History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 145

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1818

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grandson of Nicholas, of Taunton,1 and was born Feb. 3, 1675. He settled within the limits of Mansfield, close to the line between the old town of Taunton and the North Purchase.

Matthew White was a brother of Deacon Nicholas, and was born Oct. 25, 1676. He lived not far distant from his brother, in Mansfield.

Edward White lived at the east part of the town.

Deacon Benjamin Williams was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Williams, of Taunton, grandson of Richard and Francis (Dighton) Williams, and was born 15th October, 1681. He settled, about the time of his marriage, at the northerly part of Mansfield.

CHAPTER XLVII.

NORTON .- (Continued.)

MILITARY HISTORY-THE HEROES OF FIVE WARS.

The Old French War-The French and Indian War-War of the Revo- lution-War of 1812-War of the Rebellion, 1861-65.

The Old French War .-- " A company of soldiers for this war was raised in Norton and vicinity, with John Caswell as ensign ; and, there being no lieuten- ant, he was soon promoted to that office.

Those from Norton were,-

Drummer, Thomas Brayman ; Philip Atherton, Jeremiah Cambell, Micajah Dorman, Abijah Fisher, John Fisher, Eleazer Fisher, John For- rist, Isaiah Forrist, Samuel Forrist, Thomas Grover, Zepheniah Lane, Ephraim Thayer.

" Seven men were transferred from Maj. Hodges' to Nathaniel Williams' company. Three of these, viz., John Finny, John Finny, Jr., and Jonathan Lane, are supposed to have belonged to Norton. From this expedition Maj. Hodges never returned. One account says, 'He died in the early part of the war, when stationed on the lines between the present State of Maine and Canada.' Another account says "that, on his returning voyage (from Cape Breton) in a French vessel he died suddenly, and there was sus- picion that he was poisoned.'

" He is represented 'as a man of a brave, chivalrous spirit.'

" This war extended from 1756 to 1763. To assist in carrying it on, Norton furnished her full quota of officers and soldiers. In Capt. Nathaniel Perry's company, of Easton, on service in 1754, employed for the defense of the Eastern frontier, we find the follow- ing men belonging to Norton :

"Jonathan Eddy, William Rogers, Levi Lanc, Samuel Pratt, Elijah Smith, John Thayer, George Wetherell, Elisha Thayer, and Ephraim Briggs.

1 He is supposed to have been the same person, made a freeman in 1642, who married Susannah, daughter of Jonas and Frances Humphrey, and was at Dorchester in 1652.

" In the autumn of 1755, in an expedition to Crown Point, were the following persons, either born, or re- siding at the time, in Norton :

"Samuel Eddy, Eleazer Eddy, Nicholas White, Jr., Benjamin Bailey, Joseph Mitchell, Seth Gilbert, Ephraim Briggs, John Cobb, Daniel Tif- fany, Nathan Lawrence.

" The following were in the 'expedition against Crown Point :'

"Capt. Joseph Hodges; Ensign, Gideon Basset; Sergeants, Oliver Eddy, John Thayer ; Corporals, George Braman, Obediah Eddy : Thomas Winchel, John White, Martin Dassance, Joseph Tucker, Samuel Brint- nell, Josiah King, Joseph Brintnell, Jonathan Newland, Jotham Bas- set, Elkanah Wellman, Elisha Thayer, Isaac Day, David Coleson, John Holmes, John Martin, Thomas Nichols, David Smith, Jacob Grover, James Pearson.

" The following also served in this war :

"Clerk, John Basset; Nathaniel White, William Merry, Ebenezer Turner, Nicholas Smith.

"Lieut. Nathan Hodges, Josiah Tucker, Thomas Ray, Joseph Wood- ard, Joseph Mitchell, Robert Craig, Job Tucker.

"Philip White, George Wheaton, First Lieut. Ephraim Lane, Nathaniel Lane, Simeon Cobb, Abiel Lane.

" From May 12, 1759, to Jan. 2, 1760, Capt. Nathan Hodges, of Norton, was out with a company of men from this town, whose names we here record :

"Second Lieutenant, Elijah Hodges; Ensign, John King; Sergeants, Ephraim Ilodges, Silas Cook, Israel Trow, Abiel Eddy ; Corporals, Wil- liam Puffer, Hezekiah King; Privates, Elkanah Bishop, John Cook, Wil- liam Dean, Record Franklin, David Fisher, Joseph Hart, David Hodges, Abraham Martin, Benjamin Morey, Soloman Trow, Ebenezer Titus, Na- than Wood, Benjamin Willis, Josiah White, Nathaniel Wood, HIenry White.

"John Hall, of Norton, was out in Capt. Burt's company, of Milton.

" In Capt. Job Williams' company, of Taunton, from Feb. 13 to Dec. 26, 1760, there were, belonging to Norton,-

" Benjamin Briggs, Benjamin Cole, Jonas Caswell, Ilezekiah Drake, Jacob Grover, Joseph Mitchell, Stephen Ranger, Isaac Tucker, Ilenry White.

"In 1760 and 1761 there enlisted, for the total re- duction of Canada, from Norton,-

"Isaac Tucker, Jacob Hoor, Joseph Mitchell, Daniel Wetherell, Wil- liam Dean, Jr., Henry White, Jr., Jonathan Caswell, Samuel Ranger, Obediah Brintnell, and Abiel Caswell."

Revolutionary War .- The first reference to the war of the Revolution found in the old town records is under date Jan. 16, 1775, when it was "voted to adhear to the advise and Recommendations of the association of the Continental Congress." They also chose a committee "to see to the faithful performance of the Recommendations of the Continental Congress; only the said Committee, or the major part of them, [should ] not expose any person but by order of said town." The Committee of Correspondence and In- spection consisted of John King, Benjamin Morcy, William Smith, Isaac Smith, and Israel Trow. March 6th added to this committee James Hodges, Noalı Wiswall, Eleazer Walker, Elkanah Lane, Benjamin

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Pearson, David Lincoln, Isaac Hodges, and Eleazer Clap. It was then

" Voted that the committee of Inspection be Directed to take particular notice of all persons that should sell any kind of provisions to any per- son or persons that they think is bying with a view to distress the In- habitants of this province."

Thus far all had been preparation, though no actual hostilities had commenced, but the ever-mem- orable 19th of April came, when the streets of Lex- ington and Concord drank up the first blood of the Revolution. The alarm quickly spread through the country. It reached Norton some time during the day, and ere the morrow's sun had risen Capt. Silas Cobb and Capt. Seth Gilbert, each with a detach- ment of men, were on their march to join with others in repelling the invasion. All of Capt. Cobb's com- pany left home April 19th, and their term of service varied from four to ten days. It is proper that their names go down to posterity, and we therefore record them :

John Allen, second lieutenant ; Nathaniel Prior, sergeant; Nathaniel Stone, corporal ; John Hodges, corporal; Abner Tucker, drummer; Abiel Hodges, Tisdale Ilodges, Isaac Ilaradon, Abiel Lincoln, Jonathan Franklin, Noah Woodward, Josiah Woodward, Josepli Hodges, Abijah Fisher, Phillip Hor, Josiah Hodges, Samuel llodges, David lodges, pri- vates.

The term of service of Capt. Gilbert's men was from four to twelve days :

George Makepeace, first lieutenant; Noah Wiswall, Seth Smith, Elea- zar Clap, William Makepeace, sergeants; David Clap, Jonathan Leonard (20), Samuel Hunt (27), corporals; privates, Isaac Smith, John Hall, Seth Smith, Jr., Jacob Shepard, Seth Shepard, Stephen Jennings, Noah Wiswall, Jr., Jacob Shaw, Antha. Newland (21), Eben Wetherell (21), William Copeland, Noah Clap (20), Stephen Briggs, Phineas Briggs, Levi Babbit, Nathaniel White, Elisha Cobb, Edw. Kingman, John Cook (21), Joseph Newcomb (21), John Crane, Jr. (22), Samuel Newcomb, 2d (27), Simeon Wetherell, 2d (26), William Clark (26), Solomon Wetherell, Timothy Briggs, 2d (20), Jonathan Briggs, Elijalı Briggs, Israel Trow, Seth Williams, Simeon Briggs, Elijah Danforth, Eleazar Walker, Samuel Copeland (20), Edw. Babbit, Reuben Tisdale (27), James Boldery, Jr. (27), John Austin (27), Abijah Lincoln (27), John Newcomb (27), Samuel Godfrey (27), Joel Briggs (27), Nathan Babbit, 2d (27), William Cobb, Jr. (26).

May 8, 1775, the citizens " voted to bye teen guns and Bagonets for the use of said Town." At the ad- journment, May 22d,-

"Voted to pay so many men as to make half the number of men in the Training-Lists, which are to be raised out of the Laram and Train- ing Lists for minit men ; and to be paid for the time they shall be neces- sarily Detained in service upon any Emergency, as much as the said town shall think proper."

The following is the return of Capt. Silas Cobb's company, made Oct. 6, 1775. The men were enlisted for eight months :

Officers .- Silas Cobb, captain ; Isaac Smith, lieutenant; Isaac Fisher, ensign.

Sergeants .- Edmund Hodges, Nathaniel Lane, Jonathan Hodges, Nathaniel White.

Corporals .- Jonathan Franklin, Richard Cobb, Stephen Jennings. Drum and Fife .- Abner Tucker, Jabez Briggs.

Privates .- Joshua Atherton, Jacob Allen, John Austin, Stephen Briggs, Phineas Briggs, James Boldery, John Boldery, Isaac Basset, Benjamin Braman, 'Levi Babbit, Elisha Cobb, John Capron, Abiel (?) Derby, Abner Derby, Abijah Fisher, John Hodges, David lodges, John Hodges (2d), Lanson (?) Hodges, Isaac Harridou, Stephen Kelly, Abiel

Lincoln, Rufus Lincoln, Amos Martin, Joseph Pratt, Daniel Pratt, Joshua Pond, Oliver Smith, Abiathar Smith, Seth Smith, Nathan Shaw, Jacob Shaw, Abiathar Shaw, Abel Wetherel, Noah Wiswall.

In the return of Capt. Masa Williams' company, of Easton, made Oct. 6, 1775, were the following men from Norton :

Officers .- Samuel Lane, lieutenant ; John Cook, ensign ; Samuel Cope- land, sergeant; Benjamin Morey, corporal.

Privates .- James Newcomb, James Cook, Abiel Knapp, Robert Hagin, Edward Kingman, Amos Tucker, Moses Downing, Jedediah Tucker, Zephaniah Newland, Isaac Morey, Daniel Morey, William Merry, John Newcomb, Acors Hewitt.

Capt. Josiah King, of Norton, was also in the eight months' service in 1775. In his company were the following men from Norton :

Thomas Bass, Josiah King, Comfort Eddy, Josiah Smith, Benjamin Tucker.

There were also out in three different companies, in the eight months' service, the following persons from Norton :

Peletialı Day, David Balcom, Jonathan Pidge, Israel Smith, Samuel Newcomb.

Elijah Eddy, of this town, was in Peter Pitt's com- pany, of Dighton, three months and six days during this year, and Nathan Morey was chaplain of Timothy Walker's regiment.

"Sept. 18, 1775, Voted to Eleazar Clap, which he paid for mending a gun for the town's use, £0. 3s. 6d .; also to the same, for carrying blankets to the army for said town's use, £0. 2s .; also to the same, for thirty-two days' service at the Provincial Con- gress, £4. 48. 4d .; also to Capt. William Homes, for one hundred days' attendance at said Congress, £12. 18.s.">

In 1776 the Committee of Correspondence, Inspec- tion, etc., were William Homes, Andrew Hodges, David Lincoln, John Hall, Noah Woodward, Ele- azer Clap, and Israel Trow.

During 1776 the following men were from Norton, in the Rhode Island service, in Capt. George Make- peace's company :

Lieutenants .- Seth Smith, Ephraim Lane, Jr.

Sergeants .- Daniel Knap, Daniel Dean, Hezekiah Willard, Abiel Eddy. Corporals .- Edward Darby, Timothy Briggs, Elisha Cobb, Abiel Lincoln.

Fife .- Abiathar Shaw.

Drum .- Jabez Briggs.

William Makepeace, John Briggs, John Patten, David Arnold, Eph- raim Eddy, Oliver Smith, Ezra Eddy, John Gilbert, Benjamin Blandin, Jeremiah Cambell, Phineas Briggs, Jacob Shaw, John Clark, John Hall, Seth Gilbert, Timothy Smith, Isaac Smith, John Cook, Samuel Lane, Amasa Williams.

There also went from Norton to Rhode Island, in Capt. Isaac Hodges' company,-

Nathaniel Wood, sergeant; Rufus Hodges, John Derry, William Car- penter, Joseph Newcomb, Job White.

Capt. Isaac Hodges also had the command of a company in the Tiverton alarm. The names of his men (whether all from Norton is uncertain) were,-

Lieut. Brian Hall; Jonathan Hodges, Amos Martin, Elkanah Lin- coln, Benjamin Braman, John Wetherell, Josiah Braman, Sylvanus Braman, Thomas Braman, Silas Cobb, Abisha (?) Capron, Abraham

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Derry, Abijah Fisher, James llodges, Jesse Hodges, Rufus Ilodges, Na- thaniel Hodges, Simeon Hodges, Philip Hore (?), Stephen Kelly, Samuel Lincoln, Josiah Willis, Timothy Wellman, Isaac Stone, William Stone, Daniel Phillips, Ichabod Perry, Benajah Tucker, Meletiah Washburn, Isaac Fisher.

In a secret expedition from September 25th to Oc- tober 31st, Capt. Hodges was again on duty, with these men under his command, most of whom were from Norton :

Nathaniel Prior, Elijah Danforth, Ebenezer Titus, Comfort Day, Abiel Eddy, James Fillebrown, John Clap, Samuel Fillebrown, James Newcomb, William Leonard, William Stone, Daniel Phillips, Sylvester Cobb, Abijah Fisher, Joseph Braman, Elias Eddy, Amasa Lincoln, Joseph Andrews, Alexander Balcom, Peter Derry, John Derry, Eliab Derby, John Hodges, George Hodges, Stephen Kelly, John Martin, Asa Newcomb, Elijah Eddy, Moses Fisher, George Briggs, Stephen Briggs, Abijah Lincoln, Abijah Wetherell, Simeon Briggs, Samuel Copeland, Josiah Vining, Solomon Wetherell, Nathaniel Wood, Ephraim Eddy, Ezra Willis, Samuel Pratt, David Lovit, Abijah White, Ammi Kimball, Daniel White, Asa Clap, Jonathan White, Jedediah Grover, Nathaniel Sweeting, Thomas Skinner, Zebulon Hodges, Nathaniel Ilodges, Samuel White, Jonathan Lane, Benjamin Skinner, Joseph Titus, Stephen Pond, Isaac Skinner, Benjamin Blandin, William Axtell (?), Abisha Smith, Joshna Pond, Ichabod Willis, Benjamin Fuller, Levi Babbit, Ichabod Eddy, Jonathan Franklin, Silas Wellman, Royal White, Caleb Dunham, Nehemiah Leonard, Elisha Thayer, John Harden, Jesse Grover.

Dec. 8, 1776, Capt. Israel Trow marched to Rhode Island at the head of the following men, all from Norton :

Lieutenants .- David Clap, Edward Babbit.

Sergeants .- Seth Williams, Samuel Hunt, Jacob Shepard, Benjamin Wild.

Corporals .- David Lincoln, John Newcomb, Jonathan Briggs.

Privates .- David Austin, Simeon Briggs, Eleazer Clap, Noah Clap, Asa Copeland, Abijalı Lincoln, Joseph Hunt, Rufus Lincoln, Samuel New- comb, Mase Shepard, Seth Tisdale, Renben Tisdale, John Tisdale, Thomas Storey, Thomas Storey, Jr., Solomon Wetherell.

Sept. 8, 1777, the town " voted to George Cobb for going to Milton for paper-cartridges 12s .; the cost of paper, 18s. 10d. ; for a box to stow the cartridges in, 38. ; for two days himself, and three days and a half of Seth Smith and Joshua Pond, to make cartridges, £4 2s .; for thread for the cartridges, 18." Also " voted that the selectmen procure the town's proportion of arms allowed by the State, and that they should have the money to purchase said arms with." Sept. 15, " voted that ten of the firearms sent to this town should be kept as a store for said town."

In April and May of this year Capt. Israel Trow had the command of the following men in the Rhode Island service. Most of them were from Norton, but probably not all :

Lieutenants .- Isaac White and Jonathan Pratt.

Sergeants,-John White, Jacob Newland, Amos Martin, Thomas Eason. Corporals .- Sammel Fillebrown, Jesse Hodges, John White, Asa Williams.

Drum .- Joel Briggs.

Fife .- John White (3d).

Asa Clap, Abijah Clap, Asa Copeland, Eleazer Eddy, Nathan Finney, Thomas Gibbs, Benjamin Hodges, Thomas Bass, Masa Bassett, Benjamin Cobb, Jr., Mason Cobb, Josiah Crossman, William Dunham, Elias Eddy, Levi Francis, David Grover, Philip Horr, Thomas Hewit, Zebulon Hodges, Bethuel Ilack, Amasa Lincoln, Timothy Leonard, Nehemiah Leonard, Oliver Lincoln, Joel Martin, Benjamin Merrifield, Isaac Make- peace, Ebenezer Newcomb, Daniel Phillips (2d), Ebenezer Richardson, Nathan Richard, Abisha Smith, Asa Smith, Nathaniel Sweeting, Benja- min Skinner, Jonathan Smith, Joseph Titus, Amos Shepardson, Benja-

min Trow, Stephen Thayer, Ichabod White, John White (2d), Job White, Isaac White, Samuel White, Royal White, Silas Williams, Jacob Wil- liams, John Thayer.

In the summer of the same year Capt. Trow was again in service, with these men under his command, most of them from Norton,-

Lieutenants .- Isaac White, Michael Sweet, Amos Martin, Amos Ide, Thomas Eason, Daniel Hewet, Joel Briggs, Jolin White, Christopher French, Mason Cobb, Lemech Blandin, Thomas Bass, Isaac White, Noah Robinson, Masa Basset, David Balcom, Asa Clap, Abijah Clap, Asa Copeland, William Carpenter, David Cooper, Joseph Dagget, Eleazer Eddy, Nathan Finney, Thomas French, David Grover, Thomas Gibbs, Thomas Hewit, Thomas French, Jr., Zebulon Hodges, Isaac Jackson, Amasa Lincoln, Timothy Leonard, Oliver Lincoln, Joel Martin, Eben- ezer Newcomb, Henry Peck, Isaac Perry, Daniel Reed, Benjamin Rich- ardson, Abisha Smith, George Stanley, Gideon Stanley, Ebenezer Tyler, Abel Titus, Zelotes Tyler, Noah Tiffany, Benjamin Trow, Ichabod Wil- lis, Samuel White, Royal White, Jacob Williams, Job White, Jonathan Wilmarth, John White, Asa Williams, Oliver Wellman, Asa Smith.

Capt. George Makepeace had the command of a company in the Rhode Island service this year. In it were from Norton, --- -

Hezekiah Willard, Daniel Knap, William Makepeace, Edward Darby, Timothy Briggs, Simeon Wetherell, George Cobb, John Briggs, Phineas Briggs, John Clark, Abner Tucker, Seth Smith.

In December, Capt. Silas Cobb had the command of a company. In it were these men from Norton, ---

John Allen, second lieutenant; Nathaniel White, Amos Martin, Abiel Lincoln, Benjamin Hodges, Jabez Briggs, Daniel Hodges, Samuel Nor- ton, Elkanah Hall, George Harvey, Nathaniel Prior, Phillip Horr, Ed- mand Tucker, Josiah Smith, Masa Basset, Thomas Bass, John HIall 2d, Paul Cook, Joel Martin, Jonathan Smith, William Makepeace, Rufus Lincoln, William Carpenter, Joseph Harridon, John Hall, Timothy Well- man, Jonathan Clark, Thomas Hewit, Ephraim Knap, Snellum Babbit.

In 1777 the persons whose names are here recorded enlisted into the army for three years. All did not, however, serve the full time of their enlistment. The figures attached to the names show the number of months the individual was in service.

Benjamin Morey (36), William Merry (10), Cæsar Makepeace (32), Cæsar Morey (44), Jonathan Morey (5), Isaac Morey (10), Nathaniel Morey (36), Daniel Morey (15), Jedediah Tucker (33), Josiah Tucker (36), Jacob Allen (37), Jeremiah Cambell (36), Ezekiel Clap (3), John Capron (20), James Dorsey (?) (46), Francis Gnillow, John Harridon (36), Josiah King (45), Josiah King (39).

For 1778 the Committee of Correspondence, etc., were Jonathan Clap, David Arnold, Isaac Smith, John Hall, and Seth Gilbert.

March 9, 1778, "voted that the selectmen should procure powder, flints, lead, and gun-locks of the board [of ] war."

May 11th, "voted that the officers of the several companies should raise the men sent for by the Gen- eral Court on the best terms they can; and, if they cannot procure them for thirty pounds granted by said Court, that the town will pay the overplus." The officers were further directed " to hire the money to procure said men with, if thirty pounds will not."

We give below the members of Capt. Israel Trow's company, drafted for three months' service in Rhode Island, commencing Jan. 1, 1778. Most of them are known to have belonged to this town :

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Lieutenants,-Ebenezer Brintnell, Ephraim Lane.

Sergeants .- Jonathan Newcomb, William Bonney, William Wetherell, Jonathan Briggs.

Corporals .- Theophilus Crossman, Joseph Spurr, Joel Briggs, William Verry.

Drum .- John Wetherell.

Privates .- Masa Basset, Thomas Bass, Samuel Bailey, John Bates, Obadiah Brintnell, Jonathan Clark, Ebenezer Cane, Banfield Capron, Caleb Dunham, Abraham Derry, Peter Derry, John Dunbar, Ichabod Eddy, Ezra Eddy, John Field, Israel Fisher, Calvin Fillebrown, William Hodges, Zebulon Hodges, John Hall, Jr., William Lane, Ephraim Knap, Timothy Leonard, Panl Lincoln, Jonathan Meburen (?), Daniel Phillips, Ichabod Randall, Solomon Skinner, Enoch Story, Asa Smith, William Story, Benajah Tucker, Jesse Tupper, Stephen Thayer, Benjamin Trow, Ichabod Willis, Permer (?) Wood, John White, Timothy Wellman, Josiah Willis, Ezra Willis, Levi Woodward, Abiathar Shaw, Seth Tiffany.

The following men from Norton enlisted for one year, from Jan. 1, 1778, in Capt. Joseph Cole's com- pany, of Bridgewater :

Seth Smith, Asa Newcomb, Elkanah Hall, Ichabod Eddy, Levi Wood- ward, John Cobb, John White, Timothy Skinner, Elias Eddy, Simeon Wetherell, John Gilbert, Masa Basset.

In Capt. Isaac Hodges' company, engaged in Rhode Island service, we find these names. Most of them were from this town :

David Keith, Isaac White, Lewis Sweeting, Nat. Freeman, Alexander Keith, James Newcomb, John White, Eliab Darby, Edmund Macomber, Abiel White, Joel Briggs, Thomas Grover, Alexander Balcom, Thomas . Braman, Samuel Bailey, Obadiah Brintnell, Stephen Briggs, Benjamin Braman, Levi Babbit, Rufus Clap, Abijah Clap, Asa Clap, William Clark, William Dunham, James Fillebrown, Asa Fillebrown, Cornelius Gibbs, George Hodges, Elijah Hodges, Abial Leonard, Isaac Lincoln, Isaac Lathrop, John Newland, Nathaniel Prior, Seth Pitts, John Patten, Phillip Pratt, Jesse Randall, Benjamin Shaw, Joshua Stearns, Eliphalet Sweet- ing, Robert Skinner, Mase Shepard, Asa Smith, William Stone, James Stone, Benjamin Tiffany, Seth Tisdale, William Verry, Peter Wellman, Royal White, Asa Wellman, Abijah Wetherell, Simeon White, Seth Williams, Benjamin Homes, Ebenezer Burt, Samuel Copeland, Stephen Cilley, Daniel Pratt.

These men were drafted from Norton in 1778 for nine months' service :

Thomas Jenkins, Peter Derry, David Hodges, Joshua Smith, Thomas Bass, Ephraim Knapp, London Morey (negro, rejected), William Axtell.

Ephraim Lane was a lieutenant-colonel in Col. Thomas Carpenter's regiment, Rhode Island service, from July 24 to Sept. 9, 1778. He was also a lieu- tenant-colonel in Col. John Daggett's regiment in 1775, called ont by the alarm at Lexington, 19th of April.

For 1779 the Committee of Correspondence, etc., were William Cobb, William Homes, Esq., Daniel Dean, Noah Wiswall, Noah Woodward, Silas Cobb, and Eleazer Clap. June 22d, " Voted that the eight Continental men now called for for nine months, and the three men for the Lines at Rhode Island, be raised by way of a tax on the ratable polis and estates in sd. Norton ;" and a committee were appointed to raise " the above men."

August 30th, "Voted to Silas Cobb two pounds, nineteen shillings, L. my., for keeping seven High- landers one night, and finding them all a breakfast."

In the roll of Capt. Joseph Franklin's company, of Rehoboth, engaged in a four months' service in Rhode

Island in the autumn of 1779, we find a few names of men from this town which we here record :

Israel Fisher, Francis Guillow, Isaac Stone.

'For 1780 the Committee of Correspondence, etc., were William Cobb, William Homes, and Daniel Dean.

October 9th, the town "voted to raise £1108 5s., in silver money, to pay the Bounty to the soldiers that were hired the summer past." Also " voted to Mr. Nathaniel Prior 210 pounds, old continental money, for going, himself and team, to Tiverton with the soldiers last August." The same day, "Voted to choose a person to purchase the beef called for (by a Resolve of Gen. Court) from this town ;" and Maj. Silas Cobb was chosen to make the purchase.

October 16th, it was "voted to raise £1100, for to pay for the beef and trouble." December 25th, " Voted to raise such a sum of money as to enable the town to pay each soldier that shall enlist into the continental service for three years, or during the war, three hundred silver dollars each ; one hundred paid soon, one hundred paid in one year, and the other hundred in two years, with interest."

In the alarm of August, 1780, Capt. Israel Trow marched to Rhode Island at the head of a company of men, whose names we here record, all of whom are supposed to have belonged to this town :

Joseph Hodges, first lieutenant; Jacob Shepard, second lieutenant; Benjamin Wild, Elkanah Lincoln, David Lincoln, Jonathan Newland, James Newcomb, Joshna Pond, Rufus Hodges, Joseph Andrews, Syl- vanus Braman, Samuel (?) Blandin, George Briggs, Daniel Bassett, Jo- seph Burt, Elijah Briggs, David Balcom, Noah Clap, John Clap, Jere- miah Cambell, Theophilus Crossman, Paul Cook, Tisdale Ilodges, George Hodges, Elijah Hodges, Joseph Howard, Abijah Lincoln, Levi Lincoln, Seth Pitts, Thomas Story, Asa Smith, Araunah Smith, Zebulon White, Joel White, Abijah Wetherell, David Wetherell, Josiah Welling- ton, Elkanal Wilmarth, Abiathar Macomber, Amos Marlin, Nathan Perry, Elijalı Danforth, Samuel Hunt, Seth Williams, Eleazer Walker, Jacob Shaw, Nathaniel Freeman, Noah Woodward, Jesse Hodges, Wil- liam Copeland, Samuel Copeland, Josiah Hodges, William Stone, Wil- liam Norton, Jonathan Hodges, Peletiah Day, Joseph Wellman, Ichabod Perry, William Wetherell, Ebenezer Wetherell, Elisha Capron, Daniel Phillips, James Davis, Nathan Dean, Nathaniel Wood, Silas Cobb, John King.

Capt. Seth Smith commanded a company in the Rhode Island service this year, probably all Norton- ians, whose names were,-

Ephraim Lane, lieutenant; Hezekiah Willard, William Makepeace, Nathan Cobb, Daniel Knapp, Isaac Hodges, Edward Darby, George Cobb, Benjamin Stanley, John Hodges, Jabez Briggs, David Arnold, Phineas Briggs, Thomas Braman, Benjamin Blandin, Joseph Matthews, John Briggs, Isaac Basset, Nathan Dean, Ephraim Eddy, Ezra Eddy, John HIall, Zephaniah Hodges, Abiel Lincoln, Oliver Leonard, Calvin Morey, William Stone, Nat. Stone, Seth Smith, Benajah Tucker, Benja- min Tiffany, William Verry, Simeon Wetherell, John Wetherell, David Woodward, Samuel Willis.

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History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 145

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed Publication date: 1883 Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Co. Number of Pages: 1818

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1818