North Carolina
Onslow County

A Muster Roll of Forces retaken at Henry Rhodes on Friday the 25th of October 1754. To serve as Militia in A Regiment of Foot commanded by the Honerable Colonel John Starkey, Esq. In Captain Thos. Hicks own Company.

1 Samuel Alexander, Sergeant 33 James Waltham
2 Thomas Alberton, Sergeant 34 John Averritt
3 Thomas Beasly, Sergeant 35 Thomas Rhodes
4 Daniel Hicks 36 Henry Jenkins
5 James Henderson 37 Jon Phillips
6 John Heidelburg 38 Thomas Loyd
7 Joseph Loyd 39 James Cranford
8 Richard Fouson 40 John King
9 James Fouson 41 James Burrys
10 George Cooper 42 Anthony Moor
11 Daniel Raynor 43 Samuel Mashbourn
12 Nathaniel Hedgman 44 Benjamin Shepard
13 William Loyd 45 Peter Poory
14 George Jenkins 46 Henry Bishop Jn.
15 Thomas Butlor 47 John Gray
16 Horatio James 48 Solomon Rhodes
17 John Gurganis 49 John Cranford
18 Adam Keeling 50 Jacob Stout
19 Richard Barber 51 Lewis Jenkins
20 Hugh Grey 52 William Fountain
21 John Roberts 53 Peter Costin
22 Nicholas Ruark 54 William King
23 Daniel Meshbourn 55 Thoams Evans
24 Ambrose Hill 56 Mathew James
25 James Padget 57 William Bishop
26 John Brinson 58 John Padget
27 Thomas Nicholas 59 William Raynolds
28 James Alberton 60 Stephen Costin
29 Charles Stout 61 William Moor
30 Henry Fountain 62 Henry Bishop
31 Jonathan Fountain 63 George Shepard
32 Michael Williams 64 William Marchment

65 Charles Williamson 80 Mathew Brinson
66 John Haws 81 Aaron Prescot
67 Nathaniel Averritt 82 Joseph Briley
68 John Costin 83 William Jenkins
69 Thoams Bracher 84 Edward Wood
70 Elias Eaden 85 Thoams Dickson
71 Job Hunter 86 William Burgis
72 William Hill 87 Jonathan Everett
73 Simon Hobs 88 John Hanfley
74 John Jones 89 Robert Simpson
75 Phillimon Morris 90 Daniel Fling
76 Thomas Shelton 91 Smith Shepard
77 Greyor Bishop 92 William Hunt
78 William Devol 93 James Halford
79 John Eaden 94 Richard Freeman
       
       
 
Pioneers
   
      Jacob Johnson
      David McCormack
      William Jackson
      John Leffer
       
       
  Present    
       
  Lieutenant James Albertson    
  Ensign Lewis Williams    
The above Forces was their Mustered, Trained, and Exercised in Arms. Ordered that the said forces meet at sd place on the first Friday in March next equipped with arms & ammunition and all other accoutrements that the law directs to be then and there Mustered, Trained, and Exercised in arms. Since that sd forces meet at Jonathan Meltons <torn> Tuesday being 26th instant November in order for General Muster.
Number of forces deceased since 28th July 1753. Six……………………..

Abstracted from the Original at the North Carolina Archives by Joel S. Russell