French and Indian War militia and provisioners to the militia *********************************************************** Submitted by: Freddie Spradlin Date: Oct 2006 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** An act of assembly, passed March 1758, the 31st year of the reign of King George II, some of the militia were called out for service in the early days of the French and Indian War, Annexed to this act, was a schedule of the names of the militia officers and soldiers, and the citizens who furnished provisions to that militia. This is the schedule pertaining to Albemarle County. ALBEMARLE COUNTY. l. s. d. To Charles Ellis, for provisions to Indians, 4 6 00 To William Floyd, for provisions to Indians, 4 9 4 To William Pryor, do. 3 13 6 John Buckner, do. 3 4 11 Ambrose Lee, do. 7 9 00 James Nevill, do. 1 12 00 William Woods, do. 00 16 00 Henry Key, do. 00 8 00 Richard Murray, do. for and ferriages, 1 13 2 John Lewis, do. 00 7 4 George Taylor, for provisions, 1 14 5 To Mr. Allen Howard and William Cabell, jun. to pay a company of militia of his county, under the command of captain James Nevil, according to his muster-roll, To the eighth day of September, 1758, inclusive, 298 17 6 To Charles Ellis, for provisions, 2 8 1 John Dailey, do. 00 4 2 Elizabeth Birk, do. 1 10 5 Robert Davis, jun. do. 7 9 8 Nicholas Davis, do. 1 16 6 William Cabell, do. 00 17 8 Edward Spalden, do. 00 19 2 Francis Ellison, do. 2 18 10 To David Lewis, paid for carrying ammunition, 00 15 00 To William Callaway, for salt, 00 3 00 Gideon Thomas, for horse hire, 00 8 9 Captain Charles Ellis, 3 18 00 Cornelius Thomas, lieutienant, 1 19 00 Charles Tuly, ensign, 1 6 00 John Freeman, serjeant, 00 9 4 Jacob Brown, corporal, 00 13 4 Thomas Cotrell, do. 00 17 6 To Edward Weir, and Thomas Powell, 7s. each, 00 14 00 To Malcom Allen, Richard Powell, Aschroft Roach, Benjamin Hensley, William Henson, John Powell, Edward Spolden, Benjamin Stinnett, Benjamin Stinnett, jun. Henry Guffey, William Williams, Solomon Carter, Joshua Fowler, John Hix, George Adam Salling, John Bryan, David Davis, Mark Lively, Henry Fuller, William Bratchy, John Burk Lane, Stephen Cash, Philip Henson, William Becknel, James White, James Randel, Nicholas Pryor, Caleb Burton, and Isham Davis, 13s. each, 18 4 00 To Jacob Smith, 7 To William Shoemaker, and William Pryor, 10s. each, 1 00 00 To John Woods, as lieutenant, 1 19 00 William Woods, as ensign, 1 6 00 Andrew Greer, serjeant, 00 17 4 To Samuel Stockton, Thomas Jameson, Hugh Alexander, Robert Pogece, John Wallace, Adam Gaudilock, Michael Woods, jun. Bartholomew Ramsey, Henry Randolph, William Stockton, James Kinkade, Thomas Harbet, Henry Brenton, Joshua Woods, Alexander Jameson, Daniel Maupin, John Maupin, William Maupin, Matthew Mullins, Samuel Woods, William Whiteside, David Gass, Abraham Howard, Thomas Grubs, John Cowen, George Brackenridge, and William Pogue, 13s. each, 17 11 00 To William Woods, lieutenant, 2 8 00 David Martin, ensign, 1 6 00 To Charles Wakefield, and William Martin, serjeants, 17s. 4d. each, 1 14 8 To William Wakefield, Henry Wakefield, Charles Hughes, Langsdon Depriest, Aaron Hughes, John Depriest, James Glen, James Robertson, Charles Crawford, John Bigs, John M'Anally, Robert M'Whorter, and Richard Prior, 13s. each, 8 9 00 To James Martin, Michael Morrison, James Morrison, and Adam Lackie, 10s. each, 2 00 00 To Alexander M'Mulen, Lawrence Smith, Matthias Hughes, Michael Israel, and William Cartie, 16s. each, 4 00 00 To Robert Barnet, for horse hire, 1 00 00 John Rucker, for provisions, 00 2 00 Charles Ellis, for do. 00 5 8 To David Lewis, for conducting soldiers to Fredericksburg, and maintenance of one do. 3 00 00 To John Been, for provisions, 2 18 9 To captain John Hunter, for his pay, and the pay of the guards conducting drafted soldiers to Fredericksburg, 6 16 00 To Obadiah Woodson, the ballance of his account for provisions, a horse, sundry necessaries, and paid to several soldiers, 80 4 9 To Samuel Ridgway, jun. for a horse lost in the Shawnese expedition 3 00 00 ------------ l. 516 8 9