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 Frederick County. FREDERICK COUNTY. l. s. d. To Archibald Ruddall, lieutenant, 3 6 00 Henry Selser, serjeant, 1 9 4 John Jones, 1 1 00 To Jeremiah Odle, Moses Job, Reudy Mank, George Bennet, Jonathan Odle, and James Thruston, 17s. each, 5 2 00 To Patrick M'Kenny, 1 2 00 To Richard Mank, Henry Mank, and Daniel Mank, 17s. each, 2 11 00 To Henry M'Kenney 1 2 00 To Nathaniel Bailey, Peter Bailey, and William Cross, 15s. each, 2 5 00 To Richard Murphy, 00 17 00 Thomas Speak, as ensign, 00 8 00 Charles Littleton, serjeant, 00 5 4 To Daniel Johnston, Stephen Suthard, Edward Linsey, Josiah Springer, Jacob Pricket, Stephen Stradler, Charles Colson, John Hampton, Samuel Mason, Peter Petanger, Francis M'Cormick, Thomas Alfort, Richard Stearman, and Thomas Linsey, 4s. each, 2 16 00 To Robert Pearis, Thomas Speake, lieutenant, John Horden, ensign, 12 6 4 To William Matthew, and John Stephenson, l.2 13s. 4d. each, 5 6 8 To John Vance, James Meamack, James Morris, William Hall, William Miller, Benjamiam Foolam, William Locard, Thomas Linsey, Levi Jones, Edward Martin, Josiah Springer, Mark Hardin, Solomon Burkem, Samuel Stubbs, Gilbert Gorden, George Bell, Charles Colson, James Grigson, George Rice, John Miller, William Jacobs, Joshua Ewings, and Thomas Conaly, l. 2 each, 46 00 00 To Isaac Lindsey, David James, and Edward Tummens, 39s. each, 5 17 00 To Owen Wingfield, 1 5 00 Walter Shirley, 1 14 00 Robert Goosberry, 1 16 00 Jarvis Shirley 1 14 00 To John Parke, and Isaac Thomas l. 2 each, 4 00 00 To James Jack, and Hugh Johnston, 33s. each, 3 6 00 To James Jones, 1 3 00 Francis Maginis, 1 5 00 Joseph Lyon, 00 11 00 Joseph M'Dowell, as lieutenant, 1 7 00 John Allen, as ensign, 00 18 00 James Ireson, serjeant, 00 12 00 To Thomas Allen, Andrew Blackburn, William Stephenson, John M'Gill, Benjamin Blackburn, Isaac White, Matthew Harbison, William Blackburn, Bryan Money, James Hughes, Joseph Fleming, William White, John Young, Joseph Taucett, John Capper, David Williams, Leonard Cooper, Joseph Carroll, John Cook, William Wilson, Samuel Vance, Andrew Vance, James Huston, William Hughes, and John Cooper, 9s. each, 11 5 00 To Thomas Speak, captain, 2 14 00 John Hardin, lieutenant, 1 4 00 Magnus Tate, ensign, 00 14 00 Charles Littleton, serjeant, 00 12 00 John Champain, do. 00 9 4 To Daniel Johnson, Stephen Suthard, James Lindsey, Thomas Lindsey, Jacob Pricket, Thomas Price, Robert Steward, Stephen Johnson, Isaac Lindsey, John Regan, Edward John Hampton, John Colston, Solomon Litleton, Thomas Robinson, Edward Degell, 9s. each, 7 4 00 To Francis M'Crimar, Gasper Bewtoole, Hugh Stephenson, Edward Haven, John Hudson, Benjamin Fullom, John Vance, John Stephenson, Josiah Combs, James Morris, 8s. each, 7 4 00 To John Laman, James Legat, John Dickson, Holaway Perry, Joseph Pierce, Henry Vanmeter, Lawrence Lendar, Edward Mergee, Joseph Vanmeter, Jacob Mergee, Remembrance Williams, Joseph Polson, William Fiell, Nicholas M'Intire, Edward Lucas, Robert Buckus, Benjamin Sweet, John Taylor, and Anthony Turner, 7s. each, 6 13 00 To Robert Cropper, for a horse for Indians, 4 00 00 To John Allen, lieutenant, 1 4 00 James Iresen, ensign 00 6 00 George Wright, serjeant, 00 10 8 To William Hughs, Bryan Money, John Magill, James Hugh, James Huston, John Cooper, 8s. each, 2 8 00 To James Camp, 00 7 00 To Richard Hankins, John Cook, Andrew Vance, Samuel Vance, John Duckworth, Joseph Greenway, Joseph Wattbroke, Anthony Dunlevy, 8s. 3 4 00 To William Wilson, 00 3 00 John Vance, 00 7 00 Will Elimus Ghink Doctor, 00 4 00 Jesse Jackson, 00 7 00 To Samuel and Andrew Blackburn, administrators of John Blackburn, for provisions, 2 00 00 To John Mendenhall, for do. 2 4 8-1/2 James Jack, for do. 4 6 00 John Shearer, for do. 1 7 10 James Magill, for do. 00 19 6 Edward Sningers, for do. 2 5 9 Robert Stockdale, for do. 3 8 4-1/2 Van Swearingen, for do. 5 00 3 Isaac Pearce, for do. 00 13 8 To James Magill, for the estate of William Nealy, for do. 7 8 8 To Edward Stroud, for do. 2 16 8-1/2 To Lewis Stephens, for horse hire and provisions, 7 00 10 To Isaac Perkins, for do. 7 5 7 Evan Watkins, for do. 1 10 00 John Philips, for do. 1 15 00 ---------------- l. 218 17 6-1/2