Thank You, Martha for the information on Jacob Slagle. Gray Matters wrote: > There are these mentions of Richard Willett in Vicki Bidinger Horton, > Hampshire Co. MInute Book Abstracts, 1788-1802: > 19 Sept 1797: > > Pursant to an act of the general assembly entitled "An act for regulating > the militia of this commonwealth" ordered that the following persons be > recommended to his excellency the governor and council as fit and proper > persons to be commission to execute the office for which they are > respectively recommended to Wit, Jacob Slagle Major of the second > Battalion, vice Isaac Parsons dec'd, William Vause Captain in the first > Battalion vice John Sturman resigned, ....[various appointments], Richard > Willett Captain in the second Battalion vice Stroud who refused to > serve--Isaac Ferree Lieutenant in said company vice Willett preferred, > Joseph Higgins Ensign in ditto vice Ferree ditto. Page 501. > > Hope this is of interest... > > Best wishes, > Martha Grenzeback > graymatters@ibm.net >