I am a decendant of Patrick Ferguson. My Grandfather was W.O. Ferguson. I have heard stories for years about the Ferguson relative who was comissioned to kill George Washington and invented the Breach Load Rifle.
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Ron Stedman
Category: Brandywine
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.
Agens (Ragen), James
James Agens, my great, great, great, great grandfather, fought at Brandywine in the 4th Maryland Regiment. His name was James Agens, although he served in the 4th Maryland under the name James Ragan. He was a colorful character. Born around 1751, he was apprenticed to a weaver in Edinburgh, Scotland at a young age, ran away at 14 and either enlisted or was “pressed” into the British Army, was sent to Boston with his regiment at the start of the Revolution, deserted, and joined the Americans. He seems to have been completely illiterate, and signed his 1818 and 1820 pension declarations with an “X”. He indicated that he enlisted in the 4th Maryland as James Ragens (actually Ragan, as noted above) to avoid confusion with other men who had similar names. He served December 17, 1776 – December 16, 1779 with the 4th, and later served with the 5th New York Regiment under his own name (also spelled Agin, Agins, Aggins, Agan, Aggans, and Agent at various times). In addition to Brandywine, he served at Germantown, Monmouth, Stony Point, a battle near Fort Stanwix, and the Yorktown campaign. He was wounded by a musket ball at Monmouth and a bayonet at Stony Point.
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Don Johnston
Daj2701@aol.com
Relationship: My great, great, great, great grandfather
Williams, Abel
Abel Williams was born Dec 8, 1758 in Montgomery Township , Penn. , married Sarah James on Feb 3, 1763 in Bucks Co, Penn, had numerous children, and died in Tuscarawas Co. Ohio in March 2, 1842. Served 2 mo, 1777, Montgomery Co, Pa; was in the battle of Germantown and Brandywine . Served in Revolutionary War from Connecticut under Bacon, enlisted Feb 21, 1778, discharged Jan1, 1779 was a private. In 1780 was in Mil under Capt Hand, Maj McGowan and Col. Butler; also substituted for Jacob Johnson and his brother Benjamin Williams. Applied for pension 10-29-1838 from Warren Twp, Tuscarawas Co. Ohio for 32 years. Pension Claim rejected for lack of record and proof of service.
Source 1: Applied for pension 10-29-1838 from Warren Twp, Tuscarawas Co. Ohio for 32 years. Pension Claim rejected for lack of record and proof of service.
Source 2: History of Tuscarawas County, Chapter XVIII Warren Township, “Abel Williams was a Revolutionary soldier. He entered the northeast quarter of Section 10, and emigrated to it from Pennsylvania with a large family, dying not many years later.â€
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Margaret A. Frerking
mafrerking@alum.mit.edu
Relationship: ggggrandfather
Bowerman, Peter
My ancestor, Peter Bowerman, served from Jan 1776-1780 in the 2nd PA Bttn/3rd PA Regiment, which fought at Brandywine and Germantown, and was at Valley Forge. His pension application simply says that after they came back from Canada in the spring of 1777, he “marched around to several places not remembered”, until he participated in Gen’l Anthony Wayne’s attack on Stoney Point in July, 1779. The muster and payrolls I have for him don’t include these places: they only verify his time in Canada in 1776 and his service in the Commander-in Chief’s Guards in 1780. He is also on the “Valley Forge Muster Roll” website, though they couldn’t tell me what records they used to list him there. I don’t know what your criteria are for including someone on your site, but if we can assume he was with his Regiment during the time he wasn’t in Wayne’s Light Infantry in 1779, then he was at Brandywine, Germantown, and Valley Forge, as well as at Stoney Point.
Thanks for your work–
Dorothy Fleischhauer