Berks County – Military Records

Major Gabriel Hiester’s Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Henry Haller Major: Gabriel Hiester, December 10, 1776 Adjutant: John Mears, December 10, 1776 Quartermaster: Isaac Levan, Jr., December 10, 1776 Captains: John Witman, December 10, 1776 John Diehl George Will Lieutenants: Peter Nagle, December 10, 1776 John Kidd Ensigns: Ernest Greese, in Diehl’s company John Flinn Companies Reporting … Read more

Muster Rolls and Papers Relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Berks County Lieutenants Jacob Morgan, Sen., May 22, 1777 Valentine Eckert, Jan’y 6, 1781 Berks County Associators Battalions Colonel John Patton’s Battalion Captain John Lesher’s Company Captain Michael Furrer’s Company Captain George Miller’s Company Captain Michael Wolf’s Company Officers of the … Read more

Proceedings of Committee Reading, December 5, 1774 Pursuant to advertisements dispersed through the County, a respectable number of the inhabitants met this day at the Court House, in this Town, and proceeded, by ballot, to the election of a Committee, as recommended by the Congress, when the following gentlemen were duly chosen: Edward Biddle, Christopher … Read more

Col. John Patton’s Battalion, 1776 Roster of the Berks County Battalion of Foot, Pennsylvania Militia, commanded by Colonel John Patton, August 27, 1776. Lieutenant Colonel: John Patton Majors: Joseph Thornburgh, Christian Lower Adjutant: Henry Spyker Quartermaster: George Lechner Paymaster: Casper Read Companies Reporting Under Col. Patton Captain John Lesher’s Company Captain Michael Furrer’s Company Captain … Read more

Captain Peter Nagel’s Company Pay Roll of a Detachment of the Sixth Battalion of Berks County Militia, on duty Guarding Prisoners of War from Reading to Philadelphia Captain: Peter Nagel Sergeant: Casper Heiner Privates Christian Deringer Nicholas Deck Peter Feather John Heiner Benjamin Hover Joseph Kendall Samuel Keyser Hartman Leitheiser George Mercle Philip Nagel George … Read more

Captain Nicholas Scheffer’s Company A Dutiful and exact list of Captain Scheffer’s Company of the First Battalion of Berks County Militia, at Newtown, January 20, 1777. Captain: Nicholas Scheffer Lieutenants: Jacob Stine John King Ensign: Abraham Huy Sergeants: Christopher Balty Mathias Gernandt Christian Barranstine Corporals: Jacob Reeser Jacob Weeser John Grave Privates John Reeser Henry … Read more

Captain Michael Wolf’s Company Roll of Captain Michael Wolf’s Company of Berks County Militia, on duty at South Amboy, August 26, 1776. Captain: Michael Wolf First Lieutenant: Conrad Weiser Second Lieugenant: Isaac Depuy Ensign: Henry Battorf Drummer: Daniel Fisher Fifer: Philip Werner Sergeants: Michael Selser Wendle Seibert Corporals: Rudolph Manbeck Weirick Selser Privates Jacob Yeglick … Read more

Captain Michael Furrer’s Company Roll of Captain Michael Furrer’s Company of Berks County Militia, stationed at South Amboy, September 5, 1776. Captain: Michael Furrer First Lieutenant: Nicholas Seybert Second Lieutenant: John German Ensign: Jacob Read Drummer: William Sherman Fifer: Adam Read Sergeants: Adam Anspach Henry Spang Peter Leis Philip Anspach Privates George Wendlewolf George Deerwechter … Read more

Captain John Robinson’s Company In Service at Newtown, October 1, 1781 Captain: John Robinson Privates John Cormick Isaac Hahn Abel Robeson John Gibson John Bower Absalom Kern John Ems Jacob Vosch John Lear Frederick Herbold Henry Fox John Huett James Thomson Peter Slifer Frederick Forman Jacob Mitzeholtzer George Cake Christopehr Bowzer Jacob Neukirch Henry Thomson … Read more