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Author: Ward H Reesman II
Philip Reesman ran away from home at age fifteen, and was a stowaway on the ship Minerva, sailing from Rotterdam, Germany, to Philadelphia, October 1, 1770. He took the Oath of Allegiance to the King of England at Messieurs Willing and Morris’ Store, Philadelphia, in October 1770. Since Reesman could not pay his passage, it was paid by Willing and Morris, who then sold him as an indentured servant. A standard period of indenture was four to seven years.
Philip Reesman married Catherine Leininger at the Lutheran Church of New Hanover, Chester County, Pennsylvania, May 30, 1775. They were the parents of eight sons. He appeared on the tax list of Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, for 1776 as an “inmate,” meaning he was married, and a renter, and he was no longer indentured.
Reesman joined Captain Edward Parker’s Company of the Second Battalion, Chester County Militia, August 5, 1776. Payroll records document he was paid for the period of August 5 through October 13, 1776. Most of the Second Battalion, Chester County Militia were captured by General Howe at Fort Washington, North Manhattan Island, New York, November 16, 1776. Reesman was among those captured. He was held prisoner until January 1777.
In 1803, Reesman purchased a tract of land at the south end of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, for 20 pounds. A few months later, he sold the land for 28 pounds, ten shillings. In the 1810 U.S. Census, Reesman is living at Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Philip Reesman died in 1815, near Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, and is thought to be buried at Pence’s Graveyard nearby. This cemetery contains many unmarked graves.
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