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Note: The said Benjamin Dillon was the ancestor who assisted in establishing American Independence while acting as Lieutenant and Ensign during the War of the Revolution.
ANCESTOR'S SERVICE Benjamin Dillon, Ensign, Walker's Company, seventh Regiment, James Hogan, Colonel. Enlisted November 28, 1776, Lieutenant - October 12, 1777 - January 28, 1778. Mustard Fourth Regiment, February 1779. (Copied from North Carolina Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers, State Records, Vol. XVI. Page 1043).
Benjamin Dillon appointed by Provincial Congress held at North Carolina at Halifax, November 12, 1776. Ensign from the District of Edenton, North Carolina.
P. Benjamin Dillon, Ensign Walker's Company Seventh Regiment, Continental Line, enlisted November 26, 1776, made Lieutenant October 12, 1777, mustered into Fourth Regiment, January 1779.
In a letter from General Gregory to General Caswell in 1780, he states that a Colonel Thomas Harvey's health is so bad that he cannot march the militia drafted in July and December last. He has employed Mr. Benjamin Dillon as a substitute in his place. He ask that the govenor would commission him accordingly. Benjamin Dillon received a pension.
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE: 1. North Carolina Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers, State Records, Vol. XVI. Page 1043.
2. North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts, Vol. LV, Page 4, folio 2.
3. Date of marriage of Lieutenant Benjamin Dillon is copied from original marriage certificate.
4. Other dates copied from family Bible, family records, tombs, and other certified family data.
5. Revolutionary Ancestor was married to Charlotte Hunning, Tyrrell County, North Carolina, 1779.
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