Andreas or Andrew, son of Jacob Gangwehr, was born in Upper Saucon, Sept. 15, 1747, died July iO, 184.4, and was buried in the cemetery at the corner of Tenth and Linden streets, Allentown. He was a tailor by trade. He served in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and drew pension. In his letter of application for pension, dated February, 1833, he states that he resided with his children at Easton, Pennsylvania, for ten years prior to that date, and gives the following history of his services: In July, 1776, he enlisted in the "Flying Camp," under Captain Henry Hagenbuch, Colonel Käckline commanding, going to South Amboy, New Jersey, while the British were occupying Staten Island. After returning from a visit to New York City and Fort Washington, he met his company on its way to Long Island, and obtained permission to return home. From January, 1777, he served two months as first lieutenant in Captain Francis Roth's Company, Majors Balliet and Young having the commands, marched to Farmers' Mills, now "Pennypacker's Mills," twelve miles north of Philadelphia, thence to Washington's headquarters at Morristown, New Jersey. In May 1777, he was sent by Commissary Brittan, with Jasper Weaver and Jacob Gangewer, to South Carolina, to buy a drove of cattle. In October 1777, he marched as lieutenant with Captain Mority, under Colonel Siegfried, to Flourtown and Farmers' Mills, remaining there about two months. In 1778 he was ordered by Captain Geiger to collect a guard to convey a number of Tories to Reading for trial, after which he was sent by Quartermaster Destoly to Valley Forge with articles for the use of the army, and soon after, in 1778, he was ordered by Colonel Hooper to convey money from Reading to Easton. In the latter part of July, 1782, he was ordered out as lieutenant under Colonel John Jones, and Colonel Hebner, and marched in an expedition against the Indians beyond the Blue mountains in Northampton county, and was stationed at Brinkers, a place between the Delaware and Susquehanna rivers. He married Mary Montaigne.