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Edward Hutchinson, on Aug 2 1675, received a wound from the Indians in treachous treacherous assault, says history, when marching to a peaceful meeting with them of which he died Nov 19. He was with his Uncle and father among the first settlers of Newport, forming their covenant 7 March 1683, but in a few years, he preferred Boston for his residence and deserves honor for his firmness in opposing firmness to Quakers.

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Capt. Samuel Brocklebank – killed in King Phillips war Apr. 26 1676 at Rowley

Blaise Vinton served in King Phillips under Capt. Thomas Lathrop. He was 22. As it is stated in NEGHS, he was not killed in the war, but died Mar 20 1716

Major Willard, as chief military officer of Middlesex County, was in a station of great responsibility, and was very active in the organization of the colonial forces. His first actual participation in that war was in the defence of Brookfield, the particulars of which have been noted. We must admire this grand old man of seventy, mounting"' to the saddle at the call of the Court, and riding forth at the head of a frontier force for the protection of their towns. On August 4th he marched out from Lancaster with Capt. Parker and his company of forty-six men, "to look after some Indians to the westward of Lancaster and Groton. Link to full story

Roger Williams – Religious leader; born in London, England. By 1629 he had become a Church of England minister. His unorthodox views on religious toleration and on the rights of Indians brought about his banishment by the Massachusetts General Court in 1635. With a few followers, he founded Providence, the first Rhode Island settlement, in 1636. In 1639, he became a Seeker - one who had no specific creed, but adhered to the basic beliefs of Christianity. As the first president of Rhode Island (1654--57), he welcomed religious groups - Jews and Quakers - that were persecuted in Massachusetts. Although he remained a firm friend to the Narragansett Indians, he served as a captain in King Philip's War. His numerous writings on religious matters, and the political structure he gave Rhode Island show that he was far ahead of his time in his views on tolerance and liberty

Major General Daniel Dennison – moved from Cambridge to Ipswich where he was given land and build a house and as far as I (JBJ) can see for the most part directed his troops in the King Philips war from Ipswich  by  letters to his Commanders in the field, which included Capt. Samuel Appleton and Capt. Samuel Brocklebank. He did for a time go to Marlboro and Boston.

Capt. John Everett – 1646-1715- served in King Williams War

Henry Kenney was a member of the Salem Troop of Force Oct 15 1675 (N.E.Register 10 Page 66) private in Capt. Thomas Prentices Company June 24 1~76, a private in Capt. John Whipples Company June 24 1676, credited to the town of Salem August 24 1676. New England Register

The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume X W Willcox, Orlando Bolivar

WILLARD, Samuel, clergyman, was born in Concord, Mass., Jan. 31, 1640; son of Simon Willard, and grandson of Richard Willard, who emigrated from England in 1634, and was one of the founders of Concord, Mass. He was graduated from Harvard, A.B., 1659, A.M., 1662; studied theology; was ordained to the ministry at Groton, Mass., July 13, 1664. On March 13, 1676, the village was destroyed by the Indians, and the inhabitants scattered. On March 31, 1677, he was installed as colleague of the Old South church, Boston, Mass., under the Rev. Thomas Thacher. He was twice married: first, Aug. 8, 1664, to Abigail, daughter of the Rev. John Sherman of Watertown, and secondly, July 29, 1679, to Eunice, daughter of Edward Tyng, and of his children, Josiah, (1681-1756) served as secretary of Massachusetts, 1717-56. Samuel Willard was elected vice-president of Harvard college, July 12, 1700, and on the retirement of Increase Mather from the presidency, Sept. 6, 1701, he succeeded to the chair and served till the election of John Leverett, Jan. 14, 1707. He was a fellow of Harvard college, 1692-99. He is the author of numerous sermons, and his manuscript was published under the title “A Compleat Body of Divinity in Two Hundred and Fifty Lectures On the Assembly’s Shorter Catechism” (1726). He died in Boston, Mass., Sept. 12, 1707.

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Samuell, Willard.Corporal, Capt. Thompson’s co., 4^th regt.; list of men who returned equipments used in campaign of 1776, dated Chatham, Feb. 1, 1777. [See Samuel Willard.]

JOHN BOYDEN, b. in Groton, Mass., 12^th Jan. 1736; d. 10^th Oct. 1819, in Conway, Mass.; m. (firstly) Sarah FRYE, d. in Conway, 29^th July, 1785, dau. of Col. James FRYE, of Andover, Mass.; m. (secondly) Esther (GILMORE) FARNSWORTH, widow, d. 10^th Aug. 1803.

Colonial Families in the U.S.

I.               John Boyden, b. 29^th Jan. 1764; d. 2d Oct. 1857. Served in the Continental Army, and was discharged 8^th Nov. 1781. Was on duty at West Point when Benedict Arnold was in command. m. (firstly) 1785, Eunice HAYDEN, b. 13^th Apr. 1770, d. 20^th Nov. 1833, dau. of Moses HAYDEN; m. (secondly) 16^th May, 1835, Mary JONES, b. 1785. d. 9^th Aug. 1876.

Edward Hutchinson, on Aug 2 1675, received a wound from the Indians in treachous treacherous assault, says history, when marching to a peaceful meeting with them of which he died Nov 19. He was with his Uncle and father among the first settlers of Newport, forming their covenant 7 March 1683, but in a few years, he preferred Boston for his residence and deserves honor for his firmness in opposing firmness to Quakers.

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Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution,

17 Vols.

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Dupee, Charles. Drummer, Capt. Joseph Lovell’s (Independent) co. drafted from 4^th regt. and stationed at Warwick, R. I., Dec. 29, 1776; service, 22 days. Roll dated Medway.

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Dupee, Charles. Fifer, Capt. Lemuel Kollock’s co., Col. Wheelock’s regt.; service, 21 days; company marched from Wrentham to Warwick, R. I., on the alarm of Dec. 8, 1776; also, Fifer, Capt. Samuel Cowell’s co., Col. Benjamin Hawes’s regt.; marched Sept. 25, 1777; service to Oct. 30, 1777, 35 days, on a secret expedition; roll sworn to in Suffolk Co.

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[p.76] Dupee, Charles. Private, Capt. Samuel Cowell’s co., 4^th Suffolk Co. regt. commanded by Maj. Seth Bullard; marched July 28, 1780; discharged Aug. 3, 1780; service, 9 days, travel included, on an alarm at Rhode Island.

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Dupee, Charles. Private, Capt. Joseph Raymond’s co., Col. Israel Chapen’s regt.; enlisted Oct. 18, 1777; discharged Nov. 21, 1777; service, 1 mo. 8 days, travel included, at Claverack; regiment raised to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months; also, Capt. Joseph Raymond’s co., Col. David Rosseter’s regt., Brig. Gen. Fellows’s brigade; enlisted Oct. 14, 1780; discharged Oct. 17, 1780; service, 5 days; company marched to reinforce Gen. Stark at Stillwater on the alarm of Oct. 14, 1780; also, Capt. Joseph Raymond’s co., Col. Hyde’s regt., Gen. Rosseter’s brigade; enlisted Oct. 29, 1781; discharged Nov. 6, 1781; service, 12 days, travel included, on an alarm at Stillwater.

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Dupee, Isaac. Sergeant, Capt. Caleb Champney’s co., Maj. Goodwin’s detachment from Col. Gerrish’s regt. of guards; enlisted July 29, 1778; service to Sept. -, 1778, 1 mo. 11 days, at Boston; company drafted to serve for 6 weeks from July 29, 1778.

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Dupee, John. Private, Capt. John Morgan’s co.; enlisted Jan. 23, 1778; discharged April 29, 1778; service, 3 mos. 7 days; company detached from militia of Hampshire and Worcester counties to guard stores and magazines at Springfield and Brookfield.

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Dupee, John. Private, Capt. Peter Woodbury’s co., Col. Jacob Gerrish’s regt. of guards; enlisted July 29, 1778; discharged Nov. 9, 1778; service, 3 mos. 12 days, at Cambridge; roll certified at Lancaster; also, Capt. David Jewett’s co., Col. Jacob Gerrish’s regt. of guards; enlisted Nov. 10, 1778; discharged Dec. 12, 1778; service, 1 mo. 5 days, travel included, guarding troops of Convention; roll certified at Lancaster.

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Dupee, John. Private, Capt. Thomas Cowden’s co., Col. Samuel Denny’s regt.; enlisted Nov. 1, 1779; discharged Nov. 23, 1779; service, 1 mo. 2 days, travel included, at Claverack; company raised to reinforce Continental Army at New York for 3 months.

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Boyden, John, Walpole. Private, Capt. Seth Bullard’s co., Col. John Smith’s regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 6 days.

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Boyden, John, Walpole. Private, Capt. Seth Bullard’s co., Col. John Smith’s regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days.

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Boyden, John, Sturbridge. Corporal, Capt. Timothy Parker’s co. of Minute-men, Col. Warner’s regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 6 days; also, Sergeant, Capt. Adam Martin’s co., Col. Ebenezer Learned’s regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 27, 1775; service, 3 mos. 12 days; also, company return dated Oct. 7, 1775.

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Boyden, John. Captain, 6^th co., Col. Ephraim Wheelock’s (4^th Suffolk Co.) regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia dated Wrentham, April 8, 1776; commissioned April 21, 1776.

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Boyden, John, Walpole. 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Jeremiah Smith’s co., Col. John Smith’s regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 11 days; also, Capt. Ephraim Chenery’s co.; marched to camp at Roxbury Dec. 10, 1775, and joined Col. Joseph Read’s regt.; also, Capt. Chenery’s co., Col. Reed’s regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia; commissioned Jan. 30, 1776; also, Capt. Aaron Guild’s co., Col. Lemuel Robson’s regt.; enlisted Jan. 27, 1776; 16 days allowed to time of marching; service at Dorchester Heights; regiment raised in Suffolk and York counties; also, 1^st Lieutenant, Capt. Guild’s co., Col. Lemuel Robinson’s regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia; commissioned Feb. 21, 1776.

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Boyden, John. Private, Capt. Abel Mason’s co., Col. Jonathan Holman’s regt.; enlisted Dec. 10, 1776; discharged Dec. 28, 1776; service, 22 days, at Providence, R. I.

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Boyden, John. Private, Capt. Timothy Childs’s co., Col. David Leonard’s regt.; enlisted Feb. 24, 1777; service, 1 mo. 17 days; also, Capt. Childs’s co., Col. David Wells’s regt.; enlisted May 10, 1777; discharged July 8, 1777; service, 2 mos. 8 days; marched to Ticonderoga.

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Boyden, John. Private, Capt. Abel Dinsomore’s co., Col. David Field’s regt.; enlisted Aug. 17, 1777; discharged Aug. 19, 1777, by Gen. Lincoln; service, 4 days; marched to the Northward by order of Gen. Gates. Roll sworn to at Boston.

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Boyden, John. Private, Capt. Oliver Clap’s co., Col. Benjamin Haws’s regt.; enlisted Sept. 25, 1777; discharged Oct. 28, 1777; service, 1 mo. 7 days, on a secret expedition to Rhode Island; also, Capt. Clap’s co., Col. Ephraim Wheelock’s regt., under command of Maj. James Metcalf; marched to Rhode Island on the alarm of Dec. 8, 1776; service, 12 days, at Warwick, R. I.; roll dated Walpole.

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Boyden, John, Private, Capt. Agrippa Wells’s co., Col. Samuel Brewer’s regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., sworn to at Deerfield, Dec. 10, 1777; service at Ticonderoga for 3 mos. from Sept. 1, 1776; also, list of men mustered by Lieut. Col. David Wells, sworn to Aug. 3, 1780; Capt. Whitney’s co.; age, 16 yrs.; stature, 4 ft. 4 in.; complexion, light; residence, Conway; raised for service at Claverack; enlistment, 3 months; also, Capt. Isaac Newton’s co., Col. S. Murray’s (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted July 30, 1780; discharged Oct. 10, 1780; service, 2 mos. 20 days; enlistment, 3 months; company raised to reinforce Continental Army; also, Capt. Oliver Shattuck’s co., Lieut. Col. Barnabas Sears’s (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted Aug. 12, 1781; discharged Nov. 8, 1781; service, 3 mos. 2 days; enlistment, 3 months; roll dated Deerfield.

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[p.788] Bullard, Samuel, Barre. Private, Capt. Benjamin Nyc’s co., commanded by Maj. Jonas Wilder; enlisted Sept. 26, 1777; discharged Oct. 18, 1777; service, 29 days; marched to reinforce Northern army for 30 days.

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page 788 Bullard, Samuel, Oakham. Private, Capt. Simeon Hazeltine’s (5^th) co., Col. John Fellows’s (8^th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted June 5, 1775; service, 2 mos. 7 days; also, company return dated Oct. 7, 1775; also, Capt. Edmund Hodges’s co., Col. Job Cushing’s regt.; enlisted Aug. 28, 1777; discharged Aug. 29, 1777; service, 7 days, at the Northward.

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Bullard, Samuel, Rutland District (also given Barre). Sergeant, Capt. Ezekiel Knoulton’s co., Col. Dike’s regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance from Dorchester to Rutland District dated Dorchester, Nov. 20, 1776; also, same co. and regt.; service from Dec. 1, 1776, to March 1, 1777; also, same co. and regt.; pay abstract for gun and blanket money dated Dorchester Heights, March 31, 1777.

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Bullard, Samuel. Private, Capt. Dan. Haws’s co., Col. Samuel Holden Parsons’s (10^th) regt.; enlistment agreement in which said Bullard and others engage to serve until “Jan. 15, next” (?); reported enlisted Dec. 5, 1775, and forwarded to camp by John Caldwell, one of enlistment committee of Worcester Co.

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Bullard, Samuel. Private, Capt. John Crawford’s co., Col. James Convers’s regt.; enlisted July 23, 1777; discharged July 26, 1777; service, 4 days, on an alarm at Rhode Island.

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Bullard, Samuel. Colonel, 5^th Middlesex Co regt.; list of field officers of Mass. militia; commissioned Feb. 7 (also given Feb. 8), 1776; also, list of officers commissioned March 28, 1776, dated Sherborn; also, Gen. Warner’s brigade; engaged Aug. 14, 1777; discharged Nov. 30, 1777; service, 3 mos. 27 days, at the taking of Gen. Burgoyne; also, order of Council dated April 14, 1779, accepting the resignation of said Bullard as Colonel of 5^th Middlesex Co. regt.

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Bullard, Samuel (Mass). Colonel Massachusets Militia, 1776–1778.

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Ware, Robert, Hatfield.Sergeant, Capt. Israel Chapen’s co., Col. John Fellows’s regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; engaged April 27, 1775; service, 3 mos. 12 days.

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Ware, Robert, Wrentham.Private, Capt. Samuel Cowell’s co., Col. John Smith’s regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 11 days; also, Capt. Moses Wheelock’s co., Col. Jonathan Ward’s regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 28, 1775; service, 3 mos. 11 days; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, order for money in lieu of bounty coat dated Dorchester, Dec. 27, 1775; also, Private, Capt. Lewis Whiting’s co., Col. Wheelock’s regt.; copy of a company return dated Camp at Ticonderoga, Aug. 27, 1776; age, 30 yrs.; also, descriptive list of men raised in Suffolk Co. to reinforce the Continental Army for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, agreeable to resolve of April 20, 1778, as returned by Stephen Badlam, Superintendent for said county; Capt. Cowel’s co., Col. Haws’s regt.; age, 36 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 4½ (also given 5 ft. 4) in.; complexion, dark; hair, dark; eyes, gray; occupation, husbandman; nationality, American; residence, Wrentham; enlisted for town of Wrentham; also, list dated May 29, 1778, of men raised in Suffolk Co., returned as received of Maj. Stephen Badlam, Superintendent for said county, by Capt. Robert Davis, to be delivered to Brig. Gen. Warner, at Fishkill.

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Metcalf, Michael, Wrentham.Private, Capt. Samuel Cowell’s co., Col. L. Robinson’s regt.; enlisted Jan. 29, 1776; service, 2 mos. 4 days; regiment raised in Suffolk and York counties; roll dated Roxbury; also, Capt. Lemuel Kollock’s co., Col. Wheelock’s regt.; service, 21 days; company marched from Wrentham to Warwick, R. I., on the alarm of Dec. 8, 1776; also, Capt. Joseph Lovell’s (Independent) co. drafted from 4^th regt. when at Warwick, R. I., Dec. 29, 1776; service, 22 days; roll dated Medway and endorsed “Comp’y of ye 4^th Regt. that tarried at Providence”; also, Capt. Samuel Cowell’s co., Col. Benjamin Hawes’s regt.; marched Sept. 25, 1777; service to Oct. 30, 1777, 35 days, on a secret expedition.

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Willard, Simon, Egremont.Sergeant, Capt. John Holms’s co. of Minute-men, Col. John Fellows’s regt., which marched April 21, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 23 days.

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Willard, Simon, Grafton.Private, Capt. Aaron Kimball’s co. of militia, [Col.] Artemas Ward’s regt., which marched in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; said Willard marched April 19, 1775; discharged April 24, 1775; service, 1 week; reported returned home.

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Willard, Simon, Lenox.Private, Capt. Charles Dibbell’s co. of Minute-men, Col. John Paterson’s regt., which marched April 22, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 13 days; also, Capt. Dibbell’s co., Col. Patterson’s regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 5, 1775; service, 3 mos. 4 days; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, order for money in lieu of bounty coat dated Dec. 26, 1775; also, Capt. Oliver Belding’s co., Col. John Brown’s regt.; entered service Sept. 21, 1777; discharged Oct. 14, 1777; service, 24 days, at the Northward; also, Capt. Charles Dibble’s co., 3d Berkshire Co. regt.; entered service Oct. 14, 1780; discharged Oct. 17, 1780; service, 3 days, on the alarm at the Northward of Oct. 14, 1780; roll endorsed “Col Rosseter Reg;” also, same co. and regt.; entered service Oct. 18, 1780; discharged Oct. 21, 1780; service, 4 days, on the alarm at the Northward of Oct. 18, 1780; roll endorsed “Colo Rosseter Reg’t.”

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Willard, Simon.Capt. Ephraim Fitch’s co., Col. Ashley’s (Berkshire Co.) regt.; entered service July 8, 1777; discharged July 27, 1777; service, 19 days.

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Willard, Samuel, Ashburnham.Private, Capt. Jonathan Gates’s co., Col. John Whetcomb’s regt. of Minute-men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 7 days; reported enlisted into the army April 26, 1775; also, Capt. David Wilder’s co., Col. Asa Whetcomb’s regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 26, 1775; service, 3 mos. 13 days; also, company receipts for wages for Aug. and Sept., 1775, dated Camp at Prospect Hill; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775].

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Willard, Samuel, Grafton.Return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Ephraim Lyon’s co., 6^th Worcester Co. regt.; residence, Grafton; engaged for town of Grafton; joined Capt. Barnes’s co., Col. Bigelow’s regt.; term, 3 years; also, list of men mustered by Thomas Newhall, Muster Master for Worcester Co.; Capt. Barnes’s co., Col. Bigelow’s regt.; mustered Sept. 4, 1777; reported received £26 bounty; also, Private, Capt. Daniel Barns’s co., Col. Timothy Bigelow’s regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Aug. 27, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, same co. and regt.; return dated Feb. 2, 1778; mustered by County and Continental Muster Masters; also, same co. and regt.; pay roll for Feb., 1779; also, (late) Capt. Barns’s co., Col. Bigelow’s regt.; muster roll for March and April, 1779, dated Providence; enlisted Aug. 27, 1777; reported on command at Newtown; also, Capt. Dow’s co., Col. Bigelow’s regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Aug. 27, 1780.

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Willard, Samuel, Great Barrington.Private, Capt. William King’s co., Col. John Fellows’s regt., which marched April 21, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service to May 7, 1775, 17 days; reported enlisted into the army; also, Capt. William King’s (1^st) co., Col. John Fellows’s (8^th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 8, 1775; service, 3 mos. 1 day; also, company return dated Dorchester, Oct. 7, 1775; also, order for bounty coat dated Dorchester Camp, Nov. 17, 1775.

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Willard, Samuel, Great Barrington.Return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. William Douglass’s (Hancock) co.; residence, Great Barrington; engaged for town of Hancock; joined Capt. Worren’s co., Col. Baley’s regt.; term, 3 years; also, list of men mustered between Jan. 20, 1777, and June 1, 1778, by Truman Wheler, Muster Master for Berkshire Co.; reported received State bounty; also, Corporal, 6^th co., Col. John Bailey’s regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from June 15, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. Isaac Warren’s (6^th) co., Col. Bailey’s regt.; company return dated Camp Valley Forge, Jan. 24, 1778; reported mustered by a County Muster Master; also, Major’s co., Col. Bailey’s regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Feb. 3, 1780.

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Willard, Samuel.Receipt given to Benjamin Heywood, Paymaster, 4^th regt., signed by said Willard and others belonging to Capt. Thompson’s co., for wages for Sept., 1776; also, Private, Capt. Joseph Thompson’s (1^st) co., Lieut. Col. Thomas Nixon’s (4^th) regt.; regimental return dated North Castle, Nov. 9, 1776; reported promoted to Corporal Oct. 22, 1776; also, receipts given to Benjamin Heywood, Paymaster, 4^th regt., signed by said Willard and others, for wages for Oct., Nov., and Dec., 1776, as Corporals in said regiment; also, Lieut. Col. Nixon’s regt.; return of men who engaged to serve the month of Jan., 1777, dated Springfield; reported 200 miles from home. [See Willard Samuell.]

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[p.395] Willard, Samuel.Private, Capt. Aaron Rowley’s co., Col. Benjamin Simonds’s (Berkshire Co.) regt.; entered service April 26, 1777; discharged May 19, 1777; service, 24 days; company called out at request of Maj. Gen. Gates and ordered to march to Saratoga.

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Willard, Samuel.Surgeon, Col. Nathan Tyler’s regt.; entered service July 27, 1780; discharged Aug. 8, 1780; service, 15 days, on an alarm at Rhode Island, including travel (110 miles) to camp; additional travel allowed for return to camp a second time after being discharged.

Willard, Samuel. Account dated Marlborough, Aug. 17, 1781, rendered by the Selectmen, of bounties paid said Willard and others to serve in the Continental Army; said Willard hired for 6 months; also, descriptive list of men raised in Middlesex Co., agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780, as returned by Joseph Hosmer, Superintendent for said county; age, 19 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 10 in.; complexion, light; hair, sandy; eyes, gray; occupation, farmer; engaged for town of Marlborough; engaged July 4, 1781; term, 6 months; also, Private, Col. Benjamin Tupper’s (10^th) regt.; service from July 3, 1781, 5 mos. 29 days.

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Willard, Samuel, Jr.2d Lieutenant, Capt. Edward Harmon’s 9^th (Sanford) co., Col. Ebenezer Sayer’s (1^st York Co.) regt. of Mass. militia; list of officers of said regiment, dated Wells, June 12, 1776; ordered in Council June 25, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned June 26, 1776.

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King, Richard.Private, Capt. Edward Grow’s co.; enlisted July 10, 1775; service to Dec. 31, 1775, 6 mos. 7 days; company raised in York for defence of seacoast.

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King, Richard.List of 9 months men; entered service July 24, 1779; discharged April 24, 1780.

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[p.725] Bartlett, Abner, Brookfield.Private, Capt. Jonathan Barns’s co., Col. Jonathan Warner’s regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; reported enlisted into the army; also, Capt. Harwood’s co., Col. Learned’s regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 27, 1775; service, 3 mos. 1 week, 5 days; also, company return dated Oct. 7, 1775.

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Bartlett, Elisha, Newton.Private, Capt. Amariah Fuller’s co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge; service, 4 days.

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Taft, Jacob, Uxbridge.Private, Capt. Joseph Chapin’s co. of Minute-men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 11 days; also, Sergeant, Capt. Edward Seagrave’s co., Col. Joseph Read’s (20^th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 1, 1775; service, 3 mos. 8 days; also, company return dated Sept. 25, 1775; also, order for money in lieu of bounty coat dated Camp at Roxbury, Dec. 29, 1775.

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Chapin, Joseph, Uxbridge. Captain of a company of Minute-men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 15 days; also, Lieut. Colonel, 3d Worcester Co. regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia; commissioned Feb. 15, 1776; regiment raised in Mendon, Uxbridge, Northbridge, Upton and Douglas.

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Chapin, Joseph, Uxbridge. 1^st Lieutenant, Capt. John Tyler’s co.; marched to Roxbury Camp Dec. 10, 1775, and joined Col. Joseph Read’s regt.; company raised in Mendon, Uxbridge and Upton; also, same co. and regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia; commissioned Jan. 30, 1776.

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[p.315] Chapin, Joseph. Private, Capt. Bezaleel Taft’s (9^th) co., Col. Nathan Tyler’s (3d Worcester Co.) regt.; enlisted July 28, 1780; discharged Aug. 7, 1780; service, 14 days, travel included; marched to Tiverton, R. I., on the alarm of July 27, 1780; also, receipt dated Uxbridge, Aug. 25, 1781, for wages for service in July, 1780.

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Chapin, Josiah, Mendon. Private, Capt. Samuel Warren’s co., Col. Joseph Read’s (20^th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 14, 1775; service, 2 mos. 23 days; also, company return dated Sept. 26, 1775.

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Chapin, Josiah (also given Jr.), Mendon. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Gershom Nelson’s (2d Mendon) co., Worcester Co. regt., dated Feb. 13, 1778; residence, Mendon; enlisted for town of Mendon; joined Capt. Isaac Warren’s co., Col. John Bailey’s regt.; enlistment, 3 years, to expire May -, 1780; reported mustered by Thomas Newhall, Muster Master, May 26, 1777; also, Private, 6^th co., Col. John Bailey’s regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from May 20, 1777, to April 12, 1778; reported died April 12 (also given April 10), 1778; also, Capt. Isaac Warren’s (6^th) co., Col. Bailey’s regt.; return dated Camp at Valloy Forge, Jan. 24, 1778.

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Chapin, Josiah. Private, (late) Capt. George King’s co., Col. Benjamin Simonds’s detachment of Berkshire Co. militia; enlisted Dec. 16, 1776; discharged March 24, 1777; service, 98 days, at Ticonderoga; enlistment to expire March 15, 1777; also, Lieut. Solomon Jackson’s co., Col. John Ashley’s (Berkshire Co.) regt.; enlisted Oct. 13, 1781; discharged Oct. 20, 1781; service, 12 days, travel included; marched under command of Lieut. Col. John Collar by order of Col. John Ashley, Jr., on an alarm at the Northward; roll dated Tyringham.

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Bromfield, Henry. Colonel, Boston regt.; list of field officers of Mass. militia; commissioned Sept. 7, 1776; also, petition dated Boston, March 4, 1777, signed by said Bromfield, asking to be discharged from his commission as Colonel of the Boston regt.; allowed by Legislature April 19, 1777.

Volume 2 page 562

Bromfield, Henry, Jr. List of men returned as belonging to an Independent co. formed at Boston, approved in Council Dec. 7, 1776.

Volume 15 page 357

Taft, Moses.Private, Capt. Samuel Read’s co., in a regiment commanded by Lieut, Col. Nathan Tyler; service to Jan. 21, 1777, 1 mo. 15 days, at Providence, R. I., on the alarm of Dec. 8, 1776.

Volume 15 page 358

[p.358] Taft, Moses.Private, Capt. Benjam in Farrar’s co., Col. Benjamin Haws’s regt.; entered service Sept. 27, 1777; discharged Oct. 29, 1777; service, 1 mo. 5 days, on a secret expedition to Rhode Island, including 3 days (56 miles) travel home.

Volume 15 page 358

Taft, Moses.Private, Capt. Edward Seagrave’s co., Col. Wade’s regt.; enlisted June 19, 1778; discharged July 12, 1778; service, 26 days, at Rhode Island; company raised for 21 days. Roll dated Uxbridge.

Volume 15 page 358

Taft, Moses.Chaplain, Brig. Gen. Solomon Lovell’s brigade; engaged Aug. 18, 1778; discharged Sept. 13, 1778; service, 27 (also given 28) days, at Rhode Island, including 3 days (52 miles) travel home. Roll dated Warwick.

Volume 15 page 358

Taft, Moses.Private, Capt. Joseph McNall’s co., in a regiment commanded by Lieut. Col. Samuel Peirce; entered service May 17, 1779; service, 1 mo. 18 days, at Tiverton, R. I.; reported 60 miles from home.

Volume 15 page 358

Taft, Moses.Corporal, Capt. Job Knap’s co.; entered service March 2, 1781; discharged March 15, 1781; service, 17 days, including 3 days (70 miles) travel; company marched to Rhode Island. Roll dated Douglas.

Volume 15 page 358

Taft, Moses, Jr.Private, Capt. Bezaleel Taft’s (9^th) co., Col. Nathan Tyler’s (3d Worcester Co.) regt.; entered service July 28, 1780; discharged Aug. 7, 1780; service, 14 days, including travel (3 days) home; company marched to Tiverton, R. I., on the alarm of July 27, 1780; also, receipt dated Uxbridge, April 25, 1781, signed by said Taft and others, for money paid them by Capt. Edward Seagrave, Constable, in behalf of Capt. Bezaleel Taft, as part of the wages due them for service on the alarm at Tiverton in July, 1780.

page 123

Frost, Samuel, Wrentham. Private, Capt. Oliver Pond’s co. of Minute-men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 10 days; also, Capt. Oliver Pond’s co., Col. Joseph Read’s (20^th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 1, 1775; service, 3 mos. 8 days; also, company return dated Sept. 25, 1775; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp at Roxbury, Dec. 27, 1775.

Volume 6 page 123

Frost, Samuel, Wrentham. Private, Capt. Lewis Whiting’s co., Col. Wheelock’s regt.; company return dated Camp at Ticonderoga, Aug. 27, 1776; age, 22 yrs.; also, copy of an enlistment agreement dated July 2, 1776, signed by said Frost and others, engaging themselves to serve until Dec. 1, 1776, unless sooner discharged, to furnish themselves with blankets, firearms, etc., and to march with despatch to join the Northern army; enlisted July 10, 1776.

Volume 6 page 123

Frost, Samuel, Wrentham. Drummer, Capt. Aaron Gill’s co., Col. Josiah Whitney’s regt.; enlisted May 16, 1776; service to Nov. 1, 1776, 5 mos. 15 days; rolls dated Camp at Hull; also, same co. and regt.; pay roll for Nov., 1776, dated Hull; service, 1 mo. 3 days, including time to return home.

Volume 6 page 123

Frost, Samuel, Wrentham. List of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 1^st Wrentham co., Col. Benjamin Hawes’s (4^th Suffolk Co.) regt., as returned by Capt. Samuel Fisher, sworn to at Wrentham, Feb. 18, 1778; residence, Wrentham; engaged for town of Wrentham; joined Capt. Goodale’s (also given Capt. Drown’s) co., Col. Lee’s regt.; term, 3 years, to expire May -, 1780; also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, July 20, 1777; Capt. Drown’s co., Col. Lee’s regt.; also, Sergeant; return certified at Camp near Morristown, April 30, 1780, of officers and men belonging to Col. Lee’s, Col. Henley’s, and Col. Jackson’s regts., and men belonging to Massachusetts in Col. Henry Sherburne’s regt., who were incorporated into a regiment under command of Col. Henry Jackson, agreeable to arrangement of April 9, 1779; residence, Wrentham; enlisted June 29, 1777; said Frost appears among men belonging to Col. William R. Lee’s regt. who had been discharged from the rolls prior to the above arrangement; reported never joined.

Volume 6 page 124

Frost, Samuel. Ensign, Capt. Moses McFarland’s (7^th) co., Lieut. Col. Thomas Nixon’s (4^th) regt.; regimental return dated North Castle, Nov. 9, 1776; also, same co. and regt.; receipts for wages for Sept.-Dec., 1776; also, Lieutenant, Col. Thomas Nixon’s regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Abel Holden’s co., Col. [p.124] Thomas Nixon’s regt.; list of officers of Continental Army; commissioned March 27, 1777; also, Lieutenant, Col. Thomas Nixon’s regt.; pay abstract for rations from June 11, 1777, to Aug. 31, 1777, certified at Albany; said Frost credited with 37 days allowance; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Abel Holden’s (7^th) co., Col. Nixon’s (4^th) regt.; muster roll dated Van Schaick’s Island, Sept. 2, 1777, and sworn to in camp near Stillwater; appointed Jan. 1, 1777; also, return for rations from Sept. 1, 1777, to Oct. 22, 1777, certified at Albany; said Frost credited with 53 days allowance; also, muster roll for Nov. and Dec., 1777, dated Albany; also, muster roll dated May 4, 1778; reported furloughed by Maj. Thompson March 10, 1778, for 40 days; also, Lieutenant, Capt. Abel Holden’s co., Col. Thomas Nixon’s regt.; return of men in camp on or before Aug. 15, 1777, certified in camp near Peekskill, Feb. 16, 1779; also, Lieutenant, Capt. John Holden’s co., Col. Nixon’s (5^th) regt.; muster roll for May, 1779, dated Highlands; also, Lieutenant, acting as Adjutant, Capt. John Holden’s co., Col. Thomas Nixon’s (6^th) regt.; pay abstracts for June-Dec., 1779; also, Lieutenant, acting as Adjutant, Col. Nixon’s regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; reported appointed Adjutant April 1, 1779; also, Lieutenant, (late) Capt. John Holden’s co., Col. Nixon’s (6^th) regt.; pay abstract for July, 1780; also, Lieutenant, Lieut. Col. Whiting’s co., 6^th Mass. regt.; pay abstracts for Aug.-Dec., 1780; also, Captain Lieutenant, Paymaster and Clothier, Lieut. Col. Calvin Smith’s (6^th) regt.; return for wages, etc.; wages allowed said Frost for Jan.-Dec., 1781; also, Captain Lieutenant and Paymaster, same regt.; return of officers, dated April 23, 1782; commissioned Oct. 16, 1780; also, Captain Lieutenant and Paymaster, same regt.; return for wages, etc.; wages allowed said Frost for Jan.-Dec., 1782; also, Captain, same regt.; return for wages, etc.; wages allowed said Frost between Oct. and Dec., 1782, 2 mos. 19 days; probably succeeded Capt. Benjamin Pike in command of company; also, Captain, Col. Benjamin Tupper’s (6^th) regt.; return of officers entitled to the commutation of 5 years full pay in lieu of half pay, pursuant to an Act of Congress of March 22, 1783.

Volume 9 page 121

Kenney, Joseph.List of men raised in Cumberland Co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, agreeable to resolve of April 20, 1778, returned as received of Maj. James Johnson, Superintendent for said county, by Jonathan Warner, Commissioner, at Fishkill, June 25, 1778; engaged for town of Gorham; arrived at Fishkill June 14, 1778. [See Joseph Phinney.]

Volume 1 page 641

Barnes, John.Capt. Brigham’s co., Col. How’s regt.; list of men drafted from 4^th Middlesex Co. regt. to reinforce army at the Northward, and who marched Aug. 20, 1777; reported did not march.

page 692

Derby, John. Petition dated Boston, Dec. 18, 1782, signed by William Colman, in behalf of Elias H. Derbey, of Salem, asking that said John Derby be commissioned as commander of the ship “Astrea” (privateer).

Volume 3 page 714

Coffin, Nathaniel. 1^st Lieutenant, Capt. John Shapleigh’s co.; enlisted July 7, 1775; service to Nov. 1, 1775, 4 mos. 3 days, at Kittery; also, same co.; service from Nov. 1, 1775, to Dec. 31, 1775, 2 mos. 5 days; company stationed on the seacoast [p.714] at Kittery Point under command of Col. Edward Cutt; also, 1^st Lieutenant, Capt. Philip Hubbard’s co. from York Co.; list of Seacoast officers at Kittery Point; commissioned Jan. 16, 1776; also, 1^st Lieutenant, same co.; engaged Jan. 15, 1776; service to Nov. 13, 1776, 10 mos.; company stationed at Kittery Point and Old York.

Volume 1 page 725

[p.725] Bartlett, Abner, Brookfield.Private, Capt. Jonathan Barns’s co., Col. Jonathan Warner’s regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; reported enlisted into the army; also, Capt. Harwood’s co., Col. Learned’s regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 27, 1775; service, 3 mos. 1 week, 5 days; also, company return dated Oct. 7, 1775.

Volume 1 page 727

Bartlett, Elisha, Newton.Private, Capt. Amariah Fuller’s co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge; service, 4 days.

War of 1812 Service Records

HAWES EBENEZER   SHERWIN’S REG’T MASSAHUSETTS MILITIA.   PRIVATE PRIVATE   95 602

HAWES EBENEZER   1 REG’T (NYE’S) MASSACHUSETTS MILITIA.   PRIVATE PRIVATE   95 602

HAWES EBENEZER   3 REG’T (MOORE’S) MASSACHUSETTS MILITIA.   PRIVATE PRIVATE   95 602

Isaac Baldwin son of Isaac (8), was mortally wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill, and died opposite the house of Colonel Royall, in Medford.  He belonged to Colonel John Stark’s regiment, was the captain of his own company from the time of his entry into the service, April 23, 1775, and served two months, at six pounds per month, total amount of wages received twelve pounds, and number of miles travel, eighty.  He was the ranking captain in his regiment.  (N. H. State Papers, XIV. 50.)

Isaac Baldwin at the beginning of the war raised a company of men in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, and led them to Cambridge.  While there a tender belonging to the enemy got aground on the Chelsea ferry ways, and he went with twelve of his men in open day in the face of the enemy and burned her, after taking out her guns and sails, by throwing a pitchfork of hay on fire in the cabin windows.  Having accomplished this he put his men back one by one and brought up the rear himself under the fire of the British fleet, and in this way reached their quarters safely with four of his men wounded.  He fought valiantly at Bunker Hill, and was through the breast and died that night.  He is said to have loaded and discharged his musket three times after he was wounded.  When his men were carrying him off the field he exhorted them to fight, assuring them that they would win the day and he would be with them again directly.  He died that night.  He came to Hillsborough in 1767, was a carpenter and joiner by trade, and when the news of the battles of Lexington and Concord came, he was at work framing a barn in an adjoining town. 

Colonel Loammi Baldwin

As early as 1798, he had enlisted in a company of horse-guards, and was not wholly destitute of military experience when summoned a little before the break of day to the field at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.  In his own statement he says: “We mustered as fast as possible.  The Town turned out extraordinary, and proceeded toward Lexington.”  Holding the rank of a Major in the militia, he says, “I rode along a little before the main body, and when I was nigh Jacob Reed’s (at present Durenville) I heard a great firing; proceeded on, soon heard that the Regulars had fired upon Lexington people and killed a large number of them.  We proceeded on as fast as possible and came to Lexington and saw about eight or ten dead and numbers wounded.”  He then, with the rest from Woburn, proceeded to Concord by way of Lincoln meeting house, ascended a hill there, and rested and refreshed themselves a little.  Then follows a particular account of the action and of his own experience.  He had “several good shots,” and proceeded on till coming between the meeting-house and Buckman’s tavern at Lexington, with a prisoner before him, the cannon of the British began to play, the balls flying near him, and for safety he retreated back behind the meeting-house, when a ball came through near his head, and he further retreated to a meadow north of the house and lay there and heard the balls in the air and saw them strike the ground.  Woburn sent to the field on that day, one hundred and eighty men.

At the beginning of the war he enlisted in the regiment of foot commanded by Colonel Samuel Gerrish.  Here he rapidly advanced to be lieutenant-colonel, and upon Colonel Gerrish’s retirement in August 1775, he was placed at the head of the regiment, and was soon commissioned its colonel.  His regiment was first numbered the thirty-eighth and was afterwards numbered the twenty-sixth.  Its original eight companies were increased to ten.  Till the end of 1775, Colonel Baldwin and his men remained near Boston; but in April, 1776, he was ordered with his command to New York City.  On April 19 of that year he was at New York; on June 13, 1776, at the Grand Battery there; on June 22, the same, and on December 26, 1776, his regiment, commanded by himself, “went on the expedition to Trentown” (Trenton).  In this regiment was one company from Woburn commanded by Captain John Wood.  On the memorable night of December 25, 1776, in the face of a violent and extremely cold storm of snow and hail, General Washington and his army crossed the Delaware to the New Jersey side, and took by surprise the next morning at Trenton about one thousand Hessian troops commanded by Colonel Rahl, and Colonel Baldwin and his men took part in this daring and successful enterprise.

Colonel Baldwin’s experience in the campaigns in New York and New Jersey is told in his letters to his family at home, and many of these letters have been sacredly preserved by his descendants.  During 1775-76, he was stationed with about two hundred or more of his men at Chelsea, while other companies of his regiment were stationed about Boston at Brookline and Medford.  The “History of Chelsea,” about to be published by the Massachusetts Historical Society, contains a great mass of material relating to the stay of a portion of the regiment at Chelsea, where their duties were those mostly of guards.

Colonel Baldwin resigned from the army in 1777, on account of ill health.  His subsequent life was spent in his native place, and was marked by an enterprising spirit and the active habits of his youth. 

Cyrus Baldwin was taxed in the West List, Woburn, 1776, and received his proportion of a war assessment which he had paid before 1777.  He lived for a time during the Revolutionary War in Boston, and was first lieutenant of the Eighth Ward company in Colonel Henry Bromfield's (Boston) militia regiment, and commissioned such, November 25, 1776.  In the dignified manner of the newspapers of that day, the following is the only public mention of his death; "Died - At Dunstable, Cyrus Baldwin, Esq., formerly of this town." - Columbian Centinel, Boston, November 24, 1790.

At the close of the Revolutionary War, James Boyle was a Private in the First Pennsylvania Regiment, Pennsylvania Line. In the Archives of Pennsylvania, it is stated what he died in Philadelphia, June 28th 1825, aged 71 years.

The " Chester County Flying Camp " was a band of Militia raised immediately, as soon as the news of the Declaration of Independence had spread, the band was organized. The band was organized at Dowingtown July 1 1776, under Col. Anthony Wayne, afterwards General. In Futhey and Copes, " History of Chester County " appears in the list of Captains, the name, James Boyline.

As I have heard Papa say that James Boyle was a Captain under General Wayne, I felt that this was a misprint for Boyle, I wrote to Gilbert Cope of Westchester, associate author of the History, and asked if that name was printed correctly. He said No — in the original records, the name is spelled Boylin. I thus got one superfluous letter out of the way. But Mr Cope told me also that the same person is called Captain Boylan on the same page of the

County History page 114. In the Second Pennsylvania Archives XIV 138, the name is Bayley, and in the same volume page 158, James Boylan. Mr Cope is a professional genealogist - he says that he has no knowledge of any Boylan family in Chester County.

Surname Given Name Middle Initial Company Unit Rank - Induction Rank - Discharge Notes Alleggiiance

Surname Given Name Middle Initial Company Unit Rank - Induction Rank - Discharge MISC ROLL-BBOOX ROLL-EXCT

HORTON GIDEON R 12 REG’T (VARIAN’S), NEW YORK MILITIA.  

Benkard James   F 7 N. Y. State Militia. Private Private   Union

Benkard James J.   13 Wisconsin Infantry. 1 Lieutenant 1 Lieutenant   Union

Gideon M Horton     

Enlist Date Enlist Place Enlist Rank Enlist Age

26 May 1862 Providence, RI Priv  

Served Rhode Island  Enlisted 10^th LA Reg. RI Mustered Out on 30 August 1862       

Source: Register of Rhode Island Volunteers 1861-1865

Abbreviation: RIRoster

Published by on 1893

Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army

B.

page 210

Benkard, James, jr. N Y. N Y. An Asterix before a name indicates that the officer attained the rank of brigadier or major-general either by regular or brevet commission in the regular or volunteer forces*An Asterix before a name indicates that the officer attained the rank of brigadier or major-general either by regular or brevet commission in the regular or volunteer forces*An Asterix before a name indicates that the officer attained the rank of brigadier or major-general either by regular or brevet commission in the regular or volunteer forces*An Asterix before a name indicates that the officer attained the rank of brigadier or major-general either by regular or brevet commission in the regular or volunteer forces* lieutenant 13 Wis infantry 15 Sept 1861; captain additional aide-de-camp 16 June 1862; resigned 29 Apr 1864.

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Benkard, John P., Capt 12 N Y inf.

Walter Otis Bartlett, Captain 1^st Rhode Island

Artillery, in the Civil War during 1861 to 1862.

Bartlett’s fellow officers in the war, the Battle of Bull Run, the troops’ and officers’ perceptions of political events in Washington, D.C., and Bartlett’s attempt to  resign from the Army.

BARTLETT, Franklin, 1847-1909 colonel of Volunteers in the war with Spain in 1898; died in New York City on April 23, 1909; interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  

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