Military: Chester Co. Home Guard 1747: Chester County, PA

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During the years 1747 and 1748, French and Spanish privateers sailed up
the Delaware River, alarming the inhabitants.  The aurhorities, fearing that
the Province might be invaded and the city of Philadelphia plundered,
created Associations and prepared batteries at favorable places on the
river, for defense.  These are their officers for 1747;

Wm. Moore, Col.
Samuel Flowers Lieut. Col.
John Mathers, Maj
                        Capts.
David Parry
Roger Hunt
George Aston
Wm McKnight
Moses Dickie
Richard Richison
John Williamson
And. McDowel
John McCoull
George Taylor
James Graham
robert Grace
Hugh Kilpatgrick
James Hunter
John Mathers
                     .      Lieuts.
Isaac Davy
Guyon Moore
Robert Morrell
Robert Anderson
John Boyd
John Cuthbert
Jno. Cunningham
John  Culbertson
John Vaughn
Wm. Darlington
John Kent
Wm. Buchanan
John McMakin
James Mathers
Charles Moore
                              Ensigns
Nathaniel Davoes
William Littler
Edward Pearce
Samuel Love
Jas. Montgomery
John Hambrith
Geo. McCullough
James Scoot
Robert Aull
Francis Garmer
Jacob Free
Wm. Cumming
John Johnson
Joseph Talbert
Benjamin Weatherby