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Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris. Revised 20 Jan 2013.

Locations of forts:
Fort Pricket: Fort Prickett State Park 3 mi NE of Fairmont in present Monongalia County WV
Fort Statler: on Dunkard Creek in present Monongalia County
Fort Lindley: on Tenmile Creek near Prosperity PA
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  • Text: RECORDS OF COL. DANIEL McFARLAND, MONONGALIA COUNTY VA MILITIA, 1777 & 1778

    Officers under Col Thomas Gaddis for the Indian expedition in 1778 against the Indian towns West of the Ohio, which lasted 3 months.

    (Virginia) Militia

    A Return of Officers and Privates from the County of Monongahalia for the Expedition to the Indian Country

    Officers

    Ensigns

    James Mileken
    John Vatrees
    Thomas JohnHenry Myers
    Fredrick Myers
    John Knotts

    A Report of the officers and soldiers now in actual service in the County of Monongohalia, at their different stations, under the direction of Coll [Thomas] Gaddis
    Fort Pricket: 1 ensign
    Fort Stradler: 1 ensign
    Fort Linley: 1 ensign

    Report of the Strenth In Monongalia County June the 19 day 1778 Viz’t
    Rangers on Ohio River: 2 ensigns
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Ens. Thomas JohnNameEns. Thomas John [S2698:6] [S2699:669] [S2699:673] [S2700:72] [S2700:80] [S2702] [S2704:77]
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PersonClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
Ens. Thomas JohnMilitary1778Monongalia, West Virginia, United States [S2702]
Thomas Jr. remained in Chester, PA. William was born in 1738, and his 3rd child, Thomas, in about 1775. James was born about 1748, and his 1st child, Thomas, in about 1764 - neither of these were old enough to have served as an Ensign in the Indian expediation of 1778.
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