Patrick Anderson (Pennsylvania)
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Patrick Anderson was an American Patriot
who was an officer in the French and Indian War
and the American Revolution
and later was a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/3A.pdf.
Patrick Anderson was the son of James Anderson, an early Scot (c. 1707) immigrant to Pennsylvania and Elizabeth Jerman (Jarman), the daughter of Thomas Jerman, a Welsh Quaker, who purchased one of William Penn’s first grist milling licenses (History of Tredyffrin Twp, PA http://www.tredyffrin.org/general/history.aspx).
Patrick was born at “Anderson Place,” in then Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania
now Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
, near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
. He was the first person of European descent born in Charlestown Township.
He was educated in Philadelphia and returned home to farm. He built, opened and taught at the first school house in the Valley Forge area. He was married 3 times, the first time to Hannah Martin in historic Christ Church, Philadelphia
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/church/pass8-1.txt.
Patrick was Captain of a Company of Chester County men who served in the French and Indian War.
At the time of the Revolution, Patrick was serving on Anthony Wayne
's first Chester County Committee of Safety. The Assembly sent a Captain's Commission to him, and, although an older man, being 55 at the time, Patrick accepted it, called together his old soldiers, and the entire company of fifty-six men enlisted. His Company was known as the Chester County Minute Men of 1775. Patrick paid for and outfitted his entire company but was never compensated by the Continental Congress and lost half of his farm which he had mortgaged to a neighbor.
In March 1776, he was appointed Senior Captain of the Pennsylvania Battalion of Musketry (sometimes called Samuel Atlee's Battalion)(Pennsylvania Archives»Series 5»Volume II»The Musketry Battalion. Colonel Samuel J. Atlee. March 6, 1776.(a)»Page 467 http://www.footnote.com/image/3370522#3370501) and fought for one tour of the Revolution, until the impairment of his health compelled his retirement. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati
.
He fought bravely at the Battle of Long Island
, Battle of Fort Washington
, the Battle of Brandywine
and Battle of Germantown
. A letter from Patrick to Benjamin Franklin
describing the disarray of the Pennsylvania troops after the Battle of Long Island is preserved in the Pennsylvania State Archives (Penna. Archives, 1st series, vol. v. p. 26 - quoted here: http://books.google.com/books?id=99G_XONW654C&pg=PA294&lpg=PA294&dq=%22patrick+anderson%22+franklin+letter+%22battle+of+long+island%22&source=web&ots=WEVxqPR2Tq&sig=9RN54Aa-veOtBbj_UdjDCKZO8EU).
Major Patrick Anderson served in the Pennsylvania Assembly from 1778 to 1781. In 1781 he was appointed one of the Commissioners for the Committee of Navigation of the Schuylkill River.
Patrick died in 1793. His service to his country has been commemorated through a pew dedicated in his honor at the Washington Memorial Chapel
at Valley Forge National Park, the engraved inscription reads:
To the Glory of God and in memory of Patrick
Anderson July 24, 1719 - 1795
Captain in the French and Indian War, 1755
Member of the Chester County Committee of Safety, 1774
Major in Wayne's Battalion of Minute Men, 1775
Senior Captain in Command of the
Pennsylvania Battalion of Musketry, 1776
Member of the Assembly of Pennsylvania, 1778, 1781
Patrick is believed to be buried in the churchyard at St. Peter's of the Great Valley where he was a Vestryman however, his actual grave site has been lost to changes made to the church over the years. A large bronze plaque commemorates his memory inside the old church, almost directly over his presumed burial site.
His son Isaac Anderson (congressman)
also served in the Revolution and later as a US Congressman representing the area. Patrick is the Great Grandfather of 2 prominent Pennsylvania political figures, Hon. Matthew S. Quay through the marriage of his daughter, Ascenath Anderson, to Joseph Quay and Gov. Samuel W. Pennypacker
through the marriage of his granddaughter, Sarah Anderson, to Matthias Pennypacker.
Patriot (American Revolution)
Patriots is a name often used to describe the colonists of the British Thirteen United Colonies who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution. It was their leading figures who, in July 1776, declared the United States of America an independent nation...
who was an officer in the French and Indian War
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war...
and the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
and later was a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania General Assembly
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times , the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. Since the Constitution of 1776, written by...
http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/3A.pdf.
Patrick Anderson was the son of James Anderson, an early Scot (c. 1707) immigrant to Pennsylvania and Elizabeth Jerman (Jarman), the daughter of Thomas Jerman, a Welsh Quaker, who purchased one of William Penn’s first grist milling licenses (History of Tredyffrin Twp, PA http://www.tredyffrin.org/general/history.aspx).
Patrick was born at “Anderson Place,” in then Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania
Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania
Charlestown Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,671 at the 2010 census.Part of the Valley Forge Christian College's campus, formerly the location of the Valley Forge General Hospital, is located in Charlestown Township. The other part is...
now Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It contains the village of Valley Forge. The population was 8,516 at the 2010 census....
, near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
The Village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement located on the west side of Valley Forge National Historical Park at the confluence of Valley Creek and the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania, United States. The remaining village is in Schuylkill Township of Chester County, but once...
. He was the first person of European descent born in Charlestown Township.
He was educated in Philadelphia and returned home to farm. He built, opened and taught at the first school house in the Valley Forge area. He was married 3 times, the first time to Hannah Martin in historic Christ Church, Philadelphia
Christ Church, Philadelphia
Christ Church is an Episcopal church located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1695 by members of the Church of England, who built a small wooden church on the site by the next year. When the congregation outgrew this structure some twenty years later, they decided to erect a new...
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/church/pass8-1.txt.
Patrick was Captain of a Company of Chester County men who served in the French and Indian War.
At the time of the Revolution, Patrick was serving on Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a United States Army general and statesman. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him a promotion to the rank of brigadier general and the sobriquet of Mad Anthony.-Early...
's first Chester County Committee of Safety. The Assembly sent a Captain's Commission to him, and, although an older man, being 55 at the time, Patrick accepted it, called together his old soldiers, and the entire company of fifty-six men enlisted. His Company was known as the Chester County Minute Men of 1775. Patrick paid for and outfitted his entire company but was never compensated by the Continental Congress and lost half of his farm which he had mortgaged to a neighbor.
In March 1776, he was appointed Senior Captain of the Pennsylvania Battalion of Musketry (sometimes called Samuel Atlee's Battalion)(Pennsylvania Archives»Series 5»Volume II»The Musketry Battalion. Colonel Samuel J. Atlee. March 6, 1776.(a)»Page 467 http://www.footnote.com/image/3370522#3370501) and fought for one tour of the Revolution, until the impairment of his health compelled his retirement. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati
The Society of the Cincinnati is a historical organization with branches in the United States and France founded in 1783 to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolutionary War officers and to pressure the government to honor pledges it had made to officers who fought for American...
.
He fought bravely at the Battle of Long Island
Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, fought on August 27, 1776, was the first major battle in the American Revolutionary War following the United States Declaration of Independence, the largest battle of the entire conflict, and the...
, Battle of Fort Washington
Battle of Fort Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington was fought in the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain on November 16, 1776. It was a decisive British victory, forcing the entire garrison of Fort Washington to surrender....
, the Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of the Brandywine or the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American army of Major General George Washington and the British-Hessian army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777. The British defeated the Americans and...
and Battle of Germantown
Battle of Germantown
The Battle of Germantown, a battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War, was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania between the British army led by Sir William Howe and the American army under George Washington...
. A letter from Patrick to Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...
describing the disarray of the Pennsylvania troops after the Battle of Long Island is preserved in the Pennsylvania State Archives (Penna. Archives, 1st series, vol. v. p. 26 - quoted here: http://books.google.com/books?id=99G_XONW654C&pg=PA294&lpg=PA294&dq=%22patrick+anderson%22+franklin+letter+%22battle+of+long+island%22&source=web&ots=WEVxqPR2Tq&sig=9RN54Aa-veOtBbj_UdjDCKZO8EU).
Major Patrick Anderson served in the Pennsylvania Assembly from 1778 to 1781. In 1781 he was appointed one of the Commissioners for the Committee of Navigation of the Schuylkill River.
Patrick died in 1793. His service to his country has been commemorated through a pew dedicated in his honor at the Washington Memorial Chapel
Washington Memorial Chapel
Located in Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, the Washington Memorial Chapel is both an active Episcopal Parish and a tribute to General George Washington. Designed by Milton B. Medary, the Chapel resulted from a sermon preached by founder, the Rev. Dr. W...
at Valley Forge National Park, the engraved inscription reads:
To the Glory of God and in memory of Patrick
Anderson July 24, 1719 - 1795
Captain in the French and Indian War, 1755
Member of the Chester County Committee of Safety, 1774
Major in Wayne's Battalion of Minute Men, 1775
Senior Captain in Command of the
Pennsylvania Battalion of Musketry, 1776
Member of the Assembly of Pennsylvania, 1778, 1781
Patrick is believed to be buried in the churchyard at St. Peter's of the Great Valley where he was a Vestryman however, his actual grave site has been lost to changes made to the church over the years. A large bronze plaque commemorates his memory inside the old church, almost directly over his presumed burial site.
His son Isaac Anderson (congressman)
Isaac Anderson (congressman)
Isaac Anderson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
also served in the Revolution and later as a US Congressman representing the area. Patrick is the Great Grandfather of 2 prominent Pennsylvania political figures, Hon. Matthew S. Quay through the marriage of his daughter, Ascenath Anderson, to Joseph Quay and Gov. Samuel W. Pennypacker
Samuel W. Pennypacker
Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker was the 23rd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1903 to 1907.-Biography:Gov. Pennypacker was born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1843; son of Dr. Isaac A. Pennypacker and Anna Maria Whitaker; grandson of Matthias and Sarah Anderson , and of Joseph and Grace Whitaker...
through the marriage of his granddaughter, Sarah Anderson, to Matthias Pennypacker.
Citations
- Smith, G, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Ashmead, 1862
- Futhey, J. Smith & Cope, Gilbert, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Louis H. Everts, 1881
- Heathcote, Charles William, History of Chester County Pennsylvania, Horace Temple, 1928
- Pennypacker Gov. Samuel W., Annals of Phoenixville and its Vicinity, Bavis & Pennypacker, 1872
- Pennypacker Gov. Samuel W., Pennsylvania in American History, William J. Campbell , 1910
- Sutton, Isaac C., Notes of Family History: The Anderson, Schofield, Pennypacker, and Other Allied Families, Stephenson Bros., 1948