08/09/2026
If you make the trip to the Museum of the American Revolution in Phila this year, don't miss this Chester County connection. Persifor Frazer (1736–1792) was a Pennsylvania farmer, ironworks operator, and Revolutionary War officer. He served in the Pennsylvania Line, became a lieutenant colonel under Anthony Wayne, and later held the rank of brigadier general in the Pennsylvania militia. Captured at Brandywine, he escaped and returned to Washington’s camp at Valley Forge. After the war, he managed his family’s iron interests and lived in Chester County, Pennsylvania. You can visit the remains of his estate located near Creek Rd in Thornbury (now Delaware County). His wife, Polly, was patriot in her own right. Read more here:
www.varsitytutors.com/earlyamerica/early-america-review/volume-8/polly-frazer-an-unsung-heroines-story
