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          ~ The Bedford County Militia
          1776

   This roster lists the individuals who served in the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Bedford County Militia during the year 1776.

   The only companies of militia during that year for which rosters are extant were commanded by Captain Thomas Paxton (1st Battalion) and Captain Samuel Davidson (2nd Battalion). This list is compiled from three extant returns of Captain Paxton's Company and one of Captain Davidson's Company.

Name Service In The Bedford County Militia
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Alexander, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Alexanderson, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Allexander, Robert Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Anderson, Thomas Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Anderson, William Alex Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Beatty, William Lieutenant, Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Bicket, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Black, Hugh Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Blear, William Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Bowman, Enoch Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Boyce, John Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Boyd, James Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Boyd, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Brown, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Buckley, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Cable, Philip Captain, 1st Battalion
Carpenter, Daniel Captain, 1st Battalion
Caseby, David Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Cessna, Charles Major, 2nd Battalion
Cessna, John Major, 1st Battalion
Chaney, ----- Lieutenant, 1st Battalion
Cluggage, Francis Captain, 1st Battalion
Coleman, James Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Commel, Matthew Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Coombs, Edward Major, 1st Battalion
Crawford, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
David, Eleazer Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Davidson, Samuel Captain, 2nd Battalion
Dayley, Patk Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Devenney, Andw Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Devenny, Andrew Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Dougherty, John Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Dyer, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Easety, David Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Edington, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Edmiston, Thomas Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Elderton, James Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Esery, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Evans, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Evins, David Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Fraser, Benjamin Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Frier, William Lieutenant, 1st Battalion
Funk, George Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Galloway, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Graham, John Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Gray, Hermann Lieutenant, 1st Battalion
Gray, Moses Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Gun, George Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Hamilton, John Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Hamilton, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Hammelton, Jno Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Hared, Thomas Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Hay, Thomas Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Hearsh, Jacob Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Hendershot, Jacob Captain, 2nd Battalion
Herod, Thomas Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Higgins, ----- Lieutenant, 1st Battalion
Hite, Conrad Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Holliday, Thomas Ensign, 1st Battalion
Hollyday, Adam Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Hollyday, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Huff, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Hunter, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Irwin, David Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
John, Lemuel Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
John, Saml Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Johnson, James Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Johnson, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Jones, Isaac Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Jones, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Kandel, William Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Kasebeer, John Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Kennedy, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Killpatrick, Allexander Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
King, Chrisn Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Linn, Adam Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Linn, Levi Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Livingston, Henry Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Lloyd, David Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Lowry, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Lowry, John Jr Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Macaslen, Samuel Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
May, John A. Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
McAlevy, William Captain, 1st Battalion
McAlvey, William Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Battalion
McAuley, Cornelius Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
McCall, Willliam Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
McDonnel, Patk Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
McDonnell, Patrick Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
McFarand, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
McFarland, William Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
McGaughy, Thomas Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
McGrason, Duncan Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
McKee, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
McLelland, Benjn Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
McMichaels, Daniel Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
McMullin, Jno Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
McNeal, Hector Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Mersher, Reuben Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Miles, Thomas Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Millar, Felix Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Mitchel, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Mony, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Morsher, Reuben Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Mulgar, George Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Naugel, Anthony Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Newtown, Forbes Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Nicholas, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Nicholson, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Noals, Joseph Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Parker, William Captain, 1st Battalion
Paxton, Robert Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Paxton, Thomas Captain, 1st Battalion
Piper, John Colonel, 1st Battalion
Piper, John Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Battalion
Prigmore, Jonathn Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Prigmore, Theodr Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Reed, Moses Lieutenant, 1st Battalion
Reil, Martin Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Ricket, Richd Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Ripple, Jacob Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Robinson, Hugh Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Saylor, Jacob Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Seabrooks, Nathan Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Seipes, Charles Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Shay, Michael Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Shelly, Hugh Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Shelly, Michl Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Sherley, Richd Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Shirley, Richard Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Simpson, Hugh Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Skinner, Samuel Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Skinner, Samuel Sr Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Smith, George Lieutenant, 1st Battalion
Smith, Thomas Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Battalion
Stillwell, John Lieutenant, 1st Battalion
Stopper, Christr Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Stuart, Charles Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Sullivan, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Templeton, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Thompson, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Tipton, Shadk Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Titus, Daniel Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Titus, John Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Truax, Cornelius Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Truax, Joseph Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion,
Ungar, George Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Vickray, Thomas Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Walleck, Michael Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Walls, Henry Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Williams, Benjn Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Winter, Stephen Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Wirth, Henry Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion
Witherow, Wm Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Withrow, Saml Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion
Woods, George Colonel, 2nd Battalion
Woods, George Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Battalion
Woods, George Jr Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion