New Bern, Mecklenburg County, Salisbury, Chowan County, Windsor, Halifax, Brunswick County, Edenton, New Bern, Fayetteville, Bladen County, Williamsboro, Washington County, Granville County, Johnston County, Kinston, Warren (Bute) County, Salisbury, Pasquotank County, Lincoln County, Wake County, Cabarrus County, Brunswick, Currituck County, Surry County, Hillsborough, King’s Mountain, Guilford County, Hertford County, Rowan County, Concord, Orange County, Pitt County, Northampton County:
North Carolina Masons in the Revolution
Frederick G. Speidel wrote a remarkable book in 1975 that remains the definitive record of North Carolina Masons who fought and suffered in the war of independence.

Its title: North Carolina Masons in the American Revolution. Part Two is comprised of biographical sketches and includes British and Tory Masons.

Given the chance, they would ask that we remember more than names and lodges. Like rarely getting enough to eat. Endless walking. Worrying about family. Losing battles as well as winning.

It should be noted that more than a few of the following Masons were born in other countries, including France, West Indies, Ireland, Germany, Italy and England.

Simon Alderson, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Nathaniel Alexander, St. John’s 3, New Bern
John Armstrong, Old Cone, Salisbury
Martin Armstrong, Unanimity 34, Surry County
Waightstill Avery, Fellowship 14, Rutherford County and Sun 38, Morganton
Thomas Benbury, Unanimity 7, Edenton
William Blount, Unanimity 7, Edenton
Joseph Blythe, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Adam Boyd, St John’s 1, Wilmingon
Gee Bradley, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax; Democratic 21, Raleigh; Hiram 40, Raleigh
John Branch, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Lott Brewster, Unanimity 7, Edenton
Simon Bright, New Bern and Halifax, lodges unknown
The Marquis de Bretigney, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Thomas Brown, Phoenix 8, Fayetteville
William Bryan, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Micajah Bullock, Hiram 24, Williamsboro
Edward Buncombe, Unanimity 7, Edenton
Robert Burton, Hiram 24, Williamsboro
William Bush, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Richard Caswell, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Richard Cogdell, St. John’s 3, New Bern
John Craddock, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Charles Cupples, Blandford, Warren County
John Daves, St. John’s 3, New Bern
William Richardson Davie, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Lehansius DeKeyser, Phoenix 8, Fayetteville
Joseph Dickson, Old Cone, Salisbury and Phalanx 31, Charlotte
Alexander Dobbins, Old Cone, Salisbury
Guilford Dudley, Phoenix 8, Fayetteville
Richard Ellis, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Thomas Evans, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
John Ford, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
John Geddy, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
James Glasgow, First Lodge in Pitt County
Isaac Gregory, Unanimity 7, Edenton
Isaac Guion, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Clement Hall, Unanimity 7, Edenton
Solomon Halling, St. John’s 3, New Bern and St. John’s 1, Wilmington
Frederick Hambright, Orange 47, Lincoln County
Cornelius Harnett, St. John’s 1, Wilmington and Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Robert Hayes, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Egbert Haywood, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Joseph Hewes, Philadelphia lodge and Unanimity 7, Edenton
Green Hill, Blanford-Bute lodge
John Hinton, Jr., Democratic 21, Raleigh
Thomas Hogg, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax, raised earlier
James Hogun, Royal Arch 3, Philadelphia
William Hooper, Hanover lodge, Masonborough Inlet and St. John’s 1, Wilmington
William Houston, Stokes 32, Cabarrus County
Robert Howe, Hanover lodge and St. John’s 1, Wilmington
John Ingles, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Curtis Ivey, St. John’s 13, Duplin County
Andrew Jackson, Harmony 29, Nashville
John Johnston, Royal Edwin, Windsor and Davie 39, Lewiston
Samuel Johnston, Royal Edwin, Windsor and Unanimity 7, Edenton
James Kenan, St. John’s 13, Duplin County
John Kingsbury, St. John’s 1, Wilmington
Abner Lamb, visitor at several lodges
Gideon Lamb, Unanimity 7, Edenton
Joseph Leech, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Willliam Lenoir, Unanimity 34, Surry County and Liberty 45, Wilkes County
Nicholas Long, Unanimity 7, Edenton and Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
William Lord, St. John’s 1, Wilmington
William Lytle, Eagle 19, Hillsborough
William McClure, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Joseph McDowell, Rising Sun 38, Morganton
John Macon, Blandford, Warren County
Alexander Martin, special lodge under Grand Lodge dispensation
Cosimo DeMedici, Unanimity 7, Edenton; St. John’s 3, New Bern; Washington 15,
Beaufort County
Joseph Montfort, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Joseph Montfort, Jr., Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Hardy Murfree, Royal William, Winton; Unanimity 7, Edenton; American George,
Murfreesboro; Hiram 55, Tennessee
John Nelson, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Adlai Osborne, Occasional lodge, Fayetteville
Thomas Pasteur, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
John Patton, Unanimity, Edenton
John Penn, lodge unknown
William Polk, Phoenix 8, Fayetteville and Phalanx 31, Charlotte
Jesse Reid, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
John Sevier, Polk 41, Knoxville
William Sheppard, Eagle 19, Hillsboro
John Simpson, First Lodge in Pitt County
Benjamin Smith, St. John’s 1, Wilmington
Robert Smith, Phalanx 31, Charlotte and Stokes 32, Concord
John Stokes, Old Cone, Salisbury
Montfort Stokes, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax; Old Cone, Salisbury; Stoke Lodge,
Concord; Liberty Lodge, North Wilkesboro
Jethro Sumner, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Absalom Tatum, Eagle 19, Hillsborough
Howell Tatum, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
James Tatum, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Charles Edward Taylor, Unanimity 7, Edenton
John Tillery, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
John Walker, St. John’s 1, Wilmington
Matthew Carey Whitake, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Benjamin Williams, St. John’s 3, New Bern
John Williams, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Robert Williams, Federal 42, Pitt County
Joseph Worth, Unanimity 7, Edenton

British and Tory Masons:
Lord Charles Cornwallis
Lord Francis Rawdon, Regimental 86
William Brimage, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Martin Howard, St. John’s 3, New Bern
John Burnside, St. John’s 3, New Bern
Andrew Miller, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax
Alexander Telfair, Royal White Hart 2, Halifax

Produced by the public relations committee of the Grand Lodge AF&AM of Masons in North Carolina,
2921 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27628 MMVIII
Author/editor: Walter J. Klein wklein(at)carolina.rr.com