War of 1812: 65th Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia; Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Morris . *********************************************************************** 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/ *********************************************************************** Source: "Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsyl- vania, comprising a historical sketch of the county," by Samuel T. Wiley and edited by Winfield Scott Garner, Gresham Publishing Company, Phila- delphia, PA, 1893, pp. 48-51; (original source: muster rolls from the Pennsylvania State archives) WAR of 1812: 65th Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia "This regiment, under command of Lieut. Col. John Pearson, served at Camp Marcus Hook. Five companies came from Chester county and were commanded respectively by Captains Wethersby, Lackey, Hartman, Harris and Campbell. "CAPTAIN HARTMAN's COMPANY (2d company). George Hartman, captain Jacob Moyer, lieutenant John Emery, lieutenant John Deery, lieutenant Julius Anderson, ensign Peter Rentgen, sergeant Thomas Harris, sergeant Simpson Davis, sergeant Thomas Neal, sergeant John Miller, sergeant James Huston, corporal John Hipple, corporal Lewis Orner, corporal Jacob Roads, corporal PRIVATES Baughdekirk, H. Beaver, William Beekley, John Betz, Philip Bignal, George Bush, John Campbell, George C. Christman, Henry Clower, Daniel Creps, John Creps, Thomas Custer, William Davidheiser, Jacob Deeds, Frederick Deemer, Michael Deery, George Defrain, John Emery, William Essick, George Evans, Owen Everhart, Samuel Fitzsimmons, C. Gregory, John Griffith, Ebenezer Griffith, Samuel Guest, William Gun, David Hammer, Jacob Harple, John Heck, Jacob Helbert, Jacob Hersh, Samuel Himes, James Hipple, Caspar Hipple, George Hipple, Henry Hipple, Peter Hoffman, George Houck, Henry Howell, Thomas Irey, Peter Keeley, George Keiser, Nicholas Kepler, Israel Kitner, Henry Lacey, William Lear, Jacob Leighton, Samuel Leighton, Thomas Liggett, Samuel Lineingar, Jacob Link, Daniel Lloyd, Samuel March, Henry March, Nicholas Martin, Samuel Matson, James Meeser, John Miller, George Miller, Isaac Mock, Jacob Morrow, David Moses, Henry Moses, John Powell, Ezekiel Prizer, George Roads, William Roberts, Benjamin Roberts, Lewis Root, David Root, Jacob Root, Joseph Scott, John Sheeder, Fred Sheeleigh, Val Slichter, Abraham Smith, Henry Smith, Henry (2) Snyder, George Snyder, Henry Snyder, Peter Snyder, Peter (2) Snyder, Thomas Starrett, William Stauffer, Jacob Strough, Samuel Thomas, Jesse Townsend, Caleb Turner, Henry Walkinghood, David Walter, John Walter, Leonard Watkin, Jesse Watson, Gabriel Wiant, John Widener, Samuel Williams, William Wynn, John Wynn, Jonathan Yeager, Peter CAPTAIN CAMPBELL's COMPANY (3d company). Jacob Campbell, captain John Buzzard, sergeant Samuel Davis, sergeant Sannon Davis, sergeant John Staler, sergeant John Hager, sergeant Jacob Kurtz, corporal James Williams, corporal Jacob Hawk, corporal John Christopher, corporal PRIVATES Adams, Davis Anderson, Isaac Atkins, James Baits, Jonathan Bankus, Adam Buckwalter, Jacob Carr, William Chaffin, Philip Clair, John Clair, Philip Clemmons, Joseph Courtney, James Crozier, Morris Davis, Isaac M. Davis, (G.) John Davis, John Evans, Daniel Ewing, John Fox, Joseph Golder, John Goodin, William Griffeth, John Grub, Emanuel Grub, John Hampton, David Hampton, Thomas Hardy, John Harner, Adam Hartman, Peter Harvey, Job Hawk, Benjamin Hawk, John Heck, Peter Hemiger, Joseph Himes, Charles Hoffacker, Philip Huston, James Huzzard, Anthony Jaquette, Nathaniel Jenkins, Enoch John, Oliver Jones, Isaiah Jones, John Jones, John Keiter, George Kelly, John King, George Knowles, Samuel Lawre, Joseph Lupold, Joseph March, Jesse Matthias, James McCarraher, Alex McCowan, Samuel McEntire, Daniel Miller, John Morgan, Lewis Murch, Jesse Murphy, Edward Murry, Daniel Neily, John O'Neil, Francis Parker, Ralph Pennypacker, Saml Phillips, Abraham Price, George Price, Patrick Reynolds, Henry Remley, Jacob Rembey, Christian Rembey, Valentine Rossiter, Thomas Salyards, Armstrong Shingle, Jacob Shriver, John Smith, John E. Snyder, George Sowersworth, Isaac Stahl, Daniel Steward, William Thomas, David Turner, Samuel Vanderslice, Ed. R. Walker, George Walter, James Weaver, Christian Wertz, John Wiles, John Williams, Charles Williams, Daniel Young, John Youngblood, John CAPTAIN WEATHERBY's COMPANY (4th company). Benjamin Weatherby, captain James McGuigan, sergeant John Taylor, sergeant John Peters, sergeant Thomas Ash, sergeant Patrick McGuigan, sergeant Samuel Roberts, corporal Barney McGuigan, corporal Benjamin Yarnall, corporal PRIVATES Alcott, John Allison, Benjamin Bail, Aaron Baker, Nehemiah Baker, Richard Barlow, Curtis Barlow, John Bean, Henry Bernard, Levan Bittle, Samuel Black, Andrew Bromell, Daniel Brown, Thomas Burit, John Burnet, Samuel Burns, Giliad Clayton, Richard Close, Frederick Collins, Henry Cornog, David Craig, John H. Daugherty, Arch. Davis, John Davis, John S. Davis, William Dick, Valentine Dutton, Jeremiah Esworth, Joseph Fields, Felix Gorby, John Graff, William Green, Abel Green, Jesse Griffith, Jehu Griffith, Joseph Hampton, Woodw'd Hannum, John S. Harbinson, Francis Harper, Peter Henthorne, John Hine, George Hodge, James Hook, John Hoops, John Hopkins, Matthew Huff, James Hunter, Andrew Jay, David Jester, Vincent Jones, Thomas Kelly, John King, John Lawrence, Aaron Likens, Daniel Marrow, Nicholas Mase, William McBride, George McCoy, James McCrackin, Wm. McGarraty, Charles McGlaughlin, W., Sr. Mercer, Thomas Miles, Reuben Mitchel, James Murphy, Joseph Ottenhamer, Wm. Parks, Alex Price, John R. Pyle, John Rattew, Eli Rauzel, William Rizer, Jacob Russel, George Russell, Samuel Scott, Joel Sill, Anthony N. Smedley, Abel Smith, Aaron Smith, Charles Smith, John Smith, Peter Smith, William Steel, Robert Stewart, Jacob Stimel, Frederick Taylor, James Thomas, Marshall Tompkins, Isaac Torton, David Torbet, Alex Valentine, Robert Varley, John Warnick, Richard Weare, James Weare, James, Jr. Weare, William Weaver, Baldwin Wheeling, John Wright, Cornelius Young, Jacob CAPTAIN LACKEY's COMPANY (5th company). James Lackey, captain PRIVATES Archer, John Bane, John Bankus, George Bowers, William Brook, Nathaniel Brothers, James Bryan, Martin Bucknell, William Burke, John Carr, Henry Carter, Aaron Chaffin, Thomas Channel, Powell Clare, Benjamin Cochran, Thomas Conway, Joseph Cozens, Samuel Cross, John Crozier, Jonathan Cummins, James Davis, Emmor Davis, George L. Davis, Mordecai Day, James Degraut, James Dempsey, William Eaches, Isaac Egee, David Epright, Samuel Essex, Jacob Everson, Thomas Farrow, George Farrow, John Farrow, Joseph Ford, Richard Forwood, Jacob Frame, John Funterwise, John Gallino, John Garman, Henry Gilmore, John Goodwin, Jacob Griffith, Charles Griffith, Evan Griffith, Samuel Hannums, George Haycock, John Heck, John Hersh, George Himes, Francis Hodge, William Hoskins, William Howell, Jacob Hunter, Joseph Hunter, Thompson Hutcheson, Thomas Jackson, Hezekiah Keiter, Jacob Kelly, Thomas Kimsey, David King, John Kitts, John Lawrence, Joseph H. Lewellyn, Thomas Love, Hugh Martin, William May, Edward McCray, William McDonald, John McKeown, Thomas McKinzy, Kenneth Morgan, Davis Murry, Jeremiah Nickles, John Patterson, John Pearson, Henry Peck, Abraham Pennell, Samuel Peterson, Peter Pierce, Timothy Potter, Atlee Rider, David Roberts, George Robeson, Edward W. Rogers, Joseph Rowland, Charles Salyards, Edward Scott, Matthew Sharp, William Sharpless, Jesse Shearer, John Shimer, Barthlo'w Sill, Oswald Sill, William Sinquet, Daniel Sinquet, Samuel Smith, John Snider, Caspar Stanley, Jacob Sullivan, Samuel Taylor, Reuben Thomas, Davis Thompson, Benj. Thompson, William Torton, Benjamin Trimble, Thomas Waldner, Lazarus Waldravin, Levi Walker, John Wells, Edward Wells, George White, Isaac White, William Williams, David Williamson, David Wilson, Lawrence Wizer, John Work, Benjamin Youm, William Young, Peter "CAPTAIN HARRIS's COMPANY John Harris, captain. David Rees, lieutenant. PRIVATES. Bryant, Martin Carter, Aaron Davis, John L. Essick, Jacob Faux, William Griffith, Evan Hampton, Marshall Harris, John Jr. Himes, Francis Hoskins, Williams Huszard, Anthony Lunsford, Thomps'n McKenzie, Kenneth Nicholas, John Patterson, John Robeson, Edward Roland, Charles Schofield, William Sinket, Samuel Thomas, John Tompkins, Isaac Torbet, Alexander Young, Peter Jr.