Military History of John Boyd  (2/22/1750 - 2/13/1832)

Original Member

  Officer History
 
  Date   Rank   Unit   Military Action   Position   Status
  16 Oct 1776   Second Lieutenant   12th Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  3 Jan 1777   Second Lieutenant   12th Pennsylvania Regiment   Princeton    
 
  Mar - Nov 1777   Second Lieutenant   12th Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
 
  12-13 Apr 1777   Second Lieutenant   12th Pennsylvania Regiment   Bound Brook    
 
  20 Apr 1777   Second Lieutenant   12th Pennsylvania Regiment   Piscataway, NJ (I)    
 
  8 May 1777   Second Lieutenant   12th Pennsylvania Regiment   Piscataway, NJ (II)    
 
  20 May 1777   First Lieutenant   12th Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  11 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   12th Pennsylvania Regiment   Brandywine    
 
  4 Oct 1777   First Lieutenant   12th Pennsylvania Regiment   Germantown    
 
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   12th Pennsylvania Regiment   Valley Forge Encampment    
 
  28 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   12th Pennsylvania Regiment   Monmouth    
 
  1 Jul 1778   First Lieutenant   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   First Lieutenant   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment   Middlebrook Encampment    
 
  Apr - Oct 1779   First Lieutenant   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
 
  18 Jun 1779   First Lieutenant   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  21 Jul 1780   Captain Lieutenant   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
 
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain Lieutenant   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
 
  1 Jan 1781   Captain Lieutenant   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment         Retired
 
 
  Post-War Offices Held
 
  Date From   Date To   Office Name   Notes
  7 October 1783   22 October 1786   Counsellor, Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council , Philadelphia, PA  
 
  25 May 1787   17 September 1787   Delegate, Pennsylvania Federal Constitutional Convention, Northumberland County, PA  
 
  12 October 1790   3 December 1792   Representative, Pennsylvania General Assembly, Northumberland County, PA  
 
  January 1792   February 1792   Elector, Philadelphia, PA   2nd Presidential Election
 
  1805   1809   Justice of the Peace, Northumberland County, PA  
 
  1805   1809   Internal Revenue Inspector, Northumberland County, PA  
 
  1805   1809   Register and Recorder, Northumberland County, PA  
 

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