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    Northumberland County Revolutionary War Militia

    Upper Division Associators, 24 January 1776

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. unknown
    Township (if known)CompanyNumber Enrolled
    Turbit Township1st Company:
    • Capt. Arthur Taggart
    • 1st Lt. Cornelius Atkinson
    • 2nd Lt. James McClung
    • Ensign James Wilson
    		85 men
     2nd Company:
    • Capt. William Gra----
    • 1st Lt. William Clark
    • 2nd Lt. James Murdock
    • Ensign William Thompson
    		90 men
    Muncy3rd Company:
    • Capt. David Berry
    • 1st Lt. William Hammond
    • 2nd Lt. Israel Parsels
    • Ensign Benjamin Burt
    		45 men
     4th Company:
    • Capt. Samuel Dale
    • 1st Lt. Wm. Bennett
    • 2nd Lt. Hawkins Boon
    • Ensign Jesse We----
    		67 men
     5th Company:
    • Capt. Cookson Long
    • 1st Lt. Wm. Mucklehatton
    • 2nd Lt. Robert Fleming
    • Ensign Robert Fleming, Jr.
    		59 men
     6th Company:
    • Capt. Samuel Wallace
    • 1st Lt. John Sadder
    • 2nd Lt. Peter Jones
    • Ensign James Hampton
    		91 men
    Turbet Township7th Company:
    • Capt. James Murray
    • 1st Lt. Wm. Murray
    • 2nt Lt. Thomas Plunket
    • Ensign Andrew Robinson
    		60 men
     8th Company:
    • Capt. Henry Antis
    • 1st Lt. Thomas Brandon
    • 2nd Lt. Alex Hamilton
    • Ensign Simon Cole
    		58 men
    Potters Township9th Company:
    • Capt. John McMillen
    • 1st Lt. John McConnel
    • 2nd Lt. John McCormick
    • Ensign Charles Wilson
    		43 men
     10th Company:
    • Capt. David Hayes
    • 1st Lt. Charles Clark
    • Ensign Thos. Gray
    		41 men
     11th Company:
    • Capt. Philip Davis
    • 1st Lt. James Aspey
    • 2nd Lt. John Nelson
    • Ensign Jacob Fulmore
    		74 men

    Associators, 26 September 1776

    Township (if known)CompanyNumber Enrolled
    West End Buffaloe1st Company:
    • Capt. John Clark
    • 1st Lt. Henry Pongious
    • 2nd Lt. James Moor
    • Ensign Patric Watson
    		46 men

    2nd Battalion Associators

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. James Potter
    Township (if known)CompanyNumber Enrolled
     1st Company:
    • Capt. Cookson Long
    • 1st Lt. James Hays
    • 2nd Lt. Joseph Bonrerd
    • Ensign Joseph Newman
    		73 men

    3rd Battalion Northumberland Militia, 1 May 1778

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. Peter Hosterman
    Township (if known)CompanyNumber Enrolled
     1st Company:
    • Capt. Casper Reed
    		37 men
     2nd Company:
    • Capt. Michael Weaver
    		63 men
     3rd Company:
    • Capt. Samuel Harris
    		54 men
     4th Company:
    • Capt. John Mull
    		55 men
     5th Company:
    • Capt. John Black
    		45 men
    Upper Penn's Township6th Company:
    • Capt. John Wyrick (Weirick)
    		56 men
     7th Company:
    • Capt. Adam Shaffer
    		82 men
     8th Company:
    • Capt. Michael Motze
    		46 men

    4th Battalion (Part from West Branch), 1 May 1778

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. Cookson Long
    Township (if known)CompanyNumber Enrolled
     1st Company:
    • Capt. Thomas Wilson
    		84 men
     2nd Company:
    • Capt.Simon Cool
    		42 men
     3rd Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Kewman
    		43 men
     4th Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Kemplen
    		46 men
     5th Company:
    • Capt. William Hepburn
    		45 men
     6th Company:
    • Capt. Alexander Hamilton
    		41 men

    Other Northumberland Battalions, 1778

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. John Kelly
    • Col. Murry
    • Col. Peter Hosterman

    1st Battalion, 1782

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. Jno. White
    Township (if known)Company
     1st Company:
    • Capt. Benj. Patterson
    • Lt. John Lyon
    • Ensign Henry Vanderslice
     2nd Company:
    • Capt. Geo. Dougherty
    • Lt. Griffith Kerr
    • Ensign Jno. Irvine
     3rd Company:
    • Capt. Paul Baulty
    • Lt. Jacaob Youner
    • Ensign Henry Bucher
     4th Company:
    • Capt. Michael Sheffer
    • Lt. Jonathan Coleman
    • Ensign Nicholas Hedrick
     5th Company:
    • Capt. Dan'l Broshia
    • Lt. Adam Kemple
    • Ensign Jno. Yegley
     6th Company:
    • Capt. Sam'l Auchmety
    • Lt. Casper Snyder
    • Ensign Philip Youckem
     7th Company:
    • Capt. Lucas Bross
    • Lt. Geo. Brong
    • Ensign Jacob Faust