1826 Militia Service List, Perquimans County, North Carolina
Scanned from original photocopies of the archival documents by Harold Colson in January 2004.
Source: North Carolina State Archives, Perquimans County,
Miscellaneous Records, Slave Records
"In 1826 the county justices ordered the militia into service to suppress
an unusually large number of runaways."
[Quoted from: Perquimans County: A Brief History, by
Alan D. Watson, p. 66]
- Return of the Militia ordered into service by the Civil
authority of the County of Perquimans in March 1826 / Capt. Thomas
Hollowell's Company & Capt. Benjamin Tom's Company
- 149 names:
page 1 |
page 2 |
page 3 |
page 4 |
page 5
- A List of that Part of the Millitia Commanded by
Elisha Burk an went after the Runaway Negroes
- 58 names:
page 1 |
page 2
- A list of men served under Capt. Laden when ordered
out by the Civill orthority to suppress the Runaways
- 44 names:
page 1
- A Return of the men that served During of the
negro Drive in 1826 - under me J Bogue Capt.
- 84 names:
page 1 |
page 2