Lonnie, I know that Michael Cresap was a friend of my Daniels and that Dennis Daniels. Surprised that Dennis wasn't with him. Many of the names are not familiar Frankfort names. Where was the Allen's again? - --------------------------------------------------- Bill Pyles, Titusville, FL, [email protected] and new area code, 321-269-9534. Originally from Cumberland, MD and Fort Ashby, WV. Lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Santa Maria, Calif. previously. Researching Pyles/Piles/Allen/Starkey/Peters/ Daniels/Kisner/Friend/Titchinell/Marker/McKee/Monnett/Adams of Va, WV & MD. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lonny J. Watro" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 11:29 AM Subject: [WVMINERA] Rev. War Riflemen > On the web site: > > http://www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/frankfrt.html > > Is a history of the "Frankfort Communtiy". > > I am trying to find out more information about the following paragraph on > this web page: > > "Captain Michael Cressap who lived in Old Town, Maryland, came over into > Hampshire County during the early part of the Revolution and organized a > company of riflemen. They marched to Boston and [were] featured in several > small > skirmishes there. Cressap returned with them as far as New York where he > died and was buried. The men in this company from Frankfort include the > names of Johnson, Ashby, Wagoner, Williams, Powell, Pew, Harris, and > Miller." > > Can anyone offer any primary sources available that will give more > information > about this company of riflemen, what year they were organized, who they > were (ie: first names), and what skirmishes they participated in? Or can you > direct me to > someone who can guide me in this research? > > Thank you, > Lonny J. Watro > Short Gap, WV > > P.S. A Note to Wagoner descendants. Someone in the DAR has disproved the > fact that John Wagoner of the Fort Ashby area was a Revolutionary War > participant. They claim that John Wagoner in Rev. War records is "their" > John Wagoner who never lived in Fort Ashby. I am attempting to prove that > John Wagoner of the Fort Ashby area did indeed participate in the > Revolutionary War along with these other men listed above. None of these men > are my ancestors that I know of, so any help anyone can provide will be > greatly appreciated. > >