Muster Roll of Colonel Thomas Lovick's Regiment, 1747

Carteret County
North Carolina Established 1722

Spanish Attack on the Town of Beaufort, North Carolina

Early on the Spanish posed a threat to the nearly defenseless Carolina coastline. In 1741 and 1744 Spanish Privateers harrassed the coastline, especially off of Ocracoke Inlet. Then in 1747 they entered Beaufort Harbor threatening the town. Militia troops were hurriedly gathered under the command of Major Enoch Ward and held the Spanish until August 26th when they captured the town. However, Colonel Thomas Lovick and Captain Charles Cogdell gathered sufficient troops to force the Spanish from the town by early September. This was not the end to the Spanish forays along the coast, the next year they threatened the Lower Cape Fear and in September 1748 Brunswick was captured.

The following are soldiers in Col. Lovick's Regiment who responded to the alarms of attacks and expected attacks by the Spanish on the city of Beaufort and it's harbor.

June 14th, 1747 - Spanish ships lay in the bay, taking several ships.

Captain	Cogdell, Charles	Private	Gibble, Dederick
Rgt. Clerk	Read, George	Private	Lewis, Peter
Private	Austin, Thomas Sr.	Private	Negus, Samuel
Private	Bell, Newell	Private	Neithercott, George
Private	Cole, William	Private	Rees, Daniel
Private	Dennis, William	Private	Shepard, David
Private	Everett, Daniel

August 26, 1747 - Men on duty when Beaufort was taken.

Major	Ward, Enoch	Private	Jones, Ambrose
Lieutenant	Fuller, Edward	Private	McDowell, John
Ensign	Cogdell, Richard	Private	Merryhew, Timothy
Ensign	Shackleford, John	Private	Neithercott, George
Rgt. Clerk	Read, George	Private	Nelson, Elias
Sergeant	Bell, George	Private	Nelson, John
Sergeant	Canaday, Thomas	Private	Owen, William
Sergeant	Moriss, Joseph	Private	Piver, Peter
Private	Adams, Andrew	Private	Polk, Robert
Private	Arthur, John	Private	Roberts, William
Private	Austin, Thomas Jr	Private	Ross, Daniel
Private	Bell, John	Private	Shackleford, John
Private	Bell, Newell	Private	Shepard, Edward
Private	Bell, Ross	Private	Simpson, Cornelius
Private	Bowen, William	Private	Simpson, Edward
Private	Canaday, Cornel	Private	Simpson, John
Private	Canaday, Richard	Private	Simpson, Joshua
Private	Cole, William	Private	Thompson, Richard
Private	Davis, Joseph	Private	Waldron, Resolve
Private	Fulford, Joseph	Private	Ward, Richard
Private	Fulford, Joseph Jr	Private	Ward, Valentine
Private	Gabriel, Richard	Private	Weeks, Jonas
Private	Gibble, Dederick	Private	Welsh, Lewis
Private	Gillikin, Thomas	Private	Whitehurst, Samuel
Private	Gillikin, Thomas Jr	Private	Williamson, John
Private	Guthrie, Benjamin	Private	Williamson, Richard
Private	Hancock, Benjamin	Private	Williston, John
Private	Hancock, Nathaniel	Private	Willistons, Thomas
Private	Howland, Samuel	Private	Dennis, William

September 1st, 1747

Major	Ward, Enoch	Private	Dennis, William
Captain	Cogdell, Charles	Private	Fulford, Joseph Jr
Ensign	Cogdell, Richard	Private	Gibble, Dederick
Rgt Clerk	Read, George	Private	Merryhew, Timothy
Private	Bell, John	Private	Neithercott, George
Private	Bell, Newell	Private	Pacquinett, Nicholas
Private	Burn, William	Private	Rees, Daniel
Private	Cogdell, George	Private	Shepard, Edward
Private	Cole, William	Private	Thompson, Richard

September 10th, 1747

Captain	Cogdell, Charles	Private	Howland, Samuel
Lieutenant	Fuller, Edward	Private	Jones, Ambrose
Ensign	Cogdell, Richard	Private	Lewis, David
Rgt. Clerk	Read, George	Private	Love, Thomas
Sergeant	Canaday, Thomas	Private	McDowell, John
Sergeant	Morris, Joseph	Private	Meders, Jobe
Sergeant	Williston, John	Private	Merryhew, Timothy
Private	Adams, Andrew	Private	Nash, Joshua
Private	Austin, Thomas Sr	Private	Negus, Samuel
Private	Austin, Thomas	Private	Owen, William
Private	Bell, James Jr	Private	Parker, Isaac
Private	Bell, John	Private	Piver, Peter
Private	Bell, Newell	Private	Potts, Robert
Private	Bell, Ross	Private	Quin, Laughlin
Private	Beven, William	Private	Rees, Daniel
Private	Brown, John	Private	Roberts, John
Private	Canaday, Richard	Private	Roberts, William
Private	Catholick, Daniel	Private	Shepard, Edward
Private	Chadwick, Ephraim	Private	Shepard, David
Private	Cogdell, George	Private	Simpson, Cornelius
Private	Cogdell, John	Private	Simpson, Edward
Private	Cole, William	Private	Simpson, Joshua
Private	Davis, Joseph	Private	Small, Benjamin and son
Private	Dennis, William	Private	Taylor, William
Private	Everitt, Daniel	Private	Thompson, Richard
Private	Fulford, Joseph	Private	Ward, Richard
Private	Gabriel, Richard	Private	Ward, Valentine
Private	Gibble, Dederick	Private	Weeks, Jonas
Private	Gillikin, Thomas	Private	Wharton, Maddock
Private	Gillikin, Thomas Jr	Private	Whitehurst, Samuel
Private	Guthrie, Benjamin	Private	Williamson, Richard
Private	Hancock, Benjamin	Private	Williston, Thomas
Private	Hancock, Nathaniel	Private	Woodland, James
Private	Hicks, David

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