Col. Stephen Moylan was born in Ireland, in 1734, and upon the recommendation of John Dickinson, Esq., was placed in the commissary department in the army before Boston, in 1775. On the 5th of June, 1776, Congress elected him quartermaster general, with the rank of colonel, which office he resigned October 1, 1776. He then raised his cavalry regiment which was an independent organization, the Officers nf which were not all from Pennsylvania, but the men were all raised in Pennsylvania.--General St. Clair's letter, Archives, O. S., vol. vii, page 666. They were enlisted in 1777, their term expiring the last of September, 1780, when only eleven men were credited as its quota for the war. In the spring of 1781, its ranks were recruited to eighty men, who went southward in detachments to join Gen. Wayne.--See correspondence in Archives, O. S., vol. ix, pages 267, 321. For an interesting notice of Col. Moylan and Capt. Heard, see Chastelleux's Travels, vol. i, pages 142 and 155. Col. Molyan retired at the close of the war with the rank of Brevet Brigadier General, and died in Philadelphia, April 11, l811; buried in St. Mary's church-yard, south Fourth street, Philadelphia.
Temple, Benjamin, March 31, 1777.
Fauntleroy, Moore, August 8, 1779,--See Gen. St. Clair's letter, Archives, O. S., vol. ix, page 752.
Hopkins, David, January 21, 1777; promoted major.
Heard, John, of New Jersey, February 8, 1778; resided in Middiesex county, New Jersey, in 1820.
Craig. John, December 22, 1778; from Third Penn'a; resided in Northampton County, 1813.
Manifold, Peter, May 1, 1778, to August 1, 1780.
Pike, ZebuIon,.* of New Jersey, December 25, 1778; paymaster
Smith, Larkin, August 1, 1779.
Willis. Henry, December 22, 1780; resigned April 24, 1781
Gill. Erasmus. from lieutenant, 1781.
Overton. Thomas, from lieutenant, April 24, 1781. vice Willis
resigned.
Frank. Lawrence, from lieutenant. 1782.
Cross, William. from Thomi)son's battalion; promoted captain
Fourth Penn'a. Butler's.
Gill. Erasmus. December 25, 1778; promoted captain 1781.
Anderson, James, captured; exchanged December 22. 1780.
Overton, Thomas, July 1, 1779; promoted captain, vico Willis. McCalla, Thomas H.
Frank, Lawrence, October 1, 1779; promoted captain, 1782.
Hallet, Jonah, October 2, 1779.
Robins, John, October 1, 1781.
Gfithrey, George, resided in Huntingdon county in 1792.
Sullivan. John.]- October 1. 1779.--See Col. Moylan's letter. Penn'a Archives, O. S., vol. viii, page 184; promoted captain.
Bedkin, Henry, 1777--1778- promoted captain in Pulaski's legion, April, 1778.
Henderson, William, of Philadelphia, February 22, 1777.
Catheart, William, of Philadelphia, April 1, 1777.
McCalla, Thomas H., from surgeon's mate, June 1, 1780.
McCalla, Thomas H., May 1, 1778- promoted surgeon June 1, 1780
Thompson, Joseph.