Does anyone know anything about Samuel Beard, supposedly from the Holeman's Creek area, according to "Life along Holman's Creek" by Joseph R. Wine, p. 220? He is in a list of men that were under the command of Capt. Jacob Holeman, and enlisted in 1775. Some of them have migrated into Rockingham Co., and beyond. Actually, I'm interested in all of them. They were: Samuel Beard, Matthias Beever, Abraham Bird, Mounce Bird, Samuel Bird, Jacob Blessing, Henry Bouckman, Henry Bouckman, Fr., John bouckman, Peter Bowman, Gasper Braner, John Braner, John Braner, Junr., Abraham Brenerman, Abraham Brock, Henry Brock, John Brock, Rudolph Brock, Edwaqrd Bulger, Henry Cage, Michael Carn, andrew Cirkle, Michael Cirkel, Peter Cirkle, George Clark, George Clause, Conrad Coule, John Coule, Daniel Davis, Abraham Dirst, Isaac Dirst, Evin Dobkin, Jacob Dobkin, Reubin Dobkin, Chulis Dotherage, Christley Dundore, John Dundore, Matthew Farmer, Benjamin Faucett, Andrew Fine, John Fine, Peter Fine, Philip Fine, Winenot Fine, William Flin, John Fry, Peter Funk, Jacob Giger, Henry Gore, Thomas Harbine, Goerge Harrison, Thomas Henton, Thomas Henton, Jr., George Holver, John Holver, Henry Houser, Andrew Hudlon, Francis Ingram, Adam Jackman, Richard Jackman, Peter Jacovey, Abraham James, Joseph James, Evin Jones, Mordica Lewis, Reese Lewis, Robert Maccoy, Charles Mann, Jacob Maul, Reubin More, John Neas, Michael Neese, Abraham Neff, Christian Neff, John Newman, Jonathan Newman, Walter Newman, John O Neill, Robert O Neill, David O Rooke, Adam Pence, John Penneitt, George Rader, Christian Richards, Adam Rinehart, Henry Rouse, Jacob Rouse, John Rouse, Jr., Philip Rouse, John Rowler, Arch Rutherford, Thomas Runnilds, John Seehon, Nicholas Seehon, Joseph Sevely, John Skull, William Skull, Gasper Sword, Jacob Sword, John Sword, Jacob Taylor, Daniel Walters, Henry Wells, Robert Wells, James West, William West, Joseph Williams, Christian Wislers, Edwin Young. If any of these names are corruptions of the name, please in form me. I'm interested in the background of any of these men. Marc