History of York County Pennsylvania, Volume I, Part 51

Author: Prowell, George R.
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: J. H. Beers
Number of Pages: 1372

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Seventh Battalion.

Colonel David Kennedy, '78; Lt. Col. James Agnew, '78, Adam Winterode, '79; Major John Weans, '78, Joseph Lilley, '79. Ist Co., Capt. Thomas Latta, '78, Simon Clare, '79; Ist Lt. Robert Fletcher, '78, Frederick Eyler, '79; 2d Lt. Samuel Cobain ; Ensign Henry Shultz, '79. Rank and file, 69 men.

2d Co., Capt. Thomas White, '78, Michael Carl, '79: Ist Lt. Robert Geffries, '78, Adam Hooper, '79; 2d Lt. John Geffries, '78; En- sign Alexander Lee, '78, Henry Felty, '79. Rank and file, 57 men.

3d Co., Capt. John Miller, '78, Conrad Shorets, '79; Ist Lt. Peter Smith, '78, Henry Dewalt, '79; 2d Lt. John McDonald, '78; Ensign Quiller Winny, '78, Anthony Hinkel, '79. Rank and file, 60 men.

5th Co., Capt. John Arman, '78, Henry Moore, '79; Ist Lt. Daniel Peterman, '78, Henry Hohsteter, '79; 2d Lt. Michael Sech, '78; Ensign George Arman, '78, Ulrich Hohsteter, '79. Rank and file, 65 men.

6th Co., Capt. George Geiselman, '78, Andrew Foreman, '79; Ist Lt. Frederick Hiner, '78, James McMaster, '79; 2d Lt. Henry Sumrough, '78; Ensign Valentine Alt, '78, Peter Foreman, '79. Rank and file, 63 men.

7th Co., Capt. Jacob Ament, '78, John Wampler, '79; Ist Lt. Alexander

'78, Adam Fisher, '79; 2d Lt. Nicholas An- drews, '78; Ensign Adam Clinepeter, '78, Christian Gehret, '79. Rank and file, 55 men.

8th Co., Capt. John Sherer, '78, Peter Ikes, '79; Ist Lt. Jacob Hetrick, '78, Jonas Wolf, '79; 2d Lt. Frederick Mayer, '78; Ensign Jacob Bear, '78, Alexander Adams, '79. Rank and file, 70 men.

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Eighth Battalion.

Colonel Henry Slagle, '78; Lt. Col. John Laird, '79: Major Joseph Lilley, '78, David Wiley, '79.

Ist Co., Capt. Nicholas Gelwix, '78, James Maffet, '79; Ist Lt. Adam Hoopard, '78, James Patterson, '79; 2d Lt. George Gel- wix, '78; Ensign Henry Felty, '78, Alex- ander Allison, '79. Rank and file, 86 men. 2d Co., Capt. Thomas Manery, '79; Ist Lt. Isaac McKissick, '78, Thomas Gowan, '79; Ensign Thomas Dixon, '78, David Douglass, '79. Rank and file, 62 men.

3d Co., Capt. Umphry Andrews, '79, Joseph Reed, '78; Ist Lt. Robert Smith, '78, Elias Adams, '79; Ensign Samuel Collins, '78, Allen Anderson, '79. Rank and file, 53 men.

4th Co., Capt. William Gray, '78, John Calwell, '79; Ist Lt. James Patterson, '78, John Sinkler, '79; 2d Lt. Humphries An- drews, '78; Ensign William McCulluch, '78, James Logne, '79. Rank and file, 69 men.

5th Co., Capt. James Moffit, '78, Samuel Fulton, '79; Ist Lt. Andrew Warick, '78, Moses Andrews, '79; 2d Lt. Samuel Moor, '78: Ensign Thomas Allison, '78, Thomas Dickson, '79. Rank and file, 64 men.

6th Co., Capt. John Rippy, '78, James Edger, '79; Ist Lt. John Caldwell, '78, John Campble, '79; Ensign John Taylor, '79. Rank and file, 44 men.

7th Co., Capt. Joseph Reed, '78. Rank and file, 59 men.

8th Co., Capt. Thomas McNerey, '78; Ist Lt. William Adams, '78. Rank and file, 54 men.

Andrew Graham, Bottstown, June 26, 1782; John Walter, born in Windsor Township; John Hodgskin, York County; Hugh Mc- Ellvaney, Tyrone Township, September 2, 1782; William Magahy, born in York County, lived in Cumberland County; Wil- liam Scarlett, Newberry Township; Robert Miller, York, October 21, 1782; William Johnston, near Michael Ege's iron works; Daniel Gordon, Mt. Pleasant Township, December 12, 1782; James O'Neal, Man- heim Township: John Walker, born in Peach Bottom, last resided near Carlisle, February 22, 1782; Thomas Benson, died in York County in 1808; Jacob Cramer, re- siding in York County in 1829; Matthew Dill, died on Jersey prison ship; Martin Doll, resided in York in 1829; Thomas Duff, resided in York, 1821; Vincent Imfelt, re- sided in York County in 1829; William Johnson, resided in York County, 1824; Moses Keys, resided in York County in 18I0; John McCowan, resided in York County, 1819; Daniel Messerly, died in York County; Jacob Myer, resided in York County in 1816; Jacob McMillan, resided in Washington Township in 1812; Michael Nagle, died on Jersey prison ship; Robert Peeling, sergeant, resided in York County in 1820; Ryebaker, wounded in

service, resided in Dover Township in 1807; William Wilson, died in York County in 1813.

PENSIONERS OF THE REVOLUTION

The following is a list of soldiers of the Revolution from York County who be- longed to different commands and received pensions under act of 1818:

The following is a miscellaneous list of soldiers from York County who served in the Revolution: Samuel Way, Newberry John Clark, Major, received an annual allowance of $240, and served in the Penn- sylvania Line; he died April 27, 1819, aged 67; Jacob Cramer, private, served in Hazen's German regiment, received an an- nual allowance of $96; died May 19, 1832, aged 78. Robert Ditcher, enlisted in the spring of 1777, in the New York Continen- tal Line, in Captain James Lee's company of artillery then in Philadelphia, attached to the regiment commanded by Colonel Lamb. He was present and took part in the battle of White Plains, Staten Island, Monmouth, Mud Island and Germantown, and was sev- eral times wounded; died January 10, 1832, Township; William Complin, Marsh Creek settlement ; Eli Pugh, Warrington Town- ship; Hugh McManus, Monoghan Town- ship, enlisted February 12, 1782; James Brown, Marsh Creek settlement, enlisted February 13, 1782; Matthew Robinson, Bermudian settlement, March 3, 1782; Andrew Guin, near James Moore's mill, in York County, March 3, 1782; James Walker, York County; John McClelland, York County, in the Third Pennsylvania Regiment : John Hanna, near Tom's Creek, April 1, 1782; David Johnston, April 5, 1782; John Callahan, April 8, 1782; Thomas West, Newberry Township, April 23, 1782; aged 78. James Hogg served from January

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26, 1779, in the First Regiment of Mary- year and three months. He afterward

Smallwood, and afterward by Colonel land Line, commanded at first by Colonel

Stone. His company was at first that of

Captain Nathaniel Ramsay, and afterward

that of Captain Hazen; died January 3,

1824, aged 79. Frederick Huebner, private,

Housegger's regiment, called the "German Jacob McClean, private, served in Colonel three years ; died August 17, 1828, aged 76. of Captain Barron, for the term of about served in Armand's Legion, in the company

1779: died February 18, 1824, aged 66. Benjamin Weiser, from July, 1776, until Regiment," in the company of Captain

Zenos Macomber, private, served in Colonel

Carter's Regiment from May, 1775, until

January, 1776, when he enlisted in Colonel

Bond's regiment of the Massachusetts

General Washington's foot guard, where he months, he was removed and placed in Line. Serving in this regiment about two

served until January, 1777, when he enlisted

in General Washington's horse guard in

fall of 1783, when the army was disbanded ; company, from the spring of 1781, until the in Armand's Legion, in Captain Sheriff's aged 77. Conrad Pudding, private, served which he served three years ; died in 1835,

died April 30, 1828, aged 74. Thomas Randolph, private, served in the Seventh

Regiment of the Virginia Line, commanded

by Colonel McClellan, in the company of Captain Peasey, from 1775 to 1778; died

private, served in the First Regiment of the June 25, 1828, aged 87. Samuel Ramble,

Virginia Line, under Colonel Campbell, in

the company commanded by Captain Moss,

during the last three years of the war : died

1776, until the close of the war in the Shadow, private, served from the spring of July 28, 1830, aged 72. Godlove (Dedlove)

ment of the Pennsylvania Line, under Colo- Spicer, private, served in the Tenth Regi- died January 24, 1825, aged 69. Samuel Hazen, in the company of Captain Duncan ; regiment commanded by Colonel Moses

nel Humpton, in Captain Weaver's com-

pany, for about one year before the close of

died in 1818, aged 81. John Schneider, pri- nual allowance of $96 from March 4, 1789; the war; invalid pensioner, received an an-

nel Haren, in Captain Turner's company served in the regiment commanded by Colo-

of the war; died August II, 1827, aged 76. from the early part of 1777, until the end

James Silk, private, served in the Maryland Continental Line: died in 1835, aged 84. John Taylor, musician, enlisted in February, 1778, at Mt. Holly, New Jersey, in the com-

pany of Captain John Cummings, and in

Line, attached to the brigade commanded the Second Regiment of the New Jersey

by General Maxwell; continued in service

charged near Morristown, N. J. He was until October, 1783, when he was dis-

served as a volunteer at the storming of capture of Cornwallis at Yorktown; he at the battle of Monmouth, and at the

Stony Point, by General Wayne, at which

he was slightly wounded ; died in 1835, aged

in the company of Captain Rebelle, during Colonel Williams and Colonel Stewart, and Regiment of the Maryland Line under 77. Michael Weirick, served in the Sixth

in the Virginia Continental Line; died in 23, 1825, aged 71. Philip Wagner, served the last five years of the war; died August

1835, aged 90. George Lingenfelder, served

in Captain Michael McGuire's company, in

Colonel Brooks' regiment, of Maryland, from June, 1780, until the close of the war.

At the battle of Brandywine he was severely

Pennsylvania, on January 26, 1776, for the phrey Andrews, enlisted in Chester County, Hum- wounded; died in 1818, aged 59.

term of one year, in the company then com- manded by Captain James Taylor, in the Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment, com-

From Chester County he marched by way manded by Colonel Anthony Wayne.

of New York, Albany, Ticonderoga and Crown Point, to Montreal, at which place they met the troops under General Thomp-

his fellow soldiers to Crown Point, where Three Rivers. He thence returned with son, who were returning from the battle of

he remained until January 24, 1777, sta- tioned between the two armies of Burgoyne and Howe. Marching to Chester, he was

Andrews was engaged in a skirmish with discharged on the 25th of February, 1777.

the British in November, 1776. He died in

vate, served in Colonel Hartley's regiment, 1818, aged 63. Jacob Mayer, enlisted in Captain David Grier's company, from York County, served in Colonel Wayne's November II, 1775, until the end of one regiment, in the company commanded by

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Captain James Taylor from February, 1776, Line commanded by Colonel Hand. He to the end of one year, when he was dis- was at the battles of Brandywine, Trenton, charged at Chester; died 1828, aged 67. Matthias Kraut served in the Tenth Regi- ment of the Pennsylvania Line, commanded by Captain Stout, from 1776, to the close of the war. He died in 1818, aged 58. Jacob Kramer, served in the regiment com- manded by Captain Housegger, and after- ward by Colonel Weltman, in the company commanded by Captain Paulsell, and after- ward by Captain Boyer. He served from July 19, 1776, until July 19, 1779. He died in 1818, aged 62. Princeton, Monmouth, Stony Point and Paoli, at the last of which he received sev- eral wounds ; served six years and was dis- charged at Lancaster; died June 12, 1822, aged 77. William Cline, private, served in Colonel Wayne's regiment, in Captain Frazer's company, from December. 1775, to March, 1777; died January 21, 1825, aged 70. Matthias Crout, private, served in the Tenth Regiment, in a company commanded by Captain Stout, from 1776, to the close of the war; died July 22, 1827, aged 67. John The following soldiers from York County who served in the Pennsylvania Line, un- der an act of 1818, received an annual allow- ance of $96, and were dropped from the roll under act of May 1, 1820: Deveney, private, served in the Fourth Regiment, commanded by Colonel Anthony Wayne, in Captain Robinson's company, from the fall of 1775, until the close of one year, at which time he entered the Fifth John Brown, private, aged 69; Jacob Fit- zer, private, aged 74; Abraham Greenwalt, private, aged 62; Anthony Lehman, private, served in the Fifth Regiment, under Colo- nel McGaw, in the company of Captain Deckert, from February, 1775, to January, 1777, aged 67; David Ramsey, private, served in the First Rifle Regiment, under Colonel Edward Hand, the company under Captain Henry Miller, from July 1, 1775, until June, 1776. Being then discharged, he joined Colonel Harnum's regiment, and was in service until taken prisoner at the battle of Brandywine. He was present and took part in the battles of Bunker Hill, Long Island, Flat Bush, at one of which he was wounded in the head; aged 71. Regiment, in Captain Bartholomew's com- pany, in which he served until the close of the war; died February 15, 1827, aged 69. John Deis, private, served in Captain David Grier's company, in the regiment com- manded by Colonel Hartley, from March, 1776, until the end of one year; died April 5. 1822, aged 66. Joel Gray, private, served in Colonel Hartley's regiment, in the com- pany of Captain Bush, from October, 1778, until the first of April, 1781; died October 9, 1820, aged 77. John Lockert, private, served in Colonel Proctor's regiment of ar- tillery, in the company of Captain Duffie, from June, 1777, until June, 1779; died June I, 1830, aged 76 Matthew Liddy, private, died April 24, 1830, aged 87. Christopher The following soldiers from York County, who served in the Pennsylvania Line, under act of 1818, received an annual allowance of $96, and died at the dates named : New (Nerr), private, served in the Second Regiment, commanded by Colonel Stewart, under Captain Patterson, from April, 1777, until January, 1780; died December 1, 1826, John Beatty, private, served in the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment, commanded by Colonel Irwin, in the company of Abraham Smith, from February, 1776, until February, 1777, died August 30, 1829, aged 74; John Jacob Brown (Bauer), private, served in the First Pennsylvania Regiment, commanded by Colonel Chambers, in Captain James Wilson's company, from September, 1774, until the close of the war, died December 2, 1827, aged 82; William Brown, private, en- listed at Philadelphia in the autumn of 1777, for the term of three years, in the company commanded by Captain John Doyle, and the First Regiment of the Pennsylvania aged 73. John Ohmet, private, served in the Tenth Regiment. commanded by Colo- nel Richard Humpton, in the company of Captain Hicks, from May, 1777, until the close of the war: died April 16, 1823, aged 65. William Smith, private, served in the Second Regiment, under Captain Watson, from February, 1776, until the close of one year; enlisted in the Fourth Regiment, commanded by Colonel William Butler, in Captain Bird's company ; died July 4. 1821. aged 71. Adam Schuman, private, served in the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, com- manded by Colonel Richard Butler, in Cap- tain Walker's company, commanded by

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Lieutenant Feldman, from the spring of Michael, private, aged 91 ; Christian Pepret, 1776, until the close of the war; died May served in Colonel Butler's regiment, in Captain Bush's company, from the year 1779 until the close of the war, aged 83. 16, 1823, aged 80. Michael Shultz, private, served in Colonel Hartley's regiment, in Captain Grier's company, from January, The following Revolutionary soldiers, re- siding in York County, were placed on pen- sion rolls March 4, 1831, most of whom re- ceived an annual allowance varying from $20 to $40: 1776, for the term of one year; died Feb- ruary 8, 1834, aged 77. Joseph Wren, mu- sician, served in the Seventh Regiment, in the company of Captain Wilson, from Jan- uary, 1777, until the close of the war; died July 9, 1827, aged 89. Lewis (Ludwig) Waltman, musician, served in the Sixth Regiment, commanded by Colonel Butler, in the company of Captain Bush, from the fall of 1777, for the term of three years and a half; died August 8, 1822, aged 64. Rhinehart Wire, musician, died July 7, 1827, aged 70. Edward Smith, private, served in Pulaski's Legion, died June 26, 1832, aged 76. Christopher Sype, musician, served in the Pennsylvania Line; died October 2, 1832.

The following soldiers from York County, who served in the Pennsylvania Continen- tal Line, were on the pension rolls in the year 1835, under the act passed in 1818, and received an annual allowance of $96:

Thomas Burk, fifer, aged 74, served in Tenth Regiment, commanded by Lieuten- ant Colonel Hazen, from June, 1778, until 1781 : William Bargenhoff, private, aged 87; John Cavenough, corporal, aged 83; Martin Doll, private, aged 79: Jonathan Jacobs, private, aged 70; Peter Myers, private, aged 74; Martin Miller, private, served in Count Pulaski's Legion, in Captain Seleski's com- pany for the term of eighteen months, aged 71; Michael Peter, private, aged 83; Philip Peter Scherer, private, aged 76; Henry Snyder, private, aged 78; Anthony Sloth- our, musician, aged 83: Valentine Stickel, musician, aged 82; Michael Warner, musi- cian, served in Captain Jacob Bower's com- pany. from October. 1781, until October. 1783. aged 75; Andrew Young, musician, aged 78; Henry Doll, private, served in the First Regiment, under Colonel Stewart, and in the company under Captain Shade, for about one year. aged 78: Frederick Boyer, private, served in the detachment under Colonel Almon, from 1777 to 1779, when he enlisted in a corps of cavalry under Captain Selinski, and under the command of General Pulaski: served in the corps until nearly the whole of it was destroyed, aged 83. John

Jonathan Mifflin, deputy-quartermaster, served in Pennsylvania militia, received an- nual allowance of $425; aged 80. Adam Wolf, lieutenant, served in the Pennsylvania State troops, received an annual allowance of $92, aged 84. John Datamar, ensign, served in Pennsylvania State troops, aged 77. Henry Feltz, ensign and private, served in Pennsylvania militia, aged 76. James Patterson, private, served in Penn- sylvania militia, received an annual allow- ance of $76, aged 80. Henry Baumgard- ner, private, served in Pennsylvania militia, aged 76; John Bullock, private, served in Maryland militia, aged 84; George Bailey, private, served in Pennsylvania militia, aged 73; John Baker, private, in Maryland mili- tia, aged 76; Helfer Cramer, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 79; Joseph Croft, private, in Pennsylvania State troops, aged 79; James Cross, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 75; Michael Coppenhaffer. private, in Pennsylvania militia; Andrew Finfrock, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 77; Henry Geip, private, in Pennsyl -! vania militia, aged 78: George Goodyear, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 82; Philip Gohn, private, in Pennsylvania mili- tia, aged 77: Henry Hoff, private, in Penn- sylvania militia, aged 74; Jacob Innois, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 82; John Jacobs, private, in Pennsylvania mili- tia, aged 80; George Krebs, private in Pennsylvania militia, aged 80; Valentine Kohler, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 79; John Kroan, private, in Pennsyl- vania militia, aged 77; Peter Grumbine, private, in Pennsylvania Continental Line, aged 73: Christian Klinedinst, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 76; John Lipp, private, in Maryland militia, aged 88; Nich- olas Leber, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 78; Frederick Leader, private, served in artillery and infantry in Pennsylvania Line, aged 74: Philip Miller, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 83; Adam Pope,

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private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 68; Daniel Pegg, private, in New Jersey militia, received an annual allowance of $53. aged 78; Dewalt Rabenstine, private, in Pennsyl- vania militia, aged 73; Jacob Rudy, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 83; Matthias Ritz, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 77; John Stroman, private, in Pennsylvania State troops, aged 78; John Schmuck, pri- vate, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 78; Adam Schlott, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 72; Lewis Shive, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 74; Tobias Sype, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 73; John Stabb, private, in Pennsylvania mili- tia, aged 75; Ludwig Swartz, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 75; George Switzen, private, in Pennsylvania mili- tia, aged 71; Henry Tome, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 80; Alex- ander Thompson, private, in Pennsyl- vania militia, aged 75; David Waltagmer, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 75; Philip Wambach, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 59: John Welch, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 92 : Caspar Zegar, private, in Pennsylvania militia, aged 81.

The following Revolutionary soldiers were invalid pensioners residing in York County :

Thomas Campbell, captain, received an annual allowance of $240, June 7, 1785; Andrew Johnson, lieutenant, received an annual allowance of $60, February 15, 1812; Jacob Barnitz, ensign, annual allowance $120, June 7, 1785; George Benedict, annual allowance $40, November 22, 1809; John Cavenaugh, private, annual allowance $20, September 4, 1794; Henry Slotterback, private in Butler's regiment, annual allow- ance $60, March 3. 1827.

The following is a miscellaneous list of Revolutionary pensioners :

Robert Peeling, annual allowance $96, died August 2, 1839; Frederick Stine; Jacob Ginder, served in General Armand's Legion : Dr. William H. Smith, surgeon Richard Varding, a corporal in Captain Graeff's Company. Colonel Swope's Regi- ment, March 27, 1782, received from the county by order of the court twenty-five pounds, or about $125, for services while a mate in Pennsylvania Line; Captain George Jenkins, served in Pennsylvania Line: Thomas Henderson, of Peach Bot- tom Township; Jacob Doudel, served in Pennsylvania Line, died September 21, prisoner of war on Long Island. He was 1831 ; Philip Graybill, served in the Second Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, died in 1816; Philip. Miller, served in Colonel Gib-

son's regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, enlisted for one year, in 1778; Philip Miller, served in Colonel Stewart's regiment of the Pennsylvania Line; Nicholas James, in 1849, aged 83; John Bryan, served in Ar- mand's Legion until the end of the war, dis- charged at York: Captain Andrew Walker, served in Colonel Hartley's regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, from 1776 to the close of the war; Captain John Doyle; James Bennett, sergeant in Proctor's regiment of artillery in the Pennsylvania Line, died May 12, 1824.

William Russel, of Franklin Township. ensign in Third Pennsylvania Regiment ; Samuel Spicer, private in Tenth Pennsyl- vania Regiment; Archibald Steel, officer in First Pennsylvania Regiment ; John Brown, private in Captain Andrew Irwin's com- pany in the Seventh Pennsylvania Regi- ment, under Colonel David Grier; Samuel Mosser, Washington County, private in Armand's Legion; Christian Babst, private, in Armand's Legion; Captain John Wamp- ler, engaged seven months' men in 1780; Barnet Slough, private in Armand's Legion; William Marshall, of York, private Arm- and's Legion.

The names of the following Revolution- ary pensioners were collected from the records of John Morris, a notary public of the Borough of York, and found in the office of Register of Wills of the county: Peter Tims or Tome, a private in Arm- and's Legion; John Boyle; John Trie, .private Captain Bell's Company. Second New York Regiment, Colonel Philip Cort- landt; Peter Christian, private Armand's Legion: John Michael; George Benedict ; David Kramer, private Armand's Legion ; Ephraim Ferguson, shoemaker, private in Captain Gibson's Company, Fifth Pennsyl- vania Regiment : Andrew McFarlin, dra- goon in Armand's Legion: George Zinn ; Thomas Johnson, lieutenant in Colonel Cunningham's Battalion.

also allowed the pension of a corporal from the county, beginning from the time of his release on account of his disability:

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John Stead, a private in Colonel Hart-

At this time General Washington with a ley's Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment, was small army crossed New Jersey to defend severely wounded at Paoli. In October, Philadelphia. A resolution of Congress 1782, the court allowed him twenty-five shillings per month on account of disability.

George Stewart, of Windsor Township, must have been one of the youngest sol- diers of the Revolution. He enlisted in Captain Porter's company in the lower end of York County, as a substitute, when, ac- cording to an official record, he was utterly incapable of carrying a musket. He was sold as a substitute by his master, George Shetter.

Robert Coney, a soldier of the Revolu- tion, was born at York in 1758 and died De- cember, 1860, at his home in Hamilton County, Ohio, at the age of one hundred and two years. He had entered the army under Washington as a drummer at the age of thirteen.

John Purnell, the last survivor of the Revolution from York County, died at his residence on South Street, York, May 22, 1863, at the age of ninety-eight. In 1777, at the age of eleven years, he became a cabin boy on board one of the war vessels of Commodore Paul Jones, the founder of the American navy, and is supposed to have been with that officer when he won the vic- tory over the British off the coast of France. Purnell was a pensioner from the year 1818 to the time of his death in 1863.

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History of York County Pennsylvania, Volume I, Part 51

Author: Prowell, George R. Publication date: 1907 Publisher: J. H. Beers Number of Pages: 1372

Author: Prowell, George R.
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: J. H. Beers
Number of Pages: 1372