Cumberland County NcArchives News.....First Members of the Night Guard April 15, 1806 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Crosby http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002467 September 8, 2014, 7:15 pm The Wilmington Gazette (Wilmington, North Carolina) Apr 15, 1806 April 15, 1806 WILMINGTON, Tuesday April 15, 1806 At a meeting of a majority of the subscribers to establish a Night Guard, were appointed as first, second and third Captains, Archibald F. McNiell, Christopher Dudley, Jun'r, and Jesse Wingate, as they are here named, and have formed the companies of four, to guard each night as follows, the first of which are to go on duty this night. Thursay 3rd of April 1806 1st Guard, -- James Fleming, captain; James Usher, Edward Dudley, John Craig. 2d. John M. Gable, captain; James Telfair, John W. Howill, J. M. Levy. 3d. Nathaniel Hill captain; Joel E. Hobbs, Evan Jones, Thomas Archibald. 4th William Dick, captain; Richard Lloyd, Timothy W. Bludworth, Mathew Kelly. 5th Robert Dorsey, captain; Junius Dunbibin, John McColl, James Sutton. 6th Peter Carpenter, captain; Jethro Darden, J. Larkins, Cyrus Bryant. 7th Nehemiah Harris, captain; John Springs, John Mitchell, Alexander Aderson. 9th. John MacAuflan, captain; Thomas Jennings, James Dickson, Robert Allan. 10th Henry B. Howard, captian; Roger Moore, Samuel R. Jocelyn, junr., John Witherhead. 11th George Noble, captain; John Barrett, Daniel McKay, Hillory Moore. 12th. William Mitchell, captain; William Moore, Charles B. Morris, James Laroque. 13th Thomas Cowan, captain; John McCan, Peter Pelham, Elijah McClammy. 14th. Owen Kenan, captain; William Harris, John Brown, Randolph Seagrove. 15th Samuel Bludworth, captain, James Macree, William Kemp, Thomas Smith. 16th Richard Eagles, captain, Hanson Kelly, John Foote, Samuel Crews. 17th. David Smith, captain; John Garnier, Robert Mitchell, P. S. Canu. 18th Henry Urquhart, captain; Joshua G. Wright, John Allen, John Wilkings. 19th. Jacob Hartman, captain; Lewis Toomer, John Nicholson, Aaron Gomez. 20th Alexander Peden, captain; John McKay, James Allen, Samuel H. Sibley 21st Edwin J. Osborne, captain; John Bradley, Andrew Scott, Thomas Robeson. 22nd Thomas Callender, captain; Archibald M. Hooper, Emanuel Bettencourt, Thomas Wright. 23d Peter Maxwell, captain; Samuel Mason, Caleb Nichols, William A. Wilkings. 24th Robert Williams, captain; Richard Taylor, H. Eudy, John Robeson. 25th John Barclay, captain; Robert W. Brown, Michael Lazarus, John B. Cowan. 26th George Hooper, captain; John Calhorda, Francis Fontain, Samuel R. Jocelyn, sen'r. 27th James W. Walker, captain; Thomas F. Davis, Thomas I. Davis, Anlexander Hoffler. 28th Richard Bradley, captain; James Marshall, Thomas Fitzgerald, John Maccaleb. 29th. Benjamin Jacobs, captain; Daniel Oneal, John Wayne, James Coze?er. A Guard composed of the three Captains George W. Burgwin, will be the last on duty; making at this time altogether thirty guards, and it is expected in a very short time, there will a sufficient number of Citizens come forward to form several Companies or Guards more. A. F. M'Neill Christopher Dudley, jun'r. Jess Wingate N. B. Those Gentlemen of the town, who have not as yet signed the agreement, for forming themselves into a Night Guard, which must be admitted is of great utility and safety to the town, are now particularly requested to come forward by Monday next, and promote as far as they can this laudable institution. Men of real estate, look at the foregoing list of Guards and see the number of subscribers who do not possess this kind of property in the town, will not certainly hesitate one moment, in giving this institution all the aid in their power. There are a number of old gentlemen, as well as a few young but infirm men whom the present subscribers feel confident cannot do personal duty, nor do they expect it -- but it is hoped, that such will have no objections to the three Captains of the Night Guard, hiring a substitute in their plaice on the nights of their duty, and at their expence, as the pre. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/cumberland/newspapers/firstmem592nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb