MARYLAND MILITIA REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS

	William Causey, 1744-1828, served in Captain Richard Andrew's 14th 
Battalion of Militia raised in Caroline Co., MD.
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CAPTAIN RICHARD ANDREW'S MILITIA-5th Company, Friendship & Linchester communities.

        "In great desperation for want of salt, then so scarce, Capt. Richard 
Andrew and a number of men in November, 1776, entered and searched the dwelling 
house and outhouses of James Sullivane, looking for salt. As they found only five 
bushels they did not take any. Then they went to Col. James Murray’s on Hunting 
Creek, got the keys from Mrs. Murray and took fourteen and one half bushels of 
salt. They offered to pay for it, but Mrs. Murray refused payment; however they 
left $14.50 in the house."
         "The Committee of Observation summoned witnesses and a hearing was set 
for the following Wednesday. Unexpectedly Captain Andrew came with more than a 
hundred armed men of his militia and declared they would risk their lives in 
defense of their act. An appeal was made to the Council of Safety for Gen. Henry 
Hooper’s brigade of militia to arrest Andrew and his company, but it was decided 
that sending in additional militia could lead to a serious revolt at a critical 
period of the Revolution." 
(Source: The History of Caroline County, Maryland, 1920, Noble, et al., Denton, MD.)
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR MILITIA

	"Militia was to be composed of the gentlemen, freeholders and other 
freemen.  It was further recommended that all persons from sixteen to fifty years 
of age enroll and form themselves into companies of 68 men; to choose a captain, 
two lieutenants, an ensign, four sergeants, four corporals and one drummer for 
each company. These men were to use every means possible to make themselves 
masters of the military exercise. Each man was to be provided a good fire-lock 
and bayonet fixed thereon, one half pound of powder, two pounds of lead, and a 
cartouche box, or powder-horn, and a bag of ball, and be in readiness to act in 
any emergency.         
	The militia companies consisted of not more than 74 privates, nor less 
than 50; each Captain of his militia was to submit a muster roll to the Committee 
of Observation. This roll including Captains, Lieutenants, Ensign, number of 
non-commissioned officers and privates, was forwarded to the Council of Safety, 
in order that all commissions might be issued in the name of the convention to 
these officers." 
(Source: The History of Caroline County, Maryland, 1920, Noble, et al., Denton, MD.)
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14TH BATTALION OF MARYLAND MILITIA - CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND
	The Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War, S. Eugene Clements and 
F. Edward Wright, Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD.

Appendix B: Muster Rolls and Other Lists, page 156.
(Militia List, Daughters of Founders and Patriots, Maryland Historical Society.)

August 13, 1777.  Richard Andrew, Captain,
Frederick Causey, Ensign,
William Causey
Isaac Causey
Hubbert Causey
Beachamp Causey

August 13, 1777. John Stafford, Captain. 
Solomon Causey, 1st Lieutenant, 
Jessee Grayless, 2nd Lieutenant,
Thomas Causey
Zebelon Cawsey

Note:  William, Frederick and Solomon are possibly brothers, sons of Thomas who
died in 1777. Isaac, Hubbert, Beachamp, Thomas and Zebulon were probably cousins.
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ST. MARY'S COUNTY
Henry Causey entered Patriotic service on May 16, 1778.
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