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the benediction, he pulled off his gown, and
stood wearing a full military uniform ; going
to the door, he ordered the drums to beat,
and assembled his men ; marching to the re-
lief of Charleston, South Carolina, his regi-
ment, known as the "German regiment,"
gained a high reputation for discipline and
courage; he took part in the battle of Sulli-
van's Island, shared in the Southern cam-
paign, and was made brigadier-general; he
was engaged at Brandywine, German-
town, ^lonmouth, Stony Point and York-
town, where he commanded the First Light
Infantry Brigade, and he was promoted to
major-general at the end of the war, and
before the army was disbanded; on return-
ing to civil pursuits, he took up his residence
in Philadelphia; was elected a member of
the Pennsylvania council: in 1785 was vice-
president of the state under Franklin; was
three times elected to congress, and in 1801
was elected United States senator, but re-
signed to accept appointment by President
Jefferson as revenue supervisor for Penn-
sylvania; in 1803 ^^ ^vas made collector of
the port of Philadelphia; he died October
I, 1807; his statue appears in the capitol in
Washington City.
Jones, John PauU born in Kirkbean, Scot- bnd, July 6, 1747; at the age of twelve he went to sea, and while on his first voyage visited his brother William in Fredericks- burg, Virginia; he followed the sea, and in 1/73 came to \'irginia to settle the estate of his brother, who had died the previous year; he resided in Fredericksburg about two years, and during this time (December 22, 1775) received his appointment as lieu- tenant in the navy from the continental con- gress, as first lieutenant of the '"Alfred," on
board which ship, before Philadelphia, he
"hoisted with his own hands the flag of
freedom the first time it was displayed ;" as
captain of the "Ranger," in Quiberon Bay,
February 14. 1778, he claimed and obtained
from Monsieur La Motte Picquet the first
salute the flag of the new republic received
from a foreign power; his daring exploits
at sea are matters of familiar knowledge;
he continued to serve until the independ-
ence of his adopted country was acknowl-
edged, and peace was restored, and at the
time of his death (July, 1792) he was the
senior officer in the United States navy; in
1838. Janette Taylor, of Gosport (Ports-
mouth), \"irginia, sister of John Paul
Jones, and other heirs, memorialized the
governor and council of the state, asking a
land bounty allowance for the services of
their illustrious kinsman; on December 21
01 the same year, as shown by the records
of the Virginia state land office, they were
allowed 3,985 acres, as being the amount
due for the services of John Paul Jones *'as
a captain in the continental navy, equal in
rank to a brigadier-general in the conti-
nental line, for a service of seven years and
ten months and eleven days;" in 1908 the
remains of John Paul Jones were brought
back from France for final interment in the
United States.
Hickman, William, born in King and Queen county, Virginia, February 4, 1747; he was educated as an Episcopalian, but united with the Bapjtist church in 1773, was licensed tO' preach three years later, after visiting Kentucky in the early part of 1776, where he preached the first sermon deliv- ered in the new settlement; in 1784 he set- tled in Fayette county, Kentucky, and
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