Dear Shelley Fox and List: There were 388 taxpayers on the October 23, 1779 Schenectady District Tax List for Albany County, NY. (Summary of the 1779 Albany County Tax returns prepared by John N. Bleecker, Albany County Treasurer, New York State Library call number: KT 13324, GY Lansing Papers, Box 1 file 2) The Second Regiment of the Albany County Militia was raised from the Schenectady Tax District of Albany County, NY. According to New York in the Revolution as Colony and State compiled by James Roberts, 903 men served in the Second Regiment during the entire course of the Revolution. Roberts was the Comptroller of New York State and compiled a list of names for each Regiment based on pay records. So 903 is probably a slightly inflated number because he recorded each variation of spelling of each name as though it represented a separate person. So I shall let you figure out the percentages. I do not know enough about the population of the Schenectady District to even hazard a guess. If you wanted to know about the population of the Saratoga Tax District I might be able to be of more help to you. If you want a more comprehensive picture of Albany County, I bequeath you the following trivia. Albany County Summary page for 1779 Tax Lists From the Records of John N. Bleecker found in the Lansing Papers in the New York State Library, Albany, NY The Summary page from John N. Bleecker's Albany County Treasurers records. Name of District Number of Persons Rated First Ward of the City of Albany 224 Second Ward of the City of Albany 103 Third Ward of The City of Albany 147 Manor of Ranselear District 1,524 Manor of Livingston District 526 Claverach District 700 Schohary & c. District 209 Schonectady District 388 Coxhachy District 257 Kinderhook District 360 Saratoga District 374 Schachtakook District 233 Hosack District 182 German Camp District 53 Great Inboght District 52 Half Moon District 273 Cambridge District 153 Kings District 589 Ballstown District 57 Please note that the spelling of each place name in the above list is the exact spelling that Mr. Bleecker actually used. The Albany County Tax Districts from which the Albany County Militia Regiments were raised: Regiment Name of Tax District 1st City of Albany 2nd Schenectady District 3rd 1st Rensselerwyck Battalion 4th 2nd Rensselaerwyck Battalion 5th 3rd Rensselaerwyck Battalion 6th 4th Rensselaerwyck Battalion 7th Kinderhook District 8th 1st Claverack Battalion 9th 2nd Claverack Battalion 10th Manor Of Livingston 11th Coxsackie and Groote Imbockt 12th Half Moon and Ballston Districts 13th Saratoga District 14th Hoosack and Schaghtecooke Districts 15th United Districts of Schoharie and Duanesburgh 16th Cambridge District 17th Kings District (This was from the Canaan/Chatham area of present Columbia County) Hope that this helps. Sincerely, Leslie Potter Glen Mills, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shelley Fox" <shelley.fox@earthlink.net> To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 8:52 PM Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] revolutionary war soldiers > As I have been doing my research I have come across a question that I know my fellow Greene County researchers can probably answer. I have found that an ancestor in Western Massachusetts served in the Revolutionary War as a guard in Vermont for 2 3 month terms, I also found an ancestor who eventually resided in Greene County served in the War in Connecticut for the period of the war, but I have not been able to determine if the ancestor who resided in Schenectady during the Revolutionary war ever served. Can anyone tell me what percentage of males served in the war? And is it possible that none of the males in a family from Schenectady area ever served in the revolutionary war. > > Thanks > > Shelley Fox > > > Shelley Fox > shelley.fox@earthlink.net > Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. > > > ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== > Your resource site for Greene County Cemeteries, Biographies, Censuses, > Wills and so much more! Check us out! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 > > ============================== > 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