Rev. War: Chester County Flying Camp Battalion (1776); Chester Co., PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** from THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, by Futhey and Cope (1881); At a meeting of the Chester county committee, held at Richard Cheyney's house in Downingtown, July 1, 1776, the following appointments were made in the battalion of the Chester County Flying Camp, that day organized; Captains Joseph Gardner Samuel Wallace Samuel Culbinson James Boyline John McDowell John Shaw Mathew Boyd John Beaton First Lieutenants William Henry Andrew Dunwoody Thomas Henry Benjamin Culbinson Samuel Lindsay Allen Cunningham Joseph Strawbridge Joseph Bartholomew Second Lieutenants Robert Filson Wm Lockard Thomas Davis Samuel Hamill Jeremiah Cloud Joseph Wherry David Curry Alexander McCarragher Ensigns William Cunningham John Gradrtrensher John Filling Andrew Curry Thomas James Lazarus Finney Archibald Desart John Llewllyn The field officers appointed were; Col. Wm. Montgomery Lieut Col Thomas Bull Maj John Bartholomew. Wm Price was appointed captain in place of John Shaw, who resigned on July 20th