Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#006633" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="175d6c00ddvuru.jpg"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="75382810.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>Colonial Acton</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>    </B></FONT><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Colonial Acton"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Acton Genealogies"><U>Acton Genealogies</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Town of Acton"><U>Town of Acton</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Landmarks"><U>Landmarks</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id141.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1774 Prelude to War"><U>1774 Prelude to War</U></A>   |   <B>Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies </B>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 19, 1775"><U>April 19, 1775</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id140.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Isaac Davis Trail"><U>Isaac Davis Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id170.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Davis Monument"><U>Davis Monument</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id135.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of Patriots Day"><U>History of Patriot's Day</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id176.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Acton Cemeteries"><U>Acton Cemeteries</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id177.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Town Clerks Report"><U>Town Clerk's Report</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id173.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stories, Poems and Songs"><U>Stories, Poems and Songs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id175.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Footprints of Acton Patriots"><U>Footprints of Acton Patriots</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id174.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A></div> <div> Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="5f9e2150.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="277" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>ACTON COMPANY RAISED!</B></div> <bR> <div>      Captain Davis Company raised! November 1774 Townsmen, noting the chosen path of resistance to the Crown, voted by the Citizenry, have volunteered to form a company of Minutemen and have chosen, Isaac Davis their Captain.</div> <bR> <div>      The company by mutual agreement meets twice each week for instruction and drill.</div> <bR> <div>       Able bodied men of resolve to support our rights, and even to encounter death are invited to join their fellow townsmen to join with Captain Davis and his men.</div> <bR> <div>      The actions of General Gage and his troops of recent give cause for alarm. The action of the town to raise sums for the use of the province in the common defense will doubtless provoke further the Royal Governor!</div> <div> <I><B>click on topic:  </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Bookman Old Style" ><I><B>  </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="#sign_up_sheet_of_acton_s_militia" TITLE="Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies "><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sign up Sheet of Acton's Militia</B></U></A><B> `</B>September 29, 1774</div> <div> <A HREF="#acton_men_who_served_under_capt__isaac" TITLE="Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies "><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Capt. Isaac Davis</B></U></A><B> Company of Minutemen - </B>April 19, 1775</div> <div> <A HREF="#acton_men_who_served_in" TITLE="Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies "><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Capt. Joseph Robbins' </B></U></A><B>East Militia Co. -</B><B> </B>April 19, 1775</div> <div> <A HREF="#capt__simon_hunt_s_militia_company" TITLE="Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies "><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Capt. Simon Hunt's Militia Co</B></U></A><B>. -</B> April 19, 1775</div> <div> <A HREF="#april_1775___middlesex_county_two" TITLE="Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies "><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">April 1775 - Middlesex County Two</B></U></A><B> Regiments from Acton</B></div> <div> <A HREF="#list_of_acton_men_who_served_in_the" TITLE="Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies "><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">List of Acton Men who served in the</B></U></A><B> Revolutionary War </B>as complied by Rev. James T. Woodbury</div> <div> <A HREF="#a_partial_record_of_the_service_of" TITLE="Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies "><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A Partial Record of the Service of</B></U></A><B> Acton Men in the Revolutionary War </B></div> <div> <A HREF="#revolutionary_soldiers_and_sailors" TITLE="Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies "><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors</B></U></A><B> </B><B>Acton men who's Graves are designated by a SAR marker</B></div> <div> <A HREF="#massachusetts_soldiers_and_sailors_" TITLE="Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies "><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors </B></U></A><B> for Acton in the War of the Revolution.</B></div> <div> <A HREF="#a_national_register_of_" TITLE="Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies "><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A NATIONAL REGISTER OF </B></U></A><B>the Society Sons of the American Revolution</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bookman Old Style" > </FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <A NAME="sign_up_sheet_of_acton_s_militia"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Sign up Sheet of Acton's Militia- September 29, </B><B>177</B><B>4</B></div> <div> To those Names are Under written thinking our Selves Ignorant in the Military Art and Willing to be Instrument met last Teusday and made Choice of Mr. Joseph Robbins as our Capt &  Mr. Israel Heald, Lieut. Mr. Robert Chaffin, Insign and then Adjourned to this Day and have According met Together to Chuse the other officers and to form our Selves into a Militia Company and we agree to meet at such times as shall be set by the Company and observe good order in our Proceedings as witness our hands      </div> <div> Acton September 29th 1774</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="401" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Simon Tuttle</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> Francis Chaffin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Ezekiel Davis</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Isaac Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> Thomas Thorp</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Elias Chaffin</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Seth Brooks</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> Elijah Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Jacob Gilbert</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Hezekiah Wheeler</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> Amos Russell</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Philip Piper</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> John Hayward</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> Jesse Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Jonas Barker</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> William Johnson</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Ephraim Billings</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Simon Hayward</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Stephen Law</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> William Barker</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Eben White</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Samuel White </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Francis Chaffin, Jr.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Francis Barker</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Oliver Wheeler,Jr.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> Joseph Chaffin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Stephen Shepard</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Daniel Barker</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Daniel Shepard, Jr.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Joseph Hager</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="130"><div> John Heald, 3rd</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> John Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Abraham Hapgood</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Reuben Law</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> Eben Heald</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Joseph Pratt Wheeler</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Solomon Smith</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> Flint Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> John Hayward</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Samuel Temple</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> John Harris</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jonathan Billings</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Nathan Parlin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> John Shepard</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> James Davis</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> David Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> Eben Edwards</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Jonathan Heald</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Joseph Barker , Jr.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> John Robbins</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jonathan Stratton</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Benjamin Brabrook</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> James Billings</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Stephen Law, Jr.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Jude Gilbert</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Edward Wetherbee</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Joseph Brabrook</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> John Barker</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> Asa Parlin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Josiah Davis</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> James Edson</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> Joseph Brooks</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Moses Wood</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Samuel Parlin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Joseph Robbins, Jr.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Joseph Emery</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> James Law</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="118"><div> Daniel White</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Daniel Fletcher</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="130"><div> Oliver Emerson</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Boston Wheeler</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Micah Davis</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> From: The Other Robbins Papers: a presentation to the Acton Historical Society, concerning the 18<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >th</FONT> & 19<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >th</FONT> century papers donated to the Society by Joyce Robbins, May 16. 1998, Isabella V. Choate, Elizabeth S. Conant</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <A NAME="april_1775___middlesex_county_two"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>April 1775 - Middlesex County Two Regiments</B></div> <bR> <div> The provincial committee met on April 1, 5, 14, and 17th and on the latter date ordered Col. Barrett to raise an artillery company and to send four cannons to Groton and two to <B>Acton</B>.</div> <bR> <div> At the time there were in Middlesex County two regiments of the military, one of the regular militia and one of minutemen. The militia had for officers the following personnel:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Colonel James Barrett, Concord</div> <div> Lt. Colonel Ezekiel Howe, Sudbury</div> <div> Captains, Nathan Barrett, George Minot, Concord</div> <div>          <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" >Joseph Robbins, Acton</FONT></div> <div>          John Moore, Bedford</div> <div>          Samuel Farrar, Lincoln</div> <div>          Moses Stone, Aaron Haynes, Sudbury</div> <bR> <div> And for the regiment of Minute Men:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Colonel, Abijah Pierce, Lincoln</div> <div>      Lt. Colonel, Thomas Nixon, Framingham</div> <div>      Majors, John Buttrick, Concord</div> <div>            Jacob Miller, Holliston</div> <div>      Adjutant, Thomas Hurd, East Sudbury</div> <div>      Captains, David Brown, Charles Miller, Concord</div> <div>              <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" >Isaac Davis, Acton</FONT></div> <div>               William Smith, Lincoln</div> <div>                Jonathan Wilson, Bedford</div> <div>                John Nixon, Sudbury</div> <bR> <bR> <div> History of the Town of Acton by Harold R. Phalen, pg. 68 & 69</div> <div> Middlesex Printing, Inc., Cambridge, MA., Copyright 1954</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="acton_men_who_served_under_capt__isaac"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Century Schoolbook" ><B>Acton Men who served under </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Capt. Isaac Davis, April 19, 1775.</B></div> <bR> <div> Lt. John Hayward (Succeeding Capt.)</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="318" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="150"><div> John Heald. Lt.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> David Forbush, 2nd Lt.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Oliver Emerson, Sgt.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> William Marshfield, Sgt.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> John Barker, Corp.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> David Davis, Corp. </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="150" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="153" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> Joseph Barker</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> Jonas Hunt</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> Ephraim Billings</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> Moses Hunt</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> Joseph Chaffin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> Simon Hunt, Jr.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> Thomas Darbey</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> William Johnson</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> Elijah Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> Reuben Law</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> Ezekiel Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> Philip Piper</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> Jonas Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> Joseph Reed</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> Reuben Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> John Robbins</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> Ephraim Forbush</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> Stephen Shepherd</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> Abraham Hapgood</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> Solomon Smith</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> John Harris</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> Samuel Temple</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> Benjamin Hayward</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> Thomas Thorp</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> James Hayward</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> Moses Wood</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="150"><div> Abner Hosmer</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="153"><div> Abraham Young</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Francis Barker, Drummer</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Luther Blanchard, Fifer</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Lt. John Hayward took command of the company of Acton Men after Capt. Davis was shot.</div> <bR> <div> Capt. Isaac Davis and Abner Hosmer were killed at the Old North Bridge, Concord, MA. James Hayward was mortally wounded at Lexington, April 19, 1775.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <A NAME="acton_men_who_served_in"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Century Schoolbook" ><B>Acton Men who served in</B></FONT></div> <div> <B> <A NAME="capt__joseph_robbins__militia_co_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Capt. Joseph Robbins' Militia Co.</B></div> <div> <B>or East Company</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Capt. Joseph Robbins</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="294" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="147"><div> Jonathan Billings</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="132"><div> Asa Parlin</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Jonathan Billings, Jr.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="132"><div> Nathaniel Parlin</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="147"><div> Joseph Brooks</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="132"><div> Samuel Parlin</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="147"><div> Robert Chaffin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="132"><div> Solomon Piper</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="147"><div> Micah Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Joseph Robbins, Jr.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="147"><div> Israel Heald</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="132"><div> Simon Tuttle</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="147"><div> Thomas Noyes</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Edward Wetherbee</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>                                           </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>                </B></FONT><B> <A NAME="acton_men_who_served_in_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Century Schoolbook" ><B>Acton Men who served in</B></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <A NAME="capt__simon_hunt_s_militia_company"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Capt. Simon Hunt's Militia Company</B></div> <div> <B>Or West Company</B></div> <div> <B>(Formerly under Col. Francis Faulkner)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Captain Simon Hunt</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="295" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="147"><div> James Billings</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Josiah Davis</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Benjamin Brabrook</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="133"><div> Daniel Fletcher</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="147"><div> Elisha Chaffin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jonathan Hosmer</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="a_partial_record_of_the_service_of"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>A Partial Record of the Service of Acton Men in the Revolutionary War</B></div> <div> <I>H</I><I>istory of the Town of Acton by Harold R. Phalen, pg. 387</I></div> <div> <I>Middlesex Printing, Inc., Cambridge, MA., Copyright 1954</I></div> <bR> <div> In February of 1776 a new organization of militia was formed and Concord, Lexington, Weston, Acton and Lincoln were assigned to the third regiment with Eleazer Brook as Colonel. Francis Faulkner, Lt. Colonel. The Acton Company had Simon Hunt as Captain, John Heald, 1st Lt. And Benjamin Brabrook, 2nd Lt. This contingent saw service at Dorchester Heights in March of 1776.</div> <bR> <div> In September of 1776 another contingent was formed to which Concord contributed 23 men, Lexington 16 men,  Acton 15 men and Lincoln 12 men. Rev. Moses Adams served as Chaplain. Simon Hunt was Captain of one company. This contingent saw service in White Plains.</div> <bR> <div> Another company of  89 men also served at Dorchester. In it were five from Acton, four from Lincoln and three from Bedford.</div> <bR> <div> In November of 1776 a regiment of  670 men under Col. Samuel Thatcher of Cambridge marched to New York and New Jersey. In it there were thirteen men from Acton.</div> <bR> <div> In July of 1777 a contingent went to Rhode Island. Abishai Brown of Concord was Captain and Daniel Davis of Acton 1st Lieutenant.</div> <bR> <div> In September of 1777 a volunteer company of sixty- three men from Concord and Acton was present at the surrender of Burgoyne. John Butttrick of Concord was in command and John Heald of Acton was lieutenant as was also Silas Mass of Concord.</div> <bR> <div> On November 28, 1778 Simon Hunt was captain of a guard company at Cambridge.</div> <bR> <div> On April 20, 1778 the town of Concord hired ten men for the Continental Army of five were from Acton and five from Lincoln.</div> <bR> <div> On April 27th and June 8th the town of Concord hired five men to serve six weeks and eight men for nine months for the Continental Army. Five of these were from Acton.</div> <bR> <div> In September of 1779 a contingent was organized to serve two months in Rhode Island. For this Concord provided four men and Acton eleven, Bedford seven, Lincoln nine and Carlisle seven.</div> <bR> <div> On December 2, 1780 the town of Concord hired ten men from Acton, ten men from Lincoln and six from Carlisle for three years service in the Continental Army</div> <bR> <div> <I>The Reverend James T. Woodbury served as pastor of  the Evangelical Church of Acton from August 1832 until June 1852. While in this service, he complied a list, known to be incomplete, of 169 Acton men who served in the American Revolution. Of these men, five were killed in battle, three in the fight at Concord and Lexington on April 19,1775 and two men died while in Service.</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <A NAME="list_of_acton_men_who_served_in_the"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Century Schoolbook" ><B>List of Acton Men who served in the Revolutionary War </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>as complied by Rev. James T. Woodbury</B></div> <bR> <div> <I>History of the Town of Acton by Harold R. Phalen, pgs. 384-386</I></div> <div> <I>Middlesex Printing, Inc., Cambridge, MA., Copyright 1954</I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="607" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Adams, A. F.                                            </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Heald, Isreal </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Adams, John </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Heald, John (Capt. Continental Army) </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Barker, David <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(Died at Ticonderoga)</FONT> </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Heald, Jonas </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Barker, Francis <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(Drummer)</FONT> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Hosmer, Abner (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >killed Concord Fight)</FONT> </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Barker, John </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Hosmer, Ephraim </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Barker, Joseph </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Hosmer, Jonathan (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >died in Army) </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Barker Joseph 2nd </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Hosmer, Samuel </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Barker, Samuel </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Hosmer, Stephen </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Barker, William </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Houghton, Oliver </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Barrow, Elias </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Hunt, Jonas </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Billings, Ephraim <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(most of war) </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Hunt, Nathan </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Billings, James </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Hunt, Paul </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Billings, Jonathan </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Hunt, Simon </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Blanchard, Luther <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(Fifer) </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Hunt, Simon Jr. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Brabrook, Benjamin </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Jones, Aaron </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Brabrook,Joseph </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Lampson, John </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Brooks, Daniel </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Law, James </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Brooks, David </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Law, Reuben </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Brooks, George F. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Law, Stephen </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Brooks, Joseph </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Law, Stephen Jr. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Brooks, Paul </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Law, Thomas </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Brooks, Seth, Sgt. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Law, Titus</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Brooks, Silas </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Litchfield, John </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div>  <A NAME="brown_joseph__shot_at_bunker_hill"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Brown, Joseph <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(Shot at Bunker Hill, ball </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Locke, Joseph </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> extracted and he shot it back at Saratoga)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Marsh, Nathan </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Brown, Oliver </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Mayfield, George Sgt. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Chaffin, David </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Munroe, Jonas </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Chaffin, Elias </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Noyes, Josiah </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Chaffin, Francis <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(alarmed Joseph Reed)</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Noyes, Thomas </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Fitch, Samuel </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Oliver, John </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Chaffin, John </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Parker, Jonas </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Chaffin, Joseph</FONT> (most of war)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Parker, Josiah </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Chaffin, Robert</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Parlin, Asa </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Cole, John </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Parlin, Nathan </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Conant, Silas </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Parlin, Samuel </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Cutting, Willam</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Piper, Joseph <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(clerk) </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, A. C. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Piper, Phillip </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, Amos </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Piper, Samuel <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(at Ticonderoga) </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Davis, Daniel <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(present capture of Burgoyne) </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Prescott, Benjamin </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, David </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Prescott, John </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, Elijah </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Procter, Abel </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, Ephraim </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Reed, Joseph <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(most of war)</FONT> </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, Ezekiel </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Richardson, Moses </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, Flint </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Robbins, Ephraim</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Davis, Isaac {Capt) <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(killed Concord Fight)</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Robbins, George </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, James </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Robbins, John</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, John </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Robbins, John Jr. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, Jonas </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Robbins, Jonathan </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, Josiah<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" > (brother of Isaac) </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Robbins, Joseph (Capt.) </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Davis, Reuben <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(present capture of Burgoyne) </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Robbins, Joseph Jr. (Capt.) </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, Samuel </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Robbins, Phillip </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Davis, Stephen </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Robbins, Robert </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Derby, Thomas <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(killed in battle)</FONT> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Russell, Amos </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Dexter, John </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Russell, James </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Dudley, Ephraim </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Sawtelle Eleazer </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Edwards, John </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Shepherd, Jonas </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Edwards, Nathaniel </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Shepherd, Stephen<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" > (most of war)</FONT> </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Emerson, Oliver, Sgt</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Shurland, James </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Faulkner, A. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Smith, Solomon (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >capture of Burgoyne) </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Faulkner, Francis <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(present capture of Burgoyne) </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Stratton, Jonathan </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Faulkner, James </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Temple, Samuel <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(through the war, an unusual soldier) </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Faulkner, John </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Thomas, William </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Faulkner, Nathaniel </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Thorpe, Thomas, Ord, Sgt.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(Continental Army through </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Fletcher, James<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" > (Volunteered at Concord Fight at</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> was last survivor Concord Fight, died Acton age 96.)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> age 16 and served throughout war without pay) </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Tuttle, Samuel </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Fletcher, Jonas </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Tuttle, Simon </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Fletcher, Joseph </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wetherbee, Ammi </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Fletcher, Peter </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Wetherbee, Edward <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(gave alarm up Simon Tuttle's </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Flint, Daniel </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> road to Littleton, also at capture of Burgoyne)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Forbush, David, Orderly Sgt. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(Covered with </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wetherbee, Oliver </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> blood of Isaac Davis at Concord Fight.) </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wheeler, Ezra </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Forbush, Ephraim </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wheeler, Hezekiah </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Gilbert, Jude </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wheeler, John </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Hapgood, Abraham </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wheeler, John Procter </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Hapgood, Ephraim </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wheeler, Jude </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Hapgood, John </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wheeler, Nehemiah </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Hapgood, John Jr. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wheeler, Oliver </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Harris, Joseph </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wheeler, Roger </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Hayward, Benjamin <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(most of war) </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wheeler, Sampson </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Hayward, James <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(Killed Lexington April 19, 1775)</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wheeler, Samuel </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Hayward, Josiah </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wheeler, Thomas </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Hayward, John Lt. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wheeler, Timothy </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Hayward, Samuel </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> White, Daniel </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Hayward, Samuel Jr. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> White, Mark </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Hayward, Simon </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Woods, Moses </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="281"><div> Hayward, Stephen</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Wright, Samuel </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Hayward, Titus <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >(colored, hired by Simon Tuttle)</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="311"><div> Young, Abraham </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <A NAME="revolutionary_soldiers_and_sailors"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Century Schoolbook" ><B>Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors Whose Graves Have Been Designated By the Marker Of the SAR</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Acton Soldiers of the American Revolution</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="455" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> John Adams</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Moses Adams</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> David Barker</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Francis Barker</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> William Barker</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Ephraim Billings</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Jonathan Billings</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Benjamin Braybrook</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Joseph Braybrook</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Joseph Bright</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Daniel Brooks</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> David Brooks</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> James Brooks</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Seth Brooks</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Joseph Brown</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Elias Chaffin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> John Chaffin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Joseph Chaffin</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Robert Chaffin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Joseph Cole</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> William Cutting</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Daniel Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> David Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Elijah Davis</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Ezekiel Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Gershom Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Isaac Davis (Captain)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> John Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Jonathan Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Josiah Davis</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Reuben Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Samuel Davis</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Thomas Derby</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> John Dexter</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> John Edwards</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Nathaniel Edwards</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Oliver Emerson</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Ammi Faulkner</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Francis Faulkner</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> James Faulkner</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> James Faulkner</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Nathaniel Faulkner</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Daniel Fletcher</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> James Fletcher</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> John S. Fletcher</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Henry Flint</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Ephraim Forbush</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Abraham Hapgood</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Ephraim Hapgood</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Edward Harrington</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> John Harris</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Joseph Harris</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Benjamin Hayward</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> James Hayward</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> John Hayward</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Josiah Hayward</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Samuel Hayward</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Samuel Hayward, Jr.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Stephen Hayward</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Israel Heald</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> John Heald (Colonel)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> John Heald (Captain)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> John Heald</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Jonas Heald</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Timothy Heald</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Abner Hosmer</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Ephraim Hosmer</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Jonathan Hosmer</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jonathan Hosmer, Jr.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Samuel Hosmer</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Stephen Hosmer</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> John Hunt</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Simeon Hunt</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Simon Hunt</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Aaron Jones</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Oliver Jones</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Samuel Jones</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Stephen Lamson</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Stephen Law</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Stephen Law, Jr.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Titus Law</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Thomas Noyes</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> John Oliver</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Nathan Parlin</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Samuel Parlin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Joseph Piper</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Benjamin Prescott</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Abel Proctor</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Joseph Reed </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> William Reed</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> George Robbins</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> John Robbins</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Joseph Robbins</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Joseph Robbins, Jr.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Eleazer Sawtell</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Solomon Smith</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> John Swift</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Samuel Temple</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Thomas Thorpe</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Simon Tuttle, Jr.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Edwards Wetherbee</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Hezehiah Wheeler</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Oliver Wheeler</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Roger Wheeler</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Daniel White</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Ebenezer White</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Mark White</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><div> Moses Wood</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="145"><div> Samuel Wright</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="145" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="145"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="145" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="542" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 97 ><NOBR><div> <I><B> <A NAME="massachusetts_soldiers_and_sailors_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Century Schoolbook" ><I><B>Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>War of the Revolution</B></I><B>, - Vol. I-XVII (17). </B></div> <div> <B>Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 103 ><NOBR><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 52</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="673" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 48 ><NOBR><div> Adams, John, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>.Corporal, Capt. Simon Hunt's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; enlisted </div> <div> March 4, 1776; discharged March 10, 1776; service, 6 days; company called out to fortify </div> <div> Dorchester Heights. </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 72</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="538"><div> Adams, Samuel, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>.Private, Capt. Asahel Wheeler's co., Col. John Robinson's regt.; marched Feb. 4, 1776; service, 1 mo. 28 days; also, Capt. John Minot's co., Col. Dike's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance; service at Dorchester Heights, Nov., 1776; also, list of men drafted by Capt. Simon Hunt and returned to Col. Eleazer Brooks to reinforce Continental Army, dated <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, Aug. 14, 1777; reported drafted from train band and alarm list. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 472</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Baker, Daniel, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>.Private, Capt. Simon Hunt's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; called out March 4, 1776, to fortify Dorchester Heights; service, 6 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 507</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Baker, William.List of men drafted by Capt. Simon Hunt to reinforce Continental Army, agreeable to directions of Col. Eleazer Brooks, dated <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, Aug. 14, 1777. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 609</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 115 WIDTH="538"><div> Barker, Francis, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>.Drummer, Capt. John Hayward's co., Col. Abijah Pierce s regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 5 days; also, Capt. William Smith's co., Col. John Nixon's regt.; receipt for advance pay dated Charlestown, July 7, 1775; also, muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 15 days; also, company return dated Sept. 30, 1775; also, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 610</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 148 WIDTH="538"><div> [p.610] Barker, Francis, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>.Descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 24 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, ruddy; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; arrived at Springfield July 15, 1780; marched to camp July 15, 1780, under command of Capt. James Cooper; also, list of men raised for the 6 months service and returned by Brig. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster, in a return dated Camp Totoway, Oct. 25, 1780; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 15, 1780; discharged Dec. 29, 1780; service, 5 mos. 24 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 612</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Barker, John, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>.Corporal, Capt. John Hayward's co., Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 28 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 613</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 181 WIDTH="538"><div> Barker, John, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>.Capt. William Smith's co., Col. John Nixon's regt.; order for advance pay dated Charlestown, July 7, 1775; also, Private; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 2 mos.; also, return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Simeon Hunt's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt., dated Sept. 5, 1777; joined Capt. Munroe's co., Col. Bigelow's regt.; enlistment, 3 years or during war; also, Capt. Joshua Brown's co., Col. Timothy Bigelow's (15th) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from April 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, muster roll dated Van Schaick's Island, Sept. 1, 1777; reported at Charlestown; also, pay abstract for Feb., 1779, sworn to at Providence; also, (late) Capt. Brown's co., Col. Bigelow's regt.; muster roll for March and April, 1779; also, Major's co., Col. Bigelow's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 616</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> [p.616] Barker, Joseph, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>.Private, Capt. John Hayward's co., Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 10 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 621</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 115 WIDTH="538"><div> Barker, Theodore, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>.List of men detached from Col. Brooks's regt. to relieve guards at Cambridge [year not given]; served in company commanded by Lieut. Heald, Jr., of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; also, return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Simeon Hunt's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt., dated Sept. 5, 1777; joined Capt. Munroe's co., Col. Bigelow's regt.; enlistment, 3 years or during war; also, Private, Capt. Joshua Brown's co., Col. Timothy Bigelow's regt.; muster return dated Feb. 3, 1778; reported discharged. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 623</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="538"><div> Barker, William, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>.Private, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days; also, Capt. Simon Hunt's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; return of men in camp at White Plains [year not given]. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 630</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="538"><div> Barnard, David, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>.Private, Capt. Jesse Wyman's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.; arrived at Rhode Island May 10, 1777; discharged July 10, 1777, at Point Judith; service, 2 mos. 9 days; also, list of men detached from Col. Brooks's regt. to relieve guards at Cambridge [year not given]; service in company commanded by Lieut. Heald, Jr., of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 1</div> <div> page 662</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Barns, Moses, Boston.List of men enlisted into Continental Army from Middlesex Co. [year not given]; residence, Boston; enlisted for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 47</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 197 WIDTH="538"><div> Billings, Ephraim, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. John Hayward's co., Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 5 days; also, Capt. William Smith's co., Col. John Nixon's regt.; receipt for advance pay dated Cambridge, June 10, 1775; also, muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 15 days; also, company return dated Sept. 30, 1775; also, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days; also, 1st Corporal, Col. John Buttrick's (Volunteer) co., Col. Reed's regt.; enlisted Sept. 28, 1777; discharged Nov. 7, 1777; service, 1 mo. 11 days; company detached from Col. Brooks's regt. to reinforce Gen. Gates at the Northward; also, Sergeant, Capt. Daniel Harrington's co., Col. Jonathan Reed's regt. of guards; enlisted April 2, 1778; roll made up to July 3, 1778; service, 3 mos. 2 days, at Cambridge; enlistment, 3 months. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 48</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Billings, James, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 49</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Billings, Jonathan, Jr., <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. David Wheeler's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance dated Winter Hill, Jan. 15, 1776. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 152</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="538"><div> Blanchard, Luther, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Capt. William Smith's co., Col. John Nixon's regt.; order for advance pay dated Cambridge, July 7, 1775; also, Corporal; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 15 days; also, company return dated Sept. 30, 1775; reported deceased. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 159</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Blancher, Luther, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Fifer, Capt. John Hayward's co., Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 5 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 383</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 115 WIDTH="538"><div> Brabrook, Benjamin, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. 2d Sergeant, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Simon Hunt's (5th) co., 3d Middlesex Co. regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia; commissioned March 27, 1776; also, Capt. George Minot's co., Col. Samuel Bullard's regt.; engaged Aug. 14, 1777; discharged Sept. 24, 1777; service, 1 mo. 20 days, in Northern department; also, same co. and regt.; rations allowed from Aug. 14, 1777, to Oct. 3, 1777. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 486</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 197 WIDTH="538"><div> Bridge, John, Lexington. Captain of a detachment from Lexington militia in service at Cambridge from May 11 to May 15, 1775, 5 days, by order of the Committee of Safety; also, Lieutenant, Capt. John Parker's co.; service from June 17 to June 18, 1775, 2 days, at Cambridge by order of Committee of Safety; also, Captain, Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service from March 4 to March 8, 1776, 5 days, at Roxbury; also, 3d co., Col. Samuel Thatcher's regt.; list of officers drafted from 3d Middlesex Co. regt. as returned by Brig. Oliver Prescott at Groton Dec. 5, 1776; regiment ordered to march to Fairfield, Conn. on or before Dec. 16, 1776; reported commissioned March 27, 1776; also, Col. Brooks's regt.; report of men mustered dated Lexington, Sept. 29, 1777; also, 2d Major, 3d Middlesex Co. regt., under command of Col. Francis Faulkner of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; official record of a ballot by the House of Representatives, dated June 3, 1779; appointment concurred in by Council, June 3, 1779. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 578</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Brooks, Joseph, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Asahel Wheeler's co., Col. John Robinson's regt.; marched Feb. 4 [year not given, probably 1776]; service, 1 mo. 28 days.</div> <div>  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 582</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Brooks, Peter, List of men enlisted into Continental Army from Middlesex Co. [year not given]; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; enlisted for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 583</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="538"><div> [p.583] Brooks, Prescott, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Simon Hunt's (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>) co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; company called out March 4, 1776, at the fortifying of Dorchester Heights; service, 6 days; also, same co. and regt.; company return [year not given]; reported in camp at White Plains; also, Capt. George Minot's co., Col. Samuel Bullard's regt.; enlisted Aug. 16, 1777; discharged Oct. 4, 1777; service, 1 mo. 28 days, in Northern department. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 584</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Brooks, Seth, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 584</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Brooks, Silas, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 624</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Brown, George, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. List of men enlisted into Continental Army from Middlesex Co. [year not given]; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; enlisted for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 626</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 131 WIDTH="538"><div> Brown, Isaac, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Jacob Haskins's co., Col. John Jacobs's regt.; enlisted May 4, 1778; service, 8 mos. 1 day, at Rhode Island; enlistment to expire Jan. 1, 1779; roll dated Tiverton; also, Capt. Thomas Hovey's co., Col. Nathan Tyler's regt.; enlisted July 15, 1779; discharged Dec. 22, 1779; service, 5 mos. 12 days, at Rhode Island; also, pay roll for Dec., 1779, allowing 1 mo. 4 days service at Rhode Island; also, Lieut. Heald, Jr.'s co.; list of men detached from Col. Brooks's regt. to relieve guards at Cambridge [year not given]; return made to Lieut. Col. Francis Faulkner. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 655</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="538"><div>  <A NAME="brown_joseph_acton__sergeant_capt_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Brown, Joseph, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Sergeant, Capt. Samuel Patch's co., Col. William Prescott's regt.; company return dated Oct. 7, 1775; also, 1st Sergeant, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 680</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Brown, Samuel, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Samuel Patch's co., Col. William Prescoat's regt.; company return dated Oct. 7, 1775; reported on command at Quebec. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 940</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="538"><div> Buterfield, James, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> (also given Westford). Return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Simeon Hunt's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt., dated Sept. 5, 1777; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; enlisted for twon of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; joined Capt. Parker's co., Col. Ichabod Alden's regt.; enlistment, 3 years or during war. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 962</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 230 WIDTH="538"><div> Butterfield, James, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> (also given Westford). Fifer, Capt. William Hudson Ballard's co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's regt; muster roll dated Camp at Ticonderoga, Nov. 27, 1776; enlisted Jan. 1, 1776; reported re-engaged Nov. 13, 1776, as Sergeant in Capt. Ballard's co. to serve during war, but to continue in Col. Whitcomb's regt. until Dec. 31, 1776; also, muster return dated Albany, Jan. 12, 1778; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; enlisted for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; joined Capt. William H. Ballard's co., Col. Ichabod Alden's regt.; mustered by Col. J. Barrett; also, Sergeant, Capt. William Hudson Ballard's co., Col. Brooks's (late Alden's) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. Asa Coburn's (Light Infantry) co., Col. Ichabod Alden's (6th) regt; muster roll for March and April, 1779, dated Fort Harkimer; reported on scouting duty; also, 1st co., Lieut. Col. John Brooks's (7th) regt.; return made up to Dec. 31, 1779; enlistment, 3 years; reported promoted from Corporal Jan. 17, 1778; also, Capt. Coburn's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Jan. 26, 1780. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 2</div> <div> page 965</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Butterfield, Samubl. List of men enlisted into Continental Army from Middlesex Co. [year not given]; enlisted for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; reported a transient. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 43</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="538"><div> Cameron, Hugh, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Descriptive list of men enlisted from Middlesex Co., agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; age, 35 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 3½ in.; complexion, light; hair, light; eyes, blue (also given black); occupation, farmer; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; enlisted May 24, 1781; enlistment, 3 years. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 175</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="538"><div> Cary, Josiah, Weston. Ensign, Capt. Asahel Wheeler's (5th) co.; list of officers; ordered in Council Feb. 12, 1776, that a commission be issued; company raised in Concord, Sudbury, Weston, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> and Lincoln, to reinforce Continental Army; also, Ensign, same co., Col. John Robinson's regt.; list of officers; commissioned Feb. 21 (also given Feb. 5), 1776; also, same co. and regt.; marched Feb. 4, 1776; discharged March 16, 1776; service, 1 mo. 12 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 246</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 131 WIDTH="538"><div> Chaffin, David, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. David Wheeler's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance on march to and from camp, dated Winter Hill, Jan. 15, 1776; also, Capt. Simon Hunt's (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>) co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; company called out March 4, 1776, to fortify Dorchester Heights; service, 6 days; also, descriptive list of men enlisted from Middlesex Co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, June 19, 1778; Capt. Hunt's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; age, 21 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 11 in.; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; engaged for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 246</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="538"><div> Chaffin, Elias. Private, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazar Brooks's regt.; marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days; also, list dated <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, Aug. 14, 1777, of men drafted from Capt. Simon Hunt's co. to reinforce Continental Army agreeable to resolve of Aug. 8, 1777, and ordered to be in readiness to march, as returned to Col. Eleazer Brooks. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 247</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 213 WIDTH="538"><div> Chaffin, Francis, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Asahel Wheeler's co., Col. John Robinson's regt.; marched Feb. 4, 1776; service, 1 mo. 28 days; also, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 4 days; also, Capt. John Minot's co., Col. Dike's regt.; pay abstract for wages and travel allowance on march to and from Dorchester Heights; warrant allowed in Council Nov. 30, 1776; also, return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Simon Hunt's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt., dated Sept. 5, 1777; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; enlisted for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; joined Capt. Munrow's co., Col. Bigelow's regt.; enlistment, 3 years or during war; also, Corporal, Capt. Joshua Brown's co., Col. Timothy Bigelow's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts [p.247] for service from April 26, 1777, to Jan. 28, 1778; reported died Jan. 28, 1778; also, muster roll for Jan.-Aug., 1777, dated Van Schaick's Island; enlisted April 26, 1777; enlistment, 3 years; reported attending the sick at Sharon. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 247</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="538"><div> Chaffin, Jonathan, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Simon Hunt's (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>) co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; company called out March 4, 1776, to fortify Dorchester Heights; service, 6 days; also, same co. and regt.; enlisted Nov. 3, 1777; service to April 3, 1778, 5 mos., at Cambridge; company detached from militia. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 247</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 181 WIDTH="538"><div> Chaffin, Joseph, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. John Hayward's co. of Minute-men, Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 5 days; also, list of men returned as serving on picket guard under Maj. Loammi Baldwin May 11, 1775; also, Capt. William Smith's co., Col. John Nixon's (5th) regt.; receipt for advance pay dated Cambridge, June 16, 1775; also, muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 15 days; also, company return dated Sept. 30, 1775; reported on command as carpenter; also, Capt. Israel Head's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days; also, Col. John Buttrick's co. of volunteers, Col. Reed's regt.; enlisted Sept. 28, 1777; discharged Nov. 7, 1777; service, 1 mo. 11 days, at the taking of Gen. Burgoyne; company detached from Col. Brooks's regt. to reinforce Gen. Gates at the Northward. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 247</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="538"><div> Chaffin, Samuel. List dated <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, July 5, 1778, of men detached from Capt. Simon Hunt's co. to guard troops of convention and public stores until Jan. 1, 1779, as returned to Col. Eleazer Brooks; also, Private, Capt. Simon Hunt's co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's regt. of guards; enlisted July 12, 1778; service, 20 days; reported died Aug. 1, 1778; roll dated Winter Hill. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 247</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="538"><div> Chaffin, Stephen, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Descriptive list of men detached to serve 9 months in the Continental Army, agreeable to resolve of June 9, 1779, returned as received at Springfield, July 19, 1779, of Justin Ely, Commissioner, by Capt. James Cooper; Capt. Hunt's co., Col. Faulkner's regt.; age, 17 yrs.; stature, 6 ft.; complexion, dark; enlistment, 9 months. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 247</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="538"><div> Chaffin, Stephen. Receipt dated Boston, May, 17, 1782, for bounty paid said Chaffin by Thomas Noyes, Chairman of Class No. 2 of the town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, to serve in the Continental Army for the term of 3 years. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 248</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="538"><div> [p.248] Chaffin, Stephen. List dated <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, Aug. 14, 1777, of men drafted from Capt. Simon Hunt's co. to reinforce Continental Army, agreeable to resolve of Aug. 8, 1777, and ordered to be in readiness to march, as returned to Col. Eleazer Brooks. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 248</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="538"><div> Chaffon, David, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. List of men enlisted from Middlesex Co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, June 20, 1778, returned as received of Jonathan Warner, Commissioner, by Col. R. Putnam, July 20, 1778. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 320</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="538"><div> Chapin, Stephen, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Descriptive list of men enlisted from Middlesex Co. in 1779 to serve in the Continental Army; age, 17 yrs.; stature, 6 ft.; complexion, dark; residence, Action; delivered to Capt. J. Cooper. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 3</div> <div> page 757</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 213 WIDTH="538"><div> Cole, Daniel, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Receipt dated May 14, 1781, for bounty paid said Cole by a class of the town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to serve in the Continental Army for the term of 3 years; also, descriptive list of enlisted men dated Feb. 20, 1782; age, 34 (also given 32) yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 6 (also given 5 and 5½) in.; complexion, dark; hair, dark; eyes, dark; occupation, cordwainer (also given farmer); birthplace, Concord; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; enlisted April 1 (also given April 4), 1781; joined Capt. Jonathan Felt's (also given Capt. Turner's) co., Lieut. Col. John Brooks's (7th) regt.; enlistment, 3 years; also, Private, Capt. Asa Coburn's co., Lieut. Col. John Brooks's (7th) regt.; muster rolls for Aug. and Sept., 1781; enlisted April 1, 1781; also, (late) Capt. Coburn's co., commanded by Lieut. Levi Parker, Lieut. Col. Brooks's regt.; muster roll for Oct. and Nov., 1781, dated York Hutts; also, Capt. Coburn's (8th) co., Lieut. Col. Brooks's regt.; muster roll for Dec., 1781; also, Capt. Jonathan Felt's co., Lieut. Col. Brooks's regt.; muster rolls for Jan. and Feb., 1782, dated York Huts. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 333</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="538"><div> Cutter, Nathaniel, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. David Wheeler's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance dated Winter Hill, Jan. 15, 1776; also, list of men raised for Continental service as returned by Capt. Simon Hunt to Col. Eleazer Brooks, dated <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, Sept. 5, 1777; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; engaged for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; joined Capt. Holden's co., Col. Nixen's regt.; term, 3 years or during war. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 344</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="538"><div> Cutting, William (also given Jr.), <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Simon Hunt's (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>) co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company called out March 4, 1776, [p.344] at the fortifying of Dorchester Heights; also, same co. and regt.; company return [year not given]; said Cutting reported at White Plains. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 426</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Darby, Joseph, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. David Wheeler's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance to and from camp dated Winter Hill, Jan. 15, 1776. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 427</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 115 WIDTH="538"><div> Darby, Nathan, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> (also given Concord). Private, Capt. Simon Hunt's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; company return [year not given]; said Darby reported at White Plains; also, return of men raised in Middlesex Co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, agreeable to resolve of April 20, 1778; Capt. Hunt's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; age, 18 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 10 in.; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; engaged for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; arrived at Fishkill June 18, 1778. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 429</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="538"><div> Darby, Thomas, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. John Hayward's co. of Minute-men, Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 14 days; also, Corporal, Capt. David Wheeler's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance dated Winter Hill, Jan. 15, 1776; also, Corporal, Capt. Simon Hunt's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; company return [year not given]; said Darby reported at White Plains. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 457</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Davice, Elijah, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. John Hayward's co. of Minute-men, Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 13 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 471</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, Abraham. Receipt dated <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, April 8, 1782, for bounty paid said Davis by Simon Hunt, Chairman of a Class of the town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, to serve in the Continental Army for the term of 3 years. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 477</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, Daniel, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Capt. John Minot's co., Col. Dike's regt.; pay abstract for wages and travel allowance to and from Dorchester Heights; warrant allowed in Council Nov. 30, 1776. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 479</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, David. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Corporal, Capt. John Hayward's co. of Minute-men, Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 5 days; also, Private, Capt. William Smith's co., Col. John Nixon's (5th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 15 days; also, company return dated Sept. 30, 1775. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 480</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, David. List dated <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, Aug. 14, 1777, of men drafted from Capt. Simon Hunt's co. to reinforce Continental Army, agreeable to resolve of Aug. 8, 1777, and ordered to be in readiness to march, as returned to Col. Eleazer Brooks. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 485</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 115 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, Elijah, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; also, Lieut. Heald, Jr.'s (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>) co.; list of men detached from Col. Brooks's regt. to relieve guards at Cambridge, as returned to Lieut. Col. Francis Faulkner [year not given]; also, Capt. John Minot's co., Col. Dike's regt.; pay abstract for wages and travel allowance to and from Dorchester Heights; credited with 2 days allowance; warrant allowed in Council Nov. 30, 1776. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 488</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 213 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, Ezekiel, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. John Hayward's co. of Minute-men, Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 16 days; also, Private, Capt. William Smith's co., Col. John Nixon's (5th) regt.; company return dated Sept. 30, 1775; reported as serving in place of Joseph Thorp; also, 1st Corporal, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; also, Private, Col. John Buttrick's co. of volunteers, Col. Reed's regt.; enlisted Sept. 28, 1777; discharged Nov. 7, 1777; service, 1 mo. 11 days, travel included, at the taking of Gen. Burgoyne; company detached from Col. Brooks's regt. to reinforce army under Gen. Gates at the Northward; also, Sergeant, Capt. Abraham Andrews's co., Col. Cyprian How's regt.; entered service July 27, 1780; discharged Oct. 30, 1780; service, 3 mos. 7 days, travel included; regiment detached from Middlesex Co. militia to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 488</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, Flint, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; also, Capt. George Minot's co., Col. Samuel Bullard's regt.; enlisted Aug. 16, 1777; discharged Nov. 30, 1777; service, 3 mos. 25 days, travel included, in Northern department. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 494</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, James, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. John Hayward's co. of Minute-men, Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 16 days; also, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 499</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 131 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, Jesse. Private, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; also, Capt. Abishai Brown's co., Col. John Robinson's regt.; enlisted July 7, 1777; service, 5 mos. 28 days, at Rhode Island; also, Capt. Edward Richardson's co., Col. Thomas Poor's regt.; enlisted June 12, 1778; discharged Jan. 14, 1779; service, 7 mos. 13 days, travel included, at North river, N. Y.; roll dated Watertown; also, pay roll for Sept., 1778, dated West Point; also, pay roll for Nov., 1778, dated King's Ferry. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 500</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 131 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, John, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Corporal, Capt. John Hayward's co. of Minute-men, Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 5 days; also, Capt. William Smith's co., Col. John Nixon's (5th) regt.; order for advance pay dated Cambridge, July 7, 1775; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 15 days; also, company return dated Sept. 30, 1775; also, 3d Corporal, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 512</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, Jonas, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Jesse Wyman's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.; arrived at destination May 10, 1777; discharged July 10, 1777, at Point Judith; service, 2 mos. 9 days, travel included, at Rhode Island; enlistment, 2 months; [p.512] also, list of men under Lieut. Heald, Jr., of Actou, who were detached from Col. Brooks's regt. to relieve guards at Cambridge, as returned to Lieut. Col. Francis Faulkner [year not given]. [See John Davis.] </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 513</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, Jonathan, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Asahel Wheeler's co., Col. John Robinson's regt.; marched Feb. 4 [year not given, probably 1776]; service, 1 mo. 28 days. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 521</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 197 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, Josiah, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; also, Capt. John Minot's co., Col. Dike's regt.; pay abstract for wages and travel allowance to and from Dorchester Heights; warrant allowed in Council Nov. 30, 1776; also, Col. John Buttrick's co. of volunteers, Col. Reed's regt.; enlisted Sept. 28, 1777; discharged Nov. 7, 1777; service, 1 mo. 11 days, at the taking of Gen. Burgoyne; company detached from Col. Brooks's regt. to reinforce Gen. Gates at the Northward; also, descriptive list of men raised in Middlesex Co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill; Capt. Hunt's co., [p.521] Col. Brooks's regt.; age, 23 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; engaged for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; arrived at Fishkill June 18, 1778; also, list of men returned as received of Jonathan Warner, Commissioner, by Col. R. Putnam, July 20, 1778. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 524</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 279 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, Micah (also given Michael), Concord (also given <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>). Return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Simon Hunt's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt., dated <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, Sept. 5, 1777; residence, Concord; engaged for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; joined Capt. Toogood's co., Col. Nixen's regt.; term, 3 years; also, Private, Capt. William Toogood's (5th) co., Col. Thomas Nixon's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from May 17, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. Toogood's co., Col. Nixon's (5th) regt.; return of men in camp on or before Aug. 15, 1777, certified in Camp near Peekskill, Feb. 16, 1779; reported deserted [p.524] April 12, 1778, but returned to duty May 14, 1778; also, Capt. Thomas Barns's (Light Infantry) co., Col. Nixon's (6th) regt.; pay roll for June and July, 1779; credited with service for 1 mo.; reported transferred to (late) Capt. Toogood's co. July 1, 1779; also, (late) Capt. Toogood's co., 6th regt.; pay rolls for June-Oct., 1779; reported joined from Light Infantry July 1, 1779; also, Capt. Benjamin Heywood's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; pay rolls for Nov. and Dec., 1779; also, (late) Capt. Toogood's co., 6th regt.; receipt for clothing for the year 1780, dated Peekskill, Dec. 5, 1779; also, Capt. Heywood's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to May 11, 1780; also, Capt. Heywood's (5th) co.; return for clothing dated Feb. 6, 1780; enlisted May 17 [1777]; reported discharged May 11, 1780. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 534</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 131 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, Reuren, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. John Hayward's co. of Minute-men, Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 11 days; also, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury, March 4, 1776; also, Col. John Buttrick's co. of volunteers, Col. Reed's regt.; enlisted Sept. 28, 1777; discharged Nov. 7, 1777; service, 1 mo. 11 days; company detached from Col. Brooks's regt. to reinforce army under Gen. Gates at the Northward, and reported to have served at the taking of Gen. Burgoyne. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 539</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Davis, Samuel. Private, Capt. Samuel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 693</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> Derby, Joseph. Private, Capt. Simon Hunt's (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>) co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company called out at the fortifying of Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 693</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="538"><div> Derby, Nathan. List of men raised in Middlesex Co. 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; engaged for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; arrived at Fishkill June 18, 1778. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 4</div> <div> page 694</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="538"><div> [p.694] Derby, Thomas. Private, Capt. Simon Hunt's (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>) co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company called out at the fortifying of Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 5</div> <div> page 5</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 115 WIDTH="538"><div> Dudley, Ephraim. Receipt dated <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, Aug. 20, 1781, for bounty paid said Dudley by Josiah Piper, Chairman of a class of the town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, to serve in the Continental Army for the term of 6 months; also, descriptive list of men raised in Middlesex Co., agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780, as returned by Joseph Hosmer, Superintendent for said county; age, 43 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 6 in.; complexion, dark; hair, dark; eyes, dark; occupation, farmer; engaged for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; engaged Aug. 14, 1781; term, 6 months. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 5</div> <div> page 236</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 148 WIDTH="538"><div> Edwards, Ebenezer,, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. John Hayward's co. of Minute-men, Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 10 days; also, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> to Roxbury March 4, 1776; also, Capt. Abishai Brown's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.; company order for advance pay, etc., dated Camp at Hull, Aug. 29, 1776; also, petition dated Camp at Hull, Sept. 17, 1776, signed by said Edwards and others, asking for increase and payment of wages; also, Private, Capt. Brown's co., Col. Whitney's regt.; enlisted June 27, 1776; service to Dec. 1, 1776, 5 mos. 6 days; rolls dated Camp at Hull. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 5</div> <div> page 348</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="538"><div> Emerson, Oliver, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Sergeant, Capt. John Hayward's co. of Minute-men, Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 5 days; also, Capt. William Smith's co., Col. John Nixon's (5th) regt.; company order for advance pay dated Cambridge, July 7, 1775; also, Sergeant, same co. and regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 15 days; also, company return dated Sept. 30, 1775. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 5</div> <div> page 349</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 197 WIDTH="538"><div> [p.349] Emerson, Oliver, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Enlistment agreement signed by said Emerson and others, engaging themselves to serve in the Continental Army for 3 years, unless sooner discharged; enlisted Dec. 19 [1776]; also, receipt for bounty for enlisting into Continental Army, dated Concord, Feb. 3, 1777; mustered by Col. James Barrett; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army, as returned by Capt. Simon Hunt to Col. Eleazer Brooks, dated <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>, Sept. 5, 1777; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; engaged for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; joined Capt. Thomas's co., Col. Marshall's regt.; term, 3 years; also, Corporal, Colonel's co., Col. Marshall's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to July 18, 1778; reported died July 18, 1778; also, 1st Corporal, Capt. Philip Thomas's (5th) co., Col. Thomas Marshall's regt.; rations allowed from date of enlistment, Dec. 19, 1776, to Feb. 6, 1777; credited with 60 days allowance; subsistence also allowed for 11 days travel on march from Boston to Bennington. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 5</div> <div> page 356</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 115 WIDTH="538"><div> [p.356] Emery, James, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>. Private, Capt. William Hudson Ballard's co., Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from April 16, 1777, to Oct. 8, 1777; reported killed in battle Oct. 8, 1777; also, Capt. William Hudson Ballard's co., Col. Ichabod Alden's (6th) regt.; muster return dated Albany, Jan. 12, 1778; residence, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; engaged for town of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT>; mustered by Col. Barrett, Muster Master for Middlesex Co., and by a Continental Muster Master; term, 3 years. </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="538"><div> Volume 5</div> <div> page 357</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 279 WIDTH="538"><div> Emery, John, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Acton</FONT> (also given Concord). Capt. Abishai Brown's co., Col. John Nixon's (5th) regt.; company receipt for advan