List of Militia by Counties, [1777]

List of Militia by Counties

[1777]

militia in 1776.	raisd 1776			Militia 1777
1208		Accomack		120[ ]
1270	74	Albemarle	*	95[ ]
1150	84	Amelia	+
2000	148	Augusta	*	243[ ]
6000		Augusta (West)
650	74	Amherst	*	800
1400	100	Bedford		1369
1600	102	Botetourt	*	1510
1200	90	Brunswick		1300
650	38	Buckingham		650
1200	84	Berkeley	*
983	74	Caroline	+	1026
350	30	Charles city		29[ ]
812	54	Charlotte	*	715
960	74	Chesterfeild	*	750

1400	74	Culpepper	+
1000	74	Cumberland	*
700	44	Dinwiddie		700
800	74	Dunmore		100[ ]
160	10	Eliz. city	*	142
450	38	Essex		55
1000	74	Fairfax	*	831
1100	74	Fauquier	*
1264	90	Frederick		1000
2000	74	Fincastle
		Fluvanna		26[ ]
900	64	Gloucester	+	80[ ]
520	38	Goochland	*	58[ ]
1000	74	Halifx	*	98[ ]
700	74	Hampshire	*
900	74	Hanover		98[ ]
500	36	Henrico	+
		Henry		60[ ]
193	16	James city	*	22[ ]
725	48	I. of Wight	+	60[ ]
450	36	K. George	*	35[ ]
600	54	K. & Queen	*	50[ ]
500	36	K. Wm.		50[ ]
200	16	Lancaster	*	292
1600	122	Loudoun	+	1700
600	36	Louisa	*	500
593	48	Lunenburgh	*	550
300	20	Middlesex	*	210
		Montgomery		750
850	58	Mecklenburgh		850
	222	Monongalia		1000
800	54	Nansemond	+	644
448	28	New Kent	+	418
1000	74	Norfolk	*	880
700	54	Northumbld.	*	739
		Northampton	*	430
	148	Ohio
550	38	Orange	+	580
1550	94	Pittsylvania	*	923
		Powhatan	*	364
550	36	Prince Edwd.	*	570
450	30	Prince George	*	500
450	30	Pr’ss Anne	*	594
1000	74	Prince Wm.	+	800
470	30	Richmond	*	573
750	54	Southampton	+	1000

500	36	Spotsylva.		450
500	38	Stafford	+	500
350	28	Surry		350
660	46	Sussex	*	700
100		Warwick		100
		Washington	+	829
700	48	Westmoreland	*	663
	370	Yohogania		1000
300	20	York	*	244
	16	Wmsbgh.	*	214
		Norfolk borough
55,255	4070
		the numbers marked * are from accurate lists of 1777. those marked + are from the lists given in to the Governor in 1776. Botetourt when divided will be
		Botetourt		589
		Green briar		532
		Rock-bridge		395
				1516

Tabular MS (DLC).

This list may have been drawn up by TJ in connection with his work on the committee appointed to bring in bills pursuant to resolutions on the state of the army, passed by the House of Delegates 4 Dec. 1777 (JHD description begins Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia (cited by session and date of publication) description ends , Oct. 1777, 1827 edn., p. 55). It could not have been completed until after 24 Dec., when the “amendment” to divide Botetourt County into three counties instead of two was agreed to (same, p. 91), and possibly not until after 12 Jan. 1778, when this bill was agreed to by both Houses (same, p. 113); but it must have been written before 1 Mch. 1778, the date the division of counties was to take place (Hening, description begins William W. Hening, The Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia description ends ix, 420–4).

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