As a lad of 14 he saw service in Captain James Morrison's Company
of 3rd Battalion of Militia of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
He also appears as a private in the 6th Battalion with
Colonel James Taylor in command.
Massachusetts
Elam
Gilbert
Brookfield,
MA. Enlisted April 10, 1782; Private, Capt. Ebenezer Smith's (7th)
co., Col. Michael Jackson's (8th) regt.; muster roll for April,
1783; balance of term of enlistment unexpired, 23 months, 10 days.
Maryland
Edward
Boarman
In 1778 he
subscribed to the Oath of Allegiance before Judge Joshua Sanders
(Blue Book 872). He
was named as a sergeant in the militia company of Captain
Alexander McPherson of Charles County and on 6/19/1781 he was
commissioned an Ensign (Maryland Archives 45:280).