Monk, Menion
Menion Monk, of Wake County, served as a drummer under Capt. James Hinton and Col. John Hinton.
Since, according to Caswell, Hinton participated in the battle of Moores Creek Bridge, Monk
was probably in the encounter. From: Roster of the Patriots in the Battle of Moores Creek
Bridge by Bobby Gilmer Moss, Scotia Press , page 147 Journal 'A', 91
North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts, Secretary of State Treasurer's & Comptroller's
Papers, Journal "A", (Public Accounts) 1775-1776. Department of Cultural Resources, Division
of Archives and History, Raleigh, N.C.