Loudoun County, Virginia
Revolutionary War Patriots
Loudoun County took a great deal of pride in the men she supplied to General Washington's Continental Army, as well as those citizens that provided patriotic service towards the cause of Independence. Many of those soldiers and citizens were listed in Loudoun County Order Book G, the Minute Books, and in the Pension Records which were filed at the Loudoun County Courthouse in Leesburg, VA
Loudoun County Soldiers
in the Continental Army (1777-1783)
During the War Loudoun County was quite diligent in providing for the welfare of the neediest families, wives, and children of her soldiers, meticulously providing funds and assigning certain gentlemen to look after these unfortunate families to see that no one suffered due to the absence or loss of a husband or son in the service. While this list did not give all Loudoun County soldiers in Washington's Army, it is invaluable for many names not found elsewhere. The names of soldiers, family members, dates of payment, and gentlemen assigned to provide for those families were listed on the last four pages of Loudoun County Order Book G, Volume II. They have been listed below in alphabetical order:
| Soldier |
Family |
Relief |
Assigned to |
| Barton | Wife - Ann | 1779 Mar 8
1780 Sept | William Stanhope
John Alexander |
| Broken, George | Widow | 1778 Apr 14 | |
| Brown, Jon. Alexander | Wife - Sarah | 1778 May 12
1778 Nov 10 | |
| Butler, Robert | Wife - Mary | 1777 Sep 5
1777 Apr 14 | John Orr |
| Columber, John | | 1778 Apr 1778
1778 May 12 | |
| Coleman, Joseph | Widow | 1778 Apr 14 | |
| Coleman, Joel | Wife-Jamina | 1779 Aug 9
1780 Jul 10 | Pierce Bayly
John Tyler |
| Collens, Joseph | Widow - Isabelle | 1778 Apr 14
1780 Sep | Farling Ball
William Cavans |
| Cummings | Father- William
Wife- Bridget | 1778 Mar 10
1778 May 2 | |
| Eaton, William | Wife | 1779 Mar 8 | Farling Ball |
| Fransworth, John | Widow | 1778 Apr 14 | |
| Gilmore | father - William
wife - Elizabeth | 1778 Nov 10
1779 Apr 13 | George Summers
Hardage Lane |
| Hamilton, David* | Wife - Jane
Widow (Pension - see below) | 1777 Aug 11
1778 May 12 | Joseph Thomas
Charles Binns |
| Howell, John | Wife | 1779 Feb 9 | |
| Harris, Henry | Wife- Sophia
death and burial of wife | 1778 May 12
1779 Aug 9 |
Jacob Tracey |
| Henderson, Hugh | Wife | 1779 Feb 8 | Samuel Triplett |
| Henderson, Adam | Widow - Catherine | 1780 Sep 12 | Josias Clapham |
| Hill, Richard | Wife - Margaret | 1778 Mar 9 | Andrew Adam |
| King, Richard | Wife | 1778 May 12 | |
| Lasswell, Andrew | Wife | 1778 Dec 14 | Leven Powell |
| Lovett, William | Wife | 1778 Apr 14 | |
| Phillips | Wife - Ann | 1779 Feb 8 | Josias Clapham |
| Pinkstone, Shadrack | Wife | 1778 Mar 10
1779 Mar 9 | |
| Reeder, Shadrack | Wife - Elizabeth | 1778 Mar 10
1778 May 12 | John Lewis
William ElIzey |
| Rice, James | Widow - Hannah, 2 children | 1780 Oct 9 | William Wesley |
| Richard, Thomas | Wife - Anne | 1780 Oct 9 | William Cavans |
| Rinker, Edward | | 1778 Apr 14 | |
| Rhodes, Jacob | Wife - Mary, and child | 1778 Nov 10 | George Emrey
William Douglass |
| Russell, Samuel | Wife - Sarah | 1780 Nov 13 | William Burroughs |
| Sharks | Father - Conrad | 1779 Aug 9 | Robert Jamison |
| Slacht, Cornelius | family | 1781 Dec 10 | John Tyler |
| Spencer, James | 4 sons in Continental Army | 1777 Apr 15 | |
| Stokers, John | Wife | 1777 Feb 11
1778 May 12 | Jonathan Davis
William Elizey, |
| Spitzfathen | Father - Benjamin | 1778 May 12
1778 Nov 10 | |
| Tritepoe, Conrad | Wife - Mary | 1781 May 15 | Adam Vincel |
| Welch | Wife - Elizabeth | 1778 Nov 9 | John Alexander |
| Wilcox | Wife - Eleanor | 1782 Feb 11 | William Douglass |
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The following produced and made Oath to the Certificates to entitle them to the Bounty of Land for military service during the Revolutionary War. Recorded in Loudoun County Order Book G. |
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Name | Date | Page |
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Melton, Charles | 1780 June 13 | 251 |
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Parks, Daniel | 1780 June 13 | 251 |
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Reynolds, ( )aitman, | 1780 June 13 | 251 |
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Rinker, Edward (Srgt.) | 1780 June 12 | 250 |
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Smith, William | 1780 June 12 | 250 |
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Spitzfathen, John (Srgt.) | 1780 June 12 | 250 |
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Pierce, Thomas presented a discharge from Col. Temple of the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons, dated the 4th of Dec 1780.
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Loudoun County Soldiers
in Washington’s Army
from an article published March 26th, 1925 in the Loudoun Times Mirror
by Dr. J. E. Copeland of Round Hill, Loudoun County, VA
The article written by Dr. Copeland, in response to an April 5, 1923 article by Mr. Briscoe Goodhart (also published in the Loudoun Times Mirror) details a number of Revolutionary War soldiers known to his ancestoral family. For the sake of brevity only the names and military service (if mentioned) in the article are given in the table below:
| Name | Rank | Unit - Virginia Regiment |
| Ballard, John | Soldier | Capt. Adam Wallace’s Co., Col. Bedford’s Reg. |
| Batcheldor, Cornelius | | |
| Beevers, John | | |
| Burgess, Howard, | | |
| Burns, Henry | | |
| Champe, John | Srgt-Major | Light Horse Harry Lee’s Legion |
| Copeland, James | Soldier | Infantry, Morgan’s Riflemen |
| Copeland, John | Soldier | 3rd, 5th, and 7th, Morgan’s Riflemen |
| Copeland, William | Corpl. | 7th and 11th , Morgan’s Riflemen |
| Crook, Charles | Soldier | 5th and 11th, Morgan’s Riflemen |
| Duvall, Benjamin | | |
| Eaton, Isaac, | | |
| Ethall, Anthony | Soldier | served under Capt. Lemuel Triplett |
| Gideon, Peter | Soldier | |
| Grayson, William | Colonel | 8th |
| Higgins, William | | |
| Hill, Richard | | |
| Hilliar, John | | |
| Holt, George | | |
| Hover, Jasper | | |
| Hughes, John | | |
| Lee, Philip Richard Francis | Capt. | |
| Lee, Richard Henry | Lieut. | |
| Marks, Isaiah | Capt. | 7th and 11th , Morgan’s Riflemen |
| Marks, John | Capt. | 14th and 19th |
| McIlhaney, James | Capt. | 5th and 9th |
| Neal, Daniel | | |
| Potts, David | Soldier | 7th, Morgan’s Riflemen |
| Potts, Jonathan | Corpl. | 7th and 11th Morgan’s Riflemen |
| Powell, Levin | Colonel | 14th and 16th, Infantry |
| Repass, John | | |
| Robertson, John | | |
| Sexson, Frederick | | |
| Shrye, Paul | | |
| Slacht, Cornelious | | |
| Veroney, Joseph | | |
| Vincent, John | | |
| Warton, Jesse | | |
| Wilderson, Michael | | |
| Worford, John | | |
Other Loudoun County Patriots
Names suppied by individuals visting this website.
If your Patriot ancestor came from Loudoun County, and doesn't appear anywhere on this site, please feel free to send us the information, and we'll be glad to add the name here.
| Patriot or Soldier | Description of Service | Supplied by |
| Carty, David
| A Loudoun Co resident before the war, he enlisted in the Continental Army. He also served enlistments in the Pa. State Line, the Loudoun Co Militia, and the Regiment of Va. Militia. His pension application was filed in Russell Co. |
Max Ervin
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| Dean, Samuel
| Resided in Loudoun Co during the war where he enlisted in the
Continental Army as a private in 1783 for 18
months to serve under Capt Jonas Duncan. He applied for a pension
in 1846 in Henry Co., Ky.
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Mike Dean
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Ellis, Elias
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13th VA Pvt. under Capt. Robert Vance.
Died April 3, 1778 in PA or VA.
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Lloyd D. Ellis
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Ellis, Jesse
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12th VA Pvt. under Capt. Andrew Wallace.
Died
Dec. 16, 1777 at Valley Forge.
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Lloyd D. Ellis
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Ellis, Samuel
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12th VA Pvt. under Capt. Andrew Wallace.
Died
Feb. 13, 1778 at Valley Forge.
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Lloyd D. Ellis
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Ellis, Robert
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Cavalry
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Lloyd D. Ellis
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Trannary, Richard |
Soldier in the Loudoun County Militia.
Reference: Register of Virginians in the Revolution, Page 780 |
Vicki Ely
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Willard, William |
Enlisted at Leesburg in July of 1778, served 7 months under Capt. James Ratican in Col. David Shepard's Regiment. In 1781 he reenlisted for 3 months and joined company "A" at Leesburg under the command of Capt. William Douglas. His papers were signed by Capt. Douglas and Col. Russell. His pension certificate was #7988 Service Record File # 31489 issued on May 2, 1833 for $31.67 per annum.
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Holly Guidry
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Virginia Revolutionary War State Pensions
Crook (Crooks), Charles - File 102
Loudoun County Court records 26 Dec 1811, that Charles Crook received a wound at the Battle of Jamestown in 1781 while in the State Militia of the United States. Request for payment 25 Nov 1809 to Chs. Brent of Winchester for pension “…due the 2nd January next. Agreeable to an Act of the General Assembly passed 11 Jan’y in the present year,” signed by Chas. Crook. Letter 6 Jan 1817 from Charles Crooks to Capt. Thos. Crooks. 1813 to 1829 P/A to William Noland, Stacy Taylor, Thomas Gragg (Gregg), Robert Braiden, Fayette Ball, George Rust, William Chilton, James McIlhany; signed by Crook, Lewis Elizey, Joshua Reburn, John White, Craven Osburn, and in Richmond by Wlm. H. Fitzwilsonn,. [Page 29]
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Green, Andrew - File 165
Loudoun County Court records 1785 to 1799 signed by Chs. Binns. An Act of the Assembly 29 Nov 1793, re-admitted Andrew Green to the pension list, signed by John Pride, Thos. Matthews, and witnessed by Charles Hay. Deposition 21 Dec 1793 that Green, a Private in the Troops of Virginia, was disabled in service. Certificates authorizing pension approved by the Executive 1793 to 1803. Cameron Parish 1793, P/A to James Lane Triplett, signed by Andrew Green, witnessed by William Lane Jr., William Blinco, and James Lane. Requests for payment to Francis Adams, witnessed by Alex’r Galloway and Ralph Lane. Receipts to Charles Eskredge, Daniel C. Lane, William Newman, and Thomas Miller, witnessed by Anthony Thornton. Warrant endorsement by John Alexander.
(Note: Fairfax County Court records show a 31 January 1801 deposition that Green served in the Western Battalion of Col. Joseph Crockett. Frederick County Court ordered in Dec 1804 that Drs. Robert Mackey and Daniel Conrad examine Green’s wounds which he received in the Revolutionary War, signed by Ja. Keith.) [Pages 48-49]
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Hamilton, David - File 176
Loudoun County Court records 1787 to 1790, signed by Chas. Binns. Deposition 10 April 1787 that Catherine Hamilton, widow of David who was a Private soldier under Capt. Francis Willis of Col. Grayson's Regiment ...who was killed at Brandywine in 1777. Notation: "certificate to Col. Josias Clapham." Certificate authorizing pension approved by the Executive 15 November 1787. Receipts to Isaac Larrone signed by Catharine Hamilton, Joseph Smith, Sam Murrey, and witnessed by Jon. Shepherd. Warrant endorsement by Geo. Summers. [Page 51]
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Murphy, Martin - File 302
Spotsylvania County Court records Apr 1787 signed by John Chew, Jr. Deposition 1 May 1786 by Dr. W. Foushee that Martin Murphy, about 30 years of age, says that in 1776 he enlisted under Capt. Thomas West of Loudoun County, that he continued in service until the Battle at the Waxsaws when he then acted as a Sergeant under Capt. Thomas Howard who was commanded by Col. Buford, in which battle he received the wounds. Certificates authorizing pension approved by the Executive 1 May 1786. Receipts to Thomas Towles signed by Martin Murphy, witnessed by Wm. Drummond and John Pollock. Warrant endorsement by Jno. Hopkins. Henrico County Court records 1788 to 1789 signed by Adam Craig. Receipts to Samuel Mosby signed by Murphy, and witnessed by W. Reynolds and Julius Ewing.[Page 87]
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Turvey, William - File 435
Loudoun County Court record of 14 March 1787 signed by Chas. Binns. Depositions, 24 July 1786 by Lt. John Ramey, 3rd VA Regiment, to wit: that William Turvey enlisted as a Private in the 3rd VA Regiment in 17777, and served until 29 May 1780 when he was wounded at the Battle of the Waxsaws. Dr. Wlm. Foushee stated that Turvey was about 35 years of age. Letter dated 18 September 1786, from Turvey to Col. Many Withers in Richmond. Certificate authorizing pension approved by the Executive 3 Aug 1786. Receipt to Thomas Kennon signed by W. Turvey, witnessed by John Crain. Warrant endorsements by A. Blair. Ohio County (West Virginia) court record dated 4 Jan 1790, signed by Moses Chapline. Receipt to Robt. McClure, signed by Turvey and witnessed by John Henderson(?). [Page 126]
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