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1799 ALMANAC
MILITIA OF JAMAICA
ONE REGIMENT OF HORSE, AND SIX REGIMENTS OF FOOT
Major General Honorable Simon Taylor
Colonel, William Vick, November 1790
Lieut. Colonel, Edward Manning Papley, November 8, 1791
2d. Lieut. Colonel, G. Munro, March 6, 1798
Majors, William Curry, May 21, 1795; G. P. Dunston, April 20, 1796; D. B. East, September 6, 1797
Capt. John Davidson, May 27, 1795
Lieut. Robert Ferguson, December 1, 1795
2d. Lieut. James Brown, August 25, 1798
Cornet, Thomas King, November 26, 1796
Cornet, J. Harris
Quartermaster, T. Rossiter, September 15, 1797
Surgeon, Joseph Maud
Capt. Joseph Donnell, September 6, 1797
Lieut. John Pennock, December 2, 1795
2d. Lieut. Joseph Dewdney, March 22, 1797
Cornet, John Blackley, April 6, 1796
Cornet, James Blight, January 26, 1797
Quartermaster, Francis Whittle
Surgeon, Edward Aldred
Capt. George Harrison, October 17, 1797
Lieut., W. Hammond, May 23, 1795
2d Lieut. David Dick, December 3, 1795
Cornet, Robert Hibbert, March 11, 1796
Cornet, James Bowman, December 20, 1796
Quartermaster, Nichol G. Graham
Surgeon, M. N. Henriques
Capt. Stewart Spalding, May 23, 1795
Capt. en seconde, James Cubbison, October 12, 1795
Lieut. James Dickson, December 1, 1795
2d. Lieut. A. C. Smith
Capt. Samuel Delpratt, August 28, 1796
Lieut. Lo_t French, December 21, 1791?
Lieut. W. Sutherland, December 21, 1794
Cornet, John Carlyle
2d Cornet, Pat. Buchanan, December 16, 1791?
Capt. Peter Robinson, May 22, 1791?
Capt. en seconde, Robert Whitfinch, May 25, 1795
Lieut. John Stewart, March 20, 1793
2d. Lieut. William Edgar, December 24, 1795
Cornet, J. Auchterlony, October 17, 1795
Cornets, A. Graham, James Gibson
Cornets (en seconde), F. F. Hill, William Vick
Quartermaster, J. Ferguson, October 17, 1795
Deputy Judge Advocate, J. Brydon, September 13, 1796
Surgeon, Edward McIndoe
Capt. Thomas Barritt, May 26, 1795
Lieut. L. McPherson, May 24, 1795
2d Lieut. J. Hamilton, May 24, 1795
Cornet, W. Clarke, May 26, 1795
Cornet, John Burke, November 1, 1796
Quartermaster, S. Peacocke, December 20, 1796
Surgeon, Henry Miller
Captain, William Grant, December 20, 1791
(Capt. en sec.) Samuel Orr
Lieut. W. Galloway, January 12, 1798
Lieut. George Minot, January 13, 1798
Cornet, Alexander Wilson, January 12, 1798
Cornets, Alexander Kinloch, January 13, 1798
(Cornet en. sec.) A. Hinchelwood
Quartermaster, R. Mein
Capt. W. B. Nieufville
Lieut. W. Leuchars, August 19, 1796
2d Lieut. Patrick Taylor
Cornet, Isaac Nieufville, December 20, 1796
Cornet, J. Scott, December 20, 1796
Surgeon, Patrick Spink
STAFF
Adjutant, Thomas Liddell, June 23, 1798WITH THE DATES OF THEIR COMMISSIONS AND THEIR APPOINTMENTS
Colonel, Thomas Cockburn, November 10, 1792
Lieut. Colonel Jasper Farmer, (Brevet March 15, 1792) September 29, 1795
Major, William Ross, September 28, 1795
ARTILLERY
Major. W. Mellor, August 16, 1798
Capt., Mau. West
1st Lieut. Joseph Barnes, September 17, 1795
GRENADIERS
Capt. Daniel Moore, (Br. Lt. Col. August 2, 1795) September 7, 1793
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Lt. Col., John Jaques, September 6, 1793
Major, John Dawson, September 29, 1795
ARTILLERY
Capt. T. Stevenson, August 15, 1798
1st. Lieut. J. Drummond, June 23, 1795
GRENADIERS
Capt. D. C. Audrouin, December 4, 1795
1st Lieut., W. Walker, December 8, 1795
2d Lieut. R. Sutherland, August 28, 1795
2d Lieut., William Taylor, November 25, 1795
3d Lieut. John McCall, December 4, 1795
LIGHT INFANTRY
Capt., George Seddon, December 5, 1792
1st Lieut., John Garnett, December 2, 1795
3d Lieut., John Collier, July 13, 1796
1ST COMPANY (FUZILEERS) [FUSILIERS]
Capt. John Hart, September 1, 1797
1st Lieut. Edward Evans, December 1, 1795
2d Lieut. A. B. Young, December 7, 1795
Ensign, John Fisher, August 28, 1798
2D COMPANY (JEWS)
Capt., Robert Finnan, September 28, 1795
1st Lieut., H. O'Connor, May 21, 1795
2d Lieut., George Kincaid, November 23, 1795
Ensign, Thomas Allen, May 23, 1796
3D COMPANY (MULATTOES)
Capt. John James Vidal, September 21, 1795
1st Lieut. C. J. Simms, (Cap. September 27, 1797) December 6, 1795
2d Lieut., Angus Kennedy, October 8, 1796
Ensign, J. E. Doddington, July 13, 1796
4TH COMPANY (QUADROONS)
Capt. S. W. Linwood, June 11, 1795
1st Lieut., A. McKenzie, November 30, 1795
2d. Lieut., John Fowles, March 30, 1796
Ensign, Colin Campbell, December 18, 1795
5TH COMPANY (BLACKS)
Capt. John Burke, March 29, 1796
1st Lieut., R. Kinkead, October 9, 1795
2d Lieut., Robert Gibb, November 28, 1795
Ensign Thomas Usher, October 8, 1796
6TH COMPANY (BLACKS)
Capt. D. Davidson, October 8, 1796
1st Lieut., Aaron Holt, November 29, 1795
2d Lieut., A. Aikman, August 28 1798
Ensign, D. Mitchelson, September 1, 1797
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2d. Lieut., B. O. Williams, May 24, 1796
3d Lieut., John Orr, September 2, 1797
LIGHT INFANTRY
Captain James Walker, (Br. Lr. Col. August 27, 1795) September 9, 1793
1st. Lieut., And. Herron, September 30, 1795
2d. Lieut., Thomas Ryburn, November 24, 1795
3d. Lieut., James Dingwall, June 1797
1st COMPANY FUZILEERS [FUSILIERS]
Captain Alexander Henry, July 13, 1796
1st. Lieut., John Burrows, December 5, 1795
2d. Lieut., David McCaa, September 1, 1797
Ensign, Charles Orr, January 20, 1797
2d COMPANY (JEWS)
Capt. J. T. W. Bennett, May 23, 1796
1st Lieut., J. Campbell, May 22, 1795
2d Lieut., John Douglas, November 26, 1795
Ensign John Hardy, August 29, 1798
3d. COMPANY (JEWS)
Capt. William Cowgill, August 28, 1798
1st Lieut., Arthur Savage, September 29, 1795
2d Lieut. R. Roper, August 29, 1798
Ensign, James Young, May 24, 1796
4th COMPANY (MULATTOES)
Capt. J. F. Stevens, September 8, 1793
1st Lieut., Thomas Hines, May 23, 1795
2d Lieut., Richard Kerry, January 20, 1797
Ensign, John Falconer, September 2, 1797
5th COMPANY (QUADROONS)
Capt. Robert Hamilton, September 2, 1797
1st Lieut. R. Chamberlain, June 5, 1795
2d Lieut. Theo C. Shaw, December 3, 1795
Ensign, Don. Campbell, June 1, 1797
6th COMPANY (BLACKS)
Capt. John Gutzmer, September 6, 1793
1st Lieut., James Vicars, September 21, 1795
2d Lieut., Thomas F. Hardy, September 28, 1795
Ensign, James Inglis, November 22, 1796
STAFF
Adjutant, Alexander McKenzie
Chaplain, Rev. T. Rees
Deputy Judge Advocate, W. J. James, September 26, 1793
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FIRST BATTALION
Quartermaster, James Muir
Surgeon, Edward Carroll, April 1, 1797
1st. Mate, Alexander Smith
SECOND BATTALION
Quartermaster, George Calder, December 1, 1796
Surgeon, Arch. Menzies, April 2, 1797
1st Mate, John McKnight, April 2, 1797
2d Mate, William Tinker
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Quartermaster to Artillery, John Boswell
Surgeon to Artillery, Charles McLarty
Marshall, James Murass
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KINGSTON BATTEAUX
Captain Com. Peter Demetrius, April 6, 1793
1st Lieut. Robert Simmons, April 18, 1793
Lieut. Colonels, E. Frearson, September 5, 1792, and W. Robertson, November 24, 1796
Major, J. Fitch, February 25, 1796
Major, C. William Hall, November 24, 1796
CAPTAINS
Hubert Nolan
Dugald Campbell
James Minot, April 5, 1796
W. Mackie, April 7, 1796
W. Pierce, September 23, 1796
Isaac Fox, November 4, 1796
D. Sutherland, November 24, 1796
J. Rattray, November 24, 1796
K. McLean, December 6, 1798
LIEUTENANTS
Piers Smith
J. Fullarton, November 28, 1795
George Simpson, November 29, 1795
E. Plunkett, November 30, 1795
R. Burke, April 5, 1796
John Gibbons, April 6, 1796
W. Mattocks, April 7, 1796
Ebenezer Edie, April 8, 1796
R. Jackson, April 9, 1796
Adam Scott, April 10, 1796
John Rutherford
William Sutherland, September 17, 1798
James Wiles, September 18, 1798
W. Peacan, September 19, 1798
J. Nicholson, September 20, 1798
F. L. Carpenter, September 21, 1798
T. Maxwell, September 22, 1798
J. J. Clarke, December 6, 1798
J. McDonald, December 7, 1798
ENSIGNS
J. Rittie, September 19, 1798
G. Creighton, September 20, 1798
G. Maxwell, September 21, 1798
S. W. Carpenter, September 22, 1798
J. P. H. O'Keafe, December 6, 1798
J. Harrison, December 7, 1798
Adjutant, John McDonald, September 19, 1798
Quartermaster, R. Jackson
Surgeon, William Morley
Chaplain, Rev. John Campbell
Deputy Judge Advocate, Ebenezer Robertson
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Colonel, Honourable John Scott
Lieut. Colonels, R. Paterson, July 17, 1792; K. Osborne, December 10 1792?
Majors, J. McGibbon, May 13, 1784; R. D. Panton, July 17, 1792
CAPTAINS
___ Logan, May 13, 1784
William Walker, May 19, 1792
J. Forsyth, September 19, 1793
S. Thomson, December 15, 1794
N. A. Grant (Brevet Major July 1, 1795)
P. Forsyth, July 17, 1795
J. Drysdale, July 18, 1795
J. Johnston, November 15, 1795
John Kelly, January 18, 1797
M. McEachern, March 1, 1797
J. Reid Baillie, March 2, 1797
LIEUTENANTS
Lach. McGillivray, March 20, 1792
George Panton, March 23, 1792
A. Johnstone, March 25, 1792
Ulick Burke, July 28, 1792
Samuel Francis, July 29, 1792
R. Gordon, September 1792
Daniel Broughton, December 20, 1793
W. Milner, December 20, 1794
John Ross, July 19, 1795
A. Hamilton, July 21, 1795
J. Broomfield, December 17, 1795
A. Miller, December 18, 1795
E. Baxter, March 10, 1796
W. Kerr, March 11, 1796
ENSIGNS
A. Lynch, August 1789
John Shaw, July 1792
Charles Murray, April 3, 1793
Charles C. Thomson, May 3, 1795
R. Lindsay, July 22, 1795
F. Stirling, July 23, 1795
D. Hynes, September 5, 1795
James Porteous, September 6, 1795
William Carter, November 2, 1795
John Smith, November 7, 1795
Ed. Delprat, December 18, 1795
James Nicholson, March 11, 1796
Andrew Johnstone, May 15, 1798
W. Scholar, May 16, 1798
John Noble, May 17, 1798
John Bull, November 8, 1798
Adjutant, William Scholar, much 131796
Quartermasters, Colin Donaldson, Peter Smith
Surgeon, Donald Cameron, and Alexander Balderston
Deputy Judge Advocate, St. David's, David Murdoch, September 25, 1795
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Colonel, William Downer, December 10, 1793
Lieut. Colonel, William Burke, May 12, 1795
1st Major, S. Browne, September 10, 1795
2d Major, W. A. Orgill, May 12, 1795
CAPTAINS
William Valentine, December 12, 1793
H. Pasley, December 13, 1793
J. Crawley, August 28, 1795
Colin McPherson, September 11, 1795
LIEUTENANTS
J. S. Minot, January 4, 1792
William Betts, December 14, 1793
W. Burke, September 10, 1795
J. F. Tyrrell, September 11, 1795
John Steel, September 27, 1795
W. Minot, December 11, 1797
W. Hepworth, December 12, 1797
William Galloway, January 12, 1798
George Minot, January 13, 1798
P. Anderson, March 23, 1798
ENSIGNS
James Innis, December 13, 1793
J. Grant, March 14, 1796
T. Edghill, January 5, 1798
A. Wilson, January 12, 1798
A. Kinloch, January 13, 1798
James Dott, August 31, 1798
Adjutant, Isaac Grant, December 21, 1795
Deputy Judge Advocate, George Kinloch
Quarter Master, J. G. Brown, January 5, 1798
Surgeon, William Proctor
Mate, Alexander Clachar
Chaplain, Rev. John McDonald
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Colonel, Thomas Denniss
Lt. Colonels, D. Denniss, July 9, 1795; N. Marston, March 28, 1798
Majors, John Fraser, May 30, 1798; R. Jackson, May 31, 1798
CAPTAINS
John T. Harris, G. H. Townshend
Peter Rieussett
LIEUTENANTS
John T. Harris, July 10, 1795
D. Stewart, July 11, 1795
William Rob Waugh
Stephen Minot, September 6, 1798
Steven Hill
John Cargill
ENSIGNS
William Mair
T. Townshend, March 30, 1798
J. R. Hutchinson, January 4, 1799
Adjutant, David Stewart
Quartermaster, J. Manby, January 17, 1798
Deputy Judge Advocate, David Ferrier, December 23, 1793
Surgeon, Walter Wordie
Mate, James Dawson
BULL BAY COMPANY
Captain, William Stanley, July 18, 1798
Lieutenants, W. Hall; Lachlan O'Mealy, March 22, 1798
Ensign, John James Barry, October 8, 1798
YALLAHS RIVER COMPANY
Captain, Bryan Hall, December 19, 1798
Lieutenants, Hugh Barnet, September 26, 1798; John Hall, June 12, 1796
Ensign, R W. Tait, July 10, 1798
Quartermaster, P. Guichenet, January 25, 1798
Deputy Judge Advocate, Joseph Boyden
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Colonel, Hon. Henry Shirley, August 1, 1797
Lieut. Colonels, D. Sherriff, May 24, 1796; J. Murdoch, September 16, 1798
Majors, Hector Ross, February 13, 1797; D. Henderson, September 16, 1798
CAPTAINS
W. Henderson †, September 27, 1795
A. Gowie, May 24, 1796
P. Ellis, July 17, 1797
Alexander Park, June 8, 1798
G. Buchanan, July 9, 1798
Thomas Pickergill, September 16, 1798
J. McDonald, September 17, 1798
A. Sprowle, September 18, 1798
Robert Gray, September 19, 1798
LIEUTENANTS
Matthew Murray, January 6, 1796
Robert Graham
James Bell, September 20, 1798
E. Strachan, September 21, 1798
G. Hamilton, September 22, 1798
W. Douglass, September 23, 1798
J. Forsyth, September 24, 1798
ENSIGNS
__ Elmslie, September 20, 1798
T. Wilson, September 22, 1798
A. Adams, September 24, 1798
A. Ducat, September 25, 1798
J. M. Sansum, September 26, 1798
Fr. King, September 27, 1798
W. Stevens, September 28, 1798
J. Hosack, September 29, 1798
J. Watson, November 16, 1798
Adjutant, Andrew Sprowie
Quartermaster, John Hosack, September 28, 1798
Surgeon, S. Jepson
Mates, G. Donald, A. Lindsay, and ----- Corberand
Deputy Judge Advocate, John King
Chaplain, Rev. T. Simcockes
->NOTE: Those marked † are officers of Light Horse
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