Lieut. George Greenway

"George and William Greenway were volunteers under (Capt Daniel) Morgan, Geo. being appointed a lieutenant in the Va. State Line, and William going to Quebec with Morgan, in the same company with....." From: Recollections of William Greenway Russell, page 17

 "Cartmell listed the following as being thought to have been members of the company ((Daniel Morgan's Rifle Company)), who escaped capture at the time of the assault on Quebec and returned to Frederick County, and were accepted as comrades by the prisoners when they returned.  He added, however, that they may have been confused with members of the rifle companies recruited in 1777.  Robert Anderson, William Ball, George Greenway, Mark Hays, George Heiskell, Frederick Kurtz, Simon Lauck, Seth Stratton.  If we include these eight names we have a total of 93, which is very close to the number frequently mentioned as the membership of the company, which is 96. "  From:  Men and Events of the Revolution in Winchester and Frederick County Virginia, Vol. IX Bicentenial Issue of the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society Papers, page 57.

• Name  George Greenway  Rank Lieut.  Line Cont'l  No. acres 2666  When warrant obtained - December 17, 1813    Time in Service        during war (Source:  Revolutionary War Records Virginia, p 98)
• Warranties (A-B)  No. 6114-6  Name:  George Greenway  Rank: Lieut.   Service War.  (Source:  Virginia Military Land Warrant - Virginia Military District of Ohio, granted for Revolutionary War Service.  State Continental Line Beginning Aug 8 1782.)
• George Greenway Sargy (sic) in 11th Virginia Regiment, Continental line.  January 21, 1777.  Ensign May 30, 1777, resigned July 20, 1777, awarded 2,666 acres of land.  (Source:  Historical Register of Virginians In The Revolution, 1775-1783, John Gwathmey.)

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