born 1736, Hunterdon county, N.J.
died July 6, 1802, Winchester, Va., U.S.
American Revolutionary army officer.
He was commissioned a captain of the Virginia riflemen and fought under Horatio Gates in the Battle of Saratoga. In 1780 he was made brigadier general and fought in the South, defeating a large British force at Cowpens, S.C. In 1794 he led Virginia militiamen to help suppress the {{link=Whiskey Rebellion">Whiskey Rebellion .