Individual Details
Philip Peter Raiford
(1737 - 1818)
Tab: 1790 Newbern District, Johnston County, North Carolina census.
"Field Return of the Johnsont Co. Regiment of Militia commanded by Col. Needham Bryan at a General Muster held Oct. 4, 1774: Lieut. (THE COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 10 vols., William L. Saunders, Editor, Raleigh, North Carolina: 1886 - 1890, Vol. 9, page 1076) Johnston Co. Justice of the Peace. Ordnances of Convention - 1776. (IBID. Vol. 23, page 994) General Assembly, House of Commons, Smithfield, May 3, 1779. Member from Johnston Co. (IBID., Vol. 13, page 784) Lt. Col., N. C. Militia. Paymaster to General Nathaniel Greene. Appendix to House Journal - 1783. Paid for May Session - 1779. (IBID., VOl. 19, page 381) Paid for January Session 1780. (IBID., Vol. 19, page 385) General Assembly ballot for Militia Field Officers; Dec. 20, 1787, Johnston Co., Lt. Col. (Ibid., Vol. 20, pages 272, 460) In 1836, Philip also attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and served as Adjutant General of the State of Alabama in the Creek and Indian Wars." (RAIFORD FAMILY by W. R. Raiford, 1989, pages 78, 149)
"Field Return of the Johnsont Co. Regiment of Militia commanded by Col. Needham Bryan at a General Muster held Oct. 4, 1774: Lieut. (THE COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 10 vols., William L. Saunders, Editor, Raleigh, North Carolina: 1886 - 1890, Vol. 9, page 1076) Johnston Co. Justice of the Peace. Ordnances of Convention - 1776. (IBID. Vol. 23, page 994) General Assembly, House of Commons, Smithfield, May 3, 1779. Member from Johnston Co. (IBID., Vol. 13, page 784) Lt. Col., N. C. Militia. Paymaster to General Nathaniel Greene. Appendix to House Journal - 1783. Paid for May Session - 1779. (IBID., VOl. 19, page 381) Paid for January Session 1780. (IBID., Vol. 19, page 385) General Assembly ballot for Militia Field Officers; Dec. 20, 1787, Johnston Co., Lt. Col. (Ibid., Vol. 20, pages 272, 460) In 1836, Philip also attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and served as Adjutant General of the State of Alabama in the Creek and Indian Wars." (RAIFORD FAMILY by W. R. Raiford, 1989, pages 78, 149)
Events
| Birth | 1737 | ||||
| Marriage | October 20, 1768 | Cumberland County, North Carolina - Jane Armstrong | |||
| Death | 1818 |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Armstrong ( - ) |
| Child | Robert Raiford (1770 - 1835) |
| Father | Matthew Raiford (1687 - 1758) |
| Mother | Mourning Martin or Pierce (1690 - ) |
| Sibling | Matthew Raiford (1710 - 1789) |
| Sibling | Robert Raiford (1720 - 1801) |
| Sibling | Grace Raiford (1724 - 1765) |
| Sibling | Mary Raiford (1725 - 1783) |
| Sibling | Mourning Raiford (1733 - 1803) |
| Sibling | William Raiford (1735 - 1798) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Raiford ( - 1778) |
| Sibling | Drusilla Raiford ( - 1781) |
| Sibling | Anne "Nancy" Raiford (1742 - 1805) |