Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Edward De Coursey (d. 1827)
MSA SC 3520-325

Sources:

Archival Sources:

Adjutant General, Militia Appointments, 1794-1816, p. 94, MdHR 5587 [MSA S 348-2, 02/06/05/010].

Caroline County Court, Land Record Abstracts, 1786-1795, p. 7, MdHR 10,567 [MSA C 522-1, 01/02/01/005].

Coursey, Edward to James Hollyday, 12 April 1777, Hollyday Papers, MS.1317, Manuscripts Department, Maryland Historical Society.

Maryland State Papers, Red Books, List of Regular Officers by Chamberlaine, vol. 12, no. 66, MdHR 457  [MSA S 989-17, 01/06/04/005].

Maryland State Papers, Revolutionary Papers, Descriptions of men in Capt. F. Veazey’s Independent Comp, MdHR 19970-15-29/01 [MSA S 997-15-36, 01/07/03/13].

Queen Anne’s County Court, Land Records, TM 3, p. 95, MdHR 20,326-2 [MSA C 1426-33, 02/01/01/033].

Revolutionary War Rolls, NARA M246, p. 92, from Fold3.com.

Revolutionary War Rolls, NARA M246, Folder 145, p. 44, from Fold3.com.

St. Paul's Church, St. Paul's Parish, Protestant Episcopal, Queen Anne's County, Centreville, Vestry Minutes, 1762-1819, [MSA SC 940-1].

William De Courcy Papers, 1754-1871, Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Washington, D.C.

Published Sources:

Burd, Edward. “Extracts from the Diary of Captain John Nice.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 16, no. 11 (Jan. 1893): 399-411.

Emory, Frederic. Queen Anne’s County Maryland. Baltimore: The Maryland Historical Society, 1950.

"Extract of a letter from an officer in the Maryland Battalion," American Archives, series 5, vol. 1, p. 1195.

Johnston, Henry P. The Campaign of 1776 Around New York and Brooklyn. Brooklyn: 1878. Reprint, New York: Da Capo Press, 1971.

Journal and Correspondence of the Maryland Council of Safety, July 7: December 31, 1776, Archives of Maryland Online, vol. 12.

“March 14,” American Archives, series 4, vol. 5, p. 1544-1545.

Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution, Archives of Maryland Online, vol. 18.

Papenfuse, Edward C., Alan F. Day, David W. Jordan, and Gregory A. Stiverson. A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789 vols. 1 and 2. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1985.

Tacyn, Mark Andrew. "'To the End:' The First Maryland Regiment and the American Revolution." PhD diss. University of Maryland College Park, 1999.

Washington, George to Colonel Samuel Miles, 25 November 1776, Founders Online. National Archives.

Wright, Jr., Robert K. The Continental Army. Washington D.C.: Center of Military History United States Army, 1983.

Newspapers:

“Mortuary Notice.” Easton Gazette (Easton, MD), 7 April 1827.

“Public Sale.” Easton Gazette (Easton, MD). 25 October 1823.

Trenton Federalist (Trenton, NJ), 30 September 1811.

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