Rosters ~ Civil & Militia Officers For Bedford County

  This roster lists the individuals who served as either civil officers or militia officers for Bedford County, Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War period.

Name

Year

Service In The Bedford County Militia / Continental Line

Anderson, James

1778

Collectors of Excise

Ashman, George

1780

Bedford County Lieutenant

Ashman, George

1782

Dedimus Potestamens

Bard, John

1776

Delegate to the Convention of 1776

Brown, Richard

1777

Bedford County Sub-Lieutenant

Cable, Abraham

1777

Bedford County Sub-Lieutenant

Cable, Abraham

1779

Justice of the Peace

Cannon, John

1781

Agents for Forfeited Estates

Cannon, John

1781

Justice of the Peace

Carmichael, James

1778

Justice of the Peace

Cessna, Charles

1780

Commissioner of Purchase

Cessna, Charles

 

Purchaser - Pennsylvania Militia

Cessna, John

1778

Collectors of Excise

Cessna, John

1776

Delegate to the Convention of 1776

Cessna, John

1782

Justice of the Peace

Cessna, John

1777, 1778

Sheriff

Cessna, John

1778

Wagon Master

Cluggage, Robert

1782

Justice of the Peace

Coombs, Edward

1777

Bedford County Sub-Lieutenant

Coulter, Thomas

1776

Delegate to the Convention of 1776

Coulter, Thomas

1777

Sheriff

Coyle, James

1778

Justice of the Peace

Cryder, Michael

1781

Agents for Forfeited Estates

Culbertson, Robert

1780

Bedford County Sub-Lieutenant

Culbertson, Robert

1777

Person to take Subscriptions for the Continental Loan

Davidson, Hugh

1777

Bedford County Sub-Lieutenant

Davidson, Samuel

1783

Censor

Davidson, Samuel

1775

Committee of Correspondence

Davidson, Samuel

1783

Council of Censors for the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly

Davidson, Samuel

1777

County Commissioner

Davidson, Samuel

1783

County Treasurer

Davidson, Samuel

1778

Justice of the Peace

Davidson, Samuel

1775

Member of a Committee of the Provincial Conference

Dean, Matthew

1778

Justice of the Peace

Dougherty, Bernard

1775

Committee of Safety

Dougherty, Bernard

1775, 1776, 1783

County Treasurer

Dougherty, Bernard

1778, 1782

Dedimus Potestamens

Dougherty, Bernard

1777

Judge of the Common Pleas

Dougherty, Bernard

1780

Justice of the Orphan's Court

Dougherty, Bernard

1781, 1782

Justice of the Peace

Dougherty, Bernard

1780

Justice of the Quarter Sessions

Elliot, Benjamin

1776

Delegate to the Convention of 1776

Elliott, Benjamin

1782

County Commissioner

Espy, David

1783

Censor

Espy, David

1778

Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions

Espy, David

1778

Clerk of the Orphan's Court

Espy, David

1779

Commissioner of Exchange

Espy, David

1775

Committee of Correspondence

Espy, David

1783

Council of Censors for the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly

Espy, David

1776, 1777

Council of Safety

Espy, David

1782, 1783

County Treasurer

Espy, David

1778

Dedimus Potestamens

Espy, David

1778

Judge of the Common Pleas

Espy, David

1778

Justice of the Peace

Espy, David

1775

Member of a Committee of the Provincial Conference

Espy, David

1778

Prothonotary

Espy, David

1778

Recorder of Deeds

Espy, David

1778

Register of Wills

Funk, George

1775

Committee of Correspondence

Funk, George

1781

Coroner

Galbraith, Robert

1778

Agents for Forfeited Estates

Galbraith, Robert

1778

Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions

Galbraith, Robert

1778

Clerk of the Orphan's Court

Galbraith, Robert

1777

Commissioner to Seize the Personal Effects of Traitors

Galbraith, Robert

1781

County Commissioner

Galbraith, Robert

1777, 1778

Dedimus Potestamens

Galbraith, Robert

1777

Judge of the Common Pleas

Galbraith, Robert

1777

Justice of the Peace

Galbraith, Robert

1777

Prothonotary

Galbraith, Robert

1778

Recorder of Deeds

Galbraith, Robert

1778

Register of Wills

Haines, John

1778

Justice of the Peace

Holliday, Thomas

1777

Bedford County Sub-Lieutenant

Holliday, William

1778

Paymaster of Militia

Holliday, William Jr

1777

Bedford County Sub-Lieutenant

Jones, David

1778

Justice of the Peace

Jones, David

1777

Person to take Subscriptions for the Continental Loan

Little, James

1780

Acting Commissioner of Purchase

Little, James

1777

Person to take Subscriptions for the Continental Loan

Livingston, Henry

1781

Collectors of Excise

Longstreath, Martin

1777

Justice of the Peace

Martin, James

1777, 1780

Bedford County Sub-Lieutenant

Martin, James

1776

County Commissioner

Martin, James

1777

Dedimus Potestamens

Martin, James

1777

Justice of the Peace

McAuley, Cornelius

1777, 1783

Coroner

McAuley, Cornelius

1779

County Commissioner

McCausland, Samuel

1783

Collectors of Excise

McGaughey, Arthur

1783

Collectors of Excise

Melott, Joshua

1777

Justice of the Peace

Miley, Abraham

1779

Justice of the Peace

Miley, Abraham

1777

Sheriff

Moore, Francis

1778

Justice of the Peace

Parker, William

1777

Justice of the Peace

Paxton, Thomas

1777

Justice of the Peace

Piper, John

1778

Agents for Forfeited Estates

Piper, John

1777

Bedford County Lieutenant

Piper, John

1777

Commissioner to Seize the Personal Effects of Traitors

Piper, John

1779

Councillor

Piper, John

1779

Councillor for Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly

Piper, John

1778, 1782

Dedimus Potestamens

Piper, John

1775

Member of a Committee of the Provincial Conference

Powell, Joseph

1776

Delegate to the Convention of 1776

Proctor, William

1783

County Commissioner

Proctor, William

1782

Justice of the Peace

Ramsey, John

1778

Commissioner of Purchase

Read, Moses

1779

Justice of the Peace

Read, Moses

1777

Person to take Subscriptions for the Continental Loan

Rhoads, Henry

1776

Delegate to the Convention of 1776

Rhodes, Henry

1778

Justice of the Peace

Ritchey, Gideon

1781

Agents for Forfeited Estates

Ritchey, Gideon

1780

Justice of the Peace

Rose, Allen

1778

County Commissioner

Saylor, Jacob

1780

Justice of the Peace

Scott, Robert

1777

Justice of the Peace

Skinner, Reuben

1783

Justice of the Peace

Smith, Thomas

1775

Committee of Correspondence

Smith, Thomas

1776

Delegate to the Convention of 1776

Smith, Thomas

1780, 1781

Member of Continental Congress

Smith, Thomas

1777

Prothonotary

Thompson, Samuel

1778

Justice of the Peace

Todd, Andrew

1780

Justice of the Peace

Todd, William

1778

Justice of the Peace

Tyshur, William

1778

Justice of the Peace

Urie, Thomas

1778

Agents for Forfeited Estates

Urie, Thomas

1777

Bedford County Sub-Lieutenant

Urie, Thomas

1777

Commissioner to Seize the Personal Effects of Traitors

Urie, Thomas

1777

Council of Safety

Urie, Thomas

1777

Councillor

Urie, Thomas

1777

Councillor for Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly

Urie, Thomas

1777

Dedimus Potestamens

Urie, Thomas

1777

Sheriff

Wells, James

1778

Justice of the Peace

Wilkins, John

1776

Delegate to the Convention of 1776

Wilson, Thomas

1778

Justice of the Peace

Wilt, John

1780, 1782

Coroner

Woods, George

1775

Committee of Correspondence

Woods, George

1774

Deputy to the Provincial Convention

Worrell, Isaac

1781

Acting Commissioner of Purchase