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Volunteers of Ireland
Despard's Company

Muster Roll of Major John DESPARD’s Company of Lord RAWDON’s Corps of Volunteers of Ireland-
                                                    New York ye 25th of April 1779

Major John DESPARD
Lieutenant Edward FITZGERALD Absent with leave
Ensign Henry Powell SARGENT
Sgt George MOORE
Sgt Peter EMMEL
Sgt George WARD
Cpl George GLEN
Cpl Thomas QUINLAN
Cpl James ROACH   Recruiting
Drummer Thomas CLARKE
Drummer John BOSWELL
Drummer John LONG   6 March 1779 Lt. Col. DOYLE
Daniel ALLEN
Patrick BROPHY
Patrick BOYLE 16 April 1779 Lt. Col. DOYLE
Ebenezer BEJINGTON 18 do            do
John CLARKE
William DORMAN On Duty
Patrick DIZNAN 18 April 1779 Lt. Col. DOYLE
John ERSKINE
Francis FLEETWOOD On Duty
David FLYNN
Thomas FULLUM
Edward GIBBINS
Thomas HIGGINS
William HOBBS
James HOWELL
James HOY
John HEWART Recruiting
John KEATING Duty
Patrick KEAN
Edward KEARNEY
Stephen LEACEY
Benjamin McMEEHAN
Patrick McHEW Sick in Hospital
Justin McCARTHY
Daniel McCARTHY
Archibald McDONALD
Thomas McDONALD
Patrick MEALEY
Henry NORWOOD
John O’NEAL
Samuel PATTINSON Recruiting
James PEARL do
William RUSSELL
William SANDERS
Michael SULLIVAN Recruiting
John SULLIVAN
John STOKES
Stephen SCARLETT
Andrew SKANNELL
Benjamin SMITH 18 April 1779 Lt. Col. DOYLE
William WALSH
Robert WEBLEY 15 April 1779 Major DESPARD
Charles Frederick REED 17 April 1779 Lt. Col. DOYLE
Andrew THOMPSON Dead   6 April 1779
William HARRIGAN do     18 do
Patrick KEEF                                       Prisoner

National Archives of Canada, RG 8, “C” Series, Volume 1886, page 28.

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