Hi, Thanks for the several quick replies. He was called Col. Elias Conover on the Middletown 1798 Direct Tax list, and was referred to as Col. Elias Conover in two 1801 wills. Adelberg's _Roster of the People of Revolutionary Monmouth County [New Jersey]_ appears to show him as a private in the militia during the Revolutionary War. I'm having difficulty accounting for the discrepancy; is anyone aware of militia lists between 1783 and 1798 in which his rank would have been Colonel? The "1793 Militia Census" in _The Monmouth Connection_, Jan. 2005, p. 32 also appears to show him as a private, albeit as Elias Covenhoven. Thanks, Judi

Similar to your Col Conover, In CApe May County one of my ancestors was a private in the Revolution but during the war of 1812 he was a elected a Major in the local militia. I am wondering if he was elected Major because of his position as a merchant in the community rather than his militery prowness Even his gravestone has his elected title which only last year since he was elected in 1833 and the militia was disbanded in 1834 Does anyone know about the local militias of the war 1812? --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.