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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Return of William Gooch's Regiment [Extract]
Wentworth, Thomas, fl. fl. 1741
March 31, 1741
Volume 15, Page 755

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EXTRACT—A Return of the Honorable Col. Gooch's Ragiment of Foot with the Casualties since last return.—Carthagena Harbor, February 23d, 1840-1.

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MARCH 31, 1741. ON BOARD THE TRANSPORTS. ON BOARD THE MEN OF WAR. SICK AT JAMAICA. TOTAL EFFECTIVES IN EACH BATTALION.
BATTALIONS. Field Officers. Captains. Lieutenants. Ensigns. Adjutants. Quarter Masters. Surgeons. Surgeons' Mates Serjeants. Corporals. Drummers. Centinels. Total Non-Commissioned Officers and Centinels. Captains. Lieutenants. Ensigns Serjeants. Corporals. Drummers. Centinels. Total Non-Commissioned Officers and Centinels. Captains. Lieutenants. Ensigns Serjeants. Corporals. Drummers. Centinels. Total Non-Commissioned Officers and Centinels. Field Officers. Captains. Lieutenants. Ensigns. Adjutants. Quarter Masters. Surgeons Sugreon's Mates. Serjeants. Corporals. Drummers. Centinels. Total Non-Commissioned Officers and Centinels. Wanting to Compleat. Entertained. Promoted. Dead by Sickness or Wounds. Killed. Wounded.
First 3 4 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 50 62 5 12 4 28 29 17 574 648 1 1 2 1 1 61 65 3 9 18 9 1 1 1 1 36 36 18 685 775 125 1 9 1
Second 2 7 7 5 1 1 1 12 5 2 86 105 1 10 4 21 27 15 575 638 1 2 2 36 40 2 9 18 9 1 1 1 35 34 17 687 777 123 1 7 10 7
Third 2 5 9 1 1 1 1 15 16 6 147 184 4 8 7 20 19 11 474 524 1 1 35 37 2 9 17 8 1 1 36 36 17 656 745 155 12 3 3
Fourth 2 5 7 2 1 1 1 9 8 4 104 124 4 11 7 25 26 14 604 669 2 2 17 21 2 9 18 9 1 1 1 36 36 18 725 815 85 20 2 8
Total 9 21 28 12 4 4 1 4 42 35 12 387 475 14 41 22 94 101 57 2227 2479 2 1 7 6 1 149 163 9 36 71 35 4 4 1 4 143 142 70 2753 3112 488 1 1 48 15 19

Second Battalion—Captain Coletrain with the remainder of his Company, viz: 2 Lieutenants, 2 Sergeants, 2 Corporals, 1 Drummer and 40 Centinels are arrived from North Carolina and have joined the Regiment since last return.

Third Battalion.—Capt. Holton with his Company, viz: 2 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 4 Serjeants, 4 Corporals, 2 Drummers and 63 Centinels are arrived and have joined the Regiment since last return. Note.—Also from N. C.—Ed.

Fourth Battalion.—Two Lieutenants on Board a Transport but not heard of since we arrived here and the Transport is supposed to be lost. Capt. Pratt with his Company, viz: 2 Lieuts, 1 Ensign, 4 Serjeants, 4 Corporals, 2 Drummers and 50 Centinels are arrived and have joined the Regt since last return

A Return of the Officers belonging to the Honorable Colonel Gooch's Regiment of Foot who have Died or been Killed since last Return.

BATTALIONS.
MAJORS.
CAPTAINS.
LIEUTENANTS.
ENSIGNS.
Second
Sprainger, Died.
Provost, Killed; Hooper, Died.
Stevenson, Dead.
Fourth
Jenkins, Died
Mathews, Dead.

Second Return.

THOS. WENTWORTH.