- came the friend of Mercer and Wash- ington. He published a sermon upon Braddock's defeat in 1755. John Penn, the proprietary Governor, was an admirer of Thomas Barton, and said, "He deserved the commen- dation of all lovers of their country." In 1759 he was elected pastor of St. James' Church

prominent men of his native state. After graduating with high honors from his alma mater, he chose a military career, serving under scott and Brown with credit in Canada. After the war he studied law with James L. Petigrew. He was chosen the chief executive officer, or the same position as the Mayor, of his

nays were the names of John White- hill and Robert Whitehill, his brother (from Scotch-Irish by Hanna, pp. 35 and 36). John Whitehill was a trustee and elder in the Pequea Presbyterian Church. In a record of the session dated June 6, 1806, the elders present were: Amos Slaymaker, James Grier, William