Cumberland County (Now Franklin County) Revolutionary War Militia

8TH BATTALION, 1777

Commanding Officers:

Col. Abraham Smith

1ST BATTALION, 1780

Commanding Officers:

Lt. Col. James Johnson

	1777	1780
Township (if known)	Company	Company
Washington Township	1st Company: Capt. Samuel Royar	5th Company: Capt. John Stitt
Antrim Township	2nd Company: Capt. John Jack	6th Company: Capt. Thomas Johnston
Antrim Township	3rd Company: Capt. James Poe	7th Company: Capt. John Woods
Guilford Township	4th Company: Capt. William Long	4th Company: Capt. Conrad Snider
Guilford Township	5th Company: Capt. James Young	8th Company: Capt. James Young Capt. Terence Campbell
Antrim	6th Company: Capt. Elias Davis	3rd Company: Capt. William Berryhill
Washington Township	7th Company: Capt. William Finley	1st Company: Capt. Daniel Clapsadler
Antrim Township	8th Company: Capt. John Ray (Rea)	2nd Company: Capt. John Rea (Ray)

The "Act to Regulate the Militia of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" passed 17 March 1777, and the the subsequent Militia Act passed March 20, 1780, together with their amendments, required all white men between the ages of 18 and 53 capable of bearing arms to serve two months of militia duty on a rotating basis. 

Please Note:
Washington Township Founded: 1779
Franklin County, PA Founded: 1784
Waynesboro, PA Laid Out: 1797