In 1780 the six military districts were made up of the following counties:<\/p>\n
Edenton District\u2013<\/strong>Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Tyrrell<\/p>\n Halifax District<\/strong>\u2013Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Martin, NASH, <\/strong>Northampton, and Warren<\/p>\n Hillsborough District<\/strong>\u2013Caswell, Chatham, Granville, Orange, Randolph, and Wake<\/p>\n New Bern District<\/strong>\u2013Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dobbs, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Pitt, and Wayne<\/p>\n Wilmington District<\/strong>\u2013Bladen, Brunswick, Cumberland, Duplin, New Hanover, and Onslow<\/p>\n Salisbury District\u2013<\/strong>Anson, Burke, Guilford, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan, Rutherford, Sullivan, Surry, Washington, and Wilkes<\/p>\n In 1782, Burke, Lincoln, Rutherford, Sullivan, Washington, and Wilkes were placed in a new Morgan District<\/strong>.\u00a0 Although Sullivan and Washington were a part of Morgan District until 1784, they were assigned separate auditors.\u00a0 Finally, in 1784, Washington District<\/strong> was formed to include Davidson, Greene, Sullivan, and Washington counties (Tennessee).<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n [SOURCE: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES, OFFICE OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY, ARCHIVES INFORMATION CIRCULAR, Number 1 1973 CFWC\/DRL Revised February 2002 (LO) Raleigh, North Carolina]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In 1780 the six military districts were made up of the following counties: Edenton District\u2013Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Tyrrell Halifax District\u2013Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Martin, NASH, Northampton, and Warren Hillsborough District\u2013Caswell, Chatham, Granville, Orange, Randolph, and…<\/p>\n