Era of French Indian War




	ERA OF FRENCH & INDIAN WAR Companies of Rangers 1754 to 1763 Source:Crozier's "Virginia Colonial Militia"pp. 9-57 The following is a parctical lists of the Companies of Rangers employed on the upper tributaries of the Potomac, and in the Greenbrier River-West Virginia frontier- durning the era of the French & Indian War. Captain Andrew Lewis'Company of Rangers , in service 1754 OFFICERS: Andew Lewis...................Captain John Savage....................Lieutenant William wright..............Ensign John McKully................Sergeant Robert Graham..............Sergeant Thomas Stedman...........Corporal David Wilkenson..........Drummer PRIVATES Abraham Mushaw James Milton Andrew Fowler John Biddlecomb Jacob Gowen John Allen Robert Murphy Henry Bailey Thomas King Bartholomew Burns John Brown William Chaplain James Fulham Henry Neagle John Davis John Thuistan Benjamin Gauze Patrick McPike Thomas Burney John Hart Michael McCannon John Maston George Gibbons Matthew Jones Terrance Swiney William Holland Thomas Pierce John Smith John Gallihon Thomas Burras Patrick Smith Casper Moreau Samuel Arsdale John Mu'holland John Chapman George Malcom James Cammack Samuel Hyden Philemon Waters Charles Waddey William Dean John Campbell James Smith Nicholas Morgan Fransis Rodges William Stallions Barnaby Ryley Pledge Ward Henry Bowman Nathaniel Deadman James Ford _________________________________________________________________________________________ Captain William Preston's Company of Rangers, Authorized by act of the House of Burgesses June 8, 1757 In service until May4, 1759, When it was abandoned. OFFICERS William Preston..............Captain Charles Lewis..................Lieutenant Archibald Buchanan.......Sergeant Charles Smith..................Sergeant William Davis...................Sergeant Jousha Cummings...........Corporal Thomas Saunders............Drummer Dr. Thomas Lloyd............Surgeon PRIVATES John Davis Moses Fisher Solly Mulliear James Hulman Bond Estle Gardner Adkins Nicholas Smith John Miller Samuel Graham John Johnston Thomas Kinkead John Estle Frederick Fitzgerald William Stewart Thomas McGregor David Graham Fransis Riley Robert Hall William Anderson John Codare ohn Pryor Willia, Hutcheson Lofftus Pullin John Kinkead William Jackson William Black George Gwinn John Carlistle Robert Graham Thomas Hicklin John Vachob _________________________________________________________________________________________ Captain William Phillips Company of Rangers in Service 1763 OFFICERS William Phillips...................Captain Joseph Bickley.....................Lieutenant James Bullock.....................Ensign William Hughes..................Ensign Joseph Terry.......................Sergeant Charles Barrett..................Sergeant John Hall..............................Sergeant William Hughes..................Surgeon PRIVATES William McGehee John Gilbert Chapman White Nathaniel Branham William Bibbs James McGehee Robert Hall James Ratcliff James Smith James Twopence John McCoy John Sanders Clabourne Routhwell John Lemay Robert Goodman Phillip Cosby Zacheus Cosby William Brock John Freeman Charles Hester Dabney Carr _________________________________________________________________________________________ Captain John Dickinson's Company of Rangers, In service 1757-59 OFFICERS John Dickinson...................Captain John Baller..........................Sergeant Thomas Kelly.......................Corporal Robert Gillispie.Sr.............Sergeant Humphrey Madison............Ensign PRIVATES John Fulton William Shields David Galloway James Johnston Edward McMullin John McMullin Thomas Carpenter Jacob Parsinger Abraham Parsinger Phillip Parsinger Patrick Carrigan Andrew Jameson Solomon Carpenter Ezekiel Johnson Peter Wiley Joseph Willis John Taylor William Davis Peter Wiley John Wiley William Hamilton ________________________________________________________________________________________ Captain Peter Hogg's Company of Rangers In service from 1754 to 1758 OFFICERS Peter Hogg.........................Captain James Dunlap....................Lieutenant James Taylor.....................Ensign John Clark........................Sergeant Samuel Powell...................Sergeant William Vaughan.............Sergeant William Armstrong..........Corporal David Laird.........................Corporal PRIVATES Thomas Scott Thomas Galbreath Fransis Gibbs William Smith James McMahon Daniel Grubb John Johnson George Ehrmantrout James Riddle John Fumace James Shaw John Pence James Milligan Henry Shackleford _________________________________________________________________________________________ Captain Samuel Overton's Company of Rangers, In service in 1755 to 1756 OFFICERS Samuel Overton..............Captain Ansolem Clarkson.........Sergeant PRIVATES John Penix William Watson Richard Foster Charles Jenkins James Ratcliff George Sims Thomas Jones James Melton Edmond Foster William Foster Peter Clarkson William Ahorn John Shepperson _________________________________________________________________________________________ Captain Robert Rutherford's Company of Rangers, In Service 1758-1759 OFFICERS Robert Rutherford.............................Captain Edward Luce........................................Sergeant John Rouse.........................................Sergeant William Darke...................................Corporal Jonathan Seaman..............................Corporal PRIVATES John Dastforan James Shirley Jacob Rush Joseph Hedges Richard Bowen Alexander Lemon Walter Shirley Jervice Sherly Robert Buckles ,Jr. Thomas Bright _________________________________________________________________________________________ Captain William Christian's Company of Rangers, In Service in 1760 to 1764 OFFICERS William Christian...................Captain James Barnett..........................Sergeant William Carvin........................Sergeant PRIVATES Thomas Miller John Collins John Tumley William Melton Dumas Lane Nathan Gibson James Ritchey James Twopance John Lea _________________________________________________________________________________________ Other Companies of Rangers in service on the West Virginia frontier durning the French and Indian War were those of Captains Christopher GRIST, John SMITH, Joseph FOX, John MCNEAL, Charles LEWIS, Samuel MEREDITH, Archibald ALEXANDER, Christopher HUDSON, Obediah WOODSON, Thomas FLEMING, Thomas BULLETT, James MCGAVOK, John ANTHONY, Robert BRECKENRIDGE, William COX, Alenander SAYER, John BRAGG, George BERLELY, _______TEMPLE, and _______HUBBARD. Transcribed by Brenda Collins Dillon , March 2000

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