REFN: 2814 He was listed as a hunter in Capt. Christopher Gist's Company in Virginia in 1755 (Va. Mag. Haist. & Biog. Vol 2 pp 44-46) He was mentioned by his uncle, Christopher Gist, in a letter written to George Washington on July 30, 1756, as in command after Deserters. He was appointed Major, Baltimore Co. Militia, 1757.