Revolutionary War Militia Overview

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Revolutionary War Militia Battalions and Companies, Arranged by County

REVOLUTIONARY WAR MILITIA ORGANIZATION: LANCASTER CO., PA.

.	1777 - 1st BATTALION	1780 - 2nd BATTALION
	Col. Phillip Greenawalt	Lt. Col. Thomas Edwards

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Bethel Township	1st Company Capt. Casper Stoever	3rd Company Capt. Casper Stoever
Lebanon Township	2nd Company Capt. William Paine	1st Company Capt.Balzer Orth
Lebanon Township	3rd Company Capt. Philip Weiser	6th Company Capt. John Stone
Heidelberg Township	4th Company Capt. George Noll (Null)	5th Company Capt. George Moor (a merger)
Lebanon Township	5th Company Capt. Michael Holderbaum	2nd Company Capt. Michael Holderbaum
Heidelberg Township	6th Company Capt. Leonard Immel	7th Company Capt. Wendel Weaver
Bethel Township	7th Company Capt. Valentine Shouffler	8th Company Capt. John Gassert Capt. Matthias Henning (1782)
Heidelberg Township	8th Company Capt. Henry Sheaffer	5th Company Capt. John Moor (a merger)
Lebanon Township	9th Company Capt. Daniel Oldenbreck	4th Company Capt. David Krause

.	1777 - 2nd BATTALION	1780 - 6th BATTALION
	Col. James Watson	Lt. Col. James Taylor

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Little Britain Township	1st Company Capt. John Scott Capt. Wm. Arbuckle	3rd Company Capt. John Duncan
Colerain Township	2nd Company Capt. Joshua Anderson Capt. Rovert Miller	4th Company Capt. Robert Miller
Sadsbury Township	3rd Company Capt. John Johnston Capt. Joseph Walker	6th Company Capt. Joseph Walker
Martick Township	4th Company Capt. Thomas White Capt. Thomas Clark	7th Company Capt. John Patton
Drumore Township	5th Company Capt.James Morrison Capt. Robert King	5th Company Capt. Capt. James Clark
Little Britain Township	6th Company Capt. Joseph Allison	2nd Company Capt. Robert Campbell
Eastern Drumore Township	7th Company Capt. Patrick Marshall Capt. John Caldwell	1st Company Capt. Capt. John Caldwell
Bart Township	8th Company Capt. John Paxton	8th Company Capt. Thomas Gourly Capt. Robert Ramsey

.	1777 - 3rd BATTALION	(7th BATTALION) 1780	(4th BATTALION) 1783
	Col. Alexander Lowrey	Lt. Col. Alexander Lowrey	Lt. Col. Jacob Cook

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Derry Township	1st Company Capt. Robert McKee	7th Company Capt. Robert McKee
Mount Joy Township	2nd Company Capt. Thomas Robinson	3rd Company Capt. Thomas Robinson
Donegal Township	3rd Company Capt. Joseph Work	6th Company Capt. William Willson
Londonderry Township	4th Company Capt. David McQueen (McQuown)	4th Company Capt. David McQueen
Donegal Township	5th Company Capt. Robert Craig	Merged with other Donegal companies.
Donegal Township	6th Company Capt. Andrew Boggs	1st Company Capt. Andrew Boggs
Mount Joy Township	7th Company Capt. Abraham Scott	2nd Company Capt. Abraham Scott
Rapho Township	8th Company Capt. Hugh Pedan	8th Company Capt. Hugh Pedan Capt. Patrick Hays
Rapho Township	9th Company Capt. Christian Erhard Capt. Abraham Forry	5th Company Capt. Noah Kesey

.	1777 - 4th BATTALION	1780 - 10th BATTALION
	Col. Robert Elder	Lt. Col. Robert Elder

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Upper Paxtang Township	1st Company Capt. James Murray	1st Company Capt. James Murray
Paxton Township	2nd Company Capt. James Collier Capt. Henry McKinney	6th Company Capt. Samuel Cochran
Paxton Township	3rd Company Capt. John Rutherford	4th Company Capt. Hugh Robinson
Paxton Township	4th Company Capt. James Crouch Capt. Jonathan McClure	8th Company Capt. Jonathan McClure
Upper Paxtang Township	5th Company Capt. James Clark	3rd Company Capt. William Johnston
Upper Paxtang Township	6th Company Capt. Martin Weaver	7th Company Capt. Martin Weaver Capt. James Weaver (1782)
Paxton Township	7th Company Capt. Michael Whitley Capt. Andrew Stewart	5th Company Capt. Andrew Stewart
Paxton Township	8th Company Capt. John Gilchrist	2nd Company Capt. George McMillan

.	1777 - 5th BATTALION	1780 - 8th BATTALION
	Col. Jacob Clatz	Lt. Col. James Ross

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Lancaster Borough and Township	1st Company Capt. Michael App*	2nd Company Capt. John Ewing
Lancaster Borough and Township	2nd Company Capt. James Krug*	1st Company Capt. John Hubley Capt. George Trisler
Lancaster Borough	3rd Company Capt. John Graff*	3rd Company Capt. Joseph Hubley
Lancaster Borough	4th Company Capt. George Franciscus*	4th Company Capt. William Wirtz
Lancaster Borough	5th Company Capt.Peter Shaffner*	5th Company Capt. Samuel Boyd
Lancaster Borough	6th Company Capt. Christ. Petrie*	6th Company Capt. John Miller
Manheim Township	7th Company Capt. Samuel Davis*	7th Company Capt. Thomas Davis Capt. Martin Weybright
Manheim Township	8th Company Capt. Adam Wilhelm*	8th Company Capt. Jacob Wilhelm

*There are no rolls for this battalion under the 1777 arrangement, and no clues to the origen of the companies other than the captain's names.

*The names of Michael App, John Graff and Christ. Petrie appear as privates on the 1780 of the rolls indicated as theirs.

*The other Lancaster companies have been matched arbitrarily.

.	1777 - 6th BATTALION	1780 - 9th BATTALION	1783 - 1st BATTALION
	Col. John Rogers	Lt. Col. John Rogers	Lt. Col. John Rogers

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Hanover Township	1st Company Capt. William McCullough	1st Company Capt. William Allen
Hanover Township	2nd Company Capt. Ambrose Crain	3rd Company Capt. Ambrose Crain
Hanover Township	3rd Company Capt. Thomas Coppenhaver	2nd Company Capt. Daniel Bradley
Hanover Township	4th Company Capt. James McCreight	5th Company Capt. James McCreight 2nd Company (1783) Capt. James McCreight
Londonderry Township	5th Company Capt. Patrick Hays	2nd Company Capt. Patrick Hays 8th Company (1783) Capt. Robert McCallen
Hanover Township	6th Company Capt. Joseph McClure	6th Company Capt. James Wilson 1st Company (1783) Capt. James Wilson
Derry Township	7th Company Capt. William Laird	8th Company Capt. William Laird 6th Company (1783) Capt. William Laird
Hanover Township	8th Company Capt. Michael Moyer	4th Company Capt. John Herkerider Capt. Michael Brown

.	1777 - 7th BATTALION	1780 - 1st BATTALION
	Col. John Boyd	Lt. Col. John Boyd Lt. Col. James Messer (1781)

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Western Strasburg Township	1st Company Capt. James Brown	5th Company Capt. William Smyth Capt. Edmond Lintner
Salisbury Township	2nd Company Capt. David Whitehill	2nd Company Capt. Enoch Hastings
Northwestern Leacock Township	3rd Company Capt. John Rowland	7th Company Capt. Martin Huey
Lampeter Township	4th Company Capt. Samuel Heans Capt. John Craig	1st Company Capt. John Slater
Eastern Strasburg Township	5th Company Capt.John Slaymaker	3rd Company Capt. Alexander White Capt. Matthias Slaymaker
Salisbury Township	6th Company Capt. William Brisben Capt. John Hopkins	8th Company Capt. William Brisben
Lower Leacock Township	7th Company Capt. Robert McCurdy	4th Company Capt. William Skiles
Eastern Lampeter Township	8th Company Capt. Henry Kendrick	6th Company Capt. Samuel Henry

.	1777 - 8th BATTALION	1780 - 4th BATTALION	1783 - 9th BATTALION
	Col. Michael Haverstick	Lt. Col. Ludwig Meyer	Lt. Col. Frederick Ziegler

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Conestoga Township	1st Company Capt. Jacob Metzger	3rd Company Capt. Jacob Metzger
Hempfield Township	2nd Company Capt. Ludwig Meyer	5th Company Capt. Alexander Scott
Hempfield Township	3rd Company Capt. Henry Kuster	8th Company Capt. James Beard
Manor Township	4th Company Capt. Conrad Korer	4th Company Capt. Barnhart Mann Capt. Christian Domen
Lower Manor Township	5th Company Capt. Frederick Ziegler	2nd Company Capt. Jacob Brand
Hempfield Township	6th Company Capt. James Barber	7th Company Capt. James Patten
Manor Township	7th Company Capt. Joseph Wright	6th Company Capt. Conrad Corr Capt. Joseph Wright
Conestoga Township	8th Company Capt. George Radfang	1st Company Capt. Frederick Radfang Philip Baker

.	1777 - 9th BATTALION	1780 - 3rd BATTALION	1783 -6th BATTALION
	Col. John Huber	Lt. Col. Jacob Bower	Lt. Col. John Huber

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Warwick Township	1st Company Capt. John Gingrich	3rd Company Capt. George Reist Capt. Henry Custer
Cocalico Township	2nd Company Capt. Bernhard Gartner	6th Company Capt. Philip Beck Capt. Michael Oberly
Warwick Township (Lititz)	3rd Company Capt. George Feather	8th Company Capt. John Smuller
Cocalico Township (East Adamstown)	4th Company Capt. Isaac Adams	5th Company Capt. Jacob Vanderslice Capt. Nicholas Lutz
Cocalico Township	5th Company Capt.Joseph Gehr	4th Company Capt. Joseph Gehr
Warwick Township	6th Company Capt. Christian Hollinger	7th Company Capt. John Ashton
Cocalico Township	7th Company Capt. John Smuller	2nd Company Capt. Andrew Rehm (Andreas Ream)
Elizabeth Township	8th Company Capt. George Volick (Volck, Foulke)	1st Company Capt. Philip Duck

.	1777 - 10th BATTALION	1780 - 5th BATTALION	1783 - 8th BATTALION
	Col. David Jenkins	Lt. Col. Jacob Carpenter	Lt. Col. Joseph Jenkins

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Brecknock Township	1st Company Capt. John Lutz	5th Company Capt. John Lutz
Brecknock and Carnarvon Townships	2nd Company Capt. James Davies	2nd Company Capt. Samuel Elliott
Earl Township	3rd Company Capt. Martin Bowman	6th Company Capt. Martin Bowman
Earl Township	4th Company Capt. George Rees	8th Company Capt. Martin Holman Capt. Jas. McConnall
Carnarvon Township	5th Company Capt. Joseph Jenkins	4th Company Capt. Joseph Jenkins
Earl Township	6th Company Capt. James Watson	3rd Company Capt. Alexander McIlvain
Earl Township	7th Company Capt. Emanuel Carpenter	7th Company Capt. Conrad Corr Capt. Rudopph Statler
Earl Township	8th Company Capt. William Crawford	1st Company Capt. William Crawford

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