John Blakely is listed on Ancestry.com as being killed on the battlefield. He was from Pennsylvania.
Category: Soldiers by Surname
Of the 29,000 estimated British and American forces that clashed at Brandywine, only a small number are known to us. Here you can locate them by last name, sorted alphabetically.
Locke, John
I came across your site while researching my (5) Great Grandfather John Lock. He was at the Battle of Brandywine according to a history book in the town where he settled after the war. (Lewisburg Ohio). He is buried at Roselawn Cemetery in Lewisburg.
I have the following info: He joined the Maryland Flying Camps July 1 1776 at 21 yrs of age, and just after Brandywine (where he is alleged to have suffered a bad wound) he was moved into the 8th VA regiment under Capt Jonathon Clark. In April 1778 he was made a Corporal. He was in and out of different regiments and under various commands as men were dying often. He fought all the way to Yorktown and resigned as a Captain in the 29th Regiment MD in 1811. He died in 1818. I also have a copy of his will and an inventory of all his belongings at the time.
Yours Truly,
Kevin E Locke
Son of the American Revolution
Holtz, Jacob
According to the attached application for the Sons of the American Revolution submitted by a distant cousin (William LeRoy Holtz) and subsequently approved on 1/9/1926, my 3rd great grandfather Jacob Holtz fought at the battle of Brandywine.
His rank and battalion are mentioned in the document.
Kansas Society SAR Application for Jacob Holtz (link to the pdf file)
– Carol Sullivan
Davis, Walter
Walter and his wife moved from Virginia to Ohio. He is honored there, in Jackson Co., Ohio, as Revolutionary War soldier.
My 5th great-grandfather, Walter Davis, fought in the Rev. War. I have all his war records and pension records.
Private WALTER DAVIS enlisted December 10, 1776 in the 10th Continental Regiment which was part of the 3rd Brigade’ (He was born in Virginia in 1754)
Jan- Dec 1777 He was with Captain Thomas West’s 10th Continental Virginia under Col. Edward Stevens
The 10th fought as part of Weedon’s 3rd Brigade under Nathaniel Greene’s division of Left Wing Continentals.
They fought in the Battle of Brandywine (just west of Philadelphia) on September 11, 1777 and also in the Battle of Germantown (just north of Philadelphia) on October 4, 1777.
Jan- March 1778 He was with Captain Thomas Wests’ 10th Virginia under Major Samuel Hawes
June 1778 He was with Captain Thomas West’s 10th Virginia under Captain John Green at Valley Forge
July- Sept 1778 He was with 10th Virginia at White Plains, NY. Sick in September
October 1778 He was with Captain James Williams 6th Virginia under Col. William Russell
Nov -Dec 1778 He was still with 6th Virginia under James Williams
On June 28th, 1778 George Washington and his army attacked British forces at Monmouth, New Jersey. Weedon’s Brigade fought as one of the 14 brigades in the main Army. After the Battle of Monmouth they moved on to White Plains, NY. where the 10th Virginia became part of the 6th Virginia on September 28, 1778.
Jan-March1779 He was with Captain James Williams 6th Virginia commanded by Col. John Greene at Camp Middlebrook
On 30 day furlough until April then transferred to a different unit.
April 1779 He was with Lt. Thomas Pearson’s 6th Virginia, commanded by Col. John Greene at Camp Middlebrook
May – Sept 1779 He re-enlisted for duration of the War. Now with Captain Nathan Lamme’s 6th Virginia – commanded by Col. John Greene at Smith’s Clove . Sick at Middlebrooke May to June
Oct-Nov 1779 Lamme’s 6th Virginia – Camp Haverstraw
December 1779 Lamme’s 6th Virginia, – Camp Morristown, NJ
-Betty Larsen Berentson
Crawford, William
Colonel William Crawford, Virginia regiment
McCormick, George
I didn’t find my ancestor on your list, so here is his information, plus the names of the colonels he served under, in case you are still adding names to the site. Thanks. Eileen Lloyd
Captain George McCormick served at the Battle of Brandywine in Colonel William Crawford’s Virginia Regiment. He served as Captain at the battle of Germantown in Colonel William Russell’s Virginia regiment. George McCormick’s DAR record says that he served in the Virginia 13th Regiment under Colonels Crawford and Russell.
Pugh, Jonathan
An ancestor of mine – 2nd Lieutenant Jonathan Pugh’s service history lists him as being wounded at Brandywine 11 Sep 1777 in the “Historical Register of officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution” by Francis Heitman.
This service history lists him as part of the the 5th PA under Col Magaw until capture at the Battle of Fort Washington Nov 16, 1776. Released at the end of 1776, it is unclear which unit he was attached at Brandywine.
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Shaner, Mathias
Please add Mathias Shaner, Sargent in the 13th Virgina and a member of Captain James Sullivan’s Company commanded by Col. William Russel.
-Dan Edgar
Platt (Plott), John
I just found your website and I have a name to add.
My great grandfather (8 generations) John Platt (Plott). He was in Capt. Gelwick’s 1st co. 8th Bn. and was injured at the Brandywine Creek Battle. In the retreat he stepped on a bayonet point which rendered him unfit for further duty. He was from York Pa. Both he and his brother Joseph fought.
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Kathleen Muffie-Witt
Wheeler, William Sr.
Hello, I would like you to add William Wheeler Sr., Born 1750, was orphaned and died 11 Sep 1777 at Brandywine. He arrived in Maryland in 1774. He had one son, unknown if he was married or widowed, son’s name is William Wheeler, Jr born 1772 in Pennsylvania.
Shellie King