Revolutionary War Militia Overview

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Revolutionary War Militia Battalions and Companies, Arranged by County

REVOLUTIONARY WAR MILITIA ORGANIZATION: CHESTER CO., PA.

.	1777 - 1st BATTALION	1780 - 3rd BATTALION
	Col. John Hannum	Lt. Col. John Hannum

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Birmingham Township	1st Company Capt. Edward Simonson Capt. James Anderson (1778)	4th Company Capt. Edward Simonson
East Bradford Township	2nd Company Capt. John Underwood	5th Company Capt. Peter Strud (Strode) (died 1781)
West Kennett Township	3rd Company Capt. John Walter?	6th Company Capt. John Craig
New Garden Township	4th Company Capt. Samuel Miller (refused to serve)	3rd Company Capt. William Whitesides (appointed 1780-1782)
East Kennett Township	5th Company Capt. John Craig	6th Company Capt. John Craig (1780-1782
Pennsbury Township	6th Company Capt. William Craif	2nd Company Capt. Joseph Mendenhall (1780-1782
Newlin Township	7th Company Capt. Robert Cowen	7th Company Capt. Joseph Luckie (1780-1782)
West Bradford Township	8th Company Capt. Jacob Buffington	1st Company Capt. Thomas Carpenter

	1777 - 2nd BATTALION	1780 - 5th BATTALION
	Col. Evan Evans	Lt. Col. John McDowell

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Londonderry Township	1st Company Capt. John Ramsey	7th Company Capt. David Crosby
London Grove Township	2nd Company Capt. Allen Cuningham	4th Company Capt. Francis Williamson
West Nottingham Township	3rd Company Capt. Ephraim Blackburn	1st Company Capt. Ephraim Blackburn
New London Township	4th Company Capt. John McKee	5th Company Capt. David Corray
East Nottingham Township	5th Company Capt.Joseph Gardner Capt. John Bryan (1779)	8th Company Capt. John Bryan
Lower Oxford Township	6th Company Capt. David Hays Capt. James Fulton (1778)	6th Company Capt. David Hays
Upper Oxford Township	7th Company Capt. John Kinkaid Capt. William Armstrong (1778)	2nd Company Capt. John Kinkaid
London Britain Township	8th Company Capt. Samuel Evans	3rd Company Capt. Robert Correy

.	1777 - 3rd BATTALION	1780 - 6th BATTALION
	Col. Caleb Davis	Lt. Col. Caleb Davis Lt. Col. (George Pierce)

Township (if known)	1777-1780	1781-1783
Ridley Township	1st Company Capt. William Price	7th Company Capt. William Price (1780)
Lower Darby Township	2nd Company Capt. Jacob Rudolph	5th Company Capt. William Smith (1780-1781) Capt. Lt. Nathaniel Smith (1782)
Upper Darby Township	3rd Company Capt. Boas Mattews	8th Company Capt. William Kirk
Haverford Township	4th Company Capt. William Brookes	1st Company Capt. John Lindsay (1780-1782)
Tinicum Township	5th Company Capt. Nicholas Deihle	4th Company Capt. Lewis Trimble (1780) Capt. John Quandril (1781-1782
Springfield-Marple	6th Company Capt. Thomas Lewis	3rd Company Capt. Curtis Lownes (1780-1782
Providence Township	7th Company Capt. William Maddock	6th Company Capt. Jonathan Vernon (1780-1782)
Newton-Marple	8th Company Capt. Hugh Jones?	2nd Company Capt. Hugh Jones (1780) Capt. John Quinn (1781-early 1782) Capt. Hezekiah Camp (1782)

	1777 - 4th BATTALION	1780 - 2nd BATTALION
	Col. William Evans	Lt. Col. Thomas Bull

Township (if known)	1777	Township (if known)	1780
Upper Coventry Township	1st Company Capt. John Hiester	Upper Coventry Township	3rd Company Capt. James Carrell (1780) Capt. John Cummings (1782)
Pikeland Township	2nd Company Capt. George Irish (Eirig)	Pikeland Township	8th Company Capt. George Eyry (1780-1782)
	3rd Company Capt. Thomas Wilson	East Nantmeal Township	1st Company Capt. Abraham Beatty (1780-1782)
Pikeland Township	4th Company Capt. John Snider	Lower Pikeland Township	6th Company Capt. Andrew Snyder (1780-1782)
Vincent Township	5th Company Capt. Henry Barber	West Vincent Township	7th Company Capt. James Barber
	6th Company Capt. John McKee	East Nantmeal Township	2nd Company Capt. Daniel Griffith (1780-1782) Capt. Foulkirth (1783)
	7th Company Capt. William -----	Lower Coventry Township	4th Company Capt. Benjamin Brumback (1780-1782) Capt. John Shull (1782)
	8th Company Capt. Boylan (1779) Capt. Griffith (1779) Michael Cypher (1779)	Lower Vincent	5th Company Capt. Michael Holman

	1777 - 5th BATTALION	1780 - 4th BATTALION
	Col. Richard Thomas Col. John Bartholomew (1779)	Lt. Col. John Bartholomew

Township (if known)	1777	Township (if known)	1780
Radnor Township	1st Company Capt. Mordecai Morgan	Radnor Township	8th Company Capt. Mordecai Morgan (1780-1782)
Willistown	2nd Company Capt. Owen Brooks	Willistown	1st Company Capt. John Harris (1780-1782)
West Whiteland, North Goshen Township	3rd Company Capt. Evan Anderson	West Whiteland, North Goshen Township	2nd Company Capt. Evan Anderson
Tredyffrin Township	4th Company Capt. Jonathan Rowland	Tredyffrin Township	6th Company Capt. Jonathan Rowland (1780-1781) Capt. David Wilson (1782)
East Whiteland Township	5th Company Capt.William Harris	East Whiteland Township	4th Company Capt. William Harris (1780-1782)
Charlestown	6th Company Capt. William Bodly Capt. Sampson Thomas	Charlestown	7th Company Capt. Sampson Thomas (1780) Capt. Samuel Roberts (1782)
Easttown	7th Company Capt. Samuel Vanleer	Easttown	5th Company Capt. Israel Moore (1780-1781) Capt. John Jenkins (1782)
Goshen Township	8th Company Capt. Joseph Johnson	Goshen Township	3rd Company Capt. Joseph Johnson (1780-1781) Capt. Alexander Boggs (1782)

6th BATTALION	1777 - 6th BATTALION	1780 - 7th BATTALION
	Col. Thomas Taylor	Lt. Col. George Pierce

Township (if known)	1777	Township (if known)	1780
Chester Township	1st Company Capt. David Cowpland	Chester Township	6th Company Capt. Edward Vernon (1780) Capt. James Dinning (1782)
Concord Township	2nd Company Capt. Daniel McCoy	Concord and Bethel Township	4th Company Capt. Alexander Lockhard
Edgmont Township	3rd Company Capt. Robert McAfee	Edgmont Township	2nd Company Capt. Joseph Black (1780-1782) Capt. Daniel Calvert (1782) (Robert McCaffey elected 1780)
Bethel Township Middletown	4th Company Capt. John Hunter 9th Company Capt. Samuel Trimble	Middletown	1st Company Capt. John Pitt (1780-1782
Chichester Township	5th Company Capt. unknown	Chichester Township	3rd Company Capt. John Flowers (1780) Capt. James Huston (1782)
Thornberry Township	6th Company Capt. Hugh Reed	Thorberry Township	5th Company Capt. Hugh Reed (1780-1782)
Aston Township	7th Company Capt. James Thompso	Aston Township	7th Company Capt. James McClaskey (1780-1782)
Westown Township	8th Company Capt. John Hunt	Westown Township	8th Company Capt. James Ramage (1780) Capt. Thomas Taylor (1780-1782)

.	1777 - 7th BATTALION	1780 - 1st BATTALION
	Col. William Gibbons Col. John Gardner (1778)	Lt. Col. John Gardner

Township (if known)	1777	Township (if known)	1780
	1st Company Capt. William Scott	West Nantmeal Township	1st Company (was in 7th Battalion 1777-1780) Capt.Capt. John Graham (1780-1781)
	2nd Company Capt. David Philips	West Nantmeal Township	2nd Company Capt. Ephraim Allen (1780-1781)
	3rd Company Capt. Alexander Fleming	Uwchlan Township	3rd Company Capt. James Denny (1780-1782)
Eastern East Caln Township	4th Company Capt. Henry Barker	West Nantmeal and East Caln Townships	4th Company Capt. Isaac Thomas (1780-1782)
Northern East Caln Township	5th Company Capt.Robert Lockhart	East Caln Township	8th Company Capt. Robert Lockhart (1780-1781)
	6th Company Capt. John Gardner	Lower East Caln Township	5th Company Capt. Robert Elton (1780-1781 Capt. Hughs (1786)
	7th Company Capt. David Denny	West Nantmeal Township	6th Company Capt. John Craig (1780-1781)
	8th Company Capt. David Denny	Lower Uwchlan Township	7th Company Capt. John Scott (1780-1782)

..	1777 - 8th BATTALION	1780 - 8th BATTALION
	Col. Patterson Bell	Lt. Col. Matthew Boyd

Township (if known)	1777	Township (if known)	1780
	1st Company Capt. Gilbert Gibbs (1778-1779)	West Caln Township	1st Company Capt. William Henry (1780-1781)
Sadsbury Township	2nd Company Capt. William March	Sadsbury Township	3rd Company Capt. William Marsh (1780-1781)
East Fallowfield Township?	3rd Company Capt. Bezaleel Bentley (1778) Capt. Morras (1779)	East Fallowfield Township	2nd Company Capt. Robert Morrell (1780-1781)
Lower East Caln Township	4th Company Capt. William Witheron (1778-1779)	West Caln Township	8th Company Capt. Gilbert Gibbs (until at least 17 June 1780) Capt. David Hays (1780-1781) Capt. John Skiles (1782)
West Fallowfield Township	5th Company Capt. James Dunn (1778-1779)	West Fallowfield Township	7th Company Capt. Robert Cochran
	6th Company Capt. Henry Keys (1778) Capt. Hector McNeal (1779)	West Fallowfield-Sadsbury Township	6th Company Capt. John Smith
West Marlborough Township	7th Company Capt. David Through (1778) Capt. Tristram Moore (1779)	West Marlborough Township	4th Company Capt. Tristram Moore (1780-1781, 1788)
	8th Company Capt. George Gryst (1778) Capt. Nunan (1779)	East Marlborough Township	5th Company Capt. William Newnam (1780) Capt. Ezekiel Bowen (1782)

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