Rosters ~ The Bedford County Militia 1778
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This roster lists the individuals who served in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Bedford County Militia during the year 1778.
There were only a few changes in the makeup of the officers of the companies from 1777 to 1778. Those few changes are reflected in this listing.
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Name |
Service In The Bedford County Militia / Continental Line |
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Abrams, Henry |
2nd Lieutenant, 4th Company, 1st Battalion |
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Adams, Robert |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Adams, Solomon |
Captain, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Albright, Armig |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Alexander, James |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Amrine, George |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Anderson, Andrew |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Anderson, James |
Captain, undesignated company, 1st Battalion |
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Anderson, James |
Ensign, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Arnold, Samuel |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Baker, George |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Baker, Tedrick |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Baker, Volintin |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Beatty, William |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Boyde, John |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Boyde, Thomas |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Bradshaw, Robert |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Buzzard, Petter |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Cessna, Jonathan |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Cessna, Jonathan Jr |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Clark, William |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Cobley, Danl. |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Coulter, Thomas |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Cowan, William |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Coyle, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Crow, Jacob |
Sergeant, Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Croy, Jacob |
Ensign, Will's Creek Settlement Company, 1st Battalion |
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Croy, Ritchard |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Dalton, James |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Davis, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Davis, Lewis |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Devore, Cornes |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Devore, Eliga |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Devore, Luke |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Drake, Oliver |
Captain, 4th Company, 1st Battalion |
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Dunlop, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Eggare, Philip |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Elliot, William |
Ensign, Captain James Anderson's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Enyard, John |
Ensign, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Enyard, William |
2nd Lieutenant, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Enyart, John |
Ensign, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Enyart, William |
2nd Lieutenant, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Ewalt, Henry |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Featts, John |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Fell, Richard |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Fraser, Banjamin |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Frobleville, James |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Gallaway, James |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Gibson, Robert |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Gobins, William |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Goodwin, Moses |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Hains, John |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Harding, Thomas |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Helm, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Henry, James |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Horleman, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Hubbell, Henry |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Huskins, William |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Huston, Alexandr |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Huston, Andrew |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Huston, Andrew |
Sergeant, Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Huston, Edward |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Huston, Robert |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Kelly, Matthew |
1st Lieutenant, Will's Creek Settlement Company, 1st Battalion |
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Kington, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Lamb, John |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Lamb, Timothy |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Laverty, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Libberick, Nicholas |
Court Martial Man, Will's Creek Settlement Company, 1st Battalion |
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Liberger, George |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Liberger, Henry |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Liberger, Ludwick |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Liberger, Nicholas Jr |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Liberger, Nicholas Sr |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Lideth, Peter |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Lidey, Joseph |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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McCashlin, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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McClellan, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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McCormick, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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McGaughey, Arthur |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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McGaughey, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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McGaughey, Thomas |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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McIntier, William |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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McKindly, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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McKinney, Hugh |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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McLess, Isiah |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Mikey, Daniel |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Mingle, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Nemier, John |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Nemier, Petter |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Nicholson, William |
1st Lieutenant, 4th Company, 1st Battalion |
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Oswalt, Mikel |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Oswalt, Tobies |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Parker, John |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Patts, Jacob |
Sergeant, Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Paxton, Samuel |
Captain, Will's Creek Settlement Company, 1st Battalion |
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Peter, John |
Doctor, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Porter, John |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Porter, Moses |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Potts, Jonathan |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Prosser, Danl. |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Rankin, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Rhoads, Danl. |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Rhoads, Jacob |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Rhoads, Joseph |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Rose, Allen |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Scott, William |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Scritchfield, John |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Scritchfield, Nathaniel |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Scritckfield, Benj. |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Sever, Fredrick |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Shaver, John |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Shearer, Andrew |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Shearer, Andrew |
Court Martial Man, Will's Creek Settlement Company, 1st Battalion |
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Sheckley, Peter |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Simpson, Hugh |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Sloan, William |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Standiford, David |
Ensign, 4th Company, 1st Battalion |
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Stephens, Richard |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Swisher, John |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Tarwatter, Jacob |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Teatts, Martin |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Tevery, Thomas |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Tiger, John |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Todd, John |
2nd Lieutenant, Captain James Anderson's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Todd, Samuel |
1st Lieutenant, Captain James Anderson's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Todd, Samuel |
Lieutenant, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Todd, William |
Captain Solomon Adams' Company, 4th Company, 3rd Battalion |
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Turnbilson, Henery |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Turner, John |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Walters, David |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Warran, Edward |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Wilker, Jacob |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Wilker, Powel |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Wood, Richard |
2nd Lieutenant, Will's Creek Settlement Company, 1st Battalion |
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Wood, Thoms. |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Woolback, Godfrey |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Workman, James |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Wortzman, William |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Young, James |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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Young, William |
Captain Samuel Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
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