1758 Militia List North Somerset.
Collated by
Mary Mason.
It was
during the reign of Henry VIII that bands of men were trained to defend the realm
in case of invasion. These men would be in addition to the regular army and was
a necessary backup, especially if the army was fighting abroad. These men became known as the Militia.
Men aged
between 15 and 50 were chosen by compulsory ballot. Substitutes were allowed
and individuals could hire someone else to take their place, that is if they
could afford to pay. Each County paid the cost of the Militia budget out of the
rates.
Capt. Smyth`s Comp.y
The A B
List of Men Sworne and
Parishes where they lived. Time & Place when Sworn.
Ballotted-Substitute-for whom
Substituted-Parishes where they live.
Thomas
Burge----Tickenham Tything.
Joseph
Lock-------Bedminster.
Thos.
Leonard-----Do.
Wm.
Hawkins-----Upper & Lower Knowle Tyt.
Wm.
Holder-------Long Ashton.
Geo.
Holder--------Do.
John
Davis---------Fayland Tyt.
Wm.
Brunt---------Butcombe Tyt.
Abraham
Purnell--Backwell Tyt.
Joseph
Garland----Do.
Henry
West--------Chelway Tyt.
Ralph
Bessent-----Clevedon Tyt.
John
Ford----------St. Georges.
Benjamin
Cavel---Do.
Geo.
Porter--------Abbotts Leigh.
James
Dryall------Bedminster.--------------Richard Withy--------Bedminster
--------------------------at Long Ashton
Wm.
Room--------Bishport.-----------------Wm. Whippie---------Bishport----------------------------14
Nov. 1758.
Joshua
Clark------Bedminster.--------------Nathaniel Browning---Bedminster.
Wm.
Murford-----Long Ashton.-----------Cornielius Anthony--Long Ashton.
Patrick
Linch------Do. -----------------------Geo.
Murford----------Do.
Rich.
Musts------Pill.------------------------Richard Dasle----------Portbury.
John
Parsloe------Pill.-----------------------John Hardwick Junr-----Do.
Charles
Peirce----Redghilbury Tyt--------John Poole Junr---------L. Ashton.
Wm.
Wines-------Backwell.----------------John Baker--------------Flax Bourton.
Wm.
Hyatt--------St. George.--------------Thos. Porter-------------St. George.
Daniel
Hazele-----Wraxall.------------------Richard Williams-------Nailsey.
Wm.
Fry-----------Nailsey.-----------------Thos. Vimpany---------Do.
Wm.
Bessant-----Clevedon.----------------Wm Hort-----------------N. Weston.
Joseph
Adlam-----Long Ashton.-----------James Dean-------------Portishead.
Samuel
Maggs-----Butcombe.--------------Joseph Hazel------------Barrow.
James
Tovey------Bedminster.
Wm.
Lyne---------Do.
Amos
Murford-----Long Ashton.
Joel
Parker---------Chew Magna.
Robert
Sansom----West Dundry.
Wm.
Tozier--------North Elm.
Thomas
Cheeves--Bishop Sutton.
John
Raynor-------Chewstoke.
Wm. Earl----------
Do.
John
Wheeller-----Do.
John
Brook--------Do.
Wm.
Lee-----------Do.
Cornelius
Hellier--Kingston Seymour.
Simon
Martin Cotterell-Keynsham.
John
Cotterell------Keynsham.
Lewis
Hord--------Brislington.
Cain
Sweatman----Do.
James Robins------Staunton
Drew.
James
Davis-------Do.
Joseph
Pow--------Do.
Rich.
Chancellor--Keynsham.
James
Cavill-------Kenn.
Geo.
Edghill-------Congresbury.
Joseph
Taylor-----Wick St. Lawrence.
Rich.
Norton-------Kenn.
James
Webb-------Yatton.
Thomas
Edwards-Do.
Wm.
Urch---------Do.
John
Pussey-------Broadfield.
Thos.
Corpfield---Congresbury.