Frederick William Spence Grayson was a 26 year old lawyer in Bullitt County when the War of 1812 began, and it appears that he organized a local company of soldiers, at least some of whom were Bullitt County men. Below is a list of the men who served in that company for a period of about three months.
ROLL OF CAPTAIN FREDERICK W. S. GRAYSON'S COMPANY,
THIRD REGIMENT, KENTUCKY DETACHED MILITIA
COMMANDED BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL NICHOLAS MILLER.
| Names | Rank | Date of Appointment or Enlistment | To what time Engaged or Enlisted | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick W. S. Grayson | Captain | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Robert Alexander | Lieutenant | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Thomas L. Wilson | Ensign | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Thomas F. Smith | Sergeant | 1 Sep 1812 | 1 Oct 1812 | Reduced to rank Oct 1. |
| David Drake | Sergeant | 1 Oct 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Made Sergeant Oct 1. |
| Elijah Cockran | Sergeant | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Joseph Sanders | Sergeant | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Henry Gresham | Sergeant | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Daniel King | Corporal | 1 Sep 1812 | 1 Nov 1812 | Reduced to rank Nov 1. |
| John Hopewell | Corporal | 1 Sep 1812 | 1 Oct 1812 | Reduced to rank Oct 1. |
| Thomas Shopton | Corporal | 1 Sep 1812 | 1 Nov 1812 | Reduced to rank Nov 1. |
| John Allen | Corporal | 1 Sep 1812 | 1 Oct 1812 | Reduced to rank Oct 1. |
| Elemerleck Swearinger | Corporal | 1 Oct 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Made Corporal Oct 1. |
| Joseph Swearinger | Corporal | 1 Oct 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Made Corporal Oct 1. |
| John Purcell | Corporal | 1 Nov 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Made Corporal Nov 1. |
| John H. Wilson | Corporal | 1 Nov 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Made Corporal Nov 1. |
| Philip Grable | Musician | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| John Burke | Musician | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Substitute for Henry Matthews. |
| John Allen | Private | 1 Oct 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| John Arnold | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Sick in hospital. |
| George Ash | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| George Acres | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Substitute for Jonathan Sumons. |
| Daniel Bishop | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Substitute for Joseph Pancake. |
| William Bottom | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| William Cadwell | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| William Caswell | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Nathaniel Cochran | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Jose Cowan | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Hiram Connell | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| John Caswell | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| John Cavan | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| William Charles | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Substitute for James Brashear. |
| John Davis | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Jesse Dooley | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Benjamin Dewberry | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Substitute for Lewis Williams. |
| David Drake | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 1 Oct 1812 | made Sergeant Oct 4. |
| Jacob Fox | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| William Floyd | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| John Flake | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Substitute for John Tial. |
| Ezekiel M. Gruder | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| John Hopewell | Private | 1 Oct 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| William Hopewell | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Albert E. Hubbard | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| James Holsclaw | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Samuel Hopewell | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Discharged by substitute Sep 5. |
| Daniel King | Private | 1 Nov 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| John Lucky | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Elisha Lucky | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Substitute for Richard Simmons. |
| Benjamin Lovelace | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Richard Moreland | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Legimond Mitchell | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Bernard McCaughery | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Nathaniel Orme | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Maurice Orme | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Philip Orme | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Robert Pryor | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Made Brigade Wagon Master in Sep. |
| Alexander Probus | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| William Peper | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Edmond Polk | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Daniel Peake | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| John Pool | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| John Purcell | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 1 Oct 1812 | Made Corporal Nov 1. |
| Ephraim Quick | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| George S. Rogers | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| David Rowland | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Jacob Raymond | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Robert Reed | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Thomas F. Smith | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Thomas Shoptaw | Private | 1 Nov 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| John Shoptaw | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| William Stephens | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Sick. |
| Cornelius Scott | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Moses Stewart | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| William Southerall | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Ezekiel Smith | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| George Sacaley | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Thomas Spalding | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | On furlough. |
| Thomas Shoplaw | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Tyler Simmons | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Substitute for Isaac Younger |
| James Sanders | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | Substitute for Benjamin Henson, on furlough. |
| Elimerleck Swearinger | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 1 Oct 1812 | Made Corporal Oct 1. |
| Joseph Swearinger | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 1 Oct 1812 | Made Corporal Oct 1. |
| Joel Westfall | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Benjamin Wells | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Moses Welsh | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| Fielding Winlock | Private | 1 Oct 1812 | 29 Dec 1812 | - |
| John H. Wilson | Private | 1 Sep 1812 | 1 Oct 1812 | Made Corporal Nov 1. |
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