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          ~ 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