The internet is so helpful in the genealogical research my sister and I are doing.
An interesting story:
In 1756, seven young Quakers were taken from their meeting house in Cedar Creek, VA. The leader of the militia was going to conscript them into the military. All seven (one of the seven was my great (5) Grandfather William Stanley, two of his brothers were also in the group) were taken by force.
They protested saying they would never fight, but were taken to Fort Louden near Winchester, VA. When they refused to fight or even to answer to roll call, the colonel in charge said if they would not fight they would be put to work building the fort. They refused to do that as well.
The colonel ordered them whipped. The seven removed their shirts and stood awaiting their punishment. The sergeant ordered to carry out the punishment was unable to do so.
The Colonel relented and finally sent them to live with Quaker families in the nearby town of Winchester but would not send them home even though their relatives had petitioned Governor Dinwiddie to do so. At the end of the war they were "discharged" and sent home.
The Colonel was George Washington.