Revolutionary War Militia Overview

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Revolutionary War Militia Battalions and Companies, Arranged by County

REVOLUTIONARY WAR MILITIA ORGANIZATION: CUMBERLAND CO., PA.

.	1777 - 1st BATTALION	1780 - 6th BATTALION
	Col. James Dunlap	Lt. Col. James Dunlap

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Fannett Township	1st Company Capt. Thomas Askey (Askins)	8th Company Capt. Thomas Askey (Askins)
Newton Township	2nd Company Capt. Robert Shannon Capt. Samuel Fenton	1st Company Capt. Samuel Fenton
Fannett Township	3rd Company Capt. Noah Abraham	7th Company Capt. Noah Abraham
Hopewell Township	4th Company Capt. Alexander Peebles (Peoples)	3rd Company Capt. Alexander Peebles (Peoples)
Newton Township	5th Company Capt. Patrick Jack	6th Company Capt. John Hodge
Lurgan Township	6th Company Capt. John Campbell	5th Company Capt. William Strain
Hopewell Township	7th Company Capt. Joseph Brady Capt. William Moorhead	2nd Company Capt. William Moorhead
Lurgan Township	8th Company Capt. Charles Maclay	4th Company Capt. Isaac Miller (James?)

	1777 - 2nd BATTALION	1780 - 2nd BATTALION
	Col. John Davis	Lt. Col. Thomas Gisson

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Middleton Township	1st Company Capt. Matthew Gregg Capt. James Douglass	3rd Company Capt. James Douglass
West Pennsborough Township	2nd Company Capt. Thomas Kennedy	2nd Company Capt. James McFarlane
West Pennsborough Township	3rd Company Capt. William Donaldson	7th Company Capt. William Donaldson Capt. William Swansea
Carlisle	4th Company Capt. Andrew McKee Capt. Asa Hill	6th Company Capt. Asa (Isaiah) Hill
West Pennsborough Township	5th Company Capt. William McClure	4th Company Capt. John Carothers
Carlisle	6th Company Capt. Thomas Gisson Capt. John Jordon	8th Company Capt. John Jordon (Gordon)
West Pennsborough Township	7th Company Capt. William Denny Capt. William Moor	1st Company Capt. William Moor
West Pennsborough Township	8th Company Capt. Charles Leeper Capt. Walter Denny	5th Company Capt. James Irwin

.	1777 - 3rd BATTALION	1780 - 3rd BATTALION
	Col. William Chambers	Lt. Col. Samuel Irvine

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Allen Township	1st Company Capt. John Mateer	5th Company Capt. Thomas Laird
East Pennsborough Township	2nd Company Capt. John Trindle	7th Company Capt. John Carothers Capt. Samuel Agnew
Middleton (South) Township	3rd Company Capt. James Laird Capt. James Floyd	8th Company Capt. James Floyd Capt. David White
Allen Township	4th Company Capt. John Lamb	4th Company Capt. John Lamb
Allen Township	5th Company Capt. Samuel Wallace	6th Company Capt. James McCurdy
East Pennsborough Township	6th Company Capt. James Semple	3rd Company Capt. John McCormick
East Pennsborough Township	7th Company Capt. James Wood	1st Company Capt. James Bell
Middleton (South) Township	8th Company Capt. Robert Sanderson	2nd Company Capt. John Stewart Capt. William Drennon

	1777 - 4th BATTALION	1780 - 7th BATTALION
	Col. Samuel Lyon	Lt. Col. James Purdy

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Milford Township	1st Company Capt. John Williams	8th Company? Capt. James Harrell
Greenwood Township	2nd Company Capt. John Foutz	2nd Company Capt. David Boal (Bole)
Milford Township	3rd Company Capt. John Elliott	6th Company? Capt. Daniel McClelland
Greenwood Township	4th Company Capt. Philip Mathews	3rd Company Capt. Philip Mathews
Fermanagh Township	5th Company Capt. John Hamilton	7th Company Capt. John Taylor
Lack Township	6th Company Capt. Jonathan Robison	4th Company Capt. William Campbell
Lack Township	7th Company Capt. James McConnell	5th Company Capt. Andrew Farrier
Fermanagh	8th Company Capt. Robert McTeer	1st Company Capt. Hugh McAlister

	1777 - 5th BATTALION	1780 - 8th BATTALION
	Col. Arthur Buchanan	Lt. Col. Alexander Brown

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Derry Township	1st Company Capt. Alexander McCoy	5th Company Capt. William Lamb
Armagh Township	2nd Company Capt. William Wilson	8th Company Capt. William Wilson
Armagh Township	3rd Company Capt. Henry Taylor	4th Company Capt. John Fleming
Derry Township	4th Company Capt. James Adams Capt. Richard Coulter?	3rd Company Capt. Robert Samuels
Derry Township	5th Company Capt.Samuel Holliday	1st Company Capt. Samuel Holliday
Armagh Township	6th Company Capt. Thomas Thompson	2nd Company Capt. Joseph Brown
Armagh Township	7th Company Capt. Thomas Alexander	6th Company Capt. Hugh McClellan
Derry Township	8th Company Capt. George Bell	7th Company Capt. Robert Means

	1777 - 6th BATTALION	1780 - 4th BATTALION
	Col. Samuel Gibertson	Lt. Col. Samuel Culbertson

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Peters Township	1st Company Capt. George Crawford	4th Company Capt. John Orbison
Hamilton Township	2nd Company Capt. Patrick Jack	6th Company Capt. Patrick Jack
Hamilton Township	3rd Company Capt. Samuel Patton	2nd Company Capt. Samuel Patton
Peters Township	4th Company Capt. James Patton	7th Company Capt. James Patton Capt. Robert Dickey
Letterkenny Township	5th Company Capt. Joseph Cultertson	3rd Company Capt. Joseph Culbertson
Peters Township	6th Company Capt. William Houston	5th Company Capt. William Houston
Peters Township	7th Company Capt. Robert McCoy	8th Company Capt. Walter McKinley (McKinnis)
Letterkenny Township	8th Company Capt. John McConnell	1st Company Capt. John McConnell

.	1777 - 7th BATTALION	1780 - 5th BATTALION
	Col. Frederick Watts	Lt. Col. David Mitchell

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Tyrone Township	1st Company Capt. James Fisher	1st Company Capt.James Fisher
Rye Township	2nd Company Capt. James Power	3rd Company Capt. David Marshall
Tyrone Township	3rd Company Capt. William Sanderson	6th Company Capt. James Gass
Toboyne Township	4th Company Capt. William Blaine	2nd Company Capt. Samuel Lemon
Rye Township	5th Company Capt.Frederick Taylor	4th Company Capt. Matthew McCoy
Rye Township	7th Company Capt. Edward Grimes (Graham)	7th Company Capt. Edward Graham (Grimes)
Tyrone Township	7th Company Capt. John Buchanan	7th Company Capt. William Black
Toboyne Township	8th Company Capt. Thomas Clark	8th Company Capt. John Nelson

..	1777 - 8th BATTALION	1780 - 1st BATTALION
	Col. Abraham Smith	Lt. Col. James Johnson

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Washington Township	1st Company Capt. Samuel Royar	5th Company Capt. John Stitt
Antrim Township	2nd Company Capt. John Jack	6th Company Capt. Thomas Johnston
Antrim Township	3rd Company Capt. James Poe	7th Company Capt. John Woods
Guilford Township	4th Company Capt. William Long	4th Company Capt. Conrad Snider
Guilford Township	5th Company Capt. James Young	8th Company Capt. James Young Capt. Terence Campbell
Antrim	6th Company Capt. Elias Davis	3rd Company Capt. William Berryhill
Washington Township	7th Company Capt. William Finley	1st Company Capt. Daniel Clapsadler
Antrim Township	8th Company Capt. John Ray (Rea)	2nd Company Capt. John Rea (Ray)

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