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# Person ID Last Name First Name Living eventID sourceID Description citetext Page Tree
601 I2182  McGinnis  Frances Josephine    S15        tree1 
602 I2182  McGinnis  Frances Josephine  BIRT  S13        tree1 
603 I2182  McGinnis  Frances Josephine  DEAT  S13        tree1 
604 I2723  McGinnis  Grace  BIRT  S177        tree1 
605 I2709  McGinnis  Harriot  BIRT  S147        tree1 
606 I2722  McGinnis  Harrison  BIRT  S177        tree1 
607 I3891                   
608 I2719  McGinnis  James Archer  BIRT  S177        tree1 
609 I3896                   
610 I3895                   
611 I3898                   
612 I2369  McGinnis  John    S3    The "Act to Regulate the Militia of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" passed 17 March 1777, and the the subsequent Militia Act passed March 20, 1780, together with their amendments, required all white men between the ages of 18 and 53 capable of bearing arms to serve two months of militia duty on a rotating basis. Refusal to turn out for military exercises would result in a fine, the proceeds from which were used to hire substitutes. Though the act provided exemptions for members of the Continental Congress, Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, Supreme Court judges, masters and teachers of colleges, ministers of the Gospel, and indentured servants, as a practical matter anyone could avoid serving either by filing an appeal to delay their service for a period of time or by paying a fine to hire a substitute. (It should be noted, however, that a person serving as a substitute for someone else was not thereby excused from also serving in their own turn.) The act called for eight battalion districts to be created in Philadelphia and in each of the eleven extant counties. The geographical boundaries for each district were drawn so as to raise between 440 to 680 men fit for active duty as determined by information contained in the local tax rolls. A County Lieutenant holding the rank of colonel was responsible for implementing the law with the assistance of sub-lieutenants who held the rank of lieutenant colonel. Though they held military titles, these were actually civilian officers not to be confused with the military officers holding the same ranks in the Continental Army. The County Lieutenants ensured that militia units turned out for military exercises, provided the militia units with arms and equipment at the expense of the state, located substitutes for those who declined to serve, and assessed and collected the militia fines. It should be noted that these fines were not necessarily intended to be punitive. Recognizing that personal circumstances might in some cases make it inconvenient or even impossible for a particular individual to serve, the fine system was in part devised to provide money in lieu of service in order to hire substitutes. It also provided an avenue for conscientious objectors to fulfill their legal obligation to the state without compromising their religious convictions.

These were organized in local ?training companies? and each man was assigned to one of eight ?classes.? When militia services were needed, the members of one or more classes from specified counties were ordered into service for a maximum of two months. Although the militia of a given company might be called up more than once, the second call would not apply to a class that had already served until an entire cycle of all eight classes had been completed. The system had the advantages of equalizing the obligation of military service and of avoiding the depopulation of any particular area of military age men. It had the disadvantage of insuring that men called for military duty not only had no military experience from previous call ups but also, as they came from the same class but from different localities, had never trained or worked together before.

The men in each battalion elected their own field officers who carried the rank of colonel, lieutenant colonel and major and these officers were then commissioned by the state and expected to serve for three years. Within each county, the colonels drew lots for their individual rank, which was then assigned to their battalion as First Battalion, Second Battalion, Third Battalion, etc. When new elections were held for field officers in 1780 and 1783, the colonels elected at that time again drew lots for their rank and this resulted in a new order for the battalions. The names of men in each company of each battalion were listed on a roll called "General Returns of the Battalion" together with the names of any substitutes that were provided. On these permanent billet rolls the men in each company were listed as being either part of the first class, second class, third class, etc. and were required to show up for their two months of active duty at the time and in the order that their class was called up. When several classes were called up for active duty, a separate roll for each company listed the names of the men who actually served, either in person or as substitutes. This active-duty roll was therefore a completely different roll from the permanent billet roll. These active duty rolls could be distinguished from the permanent billet rolls by the fact that instead of being listed by individual classes as they were in the permanent rolls, the names of the men were here listed under the name of the company captain. Under the provisions of the Militia Law, the men called up for active duty were automatically assigned to companies whose numbers were different from their own company numbers on the permanent billet rolls. They were instead the numbers of the battalions from which the men came! For example, men listed on the permanent roll as belonging to the 2nd Class of the 7th Company of the 6th Battalion would in the active duty battalion be automatically placed in the 6th Company of the 2nd (Active Duty) Battalion. Since the company captain and lower officers were also called up, their identities provide a clue to the permanent class, company, and battalion to which a particular individual belonged. The battalion colonels, lieutenant colonels, and majors were called to active duty in a specific order. For example, when the 1st Class was called up, the colonel of the 1st Battalion, the lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, and the major of the 3rd Battalion entered into service commanding the 1st Class active-duty Battalion. For the 2nd Class, the colonel of the 2nd Battalion, lieutenant colonel of the First Battalion, and major of the 4th Battalion entered service in command of the 2nd Class active-duty battalion. For the rotation of field officers on active duty, it was therefore necessary to substitute Colonel for Captain, Lieutenant Colonel for 1st Lieutenant, Major for 2nd Lieutenant, etc in the column under each Battalion for Company. After each tour of duty was completed, all of the privates and the company and field officers were returned to their permanent battalion billets. For this reason, a separate permanent billet record and an active duty record would have existed for each individual who saw active duty.

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
 
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613 I2406  McGinnis  John  DEAT  S138        tree1 
614 I6716  McGinnis  John  DEAT  S392        tree1 
615 I3894                   
616 I2743                   
617 I3892                   
618 I2720  McGinnis  Nelly  BIRT  S177        tree1 
619 I3893                   
620 I2721  McGinnis  Sadie  BIRT  S177        tree1 
621 I3899                   
622 I2367  McGinnis  William  BIRT  S107      lists age as 75 in 1855  tree1 
623 I2678  McGinnis  William  DEAT  S159        tree1 
624 I2717  McGinnis  William  BIRT  S177        tree1 
625 I2365  McGinnis  William John  DEAT  S147      file number 30925, informant Emma McGinnis  tree1 
626 I3785  McGreane  Leah Ann  BIRT  S360        tree1 
627 I888  McRae  Sarah Jane  DEAT  S359        tree1 
628 I3952  Merten  Carl William "Bill"  BIRT  S360        tree1 
629 I3958                   
630 I3957                   
631 I3953                   
632 I3871  Meyer  Eugene Joseph  BIRT  S360        tree1 
633 I3868  Meyer  Harry H.  BIRT  S360        tree1 
634 I3940  Meyer  Linette Alma   BIRT  S360        tree1 
635 I3932                   
636 I3870                   
637 I3931                   
638 I3925                   
639 I4316  Miller  Barbara Ann  BIRT  S372        tree1 
640 I3762  Miller  Donald Ivor  BIRT  S362        tree1 
641 I3761  Miller  Earle Edwil  BIRT  S362        tree1 
642 I3753  Miller  Fred Wesley  BIRT  S362        tree1 
643 I3764                   
644 I3763                   
645 I1696  MNU  Malinda C.  DEAT  S67        tree1 
646 I2403  MNU  Unknown  DEAT  S137        tree1 
647 I4090                   
648 I5681  Neeley  George Washington  DEAT  S380        tree1 
649 I5682                   
650 I3923  Nelson  Esther Margaret  BIRT  S360        tree1 


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