Lillington, John

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Lillington, John

LILLINGTON, JOHN. Militia officer. North Carolina. The son of General John Alexander Lillington, he came home from college in Philadelphia to fight in the Revolution. Commissioned lieutenant of the First North Carolina on 1 September 1775, he resigned in May 1776 and was colonel of militia from 1779 to 1782.

SEE ALSO Lillington, John Alexander.

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