There's enough information in the list archives to answer every question ever asked about pensions. The archives are at: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUT ION or http://tinyurl.com/5oxk4 A couple of examples are: http://tinyurl.com/5ahot and http://tinyurl.com/96lrj I couldn't find the specific post to answer your question, but it's there somewhere, I only did a quick search. Briefly, militia didn't get pensions as a general rule, and length of time in service varied with the several Pension Acts. Maybe I should put up a pension info page. Best regards, Ed For Revolutionary War Info on the Internet, your first choice should be: www.AmericanRevolution.org