Loyalist Institute: British Legion, McPherson's Company

British Legion
McPherson's Company

Muster Roll of Capt. Donald McPHERSON’s Company from 25th October to 24th December 1781-

Captain Donald McPHERSON
Lieutenant [blank]
Ensign Thomas STANLEY
Sgt William BENHAM		Taken Prisoner 23 Feby. 1781
Sgt Christian CLOSE		do do
Sgt John MAHONEY		Transfer’d to the Cavalry in Capt.
		SANDFORD’s Troop 24 Octr. 1781
Cpl John CRAIG		Taken Prisoner 23 Feby. 1781
Cpl Henry WHITE		do do
Cpl William DOWNES		do do
Drummer WAID BLAIR		at Charlestown
Drummer Manuel FRAZER		Taken Prisoner 23 Feby. 1781
William PROBERT
Neil CARLTON		Transfer’d to Capt. GILDART’s Troop 25 Octr. 1781
William BOWES
Joseph BAKER
John PHILLIPS
John SLEATER
John DIXON	4 Octr. 1781
John DOCHARTY	14 do	This man will appear a recruit
		in the Cavalry Muster Roll
		therefore no notice is to
		be taken of him here
Josiah STONE
John CREWES
John Charles SMITH
Thomas ROBERTSON
John GRIFFIN		at Charlestown
Joseph BUTLER		do
Colin CAMPBELL		do
John KEGGIN		do
John LENDAFF		do
William COWALL		do
John VANDERGRIFF		do
James MILLER
James HAMMOND		Deserted 1 Octr. 1781
Thomas HATTON		do
William SMITH		Taken Prisoner 23 Feby. 1781
James DWIER		do do
Michael FITZGERALD		do do
Joseph TURNER		do do
Darby McNAMARA		do do
Joseph BEE		do do
William FISH		do do
Samuel JONES		do do
Andrew HAGAN		do do
Dennis MULLINS		do do
Thomas NEWLANDS		do do
Francis SCRAGEY		do do
William BEECH		do do
Frederick AYRES		do do
John ROWLAND		do do
Edward HOWEL		do do
Thomas FARRANT		do do
Michael DOCHERTY		do do
William ROBESON		Taken Prisoner 23 Feby. 1781
Michael TRENDON		do do
John MARTIN		do do
John FORD		do do
Thomas SULLIVAN		do do
Seth BAYLEY		do do
William COOKE		do do
George PEDIGREE		do do
John LYNCH		do do
Michael CLARKE		do do
John FORD		do 24 Octr. 1780
Joshua BROOKES		do do

National Archives of Canada, RG 8, “C” Series, Volume 1884, page 14.

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