: Our SW Ohio Ancestors:Militia Rosters of 1782 First Battalion, Washington Co, PA  Date: 2/23/2005 2:43:27 PM Pacific Standard Time From: BettiAuer [email protected] So many of the men or their offspring listed in these rosters moved into the sourthwestern counties of Ohio--Belmont Co, Washington Co, Monroe Co, Morgan Co, Noble Co, Guernsey Co--that I believe this information could be helpful to present and future researchers. BIOGRAPHY Source:  The Archer Association/The Archer Cousins "Michael Archer, born c. 1760, died c. 1786.  Little is known of Michael, as he was killed by Indians before 9 September 1786.  After his death, his widow Elizabeth Wells, daughter of John Duckett Wells, (sister of William Wells, married to Michael's sister).  Elizabeth (Wells) Archer, moved with her brothers and two children, Mary and Joseph Archer, to Tyler County, (W) Virginia, where his descendants live to the present time.  ( Compiled by George W. Archer < [email protected]>). Source:  Howard L. Leckey, "Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families." _____________________________________________________________________ HISTORICAL REFERENCE Michael Archer is listed on the document "Petition for a New State of Westsylvania." "Petition For a New State" (List alphabetized from Howard L. Leakey's book, "The Ten Mile Country and Its Pioneer Families"). Petition included residents of Fayette, Washington & (to be) Greene Co, PA, and Ohio & Monongalia Co, VA. From an original petition for a new state located in the Library of Congress.  No date is found on the document.  Papers of the Continental Congress No. 48, Folios 251-6, pages 89-96. Leakey:  "The names in this petition, which is not dated, seem at times to be taken from the militia rolls, and if circulated after 1780 contains names of persons deceased or who had moved from the district.  There is no attempt to conceal the fact that the signatures were written by the prime agitators of the movement as many of those names which appear here could only make their marks." Transcription is also available on USGenWeb Archives.  Search Greene Co, PA or Washington Co, PA.  File:  earlysett01.txt,  Title: "History: Local: Early Settlers, Petition for a New State: Fayette, Washington & Greene Co's, PA." The "Archer" listings included:  Jacob Archer, James Archer, Joseph Archer, Michael Archer (#1), Michael Archer (#2), Patrick Archer, Simon Archer. ___________________________________________________________________________ MILITARY SERVICE WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA - 1782 - FIRST BATTALION Source:  Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by M Burns.  < [email protected]> 1782 - First Battalion, Washington County.  Recruited in Whiteley and Greene Townships (now Greene County).  A few from Dunkard. JOHN GUTHREY, Captain Eleazer Clegg, Lieutenant                    Ricahrd Dotson, Sergeant (Dollison?) Gideon Long, Ensign                           John Roberts, Sergeant Mathew Hanon/?Hennen, Sergeant Privates: Baley Johnson, Ess Davis, John McMahon, Richard Pain, Nathaniel Kidd, John Clawson, David Flowers, Augustine Dillener, James Long, John Long, Zebidee Lee, John Six/?Sykes, Nathan Curry, John Pettyjohn, William Notts, Charles McDowel, Solomon Hobbs, Thomas Flowers, Francis Hannah, Peter Yoho, John Evans Jr, Noah Long, Charles Scobey, Samuel Dutton, Jeremiah Long, Isaac Bozarth, Samuel Evans, William Masters, Micheal Swope, Thomas Provence, William Hannah, William McCoy, John Brown, Benjamin Notts, Eliel Long, Henry Yoho, Aaron Jenkins, Elias Stone, David Long, John Douglas, William Robinson, Zachariah Evans, Henry Baker, Levi Hand, Benjamin Sutton, John Seryer/?Sayer, Jeremiah Williams, Daniel Rinehart, George Evans, John Notts/ ?Knotts, Daniel Notts, Thomas Douglass "NOTE--These men also served tours with Captain John Guthery:  Samuel Swindler, Cecil Davis, John Minor, and John Shipman". Reference:  Penna Archives, Series VI, Vol. 2, pp. 18 - 19, pp. 271. 1782, First Battalion, Washington Co.  Recruited near Fort Lindley. Near present Greene County line. John Miller, Captain Cornelius Miller, Lieutenant John Lindley, Sergeant Henry Dickerson, Ensign Gideon Dickerson, Sergeant John Goble, Sergeant Ephraim Bates, Sergeant John Gwynne, Drummer Edward McVay, Zenas Lindley, Abraham Fordyce, Thomas Reynolds, George Atkinson Ye first James Tucker, Caleb Dille, Price Dille, Nathan Bane, Abram Hathaway, George Atkinson 2d, David Johnson, Benjamin McVay, John Carmicheal, Daniel Axtell, James Hunter, Caleb Goble, Peter Hanks, Abram Lindley, Jacob Whosong, Timothy Ryan, Lawrence Craft, Ebeneezer Goble, Leonard Love, Patrick Allison, Francis Griffing, James Guffey, Dennis Carhill, Isaac McVay, Thomas Sargent, Stephen Carter, Stephen Sanders, Elihu Sanders, Thomas Axtell, Samuel Dille, Benjamin Goble, Daniel Parkhurst, James Johnson, Israel Dille, Noah Cook, Stephen Cook, John Whitten, Richard Hathaway, Samuel Craig, Ebeneezer Osborn, George Carter, Richard Lee, Isaac Dille, Joseph Bane, Caleb Lindley, Benjamin Rickey, Joseph Lindley, Jacob Whosong Jr, Abel Cook, David Dille, John Dille, Benjamin Royce, John Miller, Andrew Sheardine, John McVay, Thomas Craig, Nathan Hathaway, Joseph Pipes, Thomas Grim, William Craft, James Draper, Moses Williams, Jesse Bane, John Ryan, Jacob Rude, Daniel Veon, Joseph Col /?Call, Conrad Whosong, Benjamin Frazee, Jabez Baldwin, Daniel Dodd, Mathew Golden, Ellis Bane, Daniel Crayne, Lewis Wright, Richard Sargeant, Daniel Lindley, Isaac Bane Pennsylvania Archives, Series VI, Vol 2, pp 7, 8, 11-13, 217 Penna Militia 1782 First Battalion, Washington County. Recruited in the vicinity of Fort Jackson, present day Waynesburg. James Archer, Captain John Fee, Lieutenant David White, Ensign John Gray, Sergeant John Bryan, Sergeant Stephen Styles/? Stiles, Sergeant PRIVATES Daniel Estill, William Cathers, Francis Feurt, James Bradford, Joseph Archer, Nathan Hughes, Philip Newland, Ezekiel Morris, Thomas Reinhart, Hezekiah Stewart, Henry Huffman, Sebastian Sroufe (?Crouse/ Roupe), William Wells, Lot Leonard, Barnet Rinehart, George Nott (?Knotts), John Thrasher, Joseph Reinhart, James Stewart, John Jones, William Inghram, Alexander Moore, Thomas Slater, Daniel Stewart, Arthur Inghram, Israel White, Simeon Archer, Jacob Sellars, Richard Morris, James Eagon, Richard Jackson, Robert Gorrel, David White, James Potter, David Owens, John Wiley, John Ankrom, James Prickett, Rolin Hughes, Micheal Archer, Richard Stewart, John Reinhart, John Hathaway, George Sellars, William Carrol, George Fee, Thomas Fee, Clifton Bowen, Samuel Miranda, David Gray, Leonard Sellars, George Lemley, Peter Dailey, John Pursel (?Pursley), William James, Samuel Hathaway, Elisha Wiley, John Burns, Barnet Eagon Penna Archives, Series VI, Vol 2, pp17 Penna Militia 1782 First Battalion, Washington County. Recruited Castile Run. Andrew Ferley (Farley, ?Fairley), Captain James Blackburn, Lieutenant Samuel Coll (?Call), Clerk Andrew Cox, Sergeant David Leonard, Sergeant Joseph Line (?Linn), Sergeant PRIVATES James Milligan, Micheal Cox Jr, Joseph Roberts, Jacob Meek, Richard Hardesty, James Baily, Jacob Need, Frederick Arnold, John Roberts, Jesse Jackson, Peter Benham, Jesse Leonard, Joseph Linsecum, Solomon Grooms, John Stull, Thomas Kelsey, Andrew Kees, John Line (?Linn), Jacob Jackson, John Messmore, William Jones, John Blackburn, Thomas Fowler, Micheal Cox, John Hegle, Christopher Gayman, Henry Fix, John Miller, Elisha Morris, James Wright, Caleb Linsecum, John Wright, Thomas Ishmael, Edmund Manning, William Grooms, Isaac Meek, Phineas McCray, Daniel Arnold, Jeremiah Meek, Thomas Kelsey, Philip Fox, Thomas Humphreys, John Lowrey, Samuel McCray, John Goodwin, Nathan Meek, Hugh Kees, John Bryant, William Line (?Linn), Samuel Line (?Linn), George Miles, John Moore, Tych Rose (?Tichenor Rose), Daniel Gayman, Benjamin Daniels, Thomas Hill, Tobias Moore, Daniel Arnold, Miles Heaton, Alexander Jackson, Nathan Kelley, Henry Enoch Also: Jeremiah Sargent, John Bradford, Adam Bowen, Micheal Bowen, Daniel McFarland Penna Archives, Series VI, vol 2 pp 9