Halifax District Brigade#Halifax County Regiment

Brigadier Allen Jones served as commander of the Halifax District Brigade from May 4, 1776, until after the war when he resigned his commission on December 3, 1787. Thomas Eaton temporarily filled general Jones command while he represented as North Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress in December 1779 and again while he was ill in 1781.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/jones-allen|title=Allen Jones|website=NCPedia|accessdate=March 9, 2019|author=Howerton, Timothy L.|year=1988}}

1. Brigadier General Allen Jones (1776–1783)
2. Brigadier General Thomas Eaton (Pro Tempore) (1779, 1781)

The North Carolina Provincial Congress authorized the creation of the 1st and 2nd Battalion of Volunteers on November 23, 1776, at the insistence of the Continental Congress, which was afraid of another British march to Charleston. The hastily assembled 1st and 2nd Battalion of Volunteers were assigned to Brigadier General Allen Jones of the newly created Halifax District Brigade of the North Carolina militia. Colonel Abraham Sheppard commanded the 1st Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Francis Locke commanded the 2nd Battalion. They marched into South Carolina but the British failed to invade a second time. The term limits for these two battalions expired on April 10, 1777, so the units returned home because they were no longer needed.{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_1st_battalion_of_volunteers_1776.html|title=1st Battalion of Volunteers|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=carolana.com|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_2nd_battalion_of_volunteers_1776.html|title=2nd Battalion of Volunteers|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=carolana.com|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ncpedia.org/biography/locke-francis|title=Francis Locke|author=Brawley, James S.|year=1991|website= NCpedia.com|accessdate=December 17, 2019}}{{cite book|title=Dictionary of North Carolina Biography,(6 volumes)|editor=Powell, William S. Powell|publisher=University of North Carolina Press}}

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. This unit was active until the end of the war in 1783. The colonels and commandants of the regiment included:{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_edgecombe_county_regiment.html|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|title=Edgecombe County Regiment|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}

• Colonel William Haywood (1775–1776, commandant){{cite web|url=https://ncpedia.org/biography/haywood-william|website=NCPedia|title=William Haywood|author=Watson, Alan D.|year=1988}}
• Colonel Exum Lewis (1776–1783, commandant)
• Colonel Jonas Johnston (1778–1779, 2nd colonel){{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kzAUAAAAYAAJ&q=Jonas+Johnston+%2B+Edgecombe+County&pg=PA178|title=The North Carolina Booklet: Great Events in North Carolina History, Volume 18|page=178|author=Battle, Kemp Davis|year=1918|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}
• Colonel Joseph J. Clinch (1779–1783, 2nd colonel)

When Franklin County was created out of part of Bute County on January 30, 1779, the Bute County Regiment was abolished and replace with the Franklin County Regiment. All officers were selected and commissioned by the Governor. The colonels and commandants of the regiment included:{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_franklin_county_regiment.html|title=Franklin County Regiment|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}

• Colonel Benjamin Seawell (1779–1783, commandant){{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/seawell-benjamin|title=Benjamin Seawell|author=Smith, Claiborne T.Jr.|year=1994|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}
• Colonel William Brickell (1781–1783, 2nd colonel)

The Halifax 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. This unit was active until the end of the war in 1783. The colonels and commandants of the regiment included:{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_halifax_county_regiment.html|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|title=Halifax County Regiment|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}

• Colonel John Bradford (1775–1776){{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historyhalifaxc01allegoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyhalifaxc01allegoog/page/n234 172]|quote=John Bradford + Halifax County.|title=History of Halifax County|publisher=Cornhill Company|author=Allen, William Cicero|year=1918|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}
• Colonel Willis Alston (1776–1778)
• Colonel Samuel Weldon (1778){{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/weldon-samuel|title=Samuel Weldon|author=Smith, Claiborne T. Jr.|year=1996|accessdate=April 11, 2019|website=NCPedia}}
• Colonel John Whitaker (1779–1780)
• Colonel James Allen (1780–1783)

When the North Carolina General Assembly Created Nash County from Edgecombe County on December 17, 1777, the also created the Nash County Regiment of the North Carolina militia. All officers were selected and commissioned by the Governor. The unit was active until the end of the war. The colonels and commandants of this regiment included:{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_nash_county_regiment.html|title=Nash County Regiment|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}

• Colonel James Clinch (1777–1783)
• Colonel Thomas Hunter (1780–1783, 2nd colonel)

The Northampton 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. This unit was active until the end of the war in 1783. The colonels and commandants of the regiment included:{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_northampton_county_regiment.html|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|title=Northampton County Regiment|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}

• Colonel Allen Jones (1775–1776), promoted to command of brigade
• Colonel William Eaton (1776–1780)
• Colonel Howell Edmunds (1780)
• Colonel Jeptha Atherton (1775–1783)
• Colonel Andrew Haynes (1781–1783, 2nd colonel)

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Regiments of the Halifax District Brigade were involved in 22 known engagements (battles, sieges, and skirmishes), including two in George, 11 in South Carolina, 8 in North Carolina, and one in Florida. One or more companies of these regiments were involved in each engagement.

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