Mike, I am responsible for the site to which you were referred: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysarato/sarapk.htm Unfortunately, I've got the same problem as you; the records of NY militia were lost in a fire. I do have some militia listed, obtained from other sources. I also have Berthold Fernow's book, " New York in the Revolution" and would be willing to do a lookup for you, if you send me the names that you have. Frank > Is there a way to search the patriot index by location? If there is, can > anyone tell me if there are any listed for Cambridge, now Washington > County (then Albany County) NY. Or Salem or Easton NY. Payrolls and > muster rolls seemed to have been destroyed in a fire for NY militia, and I > am trying to get an idea of how other local patriots were proven, other > than pension records. The men I am interested in were listed in the > surviving militia rosters and have modern veterans markers stating Rev. > War service (but are not in Dar patriot index), but I can not find any > documents in NYS archives to prove it. Only a 1900 church "vanity" > history that says that they were in the American army in the Burgoyne > Campaign. And one document that states a man by the same name of one of > his brothers was a LT. in that same militia regiment, but the brother is > not in my direct line. > > So what exactly is necessary to document service. I did find an old > interview from the 1840s that stated that one of them tried to save the > local county judge from attack from a band of vengeful Tories back from > Canada during the war by warning him to stay away from his house. But to > me that sounds funny that he knew about it, and probably doesn't quite > count as aiding the cause. > > So again, what is acceptable proof? Thanks! > > Mike