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New information may help those of you who want to continue DAR applications based on service of Jacob Zumwalt. Jax Zumwalt recently came across information and passed it on to me. I have the name of the source, but not where he obtained it, so this may require more researching.
Service in Lord Dunmore's War, pre-cursor to the actual Revolution-
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Captain Samuel Wilson's muster list
(Pendleton Co., VA - I think)
Battle of Point Pleasant, 10 Oct 1774
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Capt. Samuel Wilson 77 days pay
John Givens 46 "
77 "
James Dinwiddy 123 "
James Lamb 116 "
James Stevenson 119 "
Bayly Harril 119 "
William WIllis 120 "
William Roun 67 "
Lewis Martin 122 "
Sebastion Smith 98 "
Thomas Wright 131 "
Henry Wood 131 "
Joseph Lynch 131 "
John Wilfong 131 "
James Freeland 103 "
Ralph Wilson 131 "
Hugh Botkin 136 "
Samuel (Gnetrax) 123 "
JACOB SUMWALT 123 " ***
JOHN SUMWALT 123 " ***
ADAM SUMWALT 123 " ***
John McCandless 123 "
John Bowman 131 "
Zachariah Bryan 128 "
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We have discussed this, but he also included Capt. McCay's Co. of Augusta Co., VA Militia (now Pendleton Co., WVA) listed on p. 751 of Gwathmey's book Virginians in the Revolution- lists; Adam, George, Jacob, and Stofield (Christopher. John was wounded at Point Pleasant and could not fight.
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New and interesting:::
1783, A Pay Roll of Lieut. Francis McDonnal's Company of Melitia Ordered on duty as a guard for the Commissioners- Lincoln to Lexington- Ordered by Col. Levi Todd of Fay. (Fayette) Co. (Kentucky) 12 Mar 1783.
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Men's Names enter-disch-days duty- pay per day- L-S-D
(L-S-D is pounds, shillings, pence)
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Lt. Francis McDonnal 9 10 2 1/7 (S/D) 3/2
James January 9 10 2 1/4 2/8
Ephraim January 9 10 2 1/4 2/8
Sam January 9 10 2 1/4 2/8
Kit Courtnour 9 10 2 1/4 2/8
JACOB SUMWALT 9 10 2 1/4 2/8 ***
Alex McConnal 9 10 2 1/4 2/8
James McCommal 9 10 2 1/4 2/8
John McConnal 9 10 2 1/4 2/8
1 Pound, 4, 6, 2/5
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The above pay roll was proven by Francis McDonnal
on 12 March 1783 before me.
William (Henderson) Daniel Boone CLt.
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From the number of men on the pay roll the commissioners are of the opinion that the (Lieut.) should only receive the pay of a Sargeant. (Fayette Co., KY)
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This is service March 9 and 10, 1783. Hope this helps anyone doing this kind of research. And thanks to Jax Zumwalt for providing it.
Linda
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