Capt, 8th Pennsylvania Continental Line in Revolutionary War
Husband of Drusilla (Van Swearingen) Brady
The following submitted by John Heseltine:
Brady, Samuel, 1756 born near Shippensburg, Pa. married Drusilla Van Swearingen; Aug. 3, 1775 enlisted and joined General Washington at Boston; battle of Long Island, N. Y. at White Plains and at Trenton and Princeton; lt in Capt. John Doyle's company; Aug. 2, 1779 brevet capt.; at Chadd's Ford. served in Western Pennsylvania; until close of Revolutionary War appeared on rolls of 3rd, 6th and 8th Pennsylvania Line; capt. of Rangers; wounded in leg; Dec. 25, 1795 died; Children: Van Swearingen Brady, Sept. 18, 1786 born; married Elizabeth Ivess; John Brady, May 24, 1790 born. NOTE: Family tradition is that James F. Cooper used him as hero in Leather Stocking Tales∼Captain Samuel Brady (1756–1795) was a young officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He served under General George Washington and General Anthony Wayne. He is perhaps best known for his heroic exploits as a Frontier Scout who operated in the forward areas of western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio. He commanded an elite Scouting unit known as "Brady's Rangers," which operated from Fort Pitt under the command of Colonel Daniel Brodhead. Captain Sam Brady died from pleurisy at the age of 39 after escaping capture by the Sandusky Indians.
Captain Sam Brady was survived by his wife, Drucilla Van Swearigen who died January 9, 1823; his three children William Brady (B: 1785), Van Swearigen Brady (B: 1786), John Brady (B: 1790); and his brother Major General Hugh Brady, U.S. Army, War of 1812, hero of the Battles of Fallen Timbers and Lundy's Lane (B: July 29, 1768 D: April 15, 1851).
President Theodore Roosevelt wrote the following of Sam Brady, "For a dozen years after the close of the Revolution, Brady continued to be a tower of strength to the frontier settlers of Pennsylvania and Virginia. At the head of his rangers he harassed the Indians greatly, interfering with and assailing their war parties, and raiding on their
villages and camps."
Winning of the West, Volume 3, Theodore Roosevelt, 1894, Sagamore Hill, Long Island, New York.
Husband of Drusilla (Van Swearingen) Brady
The following submitted by John Heseltine:
Brady, Samuel, 1756 born near Shippensburg, Pa. married Drusilla Van Swearingen; Aug. 3, 1775 enlisted and joined General Washington at Boston; battle of Long Island, N. Y. at White Plains and at Trenton and Princeton; lt in Capt. John Doyle's company; Aug. 2, 1779 brevet capt.; at Chadd's Ford. served in Western Pennsylvania; until close of Revolutionary War appeared on rolls of 3rd, 6th and 8th Pennsylvania Line; capt. of Rangers; wounded in leg; Dec. 25, 1795 died; Children: Van Swearingen Brady, Sept. 18, 1786 born; married Elizabeth Ivess; John Brady, May 24, 1790 born. NOTE: Family tradition is that James F. Cooper used him as hero in Leather Stocking Tales∼Captain Samuel Brady (1756–1795) was a young officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He served under General George Washington and General Anthony Wayne. He is perhaps best known for his heroic exploits as a Frontier Scout who operated in the forward areas of western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio. He commanded an elite Scouting unit known as "Brady's Rangers," which operated from Fort Pitt under the command of Colonel Daniel Brodhead. Captain Sam Brady died from pleurisy at the age of 39 after escaping capture by the Sandusky Indians.
Captain Sam Brady was survived by his wife, Drucilla Van Swearigen who died January 9, 1823; his three children William Brady (B: 1785), Van Swearigen Brady (B: 1786), John Brady (B: 1790); and his brother Major General Hugh Brady, U.S. Army, War of 1812, hero of the Battles of Fallen Timbers and Lundy's Lane (B: July 29, 1768 D: April 15, 1851).
President Theodore Roosevelt wrote the following of Sam Brady, "For a dozen years after the close of the Revolution, Brady continued to be a tower of strength to the frontier settlers of Pennsylvania and Virginia. At the head of his rangers he harassed the Indians greatly, interfering with and assailing their war parties, and raiding on their
villages and camps."
Winning of the West, Volume 3, Theodore Roosevelt, 1894, Sagamore Hill, Long Island, New York.
Capt, 8th Pennsylvania Continental Line in Revolutionary War
Husband of Drusilla (Van Swearingen) Brady
The following submitted by John Heseltine:
Brady, Samuel, 1756 born near Shippensburg, Pa. married Drusilla Van Swearingen; Aug. 3, 1775 enlisted and joined General Washington at Boston; battle of Long Island, N. Y. at White Plains and at Trenton and Princeton; lt in Capt. John Doyle's company; Aug. 2, 1779 brevet capt.; at Chadd's Ford. served in Western Pennsylvania; until close of Revolutionary War appeared on rolls of 3rd, 6th and 8th Pennsylvania Line; capt. of Rangers; wounded in leg; Dec. 25, 1795 died; Children: Van Swearingen Brady, Sept. 18, 1786 born; married Elizabeth Ivess; John Brady, May 24, 1790 born. NOTE: Family tradition is that James F. Cooper used him as hero in Leather Stocking Tales∼Captain Samuel Brady (1756–1795) was a young officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He served under General George Washington and General Anthony Wayne. He is perhaps best known for his heroic exploits as a Frontier Scout who operated in the forward areas of western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio. He commanded an elite Scouting unit known as "Brady's Rangers," which operated from Fort Pitt under the command of Colonel Daniel Brodhead. Captain Sam Brady died from pleurisy at the age of 39 after escaping capture by the Sandusky Indians.
Captain Sam Brady was survived by his wife, Drucilla Van Swearigen who died January 9, 1823; his three children William Brady (B: 1785), Van Swearigen Brady (B: 1786), John Brady (B: 1790); and his brother Major General Hugh Brady, U.S. Army, War of 1812, hero of the Battles of Fallen Timbers and Lundy's Lane (B: July 29, 1768 D: April 15, 1851).
President Theodore Roosevelt wrote the following of Sam Brady, "For a dozen years after the close of the Revolution, Brady continued to be a tower of strength to the frontier settlers of Pennsylvania and Virginia. At the head of his rangers he harassed the Indians greatly, interfering with and assailing their war parties, and raiding on their
villages and camps."
Winning of the West, Volume 3, Theodore Roosevelt, 1894, Sagamore Hill, Long Island, New York.
Husband of Drusilla (Van Swearingen) Brady
The following submitted by John Heseltine:
Brady, Samuel, 1756 born near Shippensburg, Pa. married Drusilla Van Swearingen; Aug. 3, 1775 enlisted and joined General Washington at Boston; battle of Long Island, N. Y. at White Plains and at Trenton and Princeton; lt in Capt. John Doyle's company; Aug. 2, 1779 brevet capt.; at Chadd's Ford. served in Western Pennsylvania; until close of Revolutionary War appeared on rolls of 3rd, 6th and 8th Pennsylvania Line; capt. of Rangers; wounded in leg; Dec. 25, 1795 died; Children: Van Swearingen Brady, Sept. 18, 1786 born; married Elizabeth Ivess; John Brady, May 24, 1790 born. NOTE: Family tradition is that James F. Cooper used him as hero in Leather Stocking Tales∼Captain Samuel Brady (1756–1795) was a young officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He served under General George Washington and General Anthony Wayne. He is perhaps best known for his heroic exploits as a Frontier Scout who operated in the forward areas of western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio. He commanded an elite Scouting unit known as "Brady's Rangers," which operated from Fort Pitt under the command of Colonel Daniel Brodhead. Captain Sam Brady died from pleurisy at the age of 39 after escaping capture by the Sandusky Indians.
Captain Sam Brady was survived by his wife, Drucilla Van Swearigen who died January 9, 1823; his three children William Brady (B: 1785), Van Swearigen Brady (B: 1786), John Brady (B: 1790); and his brother Major General Hugh Brady, U.S. Army, War of 1812, hero of the Battles of Fallen Timbers and Lundy's Lane (B: July 29, 1768 D: April 15, 1851).
President Theodore Roosevelt wrote the following of Sam Brady, "For a dozen years after the close of the Revolution, Brady continued to be a tower of strength to the frontier settlers of Pennsylvania and Virginia. At the head of his rangers he harassed the Indians greatly, interfering with and assailing their war parties, and raiding on their
villages and camps."
Winning of the West, Volume 3, Theodore Roosevelt, 1894, Sagamore Hill, Long Island, New York.
Inscription
(INDIAN FIGHTER)
SERVED IN 3RD & *TH PA REGIMENT
FOUGHT IN THE BATTLES OF: BOSTON,
PRINCETON, BRANDYWINE & MONMOUTH
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
COMMANDED SCOUTS FOR:
GENERAL "MAD ANTHONY" WAYNE 1792
HUSBAND OF: DRUSILLA SWEARINGEN
