Cb2390 YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Bought with the income of the ALFRED E. PERKINS FUND Q%-\ 3> • 90 S COMPLETE ROSTER OF Colonel David Waterbury Jr.'s Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers. THE FIRST REGIMENT OF INFANTRY RESPONDING TO A CALI. FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE DEFENCE OF NEW YORK CITY AGAINST THE BRITISH IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Now for the first time printed from manuscript records in the possession of the publisher, with notes, compiled from authentic historical sources, By A. H. Clark. 1897. A. S. CLARK, 174 Fulton Street, (opposite St. Paul's), New York City. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year «8o7, by A. S. CLAKK. in the office of the Librarian of Congress. All Rights Reserved. Historical Notes. A glance at the military and political affairs of the period, and an examination of the conflicting signs of the times will serve as a prelude to a short history of the regi ment whose roster is here given. The opening of the year 1776, marked an historic era in the affairs of the new government in America, which was as yet in its formative stage. New York City, the same year, was one of the most im portant towns in the British possessions in North America. While rather more cosmopolitan than Boston, it was British in the main, and some time prior to the period of which we write no where else might a more cheerful loyalty have been both expected and found. But Great Britain had not been kind to the city named for the Duke of York. A colonial policy exasperating in its details, and constantly tending toward separation, had been pursued for years. The colonies had at last rebelled, and while war had not yet been declared from want of an organization as yet suffi ciently a mouth-piece to announce its purposes of offense and defence, war was a fact. The shot, the firing of which had been heard round the world, was now a matter of history ; the repulse of the troops of Britain at Bunker Hill, filled another page of the record, and the first day of Janu ary, now just past, had witnessed the unfurling of the tri- colored American banner, not yet spangled with stars, over the Continental army, which under the command of Wash ington was investing Boston. An anomalous state of affairs with regard to the gov ernment of the city as also of the Colony of New York had existed for some time, dating back to the earlier of the oppressive measures of the British Ministry. A common parentage, added to the ties of relationship, had not been a sufficient restraining cause to prevent the growth of the party of liberty, which opposed the faction that still held the commands of king and cabinet as the rule and guide for their conduct of affairs. The earliest conflicts between the authority of the king and the people had been precipitated by the quartering of soldiers in the city, followed by the Stamp Act and other annoying measures. The representa tives of the new party were mostly to be found enrolled under the name of an organization known as the Sons of Liberty. This society was more than a club. It was the embodiment of a new era. It contained in itself the in centive to free speech and equal rights. Its members were the priests that attended at the altar of Liberty, and kept alive the sacred fire that burned thereon. The city, in fact, was loyal to the king, the common people however were not in accord with petty tyranny and aristocratic assump tion. The Provincial Congress was more tory than patriot, more for conciliation than for defence. Hard pressed by public opinion, very slight concessions in the line of prep aration had been made. The Provincial Congress had deputized a Committee to attend to public affairs when the Congress was not in ses sion. Loyalty and timidity developed their fruit in these revolutionary committees. As opposed to the royalists, were to be found the Committee of One Hundred, consisting of the most reputable citizens and the Sons of Liberty, these two organizations being the patriotic force of New York City. The nearest supreme power in the land was the Conti nental Congress, which in turn was more or less (generally less) supported by the State Provincial Congresses. These several fountains of authority were ever in conflict. Mean time the adherents of the king sowed discord and disaffec tion, and the crop matured and yielded an abundant harvest. The city was barren of defence. The Bay, the East River and the Hudson, were controlled by British men-of- war. Every succeeding week brought news which added to the feeling of discontent. The rumor that general orders has been issued by the British Ministry to burn the town, if rebel troops were allowed to enter it, had prevented the calling out of the forces of the state by any of the various timid committees. That an era of devastation was really going to be inaugurated, seemed to find color in the startling news of the burning of Norfolk, Virginia. Isaac Sears had been justly considered one of the most prominent members of the Sons of Liberty. No one could have been more obnoxious to the party of the king. He had never failed upon any known occasion to thwart their plans if possible, and more recently his conduct was such that even his friends had declared it "riotous and unjustifiable." Somewhat soured by this tribute, but not in any wise cast down, he had left the city for the camp at Cambridge, where, when arrived, he labored to convince the generals of the army that New York was a "nest of tories " needing the most severe measures for their repression. His success was not very great except with General Charles Lee, who having lost favor with the British Ministry, and hence all hope of promotion, had recently espoused the cause of America. Lee was quite easily persuaded by Sears that the tories who were furnishing aid to the common enemy needed attention, and that he above all others was the person to lead a force against them. Lee then offered his advice to Washington, and suggested that he be empowered to visit Connecticut, and there raise a regiment with which he might effect the security of New York, and, incidentally, the expulsion of the tories. After some delay the needed consent was gained, and on the 8th of January, 1776, he departed on his mission. Upon his arrival at Stamford he found a Connecticut regi ment under the command of Colonel David Waterbury, Jr. on the point of embarking for Long Island, to act in concert with another regiment under Lord Sterling. The wisdom of this movement was questioned, and after an acrimonious controversy, the regiment was disbanded. Colonel Water- bury had a reputation as a tory hater second to none, and it was believed that if once invested with authority, and also with the command of a regiment to execute his will, he would precipitate an attack from the British, where no de fence was yet in readiness. General Lee was greatly incensed at what he character ized as the "indecision" of Congress. He succeeded in persuading the Governor and Council of Connecticut to re assemble the regiment of Waterbury. This command doubtless had in it some remnant of those heroes, who from the first had shared the fortunes of their colonel, to which were added the later enlistments. Waterbury, when but twenty-five years of age, was a lieutenant in the militia, and three years later a captain of the train band in Stam ford. During the French and Indian War, he was in active service throughout six campaigns. He was with Sir William Johnson in 1755, and was present at Abercrombie's attack on Ticonderoga in 1758. Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 9th Connecticut Regiment in 1775, a short time after he was appointed Colonel of the 5th. Four days later than the date of the last commission named, New York City, alarmed for its safety, called upon the Governor of Con necticut for a regiment. Colonel Waterbury responded, and with his regiment marched to Kings Bridge. A change in affairs making his further service unnecessary, he was ordered with his troops to the Northern Department, where in due time he embarked at Ticonderoga with General Montgomery on the Canadian expedition, and later was present at the Siege of St. John's and surrender of Montreal. The writer has been quite explicit with the details of Colonel Waterbury's service, as there is no doubt that many of the men who formed a part of his latest command, were sharers with him in all of the honors of his various campaigns. It seems quite impossible to determine whether this regiment, which is named in all of the general orders of the period as Colonel David Waterbury Jr.'s Regiment, had any designating number or not. No authority consulted by the writer leads to a positive decision, rather the contrary. There was a Colonel Waterbury, Senior, as also another fighting Waterbury, who styled himself David Waterbury 3d, the record of whose exploits add to the confusion in the various accounts. Since the five other regiments that were raised and equipped by the State at the same time Colonel Water bury's was, and were known by the names of their com manders, it is safe to infer that it had no number. The standard of each command, by order of the State, was of a particular color, that of Waterbury's being white, bearing on one side the arms of the commonwealth and upon the other in golden letters the words " An Appeal to Heaven." While irregular in clothing and equipment, there was great regularity in the patriotic feeling that resided in the hearts of the men who bore this white banner of their na tive state. These men were mostly substantial farmers, men of simple and rural manners, from an agricultural state where great equality of condition prevailed. Most of them were able to preside at a town meeting, and their notes of hand were worth their face in silver or golden corn, which was then reckoned its equivalent. The officers of this regiment of Connecticut men who left their homes for the defence of the principal city of a sister state, were men of culture and daring courage, neighbors and friends of the rank and file. As to the dingy regimentals with which a few of the offi cers and men were provided, a word is quoted in their favor from a writer of that day. " Some of these worthy soldiers assisted in their present uniforms* at the reduction of Louis- burg, and their lank cheeks, and war-worn coats are viewed with more veneration by their honest countrymen than if they were glittering nabobs from India." Each man gen erally provided his own weapon which varied in style as the taste of its possessor. The heavy rifle of the backwoodsman and the heavier gun of the duck hunter predominating. ?Scarlet coats and trousers, with a triangular laced hat. Let us now turn for a moment to the dingy pages of the orderly book of this regiment, which half bound in deer skin, cut perhaps from the hunting shirt of one of these warriors, still remains, a silent witness of their deeds, and see what may be gleaned with regard to the progress of the enlistment, and such items bearing upon their march to New York as may be there recorded. The call seems to have been promulgated on or about the 15th day of January, 1776, and on that day many men responded, as the 15th is set opposite their names on the roll. There is no recorded date later than the 28th, though it is evident that names were added after the regiment started on its march. Colonel Waterbury was in New York when the call was issued, he and the ever busy Sears having been engaged in an attempt to interest the Committee of Safety in a scheme for the nucleus of a navy. Waterbury remained 'in New York for a short time, while Sears hastened to Stamford, where shortly after his arrival he was appointed by General Lee as Deputy Adjutant General, and under that, to him pleasing title the first "General Order" in the book is signed. Waterbury joined his regiment on the 27th of January. Under date of January 29th, Colonel Waterbury is directed to move to Horse Neck, Rye and Mamaroneck, these three places marking the first three stages of the journey of the regiment citywards. By February ist, the troops had ar rived at King's Bridge, and a general order is in evidence bearing that place and date at its head, the parole being Wooster, the countersign Arnold. This order "directs the regiment to march to the Upper Barracks in New York, and when there, it must strictly be seen too that the Men are not allowed to be Squandering about the Town in small parties." On the 4th of February, the regiment received their first rations, and the guard for the camp was organized. i Then follows a list of some suspicious persons who were caught up by the ever zealous Lee, Sears, Waterbury Trio on their way to town, along with the names of some city tories that were placed in their hands for safe keeping. John Graham, for instance, is set down as " Suspision of a Tory," Wm. Lounsbury, "Suspision of Spikin a Cannon," Patrick Cronin "Tory," Canshe Hunt, " Susspision of Carring a Letter board Asia" (Man of War) etc., etc. The Upper Barracks to which reference is made, were a relic of the French and Indian War, so named, to distinguish them from the Lower Barracks which were located near the present Battery Park. The Upper Barracks were a collec tion of low structures built of logs, stretching along the upper end of the Common, as the City Hall Park was then known, and reaching from Broadway street to Tryon Row, (now Centre) on a line with the present Chambers Street. The panic occasioned by the approach of the troops under command of General Lee, has probably never been equaled in the annals of the town. The crisis was supposed to have arrived, and that the streets would soon run red with blood was a foregone conclusion. An attack from the British fleet it was apprehended might occur at any moment. Acting on the impulse that this new fear gave them, the citizens fled with wives and children. Every conveyance however humble was employed in transporting valuables to a place of safety. The weather was unusually severe, which added greatly to the general distress. The rich knew not where to go, and the poor, thrown upon the charity of the neighboring towns, suffered terribly. The Committee of Safety which had heretofore been reviled beyond measure for their slowness in preparing for the defence of the city, now seemed to wake from their slumbers, and through then- vigorous efforts confidence was restored. They may also be credited with those diplomatic measures by which a bom bardment of the city by the fleet was averted. An occasional exchange of compliments between the "Honorable" Com mittee, and the no less " Honorable " Captain of the Fleet, accompanied with a barrel of rum or cask of choice wine from the "Honorable" Committee, under a flag of truce, served as an effectual stay of proceedings. General Lee was shortly afterward superseded by Lord IO Sterling, who in turn gave way to General Putnam, who as sumed command of the city as also of the troops which now began rapidly to arrive from neighboring states, aided by the New York Regiments summoned by Washington. The army assisted by the citizens, now commenced in earnest to place the city in shape for a vigorous defence. A line of fortifications reaching across the city on the line of Spring Street, was rapidly built; minor batteries capping every prominence commanding either the East or Hudson rivers. Saw logs were brought up from the lumber yards at the river sides, with which barricades were erected at the corners of prominent streets. Our Connecticut regiment meantime, concerned themselves more particularly with the construc tion of a formidable work located on a hill, the site of which is marked by the present Catherine Market. When com pleted, this work was called Waterbury's Battery, and here the regiment bivouacked until, called away to take an honor able part in many deadly encounters, the glorious recoid of which, is written, in the history of the American Revolution. **.,. A list of some of the authorities consulted, as also quoted from in many instances. Amer. Hist. Rec, American Archives, Barber's Conn., Barber's N. Y., Booth's N. Y., Bancroft's U. S., Conn, in the Rev., Conn. Records, Dawson's City Hall Park, Diary of the Rev., Dawson's Battle of U. S., Doc. Hist, of N. Y., Graydon's Memoirs, Hadden's Journal, Humphrey's Putnam, Hollister's Conn., Huntington's Stamford, Irving's Washing ton, Johnson's Campaigns of 1776, Lamb's Journal, Lamb's N. Y., Lossing's Field Book of Rev., Memorial Hist, of N. Y., Morse's Rev., Mag Amer. Hist., Spark's Correspondence,' Stone's N. Y. Thacher's Mil. Jour. I I A RETURN OF COLONEL DAVID WATERBURY, JR.'S REGIMENT. DAVID WATERBURY, Jr., Colonel. PHI MP BURR BRADLEY, Lieutenant Colonel. DAVID DIMON, Major. SAMUEL SQUIRE, Commissary. CAPTAIN MATTHEW MEAD'S COMPANY. Lieutenants: James Betts, Gamaliel Taylor, Daniel St. John. First Sergeant, iS Azor Betts. Sergeants : 19 Joshua Adams, 16 Thomas Betts, 19 Jonath. Raymond. Clerk, 16 Hez. Rogers. Corporals : rO Alvan Hyat, 19 Giles Mallery, 19 Phineas Hankord, 18 Jos. Rockwell. Drummer, 28 Danl. Hyat. Fifers: 19 Matthew Hanford and 17 Sam. DeForesst. ? 16 Akin, Thomas 16 Brown, Danl. 17 Brown, Jonath. 16 Burrell. Samuel 19 Betts, Mose. 20 Comp,? Josiah 18 Duning.Thaddeus 17 Dunning, Jr., David 17 D arrow,? James 17 Gregory, Uriah. 17 Gregory, Jr., Matth. 17 Gilbert, Moses. 17 Gruriiman, Aaron ? 18 Gilbert, Eben. 1 6 Hyat, Jessee 17 Hubbal, Salmon 17 Hubbell, Zadock 18 Higgins, William PRIVATES. 18 Hayt, Ezekiel 18 Hawley, Elijah 18 Hawley, Ebenezer 17 Hayt, Daniel 20 Hurlbut, Gideon 20 Johnson, Nathaniel 20 Johnson, William 18 Jezup, Joseph 18 Keeler, Justus 18 Keeler, Aaron 18 Keeler, Isaiah 16 Kellogg, Elijah 17 Lockwood, Lambert 18 Lockwood, Stephen 19 Lyon, Peletiah 16 Lockwood, Jesse 17 Mead, Elias 18 Middlebrook, Jonat. 19 Marthers,? Noyes iS Nash, Bela 17 Nichols, Samuel 19 Olmsted, Isaac 20 Olmsted, Nathan 17 Persons, Barth. ? 16 Raymond, Jonathan 17 Starling, Nathanl. 18 Si Heck, Deodate 19 Smith, Samuel 18 Smith, William. 17 St. John, Ezekiel 19 Trowbridge, Joseph 19 Taylor, Josiah 19 Turrell, Nathaniel 19 Tuttle, Peter 18 Whitney, Hezekiah 17 Wescutt, David, Jr. NOTE — No change has been made in the spelling of a name, even when obviously in error. When the spelling cannot be deciphered, aided by comparison, an interrogation mark ( ?) has been added. The numbers appearing nt left of names are the days of the month of January 1776, when enlistments were made. Dates are not given in all cases as they do not appear in original record. CAPTAIN 15 NOBLE BENEDICT'S COMPANY. Lieutenants: 15 James Clerk, 15 John Trowbridge. Ensign, 15 Daniel Hiscock. First Sergeant, 18 Nathan Taylor. Sergeants: 22 Nathaniel Ketchum, 20 Joel Hinman, 18 Matthew Starr, 23 Benj. Dunning. Corporals: 22 Soloman Brown, 23 Elijah Starr, 22 Nath. Hayt 18 Jessee Munson. Drummer, 22 John Comstock. Fifer, 18 Nathixikl Phck. PRIVATES. 22 Benedict, Eliakim 24 June, Eli 22 Benedict, Jesse 22 Jarvis, Thomas 23 Brown, Jabez 20 Johnson, Ebenezer 18 Benedict, Seth 21 Johnson, Isaiah 18 Benedict, Thomas Hicock 22 Lockwood, Nathanic 18 Benedict, Samuel 24 Northorp, Andrew iS Benedict, William 19 Porter, Joshua iS Bouton, David 22 Peck, John 18 Black, Uriah 18 Peck, Eleany iS Bishop, David iS Peck, Eliphalet 23 fiunnel, Job 20 Pond, Philip 24 Barnum, Lazerus 24 Peck, David 18 Coller, Isaac iS Robinson, Nathaniel 18 Comstock, Enoch 22 Silleck. Darling 21 Curtis, Weight 22 Stephens, Moses 22 Clements, James 22 Stewart, Levi 24 Chapman, Saml. iS Stockes, Comfort 24 Crawford, Seth 23 Starr, Levi 25 Demick, Perez iS Starr, Thomas 22 Graham, Andrew iS Starr, Nathan 23 Gray, Isaac 23 Stephens, Israel 26 Gage, Anthony 24 Sherwood, Abel 20 Guthery, John 18 Smith, Isaac 18 Hockum, Luther 25 Tuttle, Aaron 18 Hayt, Eliazer 16 Taylor, Jabez 21 Henman, Isaac 20 Vining, Abijah 22 Hayt, Thaddeus 22 Wagner, Adam 18 Hayt, James 19 Wood, Ezra 22 Hawley, Closten 26 Whitlock, Nathan *CAPTAIN NATHL. WEBBS COMPANY. Lieutenants : Sylvanus Knap, Charles Smith. Ensign, Jonathn. Warren, Jun. Sergeants : Isaac Hait, Annanias Weed, Nathl. Reynalls, Amos Smith. Clerk, Ebener. Wooster. Corporals: John Judson, Ransford A. Ferris, Nathl. Wehb, 3d, Gideon Scofield. Drummer, Saml. Closson. Fifer, Amos Lounsbery. PRIVATES. Brown, John Davis, Abrm, Deforest, Reuben Finch, Saml. Fountain, Moses Fountain, Neas Finch, Nathan Husted, Nathan Hait, Jonathn Hait, Elijah Hait, 3d,? Samuel Hait, Silas Ingersoll, Joseph June, Abnor June, Stephen June, Phineas June, Nathl. June, Willm. Knap, Boulton Knap, Jun. Peter Lounesbery, Mulmuth Lounesbery, Jun. Nathl. Lockwood, Willm. Lounesbery, Willm. Longwell,? Stephen Lockwood, Timothy Lounesbery, David Lounesbery, Jacob Mead, Stephen Newman, Israel Newman, Shubal Streit,? Raymond Smith, Jessee Scofield, 3d, Saml. Scofield, Elisha Smith, Nehemiah Scofield, 3d, John Scofield, Seth Smith, Joseph Smith, Junr. Josiah Smith, Stephen Seely, James Scofield,? Amos Smith, Peter Smith, Phinemon Scofield, 3d, Abrm. Scofield, Junr. Jacob Scofield, Junr. Sylvanus Weed, Junr. John Weed, Junr., Sylvanus Weed, Eli Warring, Ebener White, Willm. Weed, Junr. Isaa Weed, Jabish Wicks,? Henry Weed, Jessee Webb, Stephen Weed, 4th, David Weed, Junr. Amos *No dates of enlistments are given with this company. 14 CAPTAIN DANIEL BENEDICT'S COMPANY. Lieutenants : Saml. Keeler, Willm. Seymour, Ensign, Jacob Silleck. Sergeants : Jeremiah Bell,? James Crawley,? Pelf.g Bessy, David St. John. Clerk, Jedediah Rogers. Corporals: Justus Hait, John Bessy, Hezekiah Wood, James Weed. Drummer, 18 Saml. Nash. Fifer, 16 John Ells. PRIVATES. 16 Abbot, Enoch 16 Benedict, Ezra 16 Benedict, Moses 16 Bigsby, Joseph 16 Bouton, Joseph 16 Benedict, Thaddeus 16 Brown, Nathan 16 Benedict, Eleazor 16 Benedict, Thos. 16 Bishop, Peter 18 Benedict, Stephen 16 Crissy, Willm. 16 Comstock, Aaron 18 Crawford, Joseph 18 Everett, Saml. 16 Frost, Stephen 16 Green, John 16 Gardner, Willm. 16 Govara,? Saml. 16 Gibbs, Saml. 18 Green, Asael r6 Hayt, Waller 16 Husted, Thaddeus 16 Hanford, Eleazor 16 Husted, John 16 How, Bowers 16 Hait, Jonathan 18 Hayt, Sylvanus iS Hayt, Wm. 18 Hayt, Thos. 18 Hutihinson, Thos. 18 Jackson,? Stephen 16 Jones, Ephraim 16 Kellogg, Nathan 16 Kellogg, Jonathan 16 Kellogg, Stephen 16 Leathers, Joseph 16 Lockwood, John 18 Nash, Nathl. 16 Penoyer, Gold S. 16 Quilitard, James 16 Raymond, Josiah 16 Raymond, Stephen 16 Read, Hezekiah 16 Raymond, Issac iO Raymond, Saml. Rice 18 Scott, Eleazor 18 Smith, Nathan 16 Stephens, Joseph 16 Seymour, Jonathan 18 Tuttle, Levy 16 Weed, Stephen 16 Warring, James 18 Warren, Ephraim 16 Waterbury, Willm. 18 Warring, Moses 16 Weed, Seth 16 Weed, Peter 16 Youngs, Samuel •The roll of this company is made out by enlistments of squads under certain dates. The officers were all enlisted the 15th with two exceptions, which are noted. The company organization of the whole regiment probably held over from its >5 CAPTAIN SAML. WAKEMAN'S COMPANY. •Time of enlistment, January iSth, 1776. Lieutenants : 16 Saml. Seely, 17 Josiah Lacy? Ensign, 18 John Odle. Sergeants: 17 Nathan Wheler, 19 Nathan P. Jackson, 18 Daniel Lacy, 19 Daniel Hoyt. Clerk, 19 Nathan Sf.i.y. Corporals : 17 James Patchen,? ig Isaac Patciien,? 17 Daniel Blackman, 19 Samuel Thorp. Drummers : Nehemiah Blackman, 22 Miles Oakley. Fifer, 16 Willm. Brothwei.l. PRIVATES. 19 Bradley, Enos 18 Burr, Jessee 19 Bradley, Asa 19 Bradley, Frances 19 Bradley, Levi 19 Bradley, Lymon? 17 Broth well, Josiah F 17 Bennet, Josiah W. 17 Burnet, Charles r8 Bulkley, Saml. 18 Bard wells, Saml. 16 Duncomb, John 16 French, Jams. 19 Gilbert, Andrew 20 Gilbert, David 18 Gregory, Eben 19 Godsell, David 16 Hawley, Ezra 16 Hawley, Ephraim 17 Hubbell, Asa 16 Hayse,? John 17 Hall, Matthew 18 Hendrix, Abnor 19 Hoha — ,? John 17 Jackson, David 18 Jonas,? Jr., John 19 Lyon, Saml. 19 Lyon, Reuben 17 Lacy, Zacheriah 18 Morehouse, David 17 Olmsted, Elijah 20 Odle, Gershorn 22 Roberson, Saml. 19 Rowland, John 1 8 Seely, Nathan 16 Stirling, Stephen 16 Shongan,? Seth 17 Sherwood, David 18 Sherwood, Zacheriah 17 Seely, Joseph 22 Thorp, David 18 Torrel,? Asael 17 Tredwell, Saml. 18 Whitney, Levi 16 Wakelee, Abel 16 Worden, Samuel 16 Wells, Stephen •Different times of enlistments appear with the records of each company. probably relate to the call. They i6 *CAPTAIN WM. 6. HDBBELL'S COMPANY. Lieutenant, Kent Wright. Ensign, Peter Penfield. Sergeants : Wm. Philip, Bilea Trowbridge, Amos Graves, Dennis Hubbell, Wm. Towner. Corporals : Thatford Holmes, Isaac Hatch, Danl. Stephens. Fifer, Joseph Osborn. PRIVATES. Allen, John Bonnot, Joseph Conger, Jessey Conger, Joseph Carpenter, Bernard Cary, Eleazer Conger, Elijah Craw, Am on Cozier, Abel Cocksure, Jonah Davis, Paul Evens, Samuel Goram, John Gould, John Goram, Phineas Hubbell, Gilead Howland, Obadiah Husted, Saml. Hall, Talmage Hollister, Jonathn Lacy, John F. Murry, Warren McCartee, Jeremiah Pitts, Caleb Page, Stephen Philips, Geruel Richardson, Saml. Richardson, Wm. Smith, Luke Stephens, Amos Taylor, Ezra Worden, James White, David Woodruff, Wm. •No dates of enlistments of this company are given. '7 CAPTAIN ZALMON REED'S COMPANY. Lieutenants : Willm. Hawley, John Davis. Sergeants : 23 Danl. Durkom, 20 Timothy Blakeman, 18 Stephen Sanford. Clerk, 18 Elijah Burr. Corporals: 18 Philip Burrit,? 18 Samuel Platt, Fifers : 20 Saml. French, 18 Aaron Morehouse. Drummer, 23 Gershorn Solomon. PRIVATES. 18 Andrews, Peter 18 Byington, John 18 Burr, Nathan 18 Bulkley, Jabez 18 Burr, Stephen 18 Burr, Ezekiel 20 Bennet, Aaron 20 Barly, Daniel 18 Cosly,? Nathan 23 Couch, John 20 Dayton, Lilus ? 20 Dotten,? Benjamin 20 Fairchild, Samuel 18 Fitch, Asael 20 Goram, Isaac 18 Gould, Lemuel 23 Gray, John 23 Goram, Ebenr. 23 Gilbert, Joel 23 Godfry, Isaa 18 Hollsbert,? John r8 Hopkins, Henry 18 Jackson, Joseph 18 Johnes, John 18 Merchant, John 18 Meker, Jerod. 20 Merrit, John 20 Nickols, Ely 20 Platt, Jonas 18 Patchen, Eben. 18 Perry, Isaa 20 Rower, Hezekiah 20 Read, Zalmon 23 Rockwell, Joseph 18 Smith, Joel 18 Sanford, Peter i8 CAPTAIN 15 EBEN. JONES' COMPANY. Lieutenants : 15 Gamaliel Northrop, 15 Abram Gray, Ensign, 15 Thomas Hobby. Sergeants: 15 Ebenr. Olmsted, 15 Job Smith, 16 John St. John, 16 Abrm. Mead. Corporals: 15 John Keeler, 16 Jacob Conklin, 15 Seymour Bouton, 16 Azor Hurlbutt, Drummer, 16 John Mead. Fifer, 16 Amos Lockwood. PRIVATES. 16 Addontou, Willm. 16 Benedict, Abijah 16 Betts, Gilead 16 Beers, Elnathan 16 Baker, Bartholomew 16 Benedict, Jessee 16 Banks, Samuel 16 Banks, Obadiah 16 Bumsted, John 16 Balden, Philemon 16 Barber, John i(> Bouton, Jesse 16 Bird, Willm. 16 Coley, Ezra 16 Dutton, David 15 Finch, Saml. 16 Forrester, Arthor 16 Gorman,? Charles 16 Green, Caleb 16 Gates, David 16 Hine, Jerod 16 Hayt, David 16 Hays, Abm. 16 Hamlin, Barnabas 16 Jones, Jacob 19 Jackson, Reuben 15 Jacklin,? Eben. 15 Keeler, Paul 0 Keeler, J a bey 6 Mead, Matthew 6 Merrit, Peter Meaker, Soloman 6 Nash, Ezra 0 Northorp, James 6 Persons, Theodosius 6 Peck, Daniel 6 Randol, Joseph 6 Rementon, Stephen 9 Rossequie,? John 6 Sherwood, Jonathan 6 Sears, Comfort 6 Stephens, Zacheriah 6 Smith, Nehemiah 6 Silleck, Nathl. 9 Scribner, Asa 6 Starr, Noah 6 Smith, Matthew 6 Truesdrell, John 9 Tuttle, Aaron 6 Taylor, Joshua 6 Taylor, Jonathan 6 Taylor, John 6 Thomas, Daniel 6 Waterhous, Josiah 6 Weed, Timothy 6 Wood, Jared '9 CAPTAIN ABRM. MEAD'S COMPANY. Lieutenants : George Peck, Sylvanus Mead, Ebenr. Mead. Sergeants: 18 Elijah Mead, 18 James Ferris, 20 Gershorm Lockwood, 18 Joseph Knap. Clerk, 18 Jeremiah Mead. Corporals: 17 Ebenr. W. Phiney, 18 Mileton Lockwood, 18 Peter Mead, 18 Joseph Judson. Drummer, 18 Willm. Seymour. Fifer, 20 Daniel Mead. PRIVATES. 19 Addington, Ebenr. 20 Adams, Jonathan 20 'Austin, John 20 Austen, Nathaniel 20 Blake, William 20 Banks, Daniel 20 Brighton, John 20 Brown, Nath. 20 Bush, Justin Blake, Willm., Jun. 20 Clerk, James 20 Depew, John 18 Drayton, Jonah 18 Dun, Danl., Jun. 18 Ferris, Andrew 18 Finch, Abrm. 18 Ferris, Jabez iS Ferris, Jephet 18 Ferris, Pack? 1 8 Ferris, Soloman 18 Ferris, Caleb 18 How, Ebenr. 20 Jones, Thomas 19 Knap, Abrm, 18 Knap, Charles 20 Knap, Titus 20 Knap, Titus, Jun. 20 Knap, Timothy 18 Knap, Joseph 18 Lyon, Amos 18 Lockwood, Philip 18 Mead, Solomon 20 Mead, Jonas 18 Newman, Abrm. 18 Peck, Abijah 19 Palmer, Josiah 20 Palmer, Jeremiah 19 Palmer, Smith 18 Peck, Edward 18 Rundle,? Charles 18 Sutton, Daniel 20 Worden, Noah 20 Wilson, David 20 CAPTAIN SYLYANUS BROWN'S COMPANY. Lieutenants : Jesse Bell, Simeon Silleck. Ensign, Saml. Hait. Sergeants : Saml. Gaurnsey, Josiah Scofield, Phineas Waterbury, Benjm. Scofield. Clerk, John Waterbury. Corporals : Joel Weed, James Wilson, Jacob Scofield, * Jonathan Bishop. Drummer, Elnathan Holly. Fifers, John Morehouse, John Wolsey. PRIVATES. Ayres, John Blackman, Joseph Bell, Jun. Francis Bishop, Jacob Bell, Eben Brown, James Blanchard, Jacob Bates, Samuel Curtis, Timothy Gailord, Samuel Garnsey, Zacheus Hait, Jonathan Hait, Josiah Hait, Nathan Hayse, John Hait, Cary Holly, Isaac Hutton, James Jones, Lewis Jones, Isaac Lounesbery, James Lockwood, Eliphalet Lewis, Nathaniel Marshall, Willm. Marshall, Henry Mathers, John Mills, John Maltbie, David Nichols, Abel Pangman, Stephen Provost, Samuel Rogers, James Suard, David Smith, Abraham Stephens, Nathan Scofield, Jonathan Slauson, Rowland Silleck, Thomas Weed, Scudder Weed, Gideon Weed, Eliphalit Weed, Miles Webb, Phineas Waterbury, 3d, Peter Wyatt, Henry Whitney, Plat Whitney, Jun. Daniel Whitney, Darling. , •This whole company seems to have signed the roll the same day, viz. the »8th of January, 1776. 3 9002 00866 8411 JL ,