Rash's Surname Index
Notes for John CULBERTSON
John (3) Culbertson, son of John (2) Culbertson, was born March 1, 1739. married, March 26, 1761, Sarah Denny, daughter of Major William Denny, known as "The Elder" and Sarah (Henderson) Denny (see Denny).
Sarah Denny was born March 31, 1737, and died April 15, 1812. John Culbertson (3) was for several years one of the representatives of Chester county, in the Pennsylvania Colonial Assembly, and major of Chester
county militia, First Battalion, commanded by Colonel James Moore, of the "Flying Camp." He was present at the Battle of Long Island, 1776. (See Barrie's "Army & Navy of the United States", ed, de Luxe Supplementary Page 9), his commission is dated July 1st, 1776. He was at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, under
General Mercer, August 14th, 1776, at Fort Lee, August 20th, 1776 (American Archives), was a delegate to the Associated Battalion Convention at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, July 4th, 1776 (Penna. Archives), was major of Colonel Gibbons' Battalion (7th) May 17th, 1777, in 1779 was major of Lieutenant Colonel Garland's Battalion (5th) this made him virtually lieutenant colonel--May 10th, 1780, was commissioned major of Lieutenant Colonel Garland's First Battalion. He was an active Whig during the Revolution. (See Futhey's
"History of Chester County", also Culbertson's "History of the Culbertson Family"; Penna. Archives, 2nd Series, Vol. 2, pp. 506-507, Vol. 5, pp. 184-186-208-210). (Pennsylvania Archives Vol. 13, pp. 262-266, vol.
14, pp. 66-90-116-118-119). He was an elder of the Brandywine Manor Church and among the first trustees.
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