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Acton Minutemen and Militia Companies

ACTON COMPANY RAISED!

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.

The company by mutual agreement meets twice each week for instruction and drill.

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.

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!

Capt. Isaac Davis Company of Minutemen - April 19, 1775

Capt. Joseph Robbins' East Militia Co. - April 19, 1775

April 1775 - Middlesex County Two Regiments from Acton

List of Acton Men who served in the Revolutionary War as complied by Rev. James T. Woodbury

A Partial Record of the Service of Acton Men in the Revolutionary War

Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors Acton men who's Graves are designated by a SAR marker

Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors for Acton in the War of the Revolution.

A NATIONAL REGISTER OF the Society Sons of the American Revolution

Sign up Sheet of Acton's Militia- September 29, 1774

“To those Names are Underwritten thinking our selves Ignorant in the Military Art and Willing to be Instrument met last Tuesday and made choice of Mr. Joseph Robbins as our Capt., Mr. Israel Heald, Lieut. Mr. Robert Chaffin, Ensign and then adjourned to this day and have according met together to choice the other officers and to form ourselves 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 “

Acton September 29th 1774

Simon Tuttle	Francis Chaffin	Ezekiel Davis
Isaac Davis	Thomas Thorp	Elias Chaffin
Seth Brooks	Elijah Davis	Jacob Gilbert
Hezekiah Wheeler	Amos Russell	Philip Piper
John Hayward	Jesse Davis	Jonas Barker
William Johnson	Ephraim Billings	Simon Hayward
Stephen Law	William Barker	Eben White
Samuel White	Francis Chaffin, Jr.	Francis Barker
Oliver Wheeler,Jr.	Joseph Chaffin	Stephen Shepard
Daniel Barker	Daniel Shepard, Jr.	Joseph Hager
John Heald, 3rd	John Davis	Abraham Hapgood
Reuben Law	Eben Heald	Joseph Pratt Wheeler
Solomon Smith	Flint Davis	John Hayward
Samuel Temple	John Harris	Jonathan Billings
Nathan Parlin	John Shepard	James Davis
David Davis	Eben Edwards	Jonathan Heald
Joseph Barker , Jr.	John Robbins	Jonathan Stratton
Benjamin Brabrook	James Billings	Stephen Law, Jr.
Jude Gilbert	Edward Wetherbee	Joseph Brabrook
John Barker	Asa Parlin	Josiah Davis
James Edson	Joseph Brooks	Moses Wood
Samuel Parlin	Joseph Robbins, Jr.	Joseph Emery
James Law	Daniel White	Daniel Fletcher
Oliver Emerson	Boston Wheeler

From: The Other Robbins Papers: a presentation to the Acton Historical Society, concerning the 18th & 19th century papers donated to the Society by Joyce Robbins, May 16. 1998, Isabella V. Choate, Elizabeth S. Conant

April 1775 - Middlesex County Two Regiments

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 Acton.

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:

Colonel James Barrett, Concord

Lt. Colonel Ezekiel Howe, Sudbury

Captains, Nathan Barrett, George Minot, Concord

Joseph Robbins, Acton

Samuel Farrar, Lincoln

Moses Stone, Aaron Haynes, Sudbury

And for the regiment of Minute Men:

Colonel, Abijah Pierce, Lincoln

Lt. Colonel, Thomas Nixon, Framingham

Majors, John Buttrick, Concord

Jacob Miller, Holliston

Adjutant, Thomas Hurd, East Sudbury

Captains, David Brown, Charles Miller, Concord

William Smith, Lincoln

Jonathan Wilson, Bedford

History of the Town of Acton by Harold R. Phalen, pg. 68 & 69

Acton Men who served under

Capt. Isaac Davis, April 19, 1775.

Lt. John Hayward (Succeeding Capt.)

John Heald. Lt.	David Forbush, 2nd Lt.
Oliver Emerson, Sgt.	William Marshfield, Sgt.
John Barker, Corp.	David Davis, Corp.

Joseph Barker	Jonas Hunt
Ephraim Billings	Moses Hunt
Joseph Chaffin	Simon Hunt, Jr.
Thomas Darbey	William Johnson
Elijah Davis	Reuben Law
Ezekiel Davis	Philip Piper
Jonas Davis	Joseph Reed
Reuben Davis	John Robbins
Ephraim Forbush	Stephen Shepherd
Abraham Hapgood	Solomon Smith
John Harris	Samuel Temple
Benjamin Hayward	Thomas Thorp
James Hayward	Moses Wood
Abner Hosmer	Abraham Young
Francis Barker, Drummer	Luther Blanchard, Fifer

Lt. John Hayward took command of the company of Acton Men after Capt. Davis was shot.

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.

Acton Men who served in

Capt. Joseph Robbins' Militia Co.

Capt. Joseph Robbins

Jonathan Billings	Asa Parlin
Jonathan Billings, Jr.	Nathaniel Parlin
Joseph Brooks	Samuel Parlin
Robert Chaffin	Solomon Piper
Micah Davis	Joseph Robbins, Jr.
Israel Heald	Simon Tuttle
Thomas Noyes	Edward Wetherbee

Acton Men who served in

Capt. Simon Hunt's Militia Company

(Formerly under Col. Francis Faulkner)

Captain Simon Hunt

James Billings	Josiah Davis
Benjamin Brabrook	Daniel Fletcher
Elisha Chaffin	Jonathan Hosmer

A Partial Record of the Service of Acton Men in the Revolutionary War

History of the Town of Acton by Harold R. Phalen, pg. 387

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.

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.

Another company of 89 men also served at Dorchester. In it were five from Acton, four from Lincoln and three from Bedford.

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.

In July of 1777 a contingent went to Rhode Island. Abishai Brown of Concord was Captain and Daniel Davis of Acton 1st Lieutenant.

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.

On November 28, 1778 Simon Hunt was captain of a guard company at Cambridge.

On April 20, 1778 the town of Concord hired ten men for the Continental Army of five were from Acton and five from Lincoln.

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.

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.

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

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.

List of Acton Men who served in the Revolutionary War

as complied by Rev. James T. Woodbury

History of the Town of Acton by Harold R. Phalen, pgs. 384-386

Adams, A. F.	Heald, Isreal
Adams, John	Heald, John (Capt. Continental Army)
Barker, David (Died at Ticonderoga)	Heald, Jonas
Barker, Francis (Drummer)	Hosmer, Abner (killed Concord Fight)
Barker, John	Hosmer, Ephraim
Barker, Joseph	Hosmer, Jonathan (died in Army)
Barker Joseph 2nd	Hosmer, Samuel
Barker, Samuel	Hosmer, Stephen
Barker, William	Houghton, Oliver
Barrow, Elias	Hunt, Jonas
Billings, Ephraim (most of war)	Hunt, Nathan
Billings, James	Hunt, Paul
Billings, Jonathan	Hunt, Simon
Blanchard, Luther (Fifer)	Hunt, Simon Jr.
Brabrook, Benjamin	Jones, Aaron
Brabrook,Joseph	Lampson, John
Brooks, Daniel	Law, James
Brooks, David	Law, Reuben
Brooks, George F.	Law, Stephen
Brooks, Joseph	Law, Stephen Jr.
Brooks, Paul	Law, Thomas
Brooks, Seth, Sgt.	Law, Titus
Brooks, Silas	Litchfield, John
Brown, Joseph (Shot at Bunker Hill, ball	Locke, Joseph
extracted and he shot it back at Saratoga)	Marsh, Nathan
Brown, Oliver	Mayfield, George Sgt.
Chaffin, David	Munroe, Jonas
Chaffin, Elias	Noyes, Josiah
Chaffin, Francis (alarmed Joseph Reed)	Noyes, Thomas
Fitch, Samuel	Oliver, John
Chaffin, John	Parker, Jonas
Chaffin, Joseph (most of war)	Parker, Josiah
Chaffin, Robert	Parlin, Asa
Cole, John	Parlin, Nathan
Conant, Silas	Parlin, Samuel
Cutting, Willam	Piper, Joseph (clerk)
Davis, A. C.	Piper, Phillip
Davis, Amos	Piper, Samuel (at Ticonderoga)
Davis, Daniel (present capture of Burgoyne)	Prescott, Benjamin
Davis, David	Prescott, John
Davis, Elijah	Procter, Abel
Davis, Ephraim	Reed, Joseph (most of war)
Davis, Ezekiel	Richardson, Moses
Davis, Flint	Robbins, Ephraim
Davis, Isaac {Capt) (killed Concord Fight)	Robbins, George
Davis, James	Robbins, John
Davis, John	Robbins, John Jr.
Davis, Jonas	Robbins, Jonathan
Davis, Josiah (brother of Isaac)	Robbins, Joseph (Capt.)
Davis, Reuben (present capture of Burgoyne)	Robbins, Joseph Jr. (Capt.)
Davis, Samuel	Robbins, Phillip
Davis, Stephen	Robbins, Robert
Derby, Thomas (killed in battle)	Russell, Amos
Dexter, John	Russell, James
Dudley, Ephraim	Sawtelle Eleazer
Edwards, John	Shepherd, Jonas
Edwards, Nathaniel	Shepherd, Stephen (most of war)
Emerson, Oliver, Sgt	Shurland, James
Faulkner, A.	Smith, Solomon (capture of Burgoyne)
Faulkner, Francis (present capture of Burgoyne)	Stratton, Jonathan
Faulkner, James	Temple, Samuel (through the war, an unusual soldier)
Faulkner, John	Thomas, William
Faulkner, Nathaniel	Thorpe, Thomas, Ord, Sgt.(Continental Army through
Fletcher, James (Volunteered at Concord Fight at	was last survivor Concord Fight, died Acton age 96.)
age 16 and served throughout war without pay)	Tuttle, Samuel
Fletcher, Jonas	Tuttle, Simon
Fletcher, Joseph	Wetherbee, Ammi
Fletcher, Peter	Wetherbee, Edward (gave alarm up Simon Tuttle's
Flint, Daniel	road to Littleton, also at capture of Burgoyne)
Forbush, David, Orderly Sgt. (Covered with	Wetherbee, Oliver
blood of Isaac Davis at Concord Fight.)	Wheeler, Ezra
Forbush, Ephraim	Wheeler, Hezekiah
Gilbert, Jude	Wheeler, John
Hapgood, Abraham	Wheeler, John Procter
Hapgood, Ephraim	Wheeler, Jude
Hapgood, John	Wheeler, Nehemiah
Hapgood, John Jr.	Wheeler, Oliver
Harris, Joseph	Wheeler, Roger
Hayward, Benjamin (most of war)	Wheeler, Sampson
Hayward, James (Killed Lexington April 19, 1775)	Wheeler, Samuel
Hayward, Josiah	Wheeler, Thomas
Hayward, John Lt.	Wheeler, Timothy
Hayward, Samuel	White, Daniel
Hayward, Samuel Jr.	White, Mark
Hayward, Simon	Woods, Moses
Hayward, Stephen	Wright, Samuel
Hayward, Titus (colored, hired by Simon Tuttle)	Young, Abraham

Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors Whose Graves Have Been Designated By the Marker Of the SAR

Acton Soldiers of the American Revolution

John Adams	Moses Adams	David Barker
Francis Barker	William Barker	Ephraim Billings
Jonathan Billings	Benjamin Braybrook	Joseph Braybrook
Joseph Bright	Daniel Brooks	David Brooks
James Brooks	Seth Brooks	Joseph Brown
Elias Chaffin	John Chaffin	Joseph Chaffin
Robert Chaffin	Joseph Cole	William Cutting
Daniel Davis	David Davis	Elijah Davis
Ezekiel Davis	Gershom Davis	Isaac Davis (Captain)
John Davis	Jonathan Davis	Josiah Davis
Reuben Davis	Samuel Davis	Thomas Derby
John Dexter	John Edwards	Nathaniel Edwards
Oliver Emerson	Ammi Faulkner	Francis Faulkner
James Faulkner	James Faulkner	Nathaniel Faulkner
Daniel Fletcher	James Fletcher	John S. Fletcher
Henry Flint	Ephraim Forbush	Abraham Hapgood
Ephraim Hapgood	Edward Harrington	John Harris
Joseph Harris	Benjamin Hayward	James Hayward
John Hayward	Josiah Hayward	Samuel Hayward
Samuel Hayward, Jr.	Stephen Hayward	Israel Heald
John Heald (Colonel)	John Heald (Captain)	John Heald
Jonas Heald	Timothy Heald	Abner Hosmer
Ephraim Hosmer	Jonathan Hosmer	Jonathan Hosmer, Jr.
Samuel Hosmer	Stephen Hosmer	John Hunt
Simeon Hunt	Simon Hunt	Aaron Jones
Oliver Jones	Samuel Jones	Stephen Lamson
Stephen Law	Stephen Law, Jr.	Titus Law
Thomas Noyes	John Oliver	Nathan Parlin
Samuel Parlin	Joseph Piper	Benjamin Prescott
Abel Proctor	Joseph Reed	William Reed
George Robbins	John Robbins	Joseph Robbins
Joseph Robbins, Jr.	Eleazer Sawtell	Solomon Smith
John Swift	Samuel Temple	Thomas Thorpe
Simon Tuttle, Jr.	Edwards Wetherbee	Hezehiah Wheeler
Oliver Wheeler	Roger Wheeler	Daniel White
Ebenezer White	Mark White	Moses Wood
Samuel Wright

Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the

War of the Revolution, - Vol. I-XVII (17).

Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896

Volume 1

page 52

Adams, John, Acton.Corporal, Capt. Simon Hunt's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; enlisted

March 4, 1776; discharged March 10, 1776; service, 6 days; company called out to fortify

Dorchester Heights.

Volume 1

page 72

Adams, Samuel, Acton.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 Acton, Aug. 14, 1777; reported drafted from train band and alarm list.

Volume 1

page 472

Baker, Daniel, Acton.Private, Capt. Simon Hunt's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; called out March 4, 1776, to fortify Dorchester Heights; service, 6 days.

Volume 1

page 507

Baker, William.List of men drafted by Capt. Simon Hunt to reinforce Continental Army, agreeable to directions of Col. Eleazer Brooks, dated Acton, Aug. 14, 1777.

Volume 1

page 609

Barker, Francis, Acton.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.

Volume 1

page 610

[p.610] Barker, Francis, Acton.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, Acton; 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 Acton for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 15, 1780; discharged Dec. 29, 1780; service, 5 mos. 24 days.

Volume 1

page 612

Barker, John, Acton.Corporal, Capt. John Hayward's co., Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 28 days.

Volume 1

page 613

Barker, John, Acton.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.

Volume 1

page 616

[p.616] Barker, Joseph, Acton.Private, Capt. John Hayward's co., Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 10 days.

Volume 1

page 621

Barker, Theodore, Acton.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 Acton; 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.

Volume 1

page 623

Barker, William, Acton.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].

Volume 1

page 630

Barnard, David, Acton.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 Acton.

Volume 1

page 662

Barns, Moses, Boston.List of men enlisted into Continental Army from Middlesex Co. [year not given]; residence, Boston; enlisted for town of Acton.

Volume 2

page 47

Billings, Ephraim, Acton. 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.

Volume 2

page 48

Billings, James, Acton. Private, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days.

Volume 2

page 49

Billings, Jonathan, Jr., Acton. Private, Capt. David Wheeler's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance dated Winter Hill, Jan. 15, 1776.

Volume 2

page 152

Blanchard, Luther, Acton. 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.

Volume 2

page 159

Blancher, Luther, Acton. Fifer, Capt. John Hayward's co., Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 5 days.

Volume 2

page 383

Brabrook, Benjamin, Acton. 2d Sergeant, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched from Acton 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.

Volume 2

page 486

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 Acton; official record of a ballot by the House of Representatives, dated June 3, 1779; appointment concurred in by Council, June 3, 1779.

Volume 2

page 578

Brooks, Joseph, Acton. Private, Capt. Asahel Wheeler's co., Col. John Robinson's regt.; marched Feb. 4 [year not given, probably 1776]; service, 1 mo. 28 days.

Volume 2

page 582

Brooks, Peter, List of men enlisted into Continental Army from Middlesex Co. [year not given]; residence, Acton; enlisted for town of Acton.

Volume 2

page 583

[p.583] Brooks, Prescott, Acton. Private, Capt. Simon Hunt's (Acton) 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.

Volume 2

page 584

Brooks, Seth, Acton. Private, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched from Acton to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days.

Volume 2

page 584

Brooks, Silas, Acton. Private, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched from Acton to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days.

Volume 2

page 624

Brown, George, Acton. List of men enlisted into Continental Army from Middlesex Co. [year not given]; residence, Acton; enlisted for town of Acton.

Volume 2

page 626

Brown, Isaac, Acton. 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.

Volume 2

page 655

Brown, Joseph, Acton. 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 Acton to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days.

Volume 2

page 680

Brown, Samuel, Acton. 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Samuel Patch's co., Col. William Prescoat's regt.; company return dated Oct. 7, 1775; reported on command at Quebec.

Volume 2

page 940

Buterfield, James, Acton (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, Acton; enlisted for twon of Acton; joined Capt. Parker's co., Col. Ichabod Alden's regt.; enlistment, 3 years or during war.

Volume 2

page 962

Butterfield, James, Acton (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, Acton; enlisted for town of Acton; 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.