1777 in Delaware

none thumb | right | Detail of a period military map depicting the preliminary British movements in the 1777 Philadelphia campaign in Maryland and Delaware, including the site (near Iron Hill) of the Battle of Cooch's Bridge. 1777 1777 Events from the year 1777 in Delaware. Incumbents Governor: John McKinly (February 12 to September 22), Thomas McKean (September 22 to October 22), George Read (since October 22) Events February 12 – John McKinly is sworn as the first president (now governor).https://books.google.com/books?id=k7UNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA67 Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware 1899 67 en September 3 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cooch's Bridge – In a minor skirmish in New Castle County, Delaware, the flag of the United States was flown in battle for the first time. September 6 – George Washington held a council at Hale-Byrnes House in Stanton. Brown Robin Ancient Tree Once Shaded Gen. Washington http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070220/NEWS/702200362/1006 2007-02-22 June 2026 InternetArchiveBot 72000290 National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hale-Byrnes House Rea Wilkie January 1972 National Park Service and 72000290 accompanying six photos y September 22 – Thomas McKean is sworn as the second president succeeding John McKinly (now governor).Kallenbach Joseph Ernest http://archive.org/details/americanstategov0000kall American State Governors, 1776-1976 1977 Oceana Publications 978-0-379-00665-0 September 23, 2023 112–115 October 20 George Read is sworn in as the third governor succeeding Thomas McKean. The 2nd Delaware General Assembly convenes succeeding the 1st. Births March 5 – Outerbridge Horsey, lawyer and politician (d. 1842)https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000795 HORSEY, Outerbridge 1777 – 1842 bioguide.congress.gov Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 24 December 2023 October 10 – Hezekiah Niles, editor and publisher (d. 1839) December 21 – James P. Heath, politician (d. 1854)https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000430 HEATH, James P. 1777 – 1854 bioguide.congress.gov Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 24 December 2023 Undated Thomas Clayton, lawyer and politician (d. 1854)https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000499 CLAYTON, Thomas ca. 1777 – 1854 bioguide.congress.gov Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 24 December 2023 Deaths January 3 – John Haslet, Presbyterian clergyman and soldier (b. c. 1727) See also 1777 in the United States History of Delaware List of years in Delaware References