Bedford County, Virginia, Military-French & Indian War: Providers of Provisions for Militia Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Freddie Spradlin ==================================================================== 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 Bedford County. To the Militia of the County of Bedford, and Provisions furnished by sundry Inhabitants of the said County, viz. l. s. d. To John Phelps, as captain, 2 8 00 Richard Callaway, lieutenant, 1 4 00 Samuel Hairston, ensign, 00 16 00 To John Hunter, William Edwards, Ambrose Bryant, serjeants, 10s. 8d. each, 1 12 00 To James Callaway, John Talbot, James M'Ronalds, Joseph Looney, Robert Hairston, Nicholas Hays, Thomas Cooper, William Bumpass, David Rosser, Richard Tiths, Nathaniel Patterson, John Alston, John Martin, John Lawson, George Coldwell, William Hinton, Jonathan Jennings, John Brown, Archibald Campbell, Francis Siver, Amhus Bramblett, Robert Martin, William Chalmore, John Spurlock, Bartlet Henson, John Robertson, William Manley, William Twiddy, Isaac Buterworth, Joseph Ryon, James M'Murtry, Richard Philips, John Lawson, Samuel Gilbert, Daniel Gilbert, Pharoah Ryley, William Fuqua, John Jackson, John Robertson, jun. Jacob Anderson, Patrick M'Dade, Christopher Sitton, John Hardman, and Charles Talbot, 8s. each, 17 12 00 To captain Matthew Talbot, 38 14 00 Thomas Prather, ensign, 10 16 00 To William Simmons, serjeant, 8 9 4 To Gross Scruggs, and Meshach Haile, serjeants, 7l. 5s. 4d. each, 14 10 8 To George Haynes, 5 4 00 John Richardson, 4 6 00 Joshua Richardson, 5 1 00 Evan Morgan, 4 5 00 John Morgan, 5 5 00 John Mackey, jun. 5 9 00 James Mackey, 4 13 00 William Haynes, 4 15 00 To John Richardson, and William Morgan 3l. 8s. each, 6 16 00 To Thomas Morgan, 3 9 00 William Yates, 2 18 00 To Joseph Benning, John Benning, Samuel Arrenton, John Thomas, Richard Taylor, John Moore, and Zachariah Roberson, 1l. 14s. each, 11 18 00 To Jonathan Richardson, 3 8 00 John Grymes, 3 3 00 John Pyburn, 3 13 00 Thomas Hunt, 3 1 00 Jeremiah Pate, 00 18 00 John Pate, 3 7 00 Matthew Pate, 1 3 00 Anthony Pate, 1 8 00 Jacob Pate, 00 7 00 John Macky, 00 19 00 John Casey, 2 3 00 To John Loson, David Loson, William Lucks, Samuel Gilbert, James Bryan, William Layne, and Abraham Chandler, 15s. each, 5 5 00 To William Morgan, Jesse Bran, Barnabas Arthur, George Hackworth, Merry Carter, and Daniel Richardson, 8s. each, 2 8 00 To Robert Martin, 1 14 00 James Runnals, 1 9 00 Stephen Towns, 1 7 00 Barnabas Arthur, jun. 1 00 00 To John Talbot, James Talbot, Augustine Leftwick, John Hall, and Christopher Munday, 10s. each, 2 10 00 To James Millwood, 2 00 00 John Snow, 00 12 00 Abraham Smith, 00 18 00 To James Spencer, Archelus M'Neale, and John Vardeman, 17s. each, 2 11 00 To William Arthur, 4 2 00 Thomas Sexton, 2 10 00 Moses Preston, 2 11 00 Matthew Talbot, for provisions, 27 18 11 Charles Talbot, as lieutenant, 2 14 00 Thomas Gilbert, ensign, 00 16 00 To Daniel Gilbert, Benjamin Gilbert, John Hardiman, Richard Edwards, Elliot Lacey, Charles Harris, George Caldwell, and Head Lynch, 8s. each, 3 4 00 To William Edwards, Jeremiah Pate, Jacob Pate, and John Pate, 16s. each, 3 4 00 To Thomas Reade, John Brown, Acquiller Gilbert, Isaac Butterworth, Thomas Murry, Peter Rawlins, Robert Shipley, Robert Shipley, jun. Anthony Rawlins, and Patrick M'David, 10s. each, 5 00 00 To William Simmons, 1 00 00 Zachariah Burnley, 00 4 00 John Anthony, as lieutenant, 9 00 00 Benjamin Hatcher, ensign, 6 00 00 To Richard Andrews, serjeant, 4 00 00 Richard Ragsdale, do. 3 1 4 To Isaac Brown, John London, John Mattox, Josiah Gibson, Peter Jones, Peter Ragsdale, George Abbott, Nathan Tate, William Tate, William Haynes, and James Mackie, 3l. each, 33 00 00 To Robert Oglesby, 2 13 00 To George Smith, and Sandiver Cashiah, 2l. 6s. each, 4 12 00 To William Whiteside, and Henry Prunk, 39s. each, 3 18 00 To Joseph Ray, 2 17 00 William Arthur, 1 17 00 James Callaway, for provisions, 8 17 00 John Anthony, do. 9 9 00 Richard Woodward, 7 3 7 Stephen English, do. 7 3 00 James Neely, do. 1 2 6 Thomas Morgan, 1 00 00 Ralph Fuqua, do. 1 4 00 Daniel Morris, do. 00 10 00 William Mead, do. 00 6 8 William Boyd, do. 00 6 8 To Edward M'Daniel, assignee of Henry Ferguson, for horse hire, 00 7 6 To Joseph M'Daniel, assignee of William Crawford, for provisions, 1 3 6 To Thomas Tharman, for provisions, and 13 days service, 00 15 00 To Adam Beard, for provisions, 7 1 3 Richard Callaway, as serjeant, 00 5 4 To Jeremiah Early, Jacob Henderson, Ambrose Bryan, Samuel Brown, James Fair, Charles Bright, John Watts, and John Handy, 4s. each, 1 12 00 To Richard Callaway, for provisions, 11 6 9 Edward Bright, for do. 5 16 00 Charles Bright, for do. 1 18 00 James Turner, do. 4 11 8 William Meade, as lieutenant, 1 19 00 Jeremiah Yarborough, ensign, 00 6 00 Joseph Rentfroe, serjeant, 00 6 8 Thomas Prather, do. 00 4 00 To Matthew Talbot, William Morgan, jun. James Board, John Morgan, David Preston, Evan Morgan, John Pyburn, John Wright, and George Grundy, 3s. each, 1 7 00 To Moses Rentfro, Joseph Richardson, and William Fuqua, 6s. each, 00 18 00 To Edward Choat, 00 9 00 To Augustine Choat, Robert Pepper, Samuel Pepper, Philip Preston, John Yates, John Robertson, Pharoah Royley, Samuel Robertson, and George Thomas, 7s. each, 3 3 00 To Daniel Richardson, George Adams, and James Moore, 5s. each, 00 15 00 To Joseph M'Daniel, 00 10 00 To Nathan Richardson, and Thomas Overstreet, 4s. each, 00 8 00 To William Handy, 00 5 00 William Meade, for provisions, 1 13 00 Joseph Rentfroe, as lieutenant 15 15 00 To Robert Jones, William Carson, Stephen Rentfroe, John Anderson, William Davis, Edward Davis, Charles Cox, John Riley, William Puttect, James Puttect, James Rentfroe, Nathan Pottlet, Thomas Jones, and William Crabtree, 5l. 5s. each, 73 10 00 To John Davis, 5 1 00 James Corser, 3 7 00 David Morse, 00 12 00 To Rueben Keef, William Dilenham, Samuel Woodward, and Nathan Richardson, 3s. each, 00 12 00 To Joseph Rentfroe, for provisions, 46 3 6 Robert Hairston, for do. 2 5 4 William Crawford, for do. 00 4 6 Robert Ewing, for do. 00 12 00 Joseph Crocket, for do. 00 10 00 Nicholas Welch, for do. 5 2 4 Samuel Hairston, as lieutenant, 2 17 00 Robert Hairston, ensign, 1 4 00 James Patterson, Serjeant, 1 2 8 To Joseph M'Murty, Abraham M'Clelan, and Thomas Oglesby, 12s. each, 1 16 00 To Andrew Hairston, and Patrick Hensley, 5s. each, 00 10 00 To Nathaniel Patterson, Serjeant, 00 9 4 To William Manley, William Twedey, John Gallaway, David Rosser, and James Carson, 7s. each, 1 15 00 To Archibald Campbell, Edward Ohair, William Chalmor, James M'Runnals, John Thompson, Abraham Mitchell, Nicholas Hays, and John Pratt, 6s. each, 2 8 00 To Luke Murphy, George Adams, and James Johnston, 7s. each, 1 1 00 To Samuel Hairston, as ensign, 2 14 00 John Hunter, serjeant, 1 16 00 James Patterson, 1 4 00 To Thomas Oglesby, and John Neilson, 1l. each, 00 2 00 To James Morris, James Murphy, Luke Murphy, and Charles Simmons, 8s. each, 1 12 00 To John Daunn, and John Galloway, 13 s. each, 1 6 00 To John Dixton, Joseph Murty, and Israel Young, 9s. each, 1 7 00 To William Manly, William Tweedy, and George Adams, 12s. each, 1 16 00 To Abraham Thompson, 00 11 00 Henry Ferguson, for provisions, 00 7 10 Captain John Quarles, 42 6 00 William Irvine, ensign, 4 6 00 Ambrose Bramlett, serjeant, 2 17 4 John Robinson, 7 00 00 William Bramlitt, 5 19 00 William Nix, 6 12 00 John Abston, 6 3 00 William Anderson, 6 2 00 Jesse Paty, 6 1 00 Patrick Vance, 6 11 00 Thomas Overstreet, 4 19 00 William Stone, 2 5 00 John Spurlick, 4 18 00 George Smith, 4 2 00 William Wooddie, 4 6 00 Jonathan Ginnings, 2 8 00 Thomas Wright, 2 16 00 To William Ragsdale, Nathan Tate, William Tate, Peter Ragsdale, Isaac Brown, John Mattocks, Peter Jones, and Sandesur Kesier, 4l. 19s. each, 39 12 00 To George Abet, and Benjamin Hatcher, 2l. 15s. each, 5 10 00 To John Mitchum, 6 11 00 John Tinker, 2 5 00 John Martain, 2 3 00 Jonathan Jones, 2 12 00 Thomas Daws, 1 17 00 To William Morgan, 1 4 00 To James Board, and William Board, 2l. 14s. each, 5 8 00 To John Morgin, 2 10 00 Patrick Halloguan, 1 13 00 John Mead, and Abel Mead, 32s. each, 3 4 00 John Robinson, 1 5 00 William Irvine, lieutenant, 14 14 00 Ambrose Bramlett, ensign, 7 18 00 To Josias Gipson, and Richard Andrews, serjeants, 6l. 12s. each, 13 4 00 To James Alcorn, 1 17 00 James Moore, 1 5 00 John Haynes, 00 15 00 To Daniel M'Foll, and James M'Fall, 14s. each, 1 8 00 To James Jones, and Josiah Ramsey, 11s. each, 1 2 00 To John Pate, 1 10 To Anthony Pate, and Jacob Pate, 20s. each, 2 00 00 To Matthew Pate, 00 17 00 David Irvine, 1 2 00 Thomas Owens, 00 14 00 To Patrick Johnson, John Patrick Burks, and Robert Jones, 1 10 00 To James Callaway, Samuel Robinson, Hugh Crocket, and Thomas Baker, 12s. each, 2 8 00 To John Orrack, and John Ward, 9s. each, 00 18 00 To Jonathan Prater, and James Presnal, 8s. each, 00 16 00 To William Walker, 00 7 00 To William Phelps, and William Montgomery, 5s. each, 00 10 00 To Jeremiah Earley, lieutenant, 8 2 00 To George Watts, and Edmund Fair, serjeants, 3l. 12s. each, 7 4 00 To James Fair, Samuel Brown, James Callaway, Richard Woodard, sen. Charles Bright, Edward Bright, Richard Maples, John Jones, Richard Woodard, Richard Burks, William Burks, Bolling Burks, William Woodard, John Woodard, James Orchard, and Edward Watts, 2l. 14s. each, 43 4 00 To Richard Pritchard, 2 4 00 John House, 1 17 00 To Thomas Duly, James Duly, and Thomas Maclin, 31s. each, 4 13 00 To James Wine, 00 16 00 John Watts, 00 14 00 Jeremiah Early, lieutenant, 8 11 00 To George Watts, and Jacob Anderson, serjeants, 3l. 16s. each, 7 12 00 To Edmund Fair, James Callaway, Samuel Brown, Richard Woodward, Charles Bright, James Fair, Edward Bright, Richard Maples, John Jones, Thomas Thirman, Richard Woodward, sen. and John Hughes, 2l. 17s. each, 34 4 00 To James Bromlet, 2 14 00 To Richard Burks, jun. William Burks, Boling Burks, Edward Watts, and James Orchard, 2l. 11s. each, 12 15 00 To William Woodward, John Bush, John Woodward, Isaac Woodward, Michael Poore, and Richard Pritchard, 2l. 6s. each, 13 16 00 To Andrew Poore, 1 16 00 Jeremiah Early, for provisions, 7 17 3 To William Callaway, for provisions to militia and Indians, 61 2 6 To James Callaway, for provisions to Indians, 7 9 00 To Leonard Hall, for conducting Indians, 1 10 00 To James Standerfield, for provisions for do. 4 8 6 To John Hues, for conducting Indians, 2 00 00 To Charles Bright, for provisions for do. 1 13 00 To Jeremiah Yarborough, for do. 1 10 00 Henry Tate, for do. 1 15 00 Joseph Rentfro, for do. to militia, 7 12 4 Thomas Dooley, for do. 00 14 00 William Callaway, for do. 3 3 2 John Reade, for do. 5 3 10 ------------- l. 1101 12 9