French and Indian War in PA: Some Militia Units

Capt. John Hasslet of New Castle County recruited a company on the Delaware River and the roll shows that Chester County contributed at least the following persons to the ranks of this organization:
   
Peter Allen, enlisted May 7, born in Chester Co., aged 22, and by occupation a saddler.
   
William Beggs, enlisted May 6, born in Chester Co., aged 40.
   
James Brieslin, enlisted May 12, born in Chester Co., aged 17.
   
Edward Gallagher, enlisted May 12, born in Chester Oo., aged 17.
   
Thomas Harvey, enlisted May 12, born in Chester Co., aged 17.
   
John McAfee, enlisted May 8, born in Chester Co., aged 21, and by occupation a laborer.
   
James Thomas, enlisted May 8, born in Chester Co., aged 22, and by occupation a laborer.
   
Samuel White, enlisted May 10, born in Chester Co., aged 26.

Source:

Penna. Archives, 2d series, Vol. ii, p. 551.

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In the same month and year, Capt. John Singleton enlisted a company of soldiers for Forbes' expedition. The list of that organization shows that the following men were certainly from Chester County and probably the number from this locality was greater than here represented:
   
William Henry, aged 22, resident of Chester, Pa., drummer.
   
Samuel Armitage, aged 27, resident of Chester, Pa.
   
William Bevard, aged 28, resident of Chester, Pa., weaver.
   
Thomas Callican, aged 20, resident of Chester, Pa.
   
Thomas Connolly, aged 17, resident of Chester, Pa.
   
John Cross, aged 25, resident in Chester, Pa., cordwainer, "pock-pitt'd," "stout made."
   
John Cruthers, aged 16, resident of Chester, Pa.
   
Hugh Davis, aged 20, resident of Chester, Pa., smith.
   
William Foster, aged 25, resident of Chester, Pa.
   
William Kennedy, aged 25, resident of Chester, Pa., weaver.
   
John Long, aged 24, resident of Chester, Pa.
   
Edward McSorley, aged 22, resident of Chester, Pa.
   
Terence Kealy, aged 35, residing in Chester, Pa., "pock-pitt'd."
   
John Richeson, aged 27, residing in Chester, Pa., "cocke nose and smooth faced."
   
Patrick Roe, aged 22, residing in Chester, Pa., "bold looking."
   
John Shannon, aged 23, residing in Chester, Pa., chandler, "Irishman."
   
Edward Sheppard, aged 21, residing in Chester, Pa., "red hair and thin visaged."
   
David Way, aged 24, residing in Chester, Pa., tanner.
   
Coupland David.

Source:

Penna. Archives, 2d series, Vol. ii, p. 553.

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Besides these organizations, there was a company of Pennsylvania Rifles under Capt. West, an elder brother of Benjamin West, the painter....

In the same locality a number of men enlisted, and doubtless the whole company recruited by Capt. John Jr. Mather was credited to Chester County, because Mather himself was a resident of the borough of Chester and the following men certainly resided in that neighborhood:

John Gorsel, aged 16, of Chester. Pa., enlisted June 8, 1759, laborer.
   
Evan Jones, aged 38, of Chester, Pa., enlisted May 27, 1759, laborer.
   
Jacob Kirgan, aged 19, of Chester, Pa., enlisted May 27, 1759, weaver.
   
Hugh Wallace, aged 17, of Chester, Pa., enlisted June 12, 1759, shoemaker.


Source:

Penna. Archives, 2d series, Vol. ii, p. 588.

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In Capt. Robert Boyd's company appear the following persons who were undoubtedly residents of Chester County:
  
James Campbell, aged 22, resides in Chester, Pa., enlisted June 13, laborer.
   
James Darragh, aged 20, resides in Chester, Pa., enlisted May 11, laborer.
   
Samuel Fillson, aged 18, resides in Chester, Pa., enlisted June 6, tailor.
   
James Hamilton, aged 21, resides in Chester, Pa., enlisted May 21, laborer.
   
George Matthews, aged 18, resides in Cbester, Pa., enlisted June 2, laborer.
   
Robert Sandford, aged 23, resides in Chester, Pa., enlisted May 25, laborer.
   
John Small, aged 22, resides in Chester, Pa., enlisted May 1, laborer.
   
John Travers, aged 20, resides in Chester, Pa., enlisted May 14, tailor.
   
John Willson, aged 20, resides in Chester, Pa., enlisted May 7, tailor.

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In Capt. James Armstrong's company from Chester County were:
  
William Moore, aged 17, resides in Chester, Pa., enlisted May 9, hatter by trade.
   
James Parr, aged 16, resides in Chester, Pa., enlisted May 9, laborer.

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In Capt. Jacob Richardson's, company, Third Battalion provincial service, under command of Governor William Denny, appears the following:
  
William Cassiday, aged 21, resides in Chester, Pa., enlisted Aug. 20, carpenter.

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These are all the persons which can absolutely be designated as belonging to Chester County, but the foregoing is but a very small part of the men who enlisted from this locality.

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Source:

Ashmead, Henry Graham, "Chapter VI: The Colonial History to the War of the Revolution", History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co.), 1884; pp. 32, 36-37.

Chester County, PA, Associators

The following is the list of the officers of the two Associate Regiments of Chester County in 1747-48. The original spelling has been maintained.
   
Colonels, William Moore, Andrew McDowell.
Lieutenant-Colonels, Samuel Flower, John Frew.
Majors, John Mather, John Miller.

Capt. David Parry.
Capt. Job Rushton.
Lt. Issac Davy.   
Lt. Joseph Smith.
Ensign Nathaniel Davies.   
Ensign James Dysart.
Capt. Roger Hunt.   
Capt. Andrew McDowell.
Lt. Guyon Moore.   
Lt. John Cunningham.
Ensign William Littles.   
Ensign George McCullough.
Capt. George Ashton.   
Capt. John McCall.
Lt. John Culbertson.
Ensign Edward Pearce.   
Ensign James Scott.
Capt. William McKnight.   
Capt. George Taylor.
Lt. Robert Anderson.   
Lt. John Vaugn.
Ensign Samuel Love.   
Ensign Robert Awl.
Capt. Moses Dickey.   
Capt. James Graham.
Lt. John Boyd.   
Lt. William Darlington.
Ensign James Montgomery.   
Ensign Francis Gardner.
Capt. Richard Richardson.   
Capt. Robert Grace.
Lt. John Cuthbert.   
Lt. John Kent.
Ensign John Hambright.   
Ensign Jacob Free.
Capt. John Williamson.   
Capt. Hugh Kilpatrick.  
Lt. James McMakin.   
Lt. William Buchanan.
Ensign John Johnson.   
Ensign William Cumming.
Capt. John Mathers.   
Capt. William Bell.
Lt. James Mathers.   
Lt. Robert McMullen.
Ensign Joseph Talbert.   
Ensign Rowland Parry.
Capt. James Hunter.   
Capt. Joseph Wilson.
Lt. Charles Moore.   
Lt. James Cochran.
Ensign Benjamin Weatherby.   
Ensign Joseph Parke.
Capt. John Miller.   
Capt. Henry Glassford.
Lt. George Bently.   
Lt. Robert Allison.
Ensign Thomas Brown.   
Ensign John Emmitt.
Capt. William Clinton.   
Capt. William Boyd.
Lt. Morris Thomas.   
Lt. John Culbertson.
Ensign William Carr.   
Ensign John Donald.
Capt. Thomas Hubert, Jr.   
Capt. William Reed.
Lt. John Rees.   
Lt. Thomas Hope.
Ensign Anthony Richard.   
Ensign Thomas Clarke.
Capt. George Leggitt.   
Capt. William Porter.
Lt. Thomas Leggitt.   
Lt. Robert Mackay.
Ensign Archibald Young.   
Ensign John Smith.

Source:

Penna. Archives, 2d series, Vol. ii., p. 506.