Kent County Brigade Explained

The Kent County Brigade was formed as part of the Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolutionary War. 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]

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

Replaced by Col. Nathaniel Brown, December 1776

Replaced by Lt. Col. Archibald Kasson by May 1778 to close of war.

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
RegimentCityCompanyCaptain
1st Kent CountyWarwick1st WarwickJob Randall
Lt. Col. Thomas Tillinghast2nd WarwickSquire Millard
3rd WarwickThomas Rice
East Greenwich1st East GreenwichMicah Whitmarsh
2nd East GreenwichAllen Johnston
Artillery Co.Oliver Gardner
Horse Co.Stukley Hudson
2nd Kent CountyWest Greenwich1st West GreenwichSamuel Hopkins
Lt. Col. Archibald Kasson2nd West GreenwichBenjamin Gorton
3rd West GreenwichJoseph Draper
Coventry1st CoventryJoseph Brayton
2nd CoventryWilliam Roy
3rd CoventryLangford Weaver
4th CoventryAsaph Bennet
Artillery Co.Edmund Johnston
Horse Co.??
Kent County Senior Class Battalion
Warwick/East GreenwichSenior Class Co.Robert Rhodes
CoventrySenior Class Co.Abel Bennet
West GreenwichSenior Class Co.Joseph Hopkins

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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
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  2. News: The Organization of the Rhode Island Militia 1774–1783 - Journal of the American Revolution. 2016-01-13. Journal of the American Revolution. 2018-09-14. en-US.