OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN IN THE CULPEPER MINUTEMEN

FIELD OFFICERS
Colonel Lawerenee Taliaferro, 1775
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Stevens, 1775
Major Thomas Marshall, 1775.
Paymasters Henry Field, John Slaughter, 1776
Surgeon Samuel Boyd, 1776

COMPANIES 1775-1776

Captain Joseph Spencer, Orange County, October 1775
Captain James Jameson, Culpeper County, October 1775
Captain James Slaughter, Culpeper County; late 1775
Captain Elias Edmonds, Faquier County, October 1775
Captain William Pickett, Faquier County, October 1775
Captain William Payne, Faquier County, Qctober 1775
Captain William McClannachan, Culpeper County, October 1775
Captain Francis Triple tt, Faquier County, October 1775
Captain John Chilton, Faquier County (?), October 1775
Captain John Blackwell, Jr., Faquier County (?), October 1775
Captain Abraham Buford, Culpeper County, November 1775
Captain John Williams, Orange County, October 1775
Captain George Johnston, Faquier County, October 1775
Captain James Scott, Orange County, late 1775

Source: Sanchez-Saavedra, p.16

The following are signers of Culpeper County legislative petitions in the 1770's on record in the Virginia State Library, they are presumed to have been Minutemen. (Culpeper Co. His. Society, p.39-41)

Gabriel Long William Baily James Pendleton James Thomas
Robert Long Benjamin Roberts James Slaughter Apperson
William Green A. Bradley Richard Yancey Henery Elley
Charles Davenport Samuel Stigler William Stanton Henry Coons
James Jett Aron Lane Read Robert Pollard
D. Jameson, Jr. Goodrich Lightfoot Lewis Yancey Charles Chowning
John Waugh John Yancey Cad. Slaughter Thomas Slaughter
Joseph Roberts John Dillard Bradley William Jones  
James Green, Jr. William Stevens Philip Waterfield Peter Cook
Laurence Slaughter George Turner Wm. Butts Adam Cook
Isaac Herrin Gabriel Long, Jr. Wm. Morris Michael Carpenter
James Jones Shadrack Jones Thos. Bywater Conrod Tilp
John Harrison Thomas Sullenger Wm. Robbinson Henry Crislar
John Taylor Thomas Wood James Thomas John Zimmerman
King James, Inskeep Wilaam Corbin Geo. Crislar  
Thomas Lanikin Ambrose Powell James Stubblefield John Fleshman
David Farmer James Collins Reuben Long Michael Utz
Armistead Green Jacob Ward James Nash John Wever
Baylor Banks Mumford Stevens Ware Long Roger McDanial
William Strode Humphrey Gains Frank Apperson George Slaughter
Edward Lightfoot William Alexander W. Bradley John Carpenter, Jr.
Thomas King Ambrose Medley E. Watkins Geo. Utz
Richard Roberts Benaiah Bell Wm. Jett Martin Dur
Joseph Sanford Gervice Smith Henry Lewis Adam Garr
Peter Triplett George Wayt Stephen Layton Jacob Hendrixon
Benj. Partlow Absalom Bobo Rchd. Scales Moses Broile
William Abbitt James Clark Jas. Pendleton Peter Clore
Abbitt Wm. Bledso William Williams Jno. Garr
Allen John Forrester George Reazor Nath. Wilhoit
Edmond Beazley Jeremiah Kirtley Adam Tilp Jno. Blankenbaker
Enoch Marshall George Hume Peter Weaver Geo. Wilhoit
James Hudson Charles Hume Jacob Louther Jno. Stinesyfer
Henry Wuhoit Humphrey Sparks Matthias Wever Matthias Mock
Brumfield Long Gasper Hayns Godfry Yager Morton Christopher
Reuben Garnett John Leatherer John Smith John Clor, Jr.
William Cannady Reuben Medley Benjamin Garr Jacob Blankenbaker
Griffin Read William Booton Ephraim Kiugg Cyrus Broyle
Francis Duncan John Scott Henry Wayland Adam Fisher
Thomas Camp Jonathan Cooper Michael Cook Henry Wayman
David Hening Benj. Haynes Zachariah Smith Michael Flishman
Robert Miller Wm. Champe Daniel Tilp Adam Garr
James Sims Benjamin Lillard Dohn Dur, Jr. Jacob Blankenbecker
John Marshall William Field Robert Flishman Bernd. Fisher
Thomas Morris George Row Wm. Carpenter Wm. Chapman
James Campbell John Yancey Comrod Wilhoit Moses Garrot
Richard Haynie Benjamin Gaines George Utz, Jr. Jacob Tanner
John Barger James Gaines John Smith Moses Clore
John Wood Chas. Chowning Henry Miller Thos. Wright
 

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