I realize this is very early for many of you but these folks were our
early ancestors of descendants who later settled in the Conn River
Valley
area of
Mass,Conn,Vt,and NH. [some later Mass>NH>Maine]
I did not change any spelling , if you see [___]after a name, it's my
suggestion only.
Cynthia
General Josiah Winslow, Gov of Plymouth Colony,commander in chief
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General staff:
Daniel Weld of Salem, chief surgeon
Joseph Dudley of Boston, chaplain
Benjamin Church, of Little Compton,RI, aid
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Massachusetts Regiment
Samuel Appleton of Ipswich and Captain of First company
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Reginmental staff
Richard Knott, of Marblehead, surgeon
Samuel Nowell of Boston, chaplain
John Morse of Ipswich, commissary
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Officers of the line
Jeremiah Swain, First Company, Lieutenant
Ezekiel Woodward, Sergeant (acting ensign)
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Second company
Samuel Mosely, Captain
Perez Savage, Lieutenant
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Third comapany
James Oliver, Captain
Ephriam Turner, Lieutenant
Peter Bennett, Sergeant (acting ensign)
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Fouth company
Isaac Johnson, Captain
Phineas Upham, Lieutenant
Henry Bowen, ensign
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Fifth company
Nathaniel Davenport, Captain
Edward Tyng, Lieutenant
John Drury, ensign
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Sixth company
Joseph Gardiner, Captain
William Hathorne, Lieutenant
Jeremiah Neal, Sergeant (promoted ensign)
William Sweet, ensign
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Calvary company "troop"
Thomas Prentice, Captain
John Wyman, cornet (promoted lieutenant)
CONNECTICUT REGIMENT
Robert Treat of Milford, Major
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Regimental staff
Gershom Bulkely, surgeon
Rev. Nicholas Noyes, chaplain
Stephen Barrett, commissary
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officers of the line
John Gallop of Stonington, Captain, First company
Samuel Marshall of Windsor, Captain, second company
Nathaniel Seely of Stratford, Captain, third company
Thomas Watts of Hartford, Captain, fourth company
John Mason of Norwich, Captain, fifth company
The First and Fifth Connecticut companies were attached Indian
scouting
companies,
numbering 75 to each.
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After the battle of "fort fight", the following were sent by
Massachusetts
to fill in the vacanies
caused by loses. [No assignments given with names]
SURGEONS:
Dr. Jacob Willard of Newton
Dr.John Cutler of Hingham
Dr. John Clark of Boston
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CAPTAINS [ no assignments or towns given]
Samuel Wadsworth
Joseph Sill
Samuel Brocklebank
Thomas Brattle
Jonathan Remington
John Jacob
Nicholas Manning
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LIEUTENANTS
Stephen Greenleaf (promoted)
Daniel Ring (promoted)
From CONNECTICUT to replace "vacanies"
Rev. James Fitch of Saybrook
Rev.John Wise of Branford
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from Hartford [Conn] soldiers
Capt John Stanley
Lieut Joseph Wadsworth
Lieut Samuel Martin,sr
Zachary Sanford,Serg.
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New Haven company
Capt John Beard
Lieut Moses Mansfield
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Fairfield Company
Capt John Sillick
Lieut Stephen Barrett
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