MOSES CATON CHAPLINE, b.20th Oct. 1754; d. 10th Feb. 1812; was clerk of all the courts of Frederick Co., Md. One of the earliest citizens of Wheeling, W. Va. Served with high credit in the Revolutionary War, and received public thanks of Gen. Washington for his bravery in one of the severest affairs of the war. Was present at andparticipated in battles of Long Island, Brooklyn Heights, White Plains, storming of Fort Washington, Trenton and Princeton. Wounded at the Battle of Cowpens. First Lieutenant Md. Battalion of the Flying Camp, June to [p.177] December, 1776.
First Lieutenant 6th Maryland, 10th Dec. 1776; Captain 20th Feb. 1777. He was sent out after Braddock's defeat to Ohio Co. VA, to guard the frontiers against the French and Indians; on this expedition was accompanied by Col. Ebenezer ZANE, Col. John CALDWELL, Major John GOOD, Col. CRESAP, and Col. Lawrence WASHINGTON. He is buried in the Stone Church cemetery, Wheeling, W. Va. m. Mary CALDWELL, sister of Col. John CALDWELL.