History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 203

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

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The citizens of Tannton appointed an important committee, called "a Committee of Inspection and Correspondence," July 3, 1775, whose duty it was to promote the general safety, and that of Tannton in particular, and, fortunately, when the fire of 1838 consumed almost everything else in the town clerk's custody the records of this committee escaped. From these records we make liberal extracts.

"At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Taunton on Monday, July 3, 1775, said town made choice of George Godfrey, Esq., Capt. Henry Hodges, Lieut. Solomon Dean, Maj. Richard Godfrey, Capt. Simeon Williams, Insign Ichabod Leonard, James Williams, Jr., Lieut. Elisha Barney, Lieut. William Thayer, Lieut. Ebenezer Cobb, Mr. Elijah Lincoln, Lient. Benjamin Dean, Jr., Dr. David Cobb, Mr. Nicholas Baylies, Mr. John Adam, Benjamin Wil- liams, Esq., Mr. Josiah Crocker, Col. George Wil- liams, Robert Luscomb, Esq., Lieut. Edward Blake, and Mr. John Keene as a committee of inspection and correspondence for said town, and any seven to make a quorum.

"This committee met on Monday, July 10, 1775, and made choice of James Williams, Jr., for their clerk. Mr. Nicholas Baylies, Col. George Williams, and Capt. John Reed were chosen a committee to take into their care the effects and estate of Daniel Leonard, Esq., lying in Taunton, who has fled for

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protection to Boston, said committee to improve or let the same to the best advantage, and render a true account of the profits arising therefrom to this com- mittee, or any other committee of correspondence of this town that shall be chosen for that purpose.

" Toted, that George Godfrey, Esq., Capt. Simeon Williams, and Col. George Williams be a committee to take into their custody the pork and grain now in the store of Dr: Mckinstry, and send the same to the army as soon as may be, and take an account of the same and keep an account of the cost of transpor- tation."

Daniel Leonard and Dr. Mckinstry were such no- torious Tories that Taunton was not considered a safe place for them, and they took refuge in Boston. Thomas Gilbert was another, or, as Gen. George God- frey styles him, "the notorious Torie Gilbert." He considered it prudent to leave Taunton.

The Committee of Inspection and Correspondence held frequent meetings, and had much business on hand. "March 18, 1776, the committee met and pro- ceeded as follows, viz. :

"In committee, March 8, 1776, Nathaniel Bird, a shop-keeper in this town, being convicted for refusing paper currency in his payments, the committee re- solved to publish him to the world agreeable to the order of the Continental Congress, but said Bird soon after applied to the committee, desiring their par- don for his crime, and promising reformation for the future. They therefore have stopped all proceedings against him, and recommend him for the future to the good opinion of the Continental Congress on the signing the following paper." Which paper is given at length and embodied Nathaniel Bird's contrition for his offense and promise of amendment.

The report that eight hundred British soldiers had marched from Boston on the night of April 18, 1775, by. order of Gen. Gage, under Maj. Pitcairn, to Con- cord, to destroy the military stores deposited there, and the firing upon a company of American soldiers at Lexington on their way, on the morning of the 19th, and killing eight men, spread rapidly over Mas- sachusetts by couriers (they had no telegraphs or tel- ephones in those days). It was the first blood shed in the Revolution, and it aroused the people to arm fully for their defense. The news arrived in Taunton on the evening of the 19th, and Capt. James Williams rallied a company and was on the march in a few hours, arriving at Roxbury on the morning of the 20th, and reported for duty. His lieutenant was Jo- siah King; Abial Macomber, ensign ; John Shaw, John Hall, Abiathar Hathaway, and Daniel Briggs, sergeants ; Eben Sumner, drummer ; Eben Pitts, fifer. Privates Thomas Andrews, George Andrews, Jacob Burt, Richard Cobb, Richard Caswell, Job Caswell, John Caswell, Asahel Crossman, Job Dean, Nathan Dean, Ebenezer Dean, Micah Dean, Abijah Dean, Ebenezer Dean, Joseph Eliot, George Eliot, John Godfrey, Seth Godfrey, Peter Haskins, George King,

Job King, Nathan King, Elijah Knapp, Atherton Knapp, Sylvester Lincoln, James Latham, Benjamin Leach, Jonathan Macomber, Edward Paul, Zacharialı Padelford, James Padelford, James Presbro, Ebenezer Robinson (2d), Josiah Robinson, Gideon Shaw, Jo- seph Shaw, Job Smith, Jr., James Shaw, Seth Staples, Eben Shelly, A. Shaw, Shadrach Wilbore, Richard Williams, Thomas Williams, Seth Williams, Na- thaniel Woodward, of Taunton ; Elijah Gushce, Joshua Hall, Hezekiah Hall, of Raynham ; and Daniel Lane, of Norton.

They served twelve days, and forty miles travel ; were allowed £1 3s. 9d. each ; captain, £2 10s. ; lieu- tenant, £1 16s. 8d .; sergeants, £1 16s .; total, £76 48. 1d.

Corp. Seth Staples and Jabez Carver, of Taunton, were in Capt. Samuel Tubbs' company, of Berkley.

Another company was organized in Taunton for Col. Joseph Reed's regiment in 1775, the year preced- ing the " Declaration," as follows :

Oliver Soper, captain ; Simeon Cobb, lieutenant ; Thomas Williams, ensign; Ephraim Crossman, George Woodward, John Richmond, Rufus Barney, sergeants; Job Hoskins, William Williams, Jonathan Barney, corporals ; Joel Drake, fifer ; Simeon Crossman, drum- mer ; Ephraim Briggs, Prince Caswell, Richard Cas- well, James Cobb, Simeon Cobb, James Coggeshall, Robert Davis, Gideon Dean, Asa Bliss, Ard Godfrey, Thomas Graves, Jacob Hoskins, Joel Harvey, Elk. Hodges, James Hodges, John Hodges, Samuel Hos- kins, Timothy Hoskins, Rufus Harney, Elijah Leon- ard, Sylvester Leonard, Nedebiah Lincoln, Benja- min Leonard, David Lincoln, Ichabod Macomber, Seth Pollard, Nathaniel Potter, Jacob Phillips, Jo- siah Reed, Seth Richmond, Benjamin Richmond, In- crease Robinson, Abel Stacy, John Smith, Israel Smith, George Tisdale, Benoni Tisdale, Zadoc Thrasher, 'Perez Thrasher, Thomas White, Isaac Washburn, Silas Willis, Benjamin Woodward, Na- thaniel Woodward, Seth Woodward, Jonathan Wil- liams, Nathan Wetherell, privates. Served April 24th, May 2d to August 1st; averaged £4 11s. 6d .; total, £323 4. 4d.

An interesting paper, which may be called a re- sponse to the " Declaration of Independence," was recently discovered in the attic of the late Henry Hodges Fox, among the relics left by his ancestor, Capt. Henry Hodges, a prominent officer here a hun- dred years ago. It'is called a " covenant," and evinces the spirit of '76 in Taunton, as follows :

" We, the subscribers, do each of us severally for our- selves profess, testify, and declare, before God and the world, that we verily believe that the war, resistance, and opposition in which the United American Colo- nies are now engaged against the fleets and armies of Great Britain, is on the part of the said Colonies just and necessary. And we do hereby severally promise, covenant, and engage to, and with every person of this colony who has or shall subscribe this declaration or

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another of the same tenor or words, that we will not during the said war, directly or indirectly, in any way, aid, abet, or assist any of the naval or land forces of the king of Great Britain, or any employ'd by him, or supply them with any kind of provisions, military or naval stores, or hold any correspondence with or communicate any intelligence to any of the officers, soldiers, or marines belonging to the said army or navy, or inlist or procure any others to in- list into the land or sea service of Great Britain, or take up or bear arms against this or either of the United Colonies, or undertake to pilot any of the ves- sels belonging to the said navy, or in any other way aid or assist them. But on the contrary, according to our best power and abilities, will defend by arms the United American Colonies and every part thereof against every hostile attempt of the fleets and armies in the service of Great Britain, or any of them, ac- cording to the requirements and directions of the laws of this colony that now are or may hereafter be provided for the regulation of the militia thereof."

This document committed those who signed it in the " colony of Massachusetts Bay" to the Declaration of Independence, and to it are attached in their own handwriting the signatures of Taunton men, as fol- lows : John Godfrey, John Thayer, Henry Hodges, Jr., Abiathar Hodges, James Hodges, Jonathan Thayer, Stephen Haskins, Jr., Luther Haskins, John Holmes, Nathaniel Briggs, Abel Burt, Nedaliah Lin- coln, Aaron Pratt, Ben Washburn, Timothy Hodges, Nehemiah Haskins, Jr., William Haskins (3d), Sam- uel Haskins, James Woodward, Daniel Briggs, David Stacey, Seth Hodges, Silas Axtell, Thomas Hodges, Morgan Cobb, William Hodges, Samuel Torrey, Nathaniel Briggs (2d), Jacob Burt, Abraham Burt, John Hodges, Simeon Cobb, David Burt, Peter Has- kins, Isaac Burt, Isaac Burt, Jr., Ebenezer Cobb, Levi Harlow, James Codding, Aaron Knap, Gideon Hicks, Moses Knap, Edward Knap, Abiathar Knap, Ephraim Knap, James Tisdale, Daniel Short, Henry Briant, Nathaniel Dean, Abel Burt, Loren Tisdale, Benoni Tisdale, Simeon Cobb, Timothy Haskins, Pelatiah Estey, Samuel Hayward, Jonathan Harvey, Stephen Haskins, Philip Mason, Samuel Stacey, Sam- . uel Stacey (2d), Job Stacey, Job Stacey, Jr., George Woodward, John Briggs, Amos Stacey, James Har- vey, Ebenezer Willis, John Willis, Levi Torrey, Na- than Dean, Isaiah Reed, Zephaniah Hodges, Jona- than Barney, Jacob Barney, Nehemiah Dean, Samuel Gardner, Benjamin Williams, James Leonard, Zeph- aniah Gary, Seth Pollard, Joseph Harvey, Rufus Leonard, Oliver Dean, Enos Dean, George Reed, Jr., Frye Torrey, -eighty-seven names in all. Some names also appear to have been erased. Whether their courage failed them when came the tug of war or what was the reason we know not. Probably this was only one of several papers for signatures which has survived the wreck of time.

Immediately after the action at Concord and Lex-

ington, April 19, 1775, the men of Massachusetts were put under a thorough military organization. A bri- gade was formed in Bristol County, consisting of four regiments, and placed under the command of Brig .- Gen. George Godfrey, of Taunton. The Third Regi- ment of this brigade was raised mainly in Taunton and vicinity, under command of Col. George Wil- liams, of Taunton ; Lieut .- Col. Zephaniah Keith, of Easton ; 1st Maj. Abel Mitchell, of Easton; 2d Maj. James Williams, Jr., of Taunton; Adjt. William Seaver, of Taunton. The organization was perfected during March, 1776. On the 12th of September of that year the General Court, in compliance with a recommendation of the Continental Congress, had ordered one-fifth of the militia to be drafted, except in the remote counties and seaport towns, and when organized to be marched to New York.

The command of the Massachusetts troops was given to Benjamin Lincoln, who had been appointed major- general May preceding, and in less than three weeks, October, 1776, Gen. Lincoln arrived in camp, West- chester County, with the Massachusetts troops, in which Taunton was represented.

Adjt. Seaver was detached from Col. Williams' regiment in a short time, and assigned to the posi- tion of aide-de-camp upon the staff of Gen. Heath, whom he had known in Roxbury prior to the war. While on duty at Westchester County Maj. Seaver was present at the battles of White Plains and Chat- terton's Hill, Oct. 28, 1776. A diary kept by him a century ago has recently been published, giving in- teresting details of his camp-life. He was next transferred to Warren, R. I., as brigade inspector upon the staff of Brig .- Gen. Godfrey. He was pro- moted Aug. 3, 1779, brigade major. His reports on file at the State-House, Boston, show that service was performed by Taunton troops in Bristol County brigade in that vicinity.

Returning from that expedition, Maj. Seaver was detailed for special duty in different localities, one of which was under Count De Rochambeau at New- port, in August, 1780.

After the close of the Revolution, Maj. Seaver con- tinued his connection with the State military, and for nearly thirty years was brigade inspector of Bristol and Plymouth Counties, serving in that capacity under Brig .- Gen. Godfrey, from 1776 to 1781; Gen. James Williams, 1781 to 1792; Gen. Silas Cobb, 1792 to 1802; and Gen. Thomas Lincoln, from 1802 to 1815. He was the oldest son of William Seaver, of Dorchester, born May 8, 1748, at the homestead of his great-grandfather, Robert Seaver, of Roxbury, and resided in Dorchester till 1772, when he came to Taunton.

Among the Godfrey papers referred to is the fol- lowing: " Aug. 8, 1776, a list of the soldiers under my command, enlisted by order of the Council to march to Dorchester Heights, from Col. Williams' regiment, in the county of Bristol. Edmund Rich-

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mond, William Caswell, Joshua Staples, Asa Dean, Noah Dean, Philip Knap, William Hayward, Zeb- ulon Field, Robert Pray, Landon Hood, Peletiah Eddy, Jr., Seth Gushee, Nathan Dean, Richard Wil- liams, Seth Richmond, John Dean, Ebenezer Dean, Samuel Hood, Samuel Wild, Jr., Samuel Dean, Jon- athan Wilbore, Amariah Richmond, Samuel Padel- ford, Atherton Knap, John Macomber, Daniel Keith, Jr., Abijah Haskins, Henry Horr, John Caswell, Jacob Willis, Bela Linkon, Samuel Codding (2d), and two more belonging to Taunton, 'Listed with Lieut. French. (Signed) per Joshua Wilbore, Captain."

Gen. Godfrey's papers show that another call was made upon him by the Council, Nov. 29, 1776, for one-fourth part of his men, who were to march im- mediately to the town of Fairfield, Conn., to reinforce the Continental army at or near the State of New York, for the term of three months.

The names of the drafted soldiers from Taunton are given.

It appears from a memorandum-book kept by Gen. Godfrey that he and his whole brigade, on account of what he styles " the alarm at the State of Rhode Island," marched to Warren, Dec. 8, 1776, and were discharged the 31st of the same month.

The Godfrey papers give a " return of the names of the men enlisted from Capt. Joshua Wilbore's Com- pany in Col. George Williams' Regiment, with the names of the colonel and captain enlisted under to the Continental service," dated Sept. 2, 1777. In the spring of 1778, Taunton contributed toward "raising troops to be sent to Fishkill, N. Y., to serve for the period of nine months."

A company was enlisted into the service of the United States by Capt. Jacob Haskins, for Col. John Jacobs' regiment on duty in New York for one year from Jan. 1, 1778, as follows : Jacob Haskins, of Taunton, captain ; Lieutenants, Noah Pratt, Jacob French, Matthias McFornan, Jonathan Fletcher ; Sergeants, Aaron Turner, John Lawrence, Jesse Ellis, Peter Smith, Benjamin Fuller, Elijah Fuller; Corporals, Jonas Humphrey, Daniel Chickering, Parker Earle, Increase Pond, Samuel Cushing, Daniel Cook; Pri- vates, John Smith, Christopher Smith, Asa Holbrook, Zach. Bimbo, Samuel Williams, Enoch Darling, Jere- miah Crocker, William Fuller, Joseph , Titus Metcalf, Joel Cleveland, Warrick Greene, Luther Bullard, Abraham Crowley, Isaac Dagget, William Horton, Lemuel Herrin, Silas Morse, William Seaver,1 Ellis Whiting, Moses Daggett, Michael Clark, Benja- min -, Ephraim Jackson, Samuel Hammond,

Thaddeus Stowell, Oliver Guild, Isaac Brown, Na- ; aid in carrying on and consummating the Revolu- thaniel Draper, Nathan Draper, John Dewee.

Capt. Haskins raised another company after the above for Col. John Hathaway's regiment, to serve from the 13th of March to April 15, 1779, as follows : Jacob Haskins, of Taunton, captain ; Abiel Macom-

ber, lieutenant; Sergeants, Seth Paull, Nathaniel Snell, Perez Drake, John McSouth, Joshua Staple ; Corporals, Nathaniel Dean, Edward Dean, Philip Dean, Isaac Hall ; Abiel Hayward, drummer ; Eben- ezer Smith, fifer ; Privates, John Burt, Elijah Briggs, George Darby, Abraham Dean, Zebedee Hackett, Joseph Hall, Solomon McSouth, John Phillips, Abel Pain, David Padelford, Elijah Richmond, Elkanah Smith, Laban Smith, James Williams, Jr., Abiel Dean, Nathan Hall, Nehemiah Leonard, Elezer Wil- bur, Israel Jones, Zadoc Turner, Elisha Garey, Na- thaniel Hall, John Bolton, Peleg Osborn, James Gil- more, John Shaw, Lemuel Briggs.

Sept. 6, 1778, the Council being informed New Bedford was threatened by the enemy's ships, Gen. Godfrey was called upon to go to its assistance.

In the spring of 1779 a regiment of nine hundred men from the Bristol County brigade was sent to the assistance of Gen. Sullivan in the operations on Rhode Island.

July 26, 1779, Brig .- Gen. Godfrey received the fol- lowing letter from Maj .- Gen. Gates :

" SIR,-It being immediately necessary that there should be a train- ing of the militia of the county of Bristol that the exact state of their arms, ammunition, and accontrements may be known, you will please to send each colonel oue of the printed orders herewith transmitted to you. Upon the back thereof I request you will send such particular commands from yourself as you think requisite. When the review is finished, I desire to be favored with your company at Providence with a report of each regiment. The bearer has my direction to attend you to carry this order to each colonel. Ilis expenses I shall order to be paid. I am, sir, your most obedient, humble servant,

" HORATIO GATES, " Major-General."

July 4, 1781, John Hancock wrote from Boston to Brig .- Gen. Godfrey, as follows :

"SIR,-Agreeable to the request of the General Court, I herewith send you their resolutions for detaching a number of men from your Brigade to reinforce the Continental army. You are hereby required to detach without loss of time the proportion of men set upon the several towns in the County of Bristol, with a suitable number of officers to command the companies and order their march to join the army at West Point or such place as His Excellency, Gen. Washington, shall di- rect. The absolute necessity of complying with this order immediately I need not urge, as it will tend to carry on the important operations of the present campaign, under Providence, with success. Your men are to be joined with the men raised in the Counties of Worcester and Barnstable, which will form a Regiment, and you will detach a Major for the same.

" I am, Sir, Your very humble servant, " JOHN HANCOCK."

Taunton was one of the first towns in the State to pass resolutions condemnatory of the course of the British government towards the colonies, and there was no backwardness in furnishing men and material tionary struggle.

The War of 1812-15 .- The following is a record of the companies from Taunton and vicinity per- forming sentinel coast-guard duty at New Bedford, Fairhaven, and Dartmouth during the war of 1812- 15, copied from the late Gen. Benjamin Lincoln's rolls :

1 He was one of the guard detached for duty at the execution of André.

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CAPT. GILES G. CHASE'S COMPANY, BERKLEY.

Daniel Howland, Darius Harvey, Frederic Harvey, Joseph Hacket, Gil- bert Dean, Cornelius Dean, Dean Paul, Ethan Allen, Arnold Newton.

CAPT. SILAS SHEPARD'S COMPANY OF TAUNTON.

Nathan King, Samuel Gulliver, Oliver Soper, William Haskins, Zeph. Walker, Benjamin King, Ziba Wilbour, Lewis Wade, Solomon Austin, Gilbert Leopard, James H. Blake, Ed. Knapp (2d), Elisha Walker, George L. Hood, Ephraim Atwood, Palmer Austin, Royal Burt, Isaac Bixby, Benjamin Buffington, James Bulloch, Jr., Ed- mond Briggs, Jr., Charles Briggs, Alanson D. Briggs, David Bassett, Clothier Pierce. Peleg Coffin, George Caswell (2d), William Cross- man, William W. Crossman, James P. Crossman, Elijah B. Coleman, Lineas Dean, Aznel Eliot, Edward B. Francis, Albert Godfrey, Rich- ard Hewit, Job Hathaway, Ebenezer Haskins, William P. Haskins, Leonard Hathaway, Nathaniel Haskins, David Harvey, Jr., Rufus Holmes, Job Knapp, Jonathan King, Samuel King, Alfred Leonard, Nedebiah Lincoln, Lewis Leonard, Eben. Leonard, Elijah Lincoln, A. Lincoln, Jr., Wm Lucas, B. Macomber, E. Mirick, E. McFarlane, Enos Pratt, Jr., William Park, James Padelford, Jr., William Reed, George H. Reed, Jonathan Reed, Amariah Reed, Beza Richmond, Daniel Staples, Allen Staples, Eliphalet Staples, Noah Staples, Libeus Shelley, Elkanal Thrasher, Sylvester Thayer, Abiather Thayer, Benjamin Williams, William Wilbour, Richmond Walker, Nath. Wetherell, Jr., Abiather White, Robert Woodward, Samuel Wood- ward, Samuel Gilbert, Alanson Burt, Benjamin Norcut, Ira Ma- comber, Danfortli Lincoln.

CAPT. JOSEPH REED'S COMPANY, OF TAUNTON.

Edward Blake, Barney Pratt, George Richmond, William Stoddard, Jno. Curtis, Daniel Cresswell, Abiather Austin, Gilford Barrows, David Bradford, Darius Caswell, Allen Dean, Lewis Dean, Samuel Dunham, William Godfrey, Rufus Godfrey, Jr., Hervey Haskins, Jr., Seth H. Wilbour, Nathan King, Jr., Amaziah Reed, Seth Rider, Gideon Reed, Daniel Staples, Eliphalet Staples, Job Sockel, Eliphalet Willson, Weston Westcoat, Nathaniel Witherell, Nathaniel Whit- cum.

CAPT, SETH STAPLES' COMPANY, OF TAUNTON.

Benjamin Dean, Paul Staples, Rufus Crossman, Seth IIart, Lot Shelley,

Elisha W. Tubbs, John Neal, William C. Hood, Elijah B. Coleman, Abraham Caswell, Alfred Blake, Hathaway Briggs, Nathaniel Burt, Davis Baker, James Bullock, Arumah Burt, Lyman Barney, Inoreau Chace, Willard Clark, William Clark, Arnold Chace, Alick F. Dean, Abiather Field, John G. - , Eben Haskins, William Head, James Hood, Barnabas Harvey, Lionel Harvey, Daniel Hack, William Hathaway, Job Hathaway, Jas. Howard, Elijah King, Jr., Ephraim King, Jr., Robert King, Nicholas HI. Lincoln, Zadock Leonard, Solo- mon Leonard, Philip Mason, John Marvel, Otis Nicholls, Ebenezer Pratt, James Pain, Micab Paul, Nathan Paine, Jamies Pratt, Asa Presbrey, Nathaniel Phillips, William Rudel, Charles Reed, George W. Reed, King Richmond, Lemuel Savory, David Stacy, John Seek- ell (2d), Antipa Taber, Noah Thrasher, Elk. Thrasher, Amos Wade, William Wilbour, Stephen Wilbour, Stillman Williams, William Williams, Benjamin Williams, Samuel White, Abijah White, Benja- min Seaver.

CAPT. SAMUEL WILBUR'S COMPANY, RAYNHAM.

Appollos Eddy, Jr., Libeus Shelly, Wilbor Smith, Isaac White, Rayn- ham; Thomas W. T. Bicknell, Dighton ; Capt. Giles G. Chace, Berk- ley ; Lieut. Enos Williams, Job Dean, William Gushee, Eliab Dean, Asa White, Briarius Hathaway, Andrew Bachns, Job W. Dean, Raynham; John Perkins, Berkley; Chandler Dean, Raynham ; Isaac Paul, Jr., Berkley; Ira Britain, Joseph Bent, Benjamin S. Boodry, Charles Frazer, Abner Holmes, Ebenezer llolmes, Isaac King, Jr., Joseph Place, Abiel Robinson, Lewis Snow, Ebenezer Snow, Joseph Reading, Joshua Wilbour, Elkanah Wilbour, Jarvis White, James Warren, John W. Whitmore, Raynham ; John Pitts, David Palmer, John Wright, Silas Peckham, Cromwell Hoard, llenry Millard, Nathan Simmons, David Fish, Surrannus Philips, Ephraim Philips, David Philips, Dighton ; Miric Seer, Joseph French, Ebenezer Newell, Peter Briggs, Bonet Briggs, Luther Hathaway, Weston Westcoat, Robert Goff, Philip Caswell, Elisha Pierce, James French, Jr., Berkley ; John King, Jr., Raynham ; Gilbert Hoard, Digh- ton ; Ziba Wilbur, Joseph Bent, Raynham ; Bennet Briggs, Berkely ; John Bower, Dighton; Howard Cummins, George A. French, Berk-

ley ; James White, Otis Wilbur, Jarvis Hoard, Isaac King, Rayn- ham ; Aaron Lewis, Isaiah Philips, David Philips, Dighton ; Eben- ezer Mirick, Berkley; Samuel Shaw, Jr., Raynham ; Stephen Swasey, Oliver Shaw, John Pierce, Jr., James Bosworth, Dighton.

CAPT. SAMUEL WILBOR'S COMPANY, RAYNHAM.

Joseph Hall, Daniel Wilbor, John D. Gilmore, Calvin Washburn, Ben- jamin D. Richmond, Cassina D. Shaw, Warren Lincoln, Daniel Dean, Simeon Robinson, John Robinson (2d), Thomas Simmons, Jr., Ambrose Lincoln, Jr., Isaac HIall, Benjamin L. Boodry, Jona- than Dean, Reuben L. Frazer, Godfrey Robinson, Jr., Enoch Wil- liams, Eli Williams, Philo Williams, Stephen Williams, Raynham ; John Philips, Samuel Dean, Joseph Dean, Benjamin Hathaway, Elkanal Hathaway, Samuel Newhall, Levi L. Crane, Abijah Bab- bit, Berkley; John B. Talbot, Edward Terry, Palemon Pilge, Aaron Chace, Jr., Surrannus Philips, Frederick Briggs, Jonathan Palmer, Dighton.

CAPT. GILES G. CHIACE'S COMPANY, BERKLEY.

George Burt, Benjamin C. French, Venus Macomber, John Belton, Bar- zillai Crane, Berkley; Ebenezer Talbot, Dighton; Job Dean, Jr., Enos Williams, Raynham ; Benjamin Burt, Adoniram Crane, Berk- ley ; Darius Perry, Dighton ; John King, Jr., Raynham ; Daniel Burt, George Crane, Berkley ; Matthew Briggs, Jr., Richard Jones, Dighton ; Capt. Jonathan Wilbor, Raynham.

TAUNTON COMPANIES AND MEN IN TIIE REBELLION.

Company G, Fourth Regiment M. V. M. (Taun- ton Light Guard) .- This company was organized in 1855, and attached to the Fourth Regiment Massa- chusetts Volunteer Militia. Its first commander was Timothy Gordon, who continued from its organiza- tion until the close of the three months' campaign in Virginia.

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History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 203

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