History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, VirginiaHead, James William
History
History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia
Head, James William
Loudoun County (Va.) -- History
Isaac Dehaven and Thomas Vince, ensigns; James McLlhaney,
captain; Thomas Kennan, captain; John Bagley, first
lieutenant. 1781, June: Enoch Furr and George Rust,
lieutenants; Withers Berry and William Hutchison (son of
Benjamin), ensign. 1781, September: Gustavus Elgin, captain;
John Littleton, ensign. 1782, January: William McClellan,
captain. February, 1782: William George, Timothy Hixon, and
Joseph Butler, captains. 1782, March: James McLlhaney,
captain; George West, colonel; Thomas Respass,
lieutenant-colonel. 1782, July: Samuel Noland, major; James
Lewin Gibbs, second lieutenant, and Giles Turley, ensign.
1782, August: Enoch Thomas, captain; Samuel Smith,
lieutenant; Matthias Smitley, first lieutenant; Charles
Tyler and David Beaty, ensigns. 1782, December: Thomas King,
captain; William Mason, first lieutenant, and Silas Gilbert,
ensign."
[Footnote 22: Abstract from Court Order Book G., pages 517-522.]
_Court Orders and Reimbursements._
Needy families of the Revolutionary soldiers of Loudoun were supplied
with the necessaries of life as per the following orders:
"1778, November 9th: John Alexander to furnish Elizabeth
Welch, her husband being in the army.
"1778, Nov. 15th: George Emrey to furnish the child of Jacob
Rhodes, said Jacob being in the Continental army. William
Douglass to furnish Mary Rhodes, her husband being in the
army. George Summers to furnish William Gilmore, his son
being in the army.
"1778, Dec. 14: Leven Powell to furnish Andrew Laswell.
"1779, Feb. 8th: Samuel Triplett to furnish the wife of Hugh
Henderson. Josias Clapham to furnish Ann Philips.
"1779, March 8th: Farling Ball to furnish the widow of
Joseph Collens and the wife of William Eaton. William
Stanhope to furnish Ann Barton.
"1779, April: John Lewis, Gent, to furnish the wife of
Shadrack Reeder. Hardage Lane to furnish Sarah Gilmore, wife
of William, whose son is in the army. William Ellzey to
furnish wife of Shadrack Reeder. Josias Clapham appointed to
apply to the Treasurer for 500 pounds to be placed in the
hands of John Lewis, Gent, to supply the necessaries of life
for those who have husbands or children in the Continental
army.
"1779, May: Farling Ball to furnish Edward McGinnis and
William Means. John Alexander to furnish Ann Bartan.
(William Stanhope to furnish Ann Barton, July 1779.)
"1779, August: Robert Jamison to furnish Conard Shanks,
whose son is in the army. Jonathan Davis to furnish Mary
Stoker. Pierce Bayly do. wife of Joel Coleman.
"1780, March: John Tyler do. Jemima Coleman.
"1780, July: Simon Triplett to furnish Jemima Coleman, wife
of Joel, not exceeding two barrels of flour and 200 pounds
of Pork.
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