Newhanover County NcArchives News.....Wilmington Night Guard Established April 5, 1806
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Tues., April 5, 1806, Wilmington Gazette April 5, 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. McNEILL, 
CHRISTOPHER DUDLEY JR. and JESSEE WINGATE, as they are here named and have 
formed companies of four, to guard each night as follows, the first of which 
are to go on duty this night:
   Thursday, 3rd of April, 1806
1st Guard – JAMES FLEMING, Captain; JAMES USHER, EDWARD DUDLEY, JOHN CRAIG
2nd Guard – JOHN M. GOBIE, Captain; JAMES TELFAIR, JOHN W. HOWELL, I. M. IVEY
3rd Guard – NATHANIEL HILL, Captain; JOEL E. HOBBS, EVAN JONES, THOMAS 
ARCHIBALD
4th Guard – WILLIAM DICK, Captain; RICHARD LLOYD, TIMOTHY W. BLUDWOTH, MATHEW 
KELLY
5th Guard – ROBERT DORSEY, Captain; JUNIUS DUNBIBIN, JOHN McCOIL, JAMES SUTTON
6th Guard – PETER CARPENTER, Captain; JETHRO DARILEN, J. LARKINS, CYRUS BYRANT
7th Guard – NEHEMIAH HARRIS, Captain; WILLIAM WILKINSON, NATHAN WILLIAMS, H. 
B. JOY
8th Guard – JOHN WILLIAMS, Captain; JOHN SPRINGS, JOHN MITCHELL, ALEXANDER 
ANDERSON
9th Guard – JOHN MAC AUSLAN, Captain; THOMAS JENNINGS, JAMES DICKSON, ROBERT 
ALLAN
10th Guard – HENRY B. HOWARD, Captain; ROGER MOORE, SAMUEL R. JOCELYN, JR., 
JOHN WITHERHERD
11th Guard – GEORGE NOBLE, Captain; JOHN BARRETT, DANIEL McKAY, HILLARY MOORE
12th Guard – WILLIAM MITCHELL, Captain; WILLIAM MOORE, CHARLES B. MORRIS, 
JAMES LAROQUE
13th Guard – THOMAS COWAN, Captain; JOHN McCAN, PETER PELHAM, ELIJAH McCLAMMY.
14th Guard – OWEN KENAN, Captain; WILLIAM HARRIS, JOHN BROWN, RANDOLPH 
SEAGRAVE.
15th Guard – SAMUEL BLUDWORTH, Captain; JAMES MACREE, WILLIAM KEMP, THOMAS 
SMITH
16th Guard – RICHARD EAGLES, Captain; HANSON KELLY, JOHN FOOTE, SAMUEL CREWS
17th Guard – DAVID SMITH, Captain; JOHN GARNIER, ROBERT MITCHELL, P. S. CANU
18th Guard – HENRY URQUHART, Captain; JOSHUA G. WRIGHT, JOHN ALLEN, JOHN 
WILKINGS
19th Guard – JOHN HARTMAN, Captain; LEWIS TOOMER; JOHN NICHOLSON, AARON GOMEZ
20th Guard – ALEXANDER PEDEN, Captain; JOHN McKAY, JAMES ALLEN, SAMUEL H. 
SIBLEY
21st Guard – EDWIN J. OSBORNE, Captain; JOHN BRADLEY, ANDREW SCOTT, THOMAS 
ROBESON
22nd Guard – THOMAS CALLENDER, Captain; ARCHIBALD M. HOOPER, EMANUEL 
BETTENCOURT, THOMAS WRIGHT
23rd Guard -- PETER MAXWELL, Captain; SAMUEL MASON, CALEB NICHOLS, WILLIAM A. 
WILLKINGS
24th Guard – ROBERT WILLIAMS, Captain; RICHARD TAYLOR, H. EUDY, JOHN ROBESON
25th Guard – JOHN BARCLAY, Captain; ROBERT W. BROWN, MICHAEL LAZURUS, JOHN B. 
COWAN
26th Guard – GEORGE HOOPER, Captain; JOHN CALHORDA, FRANCIS FOUNTAIN, SAMUEL 
R. JOYCELYN, SR.
27th Guard – JAMES W. WALKER, Captain; THOMAS F. DAVIS, THOMAS I. DAVIS, 
ALEXANDER HOSTLER
28th Guard – RICHARD BRADLEY, Captain; JAMES MARSHAL, THOMAS FITZGERALD, 
JOHN McCALEB
29th Guard – BENJAMIN JACOBS, Captain; DANIEL O’NEAL, JOHN WAYNE, JAMES COXEIER
   A Guard composed of the three Captains and 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 be a sufficient number of Citizens 
to form several Companies or Guards more.


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