County Pensioners Wounded, Taken Prisoner or Otherwise Disabled

These veterans had pensions or allowances granted either to themselves or to their heirs, during the latter part of the war or in the years immediately succeeding.

• George WILSON -Captain Wilson's Company - wounded 1777

• Samuel LESLIE - Captain James Lang's Company - ruptured on the retreat from Brandywine

• Samuel SMITH - Captain John Harris' Company - wounded 1777 Brandywine

• James CARUTHERS - Captain Boud's Company - wounded at Battle of Green Springs, VA

• Robert TURK - wounded militiaman

• John SMITH - Captain Benjamin Davis' Company - wounded Lake Champlain, 1776, in action with the Indians

• Christian COWPLAND - Captain John Christy's Company - wounded at Brandywine 1777

• Thomas SWEDY - Colonel Thomas Proctors regiment - wounded at Newtown, 1779, and at Bull Ferry, 1780

• Robert CHERRY - Captain Matthew Henderson's 1st Battalion - wounded at Brandywine 1777

• Christopher STILL - Captain John Christy's Company - wounded at Brandywine 1777

• Captain Jacob HETHERLING - prisoner of the British and died in captivity - His heirs were allowed 300 dollars at one time and 132 at another.

• David JACKSON - Captain David Hayes' Company of Militia - hand shot off at Trenton NJ, 1777

• James CORNEY 9th PA Regiment - lost his eyesight

• John MILLER 5th PA Regiment - severely disabled

• Joshua BEELING - Captain Marshall's Company - wounded at Brandywine 1777

• Samuel EWING - Captain Ephraim Blackburn's Company - wounded in left thumb

• Thomas WALLACE - Chester County Militia, wounded in Bucks Co 1788 and taken prisoner

• Michael RIGHTER - PA militia, prisoner of the British and died of wounds received in action

This page updated on February 18, 2009