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* This detention may account for an item in our town accounts of "Soldiers that worked at the [Great River] bridge."
+ History of Southington.
* Charles Upson was perhaps the first man to name a child Washington, which he did as early as Sep- tember, 1775. His second child was named Gates, his third child was named Lee.
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sons of Nathaniel Gunn (Enos and Abel), who had, it is said, received commissions in the British army with the condition that they should be protected from small pox by inoculation, went, it is said, to Dr. Bronson's and died there from exposure .*
Of the many traditions which have been kept alive concerning events occurring in Waterbury, the following are well authenti- cated. In Union City, on the east side of the river, there is stand- ing a house that was built by Thomas Porter before the war, and was occupied as a tavern during the war. To this house there came on one occasion so many soldiers that they completely filled every room. So weary were the men that they fell upon the floors, exhausted, for want of rest and sleep. All night Mrs. Porter and her attendants cooked for these men, stepping over them as they worked.
Mention should also be made of the heroism of Huldah Warner, a granddaughter of the first woman who was buried in Naugatuck. She was at that time the wife of Samuel Williams, and was, with two of her children, in Wyoming. The night before the massacre at that place, her husband, through the aid of their elder son, Zebah, contrived to get word to her to flee at once. With her daughter, Rhoda, and a still younger child, Mrs. Williams began her flight for her former home in Waterbury. She left Wyom- ing the same night. The next day she made but five miles, and spent the night without shelter of any kind. Continuing her flight from day to day (not knowing that her husband was slain during the first night of her journey), she reached Waterbury and the house of her sister Elizabeth, the wife of Zebulon Scott. We find in November of 1778, Zebulon Scott credited by the town with keeping Widow Williams and two children four months and a half. One of the two children, Rhoda, became, it is said, the grandmother of 95 children. Zeruah, the only daughter of Lieut. Jonathan Beebe, of the same section of the township, hearing that her husband, Israel Terrel, was ill in camp, took her infant child, Israel, and rode alone to the Hudson river, and there cared for him until his recovery.
Joseph Root was one of the force under Col. Stark at Benning- ton. The night before the battle he was on duty as sentinel. Near
* The following advertisement is taken from The Connectiont Journal, published at New Haven:
INOCULATION.
Any Person desirous of taking the infection of the Small Pox, may be well accommodated by applying to the subscriber, who has a very convenient house for that purpose, where careful attendance is given, and every favor gratefully acknowledged, by their humble servant.
Waterbury, Sept. 18, 1792.
ABEL BRONSON. IO W.
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morning, as he and his comrade were nearing each other on their respective beats, there rose up a platoon of British soldiers who demanded surrender. Upon this both sentinels discharged their pieces, whereupon the whole company fired, killing Root's comrade and felling Root to the ground. He soon rallied, to find that he was only shot through his hat, when he surrendered. He was finally exchanged, and it was with great pride that the old gentle- man of 80 years said (to Mr. Laurel Beebe, who gave the incident to the writer), that the Americans gave two Hessian prisoners in exchange for him.
Ebenezer Richardson, a man who loved the wilderness, and moved into it anew whenever neighbors came into view-went at last to live at Break Neck. This was before the name Middlebury had been spoken for that territory. His granddaughter, Tamar Richardson, lived with her father and mother, during the war, at Break Neck. Of her, her granddaughter Mrs. Gilbert Hotchkiss has written: " Many times has my grandmother told me of the sol- diers of the Revolution passing her father's house on the way to and from Boston and Fishkill, stopping there for provisions or stay- ing over night, or both, and always keeping a guard. She told how she and her mother would bake all day as fast as they could, one ovenfull after another, the soldiers taking the pies as fast as they could bake them, and how her arms have been burned from the heat of the brick oven-and that with weary feet and aching limbs the only way to get to her room was to walk over the soldiers who lay thick upon the floor." After a life of 94 years, this woman was committed to the earth, in trust for the Resurrection, in the Grand street cemetery, and upon her grave-stone was inscribed (until the city of Waterbury served upon the dead a summary process of dis- possession)* the following words : " Tamar, wife of Stephen Hotch- kiss, died Mar. 29, 1853 ÆE. 947/2 y'rs."
Dear pilgrim farewell, thy journey is ended, Thou hast gone to thy rest in the temple of God, Hast seen the dear Lord who for thee descended To take thee at length to his blessed abode.
The following list of persons who "left Waterbury during the Revolutionary War, with the intention of joining the enemy " was made by Dr. Bronson, and is reproduced here. Certain of the names appear in our list of soldiers, their owners having served in the
* In 1890 the City of Waterbury decided that it had no longer room for the graves of the men and women whose part was no insignificant one in giving to the world the "Thirteen United States." Scores of the six hundred and eighty-nine soldiers who stood for Waterbury in the American army, lay within that ground. Corporations sometimes commit, as in this instance, the unpardonable sin.
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American army, and also as pensioners at a later date. Renewed investigation might materially add to or change the record as it here stands.
John Baxter; returned to Waterbury. Daniel Benham.
Asa Blakeslee; left Waterbury Dec. 4, 1776. His father, David, who encour- aged him to go, was assessed for the support of a soldier in the American army, but died before the tax was col- lected. [Asa is said to have removed Moses Dunbar.
to Nova Scotia.]
John Blakeslee; died on Long Island Daniel Grilley, ' while with the British.
Zealous Blakeslee. [There was a pen- sioner of that name, who enlisted in 1776.]
Bela Bronson; left Waterbury Dec. 10, 1776. His personal estate was confis- cated. He died on Long Island with the British.
David Brown; son of Daniel, died with the British in New York.
Capt. Hezekiah Brown.
Levi Brown; died with the British. [En- listed from Milford in 1778.]
Zera Brown; son of Capt. Hezekiah. He went away with his father in 1776, and joined the enemy on Long Island. The father died, and the son "con- vinced of his error," returned to Water- bury and gave himself up to the civil authority. He was fined by the Supe- rior Court £30, and ordered not to leave the town. In 1783, he presented a petition for a discharge - that he might labor for the support of his mother in Watertown, which was not granted.
Noah Cande; estate confiscated.
Samuel Doolittle; estate confiscated.
James Doolittle; estate improved for the benefit of the State.
seduced away, and was then willing to serve his country. He desired that his son might have liberty to return home. The request was granted, bonds to be given for good behavior.
Samuel Dowd. [Deserted to the Amer- icans, Nov. 7, 1778.]
Elihu Grilley, { sons of Jehula; both died
with the British.
Dan Finch; returned before the close of the war.
[Reuben Finch.] William Finch.
Capt. Abraham Hickox. [In 1773 (ac- cording to an attested copy of the orig- inal writ), Capt. Hickox was made Deputy Sheriff under Jonathan Fitch, Esq. Capt. Welton and Eleazer Prin- dle gave bonds for him to the amount of £2,000. December 12, 1776, they attached property of Capt. Hickox (including the old Greystone mill) " at the falls of Hancox brook: 14 acres with a house and barn and Grist mill upon it." Also 150 acres " bounded north on Mount Taylor, and a highway that Goeth to Buck's Hill," containing his dwelling house and barns; 50 acres "on the Island Rocks; land at Rich- ard's corner, and 10 acres at the north end of Mount Taylor, together with his farm produce of every kind and his cattle-the marks being given.] He left Jan. 10, 1776, entered the British army; was ordered south in 1779, and was finally killed in battle. He had been a deputy sheriff in Waterbury, and his property was improved for the benefit of the State.
John Dowd; joined the enemy at the Darius Hickox; returned, and married in age of fifteen years; was ordered to Waterbury. [Served on the Continen- tal side in 1779 and 1780.] go South and was there taken pris- oner. He was confined in jail fifteen Joel Hickox (son of Abraham). He went to Long Island with his father in 1776, and on his separation from him made a cruise in the boating service, was taken months in Pennsylvania. His father, Jacob, brought a petition to the As- sembly, saying that his son was
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prisoner, and confined in Newgate for John Parker; died with the British. not pleading to the indictment; he John Porter.
claiming the right of exchange as a Timothy Porter; returned and took the British subject. When the prison was oath of fidelity to the State. broken open, he escaped to Long Is- Elihu Prichard; died with the British. land, whence he returned in ten days, Eliphalet Prichard of Northbury; re- having released an American prisoner. turned after the war.
He then brought a petition to the Gen- Thomas Prichard; died with the British. eral Court, in which he confessed his Eli Rowley; deserted from the British. error, and asked to be released. He Elijah Scott.
was required to give a bond of £150 for Noah Scott.
good behavior and appearance at Court, Timothy Scovill; returned and enlisted -he to remain in Waterbury. into the American army.
Reuben Hickox; returned, and then re- Isaac Shelton; returned.
moved to Nova Scotia.
William Seeley; returned.
William Hickox.
Jesse Tuttle.
Daniel Killum; died with the British.
Aaron Warner; returned.
William Maningirrous; estate confiscated. David Warner, son of Aaron; returned.
David Manvil; joined the enemy on Long
Epha Warner; took the oath of fidelity in Dec., 1777.
Justus Warner, brothers; were taken Mark Warner, brought back. Seth Warner; deserted to the British.
ward suffered to go at large. One of Titus Way; left Dec. 4, 1776. After the them enlisted into the American ser- war, he went to Nova Scotia. vice. They brought a petition to the Amasa Welton; remained with the Brit- Assembly, in which they asked pardon ish but a short time; returned and took the oath of fidelity. and prayed that their furniture might be restored to them. The request was Arad Welton; went to the South and there married. granted. Mead Merrell. [Thomas Merrill]. Richard Miles.
Ezekiel Welton; estate confiscated; re- turned after the war and removed to Nova Scotia.
Heman Monson [Hermon Munson]; de- Noah Welton.
serted from the British service. A pros- Stephen Welton; returned and was the ecution against him was dismissed first to take the oath of fidelity. March, 1778.
Daniel Nichols; died with the British, 1 776. William Nichols; estate confiscated. He went to Nova Scotia after the war, and there died.
Benoni Welton, Moses Welton,
sons of Eliakim. One died in New York, and the other while serving in Bur- goyne's army.
Ashael Parker; returned to Waterbury. Elisha Parker; died with the British of Oliver Welton. He was convicted of try- smallpox. ing to enlist* Joel Roberts into the ene-
* Of this Joel Roberts, the following story is told : He was very ill with " camp distemper," and death seemed so imminent that his comrades dug his grave. Joel Cook and Capt. Camp were with him to watch over his last moments. Roberts was past the power of speech, when Cook and Camp fell asleep. When they awoke, Cook cried out : "Where is that camphor?" A pint bottle of camphor had disappeared. "Took it," whispered Roberts. "Then you are a dead man," exclaimed Cook. "Bet-ter," whispered Roberts, and he soon recovered.
Daniel Wooster.
on the way and
Island, served until Nov., 1777, and then escaped with Jesse Tuttle and Epha Warner. They were examined by Gen. Parsons, and received from him a pass to return home. They were then committed to goal, but were after- Eben Way; returned.
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my's service. After the war, as his conviction rested on Roberts's testi- mony alone, he petitioned the Assem- bly to discharge him from the execu- tion. The prayer was granted, but
afterwards the vote was reconsidered and negatived. The next year (1786), on petition, he had liberty to pay in " State securities."
The following list of 689 names of men who served as soldiers in the war in some one of the various military organizations of the State, or in the Continental army, has been made from original documents held as private papers: from War papers in the State archives; from Bronson's "History of Waterbury," and from the "Record of Connecticut men in the War of the Revolution." Dr. Bronson had a list of 236 names, which he referred to as "very incomplete."
Every one of the persons included in this list was born in Water- bury, enlisted from Waterbury, or lived in the township. In a case like that of Capt. Jesse Leavenworth, son of the Rev. Mark Leaven- worth, although he enlisted from New Haven, it has been thought to be quite just to claim him, and although Aner Bradley when wounded at Danbury, was not yet resident here, but later removed into Ancient Waterbury, he and other men under similar circum- stances have been laid claim to. In the list may be found three lieutenant-colonels, three majors, thirty-four captains, and twenty- three lieutenants.
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.
James Adams,
Timothy Andrews,
Josiah Baldwin,
John Adams,
Lieut. Wm. Andrews,
Ens. Theoph. Baldwin, Eliel Barker,
Luke Adams,
Joseph Atkins, Jr.,
Sylvanus Adams,
Josiah Atkins,*
Isaac Barker,
Asa Alcox,
Josiah Atkins,+
Jonathan Barker,
Daniel Alcox,
Samuel Atkins,
Asa Barnes,
David Alcox,
Thomas Atwell,}
" Azer Barnes, Con- ductor, 1779-81."
John B. Alcox,
Abel Bacheldor,
Samuel Alcox,
Josiah Bacon,
Benjamin Barnes,
Solomon Alcox,
Ichabod Bailey,
Daniel Barnes, died March 30, 1778.
Daniel Allen,
Clark Baird, Abel Baldwin, Alsop Baldwin,
Jsaac Barnes,
Ebenezer Allen,
John Barnes,
Gideon Allen, John Ames,
Benjamin Baldwin,
Josiah Barnes,
Samuel Ames,
David Baldwin, Dr. Isaac Baldwin, Lieut. Col. Jonathan Baldwin,
Capt. Nathaniel Barnes,
Ethan Andrews,
Samuel Barnes,
James Andrews,
Thaddeus Barnes, Jr.
* Probably son of Joseph.
+ Son of Josiah. See his Diary, p. 472.
¿ Enlisted in Sheldon's Light Dragoons, 1777. Description: Farmer; stature, 5 ft. 8 in .; light complexion, hair and eyes.
Abel Allen,
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Revolutionary Soldiers-continued.
Philip Barret, d. April 22, 1778. Asa Blakeslee (des.)
Lieut. Michael Bron- son,
Samuel Bartholomew,
Reuben Bronson,
William Basset,
Roswell Bronson,
Benjamin Bates,
Capt. Samuel Bronson,
Asa Beach,
Selah Bronson,
John Beach, missing Sept. 15, 1776.
Titus Bronson, David Brown,
Joseph Beach, Jr.,
Ebenezer Brown,
Thaddeus Beach,
James Brown, Benajah Bryan,
Dr. Ebenezer Beards- ley,*
John Blakeslee, Obed Blakeslee, black-
David Buckingham,
David Beebe,
smith, dark, stat- ure, 5, 8.
Isaac Bunnell, Jonathan Butler,
Ephraim Beebe,
Joseph Boardman,
Solomon Butler,
Capt. Ira Beebe,
Andrew Bostwick, blacksmith, light, stature, 5, 7. Aner Bradley, wound- ed at Danbury.
Samuel Byington,
Seba Beebe, enlisted in Vermont.
Stephen Brister,
Israel Calkins,
Walter Beecher,
Giles Brocket,
Roswell Calkins,
David Bell or Ball, Watertown, 1781.
Asahel Bronson,
Bethel Camp, & bro's.
Benjamin Bement,
Daniel Bronson,
Eldad Camp,
Lieut. Aaron Bene- dict,
Dr. Isaac Bronson,
Ephraim Camp,
Elihu Benham,
surgeon's mate in Sheldon's Light Dra- goons, Capt. Isaac Bronson,
Samuel Camp, Jr., Cuff Capeny, # Stephen Carter,
Lieut. Isaac Benham,
Samuel Benham,
Thomas Cartwright,
Thomas Blake,
Joseph Bronson, Josiah Bronson, Jr.,
Bradley Castle,
Amasa Blakeslee,
Levi Bronson,
Capt. Phineas Castle,
*" Ebenezer Beardslee, Surgeon," 1775-77, is accredited to Bridgeport, but he paid taxes here from 1769 to 1776, inclusive.
+ In Beebe's application for a pension, he states that "when General Washington retreated (from Long Island, 1776), Col. Douglass's regiment was the last one to leave the Island;" that he was discharged Dec. 1776, and on his return to Waterbury " joined a company of minute men, commanded by Capt. [Josiah] Terrell, and was out two short tours at Stanford and New Haven; continued as a 'minute man' for two years-the company being composed of 60 men and called the Ring-bone company."
# The following is his will: Being engaged in the war for the defense of America, and exposed to the dangers thereof; I give to Stephen Bronson, £ro, to be paid out of a note this day given me by Simeon Nichols. I give to Moses Cook £6, to be paid by a note executed by sd. Cook and sd. Bronson. I give to Asa Hopkins my caster Hatt. I give to Joseph Hopkins, Jr., my beaver Hatt. I give to Joseph Hopkins, Esq., all the remainder of my estate, whether in clothing, notes of hand, or wages due to me, on this condi- tion-that he, the sd. Joseph Hopkins, shall pay to my friend Timothy a Negro man living with Isaac Newton the sum of five pounds, and to Silence, a servant of the sd. Joseph Hopkins, the sum of five pounds. I appoint Joseph Hopkins to be executor.
Theodore Wadsworth, Lwitnesses.
CUFF CAPENY,
Levia Hopkins,
This will, dated June 2, 1777, was probated Dec. 13, 1777.
Epinetus Buckingham,
Eli Beebe,
Elisha Beebe,
Zealous Blakeslee,
Joseph Beebe,
Lieut. Daniel Bying- ton, Jared Byington,
Martin Beebe,
Reuben Beebe, t
Robert Cady ?
Abel Bronson,
Abel Camp,
Capt. Samuel Camp,
Elisha Benham,
Archibald Blakeslee,
David Blakeslee, died at Albany. Enos Blakeslee, d. Sept. 3, 1776.
Lieut. James Blakes- lee ? Jared Blakeslee, Joel Blakeslee,
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Revolutionary Soldiers-continued.
Silas Chapman,
Daniel Chatfield,
Benjamin Curtis, d. Nov. 15, 1776.
Joel Dunbar, John Dunbar, Joseph Dunbar, wound-
Thomas Chilman,
Caleb Curtis,
A sa Chittenden, at Horseneck.
Elihu Curtis,
Asahel Chittenden,
Felix Curtis,
Daniel Clark,
Lieut. Giles Curtis,
Richard Clark,
Isaac Curtis,
Dut-
Ens. Timothy Clark,
James Curtis,
Lieut. Thomas ton, Lieut. Titus Dutton,
John Allin Clay, Isaac Cleveland, Johnson Cleveland,
Capt. Jesse Curtis, "Major," on Town acc. book, 1780.
Lieut. Nathaniel Ed-
Israel Clifford,
Capt. Jotham Curtis,
wards, prisoner at Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776,
Thomas Cole,
Stephen Curtis, 3d,
John Eggleston,
Major Augustus Col- lins, 27th Reg. Mili- tia, May, 1782.
Zerah Curtis, Water- town, farmer, 5, 812,
Ozias Elwell,
Dr. Roger Conant, surgeon with Col. Fisher Gay, June, 1776; died Feb. 8, 1777. Arba Cook,
Joseph Cutler, Younglove Cutler,
Ebenezer Darrow, shoemaker, 5, 7,
John Fallendon(or Tat- tendon), Ithiel Fancher,
Charles Cook,
Stephen Davis (des.),
James Fancher, John Fancher,
Joel Cook,
Justus Dayton,
Michael Dayton,
Samuel Dayton,
Daniel Dean,
Rufus Farrington(Yar_ rington, on Family Rec.), Aaron Fenn,
Moses Cook, drummer, Ozem Cook, Roswell Cook,
John Dean, d. at Far- mingbury, Sept. 28, 1776, on return from yecamp at New York. Church record.
Ens. Benjamin Fenn., Jr., Jacob Fenn, Jason Fenn, Jesse Fenn,
Trueworthy Cook,
John Fenn, 3d,
Uri Cook, William Cook, son of Charles,
Amos Dunbar, Edward Dunbar,
Judah Fenn, Captain Thomas Fenn, Lieut. Nathan Ferrist Edmund Fields,
Horseneck,
Giles Dunbar,
David Finch,
Amos Culver, Reuben Culver,
James Dunbar, far- mer, 5, 10, light,
Jeremiah Finch (des.) Watertown.
* Miles Dunbar became fatigued at the battle of Monmouth, and was left. On his way home, was taken sick at Newtown. His expenses were paid by the State.
+ Nathan Ferris was "commissioned Ist lieut. in 7th Reg. Conn. Line under Col. Heman Swift, Jan. I, 1777; cashiered Oct. 25, for misconduct on the march to Germantown, Oct. 4. He took the oath of allegi- ance here after Dec. 8, and in the same month enlisted eleven men, John Ames, Ethan and Timothy And- rews, Thomas Chilman, John Cole, Titus Dutton, Elial and Elijah Parker, Isaac and John Smith and Thomas Worden. All served under Capt. Elizur (?) Warner. He died in Watertown in 1808, aged 74 yrs.
John Cobb,
Lyman Curtis,
John Cole,
Samuel Curtis,
Zadoc Curtis,
Surgeon John Elton,
Ebenezer Elwell,
Samuel Elwell,
Randol Evans,
Jonathan Davis,
Ebenezer Cook,
Isaac Dayton,
Lemuel Cook, last sur- vivor of the war,
Selah Cook, farmer, 5, 712, dark, Timothy Cook,
Samuel Dowd, des. Nov. 7, 1778, Aaron Dunbar,
Toto Cornelius, at
Lieut. Eli Curtis,
ed at Germantown and White Marsh, Pa., 1777, Miles Dunbar,*
Isaac Edwards,
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Revolutionary Soldiers-continued.
Titus Finch, John Fontine, Aaron Foot, Abel Foot,
Capt. Abraham Foot, spent a part of his life here.
Bronson Foot,
Daniel Foot (son of Nathan).
David Foot, killed at Fairfield.
David Foot, Jr. (son of Samuel).
Ebenezer Foot, died at Horseneck. Ira Foot, Ozem Foot,
Capt. Moses Foot,
Amos Ford, dead in Feb. 1777.
Cephas Ford,
Noah Fowler, Lieut. Col. 28th Reg. Mili- tia, May, 1782. Joseph Freedom, Castor Freeman,
Robin Freeman, Charles Frisbie,
Southmayd Guernsey, Reuben Hale,
Benajah Hall,
Isaah (Isaac ?) Hall
Jonah Hall,
Joel Hotchkiss,
Joseph Hotchkiss,
Elisha Frost,
Stephen Hotchkiss,
Truman Hotchkiss,
David Hubbard,
Benjamin Hull,
Moses Frost,
Samuel Frost, Timothy Frost, David Fulford,
James Fulford, shoe- maker, 6 ft, light. Lieut. John Fulford, Noah Fulford, Titus Fulford,
Benjamin Gaylord, Jonathan Gaylord, Joseph Gaylord, Capt Levi Gaylord, Benoni Gillet, John Glazier, Daniel Goodrich,
Elisha Hikcox, Gideon Hikçox,
Capt. James Hikcox, Josiah Hikcox, Capt. Samuel Hikcox,
William Hikcox, Jr., Ens. Jared Hill, paid taxes, 1783,
Benjamin Hine,
Hollingsworth Hine,
Hezekiah Hine,*
Hezekiah Hine, Jr.,
Reuben Hine, died at Horseneck,
Eliakim Hitchcock,
Zachariah Hitchcock,
Samuel Griggs,
Solomon Griggs,
Cyrus Grilley,
" Philo Grumsey, Watertown, 178I."
Chauncey Guernsey, Jonathan Guernsey, Capt. Joseph Guern- sey, was one of the guards at Andre's execution.
William Hoadley,
Joseph Hopkins, Lemuel Hopkins, Samuel Hopkins,
Abraham Hotchkiss,
Asahel Hotchkiss,
Eben Hotchkiss,
Ebenezer Frisbie, Israel Frisbie, Judah Frisbie, Reuben Frisbie,
Nathaniel Hall,
"John Hannan, Water- town."
Daniel Harrison,
Jabez Harrison ? John Harrison, Ambrose Hikcox, "drummer during the year past, May 20, 1776," Lieut. Amos Hikcox, Jr., Consider Hikcox,
Darius Hikcox,
Jared Humiston, farm- er, 5, 5. light, red hair; enl. 1777, des. I782.
* Hezekiah Hine and his seven sons-but not all living in Waterbury-are said, by his descendants, to have served in the war.
+ Went to camp to nurse his brother Eben, who had camp-fever, and died from the same disease.
.
Jabez "Goodill,"
Lieut. Enos Granniss, James Granniss, died at Monmouth after amputation of a leg. Levi Granniss, Benjamin Graves, Simeon Graves, Paul Griggs,
Culpepper Hoadley, Ebenezer Hoadley,
Jude Hoadley, Philo Hoadley, Silas Hoadley,
Capt. Gideon Hotch- kiss, Jesse Hotchkiss, +
Rev. Jesse Frost, en- listed in Southing- ton.
Colwell Hull, Ezra Hull, James Hull,
Joseph Hull, David Humiston,
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Revolutionary Soldiers-continued.
Jesse Humiston, Joel Humiston, Timothy Humiston, David Hungerford, enl. June 28; pris- oner Nov. 16, 1776; died Jan. 29, 1777. James Hungerford,
Samuel Kimball, Joel Lane,
Nathaniel Lane,
Richard Lawrence, tailor, 5, 9. Capt. Asa Leaven- worth,
Capt. Jesse Leav- enworth,
Jedediah Hyde ?
Lieut. Lazarus Ives,
Caleb Johnson,
Levi Johnson, Samuel Johnson (des.)
John Jordan,
Jesse Matthews,
Allyn Judd,
Capt. Stephen Mat- thews, }
Brewster Judd,
Amasa Mattoon,
John Merchant,
Thomas Merchant, Jr ,
Ens. Isaac Merriam,
Daniel Judd, Demas Judd, confined in the prison-ship, Jersey.
Ebenezer Judd ?
Freeman Judd, lost a gun in the Quebec expedition.
Samuel Leavenworth, Caleb Lewis.
" Clear Lewis,"* David Lewis,
Capt. John Lewis,
Capt. John Lewis, Jr.,
Joseph Lewis,
Zebulon Miller, at Horseneck.
Richard Judd,
Giles Mingo,
Lieut. Samuel Judd,
Silas Lewis,
Dan Miner,
Stephen Judd,
Joel Lines,
Joseph Miner,
Thomas Judd,
Isaac Livingston,
Amos Mix,
Walter Judd,
Joseph Loomis ?
Eldad Mix,
William Judd,
Josiah Lounsbury, +
Levi Mix,
Martin Kellogg,
Aaron Luddington,
Samuel Mix,
John J. Kenea, taxed in 1784.
Abraham Ludding- ton ?
Titus Mix, killed Sept. 16, 1776.
* Erroneously given as "Caleb" in "Family Records." No other record.
+ "Died in the Camp at Boston, Josiah Lownsberry, 'Prentice to Asa Levenworth, February 24, 1776." - Timothy Judd's Record.
# Under date of July 5, 1776, Stephen Matthews advertises in the Connecticut Journal, New Haven: " Deserted from my company in Col. Swift's Battalion, Frederick Barene, an Irishman, a thick, well set fellow, wears his own black Hair, is pitted with the Small Pox, says he lately lived near Boston, and formerly lived at Hartford; has left a Wife and Child in Woodbury. 'Tis said he has since listed in another Com- pany." "Five Dollars Reward" is offered for his capture and confinement in Goal, " that he may be dealt with."
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