Reference: Kegley's Virginia Frontier: The Begining of the Southwest- the Roanake of Colonial days -1740-1783 by F.B. Kegley -published 1938 - pages 272 -273 -274 Part 1 Service Reciords -French & Indian War - Botetourt County, Virginia Botetourt Orders of Court: WILLIAM WARD served as a sergeant in the years 1756 & 1757 in DICKINSON'S COMPANY OF RANGERS. He was an inhabitant of South Carolina at the time that warrants for their services were obtained by the officers - certified to the register of the land office. WILLIAM WILSON allowed a warrant for land, having been a sergeant in the Cherokee Expedition under COL. WILLIAM BYRD. ZOPHER CARPENTER was a drummer in JOHN DICKENSON'S company of rangers. JAMES RALSTON, sergeant in same company. HUMPHREY MADISON, was ensign in 1756 on the frontier in Dickenson's company of rangers. FRANCES RILEY, deceased was soldier in Capt. WILLIAM PRESTON'S rangers in 1759. JAMES McGUIRE in Capt. CHRISTIAN'S company of Col. BYRD'S regiment of regulars, Second Virginia 1760. LAIRD FREAM of BYRD's regiment, claim allowed, also SOLOMON SIMPSON, EDWARD GILL, Sr., CHRISTOPHER FINNIE, WILLIAM CROSS. Soldiers under Col. GEORGE WASHINGTON in Old Virginia Regiment: CHRISTOPHER BEST JOHN GAULEY - under Capt. Christian, 1760 JOHN LUNLY and JOHN COLLIER - in the Cherokee expedition, 1760 GEORGE TEETER - under Capt. Gist of First Virginia, 1760 JOHN RAEBURN - Hay's rangers, 1760 JACOB PERSINGER - Dickenson's rangers, 1757 ROBERT GILLASPIES, Sr. Dickenson's rangers, 1754 JOHN McMULLIN - Dickenson's rangers, 1758- 59 JOSEPH SWOAP, Sr., - Dickenson's rangers, 1756 THOMAS KELLY - Corporal in Dickenson's rangers, 1757 - 59 EZEKIEL JOHNSON - Dickenson's rangers, 1757- 59 SOLOMON CARPENTER - Dickenson's rangers, 1757 -59 THOMAS CARPENTER - William Preston's Company, 1759 EDWARD McMULLIN - Dickenson's rangers, 1756 -1759 JOHN EDWARDS -under Capt. Mercer. SAMUEL CONNER - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col. Washington. JOHN TYGERT - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col. Washington. THOMAS CASSATY - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col.Washington. WILLIAM SIMPSON - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col. Washington. WILLIAM GILL - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col.Washington. THOMAS CARPENTER, Jr. -Dickenson's rangers, 1757 -58 WILLIAM MANN -sergeant in Col. Peachy's Battalion, MOSES MANN, eldest son & heir. THOMAS MANN - Dickenson's rangers, heir John's son, Moses. WILLIAM WARD - under Col.Byrd, Cherokee Expedition 1760. HENRY PAULING - under Col.Byrd's Cherokee Expedition 1760. JOHN DRAPER - under Col. Byrd's Cherokee Expedition 1760. JAMES BARNETT - under Col. Byrd's Cherokee Expedition 1760 in Christian's Company. PETER WRIGHT - in Dickenson's Co. JOSEPH CARPENTER - in Dickenson's Company heir, JOHN, son of Thomas. DAVID GALLOWAY - sergeant in Capt. Dunlap's rangers, 1757. WILLIAM GALLOWAY - in Dickenson's Rangers, 1758. DAVID CALLOWAY, Sr. -in Dickenson's Rangers,1758. JOHN BOLLER - sergeant under Dickenson 1756 -1757. JOHN KEENE - under Dickenson 1756-1757. GEORGE GLANCY - corporal in Capt. Stuart's company under Col. Byrd. WILLIAM LEATHERDALE - Bullit's Company, under Col.Byrd. PETER WILEY - under Dickenson, 1759. JOHN WILEY -under Dickenson, 1759. WILLIAM DIMPSEY -Capt. Smith's Regulars. WILLIAM HOLLY - Gist light infantry. JAMES COOPER - gist light infantry. WILLIAM RUTHUM - Preston Company, 1757. ROBERT HUTCHISON - sergeant in Penn. Regiment, Fort Pitt. JOHN BURNBRY - Christian's regulars. JOHN PRY or PRESTON - 1756 -1758. ABRAHAM MORRIS - Bullit's regulars. URIAH HUMPHREYS - with Capt. Posey. AUGUSTINE BROOMLEY - with Capt. Blagg. EDWARD YOUNG - with Capt. Posey. THOMAS MILLER - with Christian's rangers,1756. ALEXANDER WALKER - with Christian's rangers, 1756. PETER BRANNER - with Capt. Hewitt. PETER LOONEY - with Capt. Smith, 1755 -56 - taken prisoner & kept two years. HUGH McNEEL - drummer in Capt. Thogmorton's Regulars. JULIUS WEBB - drummer in Capt. Thogmorton's Regulars. JOHN HAYNES - drummer in Capt. Thogmorton's Regulars. JOSEPH SMITH - in John Smith's Rangers, 1755 -56, taken prisoner, died 24 June, 1756. JAMES MILLIGAN - Posey's regulars. ABRAHAM ELLIS - in Capt. Stuart's regulars. CHARLES ELLISON - Corporal under Capt. Root, 1 st. and 2 nd. Virginia. WILLIAM DUNCAN -in Capt. Lewis's regulars. JOHN TATHAM - under Capt. Stewart of Col. Byrd. WILLIAM POAGE - under Capt. Hogg. PHILIP WATKINS - in Capt. Mongomery's Volunteers, Sandy Creek 1756. JOHN NORRIS - in First Virginia Regiment. DAVID ROBINSON - Lieutenant of Rangers under Preston, July 1755 to June 1756 - then Lieu. with Dickenson's Ranngers, June 1757 to May 1759. COL. JOHN SMITH - Served as Captain in new line of 1760 under Col. Byrd. Warrent for 3,000 acres. Captain of rangers under Andrew Lewis, August 1755 to June 1756. His fort attacked by the French and Indians and he was taken prisoner to Canada but returned 1758. WILLIAM SKILLERN - ensign under Robert Breckenridge of Byrd's regiment who garrisoned Fort Chiswell 1761. WILLIAM WARD - Lieutenant, JOHN THOMPSON - second lieutenant. JAMES JOHNSTON - of Thogmorton's Regulars. ALEXANDER McDONALD - Capt. Preston's Rangers - discharged 1758. DR. THOMAS LLOYD - of Preston's Rangers, 1755, disbanded June 1756 - surgeon again under Preston, June 1757 to May 1759 - surgeon in same and other companies and attended to the wounded country people without fee or any gratuity - warrent for 200 acres had been given. WALTER STEWART - sergeant in First VA Regiment - quartermaster in Second VA Regiment. ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER - marched to Greenbrier in 1757 as a Captain of Volunteers, heir to WILLIAM ALEXANDER. post by patsy