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    Bucks County Revolutionary War Militia

    1st Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. Hugh Tomb
    • Lt.Col. James McMasters

    1st Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. James McMasters
     17771780
    Township (if known)CompanyCompany
    Newtown 1st Company:
    • Capt. Robert Ramsey (resigned)
    • Capt. Thomas Huston (26 April 1779)
    		1st Company:
    • Capt. Thomas Huston
    • Capt. William Carter
    • Capt. Daniel Hogland (Fall 1781)
    Warminster Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Hart
    		3rd Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Hart
    Northampton Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. Abram Dubois
    		7th Company:
    • Capt. Leffert, Lefferts (Leffordson)
    Northampton Township4th Company:
    • Capt. Gayen Adams
    		2nd Company:
    • Capt. Gayen Adams
    Southampton and Warrick Townships5th Company:
    • Capt. Zephaniah Lott
    		5th Company:
    • Capt. John Jamison
    Wrightstown6th Company:
    • Capt. Ralph Williamson
    		4th Company:
    • Capt. Ralph Williamson
    Upper Makefield Township7th Company:
    • Capt. William Neely
    		6th Company:
    • Capt. William Neely
    • Capt. John Hunter (1 year?)
    Upper Makefield and Warrington Townships8th Company:
    • Capt. William McConkey
    		8th Company:
    • Capt. William Walker

    2nd Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. Arthur Erwin
    Township (if known)Company
    Tinicum Township1st Company:
    • Capt. Nicholas Patterson
    Hilltown, Eastern Division2nd Company:
    • Capt. Mathew Greer
    Plumstead Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. Robert Thorn
    Rockhill Township4th Company:
    • Capt. Conrad (Cunrad) Stenger
    Bedminster Township5th Company:
    • Capt.William McHenry
    Plumstead Township6th Company:
    • Capt. Not Given
    Plumstead Township7th Company:
    • Capt. William McCalla
    • Capt. Robert Gibson
    Hilltown, Southwest Division8th Company:
    • Capt. Amos Thomas

    2nd Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. Robert Robinson
    • Lt. Col. John Keller
    Township (if known)Company
    Tinicum Township, Haycock Township1st Company:
    • Capt. Philip Stevers
    • Manus Yost (elected 30 April 1781)
    Rockhill Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. Abraham Kachline
    Lower Milford Township, Newtown?3rd Company:
    • Capt. Elias (Rader)
    • Capt. Cuder (Kuter, Kooder)
    • Capt. Krister
    Nochimixen Township4th Company:
    • Capt. Jacob Shoop (Shoup)
    Springfield Township6th Company:
    • Capt. Christopher Wiegnor
    Richland Township7th Company:
    • Capt. David Mellinger
    Durham Township8th Company:
    • Capt. George Heinline
    Lower Milford Township8th Company:
    • Capt. (Henry Huber?)
    • Capt. George Wickhart

    3rd Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. John Keller
    Township (if known)Company
    Haycock Township1st Company:
    • Capt. Philip Steevers
    Nockomison Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. Jacob Shoop
    Richland Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. David Mellinger
    Richland Township4th Company:
    • Capt. Jacob Burk
    Milford Township5th Company:
    • Capt. George Wickert
    Springfield Township6th Company:
    • Capt. Josiah Bryan
    Durham Township7th Company:
    • Capt. George Heinlein
    Milford Township8th Company:
    • Capt. George Harlocker

    3rd Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. William Roberts
    • Lt. Col. Robert Robinson (1781)
    Township (if known)Company
    Buckingham Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. John Thomas
    Solebury Township4th Company:
    • Capt. Paul Kester
    • Capt. Robert Lamming (Lammen)
    Plumstead Township6th Company:
    • Capt. Robert Gibson
    Tinicum Township1st Company:
    • Capt. Nicholas Patterson
    • Capt. William Erwin
    Bedminster Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. William McHenry
    Hilltown (East)5th Company:
    • Capt. Mathew Greir (Greer)
    Hilltown (Southwest)7th Company:
    • Capt. Nathan Evans
    New Britain Township8th Company:
    • Capt. Henry Darrock
    • Capt. William Hynes

    4th Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. William Roberts
    Township (if known)Company
    Upper New Britain Township1st Company:
    • Capt. William Pugh
    Buckingham Township(2nd Company?):
    • Capt. John Thomas
    Warrington Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. William Walker
    Solebury Township4th Company:
    • Capt. Wm. Bennett
    • Capt. George Wall
    Warrick Township6th Company:
    • Capt. William Ransey
    Lower New Britain Township7th Company:
    • Capt. Henru Darrock
    Salisbury Township5th Company:
    • Capt. Henry Lott
     ?th Company:
    • Capt. (William) Flack

    4th Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. Joshua Anderson
    Township (if known)Company
    Lower Makefield Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. Richard Stillwell
    Bristol Boro3rd Company:
    • Capt. Edmund Nuth
    • Capt. Daniel Thompson
    Middletown6th Company:
    • Capt. John Gregg
    Bristol Township?th Company:
    • Capt. Robert Patterson
    Bensalem Township, Wrightstown?8th Company:
    • Capt. Isaac Osburn
    • Capt. John Harrison
    • Capt. Ralph Williamson?
    Falls Township4th Company:
    • Capt. Lambert Pitner
    Lower Middletown6th Company:
    • Capt. Joseph White

    5th Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. Joseph McIlvaine
    • Col. Joseph Anderson (from 24 May 1779)
    Township (if known)Company
    Middletown1st Company:
    • Capt. John Thomson
    • Capt. Joseph White
     2nd Company:
    • Capt. John Woods
    Bensalem Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. Jacob Vandegrift
     4th Company:
    • Capt. John Lyne
    • James Ledden (10 September 1779)
     5th Company:
    • Capt.Abraham Brittin
    Lower Makefield Township6th Company:
    • Capt. Joshua Anderson
    • Capt. Richard Stillwell (24 May 1779)
    Falls Township7th Company:
    • Capt. Lambert Pitner
    Middletown8th Company:
    • Capt. Thomas Miller
    • Capt. John Gregg (10 September 1779)
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