Military: Chester County Men in Saffell's Records of the Revolutionary War 
(1894); Chester Co., PA

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Saffell's RECORDS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR;
(Published 1894)

Notices of Chester county Men:

Captain SAMUEL CULBERTSON, of Colonel Montgomery Regiment of Flying Camp, a
Fort Washington prisoner, was captured November 16, 1776. He was a prisoner, 
within certain bounds on Long Island, until August 16, 1779, when he was ordered 
into the city prisons of New York. - Lewis Pintard and Colonel Palfrey supplied 
him, in 1776 and 1777, with money. He was exchanged November 2d, 1780, at 
Elizabethtown, N.J., and made his way to his place of abode, at Yellow Springs, 
Penna. Capt. Culbertson was possessed of fine literary abilities, and military 
talents.'

Lieutenant HEZEKIAH << DAVIS>> , of Colonel Montgomery Regiment of Flying Camp, 
was captured at Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776, and imprisoned in New York. He 
received from Mr. Pintard, L64 15s 2d; from Mr. Beatty, L143 7s 4d; 80 weeks'
Board, from Mr. Skinner; 266 dollars from Mr. Adams; and 1469 dollars from Mr. 
Bradford. He was exchanged, Dec. 8, 1790, at Elizabethtown and returned to his 
home in Chester county, Pa.' (Hezekiah << Davis>>  was elected a member of 
Assembly, from Chester county, in 1803, and in 1804) 

Lieut. THOMAS WYNN, of Col. Montgomery Regt. of Flying Camp, was also captured 
at Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776, and confined in New York. He received some 
supplied from the agent for the prisoners, there; was exchanged at 
Elizabethtown, January 1, 1781, and returned to his home, in Chester county, 
Penna. 

Lieut. ROBERT << DARLINGTON>> , of Col. WattRegt. of Flying Camp, was captured
at Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776, and was confined on Long Island. He was 
admitted to parole, May 26, 1777, but was ordered into the New York City prisons 
on the 17th of August 1779, where he was supplied by Mr. Pintard, and Mr. 
Beatty, - and was honored, on the 6th of June, 1777, with a warrant for 167 
dollars, from his Excellency General Washington. He was exchanged at 
Elizabethtown, May 14m 1781, and returned to his home in Chester county, Penna. 
Lieut. Darlington was an able officer, a ripe scholar, and polite gentleman.''

Lieut. SAMUEL McCLELLAN, of Col. Montgomeryregt. of Flying Camp, was also 
captured at Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776, and confined on Long Island. He was 
admitted to parole, May 20, 1777, but, on the 29th of September, 1779, was 
ordered into the prisons in New York. He received the attention of Mr. Pintard, 
Mr. Skinner, and Mr. Adams, who furnished him with supplies. He was exchanged 
December 7, 1780, and returned to his home in Chester county, Penna. Captain 

FREDERICK FUNK, a member of one of the patriotic German families of Northern 
Chester county, belonged to WayneBrigade, and recruited into the army four
of his brothers, - leaving only the youngest at home. At the battle of 
Brandywine, Capt. Funk and all four of his militant brothers fell martyrs to the 
cause of Liberty and Independence. Some of the surviving brotherdescendants
occupy the old homestead; and others of them are scattered among the settlements 
of the great West.