Brandywine Soldiers » D http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com Compiling a list of soldiers who fought at the Battle of Brandywine Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:53:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Drake, Cornelius http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/battles/brandywine/drake-cornelius http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/battles/brandywine/drake-cornelius#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:57:32 +0000 admin http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/?p=117 Cornelius Drake was born 20 Oct 1754, New Jersey, and died in 1839, Webster, Monroe County, New York. He is buried in West Webster Cemetery, Webster, Monroe County, New York.

Military record: enlisted 1776, Private, Continental Regular Army, Gen. Maxwell’s Jersey Brigade, 3rd New Jersey Regiment, Capt. Dickerson’s Co., Capt. Ballard’s Co., discharged 1783, Sergeant. Pension application papers list Brandywine as one of the many battles he was in. He is on the Valley Forge Roster.

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]]> http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/battles/brandywine/drake-cornelius/feed 0 DeWees, Samuel http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/soldiers/continental/dewees-samuel http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/soldiers/continental/dewees-samuel#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:54:30 +0000 admin http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/?p=115 In my family research I have found a Samuel DeWees who was enlisted by his father at 15 and was a fifer and witnessed the Battle Brandywine. He was a servant to Col. Humpton.

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