Colonial Records of North Carolina, vol. 10, p. 626: Council of Safety, 11 June 1776, Duplin County company officers ('Abraham Morton, Captain').
Image · dated 11 Jun 1776 · source: Internet Archive / UNC Documenting the American South (public-domain printed volume).

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Keep in mind: Printed 'Morton'; Main reads it as Moulton by the other Duplin names (Hardy Holmes, William Rutledge): Likely, not Confirmed.