Twiggs County, GA
Roster of Men who served at Twiggs County Forts,
War of 1812
Lieutenant Lovett B. Smith’s Company
Pay-roll of the first detachment of militia ordered out on the frontier of Twiggs County, in pursuance of orders from Brigadier General Blackshear, dated August 7, 1813, for the protection of the inhabitants residing in the Ocmulgee area, and to build Fort Jackson.
OFFICERS
Brevet-Lieutenant, Lovett B. Smith
1st Sergeant, Solomon Simpson
2nd Sergeant, Daniel Jordan
3rd Sergeant, Edward Land
1st Corporal, Elijah Bryan
2nd Corporal, Benjamin Mobley
3rd Corporal, John Conner
PRIVATES
Thomas Smith
John Bateman
James Dunwoody
Simon Simpson
Lewis Daniel
Thomas Matthews
Thornton Perry
James Graham
Thomas Hunt
David Neeland
John Williams
Samuel Wells
Robert W. McKinney
William Coach
Benjamin Grantham
George Jemison
Holman Stephens
James Stephens
John Morgan
John Wolf
Joel Carter
Simon Bateman
George Opry
Uriah Simpson
David Bozeman
John Smith
James Vickers
Benjamin Johnson
Charles Sutton
Ephriam Hightower
Young Vickers
Harmon Mock
Amos Haughton
Robert Underwood
Rowland Tate
James Garrett
John Upton
Thomas Underwood
John Hughlen
Eleazar Galloway
James Daniel
James L. Craig
Willis Ward
Charles Wolf
Lemuel Lanier
The end of service, September 14, 1813, I do certify upon honor that the service for the above pay-roll was performed under my command.
Ezekiel Wimberly
Lieutenant-Colonel
CAPTAIN JOHN THOMAS’ COMPANY
Fort Mitchell, February 22, 1814. A muster roll of Captain John Thomas’ Company, under the command of Major James Patton, ordered into service on the 22nd of December, 1813, and terminated on the 19th of February, 1814, both days inclusive, to guard the frontiers in the different counties and forts; Twiggs County; Fort Twiggs, Fort Jackson; Pulaski County: Fort Mitchell, Fort Laurens; Telfair County: Fort Adams and Fort McIntosh.
OFFICERS
Captain, John Thomas
Lieutenant, James G. Haines
Ensign, Eli Collins
1st Sergeant, John Fenn
2nd Sergeant, Sampson Culpepper
3rd Sergeant, Daniel Lewis
4th Sergeant, Nathan Maddox
1st Corporal, John Dean
2nd Corporal, Uriah Kinchen
3rd Corporal, Allaway Roach
4th Corporal, Simon Woodson
PRIVATES
William H. Paramore
B. McClendon
Moses E. Bush
Thomas Swearingen
Alexander Varner
Thomas Gilbert
James Yarborough
John Lawson
John Garrard
Abram Bush
Levin Gilstrap
Dawson Webb
E. Webb
Lemuel Pruett
Joseph Culpepper
John Sims
James Simmons
Isaac Wade
James Mayo
Jacob Kanahest
Archibald H. Odom
James Caldwell
Samuel Miller
M. Lewis
John Martin
Seth Ward
Jesse Harris
Thomas W. Benson
Mills Ezell
Jonathan Jones
John Harrell
J. Kingsley
Abram Nipper
James Cain
Edwin Moye
Herod Mills
Gideon Bush
Britton Sanford
James Collins
Thomas Newberry
Thomas N. Singletery
Benjamin Salter
Joshua Cobb
James Johnson
William Smith
Harris Hicks
Alexander Mars
George Morgan
Levi Elsley
Jeremiah Allman
John Truluch
John Harris
Alexander Shepherd
Sampson Dickson
James W. McCullers
Lemon Johnson
Edward Johnson
John Nelson
John Tharp
Martin Livingston
Benjamin Watkins
Abram Adams
James Bailey
Henry Bailey
Isaac Kirksey
Needham Bedingham
Jesse Murphey
William Barker
Josiah Stewart
Isaac Dennard
William Hemphill
William Griffin
James Ward
Dennis Posey
William Studfield
Moses Kirkland
Reuben Wheeler
Prior Prewett
James Clark
A Lassiter
J. A. Williams
William Lester
Lemuel Evans
FRONTIER OF TWIGGS COUNTY
Pay-roll of a detachment of militia ordered on the frontier of Twiggs County, for the protection of the inhabitants and for the erection of a fort called Telfair, by Brig. General Blackshear, from the 9th of August to the 13th of September, 1813.
OFFICERS
Lieutenant, John Keener
1st Sergeant, Lewis Moore
2nd Sergeant, William White
3rd Sergeant, Nimrod Busby
4th Sergeant, John Hair
5th Sergeant, Henry Summerall
1st Corporal, Powell Smith
2nd Corporal, James Howard
3rd Corporal, Jeremiah Dunn
4th Corporal, James Jones
PRIVATES
Kinney Powell
John Jones
Samuel Streetman
William Streetman
James Hollingsworth
James Smith
Henry Conrad
Henry Troutman
William Johnston
J. Matthews
William Sanford
William Griffin
William Summerall
William Dunn
Rueben Anderson
Lewis Coppage
John Adkins
John Lamb
Elisha Tarver
Joshua Sloan
Michael Carlisle
Frederick G. Herring
James Randall
Ezekiel Wall
Thomas Bird
John Hinson
Mark Pettis
A Pate
John Hollingsworth
John Fulwood
William Fullingame
William Crawford
Johnathan West
C. Leonard
John Wilson
Stephen Bostick
James Bailey
Henry Fortner
William Todd
William Solomon
John Dean
Thomas Hair
William Burke
Joshua Hawthorn
John Burke
Minton Dean
Hardy Bedingfield
Jethro Holland
Isaac Brown
Frederick Watson
John Frederick
Charles Stewart
Josiah Davis
Samuel Stanford
Clement Milton
Caleb McKinney
Robert Atkinson
Moses Hill
I do certify upon honor that the service for the above pay-roll was performed under my command.
Ezekiel Wimberly
Lieutenant-Colonel
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