Debbie, The majority of the locatable Captains of Colonel John Connell's 1st Regiment Virginia Militia were from counties that later became part of West Virginia, such as Ohio, Brookes, Harrison, Monongalia, Hampshire, Randolph. There were also soldiers in this Regiment from Maine, New Hampshire, New York, so there could just as easily have been your guys from Bedford County. Patrick ----- Original Message ----- Subject: 1 REG'T (CONNELL'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA. Can anyone tell me if this Reg't could have members from the Virginia County of Bedford? I > Debbie