Category: Northumberland County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia, American Revolution


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  • This category contains profiles of persons who served in the Northumberland County Militia.
  • Returns for 1777 have been lost but those for 1778 show colonels and company officers. Four units were put on stand by on 29 June 1777 however, they had already started their march toward Bristol.
  • 1st Battalion, 1777 - 8: Col John Kelly
  • 1st Battalion, 1782: Col. Jno White
  • 2nd Battalion, 1777 - 8: Col John Murray
  • 3rd Battalion, 1777 - 8: Col Peter Hosterman
  • 4th Battalion, 1777 Col Cookson Long
  • Upper Division of Associator, 24 Jan 1776 - 11 Companies total see space page for further information regarding Captains
  • Associators, 26 Sept 1776 - 1 Company
  • 2nd Battalion Associators Col James Potter - 1 Company


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A

1762 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 18 Aug 1837

17 Apr 1757 Montgomery, Pennsylvania - 27 Mar 1834

05 Oct 1736 Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania - 13 Jul 1820

1737 Scotland - 1817

1732 Ireland - 1815

abt 1735 Rödgen, Grafschaft Nassau- Siegen, Heiliges Römisches Reich - abt 1825

17 Aug 1751 Bergebersbach, Nassau-Dietz, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 01 Apr 1788

B

26 Nov 1753 Monmouth, New Jersey - 26 Nov 1813

24 Jul 1758 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 03 Apr 1844

1730 Pennsylvania - 24 Nov 1793

21 Mar 1745 Girkhausen, Wittgenstein, Westphalia, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 23 Apr 1818

bef 1748 Myerstown, Pennsylvania - Apr 1781

23 May 1738 Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island - 19 May 1807

aft 1715 France - 18 May 1819

29 Sep 1744 Altdorf, Altdorf, Böblingen, Württemberg, German Empire - 08 Mar 1806

27 Jul 1750 Chester, Pennsylvania - 13 Feb 1832

13 Mar 1760 Orange, New York, United States - 24 Apr 1841

25 Dec 1744 Weaversville, Allen Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania - 26 Feb 1823

abt 1745 Frueudenstadt, Germany - abt 12 Oct 1825

abt 1754 Ireland - 07 Feb 1818

C

24 Aug 1735 Killingly, Hartford, Connecticut - abt Jun 1777

1738 Antrim, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland - 1820

abt 1760 Ireland - 1815

abt 1743 - abt 1797

1745 Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands - 23 Jan 1820

abt 24 Oct 1731 Freehold, Monmouth Co, Province of New Jersey - abt 1779

07 Dec 1755 Monmouth, New Jersey - 29 Oct 1846

09 Jun 1741 Ireland - 09 Jun 1780

D

1757 Muddy Run, Pennsylvania - abt 1825

abt 1753 Northumberland County, Province of Pennsylvania - bef 1804

abt 1758 Pennsylvania - 26 Jun 1814

1762 Buffalo Valley, Union, Pennsylvania - 05 Feb 1829

07 Dec 1750 Krombach, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 11 Jun 1804

abt 1749 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - aft 13 Mar 1833

27 Mar 1762 Mary Ann Furnace, Province of Maryland - 23 Oct 1838

E

aft 1750 Marovia, Pennsylvania - abt 1791

F

1756 County Tyrone, Ireland - 19 Oct 1846

09 Sep 1751 New London Township, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony - 03 Oct 1833

27 Nov 1755 Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey - 03 Mar 1844

16 Dec 1740 Tulpehocken Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 24 Aug 1804

abt 1750 Pennsylvania - 27 Feb 1817

Feb 1751 Hamlin, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 08 May 1808

G

20 Apr 1738 New York - 20 Oct 1807

1738 Paxton Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 1815

26 Feb 1767 Sussex, New Jersey - abt 16 Apr 1853

16 May 1763 Ireland - 25 Apr 1846

10 Dec 1757 Somerset, Pennsylvania - 12 Sep 1827

H

1758 Germany - 1827

12 Nov 1750 Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey - 04 Dec 1821

07 Dec 1762 Hempstead, Long Island, New York - 30 Sep 1844

11 Sep 1763 Cumberland, Pennsylvania - 09 Jun 1845

20 Oct 1757 Cumberland, Pennsylvania - 20 Feb 1831

24 Jun 1732 Swabia, Germany - 22 Dec 1842

04 May 1752 Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Province of Pennsylvania - 03 May 1806 PPP

H cont.

18 Aug 1757 Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey - 04 Dec 1820

1731 Bendorf, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 1784

26 Oct 1730 County Antrim, Ireland - 20 Feb 1810

abt 1755 Northumberland County, Province of Pennsylvania - 22 Jan 1804

abt 1747 Pennsylvania - abt 1819

abt 1732 Donegal, Ireland - 11 Apr 1784

abt 1740 England - aft 18 Apr 1800

J

1745 Cecil, Province of Maryland - abt 1830

K

abt 09 Sep 1740 Northumberland County, Pennsylvania - abt 24 Sep 1823

1761 Lycoming Township, Lycoming, Province of Pennsylvania - Mar 1781

abt 1760 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 09 Mar 1836

22 Apr 1736 Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France - 10 Mar 1803

1762 Hunterdon, New Jersey - 24 Oct 1844

L

abt 1730 Berks, Pennsylvania - aft 1790

1753 Berks, Pennsylvania - 1806

30 Nov 1755 Oldwick, Hunterdon, New Jersey - 11 Nov 1821

21 Jun 1734 Chester, Pennsylvania - 28 Dec 1828

1756 Ireland - 24 May 1823

abt 1751 Somerset, Pennsylvania - 10 Dec 1841

1739 Ireland - 06 Apr 1806

M

17 Jun 1741 Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania - 05 Oct 1811

17 Jan 1760 Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Sep 1841

1760 Ireland - abt 1846

1760 Middlesex, New Jersey - aft 16 Jun 1836

1759 Northumberland, Pennsylvania - 16 Dec 1828

abt 1753 Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania - abt 1808

abt 1740 New Purchase, Pennsylvania - aft 1826

abt 1745 County Ayr, Scotland - aft Jan 1797

22 Nov 1744 Pennsborough Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania - 13 Aug 1839

25 Oct 1746 Fort Freeland, Luzerne, Province of Pennsylvania - 28 Jul 1779

1733 Paxtung Twp, Pennsylvania - abt 14 Nov 1805

05 Aug 1755 Lime Kiln, Orange, Province of New York - Dec 1824

1754 New Castle, New Castle, Delaware - 22 Feb 1834

abt 1750 Northumberland, Pennsylvania - 16 Jun 1820

05 Jan 1749 Belfast, Ireland - 28 Feb 1797

abt 1732 Millbach, Lebanon, Pennsylvania - abt 1795

04 Feb 1732 Muhlbach, Lebanon, Pennsylvania - aft 24 Feb 1808

03 Jun 1760 Muhlbach, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Nov 1815

1759 Ireland - 03 Mar 1846

07 May 1744 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 09 Jul 1820

1734 Ireland - 08 Nov 1792

24 Mar 1756 Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay - 16 Sep 1834

1745 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 07 Aug 1806

22 Nov 1738 Freymerdheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany - 14 Jul 1821

1751 Province of Pennsylvania - 27 Jun 1818

abt 04 Jul 1736 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 01 Apr 1816

P

08 Oct 1752 Whitemarsh Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 07 Jan 1837

02 Mar 1754 York, York, Pennsylvania - 07 Jan 1838

07 Oct 1736 Long Island, Suffolk, New York Colony - 18 Feb 1827

03 Dec 1750 Pennsylvania - 03 Nov 1828

24 Feb 1744 Berks County, Pennsylvania - 22 Dec 1822

29 Dec 1745 Berks County, Pennsylvania - 08 Aug 1825

bef 22 Nov 1749 Berks County, Pennsylvania - 28 Jan 1831

P cont.

Feb 1753 Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania - 09 Sep 1824

R

04 Jul 1753 Chester, Province of Pennsylvania - 11 May 1831

01 Jan 1755 Swabian Creek, Washington Township, Berks County, Colony of Pennsylvania - 16 Mar 1837

1752 Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania - 1812

02 Aug 1753 Lebanon Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 21 Oct 1822

S

12 Nov 1754 Southold, Suffolk, Province of New York - 26 Jul 1824

1748 Germany - 02 Jan 1778

abt 1730 - May 1779

25 Dec 1757 Pennsylvania - 13 Jun 1843

01 Jan 1750 Rehrersburg, Berks, Pennsylvania - 07 Jan 1825

1755 Somerset, Pennsylvania - 26 Nov 1811

12 Dec 1755 Wingeshausen, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 13 Aug 1823

24 May 1754 Bern, Switzerland - 23 Jul 1839

02 Feb 1751 Warwick Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 12 Dec 1842

25 May 1760 Kingdom of Bavaria - 1838

abt 22 Sep 1749 - abt 22 Sep 1788

02 Mar 1733 Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 22 Mar 1804

abt 1730 Scotland - 19 Dec 1822

abt 1745 Warwick Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 20 Oct 1821

abt 1750 Potter Township, Centre, Pennsylvania - abt 1802

02 May 1745 Pennsylvania - 03 Sep 1821

abt 1743 England - abt 02 Feb 1798

29 Sep 1724 St Monance, Fife, Scotland - bef 07 Mar 1801

abt 1765 Northumberland, Pennsylvania - aft 1801

1761 Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut - 08 Feb 1849

01 Mar 1753 Cacalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 20 Aug 1833

T

abt 1759 Ireland - 12 May 1808

1739 Northumberland County, Pennsylvania - 19 Sep 1837

U

1758 - 22 May 1834

03 Feb 1753 Berks, Pennsylvania - 16 Apr 1825

V

01 Jan 1741 New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey - 28 Feb 1800

21 Jan 1757 Hunterdon, New Jersey - 15 Oct 1849

02 Mar 1755 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 12 Sep 1835

1739 - 10 Aug 1821

abt 11 Jun 1741 Lower Smithfield, Northampton, Pennsylvania - 06 Apr 1824

03 Jun 1762 Bloomfield Township, Essex, New Jersey - 01 May 1837

15 Apr 1737 Newark, Essex, New Jersey - 16 Jul 1812

08 Apr 1752 New Berlin Township, Union Co., Pennsylvania - Feb 1832

W

Apr 1766 Derry Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 13 Dec 1850

1749 Ireland - 04 Sep 1815

abt 15 Jul 1761 Northkill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - abt 09 Dec 1838

08 Sep 1739 Württemberg, Germany - abt Jul 1821 PPP

13 Jan 1757 Smithfield, Northampton, Pennsylvania - 08 Jun 1818

1737 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - abt 1822

1755 Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania - 02 Nov 1844

1762 Scotland - 06 Jul 1811

16 Mar 1739 Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania - 12 Mar 1826

11 Oct 1763 Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey - 28 Apr 1841

27 Dec 1761 Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey - abt 02 Apr 1847

Y

abt 1750 Pennsylvania - aft 16 May 1782

Z

22 Sep 1722 Ittlingen, Heilbronn, Heiliges Römisches Reich - bef 30 Mar 1793 PPP