Stoughton
and Stoughtonham (now Sharon)
Soldiers
of the Revolutionary War
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REUBEN
GAGER, 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; engaged for town of Stoughtonham (also given
Stoughton); joined Capt. Drury's co., Col. Crane's regt.; term, during war;
reported a foreigner. [See Reuben Jager.]
JOSEPH
GANNAT,
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
.
JOSEPH
GANNET, Stoughtonham. Private, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Francis's
regt.; pay roll for travel allowance to and from camp, etc., sworn to in Suffolk
Co., Nov. 29, 1776; company drafted from Hingham, Braintree, Dorchester,
Stoughtonham, Milton, and Stoughton.
JONATHAN
GARDENER,
Hingham
. Private, 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.
WILLIAM
GARDERNER,
Hingham
. Private, 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 Higham, Braintree, Dorchester, Stoughtonham, Milton, and Stoughton.
AARON
GAY,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 7 days.
HEZEKIAH
GAY,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 5 days.
LEMUEL
GAY,
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.; service, 5
days; company marched from Stoughton March 4, 1776, to fortify Dorchester
Heights.
MOSES
GAY,
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., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 5
days; company marched from Stoughton March 4, 1776, to fortify Dorchester
Heights.
PETER
GAY,
Stoughton
. Sergeant, Capt. William Briggs's co. of
Minute‑men, which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 12 days.
PETER
GAY,
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
; also, Corporal, 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.
TIMOTHY
GAY,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. William Briggs's co. of
Minute‑men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 14
days; also, Capt. William Briggs's co., Col. Joseph Read's (20th) 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. Endicutt's co.;
list of men belonging to Col. Wheelock's regt. who were discharged; said Gay
discharged Nov. 11, 1776; also, descriptive list dated Dorchester, June 29,
1778, 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. Robert Swan's co.,
Col. Gill's regt.; age, 44 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 5 in.; complexion, dark; hair,
dark; eyes, gray; 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 as mustered by Henry Rutgers, Jr., Deputy Muster
Master, dated Fishkill, Aug. 1, 1778.
TIMOTHY
GAY, 2d,
Stoughton
. Sergeant, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
5 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; also, Sergeant, 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.
JACQUES
BERNARD GERMAIN (also given James
B.),
Boston
. Return of men raised to serve in the
Continental Army from Capt. Sumner's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated
Stoughton, June 27, 1777; engaged for town of Dorchester; joined Capt. Langdon's
co., Col. Jackson's regt.; term, 3 years; reported a foreigner; also, Private,
Major's co., Col. Henry Jackson's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for
service from May 15, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. Nathaniel Jarvis's co.,
Col. Jackson's regt.; pay roll for Feb., 1778; also, same co. and regt.; pay
rolls for June-Aug., 1778, dated Camp at Providence; also, same co. and regt.;
pay roll for Sept., 1778, dated Pawtuxet; also, Lieut. Thomas Hunt's (4th) co.,
Col. Jackson's regt.; pay rolls for Dec., 1778, Feb. and March, 1779, sworn to
at Pawtuxet; also, Maj. Lemuel Trescott's (3d) co., Col. Jackson's regt.; muster
roll for April, 1779, dated Pawtuxet; enlisted May 13 (also given May 15), 1777;
reported on command with Paymaster General; also, same co. and regt.; pay roll
for July, 1779, dated Providence; also, same co. and regt.; pay roll for Oct.,
1779; also, Major's co., Col. Jackson's regt.; return made up to Dec. 31, 1779,
dated Camp at Providence; also, Major's co., Col. Jackson's (16th) regt.;
Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to May 13,
1780; residence, Boston; reported discharged May 15, 1780; also, return
certified at Camp near Morristown, April 30, 1780, of officers and men belonging
to Col. Lee's, Col. Henley's, and Col. Jackson's regts., and men belonging to
Massachusetts in Col. Henry Sherburne's regt., who were incorporated into a
regiment under the command of Col. Henry Jackson, agreeable to the arrangement
of April 9, 1779; Major's co.
JOHN
GERRISH,
Milton
. Return 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. Pratt's co.; term, during war; reported a foreigner.
JOHN
GIBBENS, 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
."
FITCH
GIBBINS,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. James Endecott's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 2 days.
BENJAMIN
GILL,
Stoughton
. Lieutenant Colonel, Col. L. Robinson's
regt.; return of field officers made by Col. Robinson, sworn to Jan. 2, 1776;
also, official record of a ballot by the House of Representatives dated Feb. 2,
1776; said Gill chosen Colonel, 3d Suffolk Co. regt.; appointment concurred in
by Council Feb. 7, 1776; reported commissioned Feb. 7, 1776; also, Colonel, 3d
Suffolk Co. regt.; muster roll of the field officers who marched with the
regiment on the alarm of March 4, 1776, at the time of taking Dorchester
Heights; service, 3 days; also, return for wages, etc., of said Gill, who
marched with a detachment from his regiment March 22, 1776, to Braintree;
service, 2 days; also, list of officers chosen by the several companies in 3d
Suffolk Co. regt., as returned by said Gill, Colonel, dated Stoughton, March 22,
1776; also, recommendation dated June 4, 1776, signed by said Gill, Colonel,
recommending Enoch Leonard as a suitable person for Adjutant in 3d Suffolk Co.
regt., Hon. Joseph Palmer's brigade; also, return for wages, etc., of said Gill,
who marched with a detachment from his regiment June 13, 1776, to Moon Island,
by order of Brig. Gen. Palmer; service, 3 days; also, return dated Stoughton,
March 17, 1777, made by said Gill, Colonel, of a detachment from his regiment
ordered to be ready to march to such place as Gen. Heath should order; also,
return made to the Council by said Gill, Colonel, dated Stoughton, April 19,
1777, of one-fourth part of the training band under his command drafted and
ordered to march to Rhode Island to serve under Maj. Gen. Spencer until relieved
by reinforcements; also, Colonel, Gen. Warner's brigade; pay abstract of field
and staff officers who marched to the Northward to reinforce army under Gen.
Gates; engaged Aug. 12, 1777; discharged Nov. 29, 1777; service, 4 mos., travel
included; rations allowed for said service from Aug. 12, 1777, to Dec. 12, 1777;
said Gill credited with 615 rations; also, return dated Stoughton, March 4,
1778, made by said Gill, Colonel, of men detached from his regiment for a guard
at Long Island, and who marched March 1, 1778; also, Colonel, 3d Suffolk Co.
regt., Brig. Gen. Lovell's brigade; general return made by Adj. Gen. Peleg
Wadsworth, of officers and men for equipments, dated July 5, 1779.
ELIJAH
GILL,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's (Stoughton)
co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775;
service, 3 days; also, Drummer, Capt. Asahel Smith's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's
regt.; service, 5 days; company marched from Stoughton at the time of fortifying
Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776; also, Private, Capt. Theophilus Lyon's co.,
Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted March 22, 1776; service, 2 days; company
marched from Stoughton to Braintree March 22, 1776.
JOHN
GILL, John, Milton. Return of
men raised to serve in the 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. Sumner's co., Col. Greaton's regt.;
term, 3 years; also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for
Suffolk Co., dated Boston, March 16, 1777; Capt. Sumner's co., Col. Greaton's
regt.; also, Private, Capt. Job Sumner's co., Col. John Greaton's (2d) regt.;
Continetal Army pay accounts for service from March 1, 1777, to March 1, 1780.
EDWARD
GLOVER,
Dorchester
. 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Oliver Billings's and
Lieut. Lemuel Clap's (Dorchester) co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which
assembled April 19, 1775; service, 6 days; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Seth
Sumner's (5th) co. (South co. in Dorchester), Col. Benjamin Gill's (3d Suffolk
Co.) regt. of Mass. militia; list dated Stoughton, March 22, 1776, of officers
chosen in said regiment and returned by Col. Gill to be commissioned; ordered in
Council March 25, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported
commissioned March 23, 1776; also, Lieutenant, Lieut. William Foster's
detachment, Col. Pierce's regt.; joined March 1, 1778; discharged April 4, 1778;
service, 35 days, at Long Island; also, Capt. John Ellis's co., Col. Thomas
Poor's regt.; engaged June 15, 1778; discharged Jan. 29, 1779; service, 7 mos.
26 days, travel included; engagement, 8 months; company raised to fortify passes
of North river, N. Y.; also, same co. and regt.; pay rolls for June‑Sept.,
1778, dated Fort Clinton; also, same co. and regt.; pay rolls for Nov. and Dec.,
1778, dated King's Ferry.
JOHN
GLOVER, Private, Capt. Abel Richards's
co., Col. Benjamin Hawes's regt.; enlisted Sept. 25, 1777; discharged Oct. 28,
1777; service, 1 mo. 7 days, travel included, at Rhode Island on a secret
expedition; roll sworn to at Dedham; also, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col.
William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 20, 1778; discharged April 5, 1778;
service, 17 days; company marched to Roxbury; roll dated Stoughton; also,
Corporal, Capt. Ebenezer Everet's co., Col. McIntosh's regt., Gen. Lovell's
brigade; engaged Aug. 1, 1778; discharged Sept. 14, 1778; service, 1 mo. 15
days, travel included, on expedition to Rhode Island.
LEMUEL
GLOVER, Milton (also given
Boston
and
Reading
). Private, Capt. Oliver Vose's (Milton) co.,
Col. Robertson's regt.; service, 10 days; company marched to Roxbury after the
Concord fight and there did service before completion of standing army; also,
Capt. Elijah Vose's co., 36th regt.; company return dated Fort No. 2 [probably
Oct., 1775]; also, Capt. 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 raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Badcock's co., Col.
Benjamin Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Milton;
engaged for town of Milton; term, 3 years; also, Private, Col. Sheldon's regt.
of dragoons; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 18, 1777, to
Dec. 31, 1779; reported as serving 18 mos. as Private, 16 mos. 13 days as
Corporal; also, Corporal, Col. Elisha Sheldon's (2d) regt. of light dragoons;
returns of officers and men belonging to Massachusetts in said regiment,
certified at Durham April 22, 1779, and Fishkill, June 18, 1779; engaged Feb.
18, 1777; engaged for town of Roxbury; term, during war; also, same regt.;
Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780;
reported as serving 5 mos. as Corporal, 7 mos. as Sergeant; also, Sergeant, Col.
Sheldon's (2d) regt. of light dragoons (also given 10th regt.); return made by
Benjamin Tallmadge, Major Commandant of 2d regt. of light dragoons, dated Jan.
28, 1781; enlisted June 1, 1780, by Capt. Crafts; residence, Boston; enlistment,
during war; also, certificate dated Litchfield, Conn., June 18, 1804, signed by
Benjamin Tallmadge, (late) Major of 2d regt. of light dragoons, stating that
said Glover enlisted in said regiment in 1779, and was appointed Sergeant June
1, 1780, with which rank he served until the close of the war; also, list dated
Boston, March 5, 1805, returned by John Avery, Secretary, and J. Jackson,
Treasurer, of men who furnished satisfactory evidence of their service as
soldiers and were entitled to gratuities under resolves of March 4, 1801, and
June 19, 1801; residence, Reading [Conn.].
LEWIS
GLOVER, Private, Capt. Abner Crane's
co., Col. Jacob Garish's (Gerrish's) regt.; enlisted Nov. 1, 1779; discharged
Dec. 2, 1779; service, 1 mo. 2 days, on expedition to Claverack; roll dated
Stoughton; 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, 17 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 6 in.; complexion, light; engaged for
town of Braintree; 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 Braintree for service in the Continental Army
during 1780; marched July 4, 1780; discharged Dec. 25, 1780; service, 6 mos. 3
days, travel included.
NATHANIEL
GLOVER, Private, Capt. John Hall, Jr.'s (1st) co., Col. Palmer's regt.;
service, 4 days, at Rhode Island; company assembled March 4, 1776; also, Capt.
Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Dike's regt.; muster rolls for Dec.,
1776‑Feb., 1777; enlisted Dec. 13, 1776; credited to town of Stoughton;
regiment raised to serve until March 1, 1777.
THOMAS
GLOVER,
Milton
. Private, Capt. John Bradley's (Milton) co.,
Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt.; service, 13 days, after the Concord fight and
before completion of standing army; 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; also, Capt. Bent's co., Col. Greaton's regt.;
order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Cambridge, Dec. 1, 1775;
also, return 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. 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,
Corporal, Capt. Benjamin Frothingham's co., Col. John Crane's (Artillery) regt.;
Continental Army pay accounts for service from March 13, 1777, to March 10,
1780; also, Capt. Frothingham's co., Col. Crane's (3d Artillery) regt.; return
for gratuity dated Park near Morristown, Jan. 28, 1780; 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 23, 1780; age, 34 yrs.; stature, 5
ft. 6 in.; complexion, light; engaged for town of Milton; marched to camp July
23, 1780, under command of Sergt. Charles Newcomb; also, Corporal; pay roll for
6 months men raised by the town of Milton for service in the Continental Army
during 1780; marched July 1, 1780; discharged Dec. 23, 1780; service, 6 mos. 3
days, travelincluded; also, return of men raised for Continental service,
agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; engaged May 15, 1781; engaged for town of
Milton.
THOMAS
GLOVER,
Stoughton
. Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col. Lemuel
Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 6 days;
said Glover probably an officer serving as volunteer.
THOMAS
GLOVER,
Stoughton
. 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; 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; 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.
WILLIAM
GLOVER, 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; 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; also,
Capt. Samuel Holden's co., Col. Ebenezer Thayer's (Suffolk Co.) regt.; enlisted
July 23, 1780; discharged Oct. 30, 1780; service, 3 mos. 10 days, travel
included; company raised to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months.
JACOB
GOLDTHWAIT (also given Joseph). Lieutenant, Col. John Crane's (Artillery)
regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from March 1, 1777, to Dec. 31,
1779; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Benjamin Frothingham's co., Col. Crane's
regt.; muster rolls for Sept.‑Dec., 1777; also Lieutenant, same co. and
regt.; return for gratuity, dated Springfield, Nov. 1, 1779; credited to town of
Stoughton; term, 3 years or during war; also, Lieutenant and Capt. Lieutenant,
Col. Crane's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780,
to Sept. 13, 1780; also, Lieutenant, Capt. Frothingham's co., Col. Crane's (3d
Artillery) regt.; return for gratuity, dated Park near Morristown, Jan. 28,
1780.
TIMOTHY
GOLDTHWAIT,
Stoughton
. List of men mustered between May 26, 1777,
and June 10, 1777, by James Hatch, Muster Master for Plymouth Co.; Col. Crane's
regt.; age, 16 yrs.; residence, Stoughton; enlisted by Capt. Frothingham;
enlistment, 3 years; also, Matross, Capt. Benjamin Frothingham's co., Col. John
Crane's (Artillery) regt.; muster rolls for Sept.‑Nov., 1777.
TIMOTHY
GOLDTWAITT, Private, Capt.
Theophilus Wilder's co., Col. Dike's regt.; muster roll for Dec.,
1776‑Feb., 1777; enlisted Dec. 30, 1776; credited to town of Stoughton;
regiment raised to serve until March 1, 1777.
BENJAMIN
GORDEN,
Camden
. Private, Capt. Benjamin Plumer's co.;
entered service March 5, 1776; service to Sept. 6, 1776, 6 mos.; company
stationed at St. Georges for defence of seacoast; also, return of men raised to
serve in the Continental Army from Lieut. Wales's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's
regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Camden; engaged for town of
Stoughton; joined Capt. Burton's co., Col. Sherburne's regt.; term, 3 years;
also, Private, Lieut. Jeremiah Colburn's co., Brig. Gen. Wadsworth's department;
entered service Feb. 25, 1781; discharged March 4, 1781; service, 7 days;
company detached at Camden.
WILLIAM
GORDEN,
Camden
. List of men raised in Suffolk Co. for
Continental service [year not given]; residence,
Camden
; engaged for town of
Stoughton
.
EBENEZER
GOULD, Private, Capt.
Edward Bridge Savell's (Stoughtonham) co., Col. Gill's regt.; service, 5 days;
company marched to Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776, on an alarm; also, same co.
and regt.; service, 2 days; company marched from Stoughtonham to Braintree March
22, 1776, on an alarm; also, pay roll of a company commanded by Capt. Robert
Swan of Stoughton, Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 24 days; company marched
to Bristol, R. I., April 18, 1777; roll dated Stoughton.
EZRA
GOULD, 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, pay roll of a company in Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.;
service, 6 days; company marched from Milton, Stoughton, and Stoughtonham, Dec.
19, 1776, under command of Capt. Robert Swan of Stoughton; also, Capt.
Theophilus Lyon's co.; enlisted March 1, 1778; discharged April 5, 1778;
service, 36 days; company marched to Castle Island, March 1, 1778, under command
of Lieut. Col. Samuel Peirce.
SAMUEL
GOULD, Private, Capt. James Endicott's co.; enlisted March 20, 1778;
discharged April 5, 1778; service, 18 days; company marched to Roxbury March 20,
1778, under command of Col. William McIntosh. Roll dated
Stoughton
.
TIM
GOULDTHWAIT, Private, Capt. James Endicott's co.; enlisted March 20, 1778;
discharged April 5, 1778; service, 18 days; company marched to Roxbury, March
20, 1778, under command of Col. William McIntosh. Roll dated
Stoughton
.
TIMOTHY
GOULDTH[WAIT], Timothy,
Stoughton
. Return of men raised to serve in the
Continental Army from Lieut. Wales's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated
Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence, Stoughton; engaged for town of Stoughton;
joined Capt. Bussey's co., Col. Crane's regt.; term, 3 years.
AMOS
GUILD,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
6 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.
JOHN
GUILD,
Stoughton
. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col.
Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
3 days; also, Capt. Simeon Leach's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 5
days; company marched from Stoughton March 4, 1776, to assist in fortifying
Dorchester Heights; also, Private, in a company commanded by Capt. Robert Swan
of Stoughton, Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 24 days; company marched to
Bristol, R. I., April 18, 1777; also, Capt. Theophilus Lyon's co.; enlisted
March 1, 1778; discharged April 5, 1778; service, 36 days; company marched to
Castle Island March 1, 1778, under command of Lieut. Samuel Pierce.
JACOB
GUILDTHWIT,
Stoughton
. Sergeant, Capt. William Briggs's co. of
Minute‑men, which marched on the alarm of
April 19, 1775
; service, 12 days.
JACOB
GUILDTHWRIT,
Stoughton
. Sergeant, 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.
REUBEN
GULIVER, Private, Capt. Abner Crane's co., Col. Jacob Garish's (Gerrish's)
regt.; enlisted Oct. 16, 1779; discharged Dec. 2, 1779; service, 1 mo. 17 days,
on expedition to Claverack. Roll dated
Stoughton
.
JOHN
GULLIVER,
Milton
. Sergeant, Capt. Ebenezer Tucker's (Milton)
co., which marched in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 7 days,
before completion of standing army; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. John Bradley's
(8th) co. (West co. in Milton), Col. Benjamin Gill's (3d Suffolk Co.) regt. of
Mass. militia; list dated Stoughton, March 22, 1776, of officers chosen in said
regiment and returned to be commissioned; ordered in Council March 25, 1776,
that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned March 23, 1776; also,
Lieutenant, Capt. Josiah Vose's (Milton) co.; service from April 13 to April 26,
1776, 12 days, in defence of seacoast; also, (late) Capt. Samuel Ward's co.,
Col. Cogswell's regt.; engaged Sept. 19, 1778; discharged Dec. 31, 1778;
service, 3 mos. 13 days; company detached to guard and fortify posts at and
about Boston.
LEMUEL
GULLIVER, Milton. Musician, Capt. John Bradley's (Milton) co., Col. Lemuel
Robinson's regt.; service, 17 days, subsequent to the fight at Concord and
before completion of standing army; roll dated Milton, Dec. 21, 1775; also,
Fifer, Capt. John Bradley's (Milton) co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 5
days; company marched to Dorchester Neck March 4, 1776, when the forts were
erected on the Heights; also, Capt. Josiah Vose's (Milton) co.; service from
April 13 to April 26, 1776, 12 days, in defence of seacoast; also, Capt. Abner
Crane's co., Col. John Robinson's regt.; enlisted Aug. 8, 1777; service, 1 mo.
23 days, at Rhode Island; roll dated Stoughton; also, Sergeant, Capt. Joseph
Richards's co., Col. Gill's regt.; engaged Aug. 11 (also given Aug. 14), 1779;
service, 1 mo. 2 (also given 1 mo. 3) days, at Rhode Island; company formed part
of a detachment of militia of 400 men which marched to Rhode Island to serve for
1 month under Capt. Samuel Fisher.
GEORGE
GUN,
Northampton
(also given
Dorchester
). Sergeant, Capt. Jonathan Allen's (3d) co.,
Col. John Fellows's (8th) regt.; company return dated Dorchester, Oct. 7, 1775;
also, return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Clapp's
co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1777; residence,
Dorchester; engaged for town of Dorchester; joined Col. Jackson's regt.; term,
during war; also, list of men mustered by Nat. Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk
Co., dated Boston, March 2, 1777; Capt. Wiley's co., Col. Jackson's regt.; also,
list of men returned by a committee for settling disputes between towns as to
soldiers credited to them [year not given]; said Gun claimed by Dorchester and
Northampton; allowed to Northampton.
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