Stoughton
and Stoughtonham (now Sharon)
Soldiers
of the Revolutionary War
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ABIJAH
ALLEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Ashahel Smith's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
9 days; also, Capt. William Bent's co., Col. John Greaton's regt.; muster roll
dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 27, 1775; service, 3 mos. 12 days; also,
Capt. Bent's co., Col. Heath's (late Greaton's) 36th regt.; company return dated
Fort No. 2, Oct. 5, 1775; also, Capt. Smith's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.;
enlisted March 4, 1776; discharged March 9, 1776; service, 5 days, in fortifying
Dorchester Heights; also, Capt. John Bradley's co., Col. Gill's regt.; enlisted
Aug. 14, 1777; service, 3 mos. 28 days; marched to Manchester, Vt., to join
Northern army; also, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.;
enlisted March 20, 1778; discharged April 5, 1778; service, 18 days; marched to
Roxbury; also, list of men enlisted agreeable to resolve of June 10, 1778.
BARNABAS
ALLEN,
Stoughton
(also given
Braintree
). Private, Capt. Frederick Pope's co., Col.
Panl Dudley Sargent's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted June 24,
1775; service, 1 mo. 10 days; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also,
order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money, dated Camp at Boston, Nov. 11,
1775.
ELISHA
ALLEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 2 days.
ISAAC
ALLEN,
Stoughton
(also given
Braintree
). Private, Capt. Frederick Pope's co., Col.
Paul Dudley Sargent's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted June 24,
1775; service, 1 mo. 10 days; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775];
discharged Oct. 1, 1775; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money,
dated Cambridge, March 15, 1776.
JAMES
ALLEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co., Col.
Joseph Read's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 1, 1775;
service, 3 mos. 7 days; also, company return dated Roxbury, Sept. 26, 1775;
also, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March
20, 1778; discharged April 5, 1778; service, 18 days; marched to Roxbury; also,
descriptive list, dated Dorchester, June 29, 1778, of men enlisted from Suffolk
Co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, June
14, 1778; Capt. Swan's co., Col. Gill's regt.; age, 18 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 71/2
in.; hair, black; eyes, dark; nationality, American; occupation, husbandman;
residence, Stoughton; conducted to camp by Sergt. Elkanah Hixson; also, Maj.
Daniel Whiting's co., Col. Ichabod Alden's (6th) regt.; muster roll for March
and April, 1779, dated Cherry Valley; enlisted June 14, 1778; discharged March
14, 1779; service, 9 mos.; also, descriptive list of men raised to reinforce
Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780;
age, 21 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, dark; arrived at Springfield
July 9, 1780; also, list of men raised for the 6 months service and returned by
Brig. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster, in a return dated Camp Totoway,
Oct. 25, 1780; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Stoughton
for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 5, 1780;
discharged Dec. 5, 1780; service, 5 mos. 11 days.
SETH
ALLEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 4 days.
THOMAS
ALLEN,
Stoughton
. List of men enlisted agreeable to resolve of
April 10, 1778
; also, descriptive list of men raised to
reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months. agreeable to resolve of
June 5, 1780; age, 21 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, ruddy; residence.
Stoughton; arrived at Springtield July 9, 1780; also, list of men raised for the
6 months service and returned by Brig. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster, in
a return dated Camp Totoway, Oct. 25, 1780; also, pay roll for 6 months men
raised by the town of Stoughton for service in the Continental Army during 1780;
marched July 5, 1780; discharged Dec. 13, 1780; service, 5 mos. 19 days.
JAMES
ALLIEN, James. Private, Capt.
Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted April 18, 1777;
discharged May 12, 1777; service, 24 days, on an alarm at Rhode Island; marched
to Bristol, R. I. Roll dated Stoughton.
THOMAS
ALLIEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted June 13, 1776; discharged June 16, 1776;
service, 3 days; marched to Squantum (the Moon) when the British fleet had left
harbor of Boston; also, pay roll for service from April 18, 1777, to May 12,
1777, 24 days, on an alarm at Rhode Island; marched to Bristol, R. I.
LEMUEL
ARTHERTON,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Knap's co., Col. Read's
regt.; company return dated Roxbury,
Sept. 26, 1775
.
SAMUEL
ARTHERTON,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col.
Francis's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance sworn to in Suffolk Co., Nov.
29, 1776.
JOHN
ASPINWALL,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. James Endecott's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 13 days.
JOHN
ASPINWALL, JR.,
Stoughton
. Descriptive list of men raised to reinforce
Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780;
age, 16 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 3 in.; complexion, light; residence, Stoughton;
arrived at Springfield July 16, 1780; marched to camp July 16, 1780, under
command of Sergt. Thomas Kench; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the
town of Stoughton for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched June
25, 1780; discharged Dec. 24, 1780; service, 6 mos. 10 days; also, return of men
raised agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; enlisted June 22, 1781.
JOSEPH
ASPINWALL,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. James Endecott's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 4 days.
CALEB
ATHERTON, Stoughton.Private, Capt. Josiah Smith's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's
regt.; enlisted July 27, 1776; discharged Dec. 1, 1776; regiment raised for
defence of Boston.
CONSIDER
ATHERTON,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 5 days.
JOHN
ATHERTON JR.,
Stoughton
. Sergeant, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
8 days; also, Corporal, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.;
marched June 13, 1776, to Squantum (the Moon) when the British fleet had left
harbor of Boston; service, 3 days.
LEMUEL
ATHERTON,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Moses Knap's co., Col. Joseph
Read's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 30, 1775; service,
3 mos. 9 days; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money, dated
Camp at Roxbury, Nov. 21, 1775; also, Capt. Josiah Pratt's co., Col. Gill's
regt.; enlisted March 4, 1776; discharged March 11, 1776; service, 51/2 days;
marched on an alarm to Roxbury; also, Capt. Josiah Smith's co., Col. Josiah
Whitney's regt.; enlisted May 27, 1776; discharged Dec. 1, 1776; regiment raised
for defence of Boston; also, list of men engaged for the Continental service
from Col. Gill's regt.; residence, Stoughton (also given Boston); enlisted for
town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Knap's co., Col. Shepard's regt.; enlistment, 3
years; reported died Dec., 1777.
SAMUEL
ATHERTON,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
5 days; also, Capt. Simeon Leach's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted
March 4, 1776; service, 5 days; marched to fortify Dorchester Heights; also, pay
roll for 2 days service from March 21, 1776; marched to Braintree when British
ships lay in Boston harbor; also, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Gill's regt.;
marched April 18, 1777, to Bristol, R. I.; service, 24 days, on an alarm at
Rhode Island.
URIAH
ATHERTON,
Stoughton
or Stoughtonham. Private, Capt. Israel
Smith's co., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
, from
Stoughton
and Stoughtonham; service, 4 days.
JAMES
AUGER,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co., Col.
Joseph Read's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 1, 1775;
service, 3 mos. 7 days; also, company return dated Roxbury, Sept. 26, 1775.
JOHN
AYERS,
Boston
. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army
from Capt. Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated June 27, 1777;
residence, Boston; enlisted for town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Abraham Hunt's
co., Col. Joseph Vose's (also given Col. John Patterson's) regt.; enlistment, 3
years; also, Private, Capt. Hunt's co., Col. Vose's regt.; Continental Army pay
accounts for service from Jan. 28, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; reported as serving
27 mos. 13 days as Private, 7 mos. 20 days as Corporal; also, muster roll dated
Camp near Valley Forge, Jan. 6, 1778; also, muster rolls for Nov., 1778, and
March and April, 1779, dated Providence; promoted to Corporal May 1, 1779.
JOHN
AYERS,
Boston
. List of men engaged for Continental service
from Col. Gill's regt. [year not given]; residence,
Boston
; enlisted for town of
Stoughton
; joined Capt. Foster's co., Col. Greaton's
regt.
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