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The Edgecombe County Regiment was one of 35 existing North Carolina county militias to be authorized for organization on September 9, 1775, by the North Carolina Provincial Congress. All officers were appointed and commissioned by the provincial congress.
Allen Jones (December 24, 1739 – November 10, 1798) was an American planter, American Revolution brigadier general of the Halifax District Brigade, and statesman from Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
The Edgecombe County Regiment of Militia was a regiment in the North Carolina militia, under the authority of the Halifax District Brigade. The regiment recruited out of Edgecombe County, of which it shares its name.
The Halifax District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). This unit was established by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 4, 1776, and disbanded at the end of the war. [1]
The Halifax District Brigade was a brigade of the North Carolina militia which served as a centralised command over the regiments close to the city of Halifax. Brigadier Allen Jones served as commander of the Halifax District Brigade from May 4, 1776, until after the war when he resigned his...
Edgecombe County (/ ˈ ɛ dʒ k ə m / EJ-kum or / ˈ ɛ dʒ k oʊ m / EJ-kohm) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,900. Its county seat is Tarboro. Edgecombe County is part of the Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Warren County Regiment * Martin County began in the Edenton District Brigade of Militia. It was transferred to the Halifax District Brigade of Militia in December of 1777.
