The Battle of Brandywine took place on September 11, 1777. At the end of August, General Howe brought his army south by sea, threatening Philadephia. On September 10th, Howe’s forces attacked the American troops blocking his way to Philadelphia at Brandywine. In a day long battle, the British vanquished the American forces. The Americans, however, were able to extract their army.
I found in my grandmother’s family tree papers, a note that my great great……grandfather “Robert Brown” fought in the battle of Brandywine at the age of 13 along with his father Mathew Brown. What I am interested in is finding documents to confirm this, but have been unable to locate anything online. Can you give me any recommendations as to where I might find any leads?
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Alan R. Brown
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Pvt. Thomas Brockman of Albemarle County, Virginia, served under Capt. Marks in the 14th (later renamed the 10th) Virginia Infantry Regiment in the Continental Line at Brandywine. Pvt. Brockman served in the unit from 1776 to 1779, when he was discharged, returned home, and married a neighbor Frances Shelton. He moved to Kentucky ca. 1783, and served as an officer in the Madison County, KY, Militia under Governor Garrard in the 1790s. He later moved to Montgomery Co, Illinois, to live with his grandson Samuel, and died there in 1838. He is listed as Thomas Breckman in the book Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Illinois.
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Paul R. Brockman
brockmanfmly@earthlink.net
Relationship: his great-great-great-great grandson
Black, Thomas Col. According to family tradition, he was an aide to General Washington. He was also in the boat with the General during the crossing of the Delaware.
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Lucy Mossburg Bellville
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Thomas Bishop was born in Anne Arundel Co, Md. in 1709, married Elizabeth Barber May 25,1730, in Anne Arundel Co, Md. he was a private in a company designated at various times as Capr Marquis Calmes Company. and Capt Yhos Catletts company and 2nd Virginia Regt but Col Alex Spotawood and Col Christion Febiger, He enlisted Sept 17, 1776, for the war and was discharged April 25, 1779, according to Adj-Generals Office War dept, Washington, D.C.
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Guy Nicholson
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Bingman, Frederick. My greatx5 grandfather, Frederick Bingman, fought and was wounded at Brandywine, under the command of General James Potter of the PA militia. I’m currently searching for info on which unit Frederick was in. Do you have any suggestions?
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Rich Zellers
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Relationship: My greatx5 grandfather
Betts, Christian or Martin – Have been trying to trace two Betts brothers, possibly Betz or Bates from Germany. One may be named Christian or Martin. It has been told in our family for generations that they came from Germany and one was married to the sister of General Heintezleman, who held a command in the Continental Army during our struggle for independence. The brothers joined the army under General Heintezleman and were both killed at the battle of Brandywine. Their son lived in Lancaster Co., Pa. Possibly his father lived there.
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Evelyn Mathews
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Lt. William Elisha Barton – ancestor of mine. Probably served with Maxwell, possibly from the start of the campaign at Cooch’s Bridge. I have the family history if you are interested.
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Tom Gardner
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Alverson, John. Descendant of John Alverson, 11th Virginia Regiment, wounded at Brandywine.
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Robert Ray Black
P.O. Box 643, Charleston, SC 29402
Major General William Howe arrived at Boston, on May 15, at the head of the 4,000 additional troops sent to General Thomas Gage. Gage’s orders were to clear the American Army and break their Siege of Boston. Howe’s plan was to take Cambridge, but the Americans fortified the high ground above the town.
My ggggrandfather, Private Adam Albright, fought at Brandywine. I have his pension records from the NARA, record W20599, and he has a declaration of his enlistments to receive his pension. He states he was at Brandywine under the command of Col. Delap, I not sure of this spelling. He applied for his pension in 1833 at age 74. He died 6 Oct 1839. His wife, Margaret Minell Albright, also applied for his pension in 1848 as his widow.
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Phyllis Albright Camp
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Relationship: My ggggrandfather