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1799 ALMANAC
MILITIA OF JAMAICA
ONE REGIMENT OF HORSE, AND FIVE REGIMENTS OF FOOT
Colonel in Chief, Joseph J. Swaby, November 24, 1797
Colonel-Commandant, Donald Malcolm, March 23, 1798
1st Lieutenant Colonel, Charles Rowe, May 10, 1797
2d Lieutenant Colonel, Benjamin Tennison, June 16, 1798
1st Major, Edward Dennis, July 28, 1798
2d Major, Matthew Smith, October 12, 1798
LUCEA 1st TROOP
Capt. John Patie, April 15, 1796
2d Captain, John Paterson, January 19, 1799
Cornet, William Fraser, April 14, 1796
Cornet, Robert Chisholm, April 15, 1796
Cornet, J. Shaw Kerr, April 16, 1796
Cornet and Dep. Adj., R. Dale, April 23, 1796
Quarter Master, D. McKenzie, April 23, 1796
Quarter Master, G. Sandilands, December 23, 1796
HANOVER LEEWARD 2d TROOP
Capt. J. W. Dawes, April 3, 1796
Lieut., G. R. Johnstone, November 10, 1796
Cornet, David Innes, August 22, 1796
Quarter Master, H. Dickson, April 29, 1796
Quarter Master, G. J. Brand foot, November 15, 179_
HANOVER WINDWARD 3d TROOP
Captain Alexander Mackenzie, April 16, 1796
Capt. W. J. Anglin, November 15, 1796
Lieut. J. Parry, January 12, 1799
Cornet, W. S. James, November 24, 1794
Cornet, Henry Parry, April 16, 1796
Cornet, J. M. Bucknor, July 2, 1796
Quarter Master, Sam Kerr, April 18, 1796
Quarter Master, J. Willey, April 21, 1796
Capt. J. Rob, November 20, 1794
Lieut. John Griffith, November 21, 1794
Cornet, John Rankin, November 20, 1794
Captain Richard Heath, October 1, 1796
Lieut. John Ritchie, October 3, 1796
2d Lieut. George Nelson, February 19, 1798
Cornet, Alexander Stupart, October 5, 1796
Cornet, William Reid, February 19, 1798
Quarter Master, J. Gray, November 19, 1796
Quarter Master, S. J. Evans, March 25, 1797
Surgeons, J. Fergusson, J. Spence
Deputy Judge Advocate, J. Murray, July 22, 1795
Capt. George Wickey, June 1, 1797
Lieut. C. W. Hutchinson, June 1, 1795
Cornet, R. Davidson, December 23, 1796
Q. Master, J. McFarlane, May 27, 1797
Q. Master, John Edwards, June 1, 1797
Surgeon, James Oliphant, October 4, 1796
Deputy Judge Advocate P. Davies, December 5, 1795
Capt. Patrick Smith, January 7, 1795
2d Capt. Henry Wright, October 1, 1796
Lieut. William Eason, September 16, 1792
2d Lieut., J. S. Brown, January 7, 1795
Cornet, Joseph Hardy, January 7, 1795
Cornet, Duncan Mathison, April 1, 1796
Cornet, James Thompson, February 15, 1798
Quarter Master, Joseph Case, February 15, 1798
Quartermaster, Rod. Campbell, June 12, 1798
Adjutant, James Gardiner, June 11 1798
Surgeon, Mark Turnbull
Capt. James Hardyman, October 2, 1796
Cornet, Alexander Campbell, December 16, 1795
Cornet, John Wallis, October 4, 1796
Quarter Master, Ed. Fleming, December 18, 1999
Quarter Master, Thomas Dunn
Quartermasters, P. H. McGuire, March 10, 1796
Surgeon, Bernard Harding
Adjutant to the Western Regiment. Philip Anglin Scarlett, October 1795
Surgeon to the Western Regiment, William Murray, November 26, 1796
Colonel, William Loch, July 25, 1798
Lieut. Colonels, J. Ricketts, April 26, 1796; T. Stone, August 25, 1798
Majors, G. Woodbine, January 4, 1798; A. Duthie, August 7, 1798
CAPTAINS
W. Hay Davies, April 13, 1793
William Reckord, March 5, 1795
W. Fyffe, December 18, 1795
J. Brown, March 24, 1796
And. Neilson (en sec.) March 25, 1796
C. Senior, March 25, 1796
William Lyon
Oliver Hering
Thomas W. Hardin, August 9, 1798
A. Rose, August 10, 1798
W. Murray, August 11, 1796
LIEUTENANTS
J. Falconer, October 8, 1796
J. Dobson, October 10, 1796
Patrick Muirhead
J. Buddle, June 25, 1798
John Wedderburn, June 26, 1798
W. Dobson, June 27, 1798
W. S. Woolery, June 29, 1798
T. Tomlinson, June 30, 1798
W. Forbes, July 14, 1798
R. McKenzie, July 15, 1798
Pete Stewart, October 7, 1798
John Blyth
R. Delap, September 11, 1798
T. Riddell, September 12, 1798
G. Marcy, September 13, 1798
W. McIntosh, September 14, 1798
J. Graham, August 8, 1798
Honorable William Leslie, September 9, 1798
R. Pennycook, September 10, 1798
ENSIGNS
Robert Woolery
J. Robertson, September 9, 1798
E. B. Myrie, September 10, 1798
J. H. Glaze, September 12, 1798
J. Sangster, September 13, 1798
A. Robertson, September 14, 1798
J. G. Grierson, September 15, 1796
P. Miller
H. James
Fleming Hewitt
Adjutant, Captain W. H. Davies
Quartermaster, William Finlayson, June 9, 1797
Chaplain, Rev. Thomas Stewart
Surgeon, John Drummond
Mates, James Constable, And. Crichton, and D. Gowdie
Deputy Judge Advocate, Ensign J. Robertson
Barrack Master, W. Rodgers
ARTILLERY
Captain, Thomas Hill, April 7, 1796
Lieutenant, William Rose, November 21, 1795
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Colonel, John Robert James, June 7, 1792
Lieutenant-Colonel, Michael Barnes, June 7, 1792
2d Lieutenant-Colonel, John Cunningham, March 1, 1796
Major, Stephen B. Bowen, June 7, 1792, and
Major, D. Bernard, December 24, 1795
CAPTAINS
J. Fannin, January 28, 1788
J. Stevens, February 11, 1789
W. Tharpe, December 15, 1791
Thomas Reid, December 16, 1791
C. Thompson, December 17, 1791
T. J. Gray, August 17, 1792
Joseph Ismay, October 4, 1792
H. T. Gibbes, October 14, 1793
W. H. Tharpe, September 10, 1794
A. J. Findlater, September 12, 1794
Augustus Hamilton
Cheney Hamilton
Samuel Jackson (Brevet Major)
Alexander Innes, September 11, 1797
LIEUTENANTS
R. Tulloch, December 1791
T. H. Petgrave, December 20, 1791
John Sharpe, December 21, 1791
J. Peterkin, June 5, 1792
G. Atkinson, June 7, 1792
Charles Evans, June 8, 1792
John Bryan
G. McLenan, October 18, 1793
Henry Waite, October 19, 1793
W. Appleton, October 21, 1793
W. Allen, October 22, 1793
John Ingram, October 23, 1793
J. Ruddock, September 11, 1794
George M. Lawson, September 12, 1794
George Perry, October 13, 1794
William Perry, February 1, 1796
John Cunningham, junior, March 1, 1796
T. Plummer, September 14, 1796
S. P. Begg, September 23, 1796
P. Dunbar, November 1, 1796
J. Largie, November 2, 1796
J. B. Irving, December 20, 1796
A. Stirling, February 14, 1797
D., March 1, 1797
Robert Stirling, August 10, 1797
James Stewart
ENSIGNS
Patrick McIntyre, August 23, 1796
Thomas Lawson, February 26, 1796
J. L. Landsdowne, September 13, 1796
W. Dickson, Junior, September 14, 1796
Patrick Green, September 15, 1796
A. Davidson, September 16, 1796
J. McLenan, October 11, 1796
Adjutant, William Tharpe
Quartermaster, Samuel Sharpe
Surgeon, James Veitch
Chaplain, Rev. Francis Ricard
Deputy Judge Advocate, Richard Hill, September 30, 1797
Marshal, James Whitney
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Colonel, Robert Bell, September 10, 1793
Lieutenant-Colonel, Urquhart Gillespie, September 11, 1793
2d Lieut. Col., James Galloway, May 6, 1794 (Colonel, March 5, 1796)
Major, W. J. Stevenson, September 12, 1793 (Lt. Col.)
2d Major, Hugh Barnett, October 1, 1796
CAPTAINS
James Stewart (Lt. Col.), November 25, 1791
John Mitchell, (Major) November 27, 1791
E. Knowles, January 3, 1792
W. Dawney, October 3, 1796
A. Edgar (Art.) October 6, 1796
William Green, October 7, 1796
J. Taylor, October 13, 1796
G. Wilton, November 16, 1796
D. McConnell, September 13, 1796
C. Hine, February 19, 1798
W. Bennett, February 20, 1798
G. Innes, July 28, 1798
William Barnett (Captain en seconde)
FIRST LIEUTENANTS
J. Wright, October 3, 1796
George Johnston, October 4, 1796
Andrew Wills, October 5, 1796
William Taylor, October 6, 1796
C. O'Conner, October 7, 1796
I. B. Eggleston, October 8, 1796
George Miller, October 9, 1796
Francis Kerr, October 10, 1796
F. Lamont, October 11, 1796
P. A. Morris, October 12, 1796
A. Stevenson, March 2, 1798
J. Campbell, March 3, 1798
SECOND LIEUTENANTS
Lawr. Fyfe, October 3, 1796
C. Ingram, October 4, 1796
Joseph Wood, October 5, 1796
Michael Walsh, October 6, 1796
Edward Bell, October 7, 1796
J. Walker, October 8, 1796
John Watson, October 9 1796
William Fairclough, October 10, 1796
J. Harwood, October 11, 1796
J. Fletcher, October 12, 1796
A. Christie, February 19, 1798
M. Summers, May 10, 1798
ENSIGNS
W. Wood, March 26, 1796
T. Cooper, March 4, 1796
W. Bodden, March 5, 1796
Ed. James, March 7, 1796
C. Scarlett, March 9, 1796
D. Richards, March 10, 1796
J. Giles, November 26, 1796
J. Hunter, February 16, 1798
A. Webb, March 20, 1798
W. Minto, April 4, 1798
W. Doman, October 8, 1798
Alexander Finlayson, (en seconde)
Chaplain, Reverend Adrian Reid
Adjutant, Webb Doman, October 6, 1790
Quartermaster, David Roderick
Deputy Judge Advocate, William Bennett
Surgeons, J. Lawson, October 1, 1796; and Adam Willis, June 19, 1798
Surgeon's Mates, Charles Smith, George Willis, and William Bell
Serjeant Major, William Hunter
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Colonel in Chief, Edmund Finucane, September 1, 1796
Lieut. Colonel Com., P. Spence, November 20 1796
2d Lieut. Col. G. Malcolm, September 21, 1796
Major, R. Dickson, December 24, 1794
CAPTAINS
W. Brown, September 29, 1793
D. Campbell, September 30, 1793
C. J. Clark, December 23, 1794
H. Randall, December 24, 1794
William Virgo Clarke, December 25, 1794
C. B. James, December 26, 1794
C. Younger, December 27, 1794
R. Gilpin, September 15, 1796
Thomas Minto, September 23, 1796
J. Crooks, December 16, 1797
LIEUTENANTS
J. Stewart, January 6, 1792
Thomas Leigh, January 7, 1792
R. Evans, September 27, 1793
T. Usherwood, September 29, 1793
W. N. Mattick, December 22, 1794
W. E. Samuels, September 28, 1795
J. K. Binns, September 29, 1795
R. Kerr, September 30, 1795
James Porter, September 22, 1796
John Hill, October 7, 1796
J. Fergusson, October 8, 1796
J. D. Samuells, December 21, 1797
ENSIGNS
Magnus Brown, September 30, 1795
C. Samuels, October 22, 1795
J. Allen, September 23, 1796
R. H. Leigh, March 30, 1798
Malcolm Stewart
Judge Advocate, Alexander McCullum
Adjutant, Thomas Leigh
Surgeon, Dr. P. Maxwell
Mates, R. Crooks, J. Graves, J. Irving
Quartermasters, T. Daly, D. MacFarlane, December 16, 1797
Marshal, George Towton
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Colonel, T. Taylor, September 22, 1798
Lieut. Colonels, A. Broomfield, April 22, 1797; R. Glasgow, September 22, 1798
Major, R. Boucher, April 24, 1797
CAPTAINS
Isaac Allen, July 14, 1794
G. G. Stone, July 18, 1794
S. Meanly, July 19, 1794
James Barry, July 21, 1794
C. Campbell, July 22, 1794
C. Forbes, April 30, 1796
D. Robertson, May 1, 1796
George Allen, April 21, 1797
J. C. Wright, April 22, 1797
J. Robinson, April 24, 1797
J. Mitchell, April 25, 1797
J. Robertson, April 26, 1797
H. W. Plummer, April 27, 1797
W. Adlam, April 27, 1797
F. Robertson, April 28, 1797
John Davy, April 29, 1797
LIEUTENANTS
John Webb
Patrick White, May 9, 1796
J. McCatty, May 10, 1796
John Peart, April 21, 1797
A. Girdwood, April 22, 1797
John Upham, April 23, 1797
L. Tate, April 24, 1797
N. Cowan, April 25, 1797
John Blyth, April 26, 1797
W. King, April 27, 1797
Josias Clarke, April 28, 1797
William Webb, April 29, 1797
J. Salmon, April 30, 1797
Peter Rowe, April 31 [sic], 1797
G. P. Lewis, May 1, 1797
G. Swinney, May 2, 1797
N. Campbell, May 3, 1797
ENSIGNS
W. Smyth
J. Hutchinson, May 8, 1797
James Morrison, September 22, 1798
J. Monteath, September 23, 1798
J. Graham, September 24th, 1798
Adjutant, George Swiney, May 1797
Quartermaster, Hyem Cohen
Deputy Judge Advocate, G. G. Stone
Surgeon, John Robertson, October 8, 1796
Mates, John Laidlaw, David Gowdie, George Thomas
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TROOP OF LIGHT HORSE
Lieut, Charles Pight
2d Lieut. John Fenton, March 14, 1796
Cornett, J. Wilson, March 15, 1796
Quartermaster, W. Copland, March 16, 1796
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