Dear Cuz Connie and Amy I thought this was interesting... I was doing some research on Amy's line and in her family notes there is the information about James Humphreys being in the Militia.. and when it lists the privates.. not only did it list James Humphreys but also listed Fishers and also a George Streiper..... Connie is that your Streepers? Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Vol. XIII - Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, Associated Battalions and Militia, 1775-1783, Vol. I edited by William H. Egle, M. D.; Clarence M. Busch, State Printer of Pennsylvania, 1896; pp. 705-707: Muster roll of Captain John Hewson's company, of, the Second Regiment of Foot, in the service of the United States, commanded by Colonel Benjamin G. Eyre, of the Second, Third, and Fourth classes of the city of Philadelphia Militia, of the State of Pennsylvania, Captain. August 31, 1780. John Hewson. Lieutenant. Daniel Bolman. Ensign. Christopher Miller Sergeants. George Death, app. August 10, 1780., Christian Sheets, app. August 10, 1780., Mark Winter, app. August 10, 1780. Corporals. Jacob Shepherd, app. August 10, 1780; substitute., Christian Fauns, app. August 10, 1780; sick. Christian Greiner, app. August 10, 1780. Drummer and Fifer. eorge Teis, app. August 10, 1780; substitute., Daniel Bolman, Jr., app. August 10, 1780 Privates: ... John Fisher, August 10, 1780; on guard., William Keen, August 10, 1780; on guard., Frederick Kesler, August 10, 1780; on guard. Andrew Way, August 10, 1780; on guard., John Flowers, August 10, 1780., James Humphreys, August 10, 1780., George Painter, August 10, 1780., Francis Crosby, August 10, 1780., William Gwinup, August 10, 1780., Elias Fisher, August 10, 1780; on guard., Charles Edwards, August 10, 1780; substitute, not registered., Thomas Vaughan, August 10, 1780., Jacob Riffirt, August 10, 1780., Edward Green, August 10, 1780., George Streiper, August 10, 1780., Michael Baker, August 10, 1780. Hugs Cuz B ttg-inc@comcast.net http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ "Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might as well dance !"
Dear Cuz Amy, Also I found this on a website that lists Kingsington Wills... http://www.kennethwmilano.com/KensingtonHistory/KensingtonWillAbstracts/tabi d/232/Default.aspx KENSINGTON WILL ABSTRACTS 1685-1825 These abstracts of probated Wills in the County of Philadelphia, were extracted from the Philadelphia PAGenWeb Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/willsabst.htm HUMPHREY, JAMES. Kensington. Northern Liberties. Philadelphia. Shipwright. May 14, 1820. February 19, 1825. 8.379.Estate to my wife: Mary Ann and to my daughter Fanny Humphreys, after decease of said wife and daughter then to my children: Mary Glan?, Sarah Charmer, Elizabeth Rush, Nancy Guyant and the children of my late son Thomas Humphreys: Thomas, Daniel, James, Jacob, Susan, Eliza Humphreys. Exec:Friend: John H. Connell. My wife.Wit: Nicholas Van Dusen, Thomas H. Connell. Meredith Colhoun and John Henry Roberjot (both Accountants of Philadelphia), affd.Nicholas Van Dusen deceased. Hugs Cuz B