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From: "Vermandois-Montgomery" <>
Subject: [WVBERKEL] Rev War John Keys
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 11:26:11 -0800
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This was a very exciting piece of information for me. I and a friend are searching for
information on John Keys who served with Capt. Hugh Stephenson. Does this source give
any information on John Keys? Can you direct me to a location to help me find out more
about this John Keys [he later settled in Martinsburg]. Would appreciate any help you
can offer.
Thanks!
Thom Montgomery

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From: "Carrell Peter" <>
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Subject: Re: [WVBERKEL] Re:Revolutionary war time period


> Entry in THE BERKELEY JOURNAL 1998 Berkeley Historical Society, p. 16
>
> The Virginia Rifle Regiment
>
> Riflemen from the wilderness sections of Virginia, maryland and Pennsylvania
> were always popular with the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, so
> he prevailed on congress to provide for the enlistment of companies from
> these sections. In 1776, Captain Hugh sxtephenson returned from Bopston and
> together with Captain moses Rawlings, organized the Virginia-Maryland Rifle
> Regiment, of which he became Colonel and Rawlings Lieutenant-Colonel. It was
> comprised of men from Berkeley anf Hampshire Counties and men from Western
> Maryland. It consisted of eight companies: ...
>
> Seventh Company....
>
> A list of officers and privates of the Company of Captain Abraham Shepherd
> of the Virginia ?Rifle Regiment raised in Berkeley County and being the
> first company organized by Colonel hugh Stephenson and, after his death
> commanded by Colonel Moses Rawlings in the Continental service from July 1,
> 1776, to October 1, 1778....
>
> Privates
>
> Thomas Pollock
>
> West Virginia Data Base - Jefferson County Module
> Berkely County Records
> At a court held for Berkeley County the 18th day of November 1783. This
> last will and testament of Adam Moler, deceased, was presented in Court by
> Henry Little and Adam Moler, Junr., the executors therein named, who made
> oath that according to law and the same being proved by the oaths of Thomas
> Pollock and Melchor Stroop witness thereto ..
>
> Cartmell, T. K.
> We find, for instance, Daniel Morgan appearing in Winchester in the spring
> of 1777, with a commission and authority from the American Congress to
> enlist and organize two regiments of riflemen, to be known as the Eleventh
> and Fifteenth Virginia Regiments. Enlistments were quickly made; for we find
> him with the two regiments on the march May 31st, 1777, and reporting the
> following as the line officers:
> Daniel Morgan, Col.
> Thos. Pollock, Sergt. Major.
>
> Dandridge, Historic Shepherdstown,
>
> COMPANY OF RIFLEMAN WHO VOLUNTEERED IN 1776
> "An Abstract of the Pay due the Officers and Privates of the Company of
> Riflemen, belonging to Captain Abraham Shepherd, being part of a Battalion
> raised by Colonel Hugh Stephenson, deceased, and afterwards commanded by
> Lieut. Colonel Moses Rawlings, in the Continental Surive from July 1st,
> 1776, to October 1st, 1778.:
> This is the heading of the paper which lies before me, brown with age, and
> frail with wear, so that in some places it is almost illegible. For our
> present purpose it will be sufficient to give only the names of the company.
> Later an attempt will be made to record the fate of each soldier who fought
> in this famous and ill-fated company.
> Abraham Shepherd, Captain.
> Privates
> Thomas Pollock. George Brown.
>
> Dandridge, Historic Shepherdstown
>
> CHAPTER XIV
> THE PRISONS OF NEW YORK
> The battle of King's Bridge, fought around Fort Washington, has been
> described so often and so well in the numerous histories of the Revolution
> that it is unnecessary in this volume to give more than the account
> contained in Major Bedinger's letter of the part the Rifle Regiment took in
> that affair. Lossing gives one of the best descriptions of the fight, to
> which we refer the reader. We have seen, in the last chapter, what sort of
> treatment the brave riflemen, who made such an heroic defence, received at
> the hands of their cruel foes. Out of 2,673 privates taken captive,
> nineteen hundred were done to death within a few days over two months. They
> were starved, neglected, and abused; confined in overcrowded and infected
> dungeons, some of them bayonetted and others hung on the slightest pretext,
> or without any pretext whatever, and without the shadow of a trial.
> All or very nearly all of Captain Shepherd's company, as we have seen were
> taken prisoner, where they soon perished, except a few who escaped, or lived
> to be exchanged. .....
> The names and dates contained in the paper written by Henry Bedinger will
> now be given, and then the names of others of Captain Shepherd's Company who
> perished in captivity.
> LIST OF MEN RAISED BY HENRY BEDINGER THAT HE BROUGHT FROM NEW TOWN AND
> AROUND MARTINSBURG, AUGUST 1ST, 1776...
> One of these men and only one died at his home, a prisoner on parole. This
> was William Seaman, the son of Jonathan or Jonah Seaman, who lived near
> Leetown. He was sent home to die. The date of his death is given as July
> 8th, 1777.
> A few of this company were not in the action of November 16, 1776. Two were
> killed in a skirmish the day before and one, Peter Hill, in the battle
> around Fort Washington. Only two deserted to the enemy to save their lives.
> They were William Anderson, who deserted Jan. 20th, 1777, and Moses
> McComesky, who deserted June 10th, 1777.
> The part of the company who appears to have been exchanged late inDecember,
> 1776, was drafted into another rifle company on the first of January, 1777.
> Adam Sheetz, Adam Ryder, Thomas Pollock, Bryan Timmons, Thomas Mitchell,
> William Hicks, James Aitken and John Lewis are marked "Drafted, Jan. 1st,
> 1777."
>
> Appendix
>
> Pollock, Thomas. A private in Captain Shepherd's company. January 1st,
> 1777, he was drafted into another company.
>
> Pete
>
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> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 3:40 AM
> Subject: [WVBERKEL] Re:Revolutionary war time period
>
>
> > I have some notes saying my ancestor Thomas Pollock (listed in DAR index)
> was
> > from the Shepherdstown Militia. I understand he was held as a POW in New
> York
> > and released and sent back to Shepherdstown & told not to fight again then
> he
> > took up the cause again anyway! Where would one find records dating back
> that
> > far?
> > Thanks
> > Pam
> >
> >
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