Robert Magaw (1738-1790) was a lawyer from Carlisle, Pennsylvania who served as a colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Carlisle is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km west by southwest of Harrisburg, the State capital The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"
Robert was born in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland and brought to Maryland by his father. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world He settled at Carlisle in Pennsylvania, and practiced law there. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern His brother was the Rev. Samuel Magaw. Samuel Magaw (1735 – 1 December 1812) was a clergyman and educator from Pennsylvania. Robert Magaw served several years in the militia, and when the war broke out he was made a colonel in command of the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment. The 5th Pennsylvania Regiment was raised December 9, 1775 at Chester Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army.
During the New York campaign he was in command of the American garrison at Fort Washington. The New York and New Jersey campaign was a series of battles in the American Revolutionary War between British forces under General Sir William Howe He was forced to surrender it, and became a prisoner on November 16, 1776. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Based on his parole he was set at liberty in New York City, but could not leave the city until he was exchanged. This did not happen until October of 1780.
While a prisoner on parole, Magaw met and courted Marritje Van Brunt (1762-1803) of Kings County, New York. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. They married in April 1779, and would later have two children. After he was exchanged, he returned home to New Carlisle and continued his law practice. He served two years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1781-1782) and was for many years a trustee of Dickinson College. Dickinson College is a private residential liberal arts college in Carlisle Pennsylvania. He died at home in Carlisle on January 7, 1790. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year After his death, Marritje returned to New York to live with their son, Robert Van Brunt Magaw, at Gravesend. Gravesend (pronounced "GRAVES end" not "grave SEND" is a neighborhood in the south-central section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn
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