The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: NC
Qualifying Service: Colonel / Civil Service
Birth: 14 Mar 1748 Johnston / / NC Death: 19 Oct 1818 North Bloomsbury / Wake / NC
Qualifying Service Description:
Colonel in the Wake County North Carolina Militia; Wake Co NC delegate to the 3rd Provincial Congress; Aug 1775, appointed Colonel Wake Co Militia; Apr 1776 reappointed Colonel Wake Co Militia by 4th Provincial Congress
First Major Wake County NC Militia, serving at the battle of Moore's Creek Bridge; promoted to Colonel in 1777
NSDAR RC # 860820 states:
MAJOR: Colonel JOHN HINTON, MILITIA
JUROR
GRAND JUROR
ASSESSOR
PROCESSIONER
JUSTICE OF PEACE
Additional References:
NSSAR RC # 201081
The Colonial Record of North Carolina by William L Saunders Vol 10, pg 297, 532
The State Records of NC by Walter Clarke Vol 12, pg 707, 861
Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution by North Carolina DAR pg 503
NSDAR RC# 860820 cites:
SAUNDERS, COL RECS OF NC, Volume 10, pg 207, 532
HAUN, WAKE CO NC COURT MINS, BOOK A-1, pg 33, 41, 50, 52, BOOK I, pg 2, 11, 37, 54, 57
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
Spouse: Phereba/Pheriba Smith Children: Grizelle; William; Mary; Leonard;
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