Stoughton and Stoughtonham

Stoughton and Stoughtonham (now Sharon)

Soldiers of the Revolutionary War

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LEWIS JAMES. Return of men raised in Suffolk Co. for Continental service, agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; engaged for town of Stoughton; engaged April 19, 1781.

FRANCIS JENNINS, Boston. Private, Colonel's co., Col. Henry Jackson's (16th) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 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; Colonel's co.; rank, Private; residence, Boston; engaged for town of Stoughton; engaged Nov. 11, 1777; term, during war; family of said Jennings reported as at Johnson, R. I.; also, Colonel's co. commanded by Capt. Lieut. John Hobby, Col. Jackson's (16th) regt.; pay rolls for April and May, 1780; also, descriptive list dated Hutts, three miles from West Point, Jan. 28, 1781; Capt. Dow's co., 9th Mass. regt. commanded by Col. Henry Jackson; age, 27 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 10 in.; complexion, dark; hair, dark; residence, Boston; enlisted Nov. 11, 1777, by Lieut. Nesmith; enlistment, during war.

CALEB JOHNSON. Private, Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from Milton, Stoughton, and Stoughtonham, to Castle Island Dec. 19, 1776, under command of Capt. Robert Swan, of Stoughton.

CATO JOHNSON, Stoughtonham (also given Stoughton). Return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Morse's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; 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 March 13, 1780; also, Capt. Partrick's co., Col. Alden's regt.; return dated Albany, Jan. 12, 1778; mustered by Col. Barber, County Muster Master; also, (late) Capt. William Patrick's co., (late) Col. Ichabod Alden's (6th) regt.; return of men who were in camp before Aug. 15, 1777, and who had not been absent subsequently except on furlough, 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 10, 1777; also, Capt. Ralph Thompson's co., Lieut. Col. Webb's regt.; enlisted Aug. 26, 1781; discharged Dec. 7, 1781; service, 3 mos. 23 days, including 11 days (220 miles) travel home; regiment raised in Suffolk and Middlesex counties to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months.

ELIJAH JOHNSON. Corporal, Capt. Joseph Richards's co.; entered service Aug. 11, 1779; discharged Sept. 13 (also given Sept. 11), 1779; service, 1 mo. 3 days; company formed part of a detachment of 400 men which marched to Rhode Island to serve for 1 month under Capt. Samuel Fisher. Roll dated Stoughton.

ISAIAH JOHNSON, Stoughton.1st Lieutenant, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 6 days; also, Lieutenant, Capt. Peter Talbot's co.; service, 2 days, on an alarm [year not given, probably 1775].

ISAIAH JOHNSON, Stoughton. List of men mustered by James Hatch, Muster Master for Plymouth Co., for service at Rhode Island, dated April 1, 1778; Col. Jacobs's regt.; enlisted by Capt. Cole; also, Private, Capt. Joseph Cole's co., Col. John Jacobs's regt.; enlisted Jan. 15, 1778; service, 11 mos. 19 days, at Rhode Island; enlistment to expire Jan. 1, 1779.

ISAIAH JOHNSON. Sergeant, Capt. Simeon Leach's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 5 days; company marched from Stoughton March 4, 1776, at the time of fortifying Dorchester Heights.

JOSHUA JOHNSON (also given Joshua, Jr.), Stoughtonham (also given Stoughton). Return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Savell's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; 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, April 27, 1777; Capt. Patrick's co., Col. Alden's regt.

LEWIS JOHNSON, Stoughton. Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 4 days; also, Capt. Talbot's co.; service, 2 days, on an alarm [year not given, probably 1775].

LEWIS JOHNSON. Private, Capt. Simeon Leach's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 5 days; company marched from Stoughton March 4, 1776, at the time of fortifying Dorchester Heights.

LEWIS JOHNSON. 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Simeon Leach's co., 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, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Robert Swan's (6th) co. (West co. of 2d Parish in Stoughton), Col. Benjamin Gill's (3d Suffolk Co.) regt. of Mass. militia; list of officers chosen in said regiment, dated Stoughton, March 22, 1776; ordered in Council March 25, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned March 23 [?], 1776; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Moses Adams's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; muster rolls dated Cambridge, Jan. 24, March 2, and April 1, 1778; reported on furlough on roll dated March 2, 1778; company stationed at Cambridge.

SETH JOHNSON, 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 (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. Simeon Leach's co., 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. 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.

ABEL JOHNES, Abel. Private, Capt. Abner Crane's co., Col. Jacob Garish's (Gerrish's) regt.; enlisted Oct. 14, 1779; discharged Dec. 2, 1779; service, 1 mo. 19 days, on expedition to Claverack. Roll dated Stoughton.

ELIJAH JONES, Stoughton. Return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Endicott's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; residence, Stoughton; engaged for town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Landen's (Langdon's) co., Col. Jackson's regt.; term, 3 years; reported a foreigner; also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, June 22, 1777; Capt. Langdon's co., Col. Henry Jackson's regt.; also, Private, Major's co., Col. Henry Jackson's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from June 5, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. John Langdon's co., Col. Jackson's regt.; pay roll for Feb., 1778, dated Lancaster; also, same co. and regt.; pay rolls for June‑Aug., 1778, dated Providence; also, same co. and regt.; pay roll for Sept., 1778, dated Pawtuxet; also, Lieut. Thomas Hollis Condy's co., Col. Jackson's regt.; pay roll for Nov., 1778; also, same co. and regt.; pay roll for Feb., 1779, sworn to at Pawtuxet; also, Lieut. Thomas Hollis Condy's (2d) co., Col. Jackson's regt.; pay roll for March, 1779; also, Maj. Lemuel Trescott's (3d) co., Col. Jackson's regt.; muster roll for April, 1779, dated Pawtuxet; enlisted June 6, 1777; also, same co. and regt.; pay roll for July, 1779, dated Providence; also, Maj. Trescott's co., Col. Jackson's regt.; pay roll for Oct., 1779; also, Major's co., Col. Jackson's regt.; regimental return made up to Dec. 31, 1779, dated Camp at Providence; also, same co. and regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to April 28, 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.; rank, Private; residence, Stoughton; engaged June 5, 1777; term, during war; also, Major's co., Col. Jackson's regt.; pay roll for April, 1780; reported sick in Boston hospital.

ELIJAH JONES. 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.

EPHRAIM JONES. Private, Capt. Theophilus Lyon's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; service, 2 days; company marched from Stoughton to Braintree March 22, 1776.

SAMUEL JONES. Private, Capt. James Endicott's co.; enlisted March 20, 1778; discharged April 5, 1778; service, 17 days; company marched to Roxbury under command of Col. William McIntosh; roll dated Stoughton; also, Capt. Abner Crane's co.; enlisted Feb. 2, 1779; service, 3 mos. 2 days; company served until May 4, 1779, with guards at Boston.

ABRAHAM JORDAN. 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, at the time of fortifying Dorchester Heights; 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, Capt. John Bradley's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted Aug. 14, 1777; service, 3 mos. 28 days, including 12 days (240 miles) travel home; company marched to Manchester, Vt., to join Northern army.

Jordan, Benjamin, Stoughton. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's (Stoughton) co. of militia, Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service. 9 days; also, Capt. William Bent's co., 36th regt.; company return dated Fort No. 2, Oct. 5, 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 barbor.

Jordan, George, Stoughton. Sergeant, Capt. Nathaniel Healey's co., Col. Ebenezer Learned's regt.; company return dated Roxbury, Oct. 6, 1775; also, Capt. Nathaniel Clap's co., Col. Benjamin Hawes's regt.; engaged July 26, 1778; discharged Sept. 11, 1778; service, 1 mo. 17 days, at Rhode Island; also, pay roll of officers and men detached from Col. Gill's regt. for service under Capt. John Armstrong on a 40 days expedition to Rhode Island; service, 27 days; warrant allowed in Council Aug. ‑, 1782.

Jordan, Ignatius, Stoughton. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's (Stoughton) co. of militia, Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; also, Capt. William Bent's co., 36th regt.; company return dated Fort No. 2, Oct. 5, 1775; also, Capt. James Endicott's co.; enlisted March 20, 1778; discharged April 6, 1778; service, 18 days, under Col. William McIntosh; company marched to Roxbury March 20, 1778.

Jordan, Isaac, 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, pay roll of a company in Col. Benjamin Gill's regt. Which marched to Bristol, R. I., April 18, 1777, under command of Capt. Robert Swan, of Stoughton; service, 24 days; also, list of men raised agreeable to resolve of April 20, 1778, as returned by Stephen Badlam, Superintendent for Suffolk Co., dated Dorchester; also, descriptive list of men raised in Suffolk Co. to reinforce Continental Army, 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, 25 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, dark; hair, black; eyes, gray; occupation, husbandman; nationality, American; residence, Stoughton; engaged for town of Stoughton; also, list of men raised for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, returned as received of Jonathan Warner, Commissioner, by Col. R. Putnam, July 20, 1778; arrived at Fishkill June 14, 1778; also, list of men returned as mustered by Henry Rutgers, Jr., Deputy Muster Master, dated Fishkill, Aug. 1, 1778; also, Private, Maj. Danicl Whiting's co., Col. Ichabod Alden's (6th) regt.; muster roll for March and April, 1779, dated Cherry Valley; enlisted June 14, 1778; discharged March 14, 1779; enlistment, 9 months; also, descriptive list of men raised in Suffolk Co. for Continental service, agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; age, 27 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, light; hair, brown; occupation, farmer; residence, Stoughton; engaged for town of Stoughtonham; engaged April 27 (also given April 10), 1781; joined Capt. Mills's co., Lieut. Col. John Brooks's (7th) regt.; term, 3 years.

JACOB JORDAN, Stoughton. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's (Stoughton) co. of militia, Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; also, Capt. William Bent's co., 36th regt.; company return dated Fort No. 2, Oct. 5, 1775.

JESSE JORDAN. Descriptive list of men raised to reinforce the 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, 17 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 9 in.; complexion, ruddy; engaged for town of Stoughton; marched to camp July 23, 1780, under command of Sergt. Charles Newcombe.

JOSEPH JORDAN, 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, at the time of fortifying Dorchester Heights.

JOSEPH JORDAN. Private, Capt. Thomas Barnes's (5th) co., Lieut. Col. Thomas Nixon's (4th) regt.; regimental return dated North Castle, Nov. 9, 1776; also, same co. and regt.; company receipts for wages for Sept.‑Dec., 1776; reported died Jan. 21, 1777; also, order on Capt. Heywood, Paymaster, Col. Nixon's (4th) regt., payable to David Lyon, dated Stoughton, April 19, 1777, signed by Grace Bussey, for the wages due her two sons for service in Capt. Thomas Barnes's co., they having died at New York; receipt dated April 23, 1777, signed by David Lyon, for wages of said Joseph Jordan and Lemuel Jordan, appears on reverse of order.

JOSIAH JORDAN (also given Joseph), Stoughton. Return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Swan's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; residence, Stoughton; enlisted for town of Stoughton; joined Capt. Bussey's co., Col. Crane's regt.; enlistment, 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, Martross, Capt. Benjamin Frothingham's co., Col. John Crane's (Artillery) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from March 14, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; residence, Stoughton; credited to town of Easton.

LEMUEL JORDAN. Capt. Barns's co., 4th regt.; company receipts for wages for Sept.‑Dec., 1776; also, account of guns delivered to Capt. Barnes for the Commissaries, dated Chatham, Feb. 2, 1777; also, order on Capt. Heywood, Paymaster, Col. Nixon's (4th) regt., payable to David Lyon, dated Stoughton, April 19, 1777, signed by Grace Bussey, for the wages due her two sons for service in Capt. Thomas Barnes's co., they having died at New York; receipt dated April 23, 1777, signed by David Lyon, for wages of said Lemuel Jordan and Joseph Jordan, appears on reverse of order. [See Emmanuel Jordan.]

THOMAS JORDAN, Stoughton. Private, Capt. Asahel Smith's (Stoughton) co. of militia, Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; also, Sergeant, 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, Sergeant; pay roll of a company in Col. Benjamin Gill's regt, which marched to Bristol, R. I., April 18, 1777, under command of Capt. Robert Swan, of Stoughton; service, 24 days; also, Capt. Ralph Thompson's co.; engaged Oct. 1, 1779; discharged Dec. 1, 1779; service, 2 mos. 2 days, under Maj. Gen. Hancock at Castle Island; company raised in Suffolk Co.

GEORGE JORDEN. Private, 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.

GEORGE JORDEN. Pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Stoughton for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched to camp June 25, 1780; discharged Dec. 23, 1780; service, 6 mos. 9 days, travel (220 miles) included.

ISAAC JORDEN. List of men raised by the town of Stoughton to serve in the Continental Army, agreeable to resolve of April 20, 1778, as returned by Capt. Robert Swan and Capt. James Endicott, dated Stoughton, Feb. 1, 1779.

JOSIAH JORDEN, Stoughton. Matross, Capt. Frothingham's co., Col. John Crane's (Artillery) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to May 15, 1780; also, Capt. Benjamin Frothingham's co., Col. John Crane's (3d Artillery) regt.; return for gratuity, dated Park near Morristown, Jan. 28, 1780.

THOMAS JORDEN. Private; return dated Boston, Aug. 8, 1780, of men belonging to Capt. Caleb Champney's co., Maj. Nathaniel Heath's detachment, who enlisted for 3 months and 6 months, respectively, agreeable to resolve of March 29, 1780; enlisted for town of Stoughton; 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; company detached from militia for service at and about Boston.

SOLOMON JORDIN, Dorchester. Return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Sumner's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt., dated Stoughton, June 27, 1775; residence, Dorchester; enlisted for town of Dorchester; joined Capt. Ellis's co., Col. Biglow's regt.; enlistment, 3 years.

BENJAMIN JORDON, 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.

IGNATIUS JORDON, 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.

JACOB JORDON, 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.

JESSE JORDON. Return of men raised in Suffolk Co. for Continental service, agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; engaged for town of Stoughton; engaged April 18, 1781.

GERSHON JOY, Stoughton (also given Stoughtonham).List of men belonging to Capt. Oliver Parker's co. who were in need of cartridge boxes, dated Cambridge, June 18, 1775, and endorsed "Prescot;" also, Sergeant, Capt. Edward Blake's co., Col. Jonathan Brewer's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 25, 1775; service, 3 mos. 8 days; also, Private, Capt. Joseph Stebbins's co., Col. Jonathan Brewer's regt.; company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp at Cambridge, Nov. 20, 1775; also, Corporal; pay abstract for part of Capt. John Gill's co., Col. Thomas Crafts's (Artillery) regt., for advance wages for 1 month, etc., sworn to at Boston, July 30, 1776; also, Capt. John Gill's (6th) co., Col. Thomas Crafts's (Artillery) regt.; engaged May 28, 1776; service to Nov. 1, 1776, 5 mos. 5 days; also, same co. and regt.; service from Feb. 1, 1777, to May 8, 1777, 3 mos. 7 days; also, return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Lyon's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; residence, Stoughton; engaged for town of Stoughton; term, 3 years; also, list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, July 7, 1777; Capt. Brown's co., Col. Henry Jackson's regt.; also, Private, Colonel's co., Col. Henry Jackson's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from June 10, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Corporal, Capt. John Langdon's co., Col. Jackson's regt.; pay roll for Feb., 1778, dated Lancaster; reported promoted to Corporal Feb. 15, 1778; also, same co. and regt.; pay rolls for June‑Aug., 1778, dated Providence; also, same co. and regt.; pay roll for Sept., 1778, dated Pawtuxet; also, Private, Lieut. Thomas Hollis Condy's co., Col. Jackson's regt.; pay roll for Nov., 1778; also, same co. and regt.; pay roll for Feb., 1779, sworn to at Pawtuxet; also, Lieut. Thomas Hollis Condy's (2d) co., Col. Jackson's regt.; pay roll for March, 1779; also, Colonel's (1st) co. commanded by Capt. Lieut. John Hobby, Col. Jackson's regt.; muster roll for April, 1779, dated Pawtuxet; also, 1st co. commanded by Capt. Lieut. John Hobby, Col. Jackson's regt.; company return dated Camp at Providence, July 9, 1779; also, same co. and regt.; pay roll for July, 1779, sworn to at Camp Providence; also, Colonel's co. commanded by Capt. Lieut. John Hobby, Col. Jackson's regt.; pay roll for Oct., 1779; also, Colonel's co., Col. Jackson's regt.; regimental return made up to Dec. 31, 1779, dated Camp at Providence; enlisted June 10, 1777; also, same co. and regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to June 24, 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; Colonel's co.; rank, Sergeant; residence, Stoughton; engaged for town of Stoughton; engaged June 24, 1777; term, 3 years; reported reduced to Corporal Oct. 10, 1777; reduced to Private Nov. 8, 1778; family of said Joy reported as at Stoughton; also, Colonel's co. commanded by Capt. Lieut. John Hobby, Col. Jackson's (16th) regt.; pay rolls for April‑June, 1780; reported discharged June 24, 1780; also, Sergeant, Capt. Samuel Holden's co., Col. Ebenezer Thayer's regt.; engaged July 23, 1780; discharged Oct. 31, 1780; service, 3 mos. 11 days; regiment raised in Suffolk Co. to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months; also, Capt. Ralph Thompson's co., Lieut. Col. Webb's regt.; engaged Aug. 26, 1781; discharged Dec. 7, 1781; service, 3 mos. 23 days, including 11 days (220 miles) travel home; regiment raised in Suffolk and Middlesex counties to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months.

GEORGE JURDEN. Descriptive list of men raised to reinforce the 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, 28 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, dark; engaged for town of Stoughton; marched to camp July 16, 1780, under command of Sergt. Thomas French.

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