So far in our search for Isaac Carter, we've eliminated soldiers' and widows' claims in the US Revolutionary War Pension Files, and we've looked at muster rolls and service records, which gave us three more soldiers named Isaac Carter. One served in the 10th North Carolina Regiment in Capt. Silas Stevenson's Company and two served in the 2nd North Carolina Regiment, commanded by John Patten; one in Captain Clement Hall's Company, and the other in Captain Robert Fenner's Company. We have yet to examine and analyze the records listed on Ancestry: US Revolutionary War Army Accounts, The State Records of North Carolina, and Pierce's Register. US Revolutionary War Army Accounts For the Army Accounts, I turned to a series of books by Weynette Parks Haun, entitled North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts Secretary of State Treasurer's & Comptoller's Papers: Journal "A", Vols. III and IV (Part III), and Book: K, Part XVIII." (Note:
The first two things I did with my research questions were re-checking all pertinent sources and gathering additional evidence based on the sources' citations. Today we'll be looking at the documents I found on Fold3 and Ancestry, and once they are considered, I'll continue with published transcriptions. Question No. 1: Did the Isaac Carter of Craven County who lived along the South Side of Neuse River on the West Side of Clubfoot Creek enlist in the 10th North Carolina Regiment under Captain Silas Ayers (Sears) Stevenson, commanded by Colonel Abraham Sheppard for three years or the duration of the war? Fold3: US, Revolutionary War Service Records, 1775-1783 Two Patriots' service records appeared here. The first Isaac Carter enlisted on 1 September 1777 for 3 years in Captain Robert Fenner's Company, 2nd North Carolina Battalion commanded by Colonel John Patten. On September 9, 1778 the battalion was camped at White Plains, and a note was made that he was sick at S