The Posse Comitatus of 1798

This was a list of men available for war and who were not Quakers, clergymen, or already serving in a military unit. This meant most males between the ages of 15 – 60 were listed. The list has survived for Buckinghamshire, and the entry for Wavendon, which at that time included Hogsty End, is detailed below.

 

The listing also records men who had the following equipment available… Horses  Waggons Carts J Battams 12 2 4 Charles Brown 3 1 2 James Clayton 5 1 2 Lord Charles Fitzroy (Leaves at Ladyday) 5 2 3 Samual Franklin Hart 9 2 4 George Hebbs 4 1 2 Henry Hugh Hoar Esq, Banker 5 1 2 Rowland Kent 7 1 3 Messrs King & Rutland 5 1 2 James Plowman 5 1 2 John Plowman  4 – 2 Francis Smith 4 1 2 Zachariah Spreekley   6 1 3 Total     74 15 33

Page last updated Dec. 2018.