In 1775, Ransom was appointed as Colonel of minute men in Guilford county NC. Dec. 16, 1776, Ransom resigned commission in 4th Reg. of NC troops. I'm looking for further information of his war record during that time.  Hope someone can help. Many thanks, Joanne Sutherland Service Description:  Rank(s): COLONEL, PATRIOTIC SERVICE Service: NORTH CAROLINA 1) COL OF MINUTE MEN, MEM OF PROV.CONG. 2) CMSRY,4TH REGT. SOURCE [p.503] Guilford County 1 Company. Ransom Sutherland, Col.; James Martin, Lt. Col.; John Paisley, 1st Major; John Tate, 2nd Major. Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Revolutionary War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1998. Original data: Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution. Durham, NC, USA: The North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, 1932. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SEARCH