Christopher PECHIN

                   Information obtained from "Historical Sketch of the Bright Family"
Christopher "was an invalid for some years before his death, but
took an active
and patriotic interest in the war with Great Britain, and is said to
have
equipped at his own expense the company which his brother in-law
Jacob Bright
has raised in the fall of 1776.  During the occupation of
Philadelphia by
General Howe after the battle of Brandywine in 1777, they were
forced to give
up their residence, which was used to quarter British troops while
they held
the city.  After the retreat of the British army through Jersey in
June, 1778,
they found their house greatly abused by the reckless conduct of the
soldiery.
Here she (Christine) brought up her family of six in respectability
and
comfort, and after they had left (the children) the old homestead
she continued
to occupy it till her death at the advanced age of 88 years.
       Having been early entrusted with the care of her husband's
estate, she is
said to have managed it with skill and judgment.  She was an
independent little
woman (less than 5 feet) with great self-reliance, but she appears
to have had
little confidence in the banking institutions of the city as it is
reported
that after her death large sums of money were found secreted in
different parts
of the house by her legal representatives.  During the later years
of her life
she lived alone with a single trusted servant as her companion, and
although
visited frequently by her children and grandchildren, she declined all
assistance proffered by them. Page 12 of the above refferance.