Rosters ~ Civil & Militia Officers For Bedford County
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This roster lists the individuals who served as either civil officers or militia officers for Bedford County, Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War period.
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Name |
Year |
Service In The Bedford County Militia / Continental Line |
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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 |
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