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From: "Sandra Ferguson" <>
Subject: [PaOldC] Chester militia unit
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 08:05:09 -0400
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On the day of the battle of Brandywine, John Hannum was at the "Centre
House", now in the village of Marshallton...between the 2 main branches of
the River Brandywine. he set out alone with Thomas Cheyney a relative of
his, toward the position of the American army, known to be then in the
vicinity of Chads' Ford. As they descended toward the west branch, near
Trimble's mill and ford, they came upon a very numerous body of British
soldiers....they skirted the British and made their way to Gen. Washington
to tell him of this intelligence. Col Hannum remained with the army during
that day and its retreat, and continued with his old friend, Gen Wayne, till
the night of the 'Paoli massacre"...he then returned home, where he was
captured and carried away a a prisoner to Philadelphia. He later made his
escape.
So, it certainly doesn't sound as if any troops that might have been
under his command were at the Brandywine, does it...THE HISTORY OF CHESTER
COUNTY PA, by Futhey and Cope has a large, many paged bio of John Hammun and
his family, but no mention of any group under his personal command).
Have you made sure the NARA doesn't have any sort of paperwork for
your ancestor....visit them online and you'll be able to discover how to
request any records on Rev. Vets....no charge if they don't find anything.
As you probably know, not everyone who served in the Am Rev War served
at the Federal Level, and all those who were members of local militias are
not part of those whose records are warehoused at the federal level.... many
militia records, though, are kept at the state level, so you might want to
check with the PA state Archives.

I found this comment on the surname Hiester in Futhey and
Cope....concerning Brownback's German Reformed church, located in East
Coventry ..
it concerns burials in the cemetery there;
"John Hiester, as son of Gen. Hiester, b 1774m d 1822.

I found the following will, in Berks Co......

HIESTER, DANIEL, Reading.May 7, 1788 - June 22, 1795.Provides for wife
Catharine.To eldest son John (later General John HIESTER) the plantation in
Coventry Township, Chester County, on which he now lives and for which he
has a deed. To son Daniel the plantation in Upper Salford Township,
Montgomery County, on which he used to live and for which he has a deed. To
son Gabriel the plantation in Bern on which he now lives and for which he
has a deed.To son William the plantation and several adjacent tracts in Bern
now in his possession.To dau. Margaret, wife of Philip HAHN £1000.To dau.
Catharine wife of Jacob BISHOP all that I have advanced to them and charged
them in my book.Remainder divided between above 4 sons and 2 daus.Exrs: Sons
John, Daniel, Gabriel and William.Wits: James DIEMER, John HARTMAN and Peter
NAGLE.

Thus, you might find out more if you research for General John Hiester...if
your ancestor was in a unit of his you'd have better luck finding a General
than an enlisted man......


Sandra



Does anyone on the list know anything at all about this unit (see below)?
Anyone have a pension applicant who served in it whose pension might tell
where they served, what they did? Might they have been present at
Brandywine?
"Captain John Hiester. Captain of his own company in Colonel John Hannum’s
Regiment, 1st Class Chester County, Pennsylvania Militia. Commissioned at
Chester June 17, 1777, organized his company, June 28, 1777, mustered in
July 11, 1777."
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