Tom, Although it is true that the area of Armstrong Co was included in Westmoreland Co at that time, supplying a name could help Armstrong Co reseachers see if they have that name in their database. At 03:00 AM 12/22/03, you wrote: >From: "Tom" <tomchapman@adelphia.net> >To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [PAARMSTR-L] Militia > >Dear List: > >I'm researching a Westmoreland ancestor who served in the Cumberland Militia >in 1777. It appears to me that he was living in Hempfield at the time. Is >this possible? Might he have joined earlier while migrating through >Cumberland, and then gone back and forth during periods of service? Of >could there have been a number of men in Westmoreland who comprised a unit >of the Cumberland militia? > >If Westmoreland patriots wanted to serve, what organization would they have >joined? As best as I can tell, there was no local organization, so they >would have to hook up with one in the East. > >Cumberland County then extended as far west as Venango. Did it also >encompass Westmoreland for any period of time, or was it close enough to >envelope Westmoreland patriots? > >Tom > >Please excuse the list overlap, if any.