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MOYLAN'S CAVALRY

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES IN COL. STEPHEN MOYLAN'S FOURTH REGIMENT, LIGHT DRAGOONS, IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES

[Those marked (e) are taken from a list in the Secretary's office, of soldiers whose depreciated pay escheated to the State.]

Riding Master

Thompson, William

Trumpet-Major

Coon, Christian

Trumpeters

Haler, George, resided in Lebanon county, 1832, aged seventy-nine.

Spickett, Samuel died in Cheshire county, Massachusetts, January 4, 1823, aged seventy-two.

Sergeants

Brown, Sabritt June 10, 1777.

Austen, Thomas (e).

Privates

Abbey, Edward.

Acton, Thomas, July 18, 1777.

Adams, Jonathan, June 5, 1778; died in Harrison County, Virginia, April 21, 1835.

Akeley, John, March 13, 1778; Capt. Plunkett's company; discharged 1783; resided in Greenwood township, Mifflin county, in 1814.

Alburtis, John, June 12, 1778.

Anthony, George, June 12, 1778.

Baker, Jacob, transferred to infantry August 19, 1777.

Beletz. George, May 6. 1777.

Barney, Thomas, March 23, 1777.

Barry, John, May 11, 1777.

Basford, James, August 1, 1780; Second troop.

Basscrt, William, resided in Ripley county, Indiana, 1834, aged eighty-one.

Beach, Roswell, January 15, 1780.

Beedie, David, October 15, 1778; resided in Burke County, North Carolina, in 1834.

Benson, William.

Birch, Samuel, March 12, 1779; Second troop.

Black, Michael, April 23, 1778.

Blaine, Allaim, June 12, 1778.

Bonham, Moses, June 5, 1778; died in Virginia. November, ]782;

left a wife Rebecca.

Borlis, John.

Boyd, Alexander.

Bradburn, Alexander.

Brewer, Daniel, May 11, 1778.

Broom, Samuel, June 2, 1779.

Brown, Archibald.

Bryan. Charles, corporal, April 1, 1780 promoted sergeant.

Bunhill, John.

Burchall, John.

Buttery, Willtam.

Burne, Lawrence, corporal, Craig's company; transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

Busby, Benjamin, February 13, 1777; farrier.

Busby, George.

Button, John.

Camp, Casper.

Carroll, John.

Casey, Morris. February 4, 1781.

Christian, Jacob, March 12. 1779.

Clarke, Naylor, August 1, 1778.

Coakley, Robert, May 23, 1777- promoted corporal.

Collins, Robert, April I5, 1779- discharged July 8, 1783.

Crum, William, June 18, 1780; Second troop.

Cryder, David, July 10, 1777; trumpeter.

Cunningham, Robert, January 26, 1781.

Curtis, John.

Dailey, Daniel.

Danbury, Nicholas, paid from June 12, 1778. To August 1, 1780.

Danbury, William, June 12, 1778.

Darling, William.

Davis, John, corporal, February 1, 1782, to October 31, 1783.

Demund, Peter, March 13, 1778.

Denton, William, August 1, 1780- died in New York, In 1794.

Dickey, James.

Dickson, John, February 9. 1779; resided in Dearborn County, Indiana, in 1734.

Diddy, Jerry. discharged June 28, 1780.

Dowling, Michael.

Duffield, Felix.

Dull, Abraham, sergeant, discharged October 7, 1780.

Eaton, Micajah.

Edwards, Charles, June 5, 1777.

Ent, William.

Estell, William, August 1, 1780.

Farshiers, Thomas, transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

Field, Charles.

Ford, John, March 6, 1781.

Franey, James.

Franklin, Philip, transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

Fulton, Robert, February 12, 1781.

Gaines, Frederick, transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

Gardner, Caswell, resided in Chester county, 1835, aged seventy-eight.

Garvin, Thomas.

Gasstayer, Peter.

Gibbons, Isaac, died in Shenandoah County, Virginia, December 2, 1826, aged seventy-seven.

Gilbert, William, corporal, resided in Louisiana.

Glauser, Michael.

Gold, Levi, August 1, 1780.

Grace, Aaron, Capt. Gill's company, Fourth troop, Col. Moylan's regiment during the war; in February 1819, he was a resident of Philadelphia. Aged sixty-six; Pennsylvania pensioner, 1819.

Grace, George, March 1, 1778.

Grillam, Edward, discharged April 23, 1780.

Gray, Lynch, died in Baltimore County, Maryland, September

27, 1826, aged sixty-seven.

Grammer. Jesse, February 12, 1779.

Green, John.

Grinder, George I.

Grover, Francis, February 12, 1780 deserted.

Hagan, Francis.

Heard, Bennett, April 4, 1777, Fifth troop.

Henderson, William.

Hewitt, Caleb. June 14, 1777, sergeant. Fourth troop.

Highlands, William, formerly of Ninth regiment, Virginia. Col. Muhlenberg; with Col. Morgan. 1777--1779; 1779 enlisted in this regiment; discharged 1783; resided in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pensioner.

Hilwart, John. Trumpeter, February 12, 1780, Fifth troop.

CONTINENTAL LINE.

Hoagland, William, April 20, 1778.

Holland, Jacob, resided in Monongalia County, Virginia, in 1832, aged eighty-one.

Holtz, John.

Hooffnagle, George, December 26, 1780; resided in Lancnster County, 1835, aged seventy-one.

Hopkins, William, February 5, 1777.

Housley, Jesse.

House, George, transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

Hyner, Joseph, April 11, 1779.

Impson, Henry, August 1, 1780; discharged 1783; Pennsylvania Pensioner, 1816.

Jones, Godfrey.

Jones, John, August 1, 1780; Second troop.

Kainking, Daniel, transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

Kelley, John.

Kelly, Thomas.

Kencade, Andrew, corporal, March 15, 1778.

Kendie, Clayton, June 12, 1778.

Keys, Price, sergeant, March 4, 1777.

Kilpatrick, George, sergeant; transferred to infantry, August

19, 1777.

King, John (1st), May 23, 1779.

King, John (2d), trumpeter, May 23, 1779.

Kuhn, Christian, trumpet-major, February 4, 1777.

Larkins, James, sergeant, May 25, 1777.

Lawson, Caleb, corporal, June 1, 1778; Fourth troop.

Leiand, Patrick, transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

Leagon, John, April 2, 1779.

Legore, John, April 2, 1779.

Le George, John.

Lewis, Charles, May 1, 1780.

Light, John, corporal, April 8, 1778--August 1, 1780; acted afterwards as forage-master; resided in Lancaster County, in 1832, aged eighty.

Lippincott, Stephen, June 12, 1778; Third troop (Pike's); discharged September 22, 1783.

Little, Thomas, January 18, 1778.

Longspit, Christian, transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

Lott, Jeremiah, trumpeter, March 18, 1779.

Lucas, Richard, sergeant, July 4, 1777.

Lynn, John, Gill's company, January 1, 1780; served until the end of the war; resided in Union County; in Pennsylvania list of pensioners 24th March, 1818.

Maloney, Timothy, August 1, 1780.

Malone, John, resided in Washington county, 1820, aged sixty.

Martin, Abraham, November 14, 1780.

Martin, Charles, sergeant, transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

McCarty, Dennis, farrier, February 19, 1777.

McCatry, William.

McCarty, Daniel, transferred August 19, 1777, to infantry.

McCrea, Gilbert, June 16, 1778.

McFarlane, John, May 9, 1777.

McHenry, Edward.

McNolt, George William, farrier.

McLaughlin, John, resided in Rowan County, North Carolina, in 1833, aged eighty-one.

McQuaid, John, farrier.

Moore, Michael, July 4, 1781- from Cork, Ireland.

Montgomery, John, February 25, 1781.

Morris, Benjamin.

Morris, John, September 20, 1780.

Morris, John (2d), June 12, 1778.

Mortimer, Robert, sergeant; discharged April 23, 1780.

Mullan, Jacob, died in Franklin County, Tennessee, November 4, 1833, aged seventy-five.

Murray, Thomas.

Nogel, Henry.

Oldwine, Barnard, trumpeter.

Oldwine, Charles, March 12, 1781.

Orles, Thomas, transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

Organ, Cornelius.

Patton, James, January 30, 1777.

Patton, Thomas.

Perrein, William. June 16 1778; Sixth troop.

Perry, Thomas, May 1, 1777.

Pierce, Thomas.

Pitt, Richard.

Quail. John, December 22, 1777.

Quarrell, James, February 20, 1777.

Ranshaer (Renshaw), Bennett.

Rex, Adam, transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

Riblet, Peter.

Richardson, Robert. June 12, 1778.

Roberts, Thomas, July 5. 1778; in 1781. captured; resided in Lancaster County. 1812.

Robertson, James.

CONTINENTAL LINE.

Robeson, George, June 24, 1777.

Reynolds, Thomas, September 10, 1781.

Satwell (Setwell), Solomon, February 17, 1780.

Saylor, John.

Scott, John, discharged September 1, 1780.

Searles, Reuben, June 3, 1778.

Scott, Jeremiah.

Shamlan, David, trumpeter, September 11, 1777; discharged 22d August, 1780.

Shell, Adam, taken prisoner and died in New York.

Sheppard, Robert, quarter master sergeant, February 22, 1778; resided in Northampton county,. 1835, aged seventy-six.

Shetz, Casper.

Shields, James, August 1, 1778.

Singleton, John, February 24, 1777.

Smith, Daniel, January 20, 1778.

Sorill, John Arris, September 17, 1780.

Speedier, Jacob, May 1, 1777; Craig's company; resided In Adams county, 1811.

Sprackett, Thomas, April 12, 1778.

Stephenson, William, Philadelphia, 15th August, 1782; Pike's company; resided in Philadelphia, 1786; Pennsylvania pensioner.

Stout, David, June 5, 1778.

Straune, John.

Sutton, John, September 29, 1778.

Swan, Joshua, May 6, 1777.

Sypher, Peter, discharged August 16, 1780.

Taylor, John, corporal, May 4, 1777; living in 1792.

Taylor, William, resided in Trumbull county, Ohio, in 1824, aged eighty-four.

Thomas, Edward. June 12, 1778.

Thomas, James, June 14, 1777.

Thompson, Ebenezer, August 9, 1780.

Thomson, James.

Wahler, Nicholas, transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

Watts, Francis.

Watson, Thomas Weldon.

Wear, Ralph.

Wells, Enoch, corporal, transferred to Infantry, August 19,1777.

Welsh, Patrick, November 1, 1780.

*Reynolds. T., born in Ireland, 1758; 5 feet 4 inches In height; fair complexion, light color, d hair.

Westvelt, Caleb, sergeant, June 14, 1777.

White, Joseph, at Chester, Pennsylvania; in Capt. Moore Fauntleroy's company, 8th September, 1777; at Monmouth; discharged at Hackensack, September 15, 1780; resided in Boggs township, Centre county, in 1820, aged sixty-three.

Wilson, Thomas, sergeant, August 1, 1780; resided in Orange county, New York, 1816.

Winer, Henry, transferred to infantry, August 19, 1777.

Wycoff, Cornelius, June 12, 1778.

Young, John (e), May 1, 1779.

Young, Joseph (e), March 18, 1777.

Zell, John.