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Crookshanks, John

admin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:41:49 +0000

A long time ago I obtained a copy of the military records of John Crookshanks for his time of service during the Revolutionary War. Thought you would enjoy knowing that he spent the winter with Washington at Valley Forge. He was in the battles of Georgetown, Germantown, Brandywine, participated in the Christmas attack which routed the Hessens, then marched on up to White Plains, NY before heading south to North Carolina where he was wounded during the battle for Guilford Courthouse (now Greensboro). The wound left him crippled in the knee, a token of sacrifice shared by many who have given so much.

John Crookshanks Revolutionary War Muster Roll

Submitted by Ron Cruikshank

Preston, Nathan

admin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:32:52 +0000

Preston, Nathan. One of my ancestors was at Brandywine. He was Pvt. Nathan Preston 14th (10th) VA Continental Line.

SUBMITTER INFO:
J. R. VanHoose

Mitchell, Mark

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:05:52 +0000

MITCHEL(L),MARK was a private in the 10th Regiment of the Virginia Continental Line. He fought in the battle of Brandywine as well as in the battle of Monmouth and others and was with General Anthony Wayne at the storming of Stony Point. He was married to Mary Ryder in March of 1787 after his discharge and moved to Tennessee. He was my 4g-grandpa. I just returned from Tennessee where I was finally able to visit his gravesite. How I wish he could have come up, sat down, and talked for a spell.

SUBMITTER INFO:
Janet MITCHELL Aikin
saudade@bright.net

Brockman, Thomas

admin — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:58:22 +0000

Pvt. Thomas Brockman of Albemarle County, Virginia, served under Capt. Marks in the 14th (later renamed the 10th) Virginia Infantry Regiment in the Continental Line at Brandywine. Pvt. Brockman served in the unit from 1776 to 1779, when he was discharged, returned home, and married a neighbor Frances Shelton. He moved to Kentucky ca. 1783, and served as an officer in the Madison County, KY, Militia under Governor Garrard in the 1790s. He later moved to Montgomery Co, Illinois, to live with his grandson Samuel, and died there in 1838. He is listed as Thomas Breckman in the book Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Illinois.

SUBMITTER INFO:
Paul R. Brockman
brockmanfmly@earthlink.net
Relationship: his great-great-great-great grandson