Revolutionary Era Officers of Chester Co.: Chester County, PA Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Fred Kelso (Pennsylguy@aol.com) Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* Revolutionary Era Officers of the State of Pennsylvania – Chester Co. (with dates of appointment) PA Archives, Series 2, Volume III, pp. 644-48. “In a large blank book, labled “Commissions”, partly in the handwriting of TIMOTHY MATLACK and partly in that of JAMES TRIMBLE, are the accompanying lists of Officers of the State in the Revolution and under the Constitution of 1776. A large number of omissions have been filled in, and the endeavor has been made to make the record complete.” Extracted by Fred Kelso (Pennsylguy@aol.com) Councillors John Mackey, Nov. 21, 1777 Joseph Gardiner, Oct. 23, 1779 John McDowell, Nov. 2, 1782 Evan Evans, Oct. 28, 1785 Richard Willing, Oct. 17, 1788 Censors John Evans, Oct. 20, 1783 Anthony Wayne, Oct. 20, 1783 James Moore (vice Evans dec’d), Dec. 13, 1783 Judges of the Courts Common Pleas Prothonotary to act as one, June 11, 1777 Caleb Davis, Aug. 22, 1777 William Clingan, Nov. 18, 1780 John Beaton, July 26, 1782 Daniel Griffith, June 25, 1784 George Pierce, June 25, 1784 Thomas Levis, Sept. 24, 1784 Thomas Cheney, Oct. 13, 1784 Philip Scott, Jan. 21, 1785 James Moore, Oct. 31, 1785 Persifor Frazer, June 16, 1786 William Clingan, June 22, 1786 Adam Grubb, Oct. 9, 1786 Richard Hill Morris, Oct. 9, 1786 John Pearson, Dec. 22, 1787 Charles Dilworth, Sept. 16, 1788 John Hannum, Sept. 16, 1788 William Haslet, Feb. 16, 1789 John Worth, Apr. 11, 1789 David Mackey, June 5, 1789 Robert Cooper, Oct. 28, 1789 John Bartholomew, Aug. 28, 1790 Quarter Sessions William Clingan, Nov. 18, 1780 William Clingan, (President), June 22, 1786 President Orphans’ Court William Clingan, June 22, 1786 Justices of Orphans’ Court William Clingan, Nov. 18, 1780 John Beaton, July 26, 1782 Prothonotaries Benjamin Jacobs, (son of speaker), M’ch 22, 1777 Caleb Davis, (vice, Jacobs, declined), June 20, 1777 Register of Wills Thomas Taylor, M’ch 25, 1777 John Beaton, April 6, 1782 Persifor Frazer, Apr. 8, 1786 Recorders of Deeds Thomas Taylor, M’ch 25, 1777 John Beaton, April 6, 1782 Persifor Frazer, Apr. 8, 1786 Clerk of Orphans’ Court Caleb Davis, July 11, 1777 Sheriffs Robert Smith, M’ch 29, 1777 Charles Dilworth, Oct. 17, 1778 Robert Smith, Nov. 21, 1778 David Mackey, Oct. 16, 1779 John Gardnor, Oct. 19, 1780 William Gibbons, Oct. 20, 1783 Ezekiel Leonard, Oct. 13, 1786 Charles Dilworth, Oct. 17, 1789 Coroners David Denny, Nov. 21, 1778 Allen Cunningham, Oct. 19, 1780 Benjamin Rue, Oct. 12, 1782 John Haper, Oct. 20, 1783 Isaac Thomas, Oct. 14, 1785 John Harper, Oct. 13, 1786 John Underwood, Oct. 15, 1787 Nicholas Scoffield, Oct. 17, 1789 Collectors of Excise Samuel Cunningham, Nov. 27, 1778 John Christie, Apr. 22, 1783 Collector of Taxes Robert Young, Aug. 9, 1786 Justices of the Peace Isaac Davis, M’ch 31, 1777 Evan Evans, M’ch 31, 1777 James More or Moore, M’ch 31, 1777 Benjamin Bartholomew, M’ch 31, 1777 John Mackey, M’ch 31, 1777 Wm. Gibbons, M’ch 31, 1777 Joshua Evans, M’ch 31, 1777 Isaac Pearson, M’ch 31, 1777 Daniel Griffith, M’ch 31, 1777 Patterson Bell, M’ch 31, 1777 John Hannum, M’ch 31, 1777 Robert Smith, M’ch 31, 1777 Philip Scott, M’ch 31, 1777 Thomas Lewis, July 25, 1777 Thomas Boyd, July 25, 1777 Robert Ralston, July 25, 1777 John Hart, July 25, 1777 Richard Reily, July 25, 1777 William Evans, July 30, 1778 William Clughan or Cloughan, Apr. 27, 1779 Alexander Johnson, June 4, 1779 David Mackey, Sept. 15, 1779 John Pearson, M’ch 21, 1780 David McKinney, Nov. 3, 1780 William Haslet, Dec. 7, 1781 Joseph Luckey, M’ch 8, 1782 Isaac Taylor, M’ch 8, 1782 David Mackey, M’ch 9, 1782 James Moore, Nov. 6, 1782 George Pierce, June 5, 1784 Daniel Griffiths, June 5, 1784 Thomas Levis, Sept. 24, 1784 John Ralston, Oct. 1, 1784 Thomas Cheney, Oct. 9, 1784 William Clingan, June 22, 1786 Adam Grubb, Oct. 9, 1786 Richard Hill Morris, Oct. 9, 1786 John Pearson, Dec. 22, 1787 Charles Dilworth, Sept. 16, 1788 John Hannum, Sept. 16, 1788 William Haslet, Feb. 16, 1789 John Worth, Apr. 11, 1789 David Mackey, June 5, 1789 Walter Finney, June 15, 1789 Robt. Cooper, Oct. 28, 1789 John Bartholomew, Aug. 8, 1790 Dedimus Potestatems James Moore, Nov. 21, 1778 Eavan Evans, Nov. 21, 1778 Patterson Bell, Nov. 21, 1778 Philip Scott, Nov. 21, 1778 Deputy Surveyors Thomas Tucker, April 18, 1785 Auditors of Depreciation Accounts John Hannum, M’ch 3, 1781 John Beaton, M’ch 3, 1781 County Lieutenants Robert Smith, March 12, 1777 Charles Dilworth, M’ch 29, 1786 Joseph McClellan, Apr. 13, 1787 Sub-Lieutenants Benjamin Brannon, June 11, 1777 Col. Lewis Gronow, June 17, 1777 Andrew Boyd, June 26, 1777 Thomas Cheney, Oct. 16, 1777 Thomas Strawbridge, Oct. 16, 1777 Robert Wilson, March 11, 1778 Thomas Levis, Apr. 2, 1778 Thomas Cheney, March 30, 1780 Lewis Gronow, March 30, 1780 Andrew Boyd, March 30, 1780 Thomas Levis, March 30, 1780 Robert Wilson, March 30, 1780 Commissioners of Purchases Thomas Heslip, Feb. 21, 1778 Samuel Culbertson, Feb. 21, 1778 Samuel Futhey, April 2, 1778 Col. Persifor Frazer, Apr. 1, 1780 John Beaton, Apr. 29, 1780 William Evans, May 30, 1780 John Crosby, Junior, June 20, 1780 John Hannum, June 27, 1780 Assistant Commissioner of Purchases William Evans, July 7, 1807 [or 1780?] Issuing Commissary Henry Valentine, July 7, 1780 Paymaster of Militia John Beaton, June 21, 1777 Waggon Masters Thomas Boyd, Jan’y 8, 1778 Andrew Boyd (vice Boyd died Sept. 1778), Oct. 2, 1778 Storekeeper at Downingstown Capt. Elijah Weed, Feb. 20, 1778 Purchaser of Flour David Watson, Apr. 6, 1780 Agents of Forfeited Estates William Evans, May 6, 1778 Thomas Cheney, May 6, 1778 Thomas Levis, May 6, 1778 Patterson Bell, May 6, 1778 John Hannum, Nov. 8, 1781 CHESTER BOROUGH OFFICERS Chief Burgess David Coupland, M’ch 29, 1779 Ass’t Burgess William Evans, M’ch 29, 1779 Robert Ferguson, M’ch 29, 1779 William Kerlin, M’ch 29, 1779