Jean Nicolet Chapter
Wisconsin Society Daughters of the American Revolution
De Pere - Green Bay

The Jean Nicolet Chapter's Patriot Ancestors

Presented on these pages are names of the patriots who served in the military or provided civic service during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), identified by members of Jean Nicolet Chapter. When one considers the fact that less than one percent of the population in 1775 volunteered to defend the American Colonies against the tyranny of King George of England, Daughters of the Jean Nicolet Chapter can be proud of the service given to their country by their ancestors. About thirty of these patriots took up arms to defend Concord, Lexington, Bunker Hill, Cambridge, and Dorchester Heights, forcing the British to evacuate the City of Boston; six of our brave soldiers crossed the Delaware with George Washington that cold December night and many of those same soldiers continued fighting with him at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. A dozen or so were taken prisoners – three of whom were placed on the ship, Jersey, in the New York harbor. One escaped, some were eventually exchanged and set free, but some died in prison; four were with General Washington when Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in October 1781. Many were immigrants, yet volunteered to fight in the American war – a total of twenty-four from the following countries: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany, and Switzerland. The patriots’ service records were found on our membership applications.

ABBOTT, Timothy: Born Worcester Co. Massachusetts; lieutenant in Captain Clarke Parker’s Co., Colonel Samuel Herrick’s Regiment of Vermont Volunteers – a Green Mountain Boy. Timothy married Hannah Murray.

 

ADAMS, Dr. Joseph: Born Newington, New Hampshire; Harvard graduate, served the Revolutionary troops, later resided in Barnstead, New Hampshire.

 

ADAMS, Freiderich: Private served in Pennsylvania Militia. Freiderich married Barbara Haushaltemn.

 

ALEXANDER, James: Born Lanarkshire, Scotland; private in Captain Alexander People’s Co., 1st Battalion, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania militia, October 1777. Served in the commissary department of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge, the memorable winter of 1777-1778, and received 1,600 acres of land in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. James married Rosa Reed.

 

ALLEN, Rev. Parley: Private, served 18 months in Connecticut Artillery Co., as substitute for his father Samuel, under Captain Durkee and Colonel McClellan. Parley married Catherine Ter Bush.

 

AMBROSE, Henry: Captain and patriot who furnished supplies to the Revolutionary troops in Virginia.

 

ANDERSON, Bailey, Sr: Born in Stafford County, Virginia; private and Indian scout in Georgia, Virginia, and the Carolinas. Bailey married Mary Wyatt.

 

ANDERSON, John, Sr: lived in Pendleton District, South Carolina; member of Roebuck’s Regiment, South Carolina Militia. John married Sarah Carney.

 

ANDRUS, David: private in Connecticut Regiment. David married Abigail McDonald.

 

ARMSTRONG, Bela: Born Norwich, Connecticut; drummer at Battle of Bunker Hill and continued for eight months; private in various regiments until 1781. Bela married Bethiah Sanford.

 

ATWOOD, Joshua: Born Bradford, Massachusetts; private in Captain Elisha Woodbury’s Co. Joshua married Mehitable Seavey.

 

AUSTIN, Job: Born Fishkill, New York; sergeant in Captain Crane’s Company, Colonel Henry Ludington’s Regiment, Dutchess County Militia, New York State. Job married Mary Austin.

 

AVERY, Daniel: Born in Connecticut; served as ensign. Daniel married Deborah Avery.

 

BAKER, James: Born Exeter, Rhode Island; minuteman with Captain McClellan, Colonel Maxwell’s Regiment; wounded at Battle of Bunker Hill; discharged and enlisted again as sergeant under Captain Childs, Colonel Woodbridge’s Regiment at Ticonderoga, New York.

 

BAKER, Samuel: Born Easthampton, New York; signed Articles of Association in Suffolk County, New York on May 5, 1775. Samuel married Abigail Shaw.

 

BAKER, Timothy: Born Sunderland, Massachusetts; private in Captain Benjamin Phillip’s Co., Colonel Robinson’s Regiment, Hampshire County.

 

BALDWIN, Jabez: Born Spencer, Massachusetts; private in Captain Harrington’s Co., Major P. Reed’s Regiment, and marched 1 April 1778 to Roxbury, near Boston, to guard prisoners taken by the American troops at Saratoga. Served three months as drummer with Captain Cutler and Colonel Drury. Served many engagements in Massachusetts, ending up in Connecticut in 1782. Jabez married Hannah Tucker.

 

BALL, Davis: Private in New Jersey during the Revolution. Davis married Mary Hatfield.

 

BALL, Lebbeus: Born Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; Major for Colonel Timothy Danielson, and Colonel William Shepard.  Died in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York.

 

BALLARD, John: Born in Virginia; private in Captain Mark’s Company, with Colonels Lewis, Buford, and Davies in the 14th and 10th Virginia Regiments. John married Elizabeth Thompson.

 

BARR, James: Born Kilbarchan, Scotland; resided at New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; served as minuteman at Concord, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775, for three days.

 

BARTON, William: Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; private 4th Class in Captain Henry Dorroch’s Co., Bucks County Militia in 1781. William married Hannah Roberts.

 

BEDLOW, William: Born Newton, Massachusetts; sergeant. William married Elizabeth Book.

 

BENNETT, Sylvanus: Born Massachusetts, sergeant and scout served four days in Woodstock, Vermont, in 1778. Sylvanus married Hannah Raymond.

 

BENTLEY, Green: Born Richmond, Rhode Island; private in Captain Baly’s Co., Colonel Wismer’s Regiment, New York. troops. Green married Diana Strait.

 

BENTON, Felix: Born Old Salisbury, Connecticut; private enlisted at age 19 from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts; wintered at Valley Forge; on duty as picket when Major John Andre was executed as a spy. Felix married Tamer Leicester.

 

BERRY, Jabez: Enlisted at Fishkill, New York in 1775 for two years; sergeant in Captain Rosencrantz’s Co., Colonel Holmes’s Regiment in the New York line; reenlisted in 1777 at Fredricksburgh, New York, where he was born. Jabez married Sarah Raymond.

 

BINGHAM, Jonathan: Born Windham, Connecticut; signed Association List at Lebanon, New Hampshire, on July 4, 1776; gave provisions to army November 17, 1781: pork (9 lbs, 12 oz); beef (16 lbs); wheat flour (32½ lbs); rye (9 lbs12 oz); and salt (1 qt 5 pts). Jonathan married Elizabeth Warner.

 

BOWKER, Daniel: Born Sudbury, Massachusetts; lieutenant in Captain Aaron Hayne’s Co., marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge; captain in Colonel Webb’s Regiment – company raised to reinforce Continental Army. Daniel married Sarah Brigham.

 

BRACKETT, James: Resided in what is now Bath, Maine; private aboard several vessels protecting the coastal waters – on board the marine sloop Defense in 1781, commanded by Captain James Nivens. James married Mary Lunt.

 

BRANDON, Josiah: Born Rowan County, North Carolina; served in fall of 1777 under Captain Samuel Davidson and helped build a fort for protection of the settlers against the Cherokees. Josiah kept enlisting and serving under various commanders until in 1780 Josiah’s father, Thomas, a Tory, compelled him to fight with the British at Battle of King’s Mountain. After his father was killed in that battle, Josiah returned to fight with the Patriots under Major McDowell against the Cherokees. Josiah married Rachel Brown.

 

BREED, Oliver: Born Stonington, Connecticut; private served New York, Connecticut, & Rhode Island. Oliver married Grace Green.

 

BREWSTER, Eliphaz: Born Lebanon, Connecticut; private in Vermont Militia under Captains John Spofford and Orange Train. Eliphaz married Temperance Yaw.

 

BROBST, Michael: major of Northumberland County Militia 1776, subsequently served as lieutenant colonel; owned a valuable mill, made the flour, then the neighbors built ovens and baked bread in order to relieve the suffering in Washington’s Army. Michael married Magdalena Everett.

 

BROWN, John: private in Captain Israel Ward’s Co., Colonel Silvanus Seeley’s Eastern Battalion, Morris County, New Jersey Militia. John married Mary Brugler.

 

BROWNSON/BRONSON, Timothy: Born Woodbury, Connecticut; member of the Council of Safety and the convention which adopted the Constitution of Vermont. Timothy married Hannah Vallance.

 

BURKHALTER, Jacob, Jr: Born Wilkes County, Georgia; private under General Clarke in the Battle of Kettle Creek. Jacob married Sarah Loyless.

 

BURROUGHS / BURRIS, Thomas: Born Scotland: private in Captain William Washington’s Co., 3rd Virginia Regiment; corporal with Captain John Mercer’s Co., Virginia Regiment. Thomas married Frances Tandy.

 

BURTON, Thomas: Born in Accomack County, Virginia; ensign in Accomack County Militia; member of Court Martial. Thomas married Sinah Roberts.

 

BUYAT, Antoine: Born in Lyon, France; Signed the Oath of Allegiance to Virginia, in 1783. Antoine married Genevieve Chevallier Pascal.

 

CAMPBELL, John: Born Windham, New Hampshire; private in Captain Reid’s Co., Colonel Stark’s Regiment at Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775, and in Captain Dow’s Co., Colonel Prescott’s Regiment at the Battle of Bunker Hill. John married Betsey Moore.

 

CAMPBELL, Noble: Born Voluntown, Connecticut; private in Captain John Gordon’s Co., marched to the relief of Boston in Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775; on June 17, 1775 was ordered to Boston Camp, taking his post at Roxbury with Brigadier General Joseph Spencer’s Brigade. Noble married Sarah.

 

CARPENTER, Elijah: Born Worcester County, Massachusetts; private marched with Captain Timothy Paige’s Co., Colonel Converse’s Regiment at the Alarm of Bennington, Vermont in August 1777. Enlisted several times and discharged in November 1779. Elijah married Sarah Wing.

 

CARPENTER, Emanuel: Born Berne, Switzerland. Appointed presiding judge of the court of Common Pleas for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which office he held at the time of his death in 1780, having been reelected when all the Crown Officers went out after the Declaration of Independence was signed. Emanuel married Catherine Sine.

 

CARPENTER, Jacob: Born Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; lieutenant colonel guarded British prisoners who were confined in a stockade at Lancaster. In 1781 was elected to the assembly and served until 1783. Jacob married Maria Forney.

 

CARROLL, James: Born in Ireland; enlisted seven to eight months before the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown; private with Captain Folsom and Colonel Raiford in North Carolina. James married Rhoda Stevens.

 

CARTWRIGHT, Robert: Born Princess Ann County, Virginia; patriot who fought the allies of the British. Robert married third, Pembroke Hunter.

 

CASE, Augustus: Born Morris County, New Jersey; private in New Jersey militia with Captain Dickinson’s Co. and Colonel Sylvanus Seely’s Eastern Battalion. Augustus married Elizabeth Bell.

 

CATLIN, Joel: Born Harwinton, Connecticut; selectman of Harwinton; served on town committee to hear grievances of those not joining in the militia when called; committee to provide for the families of those in the Continental Army from this town. Joel married Sophia Holcomb.

 

CHANDLER, Stephen: Born Chester County, Pennsylvania; private third class in 4th Co., 8th Battalion, Chester County in 1780. Stephen married Elizabeth McMinn.

 

CHAPIN, Elias: Born Somers, Connecticut; in April 1775 was private under Captain Emory Pease, Colonel Putman; in June 1776 under Captain Wills, Colonel Hay; in August 1777 in the cavalry under Captain Loomis.

 

CHAPIN, Gershom: Born Massachusetts; enlisted on 28 July 1780 and served as private with Captain Thaddeus Read’s Company, Colonel Nathan Tyler’s Regiment. He was discharged on 5 August 1780, having served 12 days at Tiverton, Rhode Island, on an alarm. Gershom married Mary Sherman / Sherwood.

 

CHAPIN, Ichabod: Born Springfield, Massachusetts; private in Captain Converse’s Co., Colonel Swift’s 7th Connecticut Regiment, also in Captain Phelps Co., June 26 - December 13, 1780. Ichabod married Asenath Smith.

 

CHASE, Solomon: Born Groton, Massachusetts; private in Captain David Bachelor’s Co., Major Joseph Read’s 20th Regiment in Roxbury; served in Captain Caleb Whiting’s Co. in the expedition against Rhode Island. Solomon married Rachel Chamberlain.

 

CHATFIELD, Oliver: Born Derby, Connecticut; private in the company of minutemen who marched on the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775. Oliver married second, Zerviah Tomlinson.

 

CHITTENDEN, Thomas: Born in East Guilford, Connecticut, he removed to Vermont – then part of New York Colony – in 1774; appointed colonel of a regiment in the Revolution. As the first governor of Vermont, elected in 1778, Thomas Chittenden did much to secure the admission of that state to the Union in 1791. He helped draw up a declaration to make Vermont “a new and separate state.” Thomas married Elizabeth Meigs.

 

CHOATE, Francis: of Chebacco, Ipswich, Massachusetts; moderator, town meeting on 4 May 1775 and 7 October 1776. Francis married Hannah Perkins.

 

CLAPP, Earl: Born Rochester, Massachusetts; captain enlisted May 19, 1775, then was major until October 1780 in the Massachusetts militia.

 

CLARK, Eliphalet: Born Connecticut; sergeant enlisted May 2, 1777, served with Captain Wales’s Co., Captain Mason’s Regiment in Connecticut and was discharged May 2, 1780. Eliphalet married Hepsabeth Fay.

 

CLAYTON, Peter: Born in Ireland; private in the Battle of Brandywine with Brigadier General Anthony Wayne; taken prisoner at Germantown and held until the execution of the spy, Major John Andre in 1780. Rejoined and was again taken prisoner at Newark. Peter married 1) Mary Lyon and 2) Rachel Abby.

 

COE, Oliver: Born Torrington, Connecticut; private in Continental Army under Captain Sedgwick and Colonel Hinman; also served under General Richard Montgomery at Quebec, was taken sick on his way home near Lake Geneva, and later died of typhoid fever on December 31, 1775. Oliver married Mary Agard.

 

COMSTOCK, David: Born West Greenwich, Rhode Island; private in 6th Regiment, Albany County, New York Militia. David married Hannah Parris.

 

CONVERSE, Josiah: Born Stafford, Connecticut; captain marched at the Lexington Alarm April 19, 1775; engaged in the Battle of Bunker Hill and in Major General Benedict Arnold’s Quebec expedition September – December 1775.

 

COOK, Lemuel: Served as a private for Captain Isaac Cook, Jr.  Lemuel married Betsey Bates.

 

COOLIDGE, Josiah: Born Massachusetts; private in Captain Wood’s Co., Colonel Baldwin’s Regiment of artificers; surveyor of highways at Bernardstown, New York, in 1776. Josiah married Tabitha Fulham.

 

COPP, David: Born Rochester, New Hampshire; captain of company mustered in on November 20, 1775, and was in one of the companies of minutemen that went to Winter Hill. David married Mary Palmer.

 

CRANE, Ezra: Born Killingworth, Vermont; private in 7th Connecticut Regiment with Colonel Heman Swift; also in service near Peekskill and on the Hudson River in New York. Ezra married Prudence Leigh.

 

CRITTENDEN, Benjamin: Born Guilford, Connecticut; corporal in Captain Moses Harvey’s Co., and Captain Benjamin Phillip’s Co., in Ashford, Massachusetts. Benjamin married Mary Hills.

 

CROZIER, John: Born Delaware County, Pennsylvania; sergeant enlisted in August 1776, under Captain Boon, Colonel Hugh Lloyd; served twice in 1777 and in 1780. John married Eleanor Bradfield.

 

DANIELS, Samuel: Born Needham, Massachusetts; private, killed in a skirmish in 1777 by a band of Indians led by a British officer. Samuel married Elizabeth Wiswall.

 

DARTT, Josiah: Born Gilsum, New Hampshire; private at Ticonderoga in Captain Howlet’s Co., Colonel Ashley’s Regiment, which marched from Keene, New Hampshire, to reinforce the Continental Army between May 7, 1777 - June 23, 1777 and July 4-10, 1777. Josiah married Elizabeth Delano.

 

DAVIS, Jacob: Born Worcester County, Massachusetts; served as 2nd Major under Colonel Jonathan Holman's 5th Worcester County Regiment in February 1776, marched 26 September 1777 to reinforce Northern Army. Chosen Colonel on 19 April 1780 and marched with the 5th Worcester to Tiverton, Rhode Island. Jacob married Rebecca Davis.

 

DAVIS, Samuel: Born Marion County, South Carolina; soldier raised a company that went to Savannah to assist Major General Benjamin Lincoln in his effort to drive the British away on October 9, 1779. Samuel married Jane Cook.

  

DAYTON, Michael: Born New Haven, Connecticut; ensign, 2nd Co. Watertown, New York (1772); private in 10th Regiment (1774); captain, commanding 7th Co. from Waterbury, 10th Regiment (October 1774); captain in 5th Co. with Captain Benedict Arnold; acting captain of 1st Regiment under Colonel David Wooster, served at the siege of Boston. Died of camp fever. Michael married Mehitable Doolittle.

 

DELANO, Thomas, Jr.: Born Sharon, Connecticut; private in Van Rensselaer’s Regiment. Enlisted at age 14 years. Thomas married Olive Griswold.

 

DELONG, Francis: Born North Carolina; Drum Fifer in Captain John Summer’s Co., 1st North Carolina Regiment for almost three years; reenlisted as private and was soon taken prisoner at Charlestown, South Carolina, June 1780, kept five months, then put on prison ship for five more months; taken to Jamaica and held six months longer, later transferred to Halifax for a year, then to Montreal for three months and released. He lived to be 102 years old. Francis married Mary Doody.

 

DEMPSEY, Cornelius: Born in Ireland; private in Company C, with Captain William Harris, Chester County, Pennsylvania Militia, 4th Battalion; paid supply tax 1782, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Cornelius married Add Iddings.

 

DEPEW, John, Sr.: Born Ludlow, Salop County, England; private - artificer with Captain Henry Heath’s Independent Co. of Virginia. John married Catherine Shepherd.

 

DEPEW, Samuel Alexander: Born Virginia; soldier in Captain Pawling’s Co. for the County of Botetourt, Virginia. Samuel married Mary Rose Dean.

 

DEVEREAU, Jonathan: Born near Goshen, Connecticut; soldier in the 4th Regiment, New York Militia, Albany County; private in Captain Townsend’s Co., Colonel Kilian Van Rensselaer’s Regiment. Jonathan married Lydia Williams.

 

DODDS, Francis: Born in Pennsylvania; Horseman for Captain Collins, Captain John Nisbett, Colonel Thomas, and Colonel Benjamin Roebuck. Also furnished beef for the soldiers.  Died in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

 

DODGE, Charles: Born Beverly, Massachusetts; private with Captain Caleb Dodge’s Co. of minutemen of 2nd Parish, Beverly, which marched on the Lexington Alarm, April 19, 1775. Charles married Abigail Porter.

 

DODGE, Solomon: Born Andover, Massachusetts; lieutenant with Captain Perkins’ Co. of minutemen which marched on the Lexington Alarm, April 19, 1775; promoted to 1st lieutenant with Captain Perkins’ 4th Co., 3rd Essex Co. Regiment of Massachusetts Militia. Solomon married Sarah.

 

DOHERTY, George: Born Ireland; major served in Continental Army in North Carolina 1775-1783. Was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. George married Mary Wilson (Freeman) Burke, widow of Governor Thomas Burke.

 

DOTY, John: Born Plymouth, Massachusetts; private in Captain James Cooper’s Co., 12th Massachusetts Regiment; enlisted at Bridgewater, Massachusetts. John married Zobiah Ward.

 

DOUSMAN, John: Born in Germany; private in Pennsylvania Volunteer Co. stationed at Fort Pitt, with Captain Duncan and General Edward Hand. John married Catherine Barrickman.

 

DUNCAN, George: Born in Scotland; captain in Fluvanna County Milita.  George married Ann Hall.

 

DUNCAN, Dr. Samuel: surgeon in Colonel Samuel McCobb’s Army, Eastern Division in Maine. Samuel married Hannah Donnell.

 

DUNLAP, John W.: Born Cherry Valley, New York; John Dunlap and three of his brothers were in Battle of Oriskany under General Herkimer; lieutenant in Colonel Samuel Campbell’s Regiment of New York Militia, Tryon County. In 1790 after the War he was made captain for valuable services during the War. John married Elizabeth Hammil.

 

DURAND, Fisk: Born Old Milford, Connecticut; at age of ten years, with the consent of his parents, he volunteered as drummer and served approximately 30 months during four separate enlistments. Fisk married Polly Esther Platt.

 

EBI, David Davis: Born Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; militiaman in Virginia army until Independence was established.

 

EDWARDS, Jasper: Born Preston, Connecticut; private in Northampton, Pennsylvania Militia; captured by the Indians near Hawley, Pennsylvania, and taken to Canada, where he was held prisoner until the close of war. Died in Windsor, Broome County, New York. Jasper married Bessie Quick.

 

EDWARDS, William: Born Bucks County, Pennsylvania; was disowned from the Richland Quaker Monthly Meeting for subscribing to the Oath of Allegiance to the Colonies. William married Meribah Gaskill.

 

ELLISON, John: Born Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Served with Lt. John Jameson, Captain Samuel Newell, and Captain Coxe.  Died in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

 

ELSWORTH, John, Jr: Born New York City; private in Colonel John Lasher’s New York Regiment, in the battle and retreat of Long Island, prisoner in the Sugar House. Was wounded in the eye and received a pension. John married Margaret King.

 

ELY, Jonathan, Jr.: Born Wilbraham, Massachusetts; patriot signed the Non-Consumption Pledge on June 23, 1774, not to purchase manufactured goods from British. Jonathan married Abigail King.

 

EMERSON, Abraham: Born Haverhill, Massachusetts; corporal with Captain Richard Ayer’s 2nd Haverhill Co., Colonel Johnson’s Regiment, which marched on the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775. Abraham married Hannah Eaton.

 

EMERTON, Thomas: Born Chebacco, Massachusetts; enlisted May 3, 1775, as private in Captain Abraham Dodge’s Co., Colonel Moses Little’s Regiment; Sergeant in Captain Daniel Gidding’s Co., Colonel Joseph Foster’s Regiment; served at Gloucester in defense of the sea coast. Corporal in Captain Gidding’s Co., Colonel Foster’s Regiment until May 31, 1776. Thomas married Lydia Burnham.

 

FAIRCHILD, Jonathan: Born Newtown, Connecticut; loaned $600 to the Colonies to “help furnish the soldiers with things most useful” in June 1778. Jonathan married Hannah Beardsley.

 

FAIRCHILD, Nathaniel: Born New Jersey; enlisted at Fishkill in the New York line for nine months; sergeant in regular army with Captain James Wicks for four months in the City of New York; reenlisted for five months, stationed at Kings Bridge, New York; served in New Jersey, including Battle of Monmouth. Allowed pension for 13 months served. Nathaniel married Elizabeth Munson.

 

FAXON, Jacob Allen: Born Braintree, Massachusetts; private at Battle of Ticonderoga in Captain Salmon White’s Co., Colonel David Wells’s Regiment. Jacob married Lydia Stiles.

 

FAY, John: Born Massachusetts; served under General Stark and died at the Battle of Bennington on August 16, 1777. John married Mary Fisk.

 

FIELD, Jeremiah: Born Providence, Rhode Island; joined the 2nd detachment of the Pawtuxet Rangers on duty at Cranston Neck – now Pawtuxet. Jeremiah married Lydia Colwell.

 

FITTS, Daniel: Born Sutton, Massachusetts; served as private under Captain Abijah Burbank and Colonel Jacob Davis Regiment. Marched to camp and was discharged after 8½ days of service in Rhode Island. Daniel married Chloe White.

 

FOLSOM, Benjamin: Born Stratham, New Hampshire; captain in the Revolutionary War. Benjamin married Mercy Taylor.

 

FRENCH, John: Born Mendon, Massachusetts; private with the Green Mountain Boys in Major Brown’s detachment in Major General Benedict Arnold’s Regiment, with Colonel Ethan Allen during 1775-1776. John married Anna Haynes.

 

FULHAM, Elisha: Born Weston, Massachusetts; minuteman at Lexington Alarm. 1st lieutenant with Massachusetts troops at various other engagements. Elisha married Sarah Hagar.

 

FULLER, Michael: Born in England: private in the Tryon Co Regiment of the New York militia, in David McMaster’s Company commanded by Colonel Frederick Fisher; also served 1779–1781 as a private in Captain Yeoman's company. Michael married Mary Ann Service.

 

GALE, Abraham: Born Worcester, Massachusetts; marched at Lexington Alarm, April 19, 1775; was sergeant in Captain Boaz Moore’s Co., Massachusetts Militia. Commissioned 2nd lieutenant in Captain Hartwell’s Co., and Colonel Tyler’s 3rd Continental Regiment. Abraham married Abigail Rice.

 

GARRISON, Joel: Born Edinburgh, Scotland; private, minuteman, in Cumberland County, New Jersey; expedition to Quebec; fought in Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey. Joel married 1)Sarah White, 2)Christeny.

 

GIST, Joseph: Born Baltimore, Maryland; commissioned quartermaster; 1st lieutenant; later major; in battalion from Soldiers Delight–Baltimore County, under Colonel Isaac Hammond. Joseph married Elizabeth Elder.

 

GOODE, Peter: Born Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; private in 7th Company, 6th Battalion, 8th Class, commanded by Colonel James Taylor and Captain John Patton from Martic Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Peter married Susanna Heyman.

 

GORTON, Peleg: Born Swansey, Massachusetts; financier who loaned a substantial sum of money to General Washington to help carry on the Revolution. Peleg married Dorcas Woods.

 

GRAY, Isaac: Born Worcester, Massachusetts; lieutenant with Captain Hooker’s Co. of minutemen in Colonel Woodbridge’s Regiment, which marched on the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775, from Pelham. Promoted to Captain of Middlesex County Co. in Colonel Jonathan Brewer’s Regiment, and led his company in the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. Isaac married Mary McLain.

 

GREGG, William: Born Londonderry, New Hampshire; was one of three men of Londonderry, who responded to the Lexington Alarm; Lieutenant Colonel Gregg commanded the advance guard at the Battle of Bennington. William married Barbara Aiken.

 

GUNDY, Joseph: Born Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, served as private on a tour of duty to Bucks County with the 5th, 6th, and 7th Class of the 2nd Battalion, Lancaster County Militia, commenced to march on September 25, 1781. Joseph married Frances Coffman.
 

HAMMOND, Elijah: Born Tolland, Connecticut, enlisted at Hanover, New Hampshire; private with Captain Samuel Payne & Major John Wheelock in service of New York State. Elijah married Lydia Hutchinson.

 

HAMMOND, William: Born Tolland, Connecticut; private in Captain Grant’s Co. in Rhode Island. William married Sarah Crane.

 

HANCOCK, John: Born Goochland County, Virginia; provided material aid.  John married Elizabeth Maddox.

 

HANCOCK, Lewis: Born Albemarle County, Virginia; performed patriotic service as petitioner to Virginia General Assembly on October 20, 1778. He petitioned that the said county – Fluvanna – recently erected, not be dissolved. Lewis married Celia Duncan Oglesby.

 

HAWLEY, Daniel: Born Stratford, Connecticut; private enlisted on September 9, 1777, discharged March 20, 1780; served in Captain Daniel Pendleton’s Corps of Artificers. Daniel married Anne Salmon.

 

HAZELTON/HAZELTINE, Solomon: Born Yorkshire, England; enlisted July 12, 1779, from New Hampshire to help fill up the Continental Army; reenlisted January 1, 1780 in Captain Benjamin Ellis’ Co., Colonel Scammel’s Regiment. Promoted to sergeant. Solomon married Elizabeth Page.

 

HAZEN, Thomas: Born Norwich, Connecticut; member of the Committee of Safety in Hartford, Vermont 1776-1777; private in Captain Joshua Hazen’s Co., Colonel John Woods Regiment, that marched to Brookfield at the alarm in October 1780. Thomas married Ann Tenny.

 

HENDERSON, William: Born Edinburgh, Scotland; private engaged in Battles of Bunker Hill, Long Island, where he was wounded, and in the capture of Major General John Burgoyne. Served from 1775 to December 1783 with Captain Adam Wheeler and Colonel Thomas Nixon. William married Elizabeth.

 

HILL, William, Sr.: Born Virginia; patriotic service – was one of four delegates elected to represent Surry County in Provincial Congress, Hillsboro, North Carolina, 20 August-1 September 1775. Appointed lieutenant in 1st Regiment, Continental Army in September 1775.

 

HILLMAN, Samuel: private in artillery companies in the Gloucester County, New Jersey Militia as artificer 1775-1782. In Battle of Red Bank; in skirmish at Gloucester Point; and in Battle of Monmouth. Samuel married Mary A. Arnold.

 

HOARD, David: Born New York: enlisted as private in Albany Co., New York, served with Colonel Wynkoop in 1776 and marched to Ticonderoga; reenlisted several times ending his service as a scout at Schenectady and Fort Stanwix. His pension shows that David married Lydia Gates.

 

HOLCOMB, Eldad: Born in Massachusetts; 3rd corporal in Captain William Cooley’s Co., Colonel John Mosley’s Hampshire County Regiment; sergeant with Captain Coe’s Co., Colonel John Mosley’s Regiment; marched by order of Major General Horatio Gates to reinforce the Northern Army. Eldad married Michel Church.

 

HOLCOMB, Hezekiah, Jr, born Hartford County, Connecticut; captain of 18th Regiment Connecticut Infantry, Lemuel Bates’ Company. Hezekiah married Suzanna Alderman.

 

HOLLIDAY, Henry: Born Chester County, Pennsylvania; rendered patriotic service by providing material aid. Henry married Mary Fayle.

 

HOOVER, Andrew, Sr. (a.k.a. Andreas Huber, Huguenot): born Ellerstadt, Palatinate; patriotic service – in 1779, built a grist mill at the fork of the Uwharrie River, important granary of the Revolution. The family also gave $500 to the cause of the war – a large sum of money in those days. Andrew married Margaret Catherine Pfautz.

 

HOPKINS, James: Born Rhode Island; captain commanded a company in Colonel Ethan Allen’s expedition to Quebec in 1775. James married Miriam Holcombe.

 

HORTON, David: Born Chester, New Jersey; 1st sergeant in New Jersey troops. David married Olive Skellinger.

 

HOWLAND, John: Born Dartmouth, Massachusetts; private in Captain Avery Parker’s 1st Co., Colonel John Hathaway’s Bristol County Regiment, service 6 days on alarm at Rhode Island. John married Mercy Kirby.

 

HOYT, John: Born Stamford, Connecticut; patriotic service: Committee of Safety, Stamford; Legislative Assembly in 1779; prize master under commission of Congress of Stamford; private in Captain Lyman’s Co., Connecticut Militia, commanded by General Worster. John married Abigail ___.

 

HUBBARD, John: Born Granville, Massachusetts; private in Captain Cotton’s Co., Colonel Brewer’s Regiment in the siege of Boston in 1775; was corporal in Colonel Shepherd’s Regiment from April 1, 1777 to April 7, 1780. Fought in Battles of East Chester, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, and Rhode Island. John married Susannah Mitchell.

 

HULETT, Joseph: Born Scituate, Rhode Island, private marched on the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775, in Captain Carol’s Co., Colonel Woodbridge’s Regiment; was in the Battle of Bunker Hill and Letchmore’s Point. Joseph married Hannah Larrabee.

 

HUNTER, James: Born Topsham, Massachusetts - now Maine; colonel in Continental Army; served as selectman of Topsham. James married Abigail Williams.

 

HUTCHINSON, John: Born Windham, Connecticut; private in Captain John House’s Co., New Hampshire forces, commanded by Colonel Joseph Cilly; served from November 8, 1776 until his death on June 22, 1778 at Valley Forge, after having been sick in camp for six months. John married Mary Wilson.

 

HUTCHINSON, Samuel: Born Windham, Connecticut; served on the Committee of Safety in Norwich, Vermont, with four others. Samuel married Jemima Dunham.

 

HYDE, Thomas: Born Norwich, Connecticut; gave both civil and military service as Ensign. Thomas married Edna Burleigh.

 

ISBELL, Eliab: Born Killingworth, Connecticut; fifer in Captain Smith’s Company. Eliab married Deborah Stevens.

 

JESSUP, Thomas: Born Leeds, Yorkshire, England; patriotic service – housed and provided for sick and wounded soldiers from the battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina. Thomas married Sarah Small.

 

JOHNSON, Amos: sergeant with Captain Nathaniel Tuttle, Colonel Bradley’s Battalion, 7th Regiment; prisoner at Sugar House at Fort Washington, New York, and died December 26, 1776. Amos married Jemima Chamberlain.

 

JOHNSON, Noble: private in Captain David Lanier’s Co, under Colonel Abram Penn’s command – marched from Henry County, Virginia, to Hillsborough, North Carolina, March 10, 1781. Noble married Sarah.

 

JOHNSON, William: private in Virginia during the Revolution. William married 1) Agnes Scott and 2) Lucy Dabney.

 

JOHNSTON, William: Born Amelia County, Virginia; private at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. William married Mildred/Millison Hogan.

 

JONES, Henry II: private in New Jersey Continental Line Army; served with Captain Anderson in 4th Regiment. Henry married Hope Lippincott Wallace.

 

JORDAN, Nathaniel, Sr.: Born Spurwink, Maine; major, then lieutenant colonel, 1st Cumberland Militia Regiment, raised for defense of sea coast and commanded by said Jordan; commanded the militia at Falmouth Neck after the discharge of 1st Cumberland Regiment. Nathaniel married Hannah Woodbury.

 

JORDAN, Solomon: Born Cheshire, England; enlisted at Dorchester, Massachusetts, and marched to Lexington on April 19, 1775; on General Washington’s staff. Solomon married Lydia Russell.

 

KELLOGG, Abner: Born Hillsdale, New York; lieutenant in Colonel Peter Van Ness’ 9th Regiment, Albany County Militia at the time of Major General John Burgoyne’s surrender, October 17, 1777. Abner married Phebe Westover.

 

KENNEDY, Henry: private in Captain Conrad Ten Eyck’s Co., 2nd Battalion, Somerset County Militia. Henry married Mary Quick.

 

KENT, Elisha: Born Newtown, Connecticut; private in Vermont Militia 1776-1780. Helped build Bethel Fort, dated February 24, 1783. Elisha married Anna.

 

KILBOURNE, Lemuel: Born Farmington, Connecticut; paid for service to individuals per order of the Society Committee to: John Stedman, Elihu Burrit, and Lemuel Kilbourne for soldiers’ bounty. Lemuel married Sarah Hastings.

 

KIRKHAM, Robert: Born Augusta County, Virginia; soldier with Captain John Holder’s Co. Enlisted with his brother Samuel on June 10, 1779, near Boonsborough, Madison County, Kentucky. Robert married Jane Boyd.

 

KNAPP, Moses: Born Mansfield, Massachusetts; sergeant - captain - major in 10th Massachusetts Regiment, with Colonels Marshall and Benjamin Tupper. Moses married Margaret Tiffany.

 

KNIGHT, Jonathan: Born Scarborough, Maine, 2nd lieutenant with Lieutenant Joel Whitney’s Co., Colonel Benjamin Foster’s Lincoln County Regiment; called out to serve at Machias “this summer past several times.” Jonathan married Mary Atkins.

 

KNOWLTON, Stephen, Jr.: Born Chatham, Massachusetts; private in Revolutionary War. Stephen married Diadema Chubb.

 

KNOX, William: Born Blandford, Massachusetts; captain of the 6th Co. under Colonel John Mosely’s 3rd Hampshire Militia Regiment of Massachusetts, endorsed April 26, 1776, by order of General Philip Schuyler. William married Submit Black.

 

KRAMER / CREAMER, Martin Luther: Born Germany; Dr. Kramer crossed the Delaware with General George Washington; feet were severely frost bitten resulting in partial amputation of his feet. He furnished a substitute in 1781 for a tour of duty, 2nd Battalion, Lancaster County Militia, guarding prisoners. Dr. Kramer volunteered at the Battle of Germantown and was at the surrender at Yorktown. Martin married Sarah Reynolds.

 

LAMB, Phineas: Born in New York – now Vermont; served in the Continental Army. Phineas married Anna Garfield.

 

LAWTON, Dr. William: Born Leicester, Massachusetts, was physician at the age of eighteen, commissioned as Surgeon’s Mate in 5th Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry, then served with 1st Regiment until end of the war. Nominated by President George Washington (12 May 1794) to be Surgeon at West Point and was confirmed by the Senate the next day. Was a member - Society of the Cincinnati. Married Abigail Farrington.

 

LEFFINGWELL, Johnathan: Born Norwich, Connecticut; patriotic service: served on a town committee. Jonathan married Lydia Camp.

 

LENSS, William Frederick: Born Germany; private in Captain Pierce’s Co., Colonel John McKinstry’s 1st Regiment, New York Militia. William married Elizabeth Casselman.

 

LEWIS, Thomas: Born in Wales, Great Britain; served in various capacities from June 1776 through December 1782 —private at guarded frontiers of Virginia with Captain Bowen; spy with Captain Bowen, Colonel William Campbell; in the Indian Wars with Captain Crabtree; and was a ranger in Kentucky with General George R. Clarke. Thomas married Hannah Hopkins.

 

LEWIS, William: Born Donegal County Ireland; Colonel Lewis served chiefly under his brother, General Andrew Lewis; with him in Braddock’s unfortunate expedition at Fort DeQuesne. Was at the Battle of Point Pleasant where General Andrew Lewis defeated the Indian Chief, Cornstalk. Because of his superior learning and culture, Colonel William Lewis was known as the “Civilizer of the Border;” and represented Augusta County at the Convention of 1775. William married Anne Montgomery.

 

LIBBY, Peter: Born Scarborough, Maine; 2nd lieutenant of 6th Cumberland Co. Company, Colonel Ebenezer Francis’ Militia Regiment which garrisoned the forts at Dorchester Heights from August to December 1776 to protect the town from attack of the British Cruisers. Enrolled in this company were two sons of Peter Libby – Delatiah Libby and Francis Libby, age 15, who is said to have rowed General Washington across the Hudson River. Peter married Ruth Libby.

 

LILLEY, David: Born Lebanon, Connecticut; corporal in 8th Company, with Colonel Charles Webb. David married Huldah Blodgett.

 

LITTLE, George: Born in Scotland; captain in South Carolina Militia, taken prisoner at the fall of Charleston. George performed patriotic service by providing food and supplies to the militia. He married Mary.

 

LINDSLEY/LINDSEY, Eleazer: Major born New Haven, Connecticut; was soon made lieutenant colonel in Brigadier General Joseph Spencer’s Regiment—Jersey Blues. Received rank of colonel and retired as such at close of war. At one time he served as aide-de-camp to General Washington. Member of New Jersey Assembly in 1777; served on staff of General Marquis de Lafayette. Eleazer married Mary Miller.

 

LIVERMORE, Abraham: Born Weston, Massachusetts; private on duty in Roxbury and vicinity under Elijah Dwight of Belcherstown. He carried provisions to Cambridge in 1777. Abraham married Hepzibath Williams.

 

LUCE, Nathan: Born Morris County, New Jersey; Captain of 2nd Regiment of N.J. Continental Line in Sussex County; also served in the 2nd Regiment under Colonel Maxwell & Colonel Shreve. Nathan married Damaris Brown.

 

LYON, John: Born Seekonk, Massachusetts; captain of a company which marched on the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775, serving seven days. Private who marched from Rehoboth to Bristol (Mass.) on alarm of December 1776.

 

LYON, Thomas: Born Bedford, New York; private in Captain Hunt’s Co. of Rangers in frequent skirmishes. Thomas married Benjamena Valentine.

 

MANSON, David: Born Antrim, Ireland; private in Captain Savage’s Co., Colonel Smith’s Regiment in July 1776; marched to Philadelphia, thence to Bergen, New Jersey until New York was taken by the British; went to Paulas Hook, and joined the “Flying Camp.” Private in Capt. William McCoskey’s Co., Colonel McAllister’s Pennsylvania Regiment. Assisted in building Fort Lee. Served from 1776-1778. David married Jean Johnston.

 

MARTIN, Adam: Born Sturbridge, Massachusetts; recruiting officer and captain in the Revolutionary Army. Adam married Abigail Cheney.

 

MARTIN, Jacob: Born near Dublin, Ireland; private in the Pennsylvania Line. Jacob married Catherine Wilson.

 

MATHEWS, Timothy: Born Stoneham, Massachusetts; private in 6th Massachusetts Regiment, served three years under Captain Pike in Colonel Smith’s Regiment.

 

MATTICE, Conrad: Served as private in 15th Regiment, Albany County, New York Militia led by Colonel Peter Vrooman. Conrad married Anna Eva Hager.

 

McCLARY, John:  Served as first lieutenant under Captain Benjamin Sias, Colonel David Gilman, and Colonel Thomas Stickney. Died in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont. John married 1) unknown, 2) Rachel McNeil.

 

McCLUNG, William: Born Rockbridge County, Virginia; soldier in the Virginia Army. William married Abigail Carpenter.

 

McCOMB, William: Born Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; private in Captain McConnell’s Co. of riflemen, with Colonels Watts and Morgan. At the fall of Fort Washington on the Hudson, McComb was taken prisoner, 16 November 1776, and confined on board the prison ship, Jersey. Enlisted a second time in 1781 in Captain Miller’s Co., 6th Battalion, Cumberland County Militia. William married Rebecca Kearsley.

 

McINTIRE, Jesse: Born West Springfield, Massachusetts; lieutenant in Captain Leonard’s Co., Lieutenant Timothy Robinson’s Hampshire County Regiment, which marched to reinforce the Northern Army; served at Ticonderoga with Captain Nathan Rowley and Colonel Robinson. Jesse married Abigail Flower.

 

McTEER/McTEEAR, Robert: Born Scotland; captain in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Militia, served from July 3, 1777, to the end of the war, including Battles of Trenton and Princeton. Robert’s third wife was Elizabeth Martin.

 

MELENDY, Samuel: 1st corporal in the Guilford, Vermont 1st Co. and served in New York under Captain Shepardson, Captain Rice, and Colonel Williams. Samuel married Sarah Gale.

 

MERRILL, Ezekiel: Born West Newbury, Massachusetts; corporal with Captain Quimby’s Co., Colonel Wingate’s Regiment in 1777; participated in the capture of Major General John Burgoyne, 17 October 1777, in Battle of Saratoga, New York. Ezekiel married Sarah Emery.

 

MERSHON, Aaron: Born Trenton, New Jersey; private in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Militia; in Brigadier General Nathaniel Heard’s Brigade, attached to Major General Green’s Division, Continental Army. Served from June 14, 1776 for five months and was killed at the Battle of Long Island, New York, on August 27, 1776. Aaron married Mary Pierson.

 

MIDDLETON, Benjamin: private with Captain Browning’s Co., Colonel Ellis’ 2nd Battalion in the Gloucester County, New Jersey Regiment. Benjamin married Elizabeth Taylor.

 

MINER, Clement, Jr.: Born Stonington, Connecticut; lieutenant in Revolutionary War. Clement married Mary Wheeler.

 

MOFFATT, Daniel, Jr.: Born Brimfield, Massachusetts; private in Captain John Sherman’s Co., Colonel Gideon Burt’s Regiment; marched to Springfield and Northampton in support of the government and was allowed horse rations. Daniel married Mary Allen.

 

MOORE, John: Born Maryland; served as private in the Revolution. John married Elizabeth.

 

MORGAN, David: Born Christiana, Delaware; Indian fighter in Virginia. David married Sarah Stephens.

 

MORRIS, Isaac: Born Wilbraham, Massachusetts; marched at the Lexington Alarm on April 19, 1775; served at Ticonderoga; joined the Northern Army, and was finally ordered to serve under Major General Horatio Gates. Isaac married Sarah Chaffee.

 

MORRISON, David: Born in Antrim County, Ireland; private in Captain Savage’s Co., Colonel Smith’s Regiment and marched to Philadelphia. Later joined the “Flying Camp” in Captain William McCoskey’s Company, Colonel McAllister’s Pennsylvania Regiment in the engagement on Staten Island; assisted in capturing a number of Hessians; and helped in building Fort Lee.

 

MORRISON, Samuel: Born Wells, Maine; private in Colonel Stern’s Regiment Militia, Northern Army; with Captain John Steven’s Co. Massachusetts service for reduction of Ticonderoga, Crown Point. Samuel married Margaret Webber.

 

MORSE, David: Born South Natick, Massachusetts; private in Captain Joseph Morse’s Co. at the Battle of Lexington; also served in Colonel Patterson’s Regiment, Massachusetts Militia. David married Jemima Wood.

 

MORTON, Daniel: Born in Hampshire County, Massachusetts; private with Captain Seth Murray. Daniel married 1) Elizabeth Wait and 2) Esther Bardwell.

 

MUNGER, Nathan: Born Brimfield, Massachusetts; private under Captains May, Winchester, and Browning, and Colonels Leonard and Murray in the Massachusetts Line. Nathan married Louisa Munger.

 

NASH, Eleazer: Born Hadley, Massachusetts. At the first sound of alarm from the Battle of Lexington, he, at the age of 55, rushed to the defense of his country; was commissioned lieutenant by Governor Hutchinson. On the outskirts of Boston he contracted a cold which developed into pneumonia and he returned home to die. Eleazer married Phoebe Kellogg.

 

NASH, Jacob: Born Braintree, Massachusetts; private in Captain Silas Wild’s Co. of minutemen, Colonel Benjamin Lincoln’s Regiment, which assembled April 19, 1775; also in Braintree Co. of minutemen with Captain Stephen Penniman. Jacob married Margaret Higgins.

 

NEAL / NEIL, Thomas: Born Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; lieutenant in 5th Co. of Colonel Watson’s Battalion, a powerful man physically. Captain Patrick Marshall of the same battalion having been killed in battle of Germantown, Lieutenant Neil picked Marshall’s body up and carried it on his back for more than a mile during the heat of the engagement when bullets were flying fast around him. Thomas married Gresall Penny.

 

NEWCOMB, John: Born Cape Ann, Massachusetts; sergeant at the Battle of Bunker Hill; left for Prospect Hill – employed in throwing up breastworks during the day and standing guard at night. Marched from Boston to Albany to serve under Major General Benedict Arnold at Fort Stanwix; marched to Stillwater, joined the artillery under Major Bannister and was present at the capture of Major General John Burgoyne’s army. Ordered to Albany and appointed to drive the baggage wagon of Major General Horatio Gates to his home. Was a privateer fitted out at Machias, Maine, taken by a British man-of-war; was prisoner on board the British ship, Jersey, in New York Harbor, with Andrew his brother, but escaped and sailed with a privateer from Cape Ann capturing several prizes.

 

NEWCOMB, John: Born in Lebanon, Connecticut; served as collector of rates, surveyor of highways, and transportation of supplies of Continental Army. John married Theoda Hunt.

 

NEWMAN, Moses: Born Stamford, Connecticut; private in Captain Gideon Steele’s Co., Colonel Gilbert Drake’s Regiment, Westchester County, New York Militia; Dutchess County, New York Militia, 3rd Regiment of enlisted men. Moses married Susannah Rament.

 

NEWSOM, Solomon: Resided Warren County, Georgia; patriotic service during the Revolution; received land for his services. Solomon married 1)Elizabeth Mitchell and 2) Jane White.

 

NIMS, John: Born Deerfield, Massachusetts; private in Captain John Will’s Co., Hampshire County Militia, September 22-October 10, 1777. John married Betsey Rice.

 

NOURSE, Benjamin: Born Reading, Massachusetts; signed the Association Test with other patriots in New Hampshire. Benjamin married Martha Marble.

 

NUTTING, John, Sr.: Born in Groton, Massachusetts; served as Captain of Minutemen at Lexington and remained in the Continental Army. At Bunker Hill he was sent with his men to defend Charlestown. He commanded Company from Pepperell in Colonel William Prescott’s Regiment, and his Company defended the Ferry at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He also served under Colonel Wm. McIntosh in the 10th Regiment, Continental Line, 11th Middlesex County. John married Martha Blood.

 

OLIN, Caleb: Born in Rhode Island; ensign in Vermont Militia, in command of 25-30 men under direction of Committee of Safety, to capture Tories and bring them before the Committee. Caleb married Freelove Mitchell.

 

PADDOCK, David: Born Massachusetts; private in 7th Regiment of Dutchess Co., New York, with Captain Waterbury and Colonel Ludington. David married Miriam Belden.

 

PARK, John: Born Scotland; 1st lieutenant in 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment; served from August 1775 through July 23, 1780, when he died of wounds received in the Block House, New Jersey, on July 19, 1780. John married Mary Gordon.

 

PARKER, Winslow: Born Groton, Massachusetts; private in Captain Nutting’s Co., Colonel Prescott’s Regiment, marched on the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775. Winslow married Abigail Woods.

 

PAXTON, Thomas: Born York County, Pennsylvania; captain in command of a company of rangers at Bedford; commissioned lieutenant colonel of 2nd battalion, Bedford County under Colonel George Ashman. Thomas married Isabella Quail.

 

PAYNE, Ebenezer Leach: Born Coventry, Connecticut; private in Captain Joseph Pierce’s Co., Colonel Asa Barnes’ Regiment, Berkshire County, Massachusetts on October 28, 1781. From December 1776 until July 1777, was a substitute for his father in Captain Watkins’ Co., Colonel Brewer’s Regiment and was in the Battle of Hubbardston, Massachusetts. Ebenezer married Keziah Kinney.

 

PEABODY, Ebenezer: Born Boxford, Massachusetts;  minuteman with Captain William Pearley’s Co, lieutenant in Captain Henry Morrill’s Co., Colonel Edward Wiggleworth’s Regiment at Ticonderoga; served with Lt. Colonel Brook’s Regiment 1777-1780. Ebenezer married Mrs. Sarah Pearl.

 

PEASE, Phineas: Born Enfield, Connecticut; fifer in Captain Isaac Bostwick’s Co., Colonel Charles Webb’s Regiment of the Connecticut Continental Line. Phineas married Betsey Lawrence.

 

PETTIBONE, Jonathan, Sr.: Born Simsbury, Connecticut; Member of the General Assembly in 1775, and commanded a regiment at Bunker Hill. Died in service on September 26, 1776. Jonathan married Martha Humphrey.

 

PLACE, John Anderson: Born in North Kingston, Rhode Island; private in Continental Army. Taken prisoner when the English took possession of New York City, and was confined to a prison ship until exchanged. Afterward served in 6th Co. of the 1st and 2nd Consolidated Rhode Island Regiments and discharged on December 20, 1782. John married Charity Chubb.

 

PLASTERER, Conrad: Served in Pennsylvania during the Revolution. Conrad married Margaretha Bitner.

 

POND, Ezra: Born Wrentham, Massachusetts; ensign in Rhode Island under Captain William Henry’s Company, Colonel Whitney from May 5-July 5, 1777; also under Captain David Bent, and Captain Jotham Houghton, August 31-November 29, 1777 in Rhode Island. Ezra married Parmelia Hubbell.

 

POTTS, William: Born Burlington, New Jersey; private in Burlington County Militia 1777-1780; was in the Battles of Princeton, Monmouth, and Springfield. Also was a member of the Committee of Observation.

 

PREY / PRAY, Jonathan: Born Ireland; immigrated 1776, enlisted in Pennsylvania troops same year at age 16. Served seven years in the Continental Line; was sergeant at the end of war. Jonathan married Anne.

 

PROCTOR, James: Born Woburn, Massachusetts; soldier at Crown Point in Captain Jeremiah Marston’s Co., Colonel John Goffe’s Regiment. Reenlisted August 10, 1776, and died on his return from Ticonderoga, November 11, 1776. James married Abigail Whitmore / Whittemore.

 

PURDY, Abner: Born Dutchess County, New York; 2nd lieutenant in Captain Tallmadge’s Co. of Colonel Sutherland’s Regiment, July 19, 1777, Dutchess County. Abner married Hannah Fisher.

 

PUTNAM, Timothy, Sr.: Born Danvers, Massachusetts; private in Colonel Benjamin Bellew’s Regiment of New Hampshire Militia, which marched May 7, 1777, to reinforce Ticonderoga. Timothy married Susanna Badger.

 

RANSOM, Samuel: Born near Ipswich, England; captain in 2nd Independent Company, Wyoming Valley Continental Line, and was killed at the Wyoming Valley massacre on July 3, 1778. Samuel married Esther Lawrence.

 

READING, Luther: Born Taunton, Massachusetts; private in Lieutenant Washburn’s Company, Colonel Sprout’s Regiment. Marched from Middleboro, Massachusetts to Rhode Island at the alarm of December 8, 1776. Served at various times until September 1778. Luther married Experience.

 

RICE, Frederick: Born Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; served under General Washington at Valley Forge; fought in the Battle of Trenton where Washington captured 1,000 Hessians; led an expedition with Brady for the recovery of two children who had been taken captive by Indians. Frederick married Catherine Laufer.

 

RIDER, Daniel: Born Deerfield, Massachusetts; private with Captain Joseph Stebbins Co., Colonel Jonathan Brewer’s Regiment with army at Boston; was at Ticonderoga for seven months in Colonel Samuel Brewer’s Regiment and Lieutenant Colonel Robinson’s Regiment. Daniel married Mary Belding.

 

ROBERTS, Jeremiah: Born Somersworth, New Hampshire; private in Massachusetts Regiments with Captain Ebenezer Sullivan’s Co., Colonel Scammon’s Regiment; in Colonel Stocking’s Regiment in Concord for the relief of the garrison at Ticonderoga. Jeremiah married Lucy Conant.

 

ROBERTSON, John: Born Chesterfield County, Virginia.; 2nd lieutenant with Captains Haskins, Barnett Markham, St. Cobbs, and Colonel Febider. Taken prisoner at Charleston on 12 May 1780. John married Anne Walthall.

 

RUBISON, Calleralzamon: private in North Carolina Militia Regiment with Colonel Reed; was engaged with the British, then attached as a guard to convey prisoners to Salisbury, North Carolina. “Calza” Rubison was doing duty at the time of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. Calza married Lucinda Smith.

 

SAVAGE, Elisha: Born Middleton, Connecticut; 2nd lieutenant served March 29 - May 9, 1777, in Captain Jared Shepard’s Co., Colonel Thomas Belding’s Regiment, under Brigadier General Erastus Wolcott’s Brigade at Peekskill, New York. Elisha married Thankful Johnson.

 

SCHERMERHORN, Lucas Jacob: Born Kinderhook, Albany County, New York; captain of the 1st Co., 4th Regiment – Rensselaerwyck Battalion, with Colonel Kilian Van Rensselaer. Lucas married Wyntje Fitzgerald.

 

SCOBEY, James: Born New Jersey; sergeant with Captain Sharp’s Co., 3rd Battalion, New Jersey Continental Line; served on expedition to Quebec, Canada. Held prisoner by British and Indians at Fort Niagara; sent by way of the St. Lawrence River to New York and released. Promoted to 2nd lieutenant, fought in Battle of Short Hills, New York; Brandywine, Delaware; and Germantown, Pennsylvania. James married Catherine Brown.

 

SCRIBNER, Enoch: Born Norwalk, Connecticut; sergeant-clerk in Captain Osiah Marion’s Co., 9th Connecticut Militia commanded by Col. John Mead; and Ensign in Captain Eliphalet’s Co. of Coast Guards in 1781. Enoch married Betty Benedict.

 

SELLECK, Nathaniel: Born Old Wells, Connecticut; private in the Continental Line; served on the Hudson in Parson’s Brigade under Major General Israel Putnam, and engaged in the move against Fort Montgomery. Nathaniel was a Quaker, but put aside his religion to serve his country. Nathaniel married Millicent Betts.

 

SHAW, Isaac: Born Middleboro, Massachusetts; sergeant in Captain Wade’s Co. of minutemen, which responded to the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Marshfield. In service until August 9, 1780, when his company marched to Tiverton, Rhode Island on an alarm. Isaac married Betsey Beals.

 

SHEPARD, William: Born Westfield, Massachusetts; commissioned a general in 1780, assigned to a brigade under Major General Marquis de Lafayette, retaining command until the war terminated, at which point he was presented with a sword by Lafayette. His military career began when he accepted the office of lieutenant colonel in Colonel Danielson’s Massachusetts Regiment on May 1, 1775. On January 1, 1776, in the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry, he worked with General George Washington until the British evacuated Boston. Was with Washington in capturing the Hessians at Trenton. When Major General John Burgoyne invaded from the north, Colonel Shepard was detached to join the Northern Army under Major General Horatio Gates. William married Sarah Dewey.

 

SIZER, Jabez: Born Middleton, Connecticut; served five years and ten months as sergeant of artificers (enlisted men responsible for upkeep of small arms); discharged with Badge of Merit. Jabez married Hannah Butler.

 

SMITH, Chileab: In December 1776 he enlisted in a company of volunteers from the towns of Winchester, Torrington, and Goshen, Connecticut. Pledge of Goshen volunteers: “We the subscribers have and do voluntarily engage to march for the relief of the Continental Army, under such officers as shall be chosen by the company to which we belong” – includes the name of Chileab Smith. He married Asenath Marshall.

 

SMITH, Daniel: Born in Ireland; resided Augusta County, Virginia; colonel in Virginia Troops. Daniel married Jane Harrison.

 

SMITH, Ebenezer: Born Leicester, Massachusetts; private in Colonel Nathan Sparhawk’s Regiment August 21, 1777, with service at Bennington on an alarm. Married Anna Rice.

 

SMITH, Gabriel: Born in Anson County, North Carolina; received pay voucher from North Carolina.  Gabriel married Sarah Downs.

 

SMITH, John: Born Caldwell, New Jersey; waggoner, served at New Windsor, New York, carting baggage for Brigadier General William Wind’s Brigade, New Jersey Militia; teamster, conductor of George Allen’s Team Brigade, wagonmaster in General’s Department. John married Sarah Gould.

 

SMITH, Samuel: Born Pennsylvania; appointed a member of the Committee of Safety, Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1775; 1st lieutenant in General Anthony Wayne’s Regiment at Valley Forge; captain in General Lafayette’s Brigade. Fought at Battles of Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth, and Germantown; present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. Became Brigadier General in War of 1812. Samuel married Ann Wilkinson.

 

SPALDING, Joseph: Born Plainfield, Connecticut. Family tradition says, “The first shot fired at the Battle of Bunker Hill was fired by Joseph Spalding, while nine other Spalding men took part in this same conflict.” Joseph married Huldah Hubbard.

 

SPENCER, Samuel: Born Westbrook, Connecticut; private in Connecticut troops. Samuel married Deborah Spencer.

 

STANDISH, Moses, Jr.: Born Plympton, Massachusetts; private mustered for three years in the Continental Army at Mr. Tracey’s House, Pembroke, Massachusetts, and served almost 15 months in 14th Massachusetts Regiment. Moses married Mary Eddy.

 

STEWART, Thomas: Born Bucks County, Pennsylvania; lieutenant in the Continental Army and passed the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge; was in the Battles of Trenton and Princeton; was part time secretary to General Washington. Thomas married Rachel Deweese.

 

STOW, Abijah: Born Connecticut; fifer-major in Captain William Satterlee’s Co., Colonel Moses Hazen’s Regiment, Continental Troops. Served from 1777–1783. Abijah married Lucinda Adams.

 

STRONG, Bela: Born Northampton, Massachusetts; private in Captain Jonathan Wales’ Co., Colonel Samuel William’s Regiment of Massachusetts troops. Bela married Eunice Alvord / Alvard.

 

TAPPAN, James: Born New Jersey; private in Captain Jacob Ten Eyck’s Co., 1st Battalion, Somerset Co. Militia, Colonel Trelinghusen’s Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Middaugh. James married Nancy Dunham.

 

TEWAHANGARAHKEN, Honyere (aka Honyere Doxtator): Born Albany County, New York; captain with Oneida Indian Nation troops at the Battle of Oriskany, New York; at the siege of Fort Stanwix; and the Battle of Saratoga which resulted in the surrender of Major General John Burgoyne on 17 October 1777. Honyere married Sarah Martin.

 

TOWER, Peter: Born Hingham, Massachusetts; private in Captain Cushing’s Co., guarding shore while British ships were lying at Boston Harbor subsequent to evacuation in March 1776, and before they sailed to Halifax. Peter married Deborah Stowell.

 

TOWLES, Oliver: Born Stafford County, Virginia; colonel in active service for the entire Revolutionary War, except the time he was taken prisoner at the Battle of Germantown; kept in confinement by British on a prison ship in New York harbor until exchanged. Member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Oliver married Mary Smith.

 

TRACY, Hezekiah: Born Norwich, Connecticut; private in Captain John Stark’s Co., Colonel Ira Allen’s Regiment in defense of the northern frontier and turned out at alarms in 1780-1782. Hezekiah married Eunice Rood.

 

TRACY, Nehemiah: Born Norwich, Connecticut; private with Lieutenant Stephen Crofut, who marched from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Ticonderoga. Nehemiah married Miriam Waterman.

 

TREAT, John: merchant / patriot signed the Covenant made in Lenox, Massachusetts, not to use articles of British manufacturers. John married Esther Barber.

 

VAN DEMAN, John: Born in Virginia; private with Captain Waggoner, Captain Colt, and Colonel Neville in Pennsylvania. John married Mary Magdeline Hester.

 

VAN DYKE, Abraham: Born Somerset, New Jersey; sergeant served in Captain Coonrad Ten Eyck’s Company, Second Battalion, Somerset Co., New Jersey Militia; with General Washington at Morristown. Abraham married Ida Stryker.

 

VAN WORMER, Jacob: Born Albany County, New York; scout and minuteman at Bennington and at the Burgoyne Campaign until the surrender. Served as 2nd lieutenant in Albany County Militia; in Colonel Van Rensselaer’s Regiment with New York troops. Jacob married Polly Oller.

 

VEATCH/VEECH, John: Private in Washington County, Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War. John married Sarah.

 

VEAZIE/VESEY, Benjamin: Born Braintree, Massachusetts; private in Captain Silas Wild’s Minutemen Co., Colonel Benjamin Lincoln’s Regiment, which assembled April 19, 1775; in Captain Turner’s Independent Co; in Captain Ebenezer Thayer’s Independent Co. of Braintree. Benjamin married Abigail Brackett.

 

WAGGONER, Isaac: Born Craven County, South Carolina; private in South Carolina Militia.

 

WALDO, Jonathan, Sr.: Born Norwich, Connecticut; private in Albany Militia 16th Regiment – called Cambridge Regiment, under Colonel Lewis Van Woert. Jonathan married Ann Palmer.

 

WARNER, Jesse, Jr.: Born Belchertown, Massachusetts; 2nd lieutenant with Captain Abel King’s 7th Co., Colonel Bliss’ 1st Hampshire County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia, December 22, 1779. Jesse married Sarah Warriner.

 

WARREN, William: Born Watertown, Massachusetts; marched at the Lexington Alarm on April 19, 1775, and was commissioned lieutenant in Colonel Ebenezer Winship’s Co., Colonel John Nixon’s Regiment on June 16, 1775. Was severely wounded in Battle of Bunker Hill and made captain near the end of the war. William married Rebecca Hathaway.

 

WATERS, Asa: Born Stoughton, Massachusetts; private in 1st Massachusetts Regiment, engaged in the Battle of Rhode Island with Jedediah Southworth/Robinson; Redding/Whitney; Adams/Brooks; Dix/Mackintosh; Stoddard/Voss. Asa married Lydia Smith.

 

WATKINS, Nathan: Born Hopkinton, Massachusetts; captain of his own company–Capt. Nathan Watkins’ Co. in Continental Army. Marched on Lexington Alarm. Served at various times from April 22, 1775 – Sept. 8, 1778. Taken prisoner by Major General John Burgoyne on July 7, 1777, and later exchanged for British prisoner, Captain Bloomfield of Royal Artillery. Nathan married Sarah Whitney.

 

WEBSTER, Nathan: Born Kingston, New Hampshire; private in Captain Dow’s Co., Lieutenant Colonel Welch’s Regiment of Volunteers which marched from Salem, New Hampshire, and joined the Northern Continental Army, September 27, 1777. Nathan married Hannah Bailey.

 

WELD, Moses, Jr.: Born Sturbridge, Massachusetts; enlisted May 15, 1777, and served until April 1779 in various regiments. Highest rank was sergeant in Captain Martin’s Co., Colonel Timothy Bigelow’s Regiment, Continental Army. Moses married Miriam Harding.

 

WELLS, Capt. Hezekiah: of Wethersfield, Connecticut; captain of 4th Co., Colonel Erastus Wolcott’s Regiment in Massachusetts. Hezekiah married Phoebe Talcott.

 

WESTGATE, Joseph Earl: Born Portsmouth, Rhode Island; private and sergeant in many expeditions, February 1777 – March 1780, in Rhode Island. Joseph married Rebecca Brownell.

 

WESTON, Joseph: Born Concord, Massachusetts; patriot and pilot. In the fall of 1775 when Major General Benedict Arnold’s forces passed up the Kennebec River on the expedition against Quebec, they needed help in running their boats through the rough water. Weston volunteered to help them take their boats over Skowhegan and Norridgewock Falls. The exposure of the journey resulted in a severe cold and Joseph died from its effects on October 16, 1775. Joseph married Eunice Farnsworth.

 

WHITCOMB, Job: Born Colchester, Connecticut; private in Captain Judd’s Co., served eight months in the Connecticut Line.

 

WHITE, Mark: Born Charlestown, Massachusetts; captain in the fight at Old North Bridge, Concord on April 19, 1775; elected representative of Acton, Massachusetts in 1776, to discuss important questions of American Independence. Mark married second, Mary Reed.

 

WIGGINS, William: Born Thetford, Vermont; private in Captain Marston’s Co. for service in 1780-1781. William married Sarah Lamson.

 

WILLCUT, Jesse, Sr.: Born Hingham, Massachusetts; private in Captain Sloper’s Co., Colonel Chapin’s 3rd Regiment; served 22 days at Claverack, then walked 100 miles home; served in Continental Army three months.

 

WILLIAMS, John: private enlisted Westchester County, New York, 1777 and served continuously until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown on October 18, 1781. Served under Colonel Dubois’ 5th Regiment at Forts Montgomery & Clinton, and lost heavily when the forts were captured by the British, October 6, 1777. The survivors continued serving along the Hudson and participated in the expedition up the Mohawk Valley with General James Clinton’s Brigade. Was in the Battle of Stony Point under General Anthony Wayne. Reenlisted 1780 in the Virginia Line and wounded twice at Four Mile Creek Battle, then fought in the Battle of Yorktown. John married Hannah Jane Smallett.

 

WILLIAMS, Joseph: Born Stonington, Connecticut; member of General Convention at Westminster on January 15, 1777, giving name to the state – “New Connecticut” – later changed to Vermont. Major in Vermont Militia, called out his men, and marched them to Bennington, arriving in time to assist in burying the dead and removing the wounded on August 13, 1777.

 

WILLIAMS, William: Born in Connecticut, served in the Revolutionary War.

 

WILSON, Joseph O.: soldier in Revolutionary War.

 

WINSLOW, Thomas: Born Pasquotank County, North Carolina; patriotic service: Overseer of Highways. Thomas married Elizabeth Phelps.

 

WOLF, George Wendell: Born Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania; captain of the 5th Co., Northumberland County Associates, having previously served in 1776 as private in Captain Clark’s Co. George married Anna Elizabeth Reid.

 

WOODBRIDGE, Enoch: Born Stockbridge, Massachusetts; adjutant quartermaster of General Patterson’s Brigade; at Ticonderoga and Crown Point in Major General Benedict Arnold’s Command; at Quebec with General Richard Montgomery; wounded at White Plains, but remained in service as commissary until close of the war. Enoch married Nancy Winchell.

 

WOODRUFF, Hawkins: Born Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut; private in Colonel Hinman's Regt., Continental Line; served with Captain Curtis, Lieutenent Colonel Mead, Colonel Hooker, and 15th Regiment, Militia.  Hawkins married Lois Hill.

 

WOODWORTH, Gresham/Gershom Evarts: Born Salisbury, Connecticut; private in the 16th Albany County Regiment and sergeant in the 14th Regiment under Captain Thomas Brown and Colonel Peter Yates. Gershom married 1) Rosanna Everts; 2) Phoebe Traver.

 

WOOLFORD, Roger: Born Dorchester County, Maryland; signed the Patriot’s Oath; vestryman of Dorchester parish in 1772. Roger married Elizabeth Jones.

 

WORDEN, Thomas: Born Stonington, Connecticut; private in Captain Betts’ Co., Colonel Samuel Webb’s Regiment; in Battle of Kingsbridge; served from 1780 - November 1, 1783. Thomas married 2nd Clorinda Johnson.

 

WRIGHT, Edward, III: Born Framingham, Massachusetts; fifer in Captain Enoch Shepard’s Co., Colonel Moseley’s Regiment; marched to Mt. Independence on the alarm of October 21, 1776 – served 28 days. Edward married Tryphena Hines.

 

WRIGHT, Benjamin: Born Woburn, Massachusetts; gave civil service during the American Revolution at Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as Hog Reeve, an elected official who assumed custody of livestock that strayed into cultivated fields. Benjamin married Mary Wright.

 

WRIGHT, Noah: Born Hollis, New Hampshire; private in Captain Thomas Hovey’s Co., Colonel Nathan Tyler’s Regiment July 6, 1779-December 25, 1779, with service at Rhode Island; reenlisted and served July 30, 1780 - October 30, 1780, with Captain John Porter’s Co., Colonel Cyprian How’s Regiment; Wright was company commandant of John Jacob’s Brigade. Noah married Sarah Nutting.

 

YAPLE, Philip Henry: Born Dudweiler, Saarland Germany; suffered losses at hands of Indians and Tories.  Died in Pakatakan-Liv, Ulster County, New York.

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