Stoughton
and Stoughtonham (now Sharon)
Soldiers
of the Revolutionary War
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JOSEPH
CALSTON,
Stoughton
. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army
dated Jan, 1781; 5th
Mass.
regt.; enlisted
April 14, 1779
, by Capt. Whipple; enlistment, during war;
reported a Sergeant. [See Joseph Colson]
JACOB
CANADA. Private, Capt. Abner
Crane's co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's regt.; enlisted Oct. 18, 1779; discharged Dec.
2, 1779; service, 1 mo. 15 days; marched to Claverack. Roll dated
Stoughton
.
JACOB CANNADA. Private, Capt.
James Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 20, 1778;
discharged April 5, 1778; service, 17 days; marched to Roxbury. Roll dated
Stoughton
,
March 12, 1782
.
SAMUEL
CAPAN. Fifer, Capt. Abner Crane's
co., Col. Jacob Garish's regt.; enlisted Oct. 13, 1779; discharged Dec. 2, 1779;
service, 1 mo. 20 days; marched to Claverack. Roll dated
Stoughton
.
ANDREW
CAPEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Theophilus Wilder's co., Col.
Dike's regt.; service from
Dec. 30, 1776
, to
March 1, 1777
.
EBENEZER CAPEN
(also given Jr.), Stoughtonham (also given
Stoughton
). Return of men enlisted into Continental
Army from Capt. Savell's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated June 25, 1777;
residence, Stoughtonham (also given Stoughton); enlisted for town of
Stoughtonham (also given Stoughton); joined Capt. Patrick's co., Col. Alden's
regt.; enlistment, 3 years; also, list of men mustered in Suffolk Co. by
Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master, dated Boston, March 30, 1777; Capt. Patrick's
co., Col. Alden's regt.; also, Private, Major's co., Col. Brooks's (late
Alden's) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 25, 1777, to
Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. William Patrick's co., Col. Ichabod Alden's (6th)
regt.; muster return dated Albany, Jan. 12, 1778; reported furloughed; also,
Maj. Daniel Whiting's co., Col. Alden's regt.; muster roll for March and April,
1779, dated Cherry Valley; enlisted Feb. 25, 1777; also, descriptive list of
enlisted men; age, 23 (also given 22) yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 6 in.; complexion,
light (also given dark); hair, light (also given dark); occupation, farmer (also
given laborer); residence, Stoughton; enlisted Dec. ‑, 1779; mustered by
Capt. Thorp; joined Light Infantry co., Lieut. Col. John Brooks's (7th) regt.;
enlistment, during war; also, Capt. Asa Coburn's co., Col. Brooks's regt.;
Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780;
also, Capt. Coburn's (Light Infantry) co., Lieut. Col. Brooks's regt.; muster
rolls for Feb., 1781‑Feb., 1782, dated York Huts; also, Light Infantry
co., Lieut. Col. John Brooks's (7th) regt.; list of men court‑martialed;
tried Jan. 10, 1783, by regimental court‑martial, Capt. Mills, President,
for stealing a bag of Indian meal, etc.; sentence, 100 lashes and stop: of $2;
also, same co. and regt.; list of men discharged; discharged June 9, 1783, by
Gen. Washington, term of enlistment having expired.
ELIJAH
CAPEN, Stoughtonham. Drummer, Capt.
Edward B. Savell's co., Col. Gill's regt.; marched to Dorchester Heights March
4, 1776, on an alarm; service, 5 days; also, Private, Capt. James Endicott's
co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 20, 1778; discharged April 5,
1778; service, 18 days; marched to Roxbury; roll dated Stoughton, March 12,
1782.
JAMES
CAPEN. Private, Capt. Simeon
Leach's co. of guards, Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched from Stoughton to
Braintree March 21, 1776, when British ships lay in Boston harbor; service, 2
days; also, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; company marched
from Milton, Stoughton and Stoughtonham, Dec. 19, 1776, to Castle Island;
service, 12 days.
JOHN CAPEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 2 days.
JOHN CAPEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co. of
Minute‑men, which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 12 days.
JOHN CAPEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched from Stoughton to The Moon (Squantum) June 13,
1776, when the British fleet left Boston harbor; service, 3 days; also, Capt.
Matthew Randall's co., Col. Thomas Marshall's regt.; abstract for advance pay
dated Camp at Hull, July 13, 1776; also, same co. and regt.; enlisted July 5,
1776; service to Nov. 30, 1776, 4 mos. 25 ½
days.
JONATHAN CAPEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
7 days; also, Capt. Simeon Leach's co. of guards, Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.;
marched from Stoughton to Braintree March 21, 1776, when British ships lay in
Boston harbor; service, 2 days; also, Corporal, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt.; company marched from Milton, Stoughton and Stoughtonham
Dec. 19, 1776, to Castle Island; service, 12 days.
JONATHAN
CAPEN, JR.,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
2 days; also, Capt. Simeon Leach's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched to
fortify Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776; service, 5 days; also, Corporal, Capt.
Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched from Stoughton to The
Moon (Squantum) June 13, 1776, when the British fleet left Boston harbor;
service, 3 days.
ROBERT
CAPEN,
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.; marched to
fortify Dorchester Heights, March 4, 1776; service, 5 days; also, Capt. Leach's
co. of guards, Col. Gill's regt.; marched from Stoughton to Braintree March 21,
1776, when British ships lay in Boston harbor; service, 2 days.
SAMUEL CAPEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 5 days.
SAMUEL
CAPEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co. of
Minute‑men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 14
days; also, Corporal, Capt. William Briggs's co., Col. Joseph Read's regt.;
muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 3, 1775; service, 3 mos. 5 days;
also, company return dated Roxbury Camp, Sept. 26, 1775.
SAMUEL CAPEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Luke Howell's co., Col.
Nathan Tyler's regt.; pay roll for Dec., 1779; service, 1 mo. 3 days, at
Rhode Island
.
SAMUEL
CAPEN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Theophilus Wilder's co., Col.
Dike's regt.; service from Jan. 6, 1777, to March 1, 1777; also, Capt. Benjamin
Lapham's co., Col. Jonathan Reed's (1st) regt. of guards; enlisted April 1,
1778; service to July 3, 1778, 3 mos. 2 days, at Cambridge; enlistment, 3 months
from April 2, 1778; also, Capt. Samuel Ward's co., Col. Cogswell's regt.;
enlisted Sept. 22, 1778; discharged Dec. 31, 1778; service, 3 mos. 11 days;
company detached to guard and fortify posts at and about Boston; also,
descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6
months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 19 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 5
in.; complexion, light; residence, Stoughton; arrived at Springfield July 14,
1780; marched to camp July 14, 1780, under command of Capt. Hancock; 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 June 25, 1780; discharged Dec. 31, 1780;
service, 6 mos. 13 days.
SAMUEL
CAPEN, 2d,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Simeon Leach's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched to fortify Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776;
service, 5 days; also, Sergeant, Capt. Leach's co. of guards, Col. Gill's regt.;
marched from Stoughton to Braintree March 21, 1776, when British ships lay in
Boston harbor; service, 2 days.
SAMUEL
CAPON,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Luke Howell's co., Col.
Nathan Tyler's regt.; enlisted
July 20, 1779
; service, 4 mos. 11 days, at
Rhode Island
; also, same co. and regt.; pay roll for Dec.,
1779; service, 20 days, at
Rhode Island
.
NEHEMIAH
CARPENTER, Stoughtonham. Sergeant,
Capt. Israel Smith's co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, from
Stoughton and Stoughtonham; service, 3 days; also, Capt. Josiah Pratt's co.,
Col. Gill's regt.; marched to Roxbury March 4, 1776, on an alarm; service, 51/2
days; also, Lieutenant, Capt. Samuel Fisher's co., Col. Jonathan Titcomb's
regt.; marched to Rhode Island May 3, 1777; service, 2 mos. 3 days; company
drafted for a 2 months campaign; also, 1st Lieutenant, 7th co., 3d Suffolk Co.
regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia; commissioned Aug. 22, 1777; also,
Captain, Col. Gill's (3d Suffolk Co.) regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia;
commissioned July 28, 1778.
NEHEMIAH
CARPENTER. Private, Capt. John
Bradley's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted Aug. 14, 1777; service, 3
mos. 28 days; marched to Manchester, Vt., to join Northern army; roll sworn to
in Suffolk Co.; 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; roll dated Stoughton; also, Capt. Samuel Holden's co., Col. Ebenezer
Thayer's (Suffolk Co.) regt.; enlisted July 27, 1780; discharged Oct. 31, 1780;
service, 3 mos. 7 days; company raised to reinforce Continental Army for 3
months.
JOSEPH
CHANDLE. Private, Capt. Theophilus
Lyon's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; company marched from
Stoughton
to
Braintree
March 22, 1776
; service, 2 days.
BENJAMIN
CHANDLER,
Stoughton
(probably). Drummer, Capt. John Bradley's
co., Col. Benjamin 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; roll dated
Stoughton; also, Capt. Jeremiah Putnam's co., Col. Nathaniel Wade's regt.;
enlisted July 1, 1778; service to Dec. 31, 1778, 6 mos. 4 days, at Rhode Island;
also, muster rolls dated East Greenwich, Sept. 17 and Oct. 14, 1778; enlistment
to expire Jan. 1, 1779; reported on command at Warwick in Sept., 1778; also,
muster roll dated North Kingston, Nov. 6, 1778; also, return dated Stoughton,
Feb. 1, 1779, of men enlisted for the town of Stoughton agreeable to resolve of
June 10, 1778; also, Capt. Joseph Richards's co., Capt. Samuel Fisher's
detachment; enlisted Aug. 11, 1779; service, 1 mo. 3 days; company detached from
militia for service at Rhode Island; also, Capt. Samuel Holden's co., Col.
Ebenezer Thayer's (Suffolk Co.) regt.; enlisted July 22, 1780; discharged Oct.
10, 1780; service, 3 mos.; company raised to reinforce Continental Army for 3
months.
JOSEPH
CHANDLER,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's (Stoughton)
co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775;
service, 5 days; also, Capt. Smith's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched
from Stoughton March 4, 1776, to assist in fortifying Dorchester Heights;
service, 5 days.
SAMUEL
CHANDLER,
Boston
. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army
from Capt. Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27,
1777; residence, Boston; enlisted for town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Hunt's
co., Col. Vose's regt.; enlistment, 3 years; also, list of men mustered in
Suffolk Co. by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master, dated Boston, Feb. 2, 1777;
Capt. Hunt's co., Col. John Patterson's regt.; also, Capt. Abraham Hunt's co.,
Col. Joseph Vose's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan.
18, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; residence, Boston; credited to town of Boston; also,
same co. and regt.; muster roll for Dec., 1777, dated Camp near Valley Forge;
enlisted Jan. 18, 1777; also, same co. and regt.; muster rolls for Nov., 1778,
March and April, 1779, dated Providence; reported transferred to corps of
invalids; also, Lieut. Osgood Carlton's co. of invalids stationed at Boston,
Col. Lewis Nichola's regt.; muster rolls dated Sept. 9, 1779, and Oct. 2, 1779;
also, same co. and regt.; muster roll for Oct., 1779; also, Capt. McFarland's
corps of invalids; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780,
to Jan. 18, 1780; reported discharged.
SAMUEL
CHANDLER,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's (Stoughton)
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., 36th regt.; company return dated Fort No. 2, Oct.
5, 1775.
SAMUEL
CHANDLER, JR.,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched from Stoughton March 4, 1776, to assist in
fortifying Dorchester Heights; service, 5 days; also, Capt. Theophilus Lyon's
co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched from Stoughton to Braintree March 22,
1776; service, 2 days.
ABEL
CHEESMAN,
Braintree
. Private, Capt. Silas Wild's co. of
Minute‑men, Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt., which assembled on the alarm of
April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; also, Capt. Silas Wild's co., Col. John
Greaton's regt.; order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp at
Cambridge, Dec. 12, 1775; also, Capt. Samuel Holbrook's co., Col. Bass's regt.;
company assembled June 14, 1776, and marched from Middle precinct in Braintree
to Hull and Hoff's (Hough's) Neck; service, 3 days; also, Capt. Stephen
Penniman's co., Col. Francis's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc.,
sworn to in Suffolk Co., Nov. 29, 1776; credited with travel allowance for 1
day; company drafted from Hingham, Braintree, Dorchester, Stoughton,
Stoughtonham and Milton; also, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Dike's regt.;
service from Dec. 13, 1776, to March 1, 1777; also, Capt. Nathaniel Belcher's
co., Lieut. Col. Andrew Symmes's detachment of guards; enlisted Feb. 26, 1778;
discharged April 26, 1778; service, 2 months.
BENJAMIN
CHEESMON,
Braintree
. Private, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col.
Francis's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., to and from camp sworn
to in Suffolk Co., Nov. 29, 1776; credited with travel allowance for 1 day;
company drafted from Hingham, Braintree, Dorchester, Stoughton, Stoughtonham and
Milton.
STEPHEN
CHESMAN. Private, Capt. Abner
Crane's co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's regt.; enlisted Nov. 1, 1779; discharged Dec.
2, 1779; service, 1 mo. 2 days; marched to Claverack. Roll dated
Stoughton
.
JOHN
CLAP,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 6 days.
JOSEPH
CLAP,
Dorchester
. Private, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col.
Francis's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., to and from camp sworn
to in Suffolk Co., Nov. 29, 1776; company drafted from Hingham, Dorchester,
Braintree, Stoughton, Stoughtonham and Milton.
LEMUEL CLAP,
Dorchester
. 1st Lieutenant, sharing command with Capt.
Oliver Billings of a company in Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which assembled on
the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 12 days; also, Captain, 1st Dorchester
co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; engaged March 4, 1776; discharged March 8,
1776; service, 5 days, at the taking of Dorchester Heights; also, Captain, 1st
(North Dorchester) co., Col. Benjamin Gill's (3d Suffolk Co.) regt.; list of
officers dated Stoughton; ordered in Council, March 25, 1776, that a commission
be issued; reported commissioned March 23, 1776; also, same regt.; engaged March
14, 1776; discharged March 26, 1776; service, 12 days; also, same regt.; engaged
June 13, 1776; discharged June 16, 1776; service, 3 days; also, Col. Pierce's
regt.; marched to Castle Island March 1, 1778; discharged April 3, 1778;
service, 1 mo. 3 days; also, Captain; list of officers commissioned to command
the guards raised to do duty under Maj. Gen. Gates and Maj. Gen. Heath at and
about Boston; commissioned May 11, 1779; stationed at Dorchester Heights; also,
engaged May 7, 1779; discharged Aug. 10, 1779; service, 3 mos. 4 days; also,
engaged Aug. 11, 1779; discharged Oct. 31, 1779; service, 2 mos. 21 days; also,
engaged Nov. 1, 1779; discharged Jan. 31, 1780; service, 3 mos.; also, engaged
Feb. 1, 1780; service to May 1, 1780, 3 mos.; also, engaged May 1, 1780;
discharged July 31, 1780; service, 3 mos.; also, engaged Aug. 1, 1780;
discharged Oct. 16, 1780; service, 2 mos. 16 days; above service from May 7,
1779, with detachment of guards under Maj. Nathaniel Heath at Dorchester
Heights; also, Col. Solomon Lovell's regt.; return of officers who marched to
reinforce Continental Army for 3 months [year not given].
NATHANIEL
CLAP,
Dorchester
. 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Lemuel Clap's (1st
Dorchester) co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; engaged March 4, 1776; discharged
March 8, 1776; service, 5 days, at the taking of Dorchester Heights; also, 2d
Lieutenant, Capt. Lemuel Clap's 1st (North Dorchester) co., Col. Benjamin Gill's
(3d Suffolk Co.) regt.; list of officers dated Stoughton; ordered in Council,
March 25, 1776, that a commission be issued; reported commissioned March 23,
1776; also, same co. and regt.; engaged March 14, 1776; discharged March 26,
1776; service, 12 days; also, same co. and regt.; engaged June 13, 1776;
discharged June 16, 1776; service, 3 days; also, Capt. Seth Sumner's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched to Rhode Island April 17, 1777; service, 25 days;
also, Capt. Lemuel Clap's co., Col. Pierce's regt.; marched to Castle Island
March 1, 1778; discharged April 3, 1778; service, 1 mo. 3 days; also, 2d
Lieutenant, Capt. Lemuel Clap's co.; list of officers commissioned to command
guards raised to do duty under Maj. Gen. Gates and Maj. Gen. Heath at and about
Boston; commissioned May 11, 1779; stationed at Dorchester Heights; also, Capt.
Lemuel Clap's co.; engaged May 7, 1779; discharged Aug. 10, 1779; service, 3
mos. 4 days; also, same co.; engaged Aug. 11, 1779; discharged Oct. 31, 1779;
service, 2 mos. 21 days; also, same co.; engaged Nov. 1, 1779; discharged Jan.
31, 1780; service, 3 mos.; also, same co.; engaged Feb. 1, 1780; service to May
1, 1780, 3 mos.; also, same co.; engaged May 1, 1780; discharged July 31, 1780;
service, 3 mos.; also, same co.; engaged Aug. 1, 1780; discharged Oct. 16, 1780;
service, 2 mos. 16 days; above service from May 7, 1779, with detachment of
guards under Maj. Nathaniel Heath at Dorchester Heights.
STEPHEN
CLAP. Private, Capt. James
Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 20, 1778;
discharged April 5, 1778; service, 17 days; marched to Roxbury. Roll dated
Stoughton
.
JOHN
CLARK. Private, Capt. Asahel
Smith's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched from
Stoughton
March 4, 1776
, to assist in fortifying
Dorchester
Heights
; service, 5 days.
JOHN
CLARK,
Stoughton
. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army
from Capt. Lyon's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated June 27, 1777;
residence, Stoughton; enlisted for town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Patrick's
co., Col. Alden's regt.; enlistment, 3 years; also, list of men mustered in
Suffolk Co. by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master, dated Boston, March 16, 1777;
Capt. Patrick's co., Col. Alden's regt.; also, Private, Major's co., Col. John
Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from March 1, 1777, to
July 9, 1777; reported deceased; also, (late) Capt. William Patrick's co.,
(late) Col. Ichabod Alden's (6th) regt.; return of men in camp before Aug. 15,
1777, certified to at Cherry Valley, Feb. 24, 1779.
JOHN
CLARK,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Luke Howell's co., Col.
Nathan Tyler's regt.; pay roll for Dec., 1779; service, 1 mo. 3 days, at
Rhode Island
.
SAMUEL
CLARK,
Dorchester
. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army
from Capt. Sumner's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27,
1777; residence, Dorchester; enlisted for town of Dorchester; joined Lieut.
Baker's co., Col. Wesson's regt.; enlistment, 3 years; reported mustered by Col.
Barber; also, Corporal, Capt. Nathan Dix's co., Col. James Wesson's (9th) regt.;
Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 15, 1777, to Feb. 15, 1780;
reported discharged.
TIMOTHY
CLARK,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Theophilus Wilder's co., Col.
Dike's regt.; service from
Dec. 30, 1776
, to
March 1, 1777
.
JOHN
CLARKE,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's (Stoughton)
co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775;
service, 5 days.
BENJAMIN
CLERK,
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 Camp, Sept. 26, 1775.
KINGMAN
CLERK,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co. of
Minute‑men, which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 12 days.
JOSEPH
COBB, Wrentham. Corporal, Capt.
Samuel Cobb's co., Col. Joseph Read's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775;
enlisted May 1, 1775; service, 3 mos. 8 days; also, company return dated Camp at
Roxbury, Sept. 26, 1775; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money
dated Roxbury, Dec. 27, 1775; also, Capt. Abner Crane's co., Col. John
Robinson's regt.; enlisted July 6, 1777; ser vice, 2 mos. 25 days, at Rhode
Island; roll dated Stoughton; also, Sergeant, same co. and regt.; pay abstract
for travel allowance from camp home dated North Kingston, Dec. 31, 1777;
credited with 2 days allowance; also, descriptive list of men raised to
reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of
June 5, 1780, returned as received of Justin Ely, Commissioner, by Brig. Gen.
John Glover at Springfield, July 9, 1780; age, 35 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.;
complexion, dark; residence, Wrentham; arrived at Springfield July 8, 1780;
marched to camp July 9, 1780, under command of Lieut. Jackson of the artillery;
also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Wrentham for service in
the Continental Army during 1780; marched June 13, 1780; discharged Dec. 26,
1780; service, 6 mos. 3 days.
JOHN
COHORN. Return made by Col.
Benjamin Gill of men enlisted into Continental Army dated Stoughton, June 3,
1778; enlisted for town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Frothingham's co., Col. John
Crane's regt.; enlistment, 3 years; reported a foreigner.
NOAH
COLE,
Falmouth
. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army
from Capt. Savell's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27,
1777; residence, Falmouth; enlisted for town of Stoughtonham; joined Capt.
Blaisdell's co., Col. Wigglesworth's regt.; cnlistment, 3 years; also, return of
men enlisted or hired to serve in the Continental Army from Col. Peter Noyes's
(1st Cumberland Co.) regt., dated Nov. 20, 1778; residence, Falmouth; engaged
for town of Stoughtonham; joined Capt. Blaisdel's co., Col. Wigglesworth's
regt.; term, 3 years; also, Capt. Nicholas Blasdel's co., Col. Edward
Wigglesworth's regt.; muster return dated Camp Valley Forge, Feb. 5, 1778;
residence, Falmouth; enlisted for town of Falmouth; mustered by Maj. Inslow,
County Muster Master; also, Private, Capt. Smart's co., Col. Calvin Smith's
(late Wigglesworth's) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan.
15, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. Nicholas Blaisdell's co., Col. Edward
Wigglesworth's regt.; muster roll for May, 1778, dated Camp Valley Forge;
reported sick in camp; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll for June, 1778,
dated "Camp Greeage;" reported sick at Yellow Springs; also, same co.
and regt.; muster rolls for Oct., 1778, March and April, 1779, dated Providence;
enlisted Jan. 15, 1777; also, Capt. Smart's co., Col. Smith's regt.; Continental
Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Jan. 15, 1780.
JOSEPH
COLLSON,
Stoughton
. List of men engaged for Continental service
from Col. Gill's regt. [year not given]; residence,
Stoughton
; enlisted for town of
Stoughton
; joined Capt. Drury's co., Col. Crane's regt.
JOSEPH
COLSON,
Stoughton
(also given
Plainfield
). Sergeant, Capt. Gardner's co., Col. Rufus
Putnam's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to
Dec. 31, 1780; also, Capt. John Trotter's co., Col. Rufus Putuam's (5th) regt.;
muster roll for Jan., 1781, dated Garrison at West Point; enlistment, during
war; also, muster roll for April, 1781, reported on command with infantry; also,
muster roll for Aprill, 1781, dated West Point; reported on command with
infantry; also, Col. Putnam's regt.; receipt for wages for last 3 months in
1780, dated Jan. 3, 1782.
JOSEPH
COLSTON,
Stoughton
. Descriptive list of enlisted men dated West
Point, Jan. 10, 1781; age, 32 yrs. 7 mos.; stature, 5 ft. 10 in.; complexion,
dark; hair, dark; eyes, dark; residence, Stoughton; rank, Sergeant; enlisted by
Capt. Whipple April 14, 1779; joined Capt. Trotter's co., Col. Putnam's (5th)
regt.; enlistment, during war.
JOHN
COMEE, Stoughtonham. Corporal,
Capt. Israel Smith's co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, from
Stoughton and Stoughtonham; service, 3 days; also, Capt. Josiah Pratt's co.,
Col. Gill's regt.; marched to Roxbury March 4, 1776, on an alarm; service, 51/2
days.
JOHN
COMINGS, Stoughtonham. Private,
Capt. Edward Bridge Savel's (1st Stoughtonham) co., Col. Robinson's regt., which
marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 4 days; also, Capt. Savell's
co., Col. Gill's regt.; marched from Stoughtonham to Braintree March 22, 1776;
service, 2 days; also, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.;
company marched from Milton, Stoughton and Stoughtonham to the Castle Dec. 19,
1776; service, 6 days.
THOMAS
CONEY, Stoughtonham. Private, Capt.
Edward Bridge Savel's (1st Stoughtonham) co., Col. Robinson's regt., which
marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 7 days; also, Corporal, Capt.
James Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 20, 1778;
discharged April 5, 1778; service, 18 days; marched to Roxbury; roll dated
Stoughton, March 12, 1782.
WILLIAM
CONEY,
Stoughton
or Stoughtonham. Private, Capt. Israel
Smith's co. from
Stoughton
and Stoughtonham, which marched on the alarm
of
April 19, 1775
; service, 3 days.
OLIVER
COOK. Private, Capt. James
Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 20, 1778;
discharged March 27, 1778; service, 9 days; company marched to Roxbury. Roll
dated
Stoughton
.
ASA
COPLAND. Private, Capt. Ralph
Thompson's co.; enlisted Oct. 24, 1779; discharged Nov. 4, 1779; service, 13
days, travel included, under Maj. Gen. Hancock at Castle Island; company raised
in Suffolk Co.; also, Capt. Abner Crane's co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's regt.;
enlisted Nov. 1, 1779; discharged Dec. 2, 1779; service. 1 mo. 2 days, at
Claverack. Roll dated
Stoughton
.
SAM
COPLAND,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's (Stoughton)
co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775;
service, 9 days.
JOHN
COPLING,
Braintree
. Corporal, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col.
Francis's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., to and from camp,
sworn to in Suffolk Co., Nov. 29, 1776; credited with allowance for 1 day;
company drafted from Hingham, Braintree, Dorchester, Stoughtonham, Milton, and
Stoughton.
WILLIAM
COREL,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Abner Crane's co., Col. John
Robinson's regt.; enlisted
July 4, 1777
; service, 2 mos. 27 days, at
Rhode Island
. Roll dated
Stoughton
. [See William Carroll.]
DENNIS
COSSGRIFF. Return of men enlisted
into Continental Army from Capt. Endicott's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.,
dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777; enlisted for town of Stoughton (also given
Weymouth); joined Capt. Tuckerman's co., Col. Wiglesworth's regt.; enlistment, 3
years; reported a foreigner.
JOSEPH
COULSON, SR. Sergeant, Capt.
Gardner's co., Col. Rufus Putnam's (5th) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts
for service from June 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; credited to town of Stoughton;
enlistment, during war; also, Private, Capt. Job Whipple's co., Col. Putnam's
(4th) regt.; return of men entitled to State gratuity approved April 22, 1779.
SAMUEL
COWEL. Captain; Col. Willard's
regt.; list dated Watertown, Sept. 8, 1776, of officers to command a company
raised in Dedham, Needham, Roxbury, Medfield, Wrentham, Brookline, Stoughton,
Medway, Bellingham, Walpole, Milton and Stoughtonham, for service at Canada;
said company marched for Bennington Aug. 29, 1776.
ABNER
CRANE,
Stoughton
. 1st Lieutenant, Capt. James Endecott's co.,
Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775;
service, 13 days; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia commissioned
"1776;" also, Captain, Col. John Robinson's regt.; pay abstract for
travel allowance from camp home, dated North Kingston, Dec. 31, 1777; credited
with 3 days allowance; also, Captain, Col. Jacobs's regt.; service from Dec. 31,
1777, to Oct. 13, 1778, 9 mos. 12 days, at Rhode Island; also, Captain; list of
officers commissioned to command the guards raised to do duty under Maj. Gen.
Gates and Maj. Gen. Heath at and about Boston; commissioned Jan. 26, 1779; also,
Captain; engaged Jan. 26, 1779; service to May 4, 1779, 3 mos. 8 days, with
guards at Boston; also, Captain; list of officers detached from Suffolk and
Essex county brigades to reinforce Continental Army, agreeable to resolve of
Oct. 9, 1779; commissioned Oct. 28, 1779; also, Captain, Col. Jacob Garish's
regt.; entered service Oct. 12, 1779; discharged Dec. 2, 1779; service, 1 mo. 21
days, on a campaign to Claverack.
BARNABAS
CRANE. Return of men enlisted into
Continental Army from Capt. Clap's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated
Stoughton, June 27, 1777; enlisted for town of Dorchester (also given
Stoughton); joined Adjt. (also given Capt.) Allen's co., Col. Jackson's regt.;
enlistment, 3 years; reported a foreigner.
BENJAMIN
CRANE, Milton (also given
Stoughton
). Private, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col.
Francis's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., to camp and return,
sworn to in Suffolk Co., Nov. 29, 1776; company drafted from Hingham, Braintree,
Milton, Stoughton, and other towns; also, Capt. Penniman's co., Col. Dike's
regt.; service from Dec. 13, 1776, to March 1, 1777.
EBENEZER
CRANE, Milton. Private, Capt. John
Bradley's (Milton) co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt.; service, 11 days,
subsequent to Concord fight and before formation of standing army; roll dated
Milton, Dec. 21, 1775; also, return of men enlisted into Continental Army from
Capt. Bradley's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777;
residence, Milton; enlisted for town of Milton; joined Capt. Spurr's co., Col.
Nixon's regt.; enlistment, 3 years; also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel
Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, March 16, 1777; also,
Private, Capt. John Spurr's co., Col. Thomas Nixon's regt.; Continental Army pay
accounts for service from Feb. 1, 1777, to Jan. 11, 1778; reported discharged;
also, certificate dated Boston, Feb. 18, 1779, signed by Capt. Spurr, stating
that said Crane of his company, Col. Nixon's regt., enlisted for 3 years, was in
camp on or before Aug. 15, 1777, and had not been absent since unless by leave
of proper authority.
ELIJAH
CRANE,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. James Endecott's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
13 days.
ELIJAH
CRANE, Stoughton. Private, Capt.
Peter Talbot's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775; service, 7 days.
ELIJAH
CRANE. Private, Capt. Simeon
Leach's co. of guards, Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., which marched from Stoughton
to Braintree March 21, 1776, when the British ships lay in Boston harbor;
service, 2 days.
ELIJAH
CRANE. Private, Capt. Robert Swan's
co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; company marched from Stoughton to Squantum (The
Moon) June 13, 1776, when the British fleet left Boston harbor; service, 3 days.
JEPHTHAH
CRANE, Stoughton. Private, Capt.
Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Dike's regt.; service from Dec. 13, 1776, to March
1, 1777; also, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched to
Bristol, R. I., April 18, 1777; service, 24 days; also, list of men mustered by
James Hatch, Muster Master for Plymouth Co., dated June 8, 1778; Capt. Crane's
co., Col. Jacobs's regt.; enlistment to expire Jan. 1, 1779; also, Private,
Capt. Calvin Curtiss's co., Col. John Jacobs's regt.; enlisted May 1, 1778;
service to Jan. 1, 1779, 8 mos. 4 days, at Rhode Island.
JOHN
CRANE. Major; return of equipments,
ammunition, etc., signed by Richard Devens, Commissary General, dated Sept. 7,
1776; said Crane reported in charge of stores deposited at Stoughton; also,
Colonel of an Artillery regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from
Jan. 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, returns for clothing dated Boston, May 26,
1778, and Sept. 25, 1778; also, pay abstract for wages and subsistence for Oct.,
1778 - April, 1779, for service at Rhode Island; roll approved at Providence;
also, list of field and staff officers returned for gratuity, dated Boston, Nov.
16, 1779; also, Colonel of the artillery; Continental Army pay accounts for
service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; also, receipt given to Capt. Lieut.
Knowles for subsistence money for June, 1782.
JOSEPH
CRANE. Private, Capt. Aaron Smith's
co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted Aug. 15, 1777; discharged Nov. 29,
1777; service, 3 mos. 27 days, travel included; company marched to reinforce
Northern army for 3 months; also, Capt. Abel Richards's co., Col. Jonathan
Cogswell's regt.; enlisted Oct. 6, 1778; discharged Dec. 31, 1778; service, 2
mos. 27 days, with guards at Boston; enlistment to expire Jan. 1, 1779; also,
Capt. Abner Crane's co., Col. Jacob Garish's regt.; enlisted Nov. 1, 1779;
discharged Dec. 2, 1779; service, 1 mo. 2 days, on campaign to Claverack; roll
dated Stoughton.
JOSHUA
CRANE, Stoughton. Return of men
raised agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; enlisted April 16, 1781.
LEMUEL
CRANE, Stoughton. Private, Capt.
James Endecott's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm
of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; also, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched from Stoughton to assist the army in fortifying
Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776; service, 5 days; also, same co. and regt.;
company marched to Moon Island June 13, 1776, when the British fleet was driven
out of Boston harbor; service, 3 days.
LUTHER
CRANE, Stoughton. Private, Capt.
Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Dike's regt.; service from Dec. 13, 1776, to March
1, 1777; also, Capt. Theophilus Lyon's co.; enlisted March 1, 1778; discharged
April 5, 1778; service, 36 days; marched to Castle Island under command of
Lieut. Col. Samuel Pierce.
NATHAN
CRANE, Stoughton. Private, Capt.
James Endecott's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm
of April 19, 1775; service, 6 days; also, Corporal, Capt. James Endicott's co.,
Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched from Stoughton to assist the army in
fortifying Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776; service, 5 days; also, same co. and
regt.; company marched to Moon Island June 13, 1776, when the British fleet was
driven out of Boston harbor; service, 3 days.
PETER
CRANE, Stoughton. Private, Capt.
James Endecott's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm
of April 19, 1775; service, 8 days.
SAMUEL
CRANE. Private, Capt. Abner Crane's
co., Col. Jacob Garish's regt.; enlisted Oct. 26, 1779; discharged Dec. 2, 1779;
service, 1 mo. 7 days, on campaign to Claverack. Roll dated Stoughton.
WILLIAM
CRANE (also given 1st), Stoughton.
Corporal, Capt. James Endecott's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which
marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 12 days; also, Capt. Robert
Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched to Bristol, R. I., April 18,
1777; service, 24 days; roll dated Stoughton.
WILLIAM
CRANE (also given 2d), Stoughton.
Private, Capt. James Endecott's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched
on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 8 days; also, Sergeant, Capt. James
Endicott's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched from Stoughton to assist the
army in fortifying Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776; service, 5 days; also,
Capt. Theophilus Lyon's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; company marched from
Stoughton to Braintree March 22, 1776; service, 2 days; also, Capt. James
Endicott's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; company marched to Moon Island June
13, 1776, when the British fleet was driven out of Boston harbor; service, 3
days; also, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; entered
service March 20, 1778; discharged April 5, 1778; service, 18 days; company
marched to Roxbury; roll dated Stoughton.
SAMUEL
CROSBEE, Dorchester. Private, Capt.
Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Francis's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance,
etc., to and from camp, sworn to in Suffolk Co., Nov. 29, 1776; company drafted
from Hingham, Dorchester, Braintree, Stoughton, Stoughtonham and Milton.
SAMUEL
CROSBY, Dorchester. Private, Capt.
Oliver Billings and Lieut. Lemuel Clap's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt.,
which assembled on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 12 days; also, Capt.
Lemuel Clap's (1st Dorchester) co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted June
13, 1776; discharged June 16, 1776; service, 3 days; also, Capt. Stephen
Penniman's co., Col. Dike's regt.; service from Dec. 13, 1776, to March 1, 1777;
also, Capt. Abner Crane's co., Col. John Robinson's regt.; enlisted July 6,
1777; service, 2 mos. 25 days, at Rhode Island; roll dated Stoughton; also,
Capt. Samuel Clap's co., Col. Pierce's regt.; marched March 1, 1778; discharged
April 3, 1778; service, 1 mo. 3 days, at Castle Island; roll dated Dorchester.
BENJAMIN
CROSWELL, Stoughton. Private, Capt.
Peter Talbot's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775; service, 7 days; also, Capt. Frederick Pope's co., Col. Paul
Dudley Sargent's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted June 27, 1775;
service, 1 mo. 7 days; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, order
for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Boston, Nov. 11, 1775; also,
Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched to Bristol, R. I.,
April 18, 1777; service, 24 days; roll dated Stoughton.
BENJAMIN
CROSWILL. Private, Capt. Simeon
Leach's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; company marched from Stoughton to
fortify Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776; service, 5 days.
WILLIAM CROW. Return of men
enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Savell's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's
regt., dated Stoughtonham, June 27, 1777; enlisted fo town of Stoughtonham (also
given Stoughton); joined Capt. Drury's co., Col. Crane's regt.; enlistment,
during war; reported a foreigner; also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel
Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, May 25, 1777.
SAMUEL
CUMINGS. Private, Capt. Simeon
Leach's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched from Stoughton to fortify
Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776; service, 5 days.
SAMUEL
CUMMINGS, Stoughton. Private, Capt.
Peter Talbot's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775; service, 6 days.
WILLIAM CURREL, Stoughton.
Private, 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.
William Bent's co., 36th regt.; company return dated Fort No. 2, Oct. 5, 1775;
also, Private, Capt. Luke Howell's co., Col. Nathan Tyler's regt.; enlisted July
17, 1779; service, 4 mos. 14 days, at Rhode Island; also, same co. and regt.;
pay roll for Dec., 1779; service, 20 days, at Rhode Island; also, same co. and
regt.; pay roll for Dec., 1779, allowing 1 mos. 3 days service at Rhode Island;
residence, Stoughton.
WILLIAM
CURRELL, Stoughton. Private, Capt.
James Endecott's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm
of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; also, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin
Gill's regt.; marched to Bristol, R. I., April 18, 1777; service, 24 days; also,
Capt. Caleb Champney's co., Maj. Nathaniel Heath's detachment of guards;
enlisted May 15, 1780; discharged July 19, 1780; service, 2 mos. 5 days, at and
about Boston; also, return dated Boston, Aug. 8, 1780, of men from Capt.
Champney's co., Maj. Heath's detachment, who enlisted for 3 months and 6 months
respectively, agreeable to resolve of March 29, 1780; enlisted for town of
Stoughton.
WILLIAM
CURRILL, Stoughton. Private, Capt.
Abner Crane's co., Col. John Robinson's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance
from camp home dated North Kingston, Dec. 31, 1777; credited with 3 days
allowance; also, same co.; enlisted Feb. 2, 1779; service to May 4, 1779, 3 mos.
2 days, with guards at Boston.
WILLIAM
CURTICE, JR. Private, Capt. Simeon
Leach's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 5 days; company marched from
Stoughton to fortify Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776.
JONATHAN
CURTIS,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 2 days.
JONATHAN
CURTIS,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co. of
Minute‑men, which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 7 days.
JONATHAN
CURTIS,
Stoughton
. Descriptive list of men raised in Suffolk
Co., agreeable to resolve of June 9, 1779; Capt. Joseph Richards's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt.; age, 28 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 (also given 5 ft. 7) in.;
complexion, dark; hair, black; eyes, dark blue; occupation, husbandman;
residence, Stoughton; engaged for town of Stoughton; term, 9 months; delivered
to Capt. L. Bailey; reported sent to Springfield; also, list of men returned as
received of Stephen Badlam, Superintendent for Suffolk Co., by Justin Ely,
Commissioner, at Springfield, Sept. 20, 1779. [See Jonathan Cutris]
JONATHAN
CURTIS. Private, Capt. Simeon
Leach's co. of guards, Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; company marched from
Stoughton
to
Braintree
March 21, 1776
, when British ships lay in
Boston
harbor; service, 2 days.
JONATHAN
CURTIS. Private, Capt. Theophilus
Wilder's co., Col. Dike's regt.; service from Dec. 30, 1776, to March 1, 1777;
credited to town of Stoughton.
JONATHAN
CURTIS. Private, Capt. Robert
Swan's co., Col. Gill's regt.; company marched from Milton, Stoughton and
Stoughtonham, Dec. 19, 1776, to Castle Island [service illegible]; also,
Corporal, Capt. Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched to Bristol, R.
I., April 18, 1777; service, 24 days.
THEOPHILUS CURTIS,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 6 days.
THOMAS CURTIS,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
14 days; also, Capt. William Briggs's co., Col. Joseph Read's regt.; muster roll
dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 3, 1775; service, 3 mos. 5 days; also, company
return dated Roxbury Camp, Sept. 26, 1775; also, Capt. Simeon Leach's co. of
guards, Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 2 days; company marched from
Stoughton to Braintree March 21, 1776, when the British ships lay in Boston
harbor.
WILLIAM
CURTIS,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 2 days.
WILLIAM
CURTIS,
Stoughton
. List of prisoners sent on board the
guard‑ship "
Adams
" by the Board of War, as returned by
Joseph Dobel,
Sept. 8, 1777
; reported received
July 16, 1777
.
WILLIAM
CURTIS. Corporal, Capt. Robert
Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 8 days; company marched from
Milton
,
Stoughton
and Stoughtonham, to
Castle
Island
Dec. 19, 1776
.
WILLIAM
CURTIS, JR.,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 4 days.
EZEKIEL
CUSHING. Private, Capt. Pyam
Cushing's co., Col. Solomon Lovel's regt.; service, 4 days; company assembled at
Dorchester March 4, 1776; also, same co. and regt.; service between March 11 and
March 29, 1776, 4 days; company assembled to guard the shores; also, same co.
and regt.; service, 4 days; company assembled at Hull two different times in
June, 1776; also, Capt. Peter Penniman's co., Col. Francis's regt.; pay abstract
for travel allowance to camp and return, sworn to in Suffolk Co., Nov. 29, 1776;
credited with allowance for 1 day; company drafted from Hingham, Braintree,
Dorchester, Stoughtonham, Milton and Stoughton; also, Capt. Theophilus Wilder's
co., Col. Dike's regt.; service from Dec. 1, 1776, to March 1, 1777; said
Cushing credited to town of Hingham; also, descriptive list of men raised to
reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of
June 5, 1780, returned as received of Justin Ely, Commissioner, by Col. Timothy
Bigelow, at Springfield, Oct. 26, 1780; age, 21 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 5 in.;
complexion, light; engaged for town of Hingham; arrived at Springfield Oct. 5,
1780; marched to camp Oct. 26, 1780, under command of Lieut. Cary; also, pay
roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Hingham for service in the
Continental Army during 1780; marched Oct. 3, 1780; discharged April 29, 1781;
service, 7 mos. 10 days.
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