Stoughton
and Stoughtonham (now Sharon)
Soldiers
of the Revolutionary War
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PATRICK
DAILY,
Boston
. Return of men enlisted or drafted 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 by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston,
Feb. 16, 1777; Capt. Hunt's co., Brig. Gen. Patterson's regt.
JOHN
DALEY,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co., Col.
Joseph Read's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 9, 1775;
service, 2 mos. 26 days; also, company return dated Roxbury Camp, Sept. 26,
1775.
PETER
DANESARD. Return of men enlisted or
drafted into Continental Army from Capt. Bradley's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's
regt., dated
Stoughton
,
June 27, 1777
; enlisted for town of
Milton
; joined Col. Crane's regt.; enlistment, 3
years; reported a foreigner. [See Peter Dansaw.]
NATHANIEL
DANIELS,
Milton
. Private, Capt. Ezra Badlam's co., Col.
Loammi Bald win's (26th) regt.; pay abstracts for Feb.-June, 1776, dated New
York; enlisted Jan. 15, 1776; also, account of guns returned by persons
belonging to 26th regt. while at Trenton Dec. 31, 1776, and Jan. 1, 1777; also,
return of men enlisted or drafted into Continental Army from Capt. Badcock's
co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence,
Milton; engaged for town of Milton; joined Capt. Bussey's co., Col. Crane's
regt.; term, 3 years; also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster
Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, April 13, 1777; Col. Crane's regt.; also,
Matross, Capt. Frothingham's co., Col. John Crane's (Artillery) regt.;
Continental Army pay accounts for service from March 20, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1777;
reported died Dec. 31, 1777; also, muster rolls for Sept. and Oct., 1777;
reported sick in flying hospital; also, muster rolls for Nov. and Dec., 1777;
reported sick at Trenton.
RICHARD DART,
Stoughton
. List of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber,
Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, May 25, 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 24, 1777, to May 24, 1777;
residence, Stoughton; also, Capt. Patrick's co., Col. Ichabod Alden's regt.;
muster return dated Albany, Jan. 12, 1778; enlisted for town of Stoughtonham;
reported a transient; also reported deserted.
ISAAC
HOW DAVENPORT,
Dorchester
. Capt. Elijah Vose's co., Col. John Greaton's
regt.; order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Cambridge, Dec.
22, 1775; also, 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; reported "enlisted in the
Jersies, officers and time not known."
ISRAEL
DAVENPORT
,
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; reported
"enlisted in the Jersies, officers and time not known;" also, Private,
Major's co., Col. Thomas Nixon's (6th) regt.; list of deserters dated Camp Ten
Eyck, Aug. 27, 1780; residence, Dorchester; deserted Dec. 20, 1777.
JAMES
DAVENPORT,
Dorchester
. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army
from Capt. Seth 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; also, list of men
mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, March
2, 1777; Capt. Wood's co., Col. Wesson's regt.; also, Private, Capt. Nathan
Dix's co., Col. James Wesson's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service
from Feb. 15, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, list of men who re‑enlisted
for the war, between Oct. 22, 1779, and Nov. 24, 1779, and received State and
Continental bounties of Maj. Joseph Pettengill of 9th Mass. battalion; reported
enlisted Oct. 26, 1779; joined Capt. Dix's co., 8th Mass. regt.; also, Sergeant,
Capt. Nathan Dix's co., Col. Wesson's (9th) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts
for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; reported as serving 2 mos. as
Private, 10 mos. as Sergeant; also, same co. and regt.; order dated West Point,
Sept. 29, 1781, for wages for 3 mos. service in 1780.
JOHN
DAVENPORT,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 12 days.
LEM
DAVENPORT,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 12 days.
EZRA
DAVIES, Gardnerstown. Return of men
enlisted or drafted into Continental Army from Col. Joseph North's (2d Lincoln
Co.) regt., dated Gardnerstown, Feb. 2, 1778; residence, Gardnerstown; engaged
for town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Burton's co., Col. Sherbon's (Sherburne's)
regt.; term, 3 years.
JOSEPH
DAVIES, Gardnerstown. Return of men
enlisted or drafted into Continental Army from Col. Joseph North's (2d Lincoln
Co.) regt., dated Gardnerstown, Feb. 2, 1778; residence, Gardnerstown; engaged
for town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Burton's co., Col. Sherbon's (Sherburne's)
regt.; term, 3 years.
JOHN
DAVIS, John,
Milton
. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army
from Capt. Badcock's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27,
1777; residence, Milton; enlisted for town of Milton; joined Capt. Hayes's co.,
Col. Wigglesworth's regt.; enlistment, 3 years; reported a foreigner; also, list
of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated
Boston, Feb. 2, 1777; also, list of deserters endorsed "July 13,
1778;" Capt. John K. Smith's co., 13th regt. commanded by Lieut. Col.
Calvin Smith; age, 30 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; birthplace, Milton; deserted
in 1777.
JOSEPH DAVIS, Gardnerstown.
Return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Endicott's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Gardnerstown;
enlisted for town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Burton's co., Col. Sherburn's
regt.; enlistment, 3 years; also, Private, Col. Henry Sherburne's regt.;
Continental Army pay accounts for service from March 15, 1777, to Aug. 28, 1779;
reported deserted Aug. 28, 1779; also, return of officers and men belonging to
Mass. in Col. Henry Sherburne's regt., dated Boston, June 15, 1779; engaged
March 15, 1777.
JOHN
DEAN, Royalsborough (also given
Royalston,
Falmouth
, and Buxton). Return of men enlisted or
drafted into Continental Army from Capt. Stephen Hart's co., Col. Jonathan
Mitchell's (2d Cumberland Co.) regt., dated Dec. 6, 1777; residence,
Royalsborough; engaged for town of Yarmouth (also given Royalsborough); joined
Capt. Lane's co., Col. Alden's regt.; term, 3 years; also, return of men engaged
to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Morse's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's
regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Royalsborough (also given
Royalston); engaged for town of Stoughtonham (also given Stoughton and Royalston);
joined Capt. Lane's co., Col. Alden's regt.; term, 3 years; also, list of men
returned by a committee for settling disputes between towns as to soldiers
credited to them; said Dean credited to Royalsborough and Rowley; allowed to
Rowley; also, Sergeant, Capt. Daniel Lane's co., Col. Brooks's (late Alden's)
regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 7, 1777, to Dec. 31,
1779; residence, Falmouth; also, Capt. Daniel Lain's co., Col. Ichabod Alden's
(6th) regt.; muster return dated Albany, Jan. 14, 1778; mustered by Muster
Master Winslow; reported on furlough; also, Capt. Lane's co., (late) Col.
Alden's battalion; return of men in camp on or before Aug. 15, 1777, certified
at Cherry Valley, Feb. 24, 1778; also, Capt. Lane's co., Col. Alden's regt.;
muster roll for March and April, 1779, dated Cherry Valley; enlisted Feb. 7,
1777; also, Capt. Holden's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay
accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Feb. 7, 1780; residence, Buxton.
FRANCIS
DE LUCE,
Dorchester
. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army
from Capt. Clapp'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.; term, during war; also, receipt dated Boston,
April 8, 1782, for bounty paid said De Luce by William Allen, Chairman of Class
No. 2 of the town of Dorchester, to serve in the Continental Army for the term
of 3 years.
JAMES
DEVENPORT,
Dorchester
. Private, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col.
Francis's regt.; pay roll for travel allowance to camp and return, etc., sworn
to in Suffolk Co., Nov. 29, 1776; company drafted from Hingham, Braintree,
Dorchester, Stoughtonham, Milton, and Stoughton; also, descriptive list of men
dated Jan. 11, 1781; Capt. N. Dix's co., 8th regt. commanded by Col. Michael
Jackson; age, 20 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 11 in.; complexion, brown; hair, brown;
occupation, farmer; birthplace, Dorchester; residence, Dorchester; rank,
sergeant; enlisted Oct. 26, 1779, at West Point; enlistment, during war.
ELIJAH
DICKERMAN,
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, Corporal, 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; also, return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from
Capt. Lyon's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777;
residence, Stoughton; engaged for town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Patrick's co.,
Col. Alden's regt.; term, 3 years; also, Sergeant, Major's co., Col. John
Brooks's (late Alden's) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from
March 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. William Patrick's co., Col. Ichabod
Alden's regt.; muster return dated Albany, Jan. 12, 1778; mustered by Col.
Barber, County Muster Master, and by a Continental Muster Master; reported on
furlough; also, (late) Capt. Patrick's co., (late) Col. Alden's (6th) regt.;
return of men in camp before Aug. 15, 1777, certified at Cherry Valley, Feb. 24,
1779; also, Maj. Daniel Whiting's co., (late) Col. Alden's regt.; muster roll
for March and April, 1779, dated Cherry Valley; enlisted March 1, 1777; also,
Major's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from
Jan. 1, 1780, to March 1, 1780.
ENOCH
DICKERMAN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's (Stoughton)
co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775;
service, 4 days; also, Capt. Asahel Smith's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.;
service, 5 days; company marched from Stoughton to assist in fortifying
Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776; also, Capt. Theophilus Lyon's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 2 days; company marched from Stoughton to
Braintree March 22, 1776; also, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's
regt.; service, 3 days; company marched to Moon Island June 13, 1776, when the
British fleet was driven from Boston harbor; also, Capt. John Bradley's co.,
Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted Aug. 14, 1777; service, 3 mos. 28 days,
travel included; company marched to Manchester, Vt., to join Northern army.
PETER
DICKERMAN,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co., Col.
Joseph Read's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 9, 1775;
service, 2 mos. 26 days; also, company return dated Roxbury Camp, Sept. 26,
1775; also, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 24
days; company marched to Bristol, R. I., April 18, 1777.
JEAN
BAPTIST DIFERMOND. Return of men
raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Clap's co., Col. Benjamin
Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777; enlisted for town of Dorchester;
joined Capt. Langdon's co., Col. Jackson's regt.; enlistment, 3 years; reported
a foreigner.
THOMAD
DOUGLE,
Milton
. 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.
EDWARD
DOWNES,
Stoughton
. Sergeant, Capt. James Endecott's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 10 days.
JESEE
DOWNES. Return of men raised in
Suffolk Co. for continental service, agreeable to resolve of
Dec. 2, 1780
; engaged
May 29, 1781
; engaged for town of
Stoughton
.
JESSE DOWNNS. 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 16, 1780; age, 17 yrs.; stature, 5
ft. 5 in.; complexion, dark; engaged for town of Stoughton; marched to camp July
16, 1780, under command of Sergt. Thomas Kench.
EDWARD
DOWNS. Sergeant, Capt. James
Endicott's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 5 days; company marched
from Stoughton to assist the army in fortifying Dorchester Heights March 4,
1776; also, Sergeant, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.;
service, 12 days; company marched from Milton, Stoughton, and Stoughtonham, to
the Castle, Dec. 19, 1776; also, Sergeant, Capt. Moses Adams's (also given Capt.
Ezekiel Plympton's) co., Col. Brooks's regt. of guards; joined Nov. 5, 1777;
service to April 3, 1778, 4 mos. 28 days, at Cambridge; also, Capt. Ezekiel
Plimpton's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; muster roll for Nov., 1777; company
stationed at Cambridge; also, Capt. Moses Adams's co., Col. Brooks's regt.;
muster rolls for Dec., 1777‑March, 1778, dated Cambridge.
JESSE
DOWNS,
Stoughton
. Pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town
of Stoughton for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched June 20,
1780; discharged Dec. 25, 1780; service, 6 mos. 16 days; also, descriptive list
of men; Capt. Lincoln's co., Lieut. Col. J. Brooks's (7th) regt.; age, 17 yrs.;
stature, 5 ft. 71/2 in.; complexion, dark; hair, black; occupation, farmer;
residence, Stoughton; engaged for town of Stoughton; engaged April 6, 1781;
term, 3 years; also, Corporal, Capt. Lincoln's co.; list of men furloughed in
Col. John Brooks's (7th) regt., subsequent to Jan. 1, 1781; leave given said
Downs by Col. Jackson to go from Windsor to Boston March 8, 1783, for 38 days;
reported overstayed 1 day; also, Corporal, order for wages for May [year not
given] appearing in a memorandum of orders accepted on account of wages;
reported signed an order for May, June, and July [year not given]; also,
Sergeant; order for wages for Aug.-Dec. [year not given] appearing in a
memorandum of orders accepted on account of wages; also, Sergeant, 3d co.; order
dated Oct. 22, 1783, for wages for June and July [year not given] appearing in a
memorandum of orders accepted on account of wages.
JONATHAN
DOYAL, Harpswell. Return of men
enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Morse's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's
regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Harpswell; enlisted for town
of Stoughtonham; joined Capt. Lane's co., Col. Alden's regt.; enlistment, 3
years. [See Jotham Doyle.]
ELIAS
DRAK,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co. of
Minute‑men, which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 12 days.
LEMUEL
DRAK. Private, Capt. James
Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 20, 1778;
discharged April 5, 1778; service, 18 days; company marched to Roxbury. Roll
dated
Stoughton
,
March 12, 1782
.
DANIEL
DRAKE,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Theophilus Lyon's co.;
enlisted March 1, 1778; discharged April 5, 1778; service, 36 days; company
marched to Castle Island under command of Lieut. Col. Samuel Pierce; also,
descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6
months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 49 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 6
in.; complexion, dark; engaged for town of Stoughton; 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
Nov. 10, 1780; service, 4 mos. 16 days, travel included.
ELIAS
DRAKE,
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.
ELIAS
DRAKE,
Stoughton
. Descriptive list of men raised in Suffolk
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. Stephen Badlam,
Superintendent for said county, by Sergt. Elkanah Hixson of Col. Alden's regt.,
at Dorchester, May 27, 1778, to be delivered to Brig. Gen. Jonathan Warner at
Fishkill; Capt. Swan's co., Col. Gill's regt.; age, 23 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 7
in.; complexion, light; hair, light; eyes, gray; nationality, American;
occupation, husbandman; residence, Stoughton; engaged for town of Stoughton;
arrived at Fishkill June 14, 1778; also, list of men returned as received of
Jonathan Warner, Commissioner, by Col. R. Putnam, July 20, 1778; also, list of
men returned by Henry Rutgers, Jr., Deputy Muster Master, dated Fishkill, Aug.
1, 1778.
ELIAS
DRAKE. Private, Capt. Robert Swan's
co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 3 days; company marched from
Stoughton
June 13, 1776
, to Squantum (The Moon) when the British
fleet left
Boston
harbor.
ELIAS
DRAKE. Private, Capt. Theophilus
Wilder's co., Col. Dike's regt.; service from Jan. 20, 1777, to March 1, 1777;
credited to town of Stoughton.
ELIAS DRAKE. Private, Capt.
Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 24 days; company marched
to
Bristol
, R. I.,
April 18, 1777
. Roll dated
Stoughton
.
ELIJAH DRAKE,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
8 days; also, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 3
days; company marched from Stoughton June 13, 1776, to Squantum (The Moon) when
the British fleet left Boston harbor.
LEMUEL DRAKE,
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. Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 24
days; company marched to Bristol, R. I. April 18, 1777; roll dated Stoughton.
MELZAR
DRAKE,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Samuel Fisher's co., Col.
Jonathan Titcomb's regt.; service, 2 mos. 3 days; company drafted for service on
the 2 months campaign and marched to Rhode Island May 3, 1777; also, Capt. James
Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 20, 1778;
discharged April 5, 1778; service, 18 days; company marched to Roxbury; also,
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, allowing 1 mo. 3 days service, travel included, at Rhode Island.
NATHAN
DRAKE,
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.; service, 5
days; company marched from Stoughton to assist in fortifying Dorchester Heights
March 4, 1776.
OLIVER
DRAKE, Stoughtonham. Private, Capt.
Samuel Payson's co., Col. Joseph Read's (20th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1,
1775; enlisted May 1, 1775; service, 3 mos. 8 days; also, company return
[probably Sept., 1775]; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money
dated Dec. 29, 1775; also, Capt. Edward Bridge Savell's (Stoughtonham) co., Col.
Gill's regt.; service, 5 days; company marched to Dorchester Hills March 4,
1776, on an alarm; roll sworn to at Boston; also, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 24 days; company marched to Bristol, R. I.,
April 18, 1777; roll dated Stoughton.
TIMOTHY
DRAKE. Private, Capt. James
Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 20, 1778;
discharged April 5, 1778; service, 18 days; company marched to Roxbury. Roll
dated
Stoughton
.
WILLIAM DRAKE, 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,
Capt. James Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 20,
1778; discharged April 5, 1778; service, 18 days; company marched to Roxbury;
roll dated Stoughton.
ELISHA
DUNBAR,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
20 days; also, Capt. William Briggs's co., Col. Joseph Read's regt.; muster roll
dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 9, 1775; service, 2 mos. 26 days; also, company
return dated Roxbury, 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 British ships lay in Boston harbor.
PETER
DUNBAR,
Stoughton
. Private (also given Corporal), Capt. Peter
Talbot's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April
19, 1775; service, 2 days; also, Private, Capt. Simeon Leach's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 5 days; company marched from Stoughton March 4,
1776, to fortify Dorchester Heights.
SAMSON DUNBAR,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 2 days.
SAMUEL
DUNBAR. Private, Capt. Theophilus Wilder's co., Col. Dike's regt.; service
from Dec. 30, 1776, to March 1, 1777; credited to town of Stoughton.
ANDREW DUNIGAN. Private, Capt.
Abner Crane's co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's regt.; enlisted Oct. 16, 1779;
discharged Dec. 2, 1779; service, 1 mo. 17 days; company marched to Claverack.
Roll dated
Stoughton
.
GEORGE
DURANT,
Dorchester
(also given
Milton
). Return of men enlisted to serve in the
Continental Army from Capt. Summer's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated
Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Dorchester; enlisted for town of
Dorchester; reported "enlisted abroad, officers and time of service not
known;" also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for
Suffolk Co., dated Boston, Jan. 19, 1777; Capt. Elisha Brewer's co., Col. Samuel
Brewer's regt.; term, 3 years; also, Private, Major's co., Col. Ebenezer
Sprout's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to
Nov. 22, 1779; residence, Milton; credited to town of Dorchester; reported
transferred to corps of invalids and discharged Nov. 22, 1779; also, Capt.
Brewer's co., Col. Brewer's regt.; muster return dated Camp Valley Forge, Jan.
23, 1778; residence, Milton; enlisted for town of Milton; reported on command at
Albany; also, Lieut. Osgood Carlton's co. of invalids, Col. Lewis Nichola's
regt.; muster roll dated Boston, Sept. 9, 1779; company stationed at Boston;
also, same co. and regt.; muster rolls for Sept. and Oct., 1779; company
stationed at Boston.
SAMUEL
DURANT,
Milton
. 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; enlistment, 3 years; also,
list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated
Boston, Jan. 19, 1777; Capt. Elisha Brewer's co., Col. Samuel Brewer's regt.;
also, Private, Major's co., Col. Ebenezer Sprout's regt.; Continental Army pay
accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Oct. 13, 1777; reported died Oct. 13,
1777; also, Capt. Brewer's co., Col. Brewer's regt.; muster return dated Camp
Valley Forge, Jan. 23, 1778; reported died Aug. ‑ [year not given].
BENJAMIN
DYER,
Braintree
. List of men raised to serve in the
Continental Army from Col. Ebenezer Thayer, Jr.'s (5th Suffolk Co.) regt., dated
Braintree, Jan. 20, 1778; residence, Braintree; engaged for town of Braintree;
joined Capt. Bussey's co., Col. Crane's regt.; term, 3 years; also, list of men
mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, July
7, 1777; also, Corporal, Capt. Benjamin Frothingham's co., Col. John Crane's
(Artillery) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from April 8, 1777,
to June 8, 1778; reported died June 8, 1778; also, Private, Capt. Lieut.
Bussey's co., Col. Crane's regt.; certificate dated Stoughton, March 16, 1780,
signed by Capt. Lieut. Isaiah Bussey, stating that said Dyer entered service
before Aug. 15, 1777, and had not been absent until the time of his death.
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