▁ 2 nd ▁Row an ▁County ▁Regiment ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁milit ia ▁from ▁ 1 7 7 6 - 1 7 7 7 . ▁▁ ▁When ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Row an ▁County ▁Regiment ▁became ▁the ▁Bur ke ▁County ▁Regiment ▁of ▁milit ia , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁commander ▁from ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 1 . ▁ ▁( Note ▁there ▁was ▁another ▁Captain ▁William ▁Sh ar pe , ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Row an ▁County ▁Regiment ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁relation ▁to ▁Colonel ▁William ▁Sh ar pe ▁is ▁not ▁known .) ▁▁ ▁Sh ar pe ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁constitution al ▁convention ▁in ▁Hal if ax ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁and ▁helped ▁to ▁frame ▁the ▁first ▁constitution ▁of ▁the ▁State . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Congress , ▁ 1 7 7 9 – 1 7 8 1 , ▁and ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 7 8 2 . ▁▁ ▁Sh ar pe ▁placed ▁the ▁first ▁bill ▁before ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁to ▁propose ▁a ▁public ly ▁supported ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁This ▁bill ▁failed , ▁but ▁was ▁taken ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁se ating ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁Revolution