Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Pennsylvania Navy Brig. Convention.

The Brigantine Convention had 6 guns and a crew of 20.

The following list of names was taken from the muster roll of the Convention.

1. Captain, John Rice, December 1, 1776; absent.
2. First Lieutenant, John Thompson, October 1, 1776.
3. Gunner, James Broughton, October 1, 1776.
4. Clerk, Thomas Stapleton, August 26, 1776.
5. Mate, Thomas Todd, October 1, 1776.
6. Boatswain, Anderson Westwood, September 1, 1776.
7. Carpenter, John Egan, October 1, 1776; absent January 3, 1777.
8. Marine, John Love, October 1, 1776; in work house.
9. Marine, John Offerty, October 1, 1776.
10. Marine, Joseph Taylor, October 1, 1776.
11. Marine, Samuel Peck, October 1, 1776; on duty December 31, 1776.
12. Marine, Daniel Scantling, October 1, 1776; December 25, 1776, sick.
13. Marine, John Hynton, October 1, 1776; November 11, 1776, sick.
14. Marine, Nicholas Rivetly, October 1, 1776; absent December 31, 1776.
15. Marine,Christopher Miller, October 1, 1776.
16. Cook, John Bermingham, October 1, 1776; absent December 31, 1776.
17. Drummer, Peter Nicholas, October 1, 1776.

Men who's rank was not stated.
 
18. Mathew Dullman, October 1, 1776; free December 31, 1776.
19. Lawrence Knipper, November 5, 1776;  free December 3, 1776.
20. Edward McDermott, September 1, 1776.
21. John Edwards, September 1, 1776; October 22, 1776, taken away by his master.
22. Daniel Jones, October 1, 1776; died October 24, 1776.
23. Benjamin Wood, October 1, 1776; died died October 13, 1776.
24. Andrew Joyce, October 1, 1776; ran away November 18, 1776.
25. William, Gainer, October 1, 1776; ran away November 18, 1776.
26. Jacob Shaffer, October 1, 1776.
27. Thomas McFatrich, October 1, 1776; died November 19, 1776.
28. Stephen Nayny, October 1, 1776; October 3, 1776, taken away by his master.
29.James Gibb, November 2, 1776; died November 8, 1776.
 

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