MUSTERS OF MAYRLAND TROOPS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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duriru,g tlte War of the Americaru Reuolutioro, rI75-83. SgZ

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the following corps of artillery, cavalry, and infantry, to wit: Colonel

Hazen's regiment, z companies; Hartley'", 3;Gist's, z;Grayson's, 2 or
3 ; Rifle, 4 ; officers discharged by colonel Brodhead at Fort Pit, and the
men incorporated with Brodhead's regimentof Pennsylvania roops,but
some of them have since deserted and joined the Maryland line; Ger-
man, 4, now attached to the Maryland line about one company, deser-
tion and term of service expiring must account for the remainder; Fore-
man's, 2 ot 3, attached tothe Jersey troops;Patten's, z, attached to the

Pennsylvania line; artillery, 3, incorporated with Harrison's Virginia

rregoirm2e.ntI;nMaollyl3a0n'osrh3o4rsceo,m3p;aBnaieyslo. r's horse, r ; Pulaski's, r or z; Lee's,

Your committee are informed, that many of the men in the said
companies were enlisted for the war, and now remain in such of the
above corps as have been continued on the establishment, and others of
the reduced corps are now attached to the line'of the state in which
they have respectively served; and your committee are of opinion, that

congress should be requested to order, that all the men, now in service,

raised in this state for any of the above companies, be returned and

annexed to the line of this state."

2ND CENIOIAN OR Hazru,s

Cor-. Mosrs Heznu, CouurssroNuD 22 JeNuenv, 1776.

This Regiment was intended to be raised in Canada and for some
time was called the znd Canadian. Later it was recruited in the United
States. It was also called 'Congress Own.'

RESOLVES OF CONTINENTAL CONGRESS r9 APRIL, r78r

" Resolaed, That it be, and hereby is recommended to the states of
Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, New-York, New-Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, to make good the

depreciation of the monthly pay of the officers and.soldiers belonging to

colonel Moses Hazen's regiment that are considered as a part of the
quota of the respective states aforesaid, in the same manner they have
made good the depreciation to the officers and soldiers in the battalion

belonging to the lines of those states respectively."

Non-commissioned Officers and Privates of Col. Hazen's Regiment,
belonging to the State of Maryland.

598 Records of Marltlarud Trooy's ito the Con,tiroerutal Seraice

CAPI. PorneM's CoupeNY.
Daniel Keith, Private

Harvey Burnes, Private CApr. HrRoN's CorupeNy.

James Hayton do David Kennedy, Private

Thomas McGee do

Llrn CAPT. BunNns's Co*rreNy.

John McColgain, Drum. Massy Fluart, Private
Willm. Browtr, Private
John Kuny, (Coony) do
J"*es Duncan do Chas. March
John Dugan do do

Edward White do

CAPT. Cenrrl-E's CoureNY.

John Ryan, Serjt. James Hopkins, Private 2
Thomas Capen (assigned his depreci- Martin Mulloy do

ation money March zgrd, r78r) James M'Intire, (Mclntier) do
Wm. Douly, Corpl.
George Somerville, do

Geo. McDonald, Drum. (assigned his depreciation

Nehemiah Barnes, Private money March tzth, l78l)
John Batten
do William Smith, Private

William Deacons do Francis Tycont do
Thomas Deavour do
Sanruel Frazet do Edward Wall do

CAPT. Wgrrn's CoupeNY.

Christopher Nash

CAPT. MuNsoN's CorrpeNY.
Bartholomew Sheridan, Serjt.

James Edes, Private Cept. PRY's CournNY. Wm. Perkins, Private
James Flood, Private

CAPT. TeyloR's CorupeNy.

Michael Anderson, Private Hugh Conolly, Private
John Collins, deprdecoiation-Cmaorlnileey
Saml. Richardson, do
(assigned his
Benjamin Wilson do
March r5th, r78r)

N. B.-John Durbin (from Capt. Carlile's Co.) Prisoner of W'ar, not mentioned

in the Body of this List.

Return of Hazen's Regiment, r783.

Hentr.EYts.

RBSOLVES oF CONTINENTAL CONGRESS t6 DECEMtsER, 1718.

" Resolaed, That col. Hartley's regiment and the four independent

companies raised in the state of Pennsylvania, commanded by captains

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during tlte War of the American Reaolution, 1775-83. 599

Doyle, Wilkie, Steel and Calkerwood, and also the remains of col.
Patton's regiment, except capt. M'Lane's companlr be incorporated
into one regiment, and added to the Pennsylvania line, as an eleventh

regiment, and that capt. M'Lane's company be annexed to the Delaware
regiment."

Cor-. Tnouas Hlntr-rcY, coMMIssIoNED r Jeuuanv, 1777.
Cor.. JonN Pertor, coMMrssloNno rr JetluAr'Y' 1777.

These were z of the Additional 16 Regiments. Hartley's was

transferred to the Pennsylvania Line and designated the Eleventh Penn-
sylvania, the original Eleventh Pennsylvania having been disbanded r

luly, 1778, Patton's was broken up r3 January, t779, and attached to
Hartley's, except capt. McClean's Company, which was attached to the

Delaware Line.

Henrl-Ey's RnctnnENT, Arg. rst, r78o-Jan. rst, r78r.

/ Corpl. John Burgess, no five months Pay Pt. George Miller
Serjt. Gassaway Brashears Pt. Thomas McCallo
Pt. George McCallo
John Barber
Ben Marshall, no 5 mos.
James Beall
Wm. Marquess
James Doren
Corpl. Matthew Pearson
Serjt. Jeremiah Ferrall
Pt. James Farwell Pt. Thomas Wood

Serjt. John McDaniel

Movr-eNts.

Cor-. SrrpnnN Movr,eN, coMMIssIoNro 8 JeNuenv, 1777.

4th Regiment or t^-"T Pennsvrvaniain 1777'

lr11*;.::, ir:

Joseph Hyner,5 mos.*

CoL. Net}Ir-. Grsr's RBGT. or RANGERS.
Col. Nathaniel Gist, commissioned rr January, t777.
Col. William Grayson, commissioned rr JanuztY, 1777,

Col. Charles M. Thruston, commissioned January, r777.

These were 3 of the Additional 16 Regiments and were consolidated as Gist's,
zz Apil, 1779.
.f * Also see John McColla, page 588.

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6oo Records of Maryland Troops in th.e Continental Seruice

Muster Roll of Capt. John Gist's Co., in Col. Nathl. Gist's Regt. of

Rangers in the Service of the United States of America, Attached to
the Third Maryland Regt., Commanded by Col. Mordicai Gist, for the

Month of Februaryt 1778.

Capt. John Gist, Commissioned March 9th, t777.
r Lieut. John Toomy , '( April roth, 1727.
tz Lieut. Richard Chinowith, ((
April 6th, 1777, absent Contrary to Orders,
gone to Maryland

Ensign George Winchester ta April 8th, 1772, on Command in Md. Since

{ Sept. last

NeuBs AND RANI<. Trur. RnMAnKs. Neuns AND RANK. TIMB. RrMAnKs. 1.,

Serjt. 3 yrs. Confin'd Privates 3 yrs Sick in ,,
Matthew McHugh M. Guard Paul Duggan
War (l To',r''
Corpl. Danl. Brion
Edward Joice 3 yrs. (( ti
Sick in James Ward t(
Drum. & Fife. War Hospl. Jerry Coholen (( (( ((
3 yrs John Sponsellor (( ((
Michl. Smith On Picquet David Dean War
(( 3 yrs (( a(
Privates (( Nathan Chambers (( aa
John Connelly (( ((
(( ((
William Rian War James Homes (( (( ((
John Lewin David Norton ((
Thomas \Matson (s (r ((
Williarn Knowles William Mays War
Walter Hartley (( (( ((
William Welch Michael Madden 3 yrs
Joseph Lovett 3 yrs Nicholas Shire War Deserted
Thomas Carroll z9 Jan
Archd. Bartlett (a John Dobson 3 yrs
William Harris (a a (
Daniel Spratt War On Fur- Christr. Hughs a( (( a(
lough John Loyd
(( Isaac Bush (( (( ((
((
Timothy Sulivan <( ((
(a

Wilmington, March r7th,t 778,Mustered Capt. John Gist's Com-
panf, as Specified in the Above Roll.

A. Horton, D. M. M.

CRPT. Josnru Surtn, N. Grst's Rtrcr.

P"y due from August rst, r78o, to January rst, r/8r d7S.

Dec. 6th, U84, Contents Rec'd.
Joseph Smith, Capt.

durhtg the War of the Americon Ranlution,rTTS-83. 6or

List of Non Commissioned Officers & Privates of Col. Grayson's

Regiment.

NelrES ANo RANK. WnrN ENLIS'ttrn. NenrES ANp Rexr< HEN Eultstpp.

LerB C,rPT. Moonp's CotupeNY.

Serjts. Privates

/ Thomas Snead Mch q'77 James Johnston Apl 3
Sherwood Vaughan George Tombleson Mch 8
4

Edward Harvie June 5 John Swepston 4

Corpl. Joseph Wilson 6

John Robertson Daniel White r4
Drum. John Woster, (or Woter)

Hazle Williams Mch 18 Robt. McAdams 3o

Corpls. Peter Carberry IO
4 John Winn
John Sale IO Elisha Derenton Apl 25
Robt. Oglesby Mch 7
Thomas Curtis Feb 8
Fifer Apl 9
Thomas Griffin IO Christr. Obrion

Privates George Lambert Mch z9

John Tinsley 4 Charles George Sept 30
Thomas Gordon
Mry rr John'furnbull Apl 23
Thomas Carroll Feb r+ Thomas Miller

Wm. Hitchcox J*o 7 Charles Ward

Ltpur. DREW.

Serj ts. Mch ro Privates Mch Z
Feb 14 Jrly 23
Edward Rinker Luke Metheny
July 20 r4
John Spitsfathom John Gratage
Durit Cary Mch ro Timothy Kelley Iieb 2Z
William Crosby Mch 7
Corpls. Jrly 22 Thomps. Flood
Gilbert Been Jrn rT John Maruny May z6

Luke Oneal M"y 8 Jesse Rinker * Jrly 16

Chas. Melton Mch 14 Peter Kittare, or (Kintare) May zo
Privates Willm. Nurse June 6
Apl s Henry Orum
Isaac Artes Apl 4
Oct rr Saml. Johnston
Caleb Balden Daniel Gilder Sept r5
Thomas Hopewell Apl r Francis Ravenscroft
Waitman Reenals Apl 5
John Kirk Jrly r 3 John McDonnell Mch z6
William Haley Mry 13 M"y

Saml. Batterton 1AFJ
Richd. Perrell

Jrt. Thompson

/ ---*>*- $9

6oz Records of Marylarud Trooy's in tloe Continerutal Serzice

Neurs AND RANK. WHrx ExusrBo. NeurS AND RANK. WurN Eultstr,n.

Serjts. LerB GnANT.
Hezekiah Bready
Privates
Perigrine Bready
Anderson Briant
Corpl. Morris Minisham
William Foster
Joseph Bready William Knighton
Privates
James Rains
Benjamin Dawson Joseph West
Andrew Killgrest
Jesse Davis Michael Moody

Jrby Friar
Henry Rains

Serjts. ENsrcN KrRK.

Alexander Ratrey, (or Ratsey) Privates
Corpl. Smith Tompson
Owen Kelley
Joseph Smith Patrick Boyd
Privates Andrew Laiswell
Richard Spindles
William Gillaspy John Williams
Hugh McGlochlin
Ambrose Jones

Lrnur. BELL.

Serjts. Mch 8 Privates Apl 5

Patrick Shannon Mry r Thomas Conway Mch z8

James Tate Mch ry Abel Armstrong 22
Thomas Chapman William Kingors
Apl 4 Apl s
Sarnpson Archer James Shields
Mch rZ George Weefield Mch rI
Corpls.
David Chambers Mch zz James Obrien Jrly 25
June 4 Jos. Lee Bullock
John Stevens Ronsey Merritt M"y 4
John Mitchell Jrly 25
James Lockhart Mch t7
Drums. Mch ro Bartho. Reagon
Wm. McGowen Apl 3
z8 John Lock
Fifer Ludwick Miller Jrly 25

John Brown Thomas Foster Mch tZ
Privates
Gordon Kelley r7
James Wilson r7
William Shull Martin Sutton
J,rly 30
John Forchano James Strickland
Dennis l\{cKinnis Joseph Kenny
Joseph Hays
Joseph Hood George Jones
John Monday
Michael McMasters

durirug the War of the Arnericaru Reuolution, t775-83. 6o3

N.tIrUS AND RANK. WrrrN Eulrsrro. Neups AND RANK. Wrrgu ENlrstso.

ENsrcN TnrplETT.

t Serjts. Feb 13 Privates June 3o

aa? . Patrick Coleman Mch zr Dennis Shea Apl rg
I
i Alex. Munroe Wm. I. Conner Mch r5
8 William Jacoe
,*-- Corpls. Apl r
Feb 25 John Jacoe
John Hillard Thomas Johnson Mch rr
Wrn. Mitchell Apl 15 Benj. Atthea
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Privates Feb 20 Jeffery Basdill
John Parrot Julv +
James Taylor June z4 James Solomon
Francis Rogers Peter Pool May_ 13

Daniel Chumley Thomas Atthea Apl 16

Charles Hagan r4

George Gordon

A List of Officers and Soldiers of Col. Grayson's Regt. to whom

Depreciation and other Advances have been paid by the State of Mary-
land on Account of the United States.

IssuED. . To \MHoM. DBpnocrA'f roN r Pev FRoM True ro wHrcg
Suvts. Auc.'8o'ro
I Jex. '8r. DBpnrcrATroN

w.A,s PArD.

t5 Aug '82 Peter Carbury, Pt., reinlist ed {l +.r2,16 {t2.8,4 r8 May '8o
r2.lo.o
7 Nov '82 in the Maryland Line r Aug '8o
6 Oct '83 Matw. Coffer r 2. ro.o
zo Nov '83 78. t8. t r8.r5.o ro Mch '8o
14 Aug '83 Nehemiah Crawford, Sergt. 88.2.4 r8.r5.o r Aug '8o
zz Aug'82 Owen Coffield, Pt. r June '8o
6 Oct '83 Wilson Gray . 8t.t5.4 r3.r5.o zo Apl '8o
z6 May '83 r 2. ro.o
zo July '82 74.12.8 r Aug '8o
Thomas Harrison, Sergt. ro3.3. r r r 2. ro.o r Aug '8o
tz Feb'82 John Howard, Pt.
23 Aug'82 Corpl. 8o.r5.o 8 June '8o
Jacob Johnson, Pt. 83.19.6
6 Oct '83 Joshua Power, r Aug '8o
9 Oct'83 George Speak, Corpl. Z7,r4.ro r8 July '8o
27 Apl'84 88.8. t r ro Mch '8o
r Aug '8o
Aaron Simmons, Pt. 77.r.s r r ApI '8o
Hezekiah Speake 7 2,3.2
William Speake
John Willis 77.5.2
7 3.9.o

Bavr-on's DnecooNs

CLro.r-C. Gore-.oWncrer,rB.. e'Wvlnosnn,rNcocMroMNIS, scIooMNMnoIss8IoJNeENDue2R0Y,Nto7v7n7.unnn, 1778.

3rd Regiment of Light Dragoons, raised in Virginia in t777

Consolidated, as Baylor's, with Bland's rst Regt. 9 Novembet, 1782.

6o4 Records of Marltland Tt"ooy's iru tloe Corutiruert,tal Seruice Lr

FonMex's

Col. Davro FonMe.N, coMMrssloNno rz JeNuAr.y, 1777.
One of the Additional r6 Regiments. It was never fully completed

and r July, r 778, was disbanded and officers and nlen transferred

mainly to the New Jersey Line.

SPBwCnn's

Cor,. Or,rvrn SrcNcEn, coMMISsroNED r5 JeNuenv, 1777.

Cor-. Wrr,r,reu Mer-cor-M, coMMISSIoNED 30 Arxtt, 1777.
These were 2 of the Additional 16 Regiments. They were consol-
idated as Spencer's, zz April, r77g.

Stn PnNNsvLvANrA

RESOLVES OF CONTINENTAL CONGRESS-t5 IULY, 1776,

"Resolaed, That the battalion for the defense of the western fron-

tiers, be raised in the counties of Westmoreland and Bedford, in the
following proportions, to wit: seven companies in Westmoreland, and

one company in Bedford."

Cor,. DeNrnr, BnoonneD, coMMrssroNED 29 Srrrnurnn, 1776.

Ihis Regiment was raised for the defence of the frontier. Capt.

Moorhead's Independent Company was attached to this Regiment.

Some Maryland roops were sent to Fort Pitt and Col. Brodhead
tried to increase his Regiment, at Maryland expense, by discharging
Maryland officers and enrolling the men in his own Regiment. Many

of these men deserted him and returned to the Maryland Line.

WesnrNcroN's GuAnos

Circular Letter sent to Col. Alexander Spottswood and three other
Colonels by General Washington.*

Morristown, 3o April, 1777.

Sir,

I want to form a company for my guard. In doing this I wish

to be extremely cautious, because it is more than probable, that, in the

* Sparks' Writings of George Wasbington, Vol. IV, pg, 4o7.

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during the War of the American Reaolutiott, 1775-83- 6o5

course of the campaign, my baggage, papers, and other matters of great

public import, may be committed to the sole care of these men. This
teing premised, in order to impress you with proPer attention in the
choice, I have to request, that you will immediately furnish me with four
men of your regiment; and, as it is my farther wish, that this company
should look well and be nearly of a size, I desire that none of the men

may exceed in stature five feet ten inches, nor fall shortof five feet nine

inches, sober, young, active, and well made. When I recommend care
in your choice, I would be understood to mean men of good character
in the regiment, that possess the pride of appearing clean and soldier
like. I am satisfied there can be no absolute security for the fidelity of
this class of people, but yet I think it most likely to be found in those
who have familylonnexions in the country. You will therefore send

me none but natives, and men of some propertl, if you have them. I

must insist, that, in making this choice, you give no intimation of my

preference of natives, as I do not want to create any invidious dis'

iinction between them and the foreigners. I am, yours &c.

O Cer,ns Gtrns, CoMMISsIONpo C.e.pterN eNn COUynNDER oF W-c.sUrNGrOU'S
Guanns rz MencH, 1777, coMMtssIoNED Me;on z9 Jut'Y, t778'

I hereby Certify that the after mentioned men joined the Com'

mander in Chief's Guard at the different periods rit against their Names
& that they have not drawn any pay in said Corps since their joining.

J

James McDonald, (( ((Form(terlyof 7th Md. Regt. J"t r st, '8 r.
Edward Wade, (Weed) 3fd ((
(3 55 3fd (( (( Mry r 5th, '8I.
John Dent, (( 4th (t
Jere. Driskill, (( (( Apl rrth,'8o.
Thomas Gillgn, (( sth Apl r lth, '8o
(( .(
(( July, '80.

'W. Colfax, Lt. Comt.,

Commd. in Chief's Guard.
I Hd. Qurs., Head of Elk, 7th Sept. , r78 I.

I

6o6 Records of lWaryland Troops in the Corotirueruta I Seruice

MISCELLANEOTJS NAVAL ROLLS.

A List of the Officers and Men on Board the Ship Defence the rgth

of September, Anno Dom. 1776, George Cook, Commander.

rst Lieut. Able Seamen Surgeon's Mate 2
Henry Auchentick
James Hagan Samuel Church /
zndlieut. Joseph Walpole
Purser
John Burnell J"m.t Giffard Francis Muir
Master
James Allen Capt. Marines
James Cordray Wm. Partus Garret Brown
Chief Mate Colin Brown
John Valiant r st Lieut.
John Hale Wm. Gaggen Thomas Walker
znd Mate Dennis Larkins
znd Lieut.
Nathnl. Cooper Thomas Howard
William Hurburt Joseph Smith
3rd Mate 3rd Lieut.
Levin Langle Christr. Short
Alex. Nicholson William Morris
Midshipmen David Primrose
Willm. King Sergeants
Peter Sharp John Knight
Henry Carberry William Radford
James Rownds Wm. Fleming Vachel Yates
Archibald Douglass Michael Craig
John Crapper
William Carter Ordinary Seamen 'W'm. DeCourcey

Capt. Clerk Joseph Jones Drummer
Francis Muir Hoshier Cole
Henry Gilbert Thomas Roberts
Q uartermasters
James Hasty, Disrated Thomas Gilbert Corporals
Robert Fosset
O ct. z3rd William Matthews
John Wright Dennis Foloue Alexander Stanton
James Falconer Richard Sutton
Chas. Chamberlane Patrick Cole Privates

Boatswains Charles Blunt Ezekiel Disney
I)aniel Nevin Robert Conner
Anthony Hanson Robert Hope
Michael Conway
Benjamin Simpson Thomas Green William Bishop
James Barry William Grantham
John Barr John Mclntyre
Yeoman John Schea
Samuel Wolf Charles McNealis
James Hawkins
Gunner James Bradford Simon Trainer
William Trott William Askins
John Berryman
Gunner's Mate Joshua Ozier John Squible
William Judges
Henry Rentford Lynn Sarmer John Power
Benjamin Sutton
Yeoman James Collins
John Garvey
William Piercey Morgan Murphy

Qr. Gunner James Cadey
James Arne Conrad McGuire

Armourer John Grant

Matherv Murray

during tlte War of th.e Arnerican, Ranlutiort, 1775-83. 6o7

Master at Arms Ordinary Seamen Privates

George Rowen Jr*es Green Barth. DeloraY
Carpenter Thomas Crow
Thomas Moore

Wm. Beauchamp AbeI Mason John Donavin

Carpenter's Mate Richard Cockey Moses Greer
William Prince Samuel Wilson
Robert Wilmott

Carpenter's Crew Joseph Dennis Henry Carr
Alex. Cummings John McKennie William Porter
Wm. Howard Benjamin ThomPson
John Lemmon

/ Nathan Ross Jacob Sutton Edward Gibbons
Cooper John Vaughan William Sohan

Joseph Dunbar Abram Strong James Armstrong
Ship Steward Moses Scott John Wilson
William Huggard
Joseph Burge Timothy Kelly James McGill
Cabin Steward John Smyley
Philip HandlY
Fran. Jackquelin ' Bazil Smith Waltely Masters
Cook Robert McDonald

James Gaggen John Davis Barny McManus
Armourer's Mate William Adair
William Davis
James Greer Cabin Boys
Able Seamen Thomas Buckley James Smith
James Brown LoblollY BoY
Fran. Hurburt
Clement Tossuir

- Alex. Duffey, Rated Qr. Surgeon
Nathan DorseY
Master Oct. zgtd

Mry 2nd, t777,
William Paddison, Captain of the armed Schooner Dolphin.

PayRollofCapt.RobertConway'sCrewofSailorsonBoard
the Sloop Molly belonging to the State of Maryland, untill the r 5th

lune, 1777.

MrN's NAMES. Trus oF WnrN

ENTnv. DrscHe.RGED.

Robert ConwaY, CaPt. Feb I J une 4
Joseph Conway, Lieut. Mar 9 5
Wm. Thomas, Pilot
4 June ro

Levi Thomas, Midshipman 5 J une 7
Francis Boatswain, B.oatswain 4
John Kelly, Gunner Apl II
Manuel AnthotrY, Mate Feb 19
William CulpepPer, CarPr.
Jrs. McDonald, Steward Apl 24
Tobias Zimmerman, Master at Arms
z6

Feb 2q

z8

/ John Lamond 5

6o8 Records of Maryland Trooy's in the Con,tiraental Seruice

MrN's NAMBs. TruE ot' Wunx ,
,
John Traner EN.rRY. DtscHARGED.
Peter Packman D
Henry Grimfeild Feb 5 June 5
Darby Melony
Jeremiah Clifford 24 8
William Burnhouse 24 9
William Brown Ja,
John Price 25
Joseph Wheatcock z6 r5
Joseph Bullock
John Hurst Mar 3 Ja,
William Tignor 3
Augustine Auger J,, 4
Michael Anthony J^ IO
Manl. Davis 4
Manl. Anthony 5 June +
Manl. Dicamon
John Hicnarl II
t2
John Jones
John Johns Apl rr
John Ecloes
Jacob Gonsac 22
Mather Tindar 22
Manl. Firnano cc
Bravo Bilbo
24
24
z6

3o
3o
3o
3o

Mry 2
I3

Oct. rBth, rZZZ.
Geo. Keith Elphinstone, captain of the perseus.

MARYLAND ACTS-OCT., r7go.

An ACT for the defence of the bay

"Be it enacted, fur the General Assembly of Marltland,Thatthe

governor and council be authorised and requested to purchase (or
cause to be built) and fitted with sails and oars, and *ann.d as soon as

possible, four large barges or row-boats, capable of carrying swivels and

twenty five men at least; and that the gor"rno, and council be also
authorised and requested to purchase (oi cause to be built) as soon as
possible, one galley, capable of carrying two eighteen and two nine
pounders, with swivels; and one sloop oischooneri capable of carrying
ten four pounders, and procure them to be well found, fitted, ar-.a]

and manned.

\

durirog th.e War of the Aruericaru Reuolution, rZZ5-83. 6o9

And be it enacted, That the governor and council be authorised

and requested to appoint and commission a proper number of brave,

experienced, and able seamen and officers, to command the said galley

and sloop or schooner

Arud be it enacted, That a company of one hundred men be imme-

diately raised to serve as marines on board the said galley and sloop

or schooner, and occasionally on board the said barges or row-boats;

and that the governor and council be authorised and requested to

appoint and commission one captain and two lieutenants to command

the said company of marines, and to direct such officers to procure by

enlistment as soon as possible, the said number of healthy able bodied

men, including two sergeants and two corporals, to serve in such com-

pany for the term of three years, unless sooner discharged.

And be it enacted, That if any officer, soldier, or marine, shall lose

a limb, or be otherwise maimed or hurt, so as to be rendered incapable

of procuring a livelihood, such officer, soldier, or marine, shall be entitled

to receive the same provision and support as is or shall hereafter be

established by this state for its officers and soldiers in the service of the

United States'" MAR'LAND ACTS-MAy, r78r.

A Supplement to the act for the defense of the bay.
"Be it enacted, by the General Assembfit of Maryland,That for the

immediate defense of the bay, . . . the governor and council be

authorised and empowered to purchase, at such price as they may think

reasonable, the galley now in Baltimore-town, if on examination

by such proper person as they may appoint, she shall be found to be
sound and fit for the service,
and that they have power to

contract for the building another galley, agreeable to the act of assembly

of the last session,and cause her to be completely fitted and manned at

the public expense; both of which gallies to be employed in such manner

as the governor and council shall from time to time direct, for the

defense of our bay and the protection of the trade thereof; ,

Be it eruacted, That the Governor and Council be authorised and

empowered to contract for any number of barges, not exceeding eight,

that they may think necessary for the defense of this bay, and to cause

,h.* r. b" ""-pr.r.

A Pay List for the Barge Intreped, 178r.

MoNtH oF ENTRY DAY. IWsxs NAMgs. auALrl'Y. I'rME PAYED up 'l'o.

June I Wrn. Barns Lieut. July 14

I+ Oakely Haddaway (( r( ((

6ro Records of Maryland Tro@s in tlae Continental Seroice

Pay Roll of Part of the Crew Belonging to the Barge Intrepid in
r78I.

Waterman Chas. Price Philem. Horney
Peter Pickerirg
Jor. Dawson Nicholas Sherwood Robt. Spedding
Gunner David Robinson Robt. Burch
Solo. Holmes
Richard Eaton Danl. M'Giney Jesse Burkett
Spedden Oram Alex. Cray
Watermen Danl. Cork
J"r. Holt David Robinson
John Cook Levin Jacobs
John Sommers znd Lt.
Thomas Laruden Elliott Shanahan
Henry Powell

[3 months pay due to all except Cook and Laruden r month's pay. Shanahan's

time is not given.l

July r4th, r78r. A P^y Roll for the Barge Terable.

MoNtrr or L'AY' Mnxs NAMEs. Queltrv. TruE pAy'D up ro. Wecrs rN
ENTRY. Heno Moxry

June I John Ball Lieut. July 14 FlI. 6, 8.
I Danl. Caulk Seamin o.
Gunner r4 +, 8. 8.
7 Nathan Porter r4 4. 8. 8.
r3 Joseph Reddish Seaman
r4 2. I I.

Errors Excepted, John Ball.

July roth, r78z-August 2nd, 1782.
Oakley Haddlw&/r Lieutenant of the Barge Terrible

1782. Dr, The State of Maryland

In Acct with Joseph Handy.

May rst. To my pay as Lieut on board the Barge Protector

pfrro.mmJoun.e r zth,'8r, to this day, ro mo. 18 days @ {r3, ro -,7
Nov. rzth. By Cash [t43. z. o
.
By Balance d33. r5.o
dtog. 7. o

Annapolis, August 5th, r782. dr43. 2.O

Excepted Joseph Handy.

daring the War of the Ancerican Reaolation, 1775-83. 6r r

The State of Maryland to Edward Spedden, Gentleman, Greeting.

Be it known that We reposing especial trust and Confidence in

your Patriotism valour Conduct and Fidelity, do by these presents con-

stitute and appoint you to be Second Lieutenant of the Barge Fear-

nought in the Service of this State, fitted out for repelling every hostile
invasion thereof, and for the Defence of our Liberties. You are there'
fore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Second Lieutenant

of the said Barge by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto
belonging, according to the rules and Discipline of War, and the usage
of the Sea, and the Instructions which may from Time to Time be given

you. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers, Seamen,
Marines, and others under your Command, to be Obedient to your

Orders as Second'Lieutenant of the said Barge and you are to observe
and follow all such Orders and Directions which you shall receive from

the Supreme Executive Power of this State. This Commission to be
in force until Lawfully revoked. Given at Annapolis in Council this
z3rd Day of May, A. D. 1782.

Ror,r- oF THE Bencr FpenNoUGHT. CAPT. SpsooING.

THB Neuns oF MBN Ttur oF Lesr Pr,ecp oF RBsronNcE SrArunB, Co tvrpr,rc-
fNlrstuEN'r. AND Pr,ecg or Trrrrn BrnrH. TION
BeEncNBr-(r.sFrnrApRFNooRucTHH'l'E. ,,

Robert Burch 27 Mry Talbot County 5.5 Dark
5.5
Wm. L, Merrick 27 (3 aa 5,8 ((
5.I I
George Willson 27 Caroline County 5.6 Fair
5.8
Thomas Moore 27 (3 (a 5.6 ((
5.9
John Shipperd z8 Talbot a3 5,7 a(
Thos. Shenin 6.o
z8 (( (( ((
5.6
John Stuart z8 C( 3( Dark
Henry Buckly z8 5. II Fair
z8 (( (( 5. ro
Levi Neighbours (( (( 5. ro ac

Thos. Ewbanks zB (C C( 6.o (C
z8 6.2
John Jacobs, Jr. a( (( Dark
Thos. Chapman 5.7
(C (C 5.6 (C
5.6
James Fleming z8 33 a( Fair
Dark
.- Zadok Harvey 2g Caroline (( Fair
Chas. Price Dark
29 Talbot t( Fair

Richard Eaton 29 a( (a ((
Wm. Lee
Wm. Low 2g (( (( ((
(( ((
Thos. Perry 3o (3
Henry Perry I J une Caroline C3
I (C
((

6t z Records of Maryland Troops iro the Cordtinental Seruice

Tno Nauns oF MnN True oF Lest Pr,ecn oF RrsrnrNcE S'rA'runn. Co UPLEC-
INr,rs'fMEN'r'. AND Pr,ecn oF TutrIn BInrH. 1'ION.
ENr,rs'rED FoR THE
Bencp ,, FtrARNoucHT."

Joseph Bush r June Talbot County 5. ro* I) ark
Nehemiah Beckwith I Dorset ((
David Davis I 5.7 ((
I (3 ((
James Frazier I 5.I I
Wm. Frazier I (( (( 5.9
I 5. ro
John Thomas, fr. I (( (( ((
Saml. Abbet I 5.5+ ((
(( ((
George Price 2 5.I I Fair
Talbot ((
Sails Canner 2 (( 5-5
(l
Thos. Richardson 4 5. ro
Emmory Collins (( (( 5. ro I)ark
4 5.6 Fair
Saml. Farrow (( t( Dark
4 (( 5.8 Fair
Jacob Jackson 4 Caroline 3( 5.5 Dark
5.8+
Henry Powel 5 (( 5.5
TI 5.5
James Neighbours Queen Ann's County
James Crouch II 5. ro
Rich. Ewbanks Caroline (a 6.r
T2 5'9
James Collins Talbot (3 Fair
William Murphy r5 5.9
r6 (( (( 5.7 Dark
William Rumble 5.IO
I (( (( 6,4 n arr
John Thomas
John Wheelor 3o 5.8 .H
William Willby IO 6.r
William Navy Caroline (( Dark
John Frazier I July (( 5.8
(( ((
Fiich. Smith 22 J./
(( (( (( /
5. ro
Dorset (( 3( /2
(( 5,8
(3 Fair
Dark
t( (a

((

3( ((

Gideon Gambrel r5 June Baltimore Town, Fair
Daniel Oneal z6 July
{ born in Balto. County ((
George Gore z6
Caroline County Dark
Annapolis,
((
{ born in New England
John Faris, (or Fanis) 29
Annapolis,

{ born in New England

Talbot County

[Each was paid d3 bounty except Richard Eaton, John Thomas and George Gore,
who were paid {3.15.

Each enlisted for one year except William Navy and George Gore, who

enlisted toJan. rst, r783.]

{\.,

\

a
a

duing the LVar o/ the Arnerican Rnolution, ITZS-83, 613

A Pay Roll of the Officers and Men of the Barge Fearnought, Capt.

Levin Spedden.

Opprcgns' ANo Mnx's Pev Prn OrrtcrRs' ANo iVIEN's Pav Prn
NaUES ANp SretroN. MoNTg. NeuEs ANo StetIoN. Mol*Tu.

Captain ArS Boatswn. 5. tz.6
Levin Spedden
George Wilson
rst Lieut. ro Gunner
Zad.ock Botfield 5. rz. 6
znd Lieut.
Edward Spedden ro JacoSbtJeawckasornd 3. r5.o

Samuel Abbot

Privates, d3 each per month Privates Privates

John Frazier, (for Joseph Valliant, (absent) Nehem. Beckwith, (absent)
r year, Furld.) Henry Powel,
William Lee, (absent) TJohhonmJasaCcohbaspman 1in Flying Fish)
William Frazier William Rumble
Thos. Perry,

Thomas Moore Thomas Ewbanks (in Flying Fish)

Zadock Harvey James Collins John Thomas, Jr.,
William Merrick Emory Collins
(in Flying Fish)

Gideon Gambrel Henry Perry, Richd.Eaton,(absent)

William Witlowby (in Flying Fish) John Thomas
George Price John Steward
Charles Price Joseph Bush James Neighbours

David Davis

John Shepherd William Low James Frazier
Samuel Farrow William Navy
John Weaver Joseph Christian

Thos. Richardson John Wheeler
James Barnes, (paid off)

[Pay commenced zrst Sept. '82, for all except Joseph Christian, whose pay com-
menced Nov. r5th,'82.

Each was paid for z Months and pay was due to Jan. lst, 1783.]

Annapolis, Saturday, Dec., t782.
Gentlemen

As you have suspended me from officiating the duty of Lt. on
board the Barge Fearnought, I think It a hard case that I have not had
a hearing in my own defence, as there is so many false reports ProPo-

gated to my prejudice, in respect of my Conduct on that day in the action

with the British Barges, Sincerely was this. I was Stationed at the bow

Gun a 6lber. when we came into Action the first fire bursted, as much as

Two feet of the uper part of the Muzzle blew of. I immediatly ac-

arJ quainted the Capt. of the Misfortune his answer was try her again my
Answer was here is at It then and accordingly fired two rounds Shot &
Two rounds Grape before the Comodore's Barge had blew up & It's

e

614 Records o/ Marytland Trooy's in the Conlinental Seraice

said that I Contradicted his Orders when he gave Orders to board the

British Barge then Nearly Along side the Comodore's Barge. I affirm on

the word of a man that I did not hear the Orders given being at tbo
great a distance & the men in Confusion but Expected as the men had

their Oars out that we was to try to board the British Barge & try to

save some of the Comodore's men if possible that was blown Overboard.

I saw our men Confused in rowing some giving way a Head & Others
backing water I called to them & told them to give way all together &
not to be so Confused and as for leaving my Station I never left It till
we where Oblidged to make our retreat & all Sails Set. Then I went Aft
& told.the boy at the Helmn to let me have the Helmn as I thought I

could Steer better myself. & If Capt. Speddin wanted me forward I

would gone at the first word.

I am, Gentlemen

Yr. Hble. Servt tho' in Disgrace.

Zadok Botfield.

preas to pay untow John Daw*:iltf"',::'i:1#"8#t1. .,

Sarvis in the Barge ferenot Comemand by Captan Speden is Recat Shal

be Good a Genst yours Umbel Servent

to Mist. Jonson. fZadock u"r"r.
mark

1782. P^y Roll to the Schooner Flying Fish from Sept. r gth
to l)ec. r 9th, '82.

Trrtr CoMMENCED. Neur AND SrltroN AuouN't' I)uE.

Sept. rgth Daniel Bryan, (Brian), C"ptain d4s, o.o
Oct. rgth George Grason, Lieut. 20, o.o
Sept. rgth James Joiner, Private
William House, ditto 9. O.O
ditto William Dixon, ditto 9. O.O
ditto 9. O.O
Oct. 4th 'Wm. Bud, ditto 7.ro o

E. Excepted. dgg.ro.o

Daniel Bryan.

rtri_

daring th.e War of the Arnerican Reuolution, t775-83. 615

Serlons ENLISTED By Cepr. Bny^e,N.

!

William Wood, Lt. Robert Collins Owen Cunningham
Edward Connolly
Thomas Birch, Lt. Benito Losada William House

John Smith, Gunner Modesto d Asoan Solomon Boone
Williarn Warner, Steward Antonio Cadenay David Wallace
William Swan
John Hudson, Carpenter John Mitchell Ebin Brown
Luke Young, Gun.Capt. Fr.
'W'm. Dyer, Private John Maxwell Michael Fischer
Andrew Boyd Henry Shepherd

B-rrney Casey Edward Russum Michael Sullivane

Charles Jones David Lowny James Pennington
John Hardy, Boatswain Charles Riggs Blagdon Abbutt
James Downing, Private J"*es McGwin,
John Anthony John Armstrong
Emanual Roduger (or McGwire) Lawrence Simons
Peter Hardy
John Robins
Antonio Cocoanat, (or John Caine Joseph Valliant
John White William Dunn
Coroanat)
Alexander McMullen John Peters
John Robinson
Joseph Ganney
Joseph Ramon

J CAPT. FneztER. William Fra zier .
Thomas Walker
Lieut. Botfield Philn. Caldwell
Lt. Wm. Byus John Wheeler
John Frazier Nehem. Beckwith

Lt. George Mignot CA,pr. O. Drr-rslE's Cnnw. Joshua Nicholas
Lt. John Yeaton Antony Argers
Gasper Low James Kerr
J**es McConn Samuel Phill
Thomas Johnson Silas Coolidge
Richard Murray, (or Thomas English Charles Stoker
William Roiley
Munay) Henry Simpson John Thomas
Emanual Antony Richard Turner Richard Johnson
Thomas Flint John Hergrears
John Gellard Anthony Dyes
William Heyton

A Lrsr oF MpN Br,owN uP rN THE BARGns.

William Lowe, Lieut. George Brumwell John Scott
Patrick Long, Gunner, Nathl. Grace
Joseph Sewull
died of his wounds. Joseph Riddish
William Sewell James Spencer
James Raynolds William Blake Ralph Dawson
John Kirby,
John Raynolds Robt. Harrison
died of his wounds. Charles Spencer

6t6 Records of Maryland Troops in. the Continen,tal Seruice

ROLLS OF ESCAPED AND EXCHANGED PRISONERS.

Return of Maryland Officers exchanged from the z4th March,r777

Ensign Jarnes Fernan dez rst Md. Regt. March 24th 1777 a-
William Coats rst Md. Regt. ditto
Smallwood's Regt. -?
Lieut. D. Courcy znd Md. Sept 27th '77
Ely Dorsey Rifle Regt. ditto a
zd Md.
Major Otho H. Williams r st Md. J". r6th '78
Lieut. Edward Duvall rst Md.
znd Md. April zoth '78
Hatch Dent r st NId.
sth Md. ditto
Walter Muse Md. Cont'l ditto
Saml. Wright 6th Md. ditto
Edward Prall Md. Cont'l, znd Regt. ditto
Md. Cont'l Aug z6th'78
Capt. John Dean Md. Cont'l ditto
Abraham Shepherd Md., Rawlings ditto
Baylor's Oct rzth'78
Henry Hardman Rawlings' Oct 21th ry8o
Rawlings' ditto
Lieut. John Gale Flying Camp ditto
ditto
Lt. Col. Ramsey Cont'1 ditto
Major Edward Tillard ditto
Lieut. Thos. H. Lucket Cont'1 ditto
Cornet Peregrine Fitzhugh Cont'l ditto
ditto
Lieut. J"-es Lingan rst Md. ditto
ditto
Thomas Warnran Militia ditto
Rawlings'
Christian Orendorff Rawlings' Sept 3rd r78r
Rawlings' Oct z5th r78o
Ensign R.g. Hillery
ditto
John Levash ditto
Thomas Rouse
Elihu Hall
Lieut. Kelty
Col. Luke Mabury

Ensign H. Beddinger

Rezin Davies

Edward Smith

We whose Names are hereto Subscribed, being exchanged Prisoners

from Charles Town, do acknowledge to have received of Lt. Robert
Denny 5 Pourrds Specie each, on Account, September 3rd, r78r.

Law. Brennan 7th Regt Thomas Allison r st Regt.

Jesse Jacobs 6th a3 Roger O'Donald Artillery

Robt. Harpham 4th 3( John Ferguson znd Regt.

Matthew McMahon Artillery John Jones znd ((

Benj. Peirce Beech 5th Regt. John Smith 3rd ((

Benj. Burch 6rh (( Peter Caldwell 6th ((

\ William Moore znd (( Danl. O'Neal Artillery

Thomas Bird 3rd (3

h

duing thc War of the Anoerican Reuolution, rITS-83. 617

The.following Exchanged Prisoners each received the sum of 5
pounds from Robert Denny. r78r-r782.

Dec a ry8r Henry Flannagan, Jor tT t78z John Linday, exchanged
prisoner from Charles
exchanged prisoner

Nov z6 from South Carolina Town

Thomas Wood, ditto from Aug 2+ r78r Stephen Preston,
3d Regt. ditto
Charles Town

Mch r3 1782 Nathl. Wheeler, ditto and Feb 4 r,782 George Findleson ditto
Patrick Connor ditto
in distress Oct 8 r78r Thomas Cardiff ditto

Dec 19 r 78r James Garth IO John Wills
Aug : ditto
James Barren, sth Regt.
Jos. Overcreek, 3d Regt. 9 Saml. Carter ditto
Sept 18 William Griffin, rst Regt.
25 Thomas James, 7th Regt. Feb 2r r78z Thomas Snree, exchanged

prisoner & badly wounded
z6 Daniel Willis, 5th Regt. Aug r r78 r Benton Harris, rst Regt.
z8 Robt. Pennington,

: iilir:;n:.iri#irst Regt.
Abraham Gamble, 3( John Brent, 5th Regt.
(( John Lowry, 7th Regt.
rst Regt. Willm. Deaver, 3d Regt.

((,,? Thos. King, rst Regt.

' (' {;[t#tl?,'::,";*,

James Clark, Brown's

Oct 2 Artly.

Silvester Gatton, rst Regt.

24 Aaron Winfrey, Extra Regt., ',1,, Willm. Pegrim , znd Regt.

(( exchanged prisoner (3 John [4artin, znd Regt.
from Charles Town Thos. Saunders, rst Regt.
Aug 2 William King, 4th Regt., i:(' John Holmes, 3rd Regt.
exchanged prisoner
3s from Charles Town 20 m. dlfllf,','*"tr
Nov z
f)ennis FlanagaD, Joseph Blaize, 7Lh Regt.
Dorsey's Artly. T'hotuas Barkl"y, exchanged

Rich. Wilkinson,

Dorsey's Artly. prisoner from Charles

I)ec 5 Mathias Funner, (Fanner) Aug I5 Town
Saml. Tindale,
20 Thomas Bishop 3rd Regt. ditto

Aug 29 Wrn. Wallkird, Oct 6

exchanged prisoner JohAnrHtiollwearryd, ditto
from Charles Town
r r Rich. Blandford,
I Robt. Ferroll, znd Regt. znd Regt. clitto
t7 James Srnith, prisoner from
t( Robert Rankin, 5th Regt.
20 John Courts, 3rd Regt. Chs. Town

.C Michael Clanc€y, sth Regt. 25 John Chivel, receiv edd 2r.oo.
(( Thos. Richardson,
Apl r5 r78z Robert Sharpless,
? 5th Regt.

3( William George, 6th Regt. exchanged prisoner

3a William Cox, znd Regt. and wounded.

40

6 r 8 Records of Moryland Troops in the Contincntal Serzicc

RETURN OF'INVALIDS.

A Sick Return, November r7th, t777,

MBN's NAtvtBs. Coupa,ny. DrsonDER.

Stephen Fennell Capt. Dorsey Convalescent
Hugh McDowell do
do Bilious Fever
John Poore do
John Sly do Sore L"g
Sargt. Cornwall do
John Ackerly do Peupneumony
Cornelius Forester do
Thomas Robertson Convalescent
Robert Carr Furnavil Convalescent
do Rheumatism
Thomas Yates do Intermittent Fever
Daniel Rodden do Sore Arm

John Jellom Sore L"g
Putrid Fever

Convalescent

G. Gale, Surgeon.

CorvrlNENTAL HosprrAr- RnrunNs, r777-t778.*

A List of the Soldiers in the Court House Hospital at Reading

Nov. r I, r?72.*

Wm. Jeffries sth Maryland William Cofferoth Zth Maryland
John Barber 3rd Maryland Charles Major do
Henry Tom Col. Weltner's Coonrod Cofferoth do
Christopher Reed
Nicholas Nichols sth Maryland Thomas Young do
Wm. Donaldson 7th Maryland Wrn. Markwelch do
do
Francis Mitchel do

A List of Soldiers in the Brick House Hospital at Reading, Nov.

r 7th, r 177.*
John Flunt
6th Maryland Samuel Huggins 6th Maryland

" A List of the Sick in the Potter's Shop at Reading, Nov. r7)'x ,)

Gilber Allen sth Maryland Wm. Pinkfield & wife sth Maryland
do do.
Zadock Woods Thomas Oliphant
Saml. Kennedy do
David Kelly & wife do
Thos. Fenitree & wife do

*Taken from the Peunsylvania Magazinc of History and Biography, April, 1899, pages 38-5o.

during the War of the Amerhan Reoolution, t775-83. 619

A Return of the Sick sent from Robinson's to New Windsor.*

John Danster 4th Maryland Norwood's Co.

Sir.

Please to receive into Hospital Richard Stids of Capt. Godman's
Company belonging to the 4th Maryland Regt & John Cornish of

Capt. Eccleston's Companybelonging to the zd Maryland Regiment
John Ross, Asst. Surg.
z5th Novem., 1778.*

To Dr. Allison

Superintending the Hospitals

New Windsor

A Return of Sick of the 6th Maryland Regt. commanded by Col.
Otho H. Williams.*

Robert Body Capt. Beall's Co. Fever
John Holiday do
do do
/ George Thomas do Putrid

Sir

Please to receive to ye Hospital the above sick.
W. Warfield, A. S.

6th M. Regt.

To the Hospital Surgeon Nov. 25, t778.

at Newburg.

/ Sir Newburgh, z8th Nov., t778.

You'l be kind enough to Receive into the Hospital the Following
Soldiers of a Detachmt. under my Command, who for want o[ a Doctor

are likely to Continue in a bad Situation if not Received. Your Com'

pliance will be highly Acknowledged by Sir

Your Most Hhble. Servt.

J. Brice, Capt. Comdt. of a Detachmt'
J of the r st Maryland Bg.*

To the Superintendt. of the Hospital

at New Windsor.

John Sullivan Capt. Brooks' Co. t 3rd Regt. Md.
James Foster do do

\ John Owens late C. Hindman's do
Owen Corkran Capt. Brice
do
Daniel Claney do
do

lF See note on page 618.

6zo dRecords Moryland Troops in, the Coretinerutal Seraice

Newburgh, tst Decmbr., 1778

Sir

Be kind enough to Iteceive into the Hospital William Ross of the

6th Maryland Regiment'si,

yo* most Hhble. servt.

To the superindt. J. Brice, Capt. Comdt. of a
Detachment of Maryd' Bg'*

of New Windsor.

Sir Newburgh December t, t778.
Be pleased to Receive into the Hospital Benj. Moore of the

Sixth Maryland Regiment whose situation requires Assistance

I am Sir your Most Humble Servt.

To the Superindt. of the Hospital Lud. Weltner, Lt. Col.*

at New Windsor.

A Return of Sick of the 6th Maryland Regt. Commanded by

Col. Williams, Dec. the 7th, r718.*

Samuel English Lieut. Williams' Co. Putrid Fever
Peter Woolf Intert. Fever
Pat. Trainer do do Infat.
Willm. Chambers
Capt. Ghireliu's do do

do do 'W'. Warfield, A. S.

Hospital Surgeon at New Windsor.

A Return of the Sick of the Second Maryland Regiment sent to

the Hospital at New Windsor commanded by Lieut Col. Woolford,

December 7, 1778.*

John Wall Capt. Anderson's Co. Fever Inflam.
Patrick Fenesick Capt. Davidson's do Fever Remit.
Saml. Hughes * Rheumat.
do

James McCallmont, Surgn.

x See note on page 618.

duing the Wor of th.e Amerhan Reaolutiort, t775-83. 6zt

A Return of the Sick 7th Maryland Regiment Col. GunbY, Gen.

Smallwood's Brig.*

Irlichs. Carr Capt. Bayle's Co. Putrid Fever
Darby Crowley do
Wm. Hopkins do
Ed. Fennile Capt. Grosh
Capt. l\{orris I nterrn. Fever

do

H. Tabbs, Surgn.

F'. Allison, Erq.
Senr. Surgeon G. Hospital New Windsor.

A Return of the Sick in the 5th Maryland Regiment Com-

manded by Col. William Richardson, to be sent to the Hospital at

New Windsor.*

Moses Cook Lynch's Co. Diarrhea
Robert Bromwell Dean's do
William Arnett Bilious fever
James Hawkins do do Int. fever
Thos. Hinds do do
Thos. Greenwich Emory's do do
Wm. Samuel do do
Peter Kincaid Richardson's do Jaundice
Joseph Peters Hamilton's do Cough

Chester, Dec. 8, tI18. Convalescent

Bilious fever

Lynch's Orderly

William Kilty, Surgeon

5th Maryland Regt.

A Return of Cloaths etc, 3rd Maryland.*

Daniel Lingist Capt. Bailey David Lawler Capt. Marborough
Thos. Wright
Joseph Cronch do Brice Michl. Gownan do Hindman
Thos. Cowin do do do Smith

Dec. Io, rZZ8. Jacob Lyon,
Sergeant.

xsee note on page 618.

6zz Records of Maryland Trools in the Continental Seruice

A List of the Sick of the znd Maryland Brigade April 2ts\ 1779.

NeuBs. REGT. H o sprt.a,l.

John Taylor 4th Md. Summerset Court-
ditto
J"r. Fitzgerald ditto { House

I)ennis Carroll znd Md.
ditto
Thos. Davis 6th Md.
ditto
Nathl. Griffin ditto
znd Md.
John Holladay
Wm. Merl

John Toof
Mark Griffin

Chas. Dabney, Lieut-Col.

[From the Gist Papers.]

RESOLVES OI- CONTINENTAL CONGRESS zo IIJNE, t777.

"Resolaed, That a corps of invalids be formed, consisting of eight
companies, each company to have one captain, two lieutenants, two
ensigns, five serjeants, six corporals, two drummers, two fifers, and one
hundred men. This corps to be employed in garrison, and for guards in
cities and other places, where magazines or arsenals, or hospitals are
placed; as also to serve as a military school for young gentlemen, pre-
vious to their being appointed to marching regiments; for which pur-

pose, all the subaltern officers, when off duty, shall be obliged to attend a

mathematical school, appointed for the purpose, to learn geometry,

arithmetic, vulgar and decimal fractions, and the extraction of roots; and

that the officers of this corps shall be obliged to contribute one day's
pay in every month, and stoppages shall be made of it accordingly,

for the purpose of purchasing a regimental library of the most approved

authors on tactics and the petite guerre: That some officers from this

corps be constantly employed in the recruiting service in the neighbor-

hood of the places they shall be stationed in ; that all recruits so

raised shall be brought into the corps and drilled, and afterwards

draughted into other regiments as occasion shall require.

Congress proceeded to the election of a colonel of the said corps of
invalids I and, the ballots being taken,

Lewis Nicola, esq. was elected."

during tlce War of thc American Ranlution, tTT5-83. 623

/ A Return of Invalids belonging to the Maryland Line, now in the
Service at the Garrison of Philadelphia, June rgth, I78r.

NAMEs. Rrcturx'r. Tn eNSFERRMENT S.

Thomas Adams 3d Maryland z7 July r78o
(( r3 October 1778
Lawrance Brooks, Serjt. S May rZZg
5th 7 February I78o
Timothy Brennan 6th (a z5 April rTBo

Benjamin Cheshire 3d a3 z4 July r78o
3d
William Collier 5th {( r August 1778
3d
James Connor 3d (a 3o September 1778
Micheal Duffey 5th 8 September r77g
3d (( zz April r78o
Walter Chas. Davids, Serjt. 3d
znd a( 6 October 1778
Barns. Dougherty
(( z4 July 1777
J"*es Desire z June ry79
Robert Freemoult aa z September 1778
(a
Edward Franklin 19 October 1778
aa
John Hackett 19 October 1778
Richard Jenkins 4th aa
William Keymer 3d (a r June 1779
3d
James Lipscomb, Serjt. 3d a( z4 Lpril r78o
Jacob Lyons, Serjt. 3d
Daniel Longist 3d (( zr June r77g
3d 7 February l78o
John McDonald 3d (a z6 January r77g
John Murray 3d z7 May 1778
John Nulan 4th ((
Joseph Polemus 3d (( z7 October 1778
James Sherridan 3d r3 October 1778
John Schwager, Serjt. 7rh aa
|acob Shandley 3d z November r77g
John Saunders rst aa
Valentine Smith znd 4 July r77s
6th ((
William Tutone rst (( zz April r78o
(( 8 May rZ79
Godfrey Young ((
zg October r78o
Luke Burns a(
zz Lpril \8o
I)ennis Cregannon ((
(( zz April r 78o
Thomas Hunt (t r5 March r78o
(( z5 February 1779, Pro-
Thomas Bond, Serjt.
rst a( moted Serjt. 15 Feb.,
7th ((
Pulaski's 178o

but Serjt. Brooks was discharged from the 5th, the r 3th october, '78,
his discharge being contrary to Genl. Washington's was
order it

taken from him and he ordered to do duty in the Invalid Regt. by the

Board of War, in which station he still continues & is returned as

belonging to the quota of the State of Maryland.
Lewis Nicola, Col.Inv-

624 Records of Maryland Troo/s in the Continental Seruice

I certify that the men mentioned in within list were all transferred

irom the line of the State of Maryland State into the Invalid Regt. under

my command and still continue therein & are returned as belonging to
the quota of that State. Philadelphia,3 July, r78r.

Lewis Nicola, Col. Inv.

I certify that Thomas Bond of Count Pulaski's Legion joined the

Invalid Regt. the z5th day of February, rZIg, was appointed a Cor-

poral therein rst June, rIZg, & promoted to a Serjeant r5th January,

r78r, in which station he has continued ever since.

Philadela. z8th June, r78r. Lewis Nicola, Col. Inv.

I do Certify that Thomas Bond was inlisted a Soldier by Capt.

Siggond in Baltimore for Genl. Count Pulaski's Legion, May 8th, tZ7B,
& was transfered to join the
Invalid Regiment Feby. 25th, r 7Ig, not
being fit for Camp duty.
l.une z8th, r78r, Henry Becker, Capt.

Light Dragoons.

James Murphy, of Queen Ann's County, enlisted in the 5th Md.
Regt. in r777, and was transferred to the Invalid Regt., (having lost a

leg), from which he was discharged by Col. Lewis Nicola, Jan. r 7rh, r78o.
Maryland 1785, as a
He was referred by the Council of Oct r4th,

pensioner under the Act of Oct., 1778, to the Orphans' Court of eueen
Ann's County.

MARYLAND ACTS-OCTOtsER, r778.

An ACT for the relief of disabled and maimed. officers, sordiers,

marines, and seamen.

"Be it enacted, $r the General Asscmbfu of Maryland, That every

commissioned officer, non-commissioned officer, and private soldiei,
who have or shall Iose a limb, or have been or shall be so disabled in the
service of the United States of America, as to render him incapable of
getting a livelihood, and who, at the time of entering into the service
of the said United States, was or shall be enlisted or recruited by this
state, shall receive during his life, or the continuance of such disability,
the one half of his monthly pay, from and after the time that his pay aj
an officer or soldier ceases. And that every commander of any ship of

during the War of the American Reaolation, 1775-83' 6zs

war or armed vessel, commissioned officer, warrant officer, marine, or
seaman, belonging to the United States of America, who have or shall

lose a limb, or have been or shall be otherwise so disabled in the service
of the said States, as to be rendered incapable of getting a livelihood,
and who, at the time of engaging in the said service' was or shall be
enlisted or recruited by this state, shall receive during his life, or con-
tinuance of such disability, the one half of his monthly pa], from and

after the time that his pay as an officer, or marine, or seaman, ceases.

And be it furtlter enacted, That every commissioned officer, non-
commissioned officer, and private soldier, in the armlr and every com-
mander, commissioned officer, warrant officer, marine, or seaman, of any
of the ships of war or armed vessels belonging to the United States of
America, who have been or shall be wounded in any engagement' so
as to be rendered incapable of serving in the army or navy' though not
totally disabled from getting a livelihood, and who at the time of enter-

ing into the service of the said States, was or shall be enlisted or
recruited by this state, shall receive such monthly sum as shall be
adjudged adequate by the justices of the orphans court of the county
in-which such commissioned officer or private soldier of the army, or
commander, commissioned officer, warrant offiCer, or seaman, of the

navy, shall reside ; provided the same doth not exceed his half pay.
And be it enacted, That the justices of the said courts

are hereby enjoined to cause due entriei to be made in their proceed-
ings, of the name or names of all Persons to whom drafts or orders
shitl Ue given in pursuance of this act ; also of their places of residence,

in what regiment or company they served, the engagement or action in
which they received their wound, and the sums alloted them ; also of

the death of such disabled person, or ceasing of such allowance.

And 0e it further enacted, That all such officers and soldiers, who
may be entitled to the provisions under this act, and shall be found to

be capable of doing guard or garrison duty, ma1l be formed into a corps
of invalids, and subject to the said duty; and all officers, marines, and
seamen, of the navy, who shall be entitled to the same provision, and
shall be found capable of doing any duty on board the navy, of any

department thereof, shall be liable to be so employed."

626 Records of Maryland Troops in thc Contincntal Seruice

A Muster Roll of the Invalids and Recruits of the Garrison At Fort

Whetstone Point.

Mrxs Nnurs. I'rur oF ApporNTMrNr & RruAnKs,

INr,rsruENt.

Saml. Swan, Serjt. Appointed Oct 6th rTlg Discharged Nov rgth r78o

Benjamin Jones L(e(ft a(s( In((v. Se(3pt l5.(th q7g : Mry 8th ,7,r,

william Richardson ((

Joseph Wilks Left Sick Sept r5th ry7g Claimed by Lieut. Saml. Saddler

William Robinson Inlisted S(e(pt as Fit for Duty Dec z3rd ryZg
Peter Decamp
Dominick Sara (3 4rd rZZg Discharged Jrn 27th r/8o
Peter Laci \7Zg
zSth Deserted from Recruiting Officer
John Granada
Samuel Powell (3 (( a3 (l ditto ditto
Thomas Acres
Daniel Mathews (( 33 (( 33 ditto ditto
Thomas Hooper
Thomas Gillard a( (( (a (( De(s3ertAebdt.Dtehce rst r 7lg
Samuel True Last of
(a Oct znd rZTg Nov q7g

(( (a (3 Discharged J", zTth r/8o

(( 4th Deserted Oct rzth ryTg

3( l( 33

(( (a zrst aa r',n

t3 Nov r5th ry79 1i"11'-:1 ,r?,'rn "1,"
(( Dec 7th rTlg

Proof of the Above Muster Roll.

Present. r serjt. 7 privates
r serjt. 7'i
Deserted and one taken away by Lt. S. Saddler t4 ('

Discharged by order of the Governor & Council
Total

Geo. P Vreep ottz.
Baltimore, May 8th, r78r.

Detachment of Md. 'froops at the Garrison of whetstone point.

Rrcr NAMtrS. RtrGT. NAurs.

znd J*s. Jackson, Serjt. Extra John Deakins
4th Peter McNaughton t( John Anderson
n:,n John Colin, Serjt. (( Thos. Pennifield
3( Wrn. Glorey
Jor. Fawlit, Fifer a( Dennis Donans
(( Wm. Srnith, Drum.
a( John Turnstil
a( John Moore (( Wm. Chapmon
(( Peter Blang (( David Brien

(a Henry Hughes a3 Jesse O'Furra
(t Jessev King
Extra Lazaris Higgs
(( James Brown

during th,e War of the American Reuolulion, 1775-83. 627

REGT. NAuEs. Rucr. NAMES.

Extra John Jones 4th Mathew Kelley
a( Patrick Smith Extra Wm. Masson

a( George Daw a( James Woodword
(( James Wilson 3l Thos. Porter
a( Elexander Steward (( Edwd. Taylor
a3 George Gilword
aa John Johnston 3( Jessey McCarty
t3 Joseph Mcltee (( Mitchal Doring
(3 Steaven Fennil (3 James White

(3 Thos. Artis Jno. Hamilton, Capt. Lt.

[From the Gist Papers.]

The following wounded soldiers each received the sum of 5 pounds
from Robert Denny, r782.

Mch 5 Nelce Jones, a wounded soldier of the znd Md. Regt.

Mch z3 Robert Taylor, a wounded soldier in distress from the Southward.

Annapolis, June z5th, r7go.

Sir I enclose returns of the invalid pensioners paid by this State, and I
regret that they have been so long delayed which was owing to many

of the returns being imperfect; indeed, although we have sent to many

of the Counties to get the returns more perfect, they are not so com'

plete as I would wish.
I think proper to make some remarks on the return of officers, and

request that you will inform me which of them, (if any) are excluded

from the half pay of the United States by the Acts of the late or present

Congress, that I may communicate it to the legislature of this State, for

them to determine whether they will continue the pensions to those who

are rejected by the United States.

Perry Benson, James Bruff, Richard Anderson, John Trueman,
John Lynn, James Ewing and James Somervill, have received their 5
years commutation from the United States, and under a particular law

of this State made expressly for their relief have received half pay.

Jehu Bowen was wounded at German Town and afterwards re'
signed, but as the disability occasioned by his wounds still continued,

6z8 Records of Marytand Troops in the Continental Seruice ,

the Legislature upon application passed a law putting him on a footing, ,
as to his half pay, with other officers. He has not received commutation.

Rignal Hillary and John Levasche died in the service, their widows

have received pensions equal to the half pay of their husbands, under
the laws of this state which I believe is provided for by Acts of the late

Congress.

John Hoskin Stone was wounded aird resigned, but was afterwards
put on the half pay establishment by a law of this State.

Uriah Forrest lost his leg in the action of German 'fown and

resigned the z3rd of Feb., r78r, as will appear by the votes and pro-
ceedings of congress. The state of Maryland advanced him a sum of
money equal to seven years half pay of a Lt.

[I'orn off.]

t

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Return of Invalid Pensio

Neurs RANK. AGE. CoRPs. CounaeNDERS' Ceusr oF W
NAMBs. DrserILrrY. I)lse

Wm. Morrison Soldier +4 r Md. Regt. Wounded

John Martindale Fifer 27 do in the hand
do
James Tillard Soldier 26 do & head 16 Au
Thos. Sanders do 52
Burn on his
Simon Perry do do left hand z8 Fe
Lost his left
Arm
Wound on

John H. Stone, the hand

Col. & head 16A

Cause of
disability
unknown

John Buckannan Drummer do Wound on
the knee Some
William Green Soldier 50 do
r7
Jeremiah Mudd Sergeant 30 z Md. Regt. John Gunby, Rheumatic
Col. pains Can't

form

whe

Lost his left

Arm r/Jun

\ \\

oners in Charles County.

Pr,ecr or WnrN WnrN Ri\J r{ Execr Trur
WuBN Wnrnr RnsrprNCE. Prr sIo N Wnor.r To wurcH
eslrp. I)tseBl,rp. TowN & PnNsroN B"= AuouNr THE PnNsroN
CouurNCED. PArp. HAs BEEN
CouNt'y. Cresnp Fl&
PAIp.
AND (FPl "f;l

RrAsoxs,

Charles Co. r7 Nov r78o r.5.4+ r 36. 17 ,6 r 7 SePt t789

ug r78o Camden r.7.6 94. r 8.6 r 5Aug 1789

do 15 Nov rZSS r.5.4+ 116.6.2 roAug 1789
r.5.4+ r22.8.rr* zgAug 1789
eb r78S James do ro Dec q8r

Island

Little

York do z9 July r78r

Aug r78o Camden 15 Nov r78S Removed r.5.4+ 4r.16.5* r5Aug q86

do out of the
State Oct

1786

do 15 Nov 1783 Died r.7 .6 24,r5,o r 5MaY I785

etime in North sometime

78z Carolina do r r Jan t78o in r 785 r.s.4h t4g.5.7 t r r oct r78g

t get in- where

mation disabled

en nor r.r7,6 r 3I.5.o 5 June 1789

Pr.Geo. Co. 5 Aug 1783

ne ry8t 96th South

Carolina John Muschett, Regr. of Wills, Charles County.

63o Records of Marltland Troops in the Continental Scruirc

Return of Invalid Pensioners

NAurs. RlNx. AcB. Conrs. Causp or WnrN
DrstsrrlrY Drs,tsLro

'WHANrRDB.

rst Md. Regt. ') As appears Wounded 25 April rJSr
Abraham Gambell Private Abt. t Commander I per Capt. through at battle of
I I Perry Ben- the
3o yrs. unknown Carnden
tt I

t I son's Cert. shoulder

)
znd Md. Regt. Per Col. Wounded
Henry Clarage do Unknown Col. Otho William's in the left

Williams Certificate arm &

discharged

from

the Genl.

Hosptl.

of the

Southern

Army

Return of Invalid Pensioners

PpNsrousns NAMss. RA,xx. Mrrrtre. CoNrrNrNTAL. Wnrnp l)rsear,Bo.

John Snider Corporal Flying Camp 6 Regt. White Plains
Samuel Hennis Private Militia White Horse
7rr((((((
John Brown a3 ,3 Camden
John Meek 2(( Guilford Ct. House
Philip Fisher Sergeant Militia Guilford Ct. House
Henry Crook Private Flying Camp 2rt(( ( Guilford Ct. House

James Shean (a 2(3 Monmouth
David Conner (a 2(( Disabled by Sickness
Charles Buchlup 2(( Eutaw Springs
Thos. Bishop (3 7(r Guilford Ct. House
John Auber (( 2(( Eutaw Springs
James Smith (( 23' Camden
John Alsop (( 4(3 (( Barges
Robert Kerns York
Jarnes Burk Sergeant r (( Cowpens
James Garth Private -rJ (( Ninety Six
Michael Waltman 7(( Guilford Ct. House
Christr. Lambert (( Disabled by Fire
Luke Sanson r(( Guilford Ct. House
Peter Cunningham Sergeant 7(' South Carolina
Private
Paul Hagarty 6 (( Brandy Wine
John Trisner (a German Town
Edward Rose Jersey
aa
J ohn Shovell Camden
J ohn Gombare ((
York Island
.C

((

((
((
((

C(

\

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daring tlce War of the Anaerican Rcaolution, r77S-83. 63r

in Dorchester County.

Pr-ecr or WnBx Prxstox Wnsx PBNsrox Ar.row.tNcp Wnor.r Exacr Trrrr
RrsrprNcB. CounnrNcBD. run MoNrn, Arrouxt
CsesBo TO IIT'HICII TI{E
aNn RresoNS. Perp. PrNsrox

Dorches- 13 Apl Ceased Ten Three Pounds HAS BEEN PAID UP.
ter Shillings
County r 785 13 Oct to the r3th October
r/85 no Ten
Dorches- z3 June further Shillings r 785
ter r 785 application
Thirty Shillings to the 4rd Sept
County Ceased being
23 Sept r 785
made
r 785

Certified per Jno. Goldsborough,
Regr. Wills for Dorchester County.

Dec. rst, r78g.

in Frederick County.

WuBN PsNsrox Ar.rowexcr WnsN PrrssroN Ceusp or PBusroN Awtouttr.
CouwtgNcED. PBn Moxtr. CBesro.
CrASrNc.

Dec 1776 27 /6 Nov r rJSg 213 26
Sept 20 177 7 oo
Sept 20 t782 25/ Sept zo r78z rernoved or dead 75 68
Nov 29 t783 roo
tz /6 Nov r tTSg removed or sup- 53 166
33 (a (( s7 /6 posed dead
(( (( (a 2sl Mch z9 ry86 52
(3 (s (C 2s/ IYP',r dead 88
dead 88 t66
a( (( 25/ '2,?s 5 oo
33 (t dead
aa (( 2sl Mch 29 rZ8+
(( (3 2s/ dead
April z9 1787 51 5 0
at (3 251 Mch z9 r78+ dead 5()0
(( (a IY:u,r 8816 6
2s/ removed or sup- 88t6 6
(( (( '7,?s posed dead
(3 (( 37 l6
Mch 6 1788 removed or sup- 96 r rol
Feb ro r 18+ 25/ IY:',r 88t6 6
Nov z9 t783 25/ (('7,?s posed dead 8816 6
Mch z9 1784 (( (( r3334
Nov 2g t783 37 l6
Nov r6 1783 2sl Mch ro 1788 6818156 o
6
Sept 29 r784 251 IY:',r 83t6 6
'7,?e 88t6 6
Dec z7 r78+ 25/ (a (( ((
2s/
April 12 1785 2s/ Oct 16 rZBS z8 r5 o
April z4 1786 2s/ Mch z9 rZSg 67 ro o

Mch z9 t786 2s/ {:',r '7,?s 6728152o6
I June 9 1788 2s/
rz /6 Oct 2+ | 788 18 15 o

2s/ Nov r t78g 5316 6
2s/ (( (3 (( zo 18 g

r87o rS 7+

George Murdoch, Regr. Wills,
Frederick County.

632 Records of Maryland Troo/s in the Continental Seru,ice

Return of Invalid Pensioners

Neurs. Raxr. Conrs. Precr or WrrrN
RnsrpBxcr. PsNsrox

CorrurrgcED.

John Davis, Private Continental Chester Town in r78t
(down County) Kent Co. in r78r
(( r Md Regt. '( Chester Town in 1785
James Carmicheal
(3
Robert SharplesS Corporal

John Davis, Private 6(( (( (( Chester Town in r 785
(up County) (( at this time in r 785
(( I((((
Hugh McClean a(

George Second Corporal Kent Co. in 1786 ,

,

a

Daniel Smith Private (3 (( (( in 1786
John Lynch Corporal in 1786
(( t( ((

Return of In valid Pensioners ,
,
Nlurs. Acr. Conps. Ceusr or Wnsx WHBnr
Drsenrr,rrv. Drsenr.Bo.
James Murphey Drs.e.nr,Bo.
fames White
John Blair 35 r Md. Regt. Lost one I-"gg Aug 27, 1776 I-ong Island
James Current
Christr. Reed 30 r Md. Regt. Disabled in April 25, r78r Camden
William Hurley the body
Saml. B. White

./\

during the War of tlze Arnerican Reaolution, r7Z5-83 6ss

in Kent County.

WrrBN PBssroN CBasBo Ar,roweNcB Wnor.B Auouxt Execr TluB ro Wrrrcrr
axo ReasoNS. PBn Perrl. lrrr PnNSroN

Moxrrr Has RrBN Perp.

died in 17 go 2s/ {3oo curry. zz Oct t78g
25/
died in IZSS 27 /6 & {rr4 Io specie

struck off Nov. 9th, 1789, AS6 5 o currency
Court thinking him able
& {Sz ro specie
to labor and a great Alz 3 9 specie

Drunkard

4 25/ {61 ro specie zz Oct rZSg

/- struck off Oct. zznd, rZ89. 25/ A6l ro specie zz Oct r78g
Aug r78g
Court thought him able
18 Jan r78g
bodied at this Time z8 Aug 1789

allowed only {8.5 the last 27 /6 {SS 12 6 specie

Order and were of opin-

ion he ought not be

allowed in future

25/ { +S specie

27 /6 dSS specie

John Nicholson, Regr. of Wills for Kent County.

in Montgomery County.

Pr,acB or WuBu PBNsroN WuBPNsr&.rsWronNv Ar.r,olvaxcB Wnor,B Execr TrnrB :ro Wsrcn
Pnn AvrouNr rrrp PBr.ISroN
RssrpBrqcB. Cou*TBNCED. CBasBo. Moxrs.
Pero. Has BsBx Parp lfp.

Montgomery April ro, r78r died Arg, 25/ {rz3 15 o ro July t78g
8 yrs 3 mos
County 1789

J trne ro, 1783 25/ 95 16 8 r Nov r78g

6 yrs 4 mos zr days
2s/ 95 16 B r Nov r78g
June ro, r IBS 6 yrs4moszrdays

D,ec 20, rZB3 2s/ 87 t8 4 r Nov t78g

5 yrs ro mos ro days
r Nov rZBg
Aug 20, 1784 2s/ 77 r8 4

5 yrs 2 rnos ro days
2s/ 73 2 6 r Nov tZSg
Dec r4, 1784

4 yrs ro mos 17 days
25/ 5 r8 4 r Nov 48g
Montgom ery June 9, 48g 4 mos zz days

County

J Samuel Turner, Regr. Wills,
Montgomery County.
4L

6l+ Records of Maryland Troops in the Continental Seruice

Return of Invalid Pensioners

Nenrrs. ReNx. Conps. (iolrmaxDBR. Causn or 'W'nBN 'WrrBnB
DrsestLrtv. DrsasLro.
Drsasreo.

Jonathan White Private r Md. Regt. Genl. Wm. z5 April \h Cambden

Smallwood

Owen Coffield ditto Col. Grayson
Joseph Greer
3 Md. Regt. Lost a leg at
John Bean the Siege of 96

Wm. Tuel, per Cambden
his widow
clitto Capt. Hora- Killed 4 Oct 1777 German Town
Joseph Shirtley, ditto tio Clagett Killed 4 Oct 1777 German Town
per his widow
Col. Thos.
Williams

Prince Georges County, to wit,

I Samuel Tyler, Register of the Orphans Court in and for the County aforesaid, do

Books of the Orphans'Court, in and for said County, concerning the Invalid Soldiers allowed

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Affixed the public seal of said

[Seal.]

Return of Disabled Soldiers who have been Allowed by the

NauBs. RaNx. Rrcru rNr.

John Lowrie Private Seventh
Nathaniel Wheeler Soldier Second

Private
Soldier

/

,-

II

./

durirug th.e War of the Americon Reaolution, rTIS-83. 695

in Prince George's County.

'r?;'-1""*."%iili:' %tf,lIIHl:" i"i{::^,""" f3ili:R113fg.1'f#J* wxorrAuounr w*Ii"T;:'$:",:i'."

near Uper Marl- z9 Sept rJSr 25/ dtr7 ro r5 May 1787
boro, Prince
25/ 56 5
Georges Co. 25/ 52 IO

I do do 15 Nov r78S

15 Nov 483 dead

+o o in full for his
wounds

41 5 O curry. ) 3r July ry84

& 68 5 real

6 June 17T8 14 Aug rJSt 32A O Curry. ) Oct r78r

& rrooreal

hereby Certify that the within is a true Abstract of the proceedings, taken from the Minute

pension by the worshipfull Justices of said Court.
Office this Twentieth day ofJanuary, Anno Domini Seventeen Hundred and Ninety.

Samuel Tyler,

Register of Wills for Prince G. County

/

Orphans Court of Somerset County on Account their half pay etc.

AcrroN Trur or BrcrNNrNG To Wrrer TruB Wnor,r
THEY WERE THErR Har-r PeY. Sptrr,ep Wrrrr. AMouNr,
WouNpBo.
I From the time 13 July 1784 {+t26

I Camden his full pay r Dec rZ8+

Eutaw ceased
Spring
r J"r, t783

Somerset County, December 2oth, t784.
Esme Bayly, Regr. Wills, S. C.

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APPtrNIDIX

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4 APPtr,NDIX.

a After the most of the volume was in type, certain muster rolls
a
were secured by the Maryland Historical Society at an auction sale of
/--------
manuscripts in New York City. These are printed in an appendix, as
-
/ they weri procured too late to be inserted in their proper chronological

a ordir. In addition to these, the appendix coutains a list of militia who

served in 1777,which was found among the papers deposited by the Johns

Hopkins University, a list of the Select Militia of t78r, enlisted from

Frederick County, and a roll of the crew of the Ship Defence, compiled

by Mr. Philip D. taird, from papers in the Land office. It has seemed
blst to include all available rolls in this volume, so the muster rolls of

the Flying Camp Companies, and the Eastern Shore Militia Companies

ordered to Virglnia, fi..t printed in Volume XII of the Archives of

Maryland, are reprinted in this appendix.

EARLY AND INDEPENDENT COMPANIE,S.

Ftrtg CoupeNv oF THE Frnst Better-roN.*

CepterN NetHeNIEL R-A.usnY.

Capt. Nathl. Rarnsey present 2nd Lieut. Daviot Plunket present
rst Lieut. Levin Winder do Ensign Walker Muse do

ItlNr<. I)eT r or' Nlurs. CrtUSg OF ABSENCE.

Esr,rs:rMENT.

Serj t. John Gassaway present in I{ospital
do Francis Revely do on F-urlough 8th Inst.
do
do Edward Sinclair do
John Brady
Corpl. Joseph Dixon sick
do John Bruce
do Alex. McConaughey present
do Edwd. Ford do
Drum
Fife J*-es Murphey do
John Harris, (hired)
absent
* See page r3.
present
do

64o Records of Marylarad Trooy's iro tlee Corutineratal Seraice

RANK. DeT n or NAMns. Ceusr or AgsENcE. ,

ENr,rsT MENT. .t

Privates David Congleton absent on Guard ,
Thomas Brewer present
Mry r8th '76 on Guard )
Mry 2gth George Horner do r 8th Inst. ,
do
John Callenan do in Hospital 7
Ezekiel Pearce absent on Guard I
present
John Burgess dischd. Discharged a
Charles Turner present 6 Privates
John Mhrr do ,
'fhomas Hunter do Absent
Richard Cheaney do ,
Godfrey Gash sick r Corporal
Janres Hogg present ,
absent
Willm. Basford present >
Willnr. Marr do
do
Isaac Buttrim do
Mathew Neeley do
James Mutton do
Thomas Reed do
Alex. McMunn
Nicholas M arr
Saml. Elliott
Philip Harley

[Torn off.]

Present on Duty Sick
r Captain
2 Lieutenants 3 Corporals r Serjeant
r Ensign
r Drumrner 4 Privates
Deserted
r Fifer
3 Serjeants 54 Privates r Private
M

ErcHrH Conrpeny oF IHE Frnsr Berrlr,roN.x
CepralN Senaurr, SMlrH.

1776 John Fletcher r7 76
Francis Hiltrhimer
Jrn 13 William Arnold J"n 23 Alexander Shaw

r5 J"*es Kelly John Snyder
r8 William Corbin Patrick Costigin

Charles Simms Obadiah Stillwill

Aquilla Taylor

24 Nathan Bleak

x See page r7

I

during tlte War of the Americaru Reuolution, tZ75-83. 64t

1776 \776 George Bennett
Jan z4 Martin Wheelan
Jan zo Jr*es Daly David Smith
23 Geo. Edmondstone Michael Casy

William Wetstet, (or Welstet) John Edwards
Jacob Flori
John Lorah
J oseph Grey [Torn off.]
Robert Westbry

Fredk. Hambright

M

2ND IxpnpENDENT CoupaNY. [Sornerset County.] *
CapterN JoHN Guxsv.

I)ATE. Naun. l{rMenrs.

[A large number of names tortr off.]
Mch Wm. Matthews sick in Barracks
J

znd John Tull present

.t 4th Pressly Brewenton sick in Barracks

Thomas Parramore Present
Wm. Craig
"t do

8th John Cooksey do
9th Henry Chessey
JNoehhnemRieaheKdnight sick in Barracks

present
do

/ t2th Patrick Philips sick at Princess Anne

r4th AJabmraehsaHm oEldrveirn deserted z4th June
zoth sick in Barracks

Apl 5th Solomon Tull present

8th George Finch do

Henry Clarke do

9th John Holder do
do
John Chittam do
Wm. Williams

Philip King do

r 5th Joshua Gord"y do
r gth Francis Figgen
do
Mry rst Thomas Adams
deserte d z4th June

r4th Jonathan Brown present
Wm. North sick at Princess Anne
r 5th Elisha Taylor present
zznd

zSth Richd. Trane Weatherly do

2gth Willy Clarke do

June r zth John Mitchell sick at Princess Anne
z6th Obadiah Summers present

x See page zo,

642 Records of Marylarud Troops iro th,e Contiruerutal Seruice 2

DAt'tr. NAMU. l{nMe.nxs. !

Jrly 4th Wm. Jones deserted 9th Inst. ,
James Townsend dischd , 2rst Inst.
r5th William Stockwell present L-
sick in Barracks
z6th John Dowse present 1,)
Aug rst Richardson Moss
do
6th Thomas Power

r3th

r Captain 4 Corporals Privates

3 Lieutenants r Drummer 6z On Duty 16 Sick
4 Serjeants r Fifer
ro Deserted r Discharged

G. Duvall, Muster Master

Cambridge, Aug. zrst, r776.

I hereby certify that the Second Independent Company under my Conrmand

was this Day Mustered by charles wallace Howard. The above is a true copy of
the Muster Roll of said Company.

The persons who were not present at said Muster were absent for the Causes
mentioned opposite to their respective Names in said Muster Roll and no other.

Jno. Gunby.
M

6tH IsoBpENDENT CorupeNy. [Dorchester County.]x
CeprerN THos. WoolFoRD.

I)A'rE. NAtrtp. ReMARKs.

J an z7 tlr [A few names torn off] present
do
2gth John Murphy do
do Jacob Hustone do
do Edward Flin do
Feb rst William Kimplin do
do Patrick Farren do
znd William Cole do
Laurence Hughes do
4th Laurence Fitzpatrick do
do Barney Maloy do
do William Thom do
do Samuel McCracking do
8rh Daniel Norriss
do Samuel Roans

* See page 2S.

4 durirug tlte War of th.e Arnerican Reuolution, r775-83. 6+S

! I)ATE. NAtrtB. RnMAnKS.

/ Feb r 5th George Nut present
do William Lee do
7.r z6th do
do John Ma,lone do
? Joseph Ilead do
Mch znd Hugh Kelly do
do
do Michael Connar do
do Daniel Ilrophy do
do
7th John Wr:lsh
Feb zoth Edward Hodson sick up at his Mothers
Nathan 'Wright present
do
do Edmund Garoughty do
z3rd sick at John Greenwood's
John Dunn present
Mch z rst Deweast Downing
r rth do
rzth Jonathan Price do
Ephraim Wheelar do
Feb 2oth Patrick F'.ack do
do do
do John Basset do
do Thomas (Srayham do
do Luke Cox do
do Solomon Tylor do
do do
do Thomas Bayley do
do Robert Fluarke do
do William Smith do
do do
do Matthew Hayward do
do Charles Iioxwell do
do do
z3rd Samuel l{orth do
do do
do Miles Shehern do
do do
do Caleb Jo:f do
z6th Daniel Linch do
William Man do
Mch znd Phillip H odge do
William Dingle do
4th do
do Francis }{oble do
do qick at his Father's
John Halrward present
5th John Caffey
4th Edward .Hardekin do
9rh
r4th Matthew Colbert
Feb z4th
James Sherren

Williarn Delihay
Peter Taylor
Thomas Harrison
Edward Williams
William Kellinough

Thomas iSaunders
Isaac Southard

Levin Prichard

6++ Records of Marylarud Troops irc the Continen,tal Seraice

I)ATE. NAME. RBunnKS.

Feb 24th Joseph Staplefort present
do Spencer Saunders do
do Perry Harrison
z5th dischd. by M. Gist z5th fnst.
z6th John Noble present
Richardson Garnble
Mch rst do
do 'J**es Sulivan do
Patrick Caton do

7th John Heron do
r4th Patrick Connerly
do

r 5th Richard Frazier do

do Dennis Devine do

r 9th William Hale do

zrst Hooper Elliot do

z8th John Martin, D. C. do

do Thomas Hayard do

do James Andrew do
Sarnl. Spencer do
Apl rst

8th William Hays do Total

do James Urey do r Captain

roth Jeremiah Andrew do 3 Lieutenants
Robert Skinner do 4 Serjeants
Mry znd 4 Corporals

do James Haney do r Fifer

9th Thomas Hart do 89 Privates

Apl 4th Richard Burt do

True copy from the original Muster Roll of my company.

Thos. Woolford.

M G. Duvall, Muster Master.

EASTERN SHORE MILITIA COMPANIES ORDERED TO VIRGINIA.

I{ESoLvES oF CoNTINENTAL CoNGRESS_8 JANUARY, 1776.

" Resolued, That the convention or conrmittee of safety of Maryrancr,
wAobecfecrrtoeehmqadutaeirccsekotcelaotdenndtdyo,tNootroodrgetmhorhatahtrhmcreihtpehtiomecnorm,mferipndoaimnaviteeirsprgyinionfnfrisaothy,merivnmatshnitneeiunaatc,deea-motnofedntthhtoeeincfrtooahrueycnestbseieerftsvohicraoeetf
congress the accounts of their subsistence
out of the continental treasury.,, and pay, which shali be paid /
/
RESOLVES OF THE MARYLAND CONVENTION_I5 JANUARy, 1776.

Amnanned"'Rsedecsobouylanetcyad,pctoTamihnmaJtaontshdeeepdhmbRiynoucbtasepotnca,oinamnJpdaamntleyrseiKnmeiDnnuot,trecahncedosmttheperacmnoyinuiunntteeyucceooemmn--

during th.e War of the American Reaolution, 1775-83. 6+S

pany in Kent county commanded by captain William Henry, immedi-

ately march to Accomac and Northampton counties in Virginia, to the

assistance of the inhabitants there ; and that if any of the men belong-

ing to either of the said companies cannot go on this occasion, then
tha full number to be made up of such volunteers as may offer for this

particular service."
From the records of the Council of Safety, see Md. Archives, Vol' XI, it does not

appear that Capt. Robson's Cornpany marched.

A List of the Minute Company that march'd from Queen Anns

County, Maryland the 3d Feby., 1776.*

James Kent, Capt. John Dames, Ensign
Thomas Tillotson, rst Lieut. James Browne, Surgeon

Johri Charris znd Lieut. Corporals
Sergts.

George Findley John Jackson
a ..* Ephraim Wyn Story Thomas Meridith Bryon
Thomas Freshwater, Drumr
., Philemon Davis

Samuel Copper John Findley, Fifer.

,-b- William Stinson Samuel Earle

Edward Taylor James Browne
Edward Tryall
Matthew Mason
Edward Wright Perigrine Ashford William Tarr

/ iJ-"soo*hl.on.mHoCnalwPayrkalianttnsd William Briggs Samuel White
Edward Downes
Robert Dawson James Harriss
Nathl' Tucker

Samuel Seeney William Morgan William Bruff

J-Bo"hrnaFbalaSrignandoitnte Richard Emory John Smith
Robert Love Thomas Lane Emory

Jj-ocohnsae"rpleChsEoSallci*oriintvtenor JHoehnnryLlCoyodursey christopher Jackson
Christopher Yewell JEodhwnaCrdaHrmararinss William Scott
Thoma5
Wright Thomas Robert Russum

John Burnett
Richard Wickes
Jihohon*"K, eMeneeridith John William l)eford
Saml.
Robert Wright
iiJTooohshno.napmthhKaasWenHnGratigibrhrsitsosn William Wilson Emory James Gould Sparks
Thomas Mayson John Emory Hall
wiltiam Robinson Samuel Boulsover
William Middleton Benj. Blunt
James clayland, Jr.

Walter Meeds Jacob Gibson
Richard Bruff
William Holding
William Roe William Larry Gideon Emory

N. B.-John Kent was wounded the 6th Feby. and has not been able to join the
Company since, William Middleton, William Roe, and John Findley, Ieft the Compy.
a rst March'
James Kent.
.A *Archives of Md., Yol. XI, page r94.