Brunswick County Militia, 1758 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 Brunswick, and for provisions furnished by sundry inhabitants of the said County, viz. To Captain Edward Goodrich (£30.00.00) To Frederick Maclin John Parish (lieutenants, £15.00.00 each) To Vines Collier Jeptha Arthington (ensigns, £10.00.00 each) To Thomas Briggs William Rose Nathaniel Tatum John Tilman (serjeants, £6.13.4 each) To James Scott, drummer (£4.14.6) To Richard Gower William Parsons Isham Harris William Bryan James Hargrove Robert Wall Charles Wall Peter Jackson Frederick Glover Thomas Mannin Mark Jackson Daniel Wall Robert Peebles William Foster Zebulon Lewis Jesse Brown William Parham Nicholas Fennell Abram Martin William Martin John Ramsey John Calton Richard Ramsey Benjamin Simpson Thomas Connally Thomas Haulcom Edward Tatum Moses Tomerlin Samuel Jackson Peter Freeman Edward Freeman Henry Jackson Charles Gunter John Carlile William Edwards Elias Fowler John Barnet Richard Dobbins Joel Smith Daniel Collier Samuel Russel Robert Gee, jun. William Cooke William Gaultney Sampson Moseley George Walton, jun. William Randolph William Ledbetter Samuel Sexton William Ledbetter, jun. Nathan Harris Robert Gaultney Thomas Walton John Moore Robert Lanier Thomas Denton William Denton Nathaniel Steed Edmonds Barker Lewis Barker David Moss James Linch David Adam Roger Tilman William Upchurch Thomas Nance Thomas Ravenscrop Michael Upchurch John Upchurch George Wall Thomas Nance John Nailes Francis Mitchell Tobias Moore Robert Nance (£5.0.0 each) To David Kelly John Ray (£0.15.0 each) To John Tilman, sen. Joseph Parish (£2.5.0 each) To John Woolsey Peter Sinclair (£1.10.0 each) To George Brewer John Hix Drury Sims Mark Rollins (£2.5.0) To Captain Edward Goodrich, for provisions and cart hire (£17.4.5) To Captain Edward Goodrich, for his pay, and the pay of the guards conducting drafted soldiers to Fredericksburg (£8.11.0). ____________________________________________ 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. ****************************************************************