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Bedford County Revolutionary War Militia
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Bedford County Revolutionary War Militia
1st Battalion, 1777-1780
Commanding Officers:
Col. William Parker
Lt. Col. Charles Cessna
Major Robert Culbertson
Township (if known)
Company
1st Company:
Capt. Thomas Buck
1st Lt. Samuel Moore
2nd Lt. John Moore
Ensign Joshua Owens
2nd Company:
Capt. Gideon Ritchey
1st. Lt. Edward Roose
2nd Lt. James Dinsmore
Ensign Henry Williams
Brothers' Valley
3rd Company:
Capt. Henry Rhoads
1st Lt. Frederick Am---l
2nd Lt. Jacob Glessnor
Ensign Philip Cable
Turkey Foot
4th Company:
Capt. William Black
1st Lt. Oliver Drake
2nd Lt. David Jones
Ensign Henry Abrams
Quemahoning
5th Company:
Capt. James Wells
1st. Lt. David Wright
2nd Lt. Aaron Wright
Ensign Solomon Adams
Bedford Town
6th Company:
Capt. Richard Dunlap
1st Lt. Cornelius McAuley
2nd Lt. James Beatty
Ensign Henry Ewalt
1st Battalion, 1781-1783
Commanding Officers:
Lt. Col. Charles Cessna
Major Andrew McCann
Township (if known)
Company
Bethel Township
1st Company:
Capt. Henry Rush
Lt. John Longstretch
Ensign Jacob Shingletaker
Providence Township
2nd Company:
Capt. Thomas Davies
Lt. James John
Ensign Thomas Harrod
Cumberland Valley
3rd Company:
Capt. Evan Cessna
Lt. Samuel Borland
Ensign Dickey Berkshire
Cumberland Valley
4th Company:
Capt. Samuel Paxton
Lt. Mathew Kelly
Ensign Richard Wood
Air Township
5th Company:
Capt. Charles Taggart
Lt. David Hunter
Ensign John Rankin
Providence Township (having bounds that run on south side of the Juniata except John John Leviston, Amos Jones Adam Miller and Abraham Covalt and all inhabitants of Whipas Cove to belong to the same district laid out by Edward Coombs on 12 July 1781)
6th Company:
Capt. George Enslow
Lt. unknown
Ensign George Peck
Colerain Township
7th Company:
Capt. Gideon Ritchey
Lt. Edward Rose
Wnsign Henry Williams
Air and Bethel Townships
8th Company:
Capt. James McKenny
Lt. Abednego Stephens
Ensign Moses Graham
2nd Battalion, 1777-1780
Commanding Officers:
Col. George Ashman
Lt. Col. Thomas Paxton
Major Martin Longstrath
Township (if known)
Company
1st Company:
Capt. James Martin
1st. Lt. Campbell Lefevre
2nd Lt. Isaac Lefevre
Ensign Samuel Martin
2nd Company:
Capt. Hugh Prather
1st. Lt. William Kelly
2nd Lt. Thomas Morgan
Ensign Joseph Cornelius
3rd Company:
Capt. Thomas Blair
1st Lt. Joseph Orbison
2nd Lt. Robert Garner
Ensign Robert Galbraith
4th Company:
Capt. John Hamilton
1st Lt. Frederick Storts
2nd Lt. Philip Longstreth
Ensign Henry Lavary
5th Company:
Capt. James Gibson
1st. Lt. John Galloway
2nd Lt. William Alexander
Ensign David Hunter
6th Company:
Capt. Abraham Covalt
1st Lt. Samuel McFadden
2nd Lt. Henry Rush, Sr.
Ensign Bethuel Covalt
7th Company:
Capt. James Warford
1st Lt. Jonathan Payne
2nd Lt. Samuel Payne
Ensign Joseph Coombs
8th Company:
Capt. Evan Shelby
1st Lt. Azer Russ
2nd Lt. Thomas Davy
Ensign David Evans
2nd Battalion, 1781-1783
Commanding Officers:
Lt. Col. Hugh Davidson
Major John Shaver
Township (if known)
Company
Baree Township
1st Company:
Capt. John Spencer
Lt. Edward Rickets
Ensign Thomas Wolson
Dublin Township
2nd Company:
Capt. David Walker
Lt. James Swagers
Ensign Samuel Coyle
Baree Township
3rd Company:
Capt. John Dean
Lt. John Swagers
Ensign Samuel Coyle
Huntington Township
4th Company:
Capt. John Thorlton
Lt. Thomas Montgomery
Ensign James Maginess
Shirley Township
5th Company:
Capt. George Wilson
Lt. John Morton
Ensign George Gooshorn
Providence Township
6th Company:
Capt. Jacob Gonow (Ganor)
Lt. John Free
Ensign Robert Criswell
Lower District Barree Township
7th Company:
Capt. Gavin Cluggage
Lt. William Byron
Ensign Benjamin Brown
Dublin Township
8th Company:
Capt. Thomas Blair
Lt. Robert Gardner
Ensign Nicholas Koons
3rd Battalion, 1777-1780
Commanding Officers:
Col. William McAlevt
Lt. Col. Samuel Jack
Major Andrew Devinney
Township (if known)
Company
1st Company:
Capt. William Simonton
1st. Lt. Jacob Laird
2nd Lt. James Vansant
Ensign John Vansant
2nd Company:
Capt. John Thompson
1st. Lt. James Caldwell
2nd Lt. Samuel Rhea
Ensign James Crawford
3rd Company:
Capt. Joshua Davis
1st Lt. Morris Cain
2nd Lt. Thomas Miller
Ensign Jacob Shoub
4th Company:
Capt. John Shaver
1st Lt. Thomas Willson
2nd Lt. George Jackson
Ensign William Enyart
5th Company:
Capt. Henry Black
1st. Lt. William Devinny
2nd Lt. William Moore
Ensign Andrew Jones
6th Company:
Capt. William Johnston
1st Lt. Thomas Johnston
2nd Lt. William Caldwell
Ensign Robert Kirkpatrick
7th Company:
Capt. John Little
1st Lt. John Willson
2nd Lt. Alexander McCormick
Ensign Alexander Ewing
8th Company:
Capt. Daniel Carpenter
1st Lt. Francis Cluggage
2nd Lt. Adam Thompson
Ensign John Lewis
3rd Battalion, 1781-1783
Commanding Officers:
Lt. Col. Bernard Dougherty
Major John Woods
Township (if known)
Company
Turkey Foot Township
1st Company:
Capt. Oliver Drake
Brothers Valley
2nd Company:
Capt. Christopher Brigeley
Brothers Valley?
3rd Company:
Capt. George Hostadler
4th Company:
Capt. Samuel Moore
Milford Township
5th Company:
Capt. Peter Ankeny
Bedford Township
6th Company:
Capt. Solomon Adams
7th Company:
Capt. William McCall
Brothers Valley?
8th Company:
Capt. Philip Cable
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