Culpeper Classes


The legislature, sitting in session between 16 October 1780 and 2 January 1781, passed "An act for
recruiting this state's quota of troops to serve in the Continental Army" (Hening 10:326-327) which called
for each county to supply a specific number of men. The act further called for the county militia to be
divided into equal units, or classes, and one man to be chosen by lot to serve 'during the war, of for the
term of three years'. If the quota was not thus recruited, one one was to be drafted from each class.
Culpeper County was responsible for furnishing 106 men. This collection lists all men (Stephen/Stevens
only) in each class and the individual drafted from each. In some cases a trade or physical description
of the draftee is given.


Stevens, Joseph, no. 22

Stevens, Micajah, no. 8



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Compiled by:
Jackie Shepherd

Tom Stevens -E-Mail: stevetho@datastar.net