Papers of the 3rd Virginia Regiment of Foot, 1776-1916.

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Papers of the 3rd Virginia Regiment of Foot, 1776-1916.

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Muster roll, 6 October 1776, of the Third Virginia Regiment of Foot, commanded by George Weedon, signed by William Woodford; payroll, July 1777, for the Third Virginia Regiment of Foot, commanded by Thomas Marshall; muster rolls, August-September 1777, for the 4th Company, commanded by John Chilton, of the Third Virginia Regiment of Foot; genealogical data, ca. 1916, for the Chilton family; and biographical data, n.d., for John Chilton and Joseph Blackwell.

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Chilton family.

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Chilton, John, 1932-....

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Woodford, William, 1734-1780

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William Woodford was born 6 October 1734 in Caroline County, Virginia, to William Woodford (d. 1755) and Anne Cocke Woodford (b. 1704). He was commissioned an officer in the provincial forces during the French and Indian War. When the American Revolution began, Woodford was appointed colonel of the 2nd Virginia Regiment 5 August 1775. On 25 October 1775, his forces repulsed a British attempt to burn the town of Hampton, Virginia. On 9 December 1775, Woodford and his troops defeated a force of Br...

United States. Continental Army. Virginia Regiment of Foot, 3rd.

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Marshall, Thomas fl. 1804-1818

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Weedon, George, 1734-1793

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George Weedon was born in late 1734 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Weedon was appointed an ensign in the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War and rose to the rank of lieutenant in 1757 and to the rank of captain lieutenant in 1762. After the war, he moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia, and married Catharine Gordon (d. 1797). He operated a tavern in Fredericksburg. Weedon was appointed a lieutenant colonel in the 3rd Virginia Regiment in January 1776 and received a commission in the...

Blackwell, Joseph A.

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