Mark, thanks for your response. The census of 1810 appears to show him as residing in Salem Township, Westmoreland County. However he was in Allegheny County by 1820, so I am not certain exactly where he was living in 1812-14. Dale >Hi, >There was a Capt. Abraham Brinker whose company was formed in Butler County >in the Winfield Twp. area. The militia encompassed the entire state. There >was almost 200,000 men on paper, so you need to find out where he was living >in 1812-14 to determine what unit he was a part of. >Mark > >-----Original Message----- >From: dbricker@cyburban.com [mailto:dbricker@cyburban.com] >Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 10:11 AM >To: WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [WARof1812] Patterson's Pennsylvania Militia, 2nd battalion > > >Hello, I am trying to find out where in Pennsylvania this was based. >There was apparently a George Bricker who was in this, but did he >serve in western Pennsylvania, or was the Pennsylvania Militia based >elsewhere in the state? > >Thank you very much > >Dale Bricker > > >==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== >NEW WAR OF 1812 LIST MEMBERS >are encouraged to post your >queries to our list anytime. > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx