Hi, Pat! I think that the Michael Rufe mentioned in your reply to this inquiry is my ancestor Michael Ruse. Are there any other mentions of this name? Thanks! Kathe Richards --- "P. Duncan" <[email protected]> wrote: > For future reference, this book is one of many > listed on the Loudoun Co > USGENWEB volunteer look-up page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~valoudou/lookups.htm > > The Militia Journals were county militia records for > that time period, > primarily of company rosters and fines for missed > musters. There are > few references to any personal information. > > From the Introduction: " All able bodied male > citizens over the age of > eighteen were required to enroll in the militia. Men > who missed drills > or musters, and who failed or refused to obey orders > could be fined > seventy five cents for each offense. Habitual > offenders could be fined > up to three dollars. .. any man, on his way to some > other place, who > lingered in the county for more than a year, became > subject to militia > duty, at least until he moved on. There were few > exemptions from militia > service, those being for age, illness, or > disability, extreme hardship, > and a few for some in essential occupations." > > Page 19: A Roster of Capt. James White's Company, > Class No. 9 [1794] - > Moses Durnell, Matthias Anderson, Adam Wishart, > Francis McKamie, Michael > Rufe, James Gregory, Philip Addleman. > > This is the only mention of the name Francis McKamie > in these Journals. > > Pat Duncan > [email protected] >