Revolutionary War Militia Overview

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Revolutionary War Militia Battalions and Companies, Arranged by County

REVOLUTIONARY WAR MILITIA ORGANIZATION: PHILADELPHIA CITY, PA.

.	1777 - 1st BATTALION	1780 - 1st BATTALION
.	Col. William Bradford Lt. Col. Joh Keppele Major James Reed Major Samuel McLane	Lt. Col. James Read Major Alexander Boyd Adjutant William Matlack

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Middle Ward (West side of Third Street to East Third Street)	1st Company Capt. Ezekiel Letts	1st Company Capt. Lazarus Stow (resigned) Capt. David Tew
Middle Ward	2nd Company Capt. Charles Syng	2nd Company Capt. John Davis
Middle Ward (West side of 2nd Street, Market Street to Chestnut, East and West of Strawberry Alley)	3rd Company Capt. William Smith (resigned) Capt. George Taylor (chosen 21 August 1779)	3rd Company Capt. John Linton
Walnut Ward, Chestnut Ward	4th Company Capt. John Byrne	4th Company Capt. Richard Humphrey (resigned) Capt. Barnabas McShane
Middle Ward	5th Company Capt. Robert Smith	5th Company Capt. Ezekiel Letts (resigned) Capt. Tench Francis
Chestnut Ward, Middle Ward	6th Company Capt. Thomas Bradford (resigned)	6th Company Capt. Samuel McLane
Middle Ward	7th Company Capt. John Linton	7th Company Capt. George Taylor
South Ward, Middle Ward	8th Company Capt. James Read (promoted) Capt. Samuel McLanr (App. Major 3 August 1777)	8th Company Capt. John Reynolds

.	1777 - 2nd BATTALION	1780 - 2nd BATTALION
	Col. Sharp Delaney Lt. Col. Paul Cox Major Elias Boise	Lt. Col. Benjamin Eyre Major Richard Salter Major William Bowers

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Dock Ward, Northern Liberties	1st Company Capt. Robert Duncan (resigned) Capt. Edward Paschall	1st Company Capt. Isaac Cooper
Dock Ward, Northern Liberties	2nd Company Capt. John Downey (died) Capt. Davis Bevan	2nd Company Capt. George Nice
Dock Ward, Northern Liberties	3rd Company Capt. John McCullock )promoted to Artillery) Capt. Philip Pancake	3rd Company Capt. John Kling
Dock Ward, Northern Liberties	4th Company Capt. John Snowden (resigned) Capt. Jona. Wainright (died) Capt. Derick Peterson	4th Company Capt. John Hewson
Dock Ward, Northern Liberties	5th Company Capt.George Goodwin (resigned) Capt. James Hood	5th Company Capt. William Bowers (promoted) Capt. Jacob Bender
Dock Ward, Northern Liberties	6th Company Capt. William McCullock Capt. William Semple	6th Company Capt. John Bergman
Dock Ward, Northern Liberties	7th Company Capt. William Young	7th Company Capt. Philip Wagener
Dock Ward, Northern Liberties	8th Company Capt. John Imlay	8th Company Capt. George Forepaugh

.	1777 - 3rd BATTALION	1780 - 3rd BATTALION
	Col. Jacob Morgan (resigned) Lt. Col. William Will Lt. Col. William Holliday Major Joseph Kerr	Lt. Col. William Will Major Joseph Kerr

Township (if known)	1777	1781
West Mulberry	1st Company Capt. George Easterly	1st Company Capt. Alexander Quarrier
West Mulberry	2nd Company Capt. Peter Mehrlin (resigned) Capt. George Smith	2nd Company Capt. Michael Gilbert
West Mulberry	3rd Company Capt. Conrad Rush	3rd Company Capt. George Easterly
East Mulberry (Race above 5th Street, Upper Cherry Alley)	4th Company Capt. Elijah Weed (resigned) Capt. Jacob Bender	4th Company Capt. Andrew Burkhart
East Mulberry	5th Company Capt. Williamson Tolbert (resigned) Capt. James Pickering	5th Company Capt. John Geyer
West and East Mulberry	6th Company Capt. George Reinhardt	6th Company Capt. Conrad Rush
East Mulberry	7th Company Capt. Jacob Weidman (resigned) Capt. Jacob Geiger	7th Company Capt. James Pickering Capt. Jacob Geiger
East Mulberry	8th Company Capt. Jacob Linnington (resigned) Capt. John Peters, Jr.	8th Company Capt. John Peters, Jr. Capt. Jacob Geiger

.	1777 - 4th BATTALION	1780 - 4th BATTALION
	Col. John Bayard Lt. Col. Jonathan B. Smith Major Alexander Boyd	Lt. Col. Paul Cox Lt. Col. Joseph Dean Major Philip Pancake

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Southern District of Upper Delaware, Dock Ward	1st Company Capt. Isaac Austin	1st Company Capt. William McDowell
High Street, Dock Ward	2nd Company Capt. Lazarus Pine	2nd Company Capt. John Flinn (left the state) Capt. Charles Wilson Peale
North, Dock Ward	3rd Company Capt. Adam Foulk	3rd Company Capt. John McCalla, Jr.
High Street	4th Company Capt. Charles Wilson Peale	4th Company Capt. James Rosbothem
North	5th Company Capt. Lambert Wilmore	5th Company Capt. Jacob Martin
North side of Market Street to South side of Arch to Schuylkill exclusive of West side of 6th)	6th Company Capt. Christian Shaffer	6th Company Capt. James Hood
Lower Delaware, Dock Ward	7th Company Capt. Samuel Massey (resigned) Capt. Jeremiah Fisher (resigned) Capt. John McCartney	7th Company Capt. William Semple
Upper Delaware, Dock Ward	8th Company Capt. Anthony Wilkinson (lost at sea in 1779)	8th Company Capt. John Cornish

.	1777 - 5th BATTALION	1780 - 5th BATTALION
	Col. Christopher Coperthwaite Lt. Col. Christr. Kucher (resigned) Lt. Col. John Rice Major John Brown (resigned) Major Benjamin Eyre	Lt. Col. John Smee Major David Reese

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Northern Liberties, Upper Delaware	1st Company Capt. George Forepaugh	1st Company Capt. Thomas Willis
Northern Liberties, High Street	2nd Company Capt. George Nice	2nd Company Capt. Elijah Weed (resigned) Capt. Benjamin Freeman
Northern Liberties, High Street	3rd Company Capt. Anthony Leghner	3rd Company Capt. John Barker
Northern Liberties, Southern District of Delaware	4th Company Capt. James Bruster (resigned) Capt. Saml. Salter (chosen 28 Sept. 1778) Capt.Richard Salter	4th Company Capt. Isaac Austin
Northern Liberties, North side of Market Street to South side of Arch to Schuylkill exclusive of West side of 6th)	5th Company Capt.Philip Wagener	5th Company Capt. Christian Shaffer
Northern Liberties	6th Company Capt. William Bowers	6th Company Capt. Adam Foulk
Northern Liberties	7th Company Capt. John Bergman Capt. Andrew Bower	7th Company Capt. Nathaniel Twinning
Northern Liberties, Lower Delaware	8th Company Capt. Isaac Cooper	8th Company Capt. John McCartney

.	1777 - 6th BATTALION	1780 - 6th BATTALION
	Col. Robert Knox Lt. Col. Robert Allison Major Thomas Caster	Lt. Col. Robert Knox Major Thomas Casdrop

Township (if known)	1777	1780
Southwark	1st Company Capt. John Smith	1st Company Capt. Silas Engles
Moyomensing, Southwark	2nd Company Capt. Jacob Link	2nd Company Capt. Joseph Falkner
Southwark, Moyomensing	3rd Company Capt. Ephraim Falkner	3rd Company Capt. George Sheibler
Southwark	4th Company Capt. Joseph Rhoades	4th Company Capt. James Brown
Southwark	5th Company Capt. Joseph Mash Capt. Warwick Coates, Jr.	5th Company Capt. Philip Ryan
Southwark	6th Company Capt. Philip Ryan	6th Company Capt. Warwick Coates, Jr.
Passyunk	7th Company Capt. Christian Grover	7th Company Capt. Jacob Link
Southwark	8th Company Capt. Joshua Humphrey (resigned 19 April 1779) Capt. John Turner	8th Company Jonathan Grice

.	1777 - ARTILLERY BATTALION	1779 - ARTILLERY BATTALION	1780 - ARTILLERY BATTALION
		(Called into service)

township (if known)	1777	1779	1780
	1st Company Capt. John McCullock	1st Company Capt. John McGinley	1st Company Capt. Joseph Watkins
	2nd Company Capt. Samuel Massey	2nd Company Capt. John McCullock	2nd Company Capt. John Ogborn
	3rd Company Capt. Peter Brown	3rd Company Capt. Peter Brown	3rd Company Capt. Andrew Summers
	4th Company Capt. William Prowell	4th Company Capt. James Lang	4th Company Capt. James Pearson
(Composed principally of mechanics.)	5th Company Capt. Andrew Summers	5th Company Capt. Andrew Summers	5th Company Capt. William Linard
	6th Company Capt. John Ruper	6th Company Capt. - unknown	6th Company Capt. Anthony Cuthbert
			7th Company Capt. James Lang
			8th Company Capt. John Connelly

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