Military History of John Barckley  (c. 1749 - 9/15/1824)

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  Officer History
 
  Date   Rank   Unit   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jan - Jul 1776   Ensign   4th Pennsylvania Battalion   Canada Campaign (II)    
 
  8 Jan 1776   Ensign   4th Pennsylvania Battalion        
 
  9 Jun 1776   Ensign   4th Pennsylvania Battalion   Trois Rivieres    
 
  21 Jun 1776   Ensign   4th Pennsylvania Battalion   Isle aux Noix, Canada    
 
  18 Jul 1776 - 24 Jan 1777   Ensign   4th Pennsylvania Battalion   Fort Ticonderoga, Garrison Duty    
 
  1 Oct 1776   Second Lieutenant   4th Pennsylvania Battalion         Lacey's Company
 
  11-13 Oct 1776   Second Lieutenant   4th Pennsylvania Battalion   Lake Champlain     Lacey's Company
 
  15 Feb 1777   First Lieutenant   5th Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  22 Jun 1777   First Lieutenant   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   New Brunswick, NJ (II)    
 
  11 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   Brandywine    
 
  4 Oct 1777   First Lieutenant   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   Germantown    
 
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   First Lieutenant   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   Whitemarsh Encampment    
 
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   Valley Forge Encampment    
 
  28 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   Monmouth    
 
  1 Sep 1778   First Lieutenant   5th Pennsylvania Regiment       Regimental Adjutant  
 
  13 Jun 1779   Captain Lieutenant   5th Pennsylvania Regiment       Regimental Adjutant; Company Commander  
 
  21 Jul 1780   Captain Lieutenant   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights   Regimental Adjutant; Company Commander  
 
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain Lieutenant   5th Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1780   Regimental Adjutant; Company Commander  
 
  1 Jan 1781   Captain Lieutenant   5th Pennsylvania Regiment       Regimental Adjutant; Company Commander   Retired
 
 
  Post-War Offices Held
 
  Date From   Date To   Office Name   Notes
  13 December 1782   1783   Justice of the Peace, Bucks County, PA  
 
  25 May 1787   17 September 1787   Delegate, Pennsylvania Federal Constitutional Convention, Bucks County, PA  
 
  August 1788   February 1790   Justice of Court of Quarter Sessions, Bucks County, PA  
 
  27 November 1789   2 September 1790   Delegate, Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, Bucks County, PA  
 
  February 1790   August 1791   Chief Justice Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County, PA  
 
  August 1791   January 1803   Associate Judge, Bucks County, PA  
 
  9 October 1804   4 December 1807   Pennsylvania Senator  
 

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