Fred Clarke wrote: ........Being a member may not mean the person actually saw active duty or faught in any campaigns. Does just being in the Militia "count" as being a "Soldier in the Revolutionary War".......... I cannot answer Fred's question with any certainty - but I think land was offered to any one who assisted with the war effort. On the highway west of Pine Grove Mills is a DAR marker on the highway which I believe refers to my ancestor, George MEEK, another ancestor John GLENN and _______ Borland (to whom I am not related - so far as I know). George MEEK is the one I referred to in my previous post. I think, if I remember correctly, the marker refers to the three men as Revolutionary Soldiers. I don't have my notes available so I cannot be sure. George MEEK did hold the rank of Private, so I would think that would refer to a soldier. Perhaps someone who knows more than I do can be more positive about this. Mary Ann ========================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: <fclarke@juno.com> To: <PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 10:46 AM Subject: [PACENTRE] Serving in a militia > Mary Ann's question brings up another. My ancestors are also listed as > being in > a militia during the Revolutionary war. I have a feeling Militias were > much like our National Guard. > Being a member may not mean the person actually saw active duty or faught > in any > campaigns. Does just being in the Militia "count" as being a "Soldier in > the > Revolutionary War". > On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 05:48:13 -0600 "maryann" <mamsb@digitalexp.com> > writes: > > A few years ago, my application for my 5th gr grandfather's > > revolutionary war record was returned from the National Archives > > saying they had no record of his service. > > > > But all was not lost. I found it at the Pennsylvania Archives in > > Harrisburg - he served as PA Volunteer during Revolutionary War. > > His > > service was part of a militia which was not recorded in national > > records. > > > > Mary Ann > > Fred Clarke > fclarke@juno.com > 10885 W 69th Ave > Arvada CO 80004 > 303 424 2560 > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > ==== PACENTRE Mailing List ==== > Visit our Centre Co. GenWeb page for further information:(http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacentre/centre.htm) > >