The Kent County Brigade was formed as part of the Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolutionary War.[citation needed] The Brigade was composed of 3 Regiments of 19 Companies from the towns of Warwick, East Greenwich, West Greenwich, and Coventry.
The Regiments were commanded by:[1]
- 1st Kent County Regiment (Warwick) under Col. John Waterman
Replaced by Col. Thomas Holden by May 1778
Under Lt. Col. Thomas Tillinghast, May 1780
No officers listed, May 1782
Under Lt. Col. Job Pierce, May 1783
- 2nd Kent County Regiment (West Greenwich) under Col. Stephen Potter
Replaced by Col. Nathaniel Brown, December 1776
Replaced by Lt. Col. Archibald Kasson by May 1778 to close of war.
- Kent County Senior Class Regiment under Maj. Samuel Wall, formed May 1780
Under Maj. Isaac Johnson, May 1781
Composition of the Brigade under Brig. General Thomas Holden in the summer of 1780:[2]
| The Kent County Brigade | |||
| Brig. Gen. Thomas Holden | |||
| Regiment | City | Company | Captain |
| 1st Kent County | Warwick | 1st Warwick | Job Randall |
| Lt. Col. Thomas Tillinghast | 2nd Warwick | Squire Millard | |
| 3rd Warwick | Thomas Rice | ||
| East Greenwich | 1st East Greenwich | Micah Whitmarsh | |
| 2nd East Greenwich | Allen Johnston | ||
| Artillery Co. | Oliver Gardner | ||
| Horse Co. | Stukley Hudson | ||
| 2nd Kent County | West Greenwich | 1st West Greenwich | Samuel Hopkins |
| Lt. Col. Archibald Kasson | 2nd West Greenwich | Benjamin Gorton | |
| 3rd West Greenwich | Joseph Draper | ||
| Coventry | 1st Coventry | Joseph Brayton | |
| 2nd Coventry | William Roy | ||
| 3rd Coventry | Langford Weaver | ||
| 4th Coventry | Asaph Bennet | ||
| Artillery Co. | Edmund Johnston | ||
| Horse Co. | ?? | ||
| Kent County Senior Class Battalion | |||
| Warwick/East Greenwich | Senior Class Co. | Robert Rhodes | |
| Coventry | Senior Class Co. | Abel Bennet | |
| West Greenwich | Senior Class Co. | Joseph Hopkins | |
References
edit- ^ "Revolutionary War Military Records
Papers, 1775-1823. Bulk 1775-1783.
Size: 6 linear feet
Catalog number: MSS 673, subgroup 2
Compiled by Rick Stattler, April 1997
Additions by Robin Flynn, November 2000
©Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division". - ^ "The Organization of the Rhode Island Militia 1774–1783 - Journal of the American Revolution". Journal of the American Revolution. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2018-09-14.