This roster lists the individuals who served in the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Bedford County Militia during the year 1776.
The only companies of militia during that year for which rosters are extant were commanded by Captain Thomas Paxton (1st Battalion) and Captain Samuel Davidson (2nd Battalion). This list is compiled from three extant returns of Captain Paxton's Company and one of Captain Davidson's Company.
| Name | Service In The Bedford County Militia / Continental Line |
|---|---|
| Alexander, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Alexanderson, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Allexander, Robert | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Anderson, Thomas | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Anderson, William Alex | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Beatty, William | Lieutenant, Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Bicket, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Black, Hugh | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Blear, William | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Bowman, Enoch | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Boyce, John | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Boyd, James | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Boyd, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Brown, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Buckley, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Cable, Philip | Captain, 1st Battalion |
| Carpenter, Daniel | Captain, 1st Battalion |
| Caseby, David | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Cessna, Charles | Major, 2nd Battalion |
| Cessna, John | Major, 1st Battalion |
| Chaney, ----- | Lieutenant, 1st Battalion |
| Cluggage, Francis | Captain, 1st Battalion |
| Coleman, James | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Commel, Matthew | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Coombs, Edward | Major, 1st Battalion |
| Crawford, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| David, Eleazer | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Davidson, Samuel | Captain, 2nd Battalion |
| Dayley, Patk | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Devenney, Andw | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Devenny, Andrew | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Dougherty, John | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Dyer, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Easety, David | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Edington, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Edmiston, Thomas | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Elderton, James | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Esery, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Evans, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Evins, David | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Fraser, Benjamin | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Frier, William | Lieutenant, 1st Battalion |
| Funk, George | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Galloway, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Graham, John | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Gray, Hermann | Lieutenant, 1st Battalion |
| Gray, Moses | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Gun, George | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Hamilton, John | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Hamilton, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Hammelton, Jno | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Hared, Thomas | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Hay, Thomas | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Hearsh, Jacob | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Hendershot, Jacob | Captain, 2nd Battalion |
| Herod, Thomas | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Higgins, ----- | Lieutenant, 1st Battalion |
| Hite, Conrad | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Holliday, Thomas | Ensign, 1st Battalion |
| Hollyday, Adam | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Hollyday, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Huff, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Hunter, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Irwin, David | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| John, Lemuel | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| John, Saml | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Johnson, James | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Johnson, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Jones, Isaac | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Jones, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Kandel, William | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Kasebeer, John | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Kennedy, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Killpatrick, Allexander | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| King, Chrisn | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Linn, Adam | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Linn, Levi | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Livingston, Henry | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Lloyd, David | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Lowry, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Lowry, John Jr | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Macaslen, Samuel | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| May, John A. | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| McAlevy, William | Captain, 1st Battalion |
| McAlvey, William | Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Battalion |
| McAuley, Cornelius | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| McCall, Willliam | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| McDonnel, Patk | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| McDonnell, Patrick | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| McFarand, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| McFarland, William | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| McGaughy, Thomas | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| McGrason, Duncan | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| McKee, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| McLelland, Benjn | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| McMichaels, Daniel | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| McMullin, Jno | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| McNeal, Hector | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Mersher, Reuben | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Miles, Thomas | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Millar, Felix | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Mitchel, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Mony, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Morsher, Reuben | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Mulgar, George | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Naugel, Anthony | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Newtown, Forbes | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Nicholas, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Nicholson, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Noals, Joseph | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Parker, William | Captain, 1st Battalion |
| Paxton, Robert | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Paxton, Thomas | Captain, 1st Battalion |
| Piper, John | Colonel, 1st Battalion |
| Piper, John | Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Battalion |
| Prigmore, Jonathn | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Prigmore, Theodr | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Reed, Moses | Lieutenant, 1st Battalion |
| Reil, Martin | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Ricket, Richd | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Ripple, Jacob | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Robinson, Hugh | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Saylor, Jacob | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Seabrooks, Nathan | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Seipes, Charles | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Shay, Michael | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Shelly, Hugh | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Shelly, Michl | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Sherley, Richd | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Shirley, Richard | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Simpson, Hugh | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Skinner, Samuel | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Skinner, Samuel Sr | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Smith, George | Lieutenant, 1st Battalion |
| Smith, Thomas | Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Battalion |
| Stillwell, John | Lieutenant, 1st Battalion |
| Stopper, Christr | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Stuart, Charles | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Sullivan, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Templeton, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Thompson, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Tipton, Shadk | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Titus, Daniel | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Titus, John | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Truax, Cornelius | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Truax, Joseph | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion, |
| Ungar, George | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Vickray, Thomas | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Walleck, Michael | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Walls, Henry | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Williams, Benjn | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Winter, Stephen | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Wirth, Henry | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
| Witherow, Wm | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Withrow, Saml | Captain Thomas Paxton's Company, 1st Battalion |
| Woods, George | Colonel, 2nd Battalion |
| Woods, George | Lieutenant Colonel, 1st Battalion |
| Woods, George Jr | Captain Samuel Davidson's Company, 2nd Battalion |
