----- Original Message ----- From: "Darryl Pearce" <dpearce@pipcom.com> To: <LHODGE@NYCAP.RR.COM> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 9:01 AM Subject: PML Search Result matching "Blackledge" > ===================================================================== > A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this > search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > ===================================================================== > Source: SURGENER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SURGENER] Jacob SOJURNER Colleton Co,Regiment of Foot SC, 1775 > > > Ref: > South Carolina Provincial Troops From the private collection of A.S. Salley > Jr. > See The Sunday News ,Charleston, S.C., March 5, 1899 > South Carolina Saltcatchers and Edisto District > > We whose names are underwritten, being deeply impressed with the > calamitous circumstances of the inhabitants of America from the > opressive > Acts of the British Parliament, tending to enslave this continent, do > find > it necessary for the security of our lives and fortunes and above all > our > liberty and freedom, do associate ourselves into a volunteer company, > agreeable to the resolution of the Congress, and that we will hold > ourselves in readiness for our mutual security and defence to obey all > such orders as shall be directed by the field officers of the Colleton > County Regiment of Foot. Given under our hands this 9th day of > October, > One Thousand and seven hundred and seventy five. > > Andw Cumming, Samuel Padget, Willm Lott, Wm Parker, Wm Mitchel, Joseph > Howel, Henry Touchstone j., Abraham Blitchindon, Peter Presler, David > Moore, John Ford, Thos -his X mark- Studavant, John Touchstone, John > Cannon, Benjm -his B mark- Stanley, William Casten, William - his X > mark- > Valantine, Thos -his B mark- Broom, John -his X mark- Inman, Henry > Smith, > John -his S mark- Slater Jun., Robert -his R mark- Brown, Jacob -his X > mark- Frank, John Gilbert, William Pellum, John Slater, Edwd Pellum, > George Weir, Willie Elzey, Thos Wethrington, Jacob Hunter, William > Blitchindon, Robert Cannon, George Petis, Richd Wethrington, Caleb > Bright, > Henry Crum, Jesey McClendon, Abraham -his X mark- Odum, James -his W > mark- > Ward, James -his X mark- Welch, William -his X mark- Davis, Robert > Gilbert, Leven -his L mark- Roten, Christopher -his T mark- > Touchstone, > Samuel Glover, James Simpson, Edwd Canaday, Frederick Touchstone, > Hardy > Howel, William Arnett, John -his B mark- Brunston, Peter -his X mark- > Graham, John -his X mark- Graham, Moses Gayter, Benjm -his X mark- > Blackledge, James Hollen, George Stuart, Jeremiah -his J mark- Brown, > Reuben -his X mark- Golightly, Thomas Byrd, John Patrick, Thomas -his > Z > mark- Zachry, John Cain, Jacob Sojurner, Thomas -his M mark- Manton, > John > -his X mark- Lane, John Hickmon, James -his I mark- Speers, Patrick > Cain. > > We the within Subscribers have proceeded to elect officers to command > the > said company within mentioned and do choose Andrew Cumming to be > Capt., > Patrick Cain first Lieutenant, Samuel Paget second Lieut., Henry Crum > Ensign, and pray commissions may be obtained for them. > > Endorsed: Capt. A. Cummings > Volunteer Company Commissions granted 30 October 1775 > >