Captain Griffith Johnson, through the marriage of his daughter, Jane Johnson to 
Charles Twigg, son of Robert Twigg, is my 5th great-grandfather. 

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Captain Griffith Johnson: 

This information is taken from "Twigg Family Research Pertaining to the Life and 
Times of Robert and Hannah Twigg"  by Jerry B. Twigg, Copyright 1996 with
permission from Jerry.

"The men whose names appear on this company roster enlisted less than two months
after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  Included are the three sons of
Robert Twigg as well as several other familiar family names.  They represent many
of the early settlers of the Murley's Branch area.  They were placed under the 
command of Griffith Johnson, who himself had been a resident of the Antietam area
during the French and Indian War.  An item in the Maryland Gazette for Feb. 16, 1758
reads:  "Week before last John Lane and Griffith Johnson were out on a scout
on the Patowmack and found Indian tracks leading to George's Creek near
Savage River.  They fired on them.  Lane is the man who was taken prisoner last
November.".  This reference may indicate a previous military connection.  By 1774
Johnson had relocated his family near Town Creek.  He was commissioned Captain
in December of 1776.  The term "Class" was used instead of the current "Squad"
designation.  John Twigg is known to have died late in 1778, but his death has not 
been shown to be war related.  Pension records listing John would be needed to make
this connection.  John's son Charles would later marry Jane Johnson, daughter of 
Griffith Johnson.

AMERICAN REVOLUTION - 3RD WESTERN BATTALION
CAPTAIN GRIFFITH JOHNSON'S CO.   organized  Aug. 28, 1776

Class 1						Class 5
Obediah Jushey		Edward Willison		Robert Faulker		Joseph Lasher
John Moore		Joseph Lasher		Thomas Allen		Francis Twigg
William House		Phillip Pendergrass	John Burkshire		Francis Warman
Elisha Robinett		Peter Snider		John Lasher		Thomas Shaws

Class 2						Class 6
Moses Robinett		Henry Bean		Richard Burkshire	William Swales
Cornelious Willison	Henry Warman		George Miller		Richard Reed
Jacob Flaker		Laurence Pendergrass	William Crabtree	James Cambell
Joseph Robinett		William Pury		Michael Stockwell	Robert Wells

Class 3						Class 7
Moses Robinett		George Moore, Jr.	George Moore		Richard Willison, Jr.
Basil Purill		Thomas Bean		Samuel Robinett		Truman Jarrett
Wm. Davinslary		George Holloway		Ezekiel Robinett	John Twigg
James Shugans		Michael Sniveley	John Willison, Jr.	Ezekiel Beavis

Class 4						Class 8
John Evans		Robert Twigg		Mathew Rice		Richard Willison, Sr.
Henry Berkshire		Robert Pendergrass	John Grimes		John Willison, Sr.
Patrick Cavanner	Samuel Hayes
Hezekiah Hyatt