Philadelphia County Revolutionary War Militia
1st Battalion, 1777
Commanding Officers:
5th Battalion, 1780
Commanding Officers:
- Lt. Col. Daniel Hiester
- Lt. Col. Mathew Jones
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1777 |
1780 |
Township (if known) |
Company |
Company |
Towamensing Township |
6th Company:
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1st Company:
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Upper Salford Township (Lower District) |
3rd Company:
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2nd Company:
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Skippack Township (Lower District) |
4th Company:
- Capt. William Bull
- Capt. John Smith
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3rd Company:
- Capt. Bernard Haines
- Capt. Nicholas Nickum
- Capt. John Markley
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Franconia Township |
2nd Company:
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4th Company:
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Skippack Township (Upper District) |
5th Company:
- Capt. Isaac Suhler
- Capt. Casper Dull
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5th Company:
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Hatfield Township |
8th Company:
- Capt. Andrew Morgan
- Capt. John Sheive
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6th Company:
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Upper Salford Township |
7th Company:
- Capt. Peter Shryner
- Capt. George Egert
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7th Company:
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Lower Salford Township |
1st Company:
- Capt. William Tennis
- Capt. Andrew Campbell
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8th Company:
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2nd Battalion, 1777
Commanding Officers:
- Col. John Moor
- Co. Matthew Holgate
7th Battalion, 1780
Commanding Officers:
- Lt. Col. Matthew Holgate
- Lt. Col. George Smith
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1777 |
1780 |
Township (if known) |
Company |
Company |
Germantown Township (Upper District) |
1st Company:
- Capt. Gerhard Shlatter
- Capt. James Irvine
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1st Company:
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Springfield Township |
7th Company:
- Capt. William Hicks (Hix)
- Capt. Balser Heydrick
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2nd Company:
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Bristol Township |
8th Company:
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3rd Company:
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Germantown Township |
5th Company:
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4th Company:
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Germantown Township |
3rd Company:
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5th Company:
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Roxborough Township |
4th Company:
- Capt. Matthew Holgate
- Capt. John Holgate
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6th Company:
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Germantown Township |
6th Company:
- Capt. Jacob Sommer
- Capt. Peter Frailey
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7th Company:
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Germantown Township |
2nd Company:
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8th Company:
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3rd Battalion, 1777
Commanding Officers:
6th Battalion, 1780
Commanding Officers:
- Lt. Col. Benjamin McVeagh
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1777 |
1780 |
Township (if known) |
Company |
Company |
Oxford Township |
(1st Company?):
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1st Company:
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Lower Dublin Township |
2nd Company:
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2nd Company:
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Byberry Township |
6th Company:
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3rd Company:
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Oxford Township |
8th Company:
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4th Company:
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Abington Township |
5th Company:
- Capt. Thomas Dungan
- Capt. Demas Worrel
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5th Company:
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Cheltenham Township |
1st Company:
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6th Company:
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Morland Township (Lower District) |
7th Company:
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7th Company:
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Lower Dublin Township |
(4th Company?):
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8th Company:
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4th Battalion, 1777
Commanding Officers:
1st Battalion, 1780
Commanding Officers:
- Lt. Col. George Smith
- Lt. Col. Benjamin McVeagh
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1777 |
1780 |
Township (if known) |
Company |
Company |
Gwynedth Hill |
1st Company:
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6th Company:
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Morland Township |
2nd Company:
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3rd Company:
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Gwynedth Township |
' 3rd Company:
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4th Company:
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Montgomery Township |
4th Company:
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2nd Company:
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Morland Township |
5th Company:
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1st Company:
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Horsham Township |
6th Company:
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5th Company:
- Capt. David Marpole
- Capt. David Dowlin?
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Upper Dublin Township |
7th Company:
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8th Company:
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Whitemarsh Township |
5th Battalion, 5th Company:
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7th Company:
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Note: Captain Joseph McClean of 5th Company was transferred to 1st Battalion, 7th Company in 1780
5th Battalion, 1777
Commanding Officers:
6th Battalion, 1780
Commanding Officers:
Company
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1777 |
1780 |
Township (if known) |
Company |
Plymouth Township |
(1st Company ?):
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1st Company:
- Capt. Andrew Norry (Curry)
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Whitpain Township |
8th Company:
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2nd Company:
- Capt. Abraham Wentz
- Capt. George Walter (April 1782)
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Worcester Township |
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3rd Company:
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Providence Township (Upper District) |
4th Company:
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4th Company:
- Capt. Thomas Austin
- Capt. Jacob Peterman
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Norriton Township |
7th Company:
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5th Company:
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Whitemarsh Township |
6th Company:
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6th Company:
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Providence Township (Middle District) |
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7th Company:
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Providence Township (Lower District) |
3rd Company:
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8th Company:
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6th Battalion, 1777
COMMANDING OFFICERS:
4th Battalion, 1780
COMMANDING OFFICERS:
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1777 |
1780 |
Township (if known) |
Company |
Company |
Upper Hanover Township |
3rd Company:
- Capt. Peter Sower (Lower)
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1st Company:
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Limerick Township |
1st Company:
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2nd Company:
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Douglas Township |
5th Company:
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3rd Company:
- Capt. Frederick Beiteman (Biddeman)
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New Hanover Township |
4th Company:
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4th Company:
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Marlborough Township |
7th Company:
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5th Company:
- Capt. John Schooler (Shuler)
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Frederick Township |
6th Company:
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6th Company:
- Capt. Henry Boyer
- Capt. Michael Gougler
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Douglas Township |
8th Company:
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7th Company:
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Limerick Township |
2nd Company:
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8th Company:
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7th Battalion, 1777
COMMANDING OFFICERS:
3rd Battalion, 1780
COMMANDING OFFICERS:
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1777 |
1780 |
Township (if known) |
Company |
Company |
Lower Merion Township |
1st Company:
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5th Company:
- Capt. Ludwig Knolls
- Capt. Lewis Knolls
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Lower Merion Township |
2nd Company:
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1st Company:
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Lower Merion Township |
3rd Company:
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4th Company:
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Kingsessing Township |
4th Company:
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7th Company:
- Capt. Charles Justice
- Capt. Robert Gray
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Upper Merion Township |
5th Company:
- Capt. Samuel Houlston
- Capt. Amos Sturgis
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2nd Company:
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Blockley Township |
6th Company:
- Capt. Edward Heston
- Lt. William Warner
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3rd Company:
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Upper Merion Township (Upper District) |
7th Company:
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6th Company:
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8th Company:
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8th Company:
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