Revolutionary War Militia Overview

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Revolutionary War Militia Battalions and Companies, Arranged by County

REVOLUTIONARY WAR MILITIA ORGANIZATION: BEDFORD CO., PA.

1st BATTALION	1777-1780	1781-1783
	Col. William Parker Lt. Col. Charles Cessna Major Robert Culbertson	Lt. Col. Charles Cessna Major Andrew McCann

Township (if known)	1777-1780	Township (if known)	1781-1783
	1st Company Capt. Thomas Buck 1st Lt. Samuel Moore 2nd Lt. John Moore Ensign Joshua Owens	Bethel Township	1st Company Capt. Henry Rush Lt. John Longstretch Ensign Jacob Shingletaker
	2nd Company Capt. Gideon Ritchey 1st. Lt. Edward Roose 2nd Lt. James Dinsmore Ensign Henry Williams	Providence Township	2nd Company Capt. Thomas Davies Lt. James John Ensign Thomas Harrod
Brothers' Valley	3rd Company Capt. Henry Rhoads 1st Lt. Frederick Am---l 2nd Lt. Jacob Glessnor Ensign Philip Cable	Cumberland Valley	3rd Company Capt. Evan Cessna Lt. Samuel Borland Ensign Dickey Berkshire
Turkey Foot	4th Company Capt. William Black 1st Lt. Oliver Drake 2nd Lt. David Jones Ensign Henry Abrams	Cumberland Valley	4th Company Capt. Samuel Paxton Lt. Mathew Kelly Ensign Richard Wood
Quemahoning	5th Company Capt. James Wells 1st. Lt. David Wright 2nd Lt. Aaron Wright Ensign Solomon Adams	Air Township	5th Company Capt. Charles Taggart Lt. David Hunter Ensign John Rankin
Bedford Town	6th Company Capt. Richard Dunlap 1st Lt. Cornelius McAuley 2nd Lt. James Beatty Ensign Henry Ewalt	Providence Township (having bounds that run on south side of the Juniata except John John Leviston, Amos Jones Adam Miller and Abraham Covalt and all inhabitants of Whipas Cove to belong to the same district laid out by Edward Coombs on 12 July 1781)	6th Company Capt. George Enslow Lt. unknown Ensign George Peck
		Colerain Township	7th Company Capt. Gideon Ritchey Lt. Edward Rose Wnsign Henry Williams
		Air and Bethel Townships	8th Company Capt. James McKenny Lt. Abednego Stephens Ensign Moses Graham

2nd BATTALION	1777-1780	1781-1783
	Col. George Ashman Lt. Col. Thomas Paxton Major Martin Longstrath	Lt. Col. Hugh Davidson Major John Shaver

Township (if known)	1777-1780	Township (if known)	1781-1783
	1st Company Capt. James Martin 1st. Lt. Campbell Lefevre 2nd Lt. Isaac Lefevre Ensign Samuel Martin	Barree Township	1st Company Capt. John Spencer Lt. Edward Rickets Ensign Thomas Wolson
	2nd Company Capt. Hugh Prather 1st. Lt. William Kelly 2nd Lt. Thomas Morgan Ensign Joseph Cornelius	Dublin Township	2nd Company Capt. David Walker Lt. James Swagers Ensign Samuel Coyle
	3rd Company Capt. Thomas Blair 1st Lt. Joseph Orbison 2nd Lt. Robert Garner Ensign Robert Galbraith	Baree Township	3rd Company Capt. John Dean Lt. John Swagers Ensign Samuel Coyle
	4th Company Capt. John Hamilton 1st Lt. Frederick Storts 2nd Lt. Philip Longstreth Ensign Henry Lavary	Huntington Township	4th Company Capt. John Thorlton Lt. Thomas Montgomery Ensign James Maginess
	5th Company Capt. James Gibson 1st. Lt. John Galloway 2nd Lt. William Alexander Ensign David Hunter	Shirley Township	5th Company Capt. George Wilson Lt. John Morton Ensign George Gooshorn
	6th Company Capt. Abraham Covalt 1st Lt. Samuel McFadden 2nd Lt. Henry Rush, Sr. Ensign Bethuel Covalt	Providence Township	6th Company Capt. Jacob Gonow (Ganor) Lt. John Free Ensign Robert Criswell
	7th Company Capt. James Warford 1st Lt. Jonathan Payne 2nd Lt. Samuel Payne Ensign Joseph Coombs	Lower Distrist Barree Township	7th Company Capt. Gavin Cluggage Lt. William Byron Ensign Benjamin Brown
	8th Company Capt. Evan Shelby 1st Lt. Azer Russ 2nd Lt. Thomas Davy Ensign David Evans	Dublin Township	8th Company Capt. Thomas Blair Lt. Robert Gardner Ensign Nicholas Koons

3rdd BATTALION	1777-1780	1781-1783
	Col. William McAlevt Lt. Col. Samuel Jack Major Andrew Devinney	Lt. Col. Bernard Dougherty Major John Woods

Township (if known)	1777-1780	Township (if known)	1781-1783
	1st Company Capt. William Simonton 1st. Lt. Jacob Laird 2nd Lt. James Vansant Ensign John Vansant	Turkey Foot Township	1st Company Capt. Oliver Drake
	2nd Company Capt. John Thompson 1st. Lt. James Caldwell 2nd Lt. Samuel Rhea Ensign James Crawford	Brothers Valley	2nd Company Capt. Christopher Brigeley
	3rd Company Capt. Joshua Davis 1st Lt. Morris Cain 2nd Lt. Thomas Miller Ensign Jacob Shoub	Brothers Valley?	3rd Company Capt. Jacob Shoub
	4th Company Capt. John Shaver 1st Lt. Thomas Willson 2nd Lt. George Jackson Ensign William Enyart		4th Company Capt. Samuel Moore
	5th Company Capt. Henry Black 1st. Lt. William Devinny 2nd Lt. William Moore Ensign Andrew Jones	Milford Township	5th Company Capt. Peter Ankeny
	6th Company Capt. William Johnston 1st Lt. Thomas Johnston 2nd Lt. William Caldwell Ensign Robert Kirkpatrick	Bedford Township	6th Company Capt. Solomon Adams
	7th Company Capt. John Little 1st Lt. John Willson 2nd Lt. Alexander McCormick Ensign Alexander Ewing		7th Company Capt. William McCall
	8th Company Capt. Daniel Carpenter 1st Lt. Francis Cluggage 2nd Lt. Adam Thompson Ensign John Lewis	Brothers Valley?	8th Company Capt. Philip Cable

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