Lt. Colonel in the Montgomery County Regiment of Militia. | Cherokee Expedition 1776, Wahab's Plantation (SC), Charlotte. |
| Davidson, John | Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1775 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Thomas Polk. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Adam Alexander. 1780, Brigade Major under Brig. Gen. (Pro Tempore) William Lee Davidson. | ||
| Davidson, William Lee | Rowan County Regiment | 1775 | 1777 | Earlier a Captain. 1775, a Major under Col. Griffith Rutherford. One source asserts he was a Major in Mecklenburg County under Col. Thomas Polk, Lt. Col. Adam Alexander. 4/15/1776, a Major under Col. Thomas Polk in the 4th NC Regiment. Promoted to Lt. Colonel in 5th NC Regiment on Oct. 4, 1777. | Brandywine Creek (PA), Germantown (PA). |
| Davie, William Richardson | 2nd Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 1779-1780, a Major under Col. Caleb Phifer. Led a unit he called the Independent Corps of Light Horse after the Fall of Charleston, SC. 9/5/1780, a full Colonel. | Flat Rock (SC), Beaver Creek Ford (SC), Hanging Rock (SC). |
| Davis, Charles | Warren County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. Herbert Haynes for a short duration. | Cowpens (SC). |
| Davis, William | 1st NC Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | Was a Captain. A Major on April 10, 1776. Promoted to Lt. Colonel on Feb. 5, 1777. | Orton Mill & Kendal Plantation. |
| Davis, William | Rowan County Regiment | 1776 | 1776 | 1776, a Major under Col. Matthew Locke for a short duration. | |
| Dawes, Abraham | Wilmington District Brigade of Militia | 1776 | 6/15/1776, Brigade Major under Brig. Gen. John Ashe, Sr. | ||
| Dawson, Levi | 5th NC Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | A Major on April 15, 1776. Promoted to Lt. Colonel in 8th NC Regiment on Oct. 19, 1777. | Brandywine Creek (PA), Germantown (PA). |
| DeGlobeck, Baron | NC State Regiment | 1781 | 1782 | Was a Captain under Col. Francois DeMalmedy. 1781, a Major of the Light Horse units within the NC State Regiment. Resigned 3/26/1782. aka Baron DeGlasbac, Baron DeGloeback, Baron DeGlasbeech. One source asserts that this man was an Austrian who came south with Brig. Gen. Kasimir Pulaski in 1779, and that his name was - Peter William Joseph Ludwig, Baron de Glaubeck. In the NC State Records, he sends a letter to Gov. Thomas Burke in early 1782 resigning his commission, and it is signed Baron DeGloeback, with no other names identified. | |
| Dennis, William | Carteret County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 7/3/1779, 2nd Major under Col. Malachi Bell. 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. John Easton, Col. Malachi Bell. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Dennis, William | Johnston County Regiment | 1780 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1780, a Major under Col. John Smith. At some time, a Major under Col. Thomas Brown (Bladen County Regiment of Militia). Served until the end of the war. | |
| DeVane, John Sr. | New Hanover County Regiment | 1775 | 1775 | 9/9/1775, a 2nd Major under Col. William Purviance. Soon a Lt. Colonel. Then, a Captain in the Volunteer Independent Rangers. | |
| Dickson, Joseph | Lincoln County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1779-1781, a Major under Col. William Graham. September 1780, attached to support Col. William Richardson Davie in the newly-created NC State Cavalry-Western District. 2/1/1781, a full Colonel. aka Joseph Dixon. | Kings Mountain (SC), Charlotte, Polk's Mill, Cowpens (SC). |
| Dickson, William | Duplin County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 3Q 1781, a Major under Col. James Kenan. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Dixon, Charles | Caswell County Regiment | 1778 | 1779 | 1778-1779, a Major under Col. James Saunders. Also served under Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle (a Continental officer). Most likely considered to be in the "New Levies." | |
| Dixon, Henry "Hal" | 3rd NC Regiment | 1777 | 1778 | Was a Captain in 1st NC Regiment. 10/12/1777, a Major. Later, a Lt. Colonel (5/12/1778). | |
| Dixon, Robert | Duplin County Regiment | 1776 | 1778 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. James Kenan. aka Robert Dickson. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Dobbins, John | Rowan County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Griffith Rutherford. | |
| Donoho, Thomas | 1st NC Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Lieutenant and a Captain. 10/13/1781, a Major. 2/6/1782, a Major in the 4th NC Regiment, until the end of the war. From what is now Caswell County, NC. W9838. | |
| Doty, Benajah | Onslow County Regiment | 1776 | 1780 | 6/22/1776, a Major under Col. William Cray. Replaced James Howard who resigned. Doty resigned in Feb. 1780. | |
| Dougan, James | Randolph County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1776, an Ensign under Capt. John Collier, Col. James Martin. 1777, an Ensign under Capt. Robert Bell. 1779, a Lieutenant under Capt. Enoch Davis, Col. Francis Locke. 1780, a Major under Col. John Collier. 1781, a Lt. Colonel. Mid-1782, a full Colonel. Brother to Col. Thomas Dougan. Born in Lancaster Co., PA. | Camden (SC). |
| Dougan, Thomas | Randolph County Regiment | 1780 | 1782 | Was a Captain. 1781-1782, a Major under Col. John Collier. Sep. 1781, captured by Loyalist David Fanning and sent to Wilmington as a POW. Mid-1782, a Lt. Colonel. 1783, a full Colonel. aka Thomas Dugan. | Eutaw Springs (SC), Forks of the Yadkin. |
| Dougherty, George | 4th NC Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. John Ashe in 1779 (NC Militia). Major of the 4th NC Regiment on 10/13/1782. One source claims he was a Major in the 6th NC Regiment on 7/17/1782 (?) (No). aka George Doherty. R3000. | |
| Drake, John | Dobbs County Regiment | 1779 | 1779 | 1779, a Major under Col. James Glasgow for a short duration. | |
| DuBois, John | New Hanover County Regiment | 1776 | 1776 | 3/3/1776, a 2nd Major under Col. William Purviance. | |
| Dudley, Guilford | NC Light Horse Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 3/22/1781, commissioned a Major in the NC Light Horse Regiment. Later a Lt. Colonel and a Colonel. From Halifax County. | |
| Dudley, John | Chatham County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. John Luttrell. | |
| Dunbibin, Jonathan | New Hanover County Regiment | 1777 | 1783 | 3/11/1779, a known Major under Col. Anthony Ward. At the Siege of Charleston, SC under Col. John Hinton, Jr. (POW, paroled). Probably served until the end of the war. | Siege of Charleston (SC). |
| Dupree, Lewis | Brunswick County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 6/8/1776, a 2nd Major under Col. Parker Quince. 3Q 1777, promoted to Lt. Colonel. Resigned in August 1778. | |
| DuVivier, Sureau | French Refugees Regiment | 1778 | 1778 | A Major under Col. Chariol DePlacer. aka Surian Duvivier. | |
| Eatherton, Jeptha | Northampton County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Allen Jones. 4/22/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel. Later, a full Colonel. aka Jeptha Atherton, Jesse Etherington, Edwin Ethington. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Eaton, Pinketham | 8th NC Regiment | 1777 1781 |
1778 1781 |
Was a Captain. A Major on 11/22/1777 - regiment disbanded on 6/1/1778. Joined the 4th NC Regiment as a Major in Jan. 1779. Wounded at Briar Creek, GA in 1779. A Major and a Colonel of Militia between the Fall of Charleston and the battle of Guilford Court House - April 1781, back as a Major in the newly recreated 1st NC Regiment. Captured and killed at Ft. Grierson, GA on 5/24/1781. | Briar Creek (GA), Stono Ferry (SC), Hobkirk's Hill (SC), Fort Watson #2 (SC), Fort Motte (SC), Siege of Ninety-Six 1781 (SC), Siege of Augusta (GA) (Killed). |
| Edmondson, James | Dobbs County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 1776-1777, a Major under Col. Abraham Sheppard. | |
| Edmunds, Howell | Northampton County Regiment | 1775 | 1780 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Allen Jones. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. William Eaton. 1Q 1780, a full Colonel. | |
| Ellis, William | Bladen County Regiment | 1781 | 1782 | Was a Captain. 1781-1782, a Major under Col. Thomas Brown. | |
| Emmett, James | 3rd NC Regiment | 1778 | 1781 | Was a Captain. A Major from 2/15/1778 to 6/1/1778. One source claims he was also a Major in 1st NC Regiment from 12/22/1777 to 6/1/1778. Retired 6/1/1778. 1780, a Major and, 1781, a Colonel in NC Militia. From Cumberland County, NC. | |
| Enloe, John | Pitt County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | Was a Captain in NC Militia and in the 5th NC Regiment. 7/30/1779, appointed 2nd Major under Col. John Simpson. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Estes, John | Orange County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Earlier, a Commissary. Appointed a Major on 9/9/1781. Taken POW by Loyalist Col. David Fanning at Hillsborough on 9/12/1781, detained in Charleston, SC until 1/12/1782, when paroled. | Hillsborough. |
| Evans, George | Pitt County Regiment | 1775 | 1780 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Simpson. 1/23/1776, authorized by the Provincial Council to raise a company of volunteers. Re-appointed 4/22/1776. | |
| Everett, John | Martin County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. Whitmell Hill. Served until the end of the war. aka John Everitt. | Guilford Court House, Hobkirk's Hill (SC). |
| Farragut, George | NC State Regiment | 1782 | 1783 | 5/1/1782, a Major over the units of Light Horse within the NC State Regiment. Unit disbanded in Jan. 1783. | |
| Fenner, William | 7th NC Regiment | 1777 | 1778 | A Major from 10/24/1777 to 6/1/1778, when the regiment was disbanded. Was a Captain in the 2nd NC Regiment. Retired 6/1/1778. | |
| Ferrell, Bry | Franklin County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. Benjamin Seawell. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Folsome, Israel | Hillsborough District Minutemen | 1775 | 1777 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. James Thackston. 4/1/1776, a Major in the Northern Orange County Regiment. 1777, a Lt. Colonel in the Caswell County Regiment. From Orange (what is now Caswell) County. | |
| Foy, James | Bertie County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major on Staff to Maj. Gen. Richard Caswell in the Camden, SC expedition. | Camden (SC). |
| Franklin, Jesse Hardin | Wilkes County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Lieutenant and a Captain. Early 1781, a Major under Col. Benjamin Cleveland. Served until the end of the war. | Guilford Court House. |
| Furley, William | Camden County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. Peter Dauge. Served until the end of the war. aka William Furby. | |
| Gaudy, Edward | Nash County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Thomas Hunter. Served until the end of the war. aka Edward Gandy. | |
| Gayle, Wynn | 2nd Battalion of Militia | 1776 | 1776 | 5/3/1776, a Major under Col. Peter Dauge. Unit disbanded on 8/13/1776. From Chowan County. | |
| Geddy, John | Halifax County Regiment | 1776 | 1778 | 12/23/1776, a 1st Major under Col. Willis Alston. 4/25/1778, a Lt. Colonel under Col. Samuel Weldon. | |
| Gee, Drury | Northampton County Regiment | 1776 | 1776 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. William Eaton. 5/11/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel under Col. Peter Dauge (2nd Battalion of Militia). aka Drewry Gee. | |
| Gholson, William | Chatham County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. John Luttrell. 1781, a Lt. Colonel upon the death of Col. John Luttrell. | Kirk's Farm, Lindley's Mill. |
| Gill, William | Granville County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. Joseph Taylor | Guilford Court House. |
| Gillespie, John | Guilford County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. James Martin. 1782, a Major under Col. John Peasley. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Gillespie, Robert | Rowan County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Glasgow, James | Dobbs County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | Was an Adjutant. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Abraham Sheppard. 2Q 1777, a full Colonel when Abraham Sheppard launched the 10th NC Regiment. | |
| Goode, John | Guilford County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. John Peasley. | Guilford Court House. |
| Goode, Richard | Surry County Regiment | 1778 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1778, a Major under Col. Joseph Williams. At the battle of Eutaw Springs, SC under Col. Francois DeMalmedy (NC Light Dragoons). Served until the end of the war. | Chickamauga Towns (TN), Ramseur's Mill, Guilford Court House, Eutaw Springs (SC). |
| Gordon, Charles | NC State Regiment | 1782 | 1783 | 7/14/1781, a Captain of Infantry in the new NC State Regiment. 5/15/1782, a known Captain in the NC State Regiment. 8/1/1782, promoted to Major. Unit disbanded in Jan. 1783. | |
| Gordon, Nathaniel | Wilkes County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. Elijah Isaacs. At the battle of Eutaw Springs, SC under Col. Francois DeMalmedy (NC Light Dragoons). Served until the end of the war. | Eutaw Springs (SC). |
| Gorham, James | New Bern District Minutemen | 1775 | 1780 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Richard Caswell. 5/1/1776, a Major under Col. John Simpson in the Pitt County Regiment of Militia. Aug. 1780, a Lt. Colonel when John Simpson elected Brig. Gen. (Pro Tempore). Later, a full Colonel. From Pitt County. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Graham, Joseph | NC State Legion | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 10/7/1781, commissioned a Major by Brig. Gen. Griffith Rutherford to serve under Col. Robert Smith. 7/25/1782, he was under Col. Joseph Dickson (Lincoln County Regiment). Served until the end of the war. From Mecklenburg County. | Raft Swamp, Moore's Plantation, Brick House, Seven Creeks, Evacuation of Wilmington. |
| Grainger, Caleb | 1st NC Regiment | 1777 | 1777 | Was a Captain. A Major from 2/5/1777 to 4/26/1777 (resigned). | |
| Grandy, Charles | Camden County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 7/30/1779, a 2nd Major under Col. Dempsey Burgess. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Grantham, Richard | Dobbs County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 1779, a Major under Col. William Caswell. May have been a Major as early as 1777. Served until the end of the war. | Briar Creek (GA). |
| Graves, ? | Wake County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. John Hinton, Jr. | |
| Gray, James | Rutherford County Regiment | 1780 | 1783 | 1780, a Major under Lt. Col. James Miller. Served until the end of the war. | Kings Mountain (SC). |
| Gray, John | Camden County Regiment | 1777 | 1783 | 8/19/1777, a Major under Col. Isaac Gregory. 7/30/1779, a Major under Col. Dempsey Burgess. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Gregory, John | Camden County Regiment | 1778 | 1779 | 1778, a Major under Col. Isaac Gregory. 3Q 1779, a Colonel. | |
| Grey, Cornelius | Camden County Regiment | 1778 | 1778 | 1778, a Major under Col. Isaac Gregory. | |
| Griffin, Hardy | Nash County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. Early 1781, a Major under Col. James Clinch. Served until the end of the war. | Rockfish Creek. |
| Griffin, John | Orange County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. William O'Neal. | |
| Griffith, Roger | Chatham County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Earlier a Lieutenant and a Captain. 7/23/1781, appointed a 2nd Major by the Council of State, first under Col. John Luttrell, then under Col. Ambrose Ramsey. Served until the end of the war. aka Roger Griffin, Roger Griffis. | Lindley's Mill. |
| Grimes, George | Surry County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. Martin Armstrong. | |
| Gullick, Jonathan | Lincoln County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. Joseph Dickson. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Gwinn, Edward | Orange County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 4Q '81, a Major under Col. William O'Neal. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Habersham, ? | 1779 | 1779, a Major under Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle (a Continental officer) in the "New Levies." Nothing more known. | |||
| Hadley, Simon | Cumberland County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Lieutenant and a Captain. 1/31/1781, a 2nd Major under Col. James Emmett. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Hall, James | Rowan County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1780-1781, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. Killed at the battle of Cowan's Ford on 2/1/1781. | Cowan's Ford. |
| Hall, William | Surry County Regiment | 1775 | 1779 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Martin Armstrong. | |
| Hambright, Frederick | Tryon County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Graham. June 1776, back to Captain. 1779, a Lt. Colonel. From what became Lincoln County. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Hamilton, James | NC Light Infantry | A known Major attached to Lt. Col. John Laurens (SC) in early 1782. From which NC Regiment currently unknown. | Raid on John's Island (SC). | ||
| Hampton, Adam | Rutherford County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | 1779, a Major under Col. Andrew Hampton. 1781, a Major under Col. Robert Porter for a short duration. Might be the same man as Captain Adam Hampton, perhaps only an Acting Major. | |
| Hancock, Joshua | Chatham County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. Ambrose Ramsey for a short duration. | |
| Haralson, Herndon | Caswell County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. Commanded three companies of mounted infantry called "The Marshall Corps" detached under Col. Francois DeMalmedy (NC Light Dragoons) at the battle of Eutaw Springs (SC). | Eutaw Springs (SC). |
| Harden, Joseph | Salisbury District Minutemen | 1775 1779 |
1776 1783 |
9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Thomas Wade. From Rowan County. Moved to Rutherford County and became a Captain in Militia. 11/25/1776, a Captain in the new 2nd Battalion of Volunteers under Col. Francis Locke. 2/12/1779, a Major again, under Col. Benjamin Cleveland (Wilkes County Regiment). May 1783, appointed Colonel/Commandant of the newly-created Greene County Regiment. aka Joseph Harbin, Joseph Hardin. | Ramseur's Mill, Kings Mountain (SC). |
| Hardison, John | Martin County Regiment | 1778 | 1783 | 4/24/1778, a 2nd Major under Col. Whitmell Hill. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Hargett, Frederick | Jones County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain in 8th NC Regiment, then in NC Militia. 1781, a Major under Col. Francis Avery. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Hargrove, Francis | Wilkes County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. Benjamin Cleveland. aka Frank Hargraves, Hardgrove, Hartgrove, Hartgraves, etc. | Hanging Rock (SC). |
| Harmon, Thomas | Caswell County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. William Moore. | |
| Harney, Selby | 8th NC Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | Earlier, a Captain in NC Militia. 11/26/1776, a Major in the 8th NC Regiment. A Lt. Colonel on 11/22/1777 of the 2nd NC Regiment. aka Selby Harvey. | Brandywine Creek (PA), Germantown (PA). |
| Harper, Andrew | NC Brigade | 1779 | Brigade Major to BG James Hogun. | ||
| Harrell, Samuel | Hertford County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 2/3/1781, a 2nd Major appointed by the Gen. Assy under Col. George Wynns. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Harrington, ? | Tryon County Regiment | 1777 | 1779 | 1777-1779, a Major under Col. William Graham. | |
| Harris, Arthur | Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. Caleb Phifer. | |
| Harris, Benjamin | Rowan County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. | |
| Harris, Etheldred | Montgomery County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 3Q 1781, a Major under Col. William Lofton. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Harris, James | Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1778 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1778, a Major under Col. George Alexander. 1779-1781, a Major under Col. Robert Irwin. | Ramseur's Mill. |
| Harris, Thomas | Anson County Regiment | 1776 | 1780 | 3/2/1776, a Major under Col. Thomas Wade. 4/17/1776, a Captain in the 4th NC Regiment. 10/4/1777, a Major in the 4th NC Regiment. Dropped from the Continental rolls in Jan. 1778. 1780, as a Major of Militia, served as the Aide-de-Camp to Brig. Gen. Griffith Rutherford. POW/Wounded at the battle of Camden (SC). 1779, in Montgomery County. 2/12/1781, NC Gen. Assy. awarded him £5,000 for his wounds/service. S13312. | Camden (SC). |
| Harris, West | Montgomery County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 3Q 1781, a Major under Col. William Lofton. Fall of 1781, in the Wilmington Expedition. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Harrison, Richard | Granville County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Joseph Taylor. Served until the end of the war. aka Richard Harrington. | Guilford Court House. |
| Harrison, Thomas | Northern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1783 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. James Saunders. 1777, a Major in the Caswell County Regiment until the end of the war. 1780, under Lt. Col. Thomas Farmer (Orange County Regiment). 1781, under Col. William Moore. | Guilford Court House. |
| Harvey, ? | Dobbs County Regiment | 1777 | 1778 | 1777, a Major under Col. Abraham Sheppard. 1778, a Major under Col. James Glasgow. | |
| Harvey, Thomas | Perquimans County Regiment | 1775 | 1778 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Miles Harvey. 11/13/1778, a full Colonel. | |
| Hawkins, ? | 1780 | 1781 | Aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. Richard Caswell during the Camden, SC expedition. Also known as of 2/25/1781. | ||
| Hawkins, John | Warren County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. Herbert Haynes. | Guilford Court House. |
| Haywood, Egbert | Halifax County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Bradford. | |
| Heannis, Ben | Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. George Alexander. POW at the Fall of Charleston,SC, paroled. aka Ben Henin. | Siege of Charleston (SC). |
| Henderson, John | NC Light Dragoons | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. Fall of 1781, a Major under Col. Francois DeMalmedy. Served until the end of the war. From Granville County. | |
| Henderson, Pleasant | NC Light Dragoons | 1781 | 1781 | Earlier, a Sergeant, a Lieutenant, and a Pay Master. 2/11/1781, a Major under Col. Francois De Malmedy for three months. | Ramsey's Mill. |
| Henderson, Samuel | NC Light Dragoons | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Francois DeMalmedy. Some claim he made it to Lt. Colonel (very likely). | Cowpens (SC). |
| Herndon, Benjamin | Wilkes County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major in Militia. Then a full Colonel. | |
| Herndon, Joseph | Wilkes County Regiment | 1780 | 1782 | Was a Captain. 1780, a Major under Col. Benjamin Cleveland. Led the Infantry towards the battle of Kings Mountain, SC, too late. Resigned on 5/5/1782. | |
| Hicks, Benjamin | Duplin County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. James Kenan. Served until the end of the war. | Rockfish Creek. |
| Hill, Green | Bute County Regiment | 1776 | 1779 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Thomas Eaton. | |
| Hill, Robert | Halifax District Minutemen | 1775 | 1783 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Nicholas Long. 1780, a Major under Lt. Col. Henry Hart and Col. Exum Lewis (Edgecombe County Regiment of Militia). Served until the end of the war. From Halifax County. | |
| Hill, William | Franklin County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Lieutenant and a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Benjamin Seawell. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Hinds, John | Randolph County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. John Collier. Served until the end of the war. aka John Hines. | |
| Hines, Thomas | Wake County Regiment | 1775 | 1778 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Hinton. Declined a promotion to Lt. Colonel. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Hinton, James | Wake County Regiment | 1776 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 1776, a Major under Col. John Hinton, Sr. 1Q 1780, a Lt. Colonel. Also a full Colonel for a short duration. | |
| Hinton, John Jr. | Wake County Regiment | 1775 | 1778 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Hinton, Sr. Promoted to full Colonel in August 1778. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Hogan, Samuel | 2nd Battalion of Militia | 1776 | 1776 | 5/3/1776, a Major under Lt. Col. Drury Gee and Col. Peter Dauge. Unit disbanded on 8/13/1776. From Halifax County. | |
| Hogg, Thomas | 5th NC Regiment | 1777 | 1783 | Was a Captain. A Major on 10/19/1777. 6/1/1778, a Major in 3rd NC Regiment. POW at the Fall of Charleston, exchanged March 1781. Served till the end of the war. One source claims he retired on 1/1/1783. His son later asserts that he was promoted to Lt. Colonel near the end of the war. | Monmouth (NJ), Siege of Charleston 1780 (SC). |
| Hogun, James | Halifax County Regiment | 1776 | 1776 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Willis Alston. 5/11/1776, a Major under Col. Peter Dauge (2nd Battalion of Militia). Unit disbanded on 8/13/1776. 11/24/1776, a Colonel in 7th NC Regiment. From Halifax County. | |
| Holmes, Robert | Burke County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 1779-1780, a Major under Col. Charles McDowell. Then, a Lt. Colonel and a full Colonel. From what is now Alexander County. | |
| Hopkins, ? | Orange County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. Hugh Tinnen. | |
| Horn, Isaac | Bute County Regiment | 1778 | 1779 | 1778-1779, a Major under Col. Thomas Eaton. | Briar Creek (GA). |
| Horne, Henry Jr. | Edgecombe County Regiment | 1775 | 1783 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Haywood. Resigned 4/22/1783. | |
| Howard, James | Onslow County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Cray. Resigned in June 1776. | |
| Hudson, Cuthbert | Granville County Regiment | 1778 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 5/6/1778, a known 1st Major under Col. Samuel Smith. | |
| Hunt, William | Mounted Volunteers | 1780 | 1780 | 1779, a Commissary. Aug. to Dec. 1780, a known Major under Col. Philip Taylor and Col. John Dickerson. April 1781, an Express Rider to Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene. From Granville County. Born 12/27/1757 in Halifax County, VA. | Polk's Mill. |
| Hunter, Jacob | Chowan County Regiment | 1775 | 1779 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Thomas Bonner. | |
| Hunter, James | Guilford County Regiment | 1776 | 1781 | 1776, a Major under Col. James Martin. 1Q 1781, a Lt. Colonel. | Cherokee Expedition 1776. |
| Hunter, Thomas | Edgecombe County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Exum Lewis. December 1777, a Lt. Colonel in the newly-created Nash County. | |
| Irvin, James | Rowan County Regiment | 1776 | 1779 | 1776, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. 1778-1779, a Major under Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle (a Continental officer). aka James Irwin. | Cherokee Expedition 1776, Briar Creek (GA). |
| Isaacs, Elijah | Wilkes County Regiment | 1778 | 1779 | Was a Captain. 4/25/1778, a 1st Major of Militia, replacing Maj. William Lewis, who had resigned. 1Q 1779, a full Colonel. aka Elisha Isaacs. | |
| Ivy, ? | Duplin County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | 1779-1781, a Major under Col. James Kenan. | Stono Ferry (SC), Eutaw Springs (SC). |
| Jackson, John | Anson County Regiment | 1780 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1780, a Major under Col. Thomas Wade. Served until the end of the war. Some claim he made it to Lt. Colonel. | Beatti's Bridge. |
| Jarvis, William | Halifax County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | 1779, a Major detached to support Col. Jonas Johnston (Edgecombe County Regiment). 1780, a Major under Col. John Whitaker. | Stono Ferry (SC). |
| Johnson, James | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | Was a Captain. Late 1780, a Major under Col. Charles McLean for a short duration. | |
| Johnston, John | Rowan County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 1780, a Major under Col. Francis Locke for a short duration. aka John Johnson. | |
| Johnston, Jonas | Edgecombe County Regiment | 1776 | 1778 | Was a Captain. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Exum Lewis. 3Q 1778, a full Colonel. | |
| Johnston, Thomas | Onslow County Regiment | 1775 | 1777 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Cray. 3Q 1777, a Lt. Colonel. | |
| Jones, Charles | Montgomery County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Drury Ledbetter. | |
| Jones, John | Richmond County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 1779, a Major under Col. Thomas Crawford. Served until the end of the war. | Beatti's Bridge, Little Raft Swamp. |
| Jones, Matthew | Chatham County Regiment | 1775 | 1778 | 9/15/1775, a Major under Col. Ambrose Ramsey. Replaced Elisha Cain who did not qualify. Resigned on 8/17/1778. | |
| Jones, Samuel | NC State Regiment | 1781 | 1782 | 5/5/1783, the NC General Assembly back dated his promotion to 2nd Major on 11/5/1781, the date that Col. Benjamin Williams resigned. Was a Captain. Considered to have resigned when he absented himself from camp on 8/1/1782. | |
| Jones, Taylor | Currituck County Regiment | 1775 | 1777 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Samuel Jarvis. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Hollowell Williams. | |
| Jones, Thomas | Hyde County Regiment | 1775 | 1783 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Rotheas Latham. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Kenan, Felix | Duplin County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | 1779-1780, a Major under Col. James Kenan. | |
| Kenan, Owen | Duplin County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | 1779-1781, a Major under Col. James Kenan. Killed at Cohera Swamp on 5/11/1781. Brother of James Kenan. | Cohera Swamp. |
| Kennedy, ? | Guilford County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. James Martin. | Guilford Court House. |
| Kimbrell, Buckner | Montgomery County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 2Q 1781, a Major under Col. William Lofton. Served until the end of the war. | |
| King, Nathaniel | Cumberland County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1780-1781, a Major under Col. Philip Alston. | |
| Knight, Jonathan | Granville County Regiment | 1778 | 1780 | 5/6/1778, a known 2nd Major under Col. Samuel Smith. | |
| Lamb, Gideon | 6th NC Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | A Major on April 15, 1776. Tried for abandoning his troops at battle of Brandywine Creek, acquitted. Later, a Lt. Colonel and a full Colonel. | Ft. Moultrie #1 (SC). |
| Lane, Henry | Wake County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. John Hinton, Jr. | |
| Lane, Isaac | Washington County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. John Sevier. | Kings Mountain (SC). |
| Lascelles, Othniel | First Pasquotank County Regiment | 1776 | 1783 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Thomas Boyd. Served util the end of the war. | |
| Lenoir, William | Wilkes County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Lieutenant and a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Benjamin Cleveland. | |
| Leonard, Samuel | Brunswick County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780, a Major under Col. Edward Wingate. Served until the end of the war. | Bacon's Inlet. |
| Lewis, Joel | NC State Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major in the NC State Regiment. 5/5/1783, NC General Assembly back dated a promotion to Colonel and Commandant as of Benjamin Williams's resignation 11/5/1781. Unit disbanded in Jan. 1783. | |
| Lewis, Joseph | Wilkes County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. Benjamin Cleveland for a short duration. | |
| Lewis, Micajah | Surry County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | Was a Captain in the NC Continental Line. 1779-1781, a Major in the Surry County Regiment. 1780, attached to support Lt. Col. Henry "Hal" Dixon in the Camden, SC expedition. Wounded at the battle of Kings Mountain, SC. Died 2/28/1781 as a result of wounds received at Dickey's Farm (2/26/1781). | Stono Ferry (SC), Little Lynches Creek (SC), Camden (SC), Kings Mountain (SC), Haw River, Dickey's Farm. |
| Lewis, Murphy | Anson County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 1779, a Major under Col. Thomas Wade. Served until the end of the war. | Eutaw Springs (SC). |
| Lewis, Richard | Rutherford County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. Andrew Hampton. Served until the end of the war. | Ninety-Six 1781 (SC). |
| Lewis, William | Wilkes County Regiment | 1777 | 1778 | A Major of Militia. Resigned in April of 1778. | |
| Lewis, William Terrell | Surry County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Martin Armstrong. | |
| Lockhart, Samuel | 3rd NC Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | A Major under Col. Jethro Sumner on April 15, 1776. Promoted to Lt. Colonel on 10/12/1777 and transferred to 8th NC Regiment. | Brandywine Creek (PA), Germantown (PA). |
| Long, Andrew | Tryon County Regiment | 1776 | 1779 | 1776-1779, a Major under Col. Thomas Beattie. | |
| Long, Andrew | Tyrrell County Regiment | 1776 | 1783 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Clement Cook. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Long, James | Tyrrell County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Edward Buncombe. 4/22/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel. | |
| Looney, David | Sullivan County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | A Major in the Militia 1779-1780. 1780-1781, a Lt. Colonel. | |
| Lopp, John | Rowan County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. Late 1781, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. May 1782, a Major in the newly-recreated 2nd Rowan County Regiment under Col. James Brandon. Served until the end of the war. | Cherokee Expedition 1782. |
| Love, David | Anson County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Samuel Spencer. 3/2/1776, to face a Court Martial for disobeying orders. 4/22/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Love, James | New Hanover County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Thomas Bloodworth. Killed at Rouse's Tavern in March 1781. | Rouse's Tavern. |
| Love, Philip | Duplin County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | POW at the Fall of Charleston, SC detached under Col. John Hinton, Jr. (Wake County Regiment of Militia), paroled. | Gibbes' Plantation, Siege of Charleston 1780 (SC). |
| Lovell, Edward | Surry County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. Martin Armstrong. | Kings Mountain (SC), Whitesell's Mill. |
| Lowry, John | Edgecombe County Regiment | 1778 | 1779 | 1778, a Major under Col. Jonas Johnston. 4Q 1779, a Lt. Colonel in the Wayne County Regiment of Militia. | Stono Ferry (SC). |
| Lowry, John | Hillsborough District Minutemen | 1779 | A Brigade Major under Brig. Gen. John Butler. | ||
| Lytle, George | Hertford County Regiment | 1775 | 1780 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Benjamin Wynns. 3/30/1780, a full Colonel. aka George Little. | |
| Mackey, James | Burke County Regiment | 1778 | 1778 | 1778, a Major under Col. Charles McDowell for a short duration. aka James Macky. | |
| Madison, ? | Rowan County Regiment | 1779 | 1779 | 1779, a Major under Col. Francis Locke for a short duration. | Stono Ferry (SC). |
| Martin, ? | Rowan County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. Francis Locke for a short duration. | Eutaw Springs (SC). |
| Martin, Robert | Guilford County Regiment | 1779 | 1779 | Was a Sergeant and an Adjutant. If a Major, for only a short duration. Brother to Col. James Martin. | |
| Mask, William | Richmond County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | 1779-1781, a Major under Col. Thomas Crawford. Captured by Loyalists, rescued by Col. William Lofton (Montgomery County Regiment) | |
| Mattal, William | Orange County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. William O'Neal. | Guilford Court House. |
| Maxwell, George | Sullivan County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Isaac Shelby for a short duration. | |
| May, Benjamin | Pitt County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | Earlier a Captain. 7/30/1779, appointed 1st Major. Served until the end of the war. | |
| McCastle, Francis | Burke County Regiment | 1778 | 1778 | 1778, a Major under Col. Charles McDowell for a short duration. | |
| McCauley, William | Orange County Regiment | 1780 | 1783 | 1780, a Major under Lt. Col. Thomas Taylor. Attached to Col. John Collier (Randolph County Regiment) for the Camden, SC expedition. 1781, under Col. Hugh Tinnen. Served until the end of the war. aka William McCalla, William McCuller. | Little Lynches Creek (SC), Camden (SC), Hillsborough (POW, paroled). |
| McClary, John | Caswell County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. William Moore. Went to Eutaw Springs, SC, but was sick the day of the battle. aka John McCleary. | |
| McCorkle, Francis | Lincoln County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1779, a Major under Col. William Graham. Served until the end of the war. From what is now Catawba County. | Stono Ferry (SC), Ramseur's Mill, Kings Mountain (SC), Cowpens (SC), Eutaw Springs (SC). |
| McDaniel, Eli | Orange County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. William O'Neal. Served until the end of the war. | |
| McDonald, Alexander | Cumberland County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Thomas Rutherford. A Loyalist, didn't last long. | |
| McDowell, Joseph | 2nd Rowan County Regiment | 1776 | 1781 | 1776-1777, a Major under Col. Christopher Beekman. 1777 in Burke County. 1777-1781, a Major under Col. Charles McDowell. Wounded at the battle of Cowpens, SC. 2Q 1781, a Lt. Colonel. Later, a full Colonel. Joseph McDowell of Quaker Meadows (or John's River). | Cherokee Expedition 1776, Chickamauga Towns (TN), Stono Ferry (SC), Earle's Ford (SC), Ramseur's Mill, Musgrove's Mill (SC), Cane Creek, Kings Mountain (SC), Cowpens (SC). |
| McDowell, Joseph | Burke County Regiment | 1782 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1782, a Major under Col. Joseph McDowell. Served until the end of the war. Joseph McDowell of Pleasant Gardens. | |
| McFarland, Robert | Washington County Regiment | 1782 | 1782 | 1782, a Major under Col. John Sevier for a short duration. | |
| McGuire, Thomas | Rowan County Regiment | 1780 | 1783 | Was an Adjutant. 1780, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. David Caldwell. Fall of 1781, in the Wilmington Expedition. Served until the end of the war. | Ramseur's, Mill, Shallow Ford, Haw River, Guilford Court House. |
| McIlwaine, John Stringer | Dobbs County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1779, a Major under Col. William Caswell. Served until the end of the war. | Briar Creek (GA). |
| McIlwaine, Samuel Stringer | Wilmington District Brigade of Militia | 1778 | Was a Lieutenant in 2nd NC Regiment. A Brigade Major under Brig. Gen. John Alexander Lillington. aka Samuel Stringer Mackilwean. | Briar Creek (GA). | |
| McKenzie, Kenneth | Martin County Regiment | 1775 | 1780 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Williams. 4/24/1778, a 1st Major under Col. Whitmell Hill. 4Q 1780, a Lt. Colonel. | |
| McKinnie, William | Dobbs County Regiment | 1775 | 1779 | 9/9/1775, a 2nd Major under Col. Abraham Shepperd. 1779, a Lt. Colonel in the Wayne County Regiment. aka William McKennie. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| McKisick, Daniel | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | Was a Captain. Late 1780, a Major under Col. Charles McDowell. 1781, a Lt. Colonel. | Cowpens (SC). |
| McLane, Robert | Randolph County Regiment | 1783 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1783, a Major under Col. Thomas Dougan. | |
| McLean, Charles | 4th NC Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 1775, a Lt. Colonel in NC Militia. 4/16/1776, a Major under Col. Thomas Polk. Resigned in March or April 1777 to take his seat in the NC Senate. 1779, a Colonel in NC Militia. From Tryon (would soon become Lincoln) County, NC. | |
| McNabb, John | Sullivan County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. Mid-1781, a Major under Col. Isaac Shelby for a short duration. | |
| McNeill, Duncan | Cumberland County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Thomas Rutherford. A Loyalist, didn't last long. | |
| McRee, Griffith John | 3rd NC Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. A Major on 9/11/1781. One source asserts this promotion was into the 6th NC Regiment in 1781 (?)(Not true). In April of 1782, his Major's commission was back-dated to 3/1/1779. Served to the end of the war. | |
| Meacham, John | Chatham County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. Ambrose Ramsey for a short duration. | |
| Medici, Cosmo | NC Light Dragoons | 1779 | 1780 | Earlier a Lieutenant and a Captain in NC Continentals. 1779-1780, a Major under Col. Francois DeMalmedy. | Stono Ferry (SC), Siege of Savannah (GA), Siege of Charleston (SC)(POW-Paroled). |
| Mitchell, George | Onslow County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 2/11/1780, a 2nd Major under Col. Henry Rhodes. 1780, also a full Colonel. | |
| Moffett, ? | Burke County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. Charles McDowell for a short duration. | |
| Moon, William | Burke County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 1780, a Major under Col. Charles McDowell for a short duration. | |
| Moore, Charles | Perquimans County Regiment | 1778 | 1780 | Resigned on 11/6/1780, recommended that Capt. John Harvey take his place. This did not happen. | |
| Moore, Dempsey | Caswell County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1780, a Major under Col. William Moore. 1781, a Lt. Colonel. | |
| Moore, Elijah | Caswell County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. William Moore. | |
| Moore, George | Caswell County Regiment | 1778 | 1779 | 1778-1779, a Major under Col. James Saunders. | Briar Creek (GA). |
| Moore, James | Bertie County Regiment | 1775 | 1779 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Thomas Whitmell. 5/15/1779, a full Colonel. | |
| Moore, James | Duplin County Regiment | 1775 | 1778 | 9/9/1775, a 2nd Major under Col. James Kenan. 5/3/1776, a Major under Col. Thomas Brown (1st Battalion of Militia - disbanded Aug. 1776). 2Q 1778, a full Colonel. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Moore, James | Hillsborough District Minutemen | 1775 | 1777 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. James Thackston. 4/1/1776, a Major in the Northern Orange County Regiment. 1777, a Major in the Caswell County Regiment under Col. William Moore. From Orange (what is now Caswell) County. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Moore, Lewis | Duplin County Regiment | 1778 | 1779 | 1778-1779, a Major under Col. James Kenan. | |
| Moore, Joseph | Edgecombe County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Haywood. | |
| Moore, William | Orange County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Hogan. 4/22/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel in the Northern Orange County Regiment. Later, a full Colonel. From Orange (what later became Caswell) County. | |
| Moseley, William | New Hanover County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Purviance. | |
| Moulton, Abraham | Duplin County Regiment | 1776 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 4Q 1776, a Major under Col. James Kenan. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Moulton, John | Duplin County Regiment | 1780 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1780, a Major under Col. James Kenan. Served until the end of the war. | Rockfish Creek. |
| Mountflorence, James Cole | NC State Cavalry-Western District | 1780 | 1781 | Earlier a Captain. Late 1780, a Major under Col. William Richardson Davie. 1781, a Lt. Colonel under Col. William Richardson Davie in the Commissary Department at Salisbury. | |
| Mouring, Burwell | Wayne County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | Was a Lieutenant and a Captain. 1779, a Major under Col. Benjamin Exum. Paroled by the British, reason and date unknown. Served until the end of the war. aka Burwell Moring, Burwell Moren. | |
| Murfree, Hardy | 2nd NC Regiment | 1777 | 1778 | Was a Captain. A Major from 2/1/1777 to 11/24/1778. Mostly a recruiter from his home in Hertford County, NC. Then a Lt. Colonel. | Brandywine Creek (PA), Germantown (PA), Monmouth (NJ), Stony Point (NY). |
| Murphy, Archibald | Caswell County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Thomas Farmer (Orange County Regiment). 2Q 1781, a Lt. Colonel. aka Archibald Murphey. | Cowan's Ford, Tarrant's Tavern, Guilford Court House. |
| Murray, Walter | Cumberland County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1/31/1781, a 1st Major under Col. James Emmett. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Murray, William | Orange County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 3Q 1781, a Major under Col. William O'Neal for a short duration. | |
| Nall, John | Chatham County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1780, a Major under Lt. Col. John Luttrell. Attached to Col. John Collier (Randolph County Regiment) during the Camden, SC expedition. 1781, a Major under Col. John Luttrell. Killed at the battle of Lindley's Mill on 9/13/1781. aka John Knalls, John Nawl, John Knowles. | Little Lynches Creek (SC), Camden (SC), Lindley's Mill. |
| Nash, Caleb | Edenton District Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Edward Vail, Sr. | |
| Nelson, John | 1st NC Regiment | 1778 | 1783 | Was a Captain in the 4th NC Regiment. A Major in 1st NC Regiment on 2/3/1778. 1779, a Major in the "New Levies" under Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle. At the battle of Stono Ferry, SC under Col. Francois DeMalmedy (NC Light Dragoons). POW at the Fall of Charleston. Finally exchanged on 11/26/1782. Retired 1/1/1783. From Guilford Coounty. aka John Neilson. | Monmouth (NJ), Briar Creek (GA), Stono Ferry (SC). Siege of Charleston 1780 (SC). |
| Nichols, Agrippa | Warren County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | Earlier a Cornet. 1779, a Major under Col. Thomas Eaton. 1780, a Major under Col. Benjamin Exum (2nd NC Regiment of Militia). 1781, a Major under Col. Herbert Haynes. Served until the end of the war. | Little Lynches Creek (SC), Camden (SC), Guilford Court House. |
| Nichols, Jacob | Rowan County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. May 1782, a Major under Col. James Brandon. in the newly-created 2nd Rowan County Regiment. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Nicholson, Josiah | Currituck County Regiment | 1775 | 1783 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Samuel Jarvis. Again on 7/30/1779. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Oldham, George | Caswell County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. William Moore. 1783, a full Colonel. | |
| O'Neal, Peter | Guilford County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. James Martin. 1782, a Major under Col. Samuel Isaacs. Served until the end of the war. | |
| O'Neal, William | Orange County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | 1779-1780, a Major detached to support Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle (a Continental officer) in Charleston, SC erecting breastworks, etc., discharged on 3/28/1780 before the town surrendered. 3Q 1780, a full Colonel. | |
| Ormond, Roger | Beaufort County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. James Bonner. | |
| Outlaw, Alexander | Washington County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a QM and a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. John Sevier. 4/26/1783, a full Colonel over the newly-created Greene County Regiment of Militia. | |
| Owen, Thomas | Bladen County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Thomas Robeson, Jr. 2Q 1776, a full Colonel. aka Thomas Owens. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Owen, Thomas | Guilford County Regiment | 1776 | 1781 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. James Martin. Early 1781, a Lt. Colonel. aka Thomas Owens. | Cherokee Expedition 1776, Little Lynches Creek (SC), Camden (SC). |
| Owens, Richardson | Surry County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. Martin Armstrong for a short duration. | |
| Pace, Solomon | Northampton County Regiment | 1776 | 1780 | 1776, a Major under Col. William Eaton. 1779, detached to support Col. Thomas Eaton (Bute County Regiment). | Briar Creek (GA). |
| Paine, John | Northern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. James Saunders. | |
| Park, Robert | Caswell County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. William Moore. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Parker, Cader | Granville County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major detached to support Lt. Col. Stephen Moore (Caswell County Regiment) and Lt. Col. Henry "Hal" Dixon (a Continental officer). Wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Camden, SC, and died of his wounds. | Camden (SC). |
| Parr, Isaiah | Currituck County Regiment | 1780 | 1783 | Was a Private and a Sergeant in the NC Continental Line. 1780, a Major under Col. Samuel Jarvis. Claims to have helped capture three British Row Galleys, date and location unknown. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Pastorn, James | Warren County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | 1779-1780, a Major under Col. Thomas Eaton. | |
| Patten, John | 2nd NC Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/1/1775, a Major under Col. Robert Howe. Later, a Lt. Colonel and a Colonel. | |
| Pearies, George | Tryon County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 2/27/1776, a known Major under Col. William Graham. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Pearson, Richmond | Rowan County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Peasley, John | Guilford County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Ransom Sutherland. 12/18/1775, a Major under Col. Griffith Rutherford (1st Salisbury District Minutemen). 4/22/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel under Col. James Martin. Later, a full Colonel. aka John Paisley. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Penigood, William | Chatham County Regiment | 1782 | 1783 | 1782, a Major under Col. Ambrose Ramsey. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Peoples, Robert | Northampton County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | Was a Lieutenant and a Captain. 2/12/1779, a Major under Col. John Whitaker (Halifax County Light Horse). 1780, a Major under Col. Jeptha Eatherton (Northampton County Regiment). 4Q 1780, a Lt. Colonel. aka Robert Peebles, Robert Peeples. | Little Lynches Creek (SC), Camden (SC). |
| Phifer, John | Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Thomas Polk. 12/21/1775, in the 2nd Salisbury District Minutemen. 4/22/1776, a Lt. Colonel under Col. Adam Alexander. Died in Nov. 1776. Older brother of Caleb Phifer and Martin Phifer. From what is now Cabarrus County. | Great Cane Brake (SC), Snow Campaign (SC), Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Phillips, Abraham | Guilford County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. James Martin. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Phillips, Etheldred | Edgecombe County Regiment | 1783 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 4/23/1783, a 1st Major, replacing Maj. Henry Horne, who resigned. | |
| Phillips, James | 2nd Battalion of Militia | 1776 | 1777 | 5/3/1776, a Major under Col. Peter Dauge. Unit disbanded on 8/13/1776. From either Pasquotank or Currituck County. | |
| Pickett, William | Anson County Regiment | 1776 | 1779 | Was a Captain. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Charles Medlock. 1779, a Lt. Colonel in the Montgomery County Regiment. | |
| Pierce, James | Jones County Regiment | 1780 | 1783 | 1780, a Major under Col. John Bryan. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Pinckney, Charles | Halifax County Regiment | 1778 | 1779 | May 1778, a Major under Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle (a Continental officer) in the "New Levies" for nine months. | |
| Polk, Ezekiel | Rowan County Regiment | 1781 | 1782 | 1781, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. May 1782, a Lt. Colonel. | Guilford Court House. |
| Polk, William | 9th NC Regiment | 1776 | 1778 | 1775, a Lieutenant in SC unit - wounded at Great Cane Brake on 12/22/1775. 11/27/1776, a Major under Col. John Williams. Badly wounded at Germantown. Discharged Summer of 1778. July 1780, a Lt. Colonel as an Aide to Maj. Gen. Richard Caswell. April 1781, created a regiment of SC State Troops as a Lt. Colonel under BG Thomas Sumter for ten months - commissioned by SC Governor John Rutledge. S3706. | Brandywine Creek (PA), Germantown (PA). |
| Porter, James | Rutherford County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. Andrew Hampton. Wounded at the battle of Kings Mountain, SC - not killed as one source claims. | Kings Mountain (SC). |
| Porter, Reese | Rutherford County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. Andrew Hampton. | Cowpens (SC). |
| Porter, Robert | Tryon County Regiment | 1777 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 1777, a Major under Col. William Graham. 1779, in the Rutherford County Regiment under Col. Andrew Hampton. 4Q '80, a Lt. Colonel. 1/31/1781, a full Colonel. | Kings Mountain (SC). |
| Powell, Jesse | Halifax County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Stephen Kerney. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Poynter, John | Currituck County Regiment | 1778 | 1780 | Was a Captain in the 7th NC Regment. 1778, a Major under Lt. Col. Adam Perkins, then under Col. Samuel Jarvis. 1780, a Lt. Colonel. aka John Painter, John Pointer, Jonathan Pointer. | Briar Creek (GA). |
| Pugh, Thomas Jr. | Bertie County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 5/15/1779, 2nd Major under Col. James Moore. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Pulliam, Barnett | Granville County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Joseph Taylor. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Quince, Parker | Brunswick County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Davis. 6/8/1776, a full Colonel in Militia. | |
| Quince, Richard Jr. | Brunswick County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Davis. | |
| Quirk, Thomas | Washington County Regiment | 1779 | 1779 | 1779, a Major under Col. Evan Shelby, Sr. | Chickamauga Towns (TN). |
| Ralston, Robert | Guilford County Regiment | 1778 | 1780 | Was a Captain in the 1st NC Regiment. 1778, a Major under Col. James Martin, then under Col. John Peasley. 3Q 1780, a Lt. Colonel. aka Robert Rolston. | |
| Rayford, Robert | Johnston County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Sep. 1781, a Major under Col. John Smith. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Reed, John | Caswell County Regiment | 1779 | 1779 | 1779, a Major under Col. William Moore. | |
| Regan, John | Bladen County Regiment | 1782 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1782, a Major under Col. Thomas Owen. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Reynolds, Dudley | Caswell County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. William Moore. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Richardson, James | Bladen County Regiment | 1775 | 1780 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Thomas Robeson, Jr. 1779, detached to support Col. Jonas Johnston (Edgecombe County Regiment). 1780, a Lt. Colonel. | Moore's Creek Bridge, Stono Ferry (SC). |
| Robertson, Charles | Washington District Regiment | 1776 | 1779 | Was probably a Captain in the VA Militia earlier. 12/23/1776, a 1st Major under Col. John Carter. December 1777, this unit became the Washington County Regiment of Militia. 1/19/1779, a Lt. Colonel. Born 1740 in Brunswick County, VA. aka Charles Robeson, Charles Robinson. | |
| Robinson, James | Wake County Regiment | 1782 | 1783 | 1782, a Major under Col. John Hinton, Jr. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Rochester, Nathaniel | Orange County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Hogan. 10/20/1775, also appointed as Paymaster of Hillsborough District Minutemen. 4/22/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Rogers, John | Brunswick County Regiment | 1776 | 1776 | 6/8/1776, a 1st Major under Col. Parker Quince. | |
| Rosser, Joseph | Chatham County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Ambrose Ramsey. Served until the end of the war. aka Joseph Rossen, Joseph Rosen. | |
| Routledge, Thomas | Duplin County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. James Kenan. 4/22/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel. Later a full Colonel. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Rowan, John | Rowan County Regiment | 1777 | 1780 | 1777-1779, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. 1780, a Major under Col. Francois DeMalmedy (NC Light Dragoons). | |
| Rushing, John P. | Anson County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Noah Rushing and Col. Thomas Wade. Served until the end of the war. | Beatti's Bridge. |
| Russ, Thomas | Brunswick County Regiment | 1776 | 1780 | 1776, a Major under Col. Parker Quince. 1777-1780, a Major under Col. Alfred Moore. | |
| Russell, William | Hyde County Regiment | 1775 | 1779 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Rotheas Latham. 3Q 1779, a full Colonel. | |
| Rutherford, James | Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1779-1781, a Major under Col. Robert Irwin. At the battle of Ramseur's Mill under Col. Francis Locke (Rowan County Regiment). Sep. 1780, a Major under Col. William Richardson Davie in the NC State Cavalry-Western District. Unit disbanded in December 1780. Killed at the battle of Eutaw Springs, SC on September 8, 1781. One source claims his name was John Rutherford, but many indicate James is correct. | Stono Ferry (SC), Ramseur's Mill, Charlotte, Eutaw Springs (SC). |
| Rutherford, Philip | Rowan County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. Matthe Locke. Son of Griffith Rutherford. | |
| Rutherford, William | Rutherford County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | 1779-1781, a Major under Col. Andrew Hampton. Wounded at the battle of Cowpens, SC on 1/17/1781. | Siege of Savannah (GA), Cowpens (SC). |
| Salter, ? | NC State Cavalry-Western District | 1780 | 1780 | Sep. 1780, a Major under Col. William Richardson Davie. Unit disbanded in December 1780. | Charlotte. |
| Sapp, John | Randolph County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. John Collier. Served until the end of the war. aka John Sopp. | |
| Sasser, Ben | Duplin County Regiment | 1776 | 1778 | 1776-1778, a Major under Col. James Kenan. | |
| Satterwhite, Thomas | Granville County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Joseph Taylor. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Saunders, Richard | Caswell County Regiment | 1778 | 1780 | 1778-1780, a Major under Col. James Saunders. | |
| Scurlock, Mial | Chatham County Regiment | 1775 | 1780 | Earlier a Captain. 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Ambrose Ramsey. 3Q 1780, a Lt. Colonel. Died in early 1781. | |
| Scurlock, Thomas | Halifax County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 1779, a Major under Col. John Whitaker. 2/11/1780, a 2nd Major under Col. James Allen. On 11/13/1779, he was appointed Assistant Commissary of Issues, a position he retained until 5/13/1781. | |
| Sevier, Valentine Jr. | Washington County Regiment | 1782 | 1782 | Was a Captain. 1782, a Major under Col. John Sevier for a short duration. | Cherokee Expedition 1782. |
| Sharp, Benjamin | Washington County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | 1779-1780, a Major under Col. John Sevier. | Kings Mountain (SC), Boyd's Creek (TN). |
| Sharp, John | Nash County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. William Thomas Linton. Served until the end of the war. | Guilford Court House. |
| Sharp, Walter | Rowan County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | Early 1780, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. | Siege of Charleston (SC). |
| Sharpe, Anthony | Guilford County Regiment | 1776 | 1776 | April to November of 1776, a Major under Col. James Martin. Then, a Lieutenant in the 9th NC Regiment. | |
| Sharpe, Joseph | Orange County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | 1779, a Major under Col. Hugh Tinnen. 1780, detached to serve under Col. John Collier (Randolph County Regiment of Militia) for the Camden, SC expedition. | Little Lynches Creek (SC), Camden (SC). |
| Sharpe, William | Salisbury District Brigade of Militia | 1776 | 1776 | With the rank of Major, Aide-de-Camp to Brig. Gen. Griffith Rutherford during the Cherokee Expedition. From Rowan County. | Cherokee Expedition 1776. |
| Shelby, Evan Jr. | Sullivan County Regiment | 1780 | 1782 | Was a Captain. 1780-1782, a Major under Col. Isaac Shelby. Born 2/27/1750 (or 1754) in MD. | Kings Mountain (SC), Cowpens (SC). |
| Shelby, Isaac | Washington County Regiment | 1779 | 1779 | Was a Lieutenant and a Captain. Fall of 1779, a Major under Col. John Sevier after Col. John Carter died. Nov. 1779, a full Colonel in the newly-created Sullivan County Regiment of Militia. | |
| Shelby, John | Sullivan County Regiment | 1782 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1782-1783, a Major under Col. Isaac Shelby. Resigned on 4/30/1783. | |
| Shepherd, James | Edgecombe County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 1779, a Major under Col. Exum Lewis. Several sources claim he made it to Lt. Colonel. Served until the end of the war. | Siege of Charleston (SC). |
| Shepherd, John | Surry County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Joseph Phillips. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Sheppard, Abraham Jr. | Dobbs County Regiment | 1780 | 1783 | Was a Captain in Militia and in the 10th NC Regiment. 1780, a Major under Col. James Darnell. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Sheppard, John | Dobbs County Regiment | 1777 | 1779 | Was a Captain. 1777, a Major under Col. James Glasgow. 1778-1779, a Major under Col. William Caswell. In July 1779, promoted to Lt. Colonel. Later a full Colonel. | Briar Creek (GA). |
| Sheppard, William | Dobbs County Regiment | 1780 | 1783 | 1780, a Major under Col. James Glasgow. 1781, a Major under Col. James Darnell. Served until the end of the war. aka William Shepherd. | |
| Shepperd, John | 10th NC Regiment | 1777 | 1778 | A Major under Col. Abraham Sheppard. | |
| Sherrod, Thomas | Bute County Regiment | 1775 | 1781 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Person. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Thomas Eaton. 1779-1781, a Major in Franklin County Regiment. 1Q 1781, a Lt. Colonel in Franklin County. aka Thomas Sherwood, Thomas Sherrard. | |
| Short, John | Northampton County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. Jeptha Eatherton. Said to have served under Col. Herbert Haynes (Warren County Regiment) at the battle of Guilford Court House. Served until the end of the war. | Guilford Court House. |
| Short, Thomas | Northampton County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. Jeptha Eatherton. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Simmonds, Ashael | Currituck County Regiment | 1776 | 1783 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Hollowell Williams. 1776, also a Paymaster. 7/30/1779, a 1st Major under Col. Samuel Jarvis. Served until the end of the war. aka Areal Simmons, Asahel Simmonds, Asakel Simmons. | |
| Singleton, Richard | Rutherford County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1/31/1781, a Major under Col. Robert Porter. Possibly a Lt. Colonel in 1781. Served until the end of the war. | Cherokee Expedition 1782. |
| Smith, Anderson | DQMG | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. Robert Burton in the Quartermaster and Commissary Department. From Granville County. | ||
| Smith, David | Cumberland County Regiment | 1776 | 1776 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Alexander McAllister. 5/9/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel. | |
| Smith, Henry | Surry County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Joseph Williams. | |
| Smith, James | Rowan County Regiment | 1776 | 1780 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. 1780, a Major in the Wilkes County Regiment under Col. Benjamin Cleveland. Captured by Loyalists and imprisoned in Camden, SC. Died of Smallpox there. From what is now Davidson County. | Cherokee Expedition 1776, Stono Ferry (SC). |
| Smith, John | Johnston County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a 1st Major under Col. Needham Bryan. 4/22/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Smith, Samuel | Granville County Regiment | 1775 | 1778 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Joseph Taylor. 6/6/1778, a full Colonel. | |
| Smith, Samuel Jr. | Johnston County Regiment | 1775 | 1780 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Needham Bryan. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. William Bryan. Sept. 1780, a Lt. Colonel. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Snead, ? | Onslow County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Thomas Johnston. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Spruill, Joseph Jr. | Tyrrell County Regiment | 1775 | 1779 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Edward Buncombe. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Clement Cook. 1Q 1779, a Lt. Colonel. | |
| Stevens, John | Johnston County Regiment | 1776 | 1780 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. William Bryan. | |
| Stevenson, James | Wilkes County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. Benjamin Cleveland for a short duration. | |
| Stewart, William | Rowan County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. Francis Locke. Attached to Lt. Col. Frederick Hambright (Lincoln County Regiment) during the battle of Ramseur's Mill. | Ramseur's Mill. |
| Sumner, David | Halifax County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Bradford. 4/22/1776, promoted to Lt. Colonel under Col. Willis Alston. | |
| Sumner, Jethro | Halifax District Minutemen | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Nicholas Long. 4/15/1776, a Colonel of the 3rd NC Regiment. From Bute County. | |
| Swann, Samuel | Wilmington District Minutemen | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. John Alexander Lillington. | Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| Tabb, James Augustus | NC State Regiment | 1782 | 1783 | 9/1/1782, a Major over the Light Horse units within the NC State Regiment. Unit disbanded in Jan. 1783. | |
| Tate, John | Guilford County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Ransom Sutherland. | |
| Tatum, Absalom | Granville County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | Was a Lieutenant and a Captain in 1st NC Regiment. Then, a Commissary. 2/12/1779, a Major of Light Horse raised in the Hillsborough District under Lt. Col. Thomas Taylor. 1781, Assistant QM General for Hillsborough District. | Stono Ferry (SC), Guilford Court House. |
| Taylor, ? | Wake County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. John Hinton, Jr. for a short duration. | |
| Taylor, DeBaron | Warren County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. Herbert Haynes. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Taylor, George | Burke County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Charles McDowell. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Taylor, Jacob | Edgecombe County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | Was a Captain. 1779-1780, a Major under Col. Exum Lewis. | |
| Taylor, Thomas | Orange County Regiment | 1777 | 1779 | 11/15/1778, a known 2nd Major. 2Q 1779, a Lt. Colonel. | |
| Teachey, James | Duplin County Regiment | 1776 | 1776 | 1776, a Major under Col. James Kenan. | |
| Ternant, Jean-Baptiste | Duplin County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | A Major for a short duration. | Gibbes' Plantation (SC). |
| Tilman, John | Craven County Regiment | 1776 | 1778 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. John Bryan. 5/11/1776, a Major under Col. Thomas Brown (1st Battalion of Militia - disbanded on 8/13/1776). 12/5/1777, a known Major (NC State Records). Late 1778, a Colonel. | |
| Tinnen, Hugh | Southern Orange County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | Was a Captain. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. John Butler. Known Major on 8/20/1776, detached to support the march against hostile indians led by Col. Ambrose Ramsey (Chatham County Regiment). Forced to turn back due to the lack of wagons and pack horses. 1777, promoted to Lt. Colonel. Later, a full Colonel. From Orange County. aka Hugh Tinnian, Hugh Tinnin, Hugh Tennen. | |
| Tipton, Jonathan | Washington County Regiment | 1777 | 1783 | Was a Lieutenant. 1777, a Major under Col. John Carter. 1779, a Major under Col. John Sevier. Wounded at the battle of Boyd's Creek, TN. Served until the end of the war. Born 1750 in Frederick County, VA. | Musgrove's Mill (SC), Kings Mountain (SC), Boyd's Creek (TN), Cherokee Expedition 1782, Lookout Mountain (TN). |
| Treadwell, John | Duplin County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1779-1781, a Major under Col. James Kenan. | |
| Turner, Simon | Wake County Regiment | 1778 | 1783 | 4/30/1778, a 1st Major under Col. Michael Rogers. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Tutt, ? | Lincoln County Regiment | 1779 | 1779 | 1779, a Major under Col. William Graham. At the battle of Stono Ferry, SC under Col. Charles McDowell (Burke County Regiment). | Stono Ferry (SC). |
| Vincent, Joseph | Surry County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Robert Lanier. Also under SC Brig. Gen. Andrew Pickens for a short while | Guilford Court House. |
| Walker, John | 1st NC Regiment | 1777 | 1777 | Was a Captain. A Major in the 1st NC Regiment from 4/26/1777 until 12/22/1777, when he resigned. From Tryon (what became Rutherford) County, NC. | Brandywine Creek (PA), Germantown (PA). |
| Walker, Thomas | NC Light Horse Regiment | 1782 | 1782 | 1782, a Major under Col. James Read. | |
| Wall, William | Richmond County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Thomas Crawford. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Wallace, ? | Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1781 | 7/28/1781, a known ADQM located at Olyphant's Mill. | ||
| Walton, Jesse | Surry County Regiment | 1776 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Martin Armstrong. Moved to Washington District/County. 1777, a Major under Col. John Carter. 1779, a Major under Col. John Sevier. Served until the end of the war. | Cherokee Expedition 1776, Kings Mountain (SC), Boyd's Creek (TN). |
| Ward, Anthony | New Hanover County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Purviance. 1776, a Lt. Colonel. | |
| Washington, Ephraim | Hillsborough District Brigade of Militia | 1781 | Was an Ensign. 1781, a Brigade Major under Brig. Gen. John Butler. From Granville County. | ||
| Watkins, Levin | Duplin County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. James Kenan for a short duration. | |
| Watson, Patrick | Rutherford County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1/31/1781, a Major under Col. Robert Porter. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Webb, John | NC Light Horse Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. James Read. Soon, a Lt. Colonel. From Halifax County. | |
| Weldon, Samuel | Halifax County Regiment | 1776 | 1776 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Willis Alston. 11/23/1776, a Major under Col. Abraham Sheppard (1st Battalion of Volunteers)-unit disbanded on 4/10/1777. 12/23/1776, a Lt. Colonel. | |
| Weldon, William | Halifax County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 2/12/1779, a Major under Col. John Whitaker. 2/11/1780, a 1st Major under Col. James Allen. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Wells, James | Gates County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 1779, a Major under Lt. Col. Scusebrook Wells. Served until the end of the war. | |
| West, Eli | Carteret County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Lieutenant and a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Enoch Ward. Served until the end of the war. | Beaufort. |
| Whitaker, John | Halifax County Regiment | 1776 | 1779 | 12/23/1776, a Major under Col. Willis Alston. 4/25/1778, a 1st Major under Col. Samuel Weldon. 2/12/1779, a full Colonel. | |
| White, James | Guilford County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Major under Col. James Martin. | Guilford Court House. |
| White, James | NC State Cavalry-Western District | 1780 | 1783 | Was a Captain. Sep. 1780, a Major under Col. William Richardson Davie. Unit disbanded in December of 1780. Late 1780, a Major under Col. Caleb Phifer. Served until the end of the war. | Charlotte. |
| White, John | 2nd NC Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 4/10/1776 to 2/1/1777, a Major in 2nd NC Regiment. Then, commanded a regiment in Georgia as Colonel. | |
| White, Joseph | Burke County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 2Q 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Joseph McDowell. Served until the end of the war. From what is now Caldwell County. | |
| White, Robert | Wayne County Regiment | 1779 | 1781 | 1779, a Major under Col. Benjamin Exum. 1Q 1781, a Lt. Colonel. | |
| White, Thomas | Burke County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | 1781, a Major under Col. Charles McDowell. Served until the end of the war. | |
| White, William | Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | 1781, a Major under Col. Robert Irwin. Fall of 1781, in the Wilmington Expedition under Lt. Col. Drury Ledbetter (Montgomery County Regiment of Militia). | |
| Whitson, William | Burke County Regiment | 1777 | 1777 | 1777, a Major under Col. Charles McDowell. | |
| Wiggins, Thomas | Martin County Regiment | 1775 | 1778 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. William Williams. 4/24/1778, a Lt. Colonel under Col. Whitmell Hill. Later, a full Colonel. | |
| Wilfong, George | Second Rowan County Regiment | 1776 | 1780 | Was an Adjutant. 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Christopher Beekman. 1777, in Burke County Regiment. From what is now Catawba County. aka George Welfong. | Kings Mountain (SC). |
| Williams, Bryce | Carteret County Regiment | 1776 | 1783 | 1776, a Major until the end of the war. | |
| Williams, Daniel | Wilmington District Brigade of Militia | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Brigade Major under Brig. Gen. John Alexander Lillington. From Duplin County. | ||
| Williams, James | NC Light Dragoons | 1781 | 2/11/1781, a 2nd Major under Col. Francois DeMalmedy in new regiment of Light Horse from Hillsborough District. | ||
| Williams, Thomas | Dobbs County Regiment | 1779 | 1779 | Was a Captain. 7/30/1779, appointed 1st Major under Lt. Col. John Sheppard, Col. James Glasgow. | |
| Williams, William | Granville County Regiment | 1775 | 1776 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Joseph Taylor. | |
| Williams, William B. | 1st NC Regiment | 1776 | Was a Adjutant. 6/13/1776, a Major. In Philadelphia during 1779 as a Brigade Major under BG James Hogun. | Brandywine Creek (PA), Germantown (PA). | |
| Wilson, David | Burke County Regiment | 1778 | 1783 | 1778, a Major under Lt. Col. Hugh Brevard. Served until the end of the war. | Briar Creek (GA), Ramseur's Mill, Cowan's Ford. |
| Wilson, James | Edgecombe County Regiment | 1783 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 4/23/1783, a 2nd Major, when Maj. Henry Horne resigned. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Wilson, Robert | 2nd Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | 1779-1780, a Major under Col. Caleb Phifer. | Ramseur's Mill. |
| Wingate, Edward | Brunswick County Regiment | 1777 | 1778 | Aug. 1777, a Major under Col. William Lord. 4Q 1778, a full Colonel. | |
| Winslow, Edward | Cumberland County Regiment | 1779 | 1783 | 1779-1780, a Major under Col. Philip Alston. 7/20/1781, a known Major under Col. James Emmett. Served until the end of the war. | Cumberland County Court House (POW, paroled). |
| Winston, Joseph | Surry County Regiment | 1775 | 1781 | 9/9/1775, a Major under Col. Martin Armstrong. Sometimes served under Col. Joseph Williams. 1Q 1781, a Lt. Colonel. Born on 6/17/1746 in Louisa County, VA. | Moore's Creek Bridge, Cherokee Expedition 1776, French Broad River, Briar Creek (GA), Fishing Creek (SC), Kings Mountain (SC). |
| Witherspoon, James | NC Brigade | 1777 | As a Major, an Aide-de-camp to BG Francis Nash. Killed at the battle of Germantown, PA on Oct. 4, 1777. | Brandywine Creek (PA), Germantown (PA). | |
| Womack, Jacob | Washington District Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 12/23/1776, a 2nd Major under Col. John Carter. | |
| Wood, Matthew | Halifax County Regiment | 1781 | 1781 | Was a Lieutenant and a Captain in the 3rd NC Regiment, and a Captain in the NC Militia. 1781, a Major under Col. James Allen. | |
| Wooldridge, Gibson | Surry County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Col. Joseph Williams. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Wren, Joel | DQMG | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major in the Quartermaster and Commissary Department for Warren County. aka Joel Wrenn. | ||
| Wright, William | New Hanover County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain. 1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Thomas Bloodworth and Col. Henry Young. Served until the end of the war. | |
| Wyatt, John | Mecklenburg County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 1780, a Major under Col. Robert Irwin. | |
| Wynns, George | 2nd Battalion of Militia | 1776 | 1781 | 5/11/1776, a Major under Col. Peter Dauge. 2/3/1781, a full Colonel. From Hertford County. | |
| Wynns, Thomas | Hertford County Regiment | 1779 | 1779 | A Major under Col. Benjamin Wynns. 1779, a Lt. Colonel. | |
| Yancey, Thornton | Granville County Regiment | 1776 | 1778 | 4/22/1776, a Major under Col. Joseph Taylor. 6/6/1778, a Lt. Colonel under Col. Samuel Smith. | |
| Young, Henry | New Hanover County Regiment | 1776 | 1777 | 3/3/1776, a 1st Major under Col. William Purviance. 1Q 1777, a Lt. Colonel. 1779, a full Colonel. |
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