Berks County – Military Records

Officers of the Battalions, 1775-1776 First Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Henry Haller Major: Gabriel Hiester Second Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Mark Bird Major: John Jones Third Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Nicholas Lutz Major: John Old Fourth Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Balzer Gheer Major: Michael Lindemuth Fifth Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: John Patton Major: John Thornburgh Sixth Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Daniel … Read more

Captain George Wills’ Company Muster Roll of Captain George Wills’ Company of Major Hiester’s Battalion of Militia of Berks county, at Newtown, Bucks county, the 2d January 1777. Captain: George Will First Lieutenant: Michael Bush Second Lieutenant: — Strohecker Ensign: — Yeager Sergeants: John Fasig John Boyer Casper Koch Corporals: Joseph Kendall, on furlough Henry … Read more

Captain Conrad Geist’s Company Pay Roll of a Detachment of the Sixth Battalion, Berks County Militia, Guarding Prisoners in Reading Goal, that had attempted to break out, and afterwards guarding them from Reading to Lancaster. Captain: Conrad Geist Ensign: Jacob Stehly Sergeants: George Gertner William Shener Privates Mathias Bapp Peter Custard Christian Deringer Christopher Diem … Read more

Captain Conrad Shirman’s Company Pay Roll of Captain Conrad Shirman’s Company of the Sixth Battalion of Berks County Militia, commanded by Colonel Joseph Hiester, in the service of the United States. Taken from August 10th to the 9th of September 1780. Captain: Conrad Shirman Lieutenant: Daniel Rose Ensign: Henry Crum Sergeants: Peter Custard William Deisinger … Read more

Captain Ferdinand Ritter’s Company Pay Roll of Captain Ferdinand Ritter’s Company of the Sixth Battalion of Berks County Militia, commanded by Colonel Joseph Hiester, in the service of the United States, taken from 10th August 1780 to the 9th of September 1780. Captain: Ferdinand Ritter Lieutenant: Andrew Smith Ensign: Leonard Dietrich Sergeants: Peter Bousher Jacob … Read more

Captain George Miller’s Company Roll of Captain George Miller’s Company of Berks County Militia, on duty at South Amboy, September 5, 1776. Captain: George Miller First Lieutenant: John Reigel Second Lieutenant: David Baker Ensign: Michael Fox Drummer: John Reaber Fifer: George Miller Sergeants: George Loose Michael Zerben Corporal: Philip Seyler Privates Jacob Wagner Frederick Kerger … Read more

Col. Joseph Hiester’s Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Joseph Hiester Major: Edward Scull Adjutant: Benjamin Morgan Surgeon: Andrew Forrest Quartermaster: John Witman Captain Charles Gobin’s Company Captain Ferdinand Ritter’s Company Captain Conrad Shirman’s Company Captain John Ludwig’s Company Captain Jacob Baldy’s Company Captain Henry Strouch’s Company Source: Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, Associated Battalions and … Read more

Officers of the Flying Camp and Ranging Companies with Miscellaneous Muster Rolls – Berks County Preface [Among the Associators and Militia already printed are to be found Companies belonging not only to the Flying Camp, but also as Ranging Companies. Reference can therefore be made to them. Unfortunately, none of the records are complete, and … Read more

Colonel John Patton’s Battalion as it stood 25th January 1776 Colonel: John Patton Lieutenant Colonel: John Reiss Paymaster: Casper Read Quartermaster: George Lechner Captain Furrer’s Company Captain: Michael Furrer First Lieutenant: John Sheffer Second Lieutenant: Daniel Womelsdorf Ensign: Jacob Wingert Captain Hetrick’s Company Captain: Philip Hetrick First Lieutenant: Francis Artellia Second Lieutenant: Christopher Kern Ensign: … Read more

Third Battalion Names of those who marched from the several classes of militia of the companies named, August 11, 1780 From Captain David Weidner’s Company Manus Brumbach Samuel Boyre George Lutz Adam Boyer Jacob Andrew James Filey John English John Kerlin, Jr. Samuel Dehart From Captain Thomas Hambleton’s Company Adam Begal From Captain Adam Beard’s … Read more