Commander of the Pennsylvania Navy. Commanded fleet which repelled the British ships "Roebuck" and "Liverpool".


From David A. Caldwell-a descendent:
ii. Andrew Caldwell was born in 1734 (or 1735, depending on what calendar is used) in Scotland. He died at age 74 on March 11, 1808 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Andrew served as a "court martial man" in the Lancaster Co. Militia, 2nd Battalion, 7th Company in the Revolutionary War. He never married. He is buried at Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 1068 Chestnut Level Road, Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Drumore Township is located about 7 miles southwest of Quarryville. The cemetery is located at Chestnut Level and River Roads 1 mile west of Pennsylvania Highway 222 and south of Highway 372 in the southern part of Lancaster County, near Hensel, about 8 miles north of the PA/MD state line. The church was organized around 1717. Andrew was one of its Ruling Elders.
>From the 1790 U.S. Census , we learn that he was the head of the household in 1790, resided with four others, and owned no slaves. More information about him and his brother John possibly can be gleaned from the publications of the Lancaster County Historical Society. No battle was fought at Valley Forge, but Andrew Caldwell spent the winter with George Washington’s troops there.
During the Revolutionary War, Lancaster County became the major supplier of guns, hand fabricated goods, and grains to feed the continental armies. Andrew’s farm may been called to supply food for the troops. On September 27, 1777, the Continental Congress, fleeing from the British invaders of Philadelphia, arrived in Lancaster and held a regular session there, making Lancaster the temporary capital. The Pennsylvania government also took up residence in Lancaster and remained there for the duration of the British occupation of Philadelphia.