Bedford County Militia, 1758 (part 1) Transcribed from: Hening, William Waller 1820 The Statutes at Large; Being A Collection Of All The Laws Of Virginia, From The First Session Of The Legislature In The Year 1619. Volume VII. Franklin Press, Richmond, Virginia. -------------------------------------- September 1758 - 32d George II. CHAP. 1. An Act for raising the Sum of Twenty-five Thousand Pounds, for the better protection of the Inhabitants on the Frontiers of this Colony, and for other purposes therein mentioned. XXII. And whereas divers companies of the militia of the several counties of Prince William, Fairfax, and Culpeper, were lately drawn out into actual service for the defence and protection of the frontier of this colony, against the incursions and depredations of the French, and their Indian allies, whose names and the time they respectively continued in the said service, are contained in a certain schedule to this act annexed, and it is just and necessary that they should be paid for such their service, by the public, and also that the several sums of money in the said schedule charged for provisions, found for the use of the said militia, should be paid to the persons respectively entitled to the same, according to the said schedule; and for an encouragement to the militia of this colony to go out freely for the defence of their country in all times of danger, with a certain assurance of being paid for their services: Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the treasurer of this colony do, within six months after the passing of this act, pay in treasury notes, to be emitted by virtue of this act, to the several officers and private soldiers, particularly named in the said schedule, the several sums of tobacco to which they are respectively entitled, at the rate of ten shillings per hundred, and also the several sums of money charged in the said schedule, for provisions found for the use of the said militia, to the persons thereby respectively entitled to the same, and also the several tobacco claims, for provisions found for the said militia, to be discharged at one penny per pound, any thing in the acts relating to invasions and insurrections to the contrary notwithstanding. The SCHEDULE to which this Act refers. To the Militia of the County of Bedford, and for Provisions furnished by sundry Inhabitants of the said county, viz. To John Phelps, as captain (£2.8.0). Richard Callaway, lieutenant (£1.4.0). Samuel Hairston, ensign (£0.16.0). To John Hunter William Edwards Ambrose Bryant, sergeants (£0.1.2 each). To James Callaway John Talbot James McRonalds Joseph Looney Robert Hairston Nicholas Hays Thomas Cooper William Bumpass David Rosser Richard Tiths Nathaniel Patterson James Alston John Martin John Lawson George Coldwell William Hinton Jonathan Jennings John Brown Archibald Campbell Francis Siver Amhus Bramlett Robert Martin William Chalmore John Spurlock Bartlet Henson John Robertson William Manley William Twiddy Isaac Buterworth Joseph Ryon James McMurty Richard Philips John Lawson Samuel Gilbert Daniel Gilbert Pharoah Ryley William Fuqua John Jackson John Robertson, jun. Jacob Anderson Patrick McDade Christopher Sitton John Hardman Charles Talbot (£0.8.0 each). To captain Matthew Talbot (£38.14.0). Thomas Prather, ensign (£10.16.0). To William Simmons, serjeant (£8.9.4). To Gross Scruggs and Meshack Haile, sergeants (£7.5.4 each). To George Haynes (£5.4.0). John Richardson (£4.6.0). Joshua Richardson (£5.1.0). Evan Morgan (£4.5.0). John Morgan (£5.5.0). John Markey, jun. (£5.9.0). James Markey (£4.13.0). William Haynes (£4.15.0). To John Richardson and William Morgan (£3.8.0 each). To Thomas Morgan (£3.9.0). William Yates (£2,13,9). To Joseph Benning John Benning Samuel Arrenton John Thomas Richard Taylor John Moore Zachariah Roberson (£1.14.0 each). To Jonathan Richardson (£3.8.0). John Grymes (£3.3.0). John Pyburn (£3.13.0). Thomas Hunt (£3.1.0). Jeremiah Pate (£0.18.0). John Pate (£3.7.0). Matthew Pate (£1.3.0). Anthony Pate (£1.8.0). Jacob Pate (£0.7.0). John Macky (£0.19.0). John Casey (£2.3.0). To John Loson David Loson William Lucks Samuel Gilbert James Bryan William Layne Abraham Chandler (£0.15.0 each). To William Morgan Jesse Bryan Barnabas Arthur George Hackworth Merry Carter Daniel Richardson (£0.8.0 each). To Robert Martin (£1.14.0). Stephen Runnals (£1.9.0). Stephen Towns (£1.7.0). Barnabas Arthur, jun. (£1.0.0). To John Talbot James Talbot Augustine Leftwick John Hall Christopher Munday (£0.10.0 each). To James Millwood (£2.0.0). John Snow (£0.12.0). Abraham Smith (£0.18.0). To James Spencer Archelus McNeale John Vardeman (£0.17.0 each). To William Arthur (£4.2.0). Thomas Sexton (£2.10.0). Moses Preston (£2.11.0). Matthew Talbot, for provisions (£27.18.11). Charles Talbot, as lieutenant (£2.14.0). Thomas Gilbert, ensign (£0.16.0). To Daniel Gilbert Benjamin Gilbert John Hardiman Richard Edwards Elliot Lacey Charles Harris George Caldwell Head Lynch (£0.8.0 each). To William Edwards Jeremiah Pate Jacob Pate John Pate (£0.16.0 each). To Thomas Reade John Brown Acquiller Gilbert Isaac Butterworth Thomas Murry Peter Rawlins Robert Shipley Robert Shipley, jun. Anthony Rawlins Patrick McDavid (£0.10.0 each). To William Simmons (£1.0.0). Zachariah Burnley (£0.4.0). John Anthony, as lieutenant (£9.0.0). Benjamin Hatcher, ensign (£5.0.0). To Richard Andrews, serjeant (£4.0.0). Richard Ragsdale, serjeant (£5.1.4). To Issac Brown John London John Mattox Josiah Gibson Peter Jones Peter Ragsdale George Abbott Nathan Tate William Tate William Haynes James Mackie (£3.0.0 each). To Robert Oglesby (£2.13.0). To George Smith Sandiver Cashiah (£2.6.0 each). To William Whitesite Henry Prunk (£0.39.0 each). To Joseph Ray (£2.17.0). William Arthur (£1.17.0). James Callaway, for provisions (£8.17.0). John Anthony, for provisions (£9.9.0). Richard Woodward, [for provisions] (£7.3.7). Stephen English, for provisions (£7.3.0). James Neely, for provisions (£1.2.6). Thomas Morgan, [for provisions] (£1.0.0). Ralph Fuqua, for provisions (£1.4.0). Daniel Morris, for provisions (£0.10.0). William Meade, for provisions (£0.6.8). William Boyd, for provisions (£0.6.8). To Edward McDaniel assignee of Henry Ferguson, for horse hire (£7.6.0). To Joseph McDaniel, assignee of William Crawford, for provisions (£1.3.6). To Thomas Tharman, for provisions and 13 days service (£0.15.0). To Adam Beard, for provisions (£7.1.3). Richard Callaway, as serjeant (£0.5.4). To Jeremiah Early Jacob Henderson Ambrose Bryan Samuel Brown James Fair Charles Bright John Watts John Handy (£0.4.0 each). To Richard Callaway, for provisions (£11.6.9). Edward Bright, for provisions (£5.16.0). Charles Bright, for provisions (£1.18.0). James Turner, for provisions (£4.11.8). William Meade, as lieutenant (£1.19.0). Jeremiah Yarborough, ensign (£0.6.0). Joseph Rentfroe, serjeant (£0.6.2). Thomas Prather, sergeant (£0.4.0). Submitted by Gwen Hurst **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************