State of New Hampshire.
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ROLLS OF THE SOLDIERS
IN THE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR,
1775, TO MAY, 1777:
WITH AN
APPENDIX,
EMBRACING DIARIES OF LIEUT. JONATHAN BURTON.
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE.
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VOLUME I — OF WAR ROLLS.
VOLUME XIV – OF THE SERIES.
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COMPILED AND EDITED BY
ISAAC W. HAMMOND, A. M.,
PRESIDENT NEW HAMPSHIRE ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, MEMBER NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
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"He who takes no interest in the history of his ancestors does not deserve to be remembered by his posterity."
CONCORD, N. H . :
PARSONS B. COGSWELL, STATE PRINTER.
1885.
JOINT RESOLUTION relating to the preservation and publication of portions of the early state and provincial records and other state papers of New Hampshire.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
That his excellency the governor be hereby authorized and empowered, with the advice and consent of the council, to employ some suitable person — and fix his compensation, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated — to collect, arrange, transcribe, and superintend the publication of such portions of the early state and provincial records and other state papers of New Hampshire as the governor may deem proper; and that eight hundred copies of each volume of the same be printed by the state printer, and distributed as follows: namely, one copy to each city and town in the state, one copy to such of the public libraries in the state as the governor may designate, fifty copies to the New Hampshire Historical Society, and the remainder placed in the custody of the state librarian, who is hereby authorized to exchange the same for similar publications by other states.
Approved August 4,1881.
In accordance with the foregoing resolution, the governor, with advice of the council, on the 12th day of October, 1881, appointed and commissioned ISAAC W. HAMMOND as "Editor, and Compiler of State Papers."
EDITOR'S PREFACE
This volume contains the rolls of the soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War from this state from the beginning of that memorable struggle to May, 1777, so far as the same are in the possession of the state, or could be procured elsewhere by the editor. They will be of great value to town historians, biographers, genealogists, and others who are engaged in tracing the history of their ancestors with a purpose to place the same in compact and permanent form.
It is to be regretted that some of the early rolls have not been found. If they come to light later, they will be published in a subsequent volume.
The rolls herein published do not exhibit the entire service rendered by some of the men, as some of the regiments were incorporated into the regular "Continental Army," and thereafter paid by continental paymasters; consequently some of the pay-rolls are in the possession of the United States government, and are held as vouchers. The muster and bounty rolls and regimental returns will, however, give the names once each, at least, of nearly all who served subsequent to January, 1776; and when these rolls, returns, and other documents are all published, the residences of most of the men can be ascertained, with the help of a complete index, which has been carefully compiled.
The large number of letters of inquiry from persons within and without the state, which have been received by the editor since he commenced the compilation of these rolls, are abundant evidence of a growing public interest in the history of our state, and fully sustain the action of the governor and council in authorizing their publication under the resolution of the legislature of 1881.
EDITOR'S PREFACE.
The editor has been encouraged and sustained in his labor by the uniform kindness and favor of His Excellency Samuel W. Hale, and the honorable council; and many other gentlemen from various parts of the state, who have visited him, have shown a deep interest in the work, and spoken words of counsel and encouragement which have been very helpful.
The publication of the second volume of rolls has been commenced, and the work will issue in due time (D. V.).
HAMMOND.
Concord, April 15, 1885.
GENERAL CONTENTS.
Indian and French war rolls, 1-30
Capt. Matthew Austin's roll, 1709, 1
" Shadrach Walton's roll, 1710, 2
" James Davis's roll, 1712, 3
Maj. Paul Mascarine's roll, 1711, 4
Sir Charles Hobby's roll, 1710-11, 6
Capt. John Robertson's roll, 1710-11, 7
Maj. Gilbert Abbott's roll, 1710-11, 8
Capt. James Abercrombie's roll, 1710-11, 8
" David Pigeon's roll, 1710-11, 9
" Samuel Templer's roll, 1710-11, 10
" James Davis's roll of scouts, 1712, 11-15
" Green's and Major Smith's Cos., 11
" Gilman's, Hill's, and Davis's Cos., 12
" Gerrish's, Vaughan's, and Phipps's Cos., 13
" Westbrook's, Gilman's, and Tebbitts's Cos., 14
" Weeks's Co., 15
" John Goffe's roll of scouts, 1746, 16
" Job Clement's Guard, 1748, 18
Enlistment document, Crown Point, 1755, 19
Men at Fort William and Mary, 1758, 20
Capt. Hercules Mooney's Co., 1758, 20
Receipts of men in Canada expedition, 1759, 22
Extracts from diary of Capt. Jeremiah Marston, 1762, 24-27
Roll of Capt. Marston's Co., 1762, 24
" men at Fort William and Mary, 1767, 27
" " " " 1771-72, 28
" " " " 1772-73, 29
1775.
Revolutionary war rolls, introduction, 31
Capt. Reuben Dow's Co., 1775, 32
New Ipswich men, Cambridge, 1775, 33
Temple men, Cambridge, 1775, 35
vi GENERAL CONTENTS.
Rindge men, Cambridge, 1775, 35
Col. James Reed's return, June, 1775, 38
Notes on battle of Bunker Hill, 39
Killed and wounded at Bunker Hill, 42-44
Letters from Moses Emerson, 1775, 45
Maj. Andrew McClary's loss at Bunker Hill, 46
Col. Stark's staff, May, 1775, 46
Staff rolls of the three regiments, 1775, 48, 49
Col. Stark's regiment, pay-rolls August, 1775, 50-75
Capt. Isaac Baldwin's Co., 50
" Elisha Woodbury's Co., 52
" Samuel Richards's Co., 55
" John Moore's Co., 57
" Joshua Abbott's Co., 60
" Gordon Hutchins's Co., 63
" Aaron Kinsman's Co., 66
" Henry Dearborn's Co., 68
" Daniel Moore's Co., 70
" George Reid's Co., 73
Col. James Reed's regiment, pay-rolls August, 1775, 76-106
Capt. Hezekiah Hutchins's Co., 76
Col. Reed's return, June, 1775, 78, 79
" " staff pay-roll, 80
Capt. H. Hutchins's Co., 81
" Jacob Hinds's Co., 84
" Levi Spaulding's Co., 87
" Ezra Towne's Co., 89
" Jonathan Whitcomb's Co., 92
" William Walker's Co., 95
" Philip Thomas's Co., 98
" Benjamin Mann's Co., 100
" Josiah Crosbey's Co., 102
" John Marcy's Co., 104
Col. Enoch Poor's regiment, muster and pay-rolls, Aug., 1775, 107-151
Capt. Winborn Adams's Co., muster-roll, 107
" Winthrop Rowe's Co., " 109
" Philip Tilton's Co., " 112
" Benjamin Titcomb's Co., " 114
" James Norris's Co., " 116
" Henry Elkins's Co., receipt, 118
" Richard Shortridge's Co., 118, 119
Col. Poor's staff, pay-roll Aug. 1, 1775, 121
Capt. Winborn Adams's Co., 122
" Jonathan Wentworth's Co., 125
" James Norris's Co., 128
" Winthrop Rowe's Co., 131
" Samuel Gilman's Co., 134
GENERAL CONTENTS. vii
Capt. Henry Elkins's Co., 137
" Benjamin Titcomb's Co., 140
" Jeremiah Clough's Co., 143
" Philip Tilton's Co., 146
" Richard Shortridge's Co., 149
Col. John Stark's regiment, provisional returns, 1775, 152
Quartermaster Henry Parkinson's account of rations issued to
Stark's regiment, 153
Quartermaster Joseph Fogg's account of rations issued to Poor's
regiment, 154
Quartermaster Isaac Frye's account of rations issued to Reed's
regiment, 155
List of men enlisted in the artillery, 1775, 156
Artillery men's receipts 157
Capt. Henry Elkins's Co., receipts, 158
Col. Timothy Bedel's regiment, muster-rolls 1775, 159-177
Bedel's Co. of rangers, receipt, 161
Staff roll, corps of rangers, 1775, 162
Col. Bedel's rangers, pay-roll, 163
Capt. James Osgood's Co., pay-roll 1775, 166
" " muster-roll, 169
" " receipt, 170
" John Parker's Co., pay-roll, 1775, 171
" " muster-roll, 174
" " receipt, 175
" " dates of arrival home, 177
Col. John Stark's regiment, receipts October, 1775, 178-186
Capt. George Reid's Co., 178
" Daniel Moore's Co , 179
" Henry Dearborn's Co., 179
" Aaron Kinsman's Co. 180
" Gordon Hutchins's Co., 181
" Joshua Abbott's Co., 182
" Thomas McLaughlin's Co., 183
" Samuel Richards's Co., . 183
" Elisha Woodbury's Co., 184
" John Hale's Co., 185
" Gordon Hutchins's Co., 186
Col. Enoch Poor's regiment, receipts October, 1775, 187-197
Capt. Winborn Adams's Co., 187
" Jonathan Wentworth's Co., 188
" James Norris's Co., 189
" Winthrop Rowe's Co., 189
" Samuel Gilman's Co., 191
" Henry Elkins's Co., 191
" Benjamin Titcomb's Co., 192
" Jeremiah Clough's Co., 193
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Capt. Philip Tilton's Co., 195
" Richard Shortridge's Co., 196
Col. James Reed's regiment, receipts October, 1775, 198-208
Capt. Hezekiah Hutchins's Co., 198
" Jacob Hinds's Co., 199
" Levi Spaulding's Co., 200
" Ezra Towne's Co., 201
" Jonathan Whitcomb's Co., 202, 203
" William Walker's Co., 203, 204
" Philip Thomas's Co., 205
" Benjamin Mann's Co., 206
" Josiah Crosby's Co., 207
N. H. men in Quebec expedition, editorial note, 209
Capt. Henry Dearborn's Co., 210
" Samuel Ward's Co., 213
" Dearborn's Co., pay-roll, 214
" " wages due, 217
Rolls of troops engaged in the defence of Piscataqua Harbor,
1775, 223-240
Lieut. James Parr's Co., 223
Capt. John Calef's Co., 224
" Richard Dowe's Co., 225
" Benjamin Butler's Co., 225
" Abraham French's Co., 226
" Robert Crawford's Co., 226
" Titus Salter's Co., 227
" Samuel Hayes's Co., 228
" Thomas Berry's Co., 228
" Mark Wiggins's Co., 229
" Nathaniel Hobbs's Co., 229
" Henry Elkins's Co., 229
" Moses Yeaton's Co., 230
" Nicholas Rawlings's Co., 231
" Cutting Cilley's Co., 231
" James Hill's Co., 232
" Joseph Clifford's Co., 232
" David Copp's Co., 232
" Smith Emerson's Co., 233
" David Place's Co., 234
" John Hill's Co., 234
" Alpheus Chesley's Co., 235
" Caleb Hodgdon's Co., 235
" Stephen Hodgdon's Co., 236
Lieut. Thomas Bragdon's Co., 236
Capt. Robert Ford's Co., 237
" Robert Follett's Co., 237
" Samuel McIntyre's Co., 238
GENERAL CONTENTS. ix
Capt. Noah Littlefield's Co., 238
Dr. Hall Jackson's Artillery, 239
Capt. George Jerry Osborne's Co., 239
Men in Fort Sullivan Nov. 5, 1775, 240
N. H. men at Winter Hill, editorial note, 240
Col. Burnham's return, Winter Hill, Dec. 1775, 242
Capt. Benjamin Taylor's Co., " " 244
Conway soldiers, June 10, 1775, 246
Capt. Archelaus Towne's Co., 1775, 246
" Joseph Parson's Co., 1775, 247
Account of shoes issued to Stark's, Reed's, and Poor's reg‑
iments, 1775, 248
Capt. Henry Elkins's Co., Fort Washington, 252
Return of troops in N. H., Dec. 6, 1775, 253
Dunbarton return, 254
1776.
North Hampton recruits, 255
Capt. Turner's Artillery, 255
Colonels of militia regiments, 256
Capt. Titus Salter's roll, Fort Washington, 257
" Eliphalet Daniels's roll, Fort Sullivan, 259
" Ebenezer Dearing's roll, Portsmouth, 260
Col. Thomas Stickney's regiment, officers names, 261
Col. Bedel's regiment, pay-rolls, etc., 262-296
Capt. Joseph Estabrook's Co., 262
" Daniel Carlysle's Co., 263
" Jason Wait's Co., 264
" Daniel Wilkins's Co., 266
" Ebenezer Green's Co., 267, 270
" James Osgood's Co., 273
" Edward Everett's Co., 279
" Samuel Young's Co., 281
Lists of men in Bedel's regiment June 24, 1776, 287
" absentees Bedel's regiment, July 22, 1776, 291
Officers in Bedel's regiment, receipts, 295
Return of officers in Col. Joseph Badger's regiment of militia,
March 5, 1776, 296
Return of officers in Col. Benjamin Bellows, Jr.'s, regiment of
militia, March 15, 1776, 297
Dover soldiers in continental army, 298
Concord soldiers " " 299
Return of men in Capt. Nathan Brown's Co., 299
" " Timothy Clement's Co., 301
Wilton men in continental army, 303
Muster-roll of Capt. Joshua Abbott's Co., 303
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Return of absentees of Poor's regiment, 307
Return of sick of Poor's regiment, 309
Col. Isaac Wyman's regiment, July, 1776, 311-338
Capt. William Harper's Co., 311
" William Stillson's Co., 313
" James Shepherd's Co., 316-318
" Capt. John Drew's Co., muster-roll, 321
" Samuel Wetherbee's Co., " 324
" Joseph Dearborn's Co., " 327
Lieut. Timothy Worthly's Co., " 329
Capt. Joseph Chandler's Co., " 330
" Joseph Parker's Co., " 332
" William Barron's Co., " 335
Col. Joshua Wentworth's return, 338
Col. Joshua Wingate's regiment, July, 1776, 339-363
Capt. David Quinby's Co., 340
" James Arnold's Co., 343
" Daniel Emerson's Co., 346
" John Nesmith's Co., 347
" Samuel Nay's Co., 350
" Simon Marston's Co., 352
" William Humphrey's Co., 355
" William Barron's Co., 358
" Joseph Badger's Co., 361
Col. Joseph Badger's letter and return, July, 1776, 364
Col. Pierse Long's regiment, August, 1776, 367-393
Capt. Caleb Hodgdon's Co., 368, 374
" Mark Wiggin's Co., 369, 377
" John Brewster's Co., 371, 384
" John Calfe's Co., 380
" Nathan Brown's Co., 387
" Timothy Clement's Co., 390
" Josiah Russell's company of rangers, 394
Col. Thomas Tash's regiment, September, 1776, 396-415
Capt. Nathan Sanborn's Co., 397
" Daniel Gordon's Co., 399
" Jonathan Robinson's Co., 401, 414
" John Calfe's Co., 404
" William McDuffee's Co., 406
" Smith Emerson's Co., 408
" Daniel Runnels's Co., 410
" William Prescott's Co., 413
Col. Nahum Baldwin's regiment, September, 1776, 416-434
Capt. Philip Putnam's Co., 416
" William Read's Co., 418
" Abijah Smith's Co., 420
" John House's Co., 422
GENERAL CONTENTS. xi
Capt. Samuel McConnell's Co., 424
" John Houghton's Co., 426
" Benjamin Emery's Co., 429
" John Moody's Co., 432
Col. David Gilman's regiment, December, 1776, 435-462
Capt. Francis Towne's Co., 436
" William Walker's Co., 438
" Joshua Hayward's Co., 442-444
" Samuel Wallingford's Co., 446
" Joseph Parsons's Co., 448, 449
" Daniel Gordon's Co., 451, 452
" Benjamin Sias's Co., 454, 455
" Samuel McConnell's Co., 456, 457
Miscellaneous documents, 1776, 463-481
Capt. Jeremiah Eames's men, order, 463
" Samuel Wetherbee's men, list, 463
Recommendations for field officers, 464
Capt. Joshua Abbott's Co., receipt, 465, 466
" William Stillson's Co., pay-roll, 467
Return of men in First N. H. Regiment, with residence, 468
Petition of Capt. Salter's men, 472
Return of Somersworth soldiers, 473
Capt. Jeremiah Eames's scouts, pay-roll, 473
Men in Quebec expedition, in part, 474
Return of men raised in Col. Josiah Bartlett's regiment,
August, 1776, 475
Officers in Col. John Waldron's regiment, 476
Petition from men taken at the Cedars, 476
Appointment of men to be raised September, 1776, 478
Recommendations for field officers, 479
Petition from men at Fort Sullivan, 480
Service performed by New Hampshire in 1776, editorial, 480
Col. Pierse Long's regiment, pay-rolls January, 1777, 482-510
Capt. Abraham Perkins's Co., 482, 498, 501
" Ebenezer Dearing's Co., 484, 499
" Timothy Clement's Co., 486, 508
" John Calfe's Co., 489, 500
" Mark Wiggin's Co., 492, 502
" Nathan Brown's Co., 494, 506
" John Brewster's Co., 496, 504
1777
Col. Pierse Long's regiment as paid for their march to Ticon‑
deroga, February, 1777, 511-521
Capt. Ebenezer Dearing's Co., 511, 518
" Timothy Clement's Co., 512, 513
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Capt. John Calfe's Co., 514, 529
" Mark Wiggins's Co., 515
" Nathan Brown's Co., 516, 519
" John Brewster's Co., 516-517, 519
" Abraham Perkins's Co., 518, 520
Col. David Gilman's regiment, final pay-rolls, 552-544
Capt. Francis Towne's Co., 524
" William Walker's Co., 527, 545
" Benjamin Sias's Co., 529, 545
" Daniel Gordon's Co., 532
" Joseph Parson's Co., 534, 545
" Samuel McConnell's Co., 537
" Samuel Wallingford's Co., 540
" Joshua Hayward's Co., 542
Miscellaneous documents, 545-560
Haverhill return, May, 1777, 546
Salisbury return, March, 1777, 548
Capt. Stillson's men, order, 548
Petition from soldiers at Fort Washington, 549
Order to Capt. John Haven, 550
Capt. John Haven's Co., for guarding prisoners, 551
Roster of officers .in the three continental regiments April,
1777, 552
Apportionment of men to fill up the same, 556
Roll of Capt. James Carr's Co. with residences, 559, 560
" Benjamin Titcomb's Co., with residences, 562
Three years men enlisted from 4th militia regiment from Exe‑
ter, New Market, Epping, Brentwood, and Poplin, 563
Three years men enlisted from Col. Stickney's regiment, 565
" " Col. McClary's regiment, 570
" " Col. Nichols's regiment, 572
Col. Enoch Hale's return, 575
Enlistments from Col. Thornton's regiment, 579
Col. Joseph Badger's return, 580
Enlistments from Col. John Webster's regiment, 582
" " Col. Bartlett's regiment, 585
Capt. Asa Richardson's return, Pelham, 588
Lieut. Joseph Emery's return, Pembroke, 588
" Samuel Bradford's return, 589
Col. John Webster's return, 589
Capt. Cutting Cilley's Co., order, 589
Lieut. James Gould's return, Hollis, 590
First N. H. Continental Regiment, 1777, pay-rolls, 591-614
Capt. Isaac Farwell's Co., 592
" Jason Wait's Co., 595, 599
" Amos Emerson's Co., 600
" Amos Morrill's Co., 601
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Capt. Ebenezer Frye's Co., 604, 606
" James House's Co., 607-609
Lieut. Thomas Simpson's men, 608
Capt. Nathaniel Hutchins's Co., 610, 611
" William Scott's Co., 612, 614
Second N. H. Continental Regiment, 1777, 615-637
Capt. James Norris's Co., 615
" John Drew's Co., 617, 619
" James Carr's Co., 620
" Frederick M. Bell's Co., 623, 626
" Caleb Robinson's Co., 627
" William Rowell's Co., 630
" Elijah Claye's Co., 632
" Samuel Blodgett's Co., 634, 635
" Benjamin Titcomb's Co., 636
Third N. H. Continental Regiment, 638-663
Capt. Isaac Frye's Co., 639
" Richard Weare's Co., 641
" John Griggs's Co., 644
" Zechariah Beal's Co., 647, 649
" Michael McClary's Co., 651
" Daniel Livermore's Co., 653, 655
" Benjamin Stone's Co., 656
" James Gray's Co., 659
Uncertain what company, 662
Petition of Capt. Daniels's men, 663
Appendix, 665
Diary of Lieutenant Jonathan Burton at Winter Hill, 667-689
Roll of Capt. Benjamin Taylor's Co., 667
Return of Capt. Taylor's Co., Dec. 17, 2775, 680
Diary of Lieut. Jonathan Burton, Ticonderoga, 690-702
Roll of Capt. William Barron's Co., 690
Index of towns, places, etc., 705
Index to names of persons, 711
REVOLUTIONARY WAR ROLLS.
EXPLANATION.
The figures in brackets at the beginning of each document refer to the volume and page of the original manuscript.
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CORRECTIONS.
Page 24, read Melcher Ward instead of Melcher Wood.
103, last line but one, read Wilkins instead of Williams.
146, third line from bottom, read Goss instead of Coss.
504, read David Ela instead of David Eda.
518, read George Loud instead of George Lord.