Inscription: Relict of the late Willoughby Mayburry
Susan Eckert, is the daughter of Valentine Eckert (1735-1821), who came to America from Hanover, Germany in 1752. He was a prominent person in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. Valentine was a member of the Provincial Conference in June 1776 and the Convention of July 15, 1776. He also was a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1776 and 1779, and in 1778 he was one of the commissioners for the purchase of provisions for the Army. He commanded a company of calvary in the Battle of Germantown, where he was wounded. Valentine was promoted to Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution on June 6, 1781. After the Revolution he served for 7 years as a Judge on the Court of Common Pleas, Berks County, Pennsylvania, an appointment that commenced in 1784. Valentine Eckert was the proprietor of the Mascelum Furnace near Reading, Pennsylvania, and was appointed the Brigade Inspector of Berks County on April 11th, 1793, an office which he held for 20 years. Valentine Eckert's valiant service in the American Revolution serves as the basis for numerous Eckert-Mayburry-Harrison descendents to qualify for membership in the Daughter of the American Revolution.
Susan Eckert, is the daughter of Valentine Eckert (1735-1821), who came to America from Hanover, Germany in 1752. He was a prominent person in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. Valentine was a member of the Provincial Conference in June 1776 and the Convention of July 15, 1776. He also was a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1776 and 1779, and in 1778 he was one of the commissioners for the purchase of provisions for the Army. He commanded a company of calvary in the Battle of Germantown, where he was wounded. Valentine was promoted to Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution on June 6, 1781. After the Revolution he served for 7 years as a Judge on the Court of Common Pleas, Berks County, Pennsylvania, an appointment that commenced in 1784. Valentine Eckert was the proprietor of the Mascelum Furnace near Reading, Pennsylvania, and was appointed the Brigade Inspector of Berks County on April 11th, 1793, an office which he held for 20 years. Valentine Eckert's valiant service in the American Revolution serves as the basis for numerous Eckert-Mayburry-Harrison descendents to qualify for membership in the Daughter of the American Revolution.
Inscription: Relict of the late Willoughby Mayburry
Susan Eckert, is the daughter of Valentine Eckert (1735-1821), who came to America from Hanover, Germany in 1752. He was a prominent person in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. Valentine was a member of the Provincial Conference in June 1776 and the Convention of July 15, 1776. He also was a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1776 and 1779, and in 1778 he was one of the commissioners for the purchase of provisions for the Army. He commanded a company of calvary in the Battle of Germantown, where he was wounded. Valentine was promoted to Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution on June 6, 1781. After the Revolution he served for 7 years as a Judge on the Court of Common Pleas, Berks County, Pennsylvania, an appointment that commenced in 1784. Valentine Eckert was the proprietor of the Mascelum Furnace near Reading, Pennsylvania, and was appointed the Brigade Inspector of Berks County on April 11th, 1793, an office which he held for 20 years. Valentine Eckert's valiant service in the American Revolution serves as the basis for numerous Eckert-Mayburry-Harrison descendents to qualify for membership in the Daughter of the American Revolution.
Susan Eckert, is the daughter of Valentine Eckert (1735-1821), who came to America from Hanover, Germany in 1752. He was a prominent person in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. Valentine was a member of the Provincial Conference in June 1776 and the Convention of July 15, 1776. He also was a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1776 and 1779, and in 1778 he was one of the commissioners for the purchase of provisions for the Army. He commanded a company of calvary in the Battle of Germantown, where he was wounded. Valentine was promoted to Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution on June 6, 1781. After the Revolution he served for 7 years as a Judge on the Court of Common Pleas, Berks County, Pennsylvania, an appointment that commenced in 1784. Valentine Eckert was the proprietor of the Mascelum Furnace near Reading, Pennsylvania, and was appointed the Brigade Inspector of Berks County on April 11th, 1793, an office which he held for 20 years. Valentine Eckert's valiant service in the American Revolution serves as the basis for numerous Eckert-Mayburry-Harrison descendents to qualify for membership in the Daughter of the American Revolution.
