Christian Huck (abt. 1748 - 1780)

Born about 1748 in Germany

Died 12 Jul 1780 at about age 32 in York, South Carolina

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Biography

Captain Christian Huck served with Emmerich's Chasseurs during the American Revolution.

Captain Christian Huck served with British Legion during the American Revolution.

Christian was born about 1748 in Germany. Studied law under Issac Hunt of Philadelphia, and was an Attorney at Law in the City of Philadelphia. He was a Loyalist in the Revolutionary War. He was Captain of a cavalry troop in Emmerich's Chausseurs, raised in 1778^[1], which was subsequently attached to Col Banastre Tarleton's British Legion.He participated in the Battle of Waxhaws and was killed in the Battle of Williamson's Plantation^[2] in 1780.

Notes

"...What happened is not altogether clear and definite, but it appears that a young lawyer, Christian Huck, learned that the leaders of the drive had listed two hundred persons, whom they intended to imprison or to banish to North Carolina, and that the list included not only his own name but also those of many kinsmen of the Allen connection, the group of families which ranked highest in provincial society. Huck passed this information to others. John, Andrew, and William Allen, brothers-in-law of Governor Penn, and their young cousins, Tench Coxe and Edward Shippen, joined Huck in flight to New Jersey, seeking the protection of the British army."^[3]

The following deeds were examined and signed by his Excellency the President, vizt: To Captain Jacob Bower, of the sixth regim't of the Pennsylvania line, for two tracts of land, situate on the heads of Upper Wappalapen creek, in Augusta township, in Northumberland county, containing together six hundred and thirty acres and one-quarter, and allowance for roads, late the estate of Christian Hook, an attainted traitor: Sold agreeably to law, for one hundred and ten pounds specie. Deed dated this day.[22 Sep 1783]^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ , Muster Roll of Captain Christian Huck’s Company of Chasseurs in his Majesty’s Corps of Chasseurs commanded by Lieut. Colonel Emmerick, 1778, in National Archives of Canada, RG8, “C” Series, Vol. 1891; online at Todd Braisted's On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies: http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/musters/emmerick/emhuk1.htm
2. ↑ Huck's Defeat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huck%27s_Defeat
3. ↑ Young, Henry J. “Treason and Its Punishment in Revolutionary Pennsylvania.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 90, no. 3 (1966): 287–313. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20089931.
4. ↑ Minutes of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, from its organization to the termination of the Revolution, Published by the State, Vol. XIII: Containing the proceedings of the supreme executive council from July 13th, 1781, to Dec 31st, 1783, both days inclusive., page 695

• Christian Huck Biography, Michael C. Scoggins, York County Historical Center, July 2002: https://newacquisitionmilitia.com/christian-huck-biography/
• Christian Huck; Wikipedia profile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Huck