Stoughton
and Stoughtonham (now Sharon)
Soldiers
of the Revolutionary War
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JAMES
FADDEN,
Stoughton
. Capt. William Bent's co., Col. John
Greaton's regt.; order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated
Cambridge, Dec. 27, 1775; 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; residence, Stoughton; enlisted for
town of Stoughton; mustered by Col. Barber, County Muster Master, and by a
Continental Muster Master; reported on furlough; also, (late) Capt. William
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, Capt. Luke Day's
co., Col. Alden's (6th) regt.; muster roll for March and April, 1779, dated
Cherry Valley; enlisted March 6, 1777; enlistment, 3 years; also, Sergeant,
Capt. Day's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service
from Jan. 1, 1780, to March 1, 1780.
JOHN
FADDEN, John, Milton (also given
Stoughton
and Stoughtonham). Musician, Capt. John
Bradley's (Milton) co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt.; service, 17 days,
subsequent to Concord fight and before completion of standing army; also, list
of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated
Boston, March 16, 1777; Capt. Patrick's co., Col. Alden's regt.; also, Private,
Major's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from
March 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; residence, Stoughton; credited to town of
Milton; also, Capt. William Patrick's co., Col. Ichabod Alden's regt.; muster
return dated Albany, Jan. 12, 1778; residence, Stoughton; enlisted for town of
Stoughton; mustered by Col. Barber, County Muster Master, and by a Continental
Muster Master; also, (late) Capt. William Patrick's co., (late) Col. Ichabod
Alden's (6th) regt.; return of men in camp before Aug. 15, 1777, certified at
Cherry Valley, Feb. 24, 1779; also, Capt. Asa Coburn's (Light Infantry) co.,
Col. Alden's (6th) regt.; muster roll for March and April, 1779, dated Fort
Harkimer; enlisted March 1, 1777; enlistment, 3 years; also, Capt. Coburn's co.,
Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1,
1780, to April 20, 1780; residence, Stoughtonham.
JAMES
FADEN, Drummer, Capt. Theophilus Lyon's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.;
service, 2 days; company marched from Stoughton to Braintree March 22, 1776;
also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co.,
dated Boston, March 16, 1777; Capt. Patrick's co., Col. Alden's regt.
BENJAMIN
FAIRBANK,
Stoughton
or Stoughtonham. Sergeant, Capt. Josiah
Pratt's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April
19, 1775; discharged April 22, 1775; service, 5 days, travel included; company
raised in Stoughton and Stoughtonham.
DRURY
FAIRBANKS, Private, Capt.
James Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 20, 1778;
discharged April 17, 1778; service, 29 days; company marched to Roxbury. Roll
dated
Stoughton
.
HATEVIL
FALL, Damariscotta (also given
Bristol
and
Boston
). Private, Capt. Benjamin Bowne's co., Lieut.
Col. William Bond's (late Gardner's) 37th regt.; company return dated Camp
Prospect Hill, Oct. 7, 1775; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in
money dated Prospect Hill, Dec. 18, 1775; also, list of men raised to serve in
the Continental Army from Capt. Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's (Suffolk Co.)
regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Boston; engaged for town of
Stoughton; joined Capt. Foster's co., Col. Greaton's regt.; term, 3 years; also,
list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. James Hilton's
co., 3d Lincoln Co. regt., as returned agreeable to order of Council of Nov. 7,
1777; residence, Bristol; said Fall with three others enlisted into Continental
Army on their return from campaign at the Northward in 1776; also, list of men
raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Stephen Hodsdon's co., 3d
Lincoln Co. regt., as returned agreeable to order of Council of Nov. 7, 1777;
also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Timothy
Brigham's co., dated Northborough, Feb. 14, 1778; residence, Boston; engaged for
town of Northborough; joined Capt. Sumner's co., Col. Graton's regt.; term,
during war; also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for
Suffolk Co., dated Feb. 16, 1777; Capt. Foster's co., Col. Greaton's regt.;
also, Sergeant, (late) Capt. Samuel Foster's co., Col. John Greaton's regt.;
Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Dec. 22, 1778;
reported deserted; also, Capt. Foster's co., Col. Greaton's (2d) regt.; muster
roll for Dec., 1777, dated Albany; appointed Jan. 1, 1777; reported on command
at "Canterhook" (Kinderhook); also, (late) Capt. Foster's co.
commanded by Lieut. James Tisdale, Col. Greaton's regt.; muster roll dated White
Plains, July 20, 1778; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll made up from July
20, 1778, to Aug. 1, 1778, dated White Plains; reported reduced to Private,
Aug. 1, 1778
; also, Private, same co. and regt.; muster roll for Aug., 1778, dated
White Plains
; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll for Sept., 1778.
JONATHAN
FARINGTON, JR.,
List dated
Stoughton
,
Feb. 1, 1779
, signed by the Selectmen, of men who enlisted
agreeable to resolve of
June 10, 1778
, and who received bounty of the town of
Stoughton
; list endorsed "return of men for
Rhode Island
."
GEORGE
FARRANGTON, Pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Stoughton for
service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 6, 1780; discharged
Dec. 4, 1780; service, 4 mos. 10 days [?].
GEORGE
FARRINGTON, 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 11,
1780; age, 16 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 1 in.; complexion, dark; engaged for town of
Stoughton; arrived at Springfield July 10, 1780; marched to camp July 11, 1780,
under command of Ensign Bancroft; also, Private, Capt. Ralph Thompson's co.,
Lieut. Col. Webb's regt.; enlisted Aug. 26, 1781; discharged Nov. 25, 1781;
service, 3 mos. 11 days, travel included; regiment raised in Suffolk and
Middlesex counties to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months.
JONATHAN
FARRINGTON,
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. 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;
enlistment to expire Jan. 1, 1779; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll dated
North Kingston, Nov. 6, 1778; also, same co. and regt.; muster rolls dated East
Greenwich, Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 14, and Nov. 14, 1778; also, Capt. Abner
Crane's co.; enlisted Jan. 30, 1779; service to May 4, 1779, 3 mos. 4 days, with
guards at Boston; also, Capt. Joseph Richards's co.; enlisted Aug. 11, 1779;
service, 1 mo. 3 days, with detachment under Capt. Samuel Fisher; company
detached from militia for service at Rhode Island.
JOSIAH
FARRINGTON (also given Jr.), Stoughtonham (also given
Stoughton
, Wrentham, and Medway). List of men raised to
serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Morse's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's
regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Stoughtonham (also given
Stoughton); engaged for town of Stoughtonham (also given Stoughton); joined
Capt. Patrick's co., Col. Alden's regt.; term, 3 years; also, list of men
mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, March
30, 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
10, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. Patrick's co., Col. Ichabod Alden's
regt.; muster return dated Albany, Jan. 12, 1778; mustered by a Continental
Muster Master; reported on furlough; also, (late) Capt. William Patrick's co.,
(late) Col. Alden's regt.; return of men in camp before Aug. 15, 1777, certified
at Cherry Valley, Feb. 24, 1779; also, Capt. Asa Coburn's (Light Infantry) co.,
(late) Col. Alden's (6th) regt.; muster roll for March and April, 1779, dated
Fort Harkimer; enlisted March 10, 1777; also, descriptive list endorsed
"Jan. 11, 1781;" Capt. William Mills's co., Lieut. Col. John Brooks's
(7th) regt.; age, 22 (also given 21 and 17) yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 (also given 5
ft. 9 in.; complexion, light; hair, dark (also given sandy and light);
occupation, farmer; birthplace, Stoughton (also given Walpole); residence,
Stoughton (also given Medway); enlisted Dec. 17, 1779, by Capt. Thorp;
enlistment, during war; also, 7th regt.; list of men entitled to 200 acres of
land or $20 in money, agreeable to resolve of March 5, 1801; residence,
Wrentham.
LEWIS
FARRINGTON, Wrentham. Matross, Capt. Perez Cushing's co.; return sworn to
Dec. 7, 1776, for travel allowance from home to camp at Boston where company
joined Col. Thomas Crafts's regt.; also, Capt. Perez Cushing's (9th) co., Col.
Thomas Crafts's (Artillery) regt.; joined Nov. 9, 1776; service to May 8, 1777,
5 mos. 28 days; also, Capt. Abner Crane's co., Col. John Robinson's regt.;
enlisted July 8, 1777; service, 2 mos. 23 days, at Rhode Island; roll dated
Stoughton.
ASAPH
FAXON,
Stoughton
. Fifer, Capt. William Briggs's co. of
Minute‑men, which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 12 days.
EDWARD
FAXON, Private, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Dike's regt.; service
from Dec. 13, 1776, to March 1, 1777; credited to town of Stoughton.
ISAIAH FAXON,
Private, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Dike's regt.; service from Dec. 13,
1776, to March 1, 1777; credited to town of Stoughton; also, Capt. Abner Crane's
co.; enlisted Feb. 4, 1779; service to May 4, 1779, 3 mos., with guards at
Boston.
ASAH
FAXSON,
Stoughton
. Fifer, Capt. William Briggs's co., Col.
Joseph Read's (20th) 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.
CHARLES
FENNO, Private, 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.
ELIJAH
FENNO,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's (Stoughton)
co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775;
service, 12 days; also, Capt. Asahel Smith's co., Gol. Benjamin Gill's regt.;
service, 5 days; company marched from
Stoughton
to assist in fortifying
Dorchester
Heights
March 4, 1776
.
JOSEPH FENNO,
Milton
(also given
Stoughton
). Private, Capt. John Bradley's (Milton) co.,
Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt.; service, 4 days, subsequent to Concord fight and
before completion of standing army; also, Capt. John Baker, Jr.'s co.; list of
men who had been sworn and mustered dated Brookline, July 11, 1775; also, Capt.
John Baker, Jr.'s co., Col. Samuel Gerrish's regt.; company receipt for advance
pay for 1 month dated Brookline, July 22, 1775; also, Private, same co. and
regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 11, 1775; service, 2 mos. 21
days; also, Capt. Baker's (10th) co., Lieut. Col. Loammi Baldwin's (late
Gerrish's) 38th regt.; pay roll for Aug., 1775; also, return of sick and absent
[year not given]; residence, Stoughton; roll endorsed "Capt. Baker's
co.;" also, Capt. Joseph Pettingill's (10th) co., Lieut. Col. Loammi
Baldwin's (late Gerrish's) 38th regt.; company return dated Camp at Sewall's
Point, Sept. 27, 1775; also, same co. and regt.; return for clothing dated
Sewall's Point, Oct. 30, 1775; also, same co. and regt.; order for bounty coat
or its equivalent in money dated Sewall's Point, Nov. 19, 1775.
GEORGE
FERINGTON,
Stoughton
. 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
.
JOHN
FIELD,
Milton
. List of men raised to serve in the
Continental Army from Capt. Bradley's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated
Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Milton; engaged for town of Milton; joined
Capt. Williams's co., Col. Greaton's regt.; term, 3 years; also, list of men
mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, May
11, 1778; Capt. Colton's co., Col. Greaton's regt.; also, Sergeant, Capt. Robert
Oliver's co., Col. John Greaton's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for
service from May 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. Edward Cumpston's co.,
Col. Greaton's (2d) regt.; return of men in camp on or before Aug. 15, 1777;
also, recommendation signed by John Greaton, Colonel of 3d Mass. regt., stating
that there were a number of vacancies for Ensigns in his regiment, and
recommending said Field and 4 others as qualified for the positions; ordered in
Council March 4, 1780, that said officers be commissioned; said Field's
commission to date from April 12, 1778; also, Sergeant, Capt. Oliver's co., Col.
Greaton's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to
May 1, 1780.
BENJAMIN FILT,
Stoughton
. Private, 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.
EBENEZER
FISHER,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co. of
Minute‑men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 12
days; also, Capt. William Briggs's co., Col. Joseph Read's (20th) 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; 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.
EZEKIEL
FISHER, JR.,
Stoughton
. Sergeant, Capt. James Endecott's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
8 days; also, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 5
days; company marched from Stoughton to reinforce Continental troops at the
fortifying of Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776.
LEMUEL
FISHER,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. James Endecott's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
13 days; also, Fifer, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.;
service, 5 days; company marched from Stoughton to reinforce Continental troops
at the fortifying of Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776; also, same co. and regt.;
service, 3 days; company marched to Moon Island June 13, 1776, when the British
fleet was driven from Boston harbor; also, Capt. Endicott's co., Col. Ephraim
Wheelock's regt.; return of men discharged; said Fisher discharged Nov. 11,
1776; also, Fifer, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.;
enlisted March 20, 1778; discharged April 17, 1778; service, 30 days; company
marched to Roxbury.
NATHANIEL
FISHER,
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.;
service, 5 days; company marched from Stoughton to reinforce Continental Army at
the fortifying of Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776; also, Private, same co. and
regt.; service, 3 days; company marched to Moon Island June 13, 1776, when the
British fleet was driven from Boston harbor.
STEPHEN
FLOOD,
Stoughton
(also given Stoughtonham and
Boston
). 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. Bent's co., 36th regt.; company return
dated Fort No. 2, Oct. 5, 1775; also, list of men raised to serve in the
Continental Army from Capt. Savell's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated
Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Stoughtonham; enlisted for town of
Stoughtonham; joined Capt. Tuckerman's co., Col. Patterson's regt.; enlistment,
during war; also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for
Suffolk Co., dated Boston, Feb. 2, 1777; also, Corporal, Capt. Mills's co., Col.
Vose's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to
Dec. 31, 1780; residence, Europe; also, Capt. Abraham Tuckerman's co., Col.
Joseph Vose's regt.; muster roll for Dec., 1777, dated Camp near Valley Forge;
enlisted Oct. 8, 1777; reported sick in general hospital; also, same co. and
regt.; muster rolls for Nov., 1778, and Feb., 1779, dated Providence; also,
(late) Capt. Tuckerman's co., Col. Vose's regt.; muster rolls for March and
April, 1779, dated Providence; also, Capt. John Mills's co., Col. Joseph Vose's
(1st) regt.; descriptive list made up to Jan. 1, 1781; age, 41 yrs.; stature, 5
ft. 61/2 in.; complexion, dark; hair, dark; occupation, barber; birthplace,
Kilkenny Co., Ireland; residence, Stoughton; enlisted Nov. 20, 1776, by Maj.
Fraizer at Ticonderoga; enlistment, during war; also, Corporal, Capt. John
Mills's co., Col. Joseph Vose's (1st) regt.; muster rolls for Jan.-April, 1781,
dated Garrison at West Point; reported on command at Verplanck's Point in April,
1781; also, muster roll for May, 1781; also, muster roll for June, 1781, dated
Camp Philipsburgh; also, muster roll for July, 1781, dated Camp near Dobbs's
Ferry; also, muster roll for Aug., 1781, dated Camp at Peekskill; reported on
command at Verplanck's Point in June, July and Aug., 1781; also, muster roll for
Sept., 1781; also, Sergeant; muster rolls for Oct. and Nov., 1781, Jan. and
Feb., 1782, dated York Hutts; reported promoted Sept. 30, 1781; also, 1st Mass.
regt.; list dated Jan. 18, 1802, returned by John Avery, Secretary, and P.
Coffin, Treasurer, of men who had enlisted into the Continental Army and
actually served 3 years and were accordingly entitled to gratuities under
resolves of March 4, 1801, and June 19, 1801; residence, Boston.
DAVID
FOREST,
Stoughton
(also given Stoughtonham). Private, Capt.
Knap's co., Col. William Shepard's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for
service from March 12, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; credited to town of Stoughtonham;
also, same co. and regt.; return dated Jan. 30, 1778; residence, Stoughton;
enlisted for town of Stoughton; mustered by State and Continental Muster
Masters; also, same co. and regt.; muster rolls for Oct. and Nov., 1778, dated
Providence; also, Capt. Knap's co., Col. Shepard's (3d) regt.; muster roll for
March and April, 1779, dated Providence; enlisted March 12, 1777; enlistment, 3
years.
JOHN
FOREST, Sergeant, Capt. Israel
Smith's co., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
, from
Stoughton
and Stoughtonham; service, 3 days.
JONATHAN
FORINGTON, Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.;
service, 5 days; company marched from
Stoughton
to assist at the fortifying of
Dorchester
Heights
March 4, 1776
.
DAVID
FORREST,
Stoughton
(also given Stoughtonham). Private, Capt.
Samuel Payson's co., Col. John Graton's regt. of Minute-men, which marched on
the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 8 days; also, Capt. Samuel Payson's co.,
Col. Joseph Reed's (20th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April
27, 1775; service, 3 mos. 12 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 co., Col. Gill's regt.; service, 2 days;
company marched from Stoughtonham to Braintree March 22, 1776; also, list of men
raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Morse's co., Col. Benjamin
Gill's regt., dated
Stoughton
,
June 27, 1777
; residence, Stoughtonham; enlisted for town
of
Stoughtonham
; joined Capt. Knap's co., Col. Shepard's
regt.; enlistment, 3 years.
DAVID
FORRIST,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Josiah Pratt's (Stoughtonham)
co., Col. Gill's regt.; service, 51/2 days, travel included; company marched to
Roxbury March 4, 1776, on an alarm; also, Private, Capt. Banister's co., Col.
Shepard's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to
March 12, 1780; also, Capt. Seth Banister's co., Col. Shepard's (4th) regt.;
return made up from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1781, dated West Point; enlisted
March 12, 1777; enlistment, 3 years (also given during war); reported discharged
March 12, 1780; residence, Stoughton.
JESSE FOSDICK,
Charlestown
. Private, Capt. Josiah Harris's co.; company
return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, Capt. Harris's co.; Lieut. Col. William
Bond's (late Gardner's) 37th regt.; order for bounty coat or its equivalent in
money dated Prospect Hill, Dec. 5, 1775; also, return of men raised to serve in
the Continental Army from Capt. Endicott's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.,
dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Charlestown; engaged for town of
Stoughton (also given Charlestown); joined Capt. Bussey's co., Col. Crane'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 Fosdick claimed by
Charlestown and Stoughton; allowed to Stoughton; also, list of men mustered by
Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, May 25, 1777;
Col. Crane's regt.; also, Matross, Capt. Benjamin Frothingham's co., Col. John
Crane's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from May 8, 1777, to
March 4, 1780; also same co. and regt.; return for gratuities dated Park near
Morristown, Jan. 28, 1780; 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, 26 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 10 in.; complexion,
light; hair, brown; eyes, blue; occupation, laborer; engaged for town of
Charlestown; engaged Jan. 9, 1781; term, 3 years; also, Matross, Capt. William
Treadwell's co., Col. John Crane's (3d Artillery) regt.; muster roll for April,
1781, dated West Point; joined April 24, 1781; also, muster rolls for Aug. and
Sept., 1781.
THOMAS
FOSTER, Gardnerstown (also given Vassalborough). Private, Capt. Oliver
Colborn's co. of Minute-men, Col. Arnold's regt.; enlisted July 25, 1775;
service, 20 days; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from
Capt. Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777;
residence, Gardnerstown; engaged for town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Burton's
co., Col. Sherburn's regt.; term, 3 years; also, list of men raised to serve in
the Continental Army from Col. Joseph North's (2d Lincoln Co.) regt., dated
Gardnerstown, Feb. 2, 1778; also, Private, Col. Henry Sherburne's regt.;
Continental Army pay accounts for service from March 18, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779;
residence, Vassalborough; reported deserted Feb. 3, 1780; also, return of
officers and men belonging to Massachusetts in Col. Sherburne's regt., certified
at Boston, June 15, 1779, by Capt. Benjamin Burton; enlisted March 18, 1777;
enlisted for town of Vassalborough; also, account rendered against the United
States by Massachusetts for amounts paid officers and men of Col. Sherburne's
regt., who were incorporated into a regiment commanded by Col. Henry Jackson, on
account of depreciation of their wages for the first 3 years service in the
Continental Army from 1777 to 1780.
JESSE
FOWLER,
Dorchester
. List of men raised to serve in the
Continental Army from Capt. Sumner's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated
Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Dorchester; engaged for town of Dorchester;
joined Capt. Spurr's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; term, 3 years; also, list of men
mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, April
13, 1777; Capt. Spurr's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; also, Private, Capt. John
Holden's (4th) co., Col. Thomas Nixon's (5th) regt.; Continental Army pay
accounts for service from Feb. 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, same co. and
regt.; return of men in camp on or before Aug. 15, 1777, dated Camp near
Peekskill, Feb. 16, 1779; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll for May, 1779,
dated Highlands; enlisted March 1, 1777; reported transferred to Light Infantry
co.; also, Capt. Thomas Barns's (Light Infantry) co., 6th Mass. regt.; pay
abstract for June and July, 1779; reported transferred to Capt. Holden's co.
July 1, 1779; also, Capt. John Holden's co., Col. Thomas Nixon's (6th) regt.;
pay abstracts for June‑Dec., 1779; reported joined from infantry July 1,
1779; also, Capt. Clayes's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; Continental Army pay
accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Feb. 1, 1780; also, (late) Capt. John
Holden's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; pay abstract for Jan.-June, 1780; reported
discharged Feb. 1, 1780.
WILLIAM
FOWLER, List of men raised for Continental service, agreeable to resolve of
Dec. 2, 1780
; engaged
May 11, 1781
; engaged for town of
Stoughton
.
JACOB
FRANCE,
Stoughton
. 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
.
ADONIJAH
FRENCH,
Braintree
. Private, Capt. Eliphalet Sawin's co., Col.
Joseph Palmer's regt.; service, 15 days; company assembled March 4, 1776; also,
same co. and regt.; service, 4 days; company assembled at Braintree June 14,
1776; also, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Francis's regt.; pay abstract for
travel allowance to and from camp, etc., 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. Stephen Penniman's
co., Col. Dike's regt.; service from Dec. 13, 1776, to March 1, 1777; also,
Capt. Moses French's co., Col. Jonathan Titcomb's regt.; service from May 15,
1777, to July 15, 1777, 2 mos. 5 days, travel included, at Rhode Island; also,
Capt. Joseph Tower's co. commanded by Capt. Stephen Peuniman prior to Sept. 15,
1777, Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted Aug. 15, 1777; discharged Dec. 12,
1777; service, 3 mos. 28 days, travel included, in Northern department; also,
Corporal, Capt. Thomas Nash's co., Col. David Cushing's regt.; engaged Dec. 20,
1777; service to March 1, 1778, 2 mos. 10 days, with Maj. Edward Proeter's
detachment of guards at Fort Hill, Boston; also, Sergeant, Capt. Caleb
Champney's co.; enlisted Feb. 8, 1779; discharged May 7, 1779; service, 3 mos.,
with detachment of guards under Maj. Gen. Gates at and about Boston; also,
Sergeant, Capt. Lieut. William Burbeck's co.; enlisted Dec. 15, 1779; service to
Oct. 24, 1781, 22 mos. 11 days, under His Excellency John Hancock; company
raised for defence of Castle and Governor's Islands; roll sworn to at Boston;
also, Capt. Thomas Cushing's co.; service from Oct. 25, 1781, to date of
discharge, March 24, 1782, 5 mos.; company raised for defence of Castle and
Governor's Islands; roll sworn to at Boston; also, same co.; enlisted Dec. 25,
1784; service to Oct. 24, 1785, 10 mos.; company raised for defence of Castle
and Governor's Islands; rolls sworn to at Boston; also, same co.; pay rolls for
service from Oct. 25, 1785, to Jan. 25, 1787, at the Castle.
DEPENDENCE
FRENCH,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 2 days.
EDWARD
FRENCH,
Stoughton
. Fifer, Capt. Timothy Corey's (7th) co.,
Lieul. Col. Loammi Baldwin's (late Col. Samuel Gerrish's) 38th regt.; muster
roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 28, 1775; service, 2 mos. 5 days; also,
same co. and regt.; return dated Camp at Sewall's Point, Aug. 11, 1775; reported
sick at Stoughton; also, company return dated Sewall's Point, Sept. 27, 1775;
also, return for clothing dated Camp at Sewall's Point, Oct. 27, 1775; also,
order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp at Sewall's Point,
Dec. 11, 1775; also. Fifer, Capt. Thomas Mighill's co., Col. Loammi Baldwin's
(26th) regt.; abstract for advance pay for Jan., 1776; also, same co. and regt.;
pay abstracts for Feb.‑May, 1776; also, pay abstract for June, 1776, dated
New York; also, list of men belonging to the 26th regt. who agreed to tarry 6
weeks from the last of Dec., 1776, as returned by Col. Loammi Baldwin, dated
Trenton, Jan. 1, 1777; also, Capt. Mighill's co., Col. Baldwin's regt.; pay
abstract for mileage, etc., on march homeward in 1776, sworn to at Rowley, April
9, 1777.
JACOB
FRENCH,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co. of
Minute‑men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 14
days; also, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 3
days; company marched from Stoughton to Squantum (the Moon) June 13, 1776, when
the British fleet left Boston harbor; also, same co. and regt.; service, 24
days, at Rhode Island; company marched to Bristol April 18, 1777; also, Capt.
John Bradley's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted Sept. 15, 1777;
service, 2 mos. 27 days; company marched to Manchester, Vt., to join Northern
army; also, 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. 51/2 in.; complexion, dark;
hair, dark; eyes, dark; occupation, husbandman; residence, Stoughton; engaged
for town of Stoughton; also, list of men returned as received of Jonathan
Warner, Commissioner, by Col. R. Putnam, July 20, 1778; also, list of men
returned as mustered by Henry Rutgers, Jr., Deputy Muster Master, dated
Fishkill, Aug. 1, 1778; arrived at Fishkill June 14, 1778; also, Private, Maj.
Daniel Whitney's co., 6th regt., lately commanded by Col. Ichabod Alden; muster
roll for March and April, 1779, dated Cherry Valley; enlisted June 14, 1778;
discharged March 14, 1779; enlistment, 9 months; also, descriptive list of men
raised in Suffolk Co. to reinforce the Continental Army, agreeable to resolve of
June 9, 1779, and endorsed "list of men sent without a conductor;"
Capt. Lyon's co., Col. Gill's regt.; age, 24 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 51/2 in.;
complexion, dark; hair, dark; eyes, dark; occupation, husbandman; nationality,
American; residence, Stoughton; engaged for town of Stoughton; delivered to
Capt. L. Bailey; also, list of men returned as received of Maj. Stephen Badlam,
Superintendent for Suffolk Co., by Justin Ely, Commissioner, dated Springfield,
Sept. 20, 1779; also, Capt. Webb's co., Col. Shepard's (4th) regt.; entered
service July 25, 1779; discharged April 25, 1780; term, 9 months; 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 11, 1780;
age, 26 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 5 in.; complexion, dark; engaged for town of
Stoughton; arrived at Springfield July 10, 1780; marched to camp July 11, 1780,
under command of Ensign Bancroft; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the
town of Stoughton for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched to
camp July 6, 1780; discharged Dec. 7, 1780; service, 5 mos. 13 days, travel
included; also, Private, Capt. Ralph Thompson's co., Lient. Col. Webb's regt.;
enlisted Sept. 12, 1781; discharged Dec. 7, 1781; service, 3 mos. 7 days, travel
included; regiment raised in Suffolk and Middlesex counties to reinforce
Continental Army for 3 months.
JACOB
FRENCH, Stoughtonham (also given
Stoughton
). List of men raised to serve in the
Continental Army from Capt. Savell's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated
Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Stoughtonham (also given Stoughton);
engaged for town of Stoughtonham (also given Stoughton); joined Capt. Patrick's
co., Col. Alden's regt.; term, 3 years; also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel
Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, March 30, 1777; Capt.
Patrick's co., Col. Alden's regt.; also, Private, Major's co., Col. John
Brooks's (late Alden's) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from
March 16, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. William Patrick's co., Col.
Ichabod Alden's regt.; return dated Albany, Jan. 12, 1778; mustered by a
Continental Muster Master; also, (late) Capt. Patrick's co., (late) Col. Alden's
regt.; return of men in camp before Aug. 15, 1777, certified at Cherry Valley,
Feb. 24, 1779; also, Maj. Daniel Whiting's co., 6th regt. lately commanded by
Col. Alden; muster roll for March and April, 1779, dated Cherry Valley; enlisted
March 16, 1777; also, Major's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay
accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to March 16, 1780.
JOHN
FRENCH,
Stoughton
(also given
Bridgewater
). Corporal, Capt. Josiah Hayden's co., Gen.
John Thomas's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 1, 1775;
service, 3 mos., 1 week, 1 day; also, company return dated Oct. 6, 1775; also,
muster roll made up from Sept. 1, 1775, to Oct, 30, 1775, 61 days, dated Camp at
Roxbury; reported enlisted April 19, 1775; also, Sergeant, Capt. Elisha
Mitchell's co., Col. Simeon Cary's regt.; service between time of enlistment and
time of marching, 5 days; roll dated Bridgewater, April 2, 1776.
LEMUEL
FRENCH,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co. of
Minute‑men, which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 10 days.
LEMUEL
FRENCH,
Stoughton
(also given Hardwick). Fifer, Capt. Barnabas
Dodge's co., Col. Loammi Baldwin's (26th) regt.; pay abstracts for May and June,
1776, dated Camp at New York; also, (late) Capt. Barnabas Dodge's co. commanded
by Lieut. Joseph Cheever, Col. Baldwin's regt.; pay abstract for mileage, etc.,
for the year 1776; reported engaged "in service;" also, company order
on Col. Baldwin, payable to Col. Wesson, for travel allowance, etc., for the
year 1776, dated Uppermerry, Dec. 26, 1777; also, return of men raised to serve
in the Continental Army from Col. Gill's regt. [year not given]; residence,
Stoughton; engaged for town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Child's co., Col.
Greaton's regt.; also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master
for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, March 2, 1777; Capt. Child's co., Col. Wesson's
regt.; also, Fifer, Capt. Capt. Abraham Child's (6th) co., Col. James Wesson's
(9th) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to
Dec. 31, 1779; said French reported as serving in room of Joseph Smith; also,
Fife Major, Capt. Samuel Carr's co., Col. Wesson's regt.; Continental Army pay
accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; also, descriptive list
made up from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; Capt. Samuel Carr's co., 8th Mass.
regt. commanded by Col. Michael Jackson; age, 21 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 10 in.;
complexion, dark; hair, dark; occupation, husbandman; birthplace, Stoughton;
residence, Stoughton; rank, Fife Major; enlisted Jan. 1, 1777, by Col. Wesson at
West Point; enlistment, during war; [name crossed out on list]; also,
descriptive list dated Hutts, three miles from West Point, Jan. 28, 1781; Capt.
Edes's co., 9th Mass. regt. commanded by Col. Henry Jackson; age, 23 yrs.;
stature, 5 ft. 10 in.; complexion, dark; hair, dark; occupation, yeoman;
residence, Stoughton; rank, Sergeant; enlisted Jan. 1, 1777, by Capt. Edes;
enlistment, during war; also, 9th Mass. regt.; list of men entitled to 200 acres
of land or $20 in money, agreeable to resolve of General Court of March 5, 1801;
residence, Hardwick.
THOMAS
FRENCH,
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, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 5
days; company marched from Stoughton March 4, 1776, at the time of fortifying
Dorchester Heights.
WILLIAM
FRENCH,
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. of guards, Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.;
service, 5 days; company marched at the time of fortifying Dorchester Heights
March 4, 1776; also, Corporal, same co. and regt.; service, 2 days; company
marched from Stoughton to Braintree March 21, 1776, when British ships lay in
Boston harbor; also, Capt. Theophilus Wilder's co., Col. Dike's regt.; service
from Dec. 30, 1776, to March 1, 1777.
JACOB
FRINCH,
Stoughton
. Private, 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 Camp at Roxbury, Sept. 26,
1775.
LEMUEL
FRINCH,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Brigg'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 Camp at Roxbury, Sept. 26,
1775.
JONATHAN
FURRENTON, Private, Capt.
Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Dike's regt.; service from Dec. 13, 1776, to March
1, 1777; credited to town of Stoughton.
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