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Captain Jacob Baldy’s Company Pay Roll of Captain Jacob Baldy’s Company of the Sixth Battalion Berks County Militia, commanded by Colonel Joseph Hiester, in the service of the United States, from 10th August to September 9th, 1780. Captain: Jacob Baldy Lieutenant: Jacob Sigfrid Ensign: Christian Medeira Sergeants: Jacob Beisel Adam Deitrich Daniel Stout Labrecht Wagner … Read more
Captain John Diehl’s Company Muster Roll of Captain John Diehl’s Company of Major Hiester’s Battalion of Militia of Berks county, 22d January 1777. Captain: John Diehl Lieutenants: Jacob Bricht John Kidd Ensign: Ernst Griss Sergeants: William Shener, artificer Jacob Briner Christian Sherrer Corporals: Christian Setly Frederick Nagle Drummer: George Marks Privates George Longkammer Christain Diem … Read more
Captain John Lesher’s Company Roll of Captain John Lesher’s Company, Colonel Patton’s Battalion, Berks County Militia, August 27, 1776. Captain: John Lesher First Lieutenant: Jacob Rehrer Second Lieutenant: John Anspach Ensign: Jacob Bortner Sergeants: Valentine Benter William Eichelberger Frantz Zeller Conrad Sherman Corporals: Philip Eichelberger Peter Weis Henry Krum Jacob Read Fifer: Andrew Zeller Drummer: … Read more
Sixth Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1780 <!– Return of the Field, Captains and Subaltern Militia Officers for Berks County, 27 May 1780. (p. 278) –> Lieutenant Colonel: Joseph Hiester, May 27, 1780 Major: Edward Scull, May 27, 1780 First Company Captain: Sebastian Miller, May 10, 1780 Lieutenant: Adam Ruth, May 10, 1780 Ensign: John Gernant, … Read more
Second Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1780 <!– Return of the Field, Captains and Subaltern Militia Officers for Berks County, 27 May 1780. –> Lieutenant Colonel: Henry Spycker, May 27, 1780 Major: John Lesher, May 27, 1780 First Company Captain: Henry Shepler, May 10, 1780 Lieutenant: Christopher Kern, May 10, 1780 Ensign: [none listed] Second Company … Read more
Fourth Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1780 <!– Return of the Field, Captains and Subaltern Militia Officers for Berks County, 27 May 1780. (p. 278) –> Lieutenant Colonel: Michael Lindemuth, May 27, 1780 Major: Martin Kercher, May 27, 1780 First Company Captain: Jacob Frantz, May 10, 1780 Lieutenant: Valentine Moser, May 10, 1780 Ensign: Nicholas Leib, … Read more
First Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1780 <!– Return of the Field, Captains and Subaltern Militia Officers for Berks County, 27 May 1780. –> Lieutenant Colonel: Samuel Eley, May 27, 1780 Major: Abraham Betz, May 27, 1780 First Company Captain: Charles Crouse, May 10, 1780 Lieutenant: Peter Sasseman, May 10, 1780 Ensign: Jacob Miller, May 10, … Read more
Fifth Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1780 <!– Return of the Field, Captains and Subaltern Militia Officers for Berks County, 27 May 1780. (p. 278) –> Lieutenant Colonel: John Cunius, May 27, 1780 Major: Michael Mullin, May 27, 1780 First Company Captain: Abraham Keefer, May 10, 1780 Lieutenant: Charles Geiger, May 10, 1780 Ensign: Abraham Clementz, … Read more
Berks County Militia, 1778 First Battalion Colonel: Daniel Hunter Captains Christopher Foulk Stephen Crumrine Sebastian Lentz George Focht Jacob Hill Peter Wanner Daniel Reiff David Strause Total number of men enrolled: 642. Second Battalion Colonel: Daniel Udree; resigned February 5, 1781 Captains Charles Krouse Peter Smith Jacob Rodearmel George Kemp Casper Smeck Michael Voyges Abraham … Read more
Berks County Associators Committee of Observation Chosen on the 5th of December 1774 Edward Biddle Christopher Schultz Dr. Jonathan Potts William Reeser Baltzer Gheer Michael Bright John Patton Mark Bird John Jones John Old Sebastian Levan George Nagle Christopher Witman Jacob Shoemaker James Lewis Source: Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, Associated Battalions and … Read more