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You are, therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Captain in leading, ordering, and exercising the said Company in Arms, both inferior Officers and Soldiers, and to keep them in good Order and Discipline; and they are hereby com- manded to obey you as their Captain, and you are yourself to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall, from Time to Time, receive from the General and Commander in Chief of the Forces raised in the Colony aforesaid, for the Defence of the same, or any other your superior Officers, according to Military Rules and Discipline in War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you.
By Order of the Congress Jos. Warren President P. T.
Dated, the 19th of May, A. D. 1775.
Sam Freeman Secretary P. T.
253
THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
Middlesex SS June 1 1775
Then John Ford within named personally appeared and repeated the Oath by Congress required to be taken by the officers of the Massachusetts Army.
Before us Jona. Hastings Justices Jona. Dix of Peace
COMMISSION.
Sigilium Coloniæ
SEAL
Massachusettensis
Colony of the 1 The Major Part of the Council of the
Massachusetts-Bay Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England.
B. Greenleaf To John Ford Gentleman Greeting.
W. Spooner YOU being appointed Captain of a Company Caleb Cushing raised by this Colony as a temporary reinforce- ment to the American Army untill the first day of April next.
J. Cushing Jedh. Foster Eldad Taylor
B. Lincoln
John Whitcomb Moses Gill S. Holten Michael Farley
I. Palmer
John Taylor B. White
Jabez Fisher
By virtue of the Power vested in us, WE do by these Presents, (reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage, and good Conduct,) Commission you accordingly .- You are therefore carefully and diligently to dis- charge the Duty of a Captain in leading, order- ing, and exercising said Company in Arms both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline: And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Captain and you are yourself, to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from your Superior Officers.
Given under our Hands and the Seal of the said Colony, at Watertown the Seventh Day of February in the Sixteenth Year of the Reign of his Majesty King George the Third, Anno Domini, 1776.
By the Command of the
} Major Part of the Council
Perez Norton D[eputy] Secy.
254
HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD
COMMISSION.
Colony of the Massachusetts-Bay. The Major Part of the Council of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England.
SEAL
To John Ford- Gentleman Greeting.
Jer. Powell
Caleb Cushing
You being appointed Captain of the fourth Company in the Seventh Regiment of Militia in the County of Middlesex whereof Simeon Spaulding Esqr. is Colonel-
J. Winthrop By Virtue of the Power vested in us, WE Rich'd Derby do by these Presents, (reposing special Trust J. Cushing and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage, and I. Holten good Conduct,) Commission you accordingly .- Ebenr. Thayer. Jr. You are therefore carefully and diligently to B. Lincoln discharge the Duty of a Captain in leading, B. Chadbourn ordering, and exercising said Company in Jos. Cushing Arms both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; and D. Sewall to keep them in good Order and Discipline: B. White And they are hereby commanded to obey you D. Hopkins as their Captain and you are yourself, to observe and follow such Orders and Instruc- tions as you shall from Time to Time receive from the Major part of the Council or from your Superior Officers.
John Taylor
F. M. Dunn
GIVEN under our Hands and the seal of the said Colony, at Watertown the third Day of September, in the Year of our Lord, 1776-
By the Command of the
Major Part of the Council
John Avery, Depy. Secy.
Given under our hands and seal of said Colony at Watertown Sept. 3. 1776.
[Condensed.]
A RETURN OF THE - CO. OF THE 7TH REGT OF MILITIA IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.
Officers' Names
Rank
Date of Commission
Place of Abode
John Ford,
Capt
June 11th 1775
Chelmsford
Benj Warren
1st Lieut
Sept 3d 1776
do
Vacant,
2nd
Vacant
do
Training Band Present
76
Alarm List present
34
Clerks
1
Under 50 years of age
16
Serjeants
4
Between 50 and 60 years
9
Drummers and fifers 2
60 “ 65
9
Rank and File Total
76
Total alarm List
34
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Absent in the Training Band in Capacity of Non-Commissioned officers and Privates
In the Continental Army 17
State Service 11
28
The whole number of males above 16 years of age not included either in the Training Band or alarm list. 13
Whites between 16 and 60 years of age 129
9
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 55, p. 48.]
In a Muster Roll of Capt John Ford's Company in ye twenty- seventh Rigimt of Foot in Continental Army. these officers are given: 1775
John Ford Capt John Bats Corp
Isaac Parker Liut
William Chambers Do
Jonas Parker Ensign
William Cambell Do
Moses Barker Sergt
Benjn. Berritt Do
Parker Emerson Do
Sergts
Barzilar Lew
J and Fifer
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 55, p. 49.]
The whole number of Equipments in the Training Band and Alarm List Present
83 Good Fire Arms
75 Jack-Knife
31 Steel Ram-rods
83 wadding
58 worms 327 Flints
74 Priming-wire and Brushes 66 1b Powder
74 Belt and Scabboard Bayonets 3043 Bulletts
63 Cartridge-Boxes of 15 Rounds 83 Blanket
5339 Buck-Shott 72 Canteen
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 55, p. 48.]
RETURN OF CAPT JOHN FORDS COMPANY IN COL BRIDGE'S RIDGM. John Ford Capt Isaac Parker Lieut. Jonas Parker Ensign
Men's Names
Age
Day Inlisted
Town they belong to
Com- plection
Size their occupation
Sergts
Moses Barker
36
25 April
Dracutt
Light 6
Farmer
Parker Emerson
30
Chelmsford
fresh 5.10 housewright
Daniel Keyes
37
Chelmsford
do
5.10 farmer
Jonas Pierce
25
do 6 housewright
Corps
John Bates
28
26
66
Dark 6
farmer
William Chambers 25
25
Light 6
Do
William Cambell
37
Dark 6 Do
Benja. Berret
42
=
Light 6 Do
John Keyes
26
Fresh 6 Do
Alexander Davidson
27
25
"
Tewkesby
Dark 5.9
Cordwinder
John Chambers
27
26
Chelmsford
Light 6
farmer
Samuel Briton
18
25
Dark 5.6
Do
Corps
Daniel Keyes
Do
William Ranstard Drummer
Jonas Pierce
Do
JUNE 15, 1775.
Upwards of 60 years of age.
138
256
HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD
Men's Names
Age
Day Inlisted
Town they belong to
Com- plection
Size
their occupation
Moses Barker Jr
16
25 April
Dracutt
Light 5.6
Do
Benjamin Pierce
19
26
Chelmsford
Do
5.8
Do
David Chambers
26
27
=
Do
6
Do
Ebenezer Shed
25
25
25
=
=
Do
5.8
housewright farmer
James Dun
23
27
=
Do
Do
Dark 6
Do
Enoch Cleavland
19
27
Do
Light 5.8
Do
Benja Butterfield
18
27
Do
Light 5.6
Do
Samuel Haywood
17
26
Do
Dark 5.6
Do
Moses Ester Brooks
30
27
Do
Light 6.
Do
Robert Aynger
42
28
Billiraca
Do 5.5
Do
Elijah Heaselton
25
29
Tewksbury
Dark 5.6
Do
John Glode
25
28
Chelmsford
Dark 5.10 Do
Jesse Dow
21
29
Methen
Dark 5.10 Blacksmith
Joseph Spaulding
20
25
Do
Chelmsford
Do
5.10 farmer
Francis Davidson
23
26
Do
Do
5.9
Do
Oliver Cory
18
28
Do
Do
5.6
Do
Samuel Marshel
23
29
Do
Do
6
Do
Nathaniel Hunt
20
29
Tewkesbury
Do
5.9
Do
Joseph Spaulding Jr
19
27
Do
Do
6. Do
Noah Foster
18
27
Do
Light 5.6
Do
Jonas Spaulding
19
29
Do
Do
6. 5.10 Do
Isaac Berret
22
25
Do
Do
Do
6
Do
Benja. Farley
17
25
Do
Do
Do
5.10 Do
Timothy Adams
18
29
Do
Do
Do
5.6
Do
Josiah Fletcher
18
28
Do
Do
Do
5.6
Do
John Parker
20
26
Do
Dark 5.10
Do
James Chambers
16
2 May
Do
Light 5.6
Do
Silas Parker
17
29 April
Do
Light 5.6
Do
Benj Haywood
21
28 April
Do
Do
5.5
Do
Robert Richardson
33
4 May
Do
Do
6.
Do
Berzillia Lew
30
6 May
Do
Negro 6.
Cooper [Fifer]
William Rowell
25
6 Do
Sandown
Light 6.
farmer
William Ranstard
14
6
Do
Boston
Dark 5.
Do [Drummer]
Thomas Bewkell
25
27 April
Chelmford
Light 5.10 Do
William Brown
23
25 April
Darcutt
Light 6.
Do
James Alexander
26
28
Do
Chelmford
Dark 5.10 Do
Solomon Farmer
21
28
Do
Do
Do
5.6 Do
William Brown
the
James Alexander
29 of May. 1775
Solomon Farmer -
Enlisted in to the Train
Thomas Bewkell 25 of June 1775
Desarted from Camp in Cambridge
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 55, p. 54.] Another Roll [Vol. 56, p. 179], dated Sept. 25, 1775, has the same names.
Mr. Henry S. Perham once expressed to the writer the opinion that the name Chambers on the foregoing roll might be erroneously given for Chamberlain.
This was the first enlisted company of Chelmsford men, and was stationed at Cambridge, serving from April 25, 1775 to February, 1776.
6
housewright farmer
Jonathan Sprigue
19
25
Nathll. Foster
20
26
22
25
Light 6
Do
Benja Parker
22
27
26
Do
Do
6 Do
Reuben Foster
23
27
Chelmsford
Light 6.1
Do
Solomon Keyes
23
29
Do
Do
Dark 6
Light 6
Do
Isaiah Foster
21
Samuel Wilson
Dark
Light 6
Do
Joseph Chambers
21
MIDDLESEX VILLAGE. AQUEDUCT, LOOKING WEST.
MIDDLESEX VILLAGE. AQUEDUCT, LOOKING EAST.
BALDWIN MANSION.
STORE HOUSE.
No. 18
BRIDGE OVER CANAL, MIDDLESEX VILLAGE.
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Captain Barron's company, which turned out on the 19th of April, remained at Cambridge a short time, the service of the men varying from two to eighteen days. About twenty of these men enlisted into Capt. Ford's company, a few days later.
On the 25th of April, nineteen of Capt. Ford's company were enlisted, eight on the 26th, and by the 29th, twenty-five more.
The militia was called out, as a temporary reinforcement to the army, to serve to April 1, 1776, until a new army could be recruited to take the place of those whose term of enlistment had expired.
Second Enlisted Company of Chelmsford men, at Cambridge, which served from January, 1776, to April 1776.
John Ford, Capt .; Lemuel Perham, Lieut .; Micah Hildreth, Benjamin Byam, John Adams, Uriah Keyes, Moses Barker, Oliver Richardson, Samuel Twiss, Daniel Silaway, Solomon Keyes, Isaac Liveston, John Taylor, James Heaston, Eliphalet Manning, Israel Hunt, Jonathan Hunt, John Roby, Willard Hall, Nicholas Morrill, Stephen Pierce, John Marsh, Nathaniel Richardson, John Needham, Isaiah Foster, Sherebiah Fletcher, Jeremiah Morrill, Moses Esterbrooks, Samuel Wilson, Ebenezer Gould, Jr., Elijah Hildreth, Joshua Jones, Solomon Abbott, Barzilla Lew, Joseph Barrett, James Annas, Simon Hyde, Ezekiel Andrews, Joshua Durant, Hezekiah Thorndike, Willard Pierce, John Haywood, John Mears, Daniel Abbot, Jonathan Stevens, John Spaulding, Samuel Fletcher, Jonathan Shed, James Read, Joseph Ingals, Caleb Coburn, Daniel Clough, Daniel Proctor, Jeptha Spaulding, William Fletcher, Jeremiah Hill, Joseph Willson, Leonard Willson, John Hunt, Joseph Spaulding, John Baker, Thomas Hoadley, Benjamin Lane.
[Ford Papers.]
The following names are on the enlistment papers dated January, 1776, among the papers left by Capt. Ford, and probably served in the company, although they did not receipt for their pay with those named above:
John Carlton, Jr., Stephen Barrett, Elijah Cory, Josiah Abbot, Paul Hill, Timothy Gray, John Wright, Benjamin Sanders, Charles Harris, John Wining, Benjamin Sprake, Benjamin Dutton, John Sprake, William Stearns, Joel Crosby, Nicholas Sprake, Aaron Monroe, Abraham Jaquith, John Merrick, Moses Hardee, Aaron Palmer, John Perham, 3d, Lemuel Perham, Jr., Josiah Danforth, Gershom Proctor, Francis Lane, David Lane, William Clough, Uriah Griffin, James Hazeltine, John Hunt, Daniel Glode, James Bailey.
[Ford Papers.]
"It may be that some of the last names are of men transferred to other companies, although their names are on enlistment papers with the names of those on the pay roll of April 19, 1776." [See Lowell Journal and Courier, Sept. 23, 1859.]
258
A MUSTER ROLL OF THE COMPANY UNDER COMMAND OF CAPT. JOHN FORD IN COL. EBENR, BRIDGE'S REGIMENT, TO THE FIRST OF AUGUST, 1775.
Whole
Guns supplied Cartridge by Province Price
Cloth- ing Amt.
Ad- vance Wages
Amt. of Deduc- tion
Balance
Men's Names
Towns whence they came
Rank
Time of Enlist- ment
Travel
| Amt. at 2
d.
m. d.
Sundries 4.6.4
4.6.4
16.15.11
John Ford
Chelmsf. do
Capt. Lieut.
25
27
3
14|14: 2: 3
Isaac Parker
Acton
1
4
2.0.02. 4.0
6. 6.6
Moses Barker
Dracut
Sergt.
25
30
2
63
14| 8:10: 6
Chelms.
do
25
27
2
33
2
33
14
8:10: 3
Daniel Keyes
do
do
2.0.02. 0.0
6.10. 3
Jonas Pierce
do
do
25
27
2
33
14
8:10: 3
2.4.01
4
2.0.04. 8.0
3. 6.9
John Bates
do
Corporal
26
27
27
2
33
14
7:16: 3
11
2.14.01
2.0.04.14.0
3. 2.3
William Chambers
do
do
2.0.02. 4.0
5.12. 3
William Campbell
do
do
25
27
2 33
14
7:16: 3
Benj. Berrett
do
do
25
27
2
313
14|
7:16: 3
1
2.0.02. 4.0
5.12. 3
4.12. 8
William Ramstead
Boston
Drummer
May
6
6
27
2
3|3
3
6:18:11
Barzilla Lew
Chelms. do
Private
Apr.
25
27
2 33
14
7:2:3
1
2.0.02. 4.0
4.18. 3
John Keyes
2.0.02. 4.0
4.18. 6
Alexander Davidson
Tewksby
do
25
30
2
63
14
7: 2: 6
1
4
2.0.04. 0.0
3. 0.8
John Chambers
Chelms. do
do
do
25
30
2
63
14
7: 2: 6
1
4
2.0.02. 4.0
4.18. 6
2.0.02. 0.0 5. 0.10
Benjamin Pierce
Chelms.
do
25
27
2
33
14
7:2:3
2.0.05. 0.0
1.19. 3
David Chambers
do
do
25
27
2
33
14
7: 2: 3
1
2.0.02. 0.0
5.2.3
Saml Wilson
do
do
25
27
2 33
14
7:2: 3
Jonathan Sprague
do
do
25
27
2
33
14
7:2:3
2.0.02. 0.0
5. 0.10
Nathanl. Foster
do
do
26
27
2
33
13
7:0: 8
2.0.02. 0.0
4.19. 3
James Dunn
do
do
27
27
2
33
12
6:19: 3
2.0.02. 4.0
4.18. 3
Isaiah Foster
do
do
25
27
2
33
14
7:2: 3
1
4
1
4
2.0.02. 4.0
4.15. 3
Benjamin Parker
do
do
27
27
2
33
12|
6:19: 3
2.0.03. 8.0
3.14. 3
Benjamin Farley
do
do
25
27
2
33
14
7:2:3 1
1. 4.01
Enoch Cleaveland
do
do
27
27
12
3|3
12|6:19: 3
1
2.0.02. 4.0 4.15. 3
S.
Apr. 25
27
3 3
14 21: 2: 3
14. 2. 3
25
21
1
93
14 12: 5: 9
Jonas Parker
1.8.01
4
2.0.03.12.0
4.18. 3
Parker Emerson
2.0.02. 0.0
6.10. 3
HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD
2.0.0|2. 4.0
4.18. 3
Ebenezer Shed
do
do
27
27
2
33
12
6:19: 3 1
3. 0.0
2.0.03.14.0
3. 8.3
25
27
2
33
14
7:2: 3 1
1.10.01
Samuel Britton
Moses Barker, Jun.
Dracutt
do
do 26
27
2
33
18
7:0:8 1
1.16.01
1
2.0.02. 4.0
4.14.11
Fifer
May
27
2
33
3
6:16: 8
1
2.0.02. 4.0
25
27
2 33
13
7:14: 9 1
1
4
12. 6. 9
£ s-d
Time of
Service
1d. a mile
vic
Boxes by Province Price
2.0.02. 0.0
5. 2.3
25
14 8:10: 3 1
Benjamin Butterfield Saml. Haywood Moses Easterbrooks
do
do
26
27
2 33
13 7: 0:10
11
2.0.02. 4.0 4.16.10
2.0.04. 4.0 2.16.10
do
do
26
27
2
33
13
7:0:10 1
2. 0.01
2.0.02. 0.0
do
do
27
27
2
33
12
8 3
11
6:17: 5
1
4
2.0.02. 4.0
4.13. 4
Elijah Hazeltone
Tewksby
do
20
30
2 63
10
6:16: 8
1
4
2.0.02. 4.0
4.0
4.17.10
John Glode
Mathuen
do
29
35
2 113
10
6:17: 5
1
4
2.0.02.
4.0
4.13. 5
Jesse Dow
Chelms.
do
25
27
2
33
14
7:2: 3 1
Joseph Spaulding
do
do
26
27
2 33
13
7: 0:10
Francis Davisson
do
do
28
27
2
33
11
6:17:10
Oliver Corey
do
do
29
27
2
33
10
6:16: 5
Saml Marshall
do
do
26
27
2
33
13
7: 0:10
1
2.0.02.
4.0
4.0
4.12. 8
Nathanl Hunt
Tewksby
do
29
30
2
63
10
6:16: 8
1
4
1
2.0.02. 0.0
0.0
4.19. 3
Joseph Spaulding, Jr.
do
do
27
27
2
33
12
6:19: 3
Noah Foster
do
do
27
27
2
3/3
12
6:19: 3
Jonas Spaulding
do
do
29
27
2
313
10
6:16: 5
1
2.0.02.
4.0
4.12. 5
Solomon Keyes
do
do
29
27
2
33
10
6:16: 5
1
2.0.02.
4.0
4.18. 3
Timothy Adams
do
do
29
27
2
33
10
6:16: 5
1
2.0.02.
4.0
4.12. 5
Josiah Fletcher
do
do
28
27
2
3
3
11
6:17:10
1
2.0.02. 4.0
4.13.10
John Parker
do
do
26
27
2
3
3
13
7: 0:10
1
2.0.02. 4.0
4.16.10
James Chambers
do
do
May
2
27
2
33
7
6:10:12 1
1. 8.01
2.0.03.12.0
3.0.3
Silas Parker
do
do
Apr. 29
27
2
33
10
6:16: 5
1
2.0.02. 4.0
4.12. 5
Benjamin Haywood
do
do
28
27
2
33
11
6:17: 8
1
2.0.02. 4.0
4.13.10
Robert Richardson
do
do
May
27
2
33
5
6: 9: 4 1
1. 8.01
1
4
2.0.02. 4.0
4. 3.10
William Rowell
Sandown Chelms.
do
Apr. 28
27
2
31
3
1: 6: 6
2.0.0
2. 6.6
Solomon Farmer
do
do
28
27
2
31
3
1: 6: 6
1
4
2.0.0
Deserted
Thomas Bewkwell
do
do
27
27
25
30
2
6 1
6
1:11: 0
293.1. 7
Ballance due to ye company
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 14. p. 89.]
Allowed Feb. 10. 1776.
259
4.19. 3
Reuben Foster
Chelms.
do
27
27
2
33
12
6:19: 3
2.0.02.
2.0.02.
0.0
4.19. 3
2.0.02. 0.0
4.16. 5
Isaac Berrett
do
do
25
27
2
33
14
7:2: 3
1
2.0.02.
4.0
4.0
4.12. 5
4.16.10
Joseph Chambers
Chelms.
do
28
27
2
33
11
6:17:10
2. 8.0
2.0.04. 8.0
2.14. 3
2.0.02. 0.0
5. 0.10
4.13.10
1
2.0.02.
Robert Ainger
Billerica
do
28
20
1
4.12. 8
THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
William Brown
Dracutt
do
4
6
45
3
93
3
6: 8: 0
2.0.0
2.6.6
James Alexander
2.0.03.12.0
2.17. 4
do
26th June
1.11. 0
2.0.02.
2.0.02.
4.19. 3
6:19: 3
260
HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD
Captain Ford's muster roll of August, 1775, is placed after that of the second enlisted company in order to bring it on opposite pages.
Company of Capt. John Ford of Chelmsford, at Ticonderoga, being mostly men from Chelmsford, from July to the end of December, 1776.
John Ford, Capt .; Micah Hildreth, Lieut .; John Richardson, Lieut .; John Chaney, also Lieut. for part of the time; John Lane, Ensign; Ebenezer Bowman, Sarg't .; Daniel Parker, John Osgood, John Smith, Robert Richardson, Robert Morrell or Morall, John Adams, Ezra Corey, Joel Estabrooks, Joseph or Josiah Estabrooks, William Mears, Samuel Brown, Eleazer Colburn, Abram Littlehale, Jesse Haywood, Benjamin Haywood, Daniel Silaway, William Smiley, John Taylor, Joshua Jones, Samuel Piper, Willard Hall, Benjamin Barron, Philip Butterfield, John Marsh, Moses Chandler, John Perham, Isaac Carkin, Reuben Silaway, Abijah Wood, Solomon Wood, Alexander Brown, Timothy Farrar, David Adams, Thomas Clark, Richard Hughes, Daniel Damon, Ebenezer Wakefield, Samuel Ellingwood, John Fox, William Blazedell, Hezekiah Thorndike, Caleb Rea, Benjamin Sprake, Jacob Williams, Aaron Farmer, Eben'r Green, Levi Parker, Jonas Whitney, James Cumings, James Davis, Seth Didson, Ephraim Howe, Lazarus Hubbard, Nathaniel Boroughs, Abijah Fox, Joseph Butterfield, Jesse Butterfield, William Bowers, Benjamin Williams, Robert Adams, Jeduthan Warren, Solomon Keyes, William Chambers, Charles Fips or Phipps, Samuel Whitney, Jonathan Woodward, Sampson Harris or Hardy, Mitchell Davis, John Mears, Moses Barker, Obadiah Johnson, Jonathan Evans, Barzilla Lew, John Mills, Asa Colburn, Joseph Carkin, Solomon Adams, John Bowers, Ziba Lane, Abraham Mears, Zaccheus Fletcher, Joshua Durant, John Manning, John Burge, John Ditson, John Storrs.
[Ford Papers.]
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THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
ROUTE TO TICONDEROGA.
In the Diary of Micah Hildreth of Dracut (Lieutenant in Capt. Ford's company), are given the routes taken by the troops on their march from Chelmsford on July 25, 1776, and on their return.
Dracutt, July 25. 1776. to Chelmsford
Then marched for Cannada
to Westford
From Ticonderoga, Nov. 26. 1776. To Fort George
Groton
Fort Edward
Pepperel
Miller
Townsend
Saratoga
Ashby
Still Water
Ashburnham
Half Moon
New Ipswich
New City
Ringe
Albany Flats
Jeffry
Albany
New Marlboro
Then across the River to Green Bush
Swanzey
Scoduck
Keen
New Lebanon
Surry
Green Groves, called Philipstown
Westmoreland
Pittsfield
Walpole
Partridgefield
Charlestown, N. Y.
Washington
Springfield
Williamsburg
Weathersfield
Hatfield
Cavendish
Then across the river to Hadley
Saltish
Amherst
Ludlow
Shutesbury
Susbury
New Salem
Clarendon
Petersham
Rutland
Templeton
Castleton
Westminster
Skeenborough
Fitchburg
Mount Independence
Lunenburg
Ticonderoga
Shirley
Groton
Westford
Chelmsford
Dracut
[Courtesy of Dr. M. G. Parker.]
"A Muster Roll of Capt. John Ford's Company of Volunteers in Col. Jonathan Reed's Regiment of Militia, who engaged Sept 27th and marched Sept. 30, A. D. 1777, to reinforst the northern army, by the desire of the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay." as we belonged to sd. State. Chelmsford Sept. A. D. 1777.
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HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD
Establishment Distance from Disch'd Nov. 8 per month home 40 miles Time of service Whole Amt.
Days allowed
John Ford,
Capt. £12. 0. 0 to return home
43 days
£17. 4.0
Tempel Kindall
Lieut.
8. 2. 0 20 miles per day
do
11-12. 0
Jonathan Bancroft,
Sergt.
2.8.0
do
3. 8.9
Willard Parker
Sergt.
2.8.0
2 days
do
3. 8.9
Azariah Proctor,
Corp.
2. 4.0
do
3. 3.0
Silas Pierce,
Corp.
2. 4.0
do
3. 3.0
Caleb Colburn,
Corp.
2.4.0
do
3. 3.0
Simeon Cummings, Privates
Corp.
2. 4.0
do
3. 3.0
Oliver Barron,
Esq.
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Jonathan Shed,
2.0.0
do
2. 17.4
William Chambers
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Jonathan Woodard
2.0.0
do
2. 17.4
Willard Hayward
2.0.0
do
2. 17. 4
David Putnam
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Joseph Adams
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Samuel Adams
2.0.0
do
2. 17.4
Jeduthan Warren
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Sam'l Perham
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Josiah Fletcher
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Henry Fletcher
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Joel Spauldin
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
David Danforth
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
David Marshall
2 0.0
do
2.17.4
Aaron Chamberlain
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Azariah Spauldin
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Timothy Adams
2.0.0
do
2.17. 4
Jonathan Robins
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Ephraim Robins
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Supply Reed
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
William Spauldin
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Stephen Pierce
2.0.0
do
2.17. 4
Benjamin Butterfield
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Levi Fletcher
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Banja Hayward
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Oliver Richardson
2.0 0
do
2.17.4
John Hadlock
2.0.0
do
2 17. 4
Joseph Butterfield
2.0.0
do
2.17. 4
Joseph Ingals
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Aaron Small
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
William Fletcher
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Elijah Fletcher
2.0.0
do
2.17. 4
Benjamin Didson
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Sam'l Lunn
2.0.0
do
2.17. 4
Solomon Pollard
2.0.0
do
2. 17. 4
John Marsh
2.0.0
do
2.17. 4
Jesse Butterfield
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Elizer Farwell
2.0.0
do
2. 17. 4
William Parker
2.0.0
do
2.17. 4
Jacob Baldwin or Bauldwin
2.0.0
do
2.17.4
Joseph Tyler
2.0.0
Disch'd Oct. 20, 23 days
1. 10.8
John French
2.0.0
do
1. 10.8
Oliver Adams
2.0.0
do
1. 10.8
Samuel French
2.0.0
do
1. 10. 8
£171.19.3
46. 9.4
[Capt. Ford allowed for extra services] Chelmsford, March 28. 1778.
£218.08.7
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 55, p. 57.]
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THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
An abstract of Capt. John Ford's Company in Col Reed's Regiment A D 1776 for travel from fort George and for mileage from Albany home at one penny Pr mile and one Days Pay for every twenty miles from Albany home.
1 Capt. for travel 265 miles and 200 mile mileage 3.15.5
2 Lieuts. Do 5.16.2
1 Ensign Do 2. 8.9
4 Seargt. Do 7. 7.6
7. 4.4
4 Corpl. Do 2 Drum & fife Do 3.12.2
76 Privates Do 134. 11. 8
total 165. 16. 0
Chelmsford January 9th. 1777
John Ford
John Ford. Capt.
[Ford Papers.]
Captain Ford's Company was at the taking of Burgoyne, and brought back with them between forty and fifty of the prisoners from Stillwater to Cambridge.
An Abstract for pay Due to Capt. John Ford and his Company for pack horses to carry their baggage to Stillwater and for horses Expences and for the men to bring back their horses and for Extroydenary Expence in their Return as they Brougt back the prisoners.
9 horses for 53 men at 6d pr mile Each 160 miles Each £36= 0=0 for 2 men to bring back the pack horses 15 Days at 3s. pr man pr day. 4=10=0 and for their Expences for the men to Bring back the horses 4=10=0
and for the Expence for the above horses at 1£-16s-0 pr horse 16= 4=0 for milage to Bennington 53 men 160 miles 2 pence pr mile Each 35= 6=8
for Extrordinary Expence from Stillwater to Cam- bridge in bringing back the prisoners 250 miles Each and one peny pr mile 51=0=10
the above was transacted A: D: 1777 Chelmsford March 28 1778 John Ford Capt
total 147: 11:6
[Ford Papers.]
Sept. 10, 1778, Capt Ford was ordered to detach 3 privates from his Company to reinforce Gen. Sullivan and to defend the seacoasts, to march to Providence, armed & equipped as the law directs.
[Ford Papers.]
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HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD
ANCESTRY OF CAPTAIN JOHN MINOT
(1)Thomas Minot of Essex, England, had a son (2) George, born Aug. 4, 1594, who came to Dorchester in 1630; was an Elder in the Church and prominent in the town. He married Martha and died Dec. 24, 1671.
(3) James, their son, was born Dec. 31, 1628, and died March 30, 1676. He married 1st Hannah (daughter of Col. Israel Stoughton and sister of Lieut. Gov. William Stoughton), Dec. 9, 1653; 2d Hepsibah Corlet, May 21, 1673.
(4) James, born April2, 1659, married Rebecca Jones of Concord, Feb. 9, 1688.
(5)Lieut. Jonathan, born 1689; died July 23, 1770. Married Elizabeth Stratton of Concord, Jan. 26, 1714. They had Samuel, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Jonathan, Anna.
(6) John, born at Chelmsford, Dec. 16, 1730; died Sept. 16, 1809. Married Rachel Spaulding, June 27, 1753. She died Dec. 31, 1812, aged 80. No children are recorded in Chelmsford. Jonathan, brother of (6)John, was of Westford, and a Captain in the Revolution.
Chelmsford names on "A Pay Role of Travill and Wages Due to Capt. John Minots Company in Col. Dike's Regt. for the Travill from their Places of Abode to the Heights of Dorchester the Place of Rendezvous and back to their Respective homes and one days Wages for Every Twenty Miles home."
Men's Names
Towns
Number of miles
to and from
encampment
The amount of
travil at 1d
per mile
The no. of days
Travilling home
Total of Travill
and Wages
Returning home
John Minot
Chelmsford
64
0.5.4
2
0. 16 0
John Dutton
64
0.5.4
2
0. 8.0
Willard Byam
64
0.5.4
2
0. 8.0
Joseph Dunn
64
0.5.4
2
0. 8.0
Samuel Chamberlin
64
0.5.4
2
0. 8.0
Moses Davis
64
0.5.4
2
0. 8.0
Jonas Dutton
64
0. 5.4
2
0. 8.0
[Warrant allowed, Nov. 30, 1776.]
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 55, p. 34.]
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A MUSTER ROLE OF CAPT. JOHN MINOTTS COMPANY IN COLO. DIKES REGT.
Boston December the 21st 1776.
Name
Rank
Put in pay
Town
Age Effective
Casualities
John Minott
Capt
Decr. 1
Chelmsford
47
13 Day taken
Benja. Lawrance
Lievt.
Do. do
Groton
30
14 Do
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