Is there any lister in the area of Morris County NJ who is interested in genealogy and willing to do paid research regarding a revolutionary war soldier? If so, please respond. Carol Church ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Armstrong" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [AMER-REV] 14th VA Regiment > I'll have to go back and look again at my "evidence" and see what it is. > I am working a five week music and arts festival here and have been out of > the loop. Thanks for the info. > > Best Regards > > David Armstrong > Elkins, WV > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 6:50 AM > Subject: Re: [AMER-REV] 14th VA Regiment > > >> >> In a message dated 06/08/05 3:40:56 PM, [email protected] writes: >> >> << I have uncovered evidence, however, that seems to indicate that Thomas >> Gaskins Virginia Regiment of 1781 was designated the 14th. >> >> ________ >> I have reviewed the VA units serving in the Continental Line and have >> found >> an 1781 Thomas Gaskin's VA Regiment in a pension application as follows: >> "a >> soldier in Captain Reuben Fields Company-of 4th Regiment of the Virginia >> Troops-Commanded by Cl Thomas Gaskins (Revolutionary War)" >> >> When I search the among the known VA Continental Line Regiments I find >> the >> following: >> >> "4th (Stephen's/Elliot's/Lawson's/Neville's) Virginia Regiment >> [1776-1780] >> Captured at Charlestown May 1780 >> Disbanded Jan. 1783 >> ___________ >> 8th (Muhlenberg's/Bowman's/Nelson's/Neville's) Virginia Regiment14 >> [1776-1778] >> Merged with the 4th Virginia [Sept. 1778]" >> >> Also found: >> "4th Virginia Regiment >> >> LINEAGE >> >> * Authorized 28 December 1775 in the Continental Army as the 4th >> Virginia >> Regiment. >> * Assigned 27 February 1776 to the Southern Department. >> * Organized 28 February 1776 at Suffolk Court House to consist of 10 >> companies from Berkley, Charlotte, Prince Edward, Sussex, Southampton, >> Nansemond, >> Brunswick, Isle of Wight, Surry and Princess Anne Counties. >> * Relieved 3 September 1776 from the Southern Department and assigned >> Stephen's Brigade, an element of the Main Army. >> * Relieved 11 May 1777 from Stephen's Brigade and assigned to the 4th >> Virginia Brigade, an element of the Main Army. >> * 4th Virginia Brigade redesignated 22 July 1778 as the 3d Virginia >> Brigade. >> * Reorganized 1 November 1777 to consist of 8 companies. >> * Consolidated 12 May 1779 with the 8th Virginia Regiment and >> redesignated >> as the 4th Virginia Regiment, to consist of 9 companies; concurrently >> relieved >> from the 3d Virginia Brigade and assigned to the 2d Virginia Brigade, an >> element of the Main Army. >> * Captured 12 May 1780 by the British Army at Charleston, South >> Carolina. >> * Disbanded 1 January 1783." >> >> It seems that Thomas Gaskins organized a new 4th VA Regiment after the >> capture of the original 4th VA Regiment in 1780. However I can find >> nothing >> official to establish the fact. >> >> Best regards, >> Hugh >> <[email protected]> >> >> > > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command > "unsubscribe" to > [email protected] (if in mail mode) or > [email protected] (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > _____________________________________________________ > This message scanned for viruses by CoreComm >