History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Vol. II, Part 147

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed. cn
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1226

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The hardest fighting of the day was done in Lin- coln.2 Within a short half-mile from the excavation at the brow of the hill eight British soldiers were killed. Capt. Jonathan Wilson, of Bedford, Daniel Thompson, of Woburn, and Nathaniel Wyman, of Billerica, were slain here. Two more British sol- diers were killed before the fugitives re-crossed the dividing line between Lincoln and Lexington.

The bodies of five of the British soldiers were gath- ered up and buried in the old burying-ground in Lincoln, three more were buried by the side of the road and two in a field near Lexington line.

Mr. Shattuck says : " About the same time (i. e. that Capt. Brown paraded his company on the Common) a part of the minute company from Lincoln, who had been alarmed by Dr. Prescott, came into town and paraded in like manner. The number of armed men who had now assembled was about one hundred. The morning- had advanced to about seven o'clock, and the British army were soon seen approaching the town on the Lexington Road. The sun shone with peculiar splendor. The glittering arms of eight hun- dred soldiers, the flower of the British army, were in full view. It was a novel, imposing, alarming sight. What was to be done? At first it was thought best they should face the enemy, as few as they were, and abide the consequences. Of this opinion was the Rev. William Emerson, the clergyman of the town, who had turned out amongst the first in the morning to animate and encourage his people by his counsel and patriotic example. 'Let us stand our ground,' said he, 'if we die, let us die here !' Eleazer Brooks, of Lincoln, was then on the hill. 'Let us go and meet them,' said one to him. 'No,' he answered, ' it will not do for us to begin the war.' They did not then know what had happened at Lexington."

And Eleazer Brooks was right. It would not have been well or wise for the Provincials to begin the war; better, far better, to wait until the British soldiers

1 "Lincoln, November, 1676 .- This may certify that Captain William Smith, of Lincoln, in the county of Middlesex, appeared on Concord parade early in the morning of the 19th of April, 1775, with bis com- pany of minute men ; was ordered to leave his horse, by a field officer, and take his post on an adjacent bill-the British troops possessing the North Bridge. He voluntarily offered, with his company, to endeavor to dislodge them, leaving his horse at the tavern ; by which means on their retreat the horse, &c., were carried off with one of their wounded men.

"JOHN BUTTRICK, Major."

See also petition and account of William Smith, " Massachusets Ar- chives," vot. [42, pp. 293-3'x). Hudson's " History of Lexington, " p.

2 Drake's " History of Middlesex County," vol. 1, p. 125. Iludson's "History of Lexington," p. 195.

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had fully manifested their purpose to kill'and plunder, burn and destroy. The colonists stood better in their own estimation and in the eyes of their countrymen, and stand better in the light of history than if they had rushed madly or inconsiderately into the fight. And not only did the British soldiers kill armed men and destroy public property that day, but they burnt the houses of private and unoffending people, butch- ered old and unarmed men and drove a woman with a babe three days old from her house and set fire to it, -atrocities unparalleled except in savage warfare.

And no sequel to the events of the morning can be conceived of, more animating or encouraging to the Colonies, or one which would better unite them in a common cause against the common enemy, or one which could be more mortifying or discouraging to the English people and ministry.

Suppose the Provincials had captured the whole force sent to Concord. The capture would have cost the Americans the lives of many brave men, whom they could not well spare, and the captives would have been an elephant on their hands which they had no use for or place to keep. Or, suppose the British troops had halted in some open field or on some hill and engaged the Americans in mortal combat. If they had fought well and died bravely, the English nation might have been filled with admiration at their valor, and aroused to gigantic efforts to avenge their deaths. Far better they should ignominiously run away, giving courage and hope to the Colonists, grief and shame to the English people.

LIST OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS .- To com- pile this record has required a large amount of time and patience. The records of the town give some reliable information as to the amount of money raised for the war, but very little information as to whom it was paid. From 1775 to 1784, £17,784 16s. 7d. was paid to individuals, mostly citizens of the town, " For money loaned to the town's committee for hiring men for the war, while but about £4538 was paid directly to the soldiers." The difficulty is further enhanced by the constantly depreciating value of the currency, the amount paid each soldier furnishing little infor- mation as to the length of his service.

Various attempts have been made by different writers to explain this depreciation, and to determine the comparative value of specie and currency at dif- ferent dates during the war. A few items, tran- scribed from the payments from the treasury, may give as correct an idea of it as can be obtained in any other way :

March 27, 1775, Hanuah Munroe was paid £3 198. Gd. for teaching school seventeen weeks.

December 5, 1775, Lucy Evelethi was paid £1 17s. 4d. for teaching school two months.

In 1780 Elizabeth Hoar, Molly Brooks, Polly Bond and Ruth Flint were paid £255 cach for teaching school ten weeks.

In 1777 twenty-nine men were paid a bounty of

£30 each for enlisting into the Continental Army for three years.

In 1780 Daniel Child was paid £180, in part, and Isaac Munroe was paid £150, in part, for three months' service at Rhode Island, and Micah Munroc and John Wheeler were paid £720 each for service at Rhode Island.

In 1781 twelve men were paid an average of £73 10s. each, " Hard money," for engaging in the Conti- nental service for three years.

And these sums were not paid for articles of food or clothing, which, by reason of famine or scarcity, sometimes command exorbitant prices, but for the personal services, which have a less changeable valuc.

It is not claimed that the following list contains the names of all the men of Lincoln who served in the Revolutionary War. Much less is it claimed that the record contains an account of all the service each one performed. In many cases it is believed, and in some instances known to be imperfect. It is certain that the men of Lincoln were at Trenton and Cam- den, at Monmouth and White Plains, and traditions of their sufferings in the winter of 1776 were common in the early life of the writer. The soldiers who served in later years of the war are said, in the rec- ords of the town, to have been in service " at the South- ward," the term being used to designate all the country west and south of New York.

I have not been able to find any of the company- rolls of Colonel Eleazar Brooks' regiment, which was in service at New York in 1776 and 1777, except " A Bounty Roll of a company commanded by Capt. Samuel Farrar in Col. Jonathan Reed's regiment, detached from Col. Eleazar Brooks' regiment and sent to re-inforce the Northern army under Gen. Gates," and was at the capitulation of General Burgoyne's army.

Mr. Shattuck says, under date of "Nov. 28, 1777, Capt. Simon Hunt, of Acton, commanded a company, to which most of the Concord men were attached under Col. Eleazar Brooks and Gen.Heath. Nine com- panies guarding Burgoyne's troops down, five com- panies marching before and four behind."

In the town treasurer's books are entries of sums paid to citizens of the town for a "Three years' cam- paign," and for one-half and one-third of a three years' campaign in the Continental Army. In 1777 the town was called upon to furnish twenty-six men to serve three years in the Continental Army, and these were paid a bounty of £30. Most of these bounties were paid to citizens of the town who per- formed the service, but some of them were paid to persons who singly, or in connection with others, pro- cured recruits. Those who were not citizens or resi- dents of the town were Samuel Bailey, Benjamin Cleaveland, John Gordon, William Gilbert, Zodith Henderson, Johu Langtry, John Lunt, John Porter and Adonijalı Rice.

A list of a company of minute-men, under the

LINCOLN.

command of Captain William Smith, in Colonel Abijah Peirce's regiment of minute-men, who en- tered the service April 19, 1775 :

MEN'S NAMES.

RANK.

Miles from Lincoln

The whole number

Amount of travelat

Time of Service.

++ Rates of Wages,

per month.

: Total amount

for Wages and Travel.

m.d. £ s. £ s. d. qr.

William Smith ..

Captain

5.6

1 1

Samuel Farrar.

Lieut

21 4

3 10

Samuel Hoar.

2d Lieut

2 8.

26.3 10 3 7

Samuel Hartwell. Sergt

28. 1

4 2 8 2 16 10

David Fiske

2 s.

Jonas Mason.

Abijah Mead

Corporal

2 s.

Elijah Wellington ....

7 10

1/2

Ebenezer Brown

2 s.

Joseph Abbott

2 s.

Joseph Mason

Fifer

Elijah Mason ..

Daniel Brown

Drummer 12

S 2

Nehemiah Abbott ...

Private

11 /2

Daniel Child

5 do.

Abel Adams

5 do.

Daniel Hosmer

5 do.

Abijah Munroe

5 do.

Joseph Peirce

5 do.

Abraham Peirce

5 do.

Artemas Reed.

5 do.

-I

11% 2

Jesse Smith.

5 do.

112 /2

Nathan Tidd

5 do.

113

William Thorning

5 do.

10 do.

2 S

2 do.

4 101>

Timothy Billing:

2 8.

9 do.

2 8.

4 do.

James Baker ...

2 8.

5 do.

313 74

Samuel Dakin, Jr ..

2 s.

4 do.

81/2

Humphrey Farrar ... James Parks

2 8.

21 do.

1 12

12 24

2 8.

14 do.

Jonathan Smith.

2 8.

20 do.

1 10

Enos Wheeler.

2 8.

2 do.

4 101/4

Jacob Baker, Jr.

28.

4 do.

John Gearfield ..

28.

12 do.

19 11/1

Joel Adams ..

2 8.

8 do.

Ahel, Bulkley and Edward were sons of John and Lucy (Hubbard) Adams.

Amos Adams, horn in Lincoln, January 12, 1750, enlisted under a resolve of December 2, 1780, and was paid a hounty of £61, hard money.

Asa Adams, born in Lincoln, November 7, 1759, was a fifer in Cap- tain Edmund Bemis' company, of Westminster, in 1775; enlisted in 1777 to serve during the war ; served thirty-seven months and deserted.

Amos and Asa were sons of John and Elizabeth (Shaw) Adams.

James Adams was in service at New York in 1776 and in the expedi tion to Canada, and at Cambridge in 1777 and 1778, and was paid for one half of a three years' campaign in the Continental Army.

James Adams, Jr., served in Captain Joseph Griffith's company one year from January 1, 1778, and was in service at Rhode Island 1779 and 1780.

Joel Adams was in service at Cambridge in 1775, at Rhode Island in 1779 and 1780, and enlisted for three years March ye 6, 1781, having "re- ceived security of the class to which I belong for the sum of three hun- dred silver dollars, being engaged in the Continental Army for the term of three years."

Joel Adams was a son of Josiah and Grace Adams, who came from Mendon to Lincoln in 1754.

Captain Joseph Adams was paid for service at Ticonderoga in 1776 and for one-half of a three years' campaign in the Continental Army.

Phineas Allen was in service at Boston in 1776 and at Cambridge in 1778 ; horn in Weston (now Lincoln), April 6, 1745.

Samuel Avery enlisted under a Resolve of the General Court of De- cemher 2, 1780, and received a hounty of £60, hard money.

Joseph Bacon was in service at New York in 1776 and 1777.

WILLIAM SMITH,

Captain.

" COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY,

" January 25, 1776.

" William Smith rnade solemn oath that this roll, by him sub- scribed, is true in all its parts according to the best of his know- ledge.

" Before me

MOSES GILL,

"Justice of Peace throu't y e Colony."

"A list of a company of militia commanded by Cap- tain John Hartwell in Colonel Eleazar Brooks' regi- ment, called down for the fortifying the Dorchester hills March ye 4, 1776 :

"John Hartwell, Capt .; Samnel Farrar, Lieut .; Samuel Hoar, Lieut .; Jonas Mason, Sergt .; Nathan Weston, Sergt .; Isaac Hartwell, Sergt .; Joseph Abbott, Sergt .; Joshna Brooks, Corp .; Nathan Browu, Corp .; Abijah Monroe, Corp .; Nehemiah Abbott, Edward Adams, Ahel Adauis, James Adams, Bnlkley Adams, Ephraim Brooks, Noah Brooks, Ephraim Brooks, Jr., Stephen Brooks, Timothy Brooks, Daniel Billings, Timothy Billings, Joseph Billings, Daniel Brown, Ephraim Brown, Samuel Bond, Nathaniel Baker, Amos Baker, Edinund Bowman, Noah Bacou, Joshna Child, Amos Child, Ahel Child, Elisha Child, Samuel Dakin, Jacob Fos- ter, Jonathan Foster, Ephraim Flint, Humphrey Farrar, Samuel Hart- well, Isaac Munroe, Salem Middlesex, Isaac Pierce, Joseph Pierce, Joseph Pierce, Jr .; James Miles, Willard Parks, Isaac Parks, Josiah Parks, Beujauin Parks, Eleazar Parks, Joshua Stoue, Timothy Stone, Gregory Stoue, Jube Savage, Enos Wheeler, Joseph Wheat, Elisha Willington, Nathan Tidd, John Lander, 60 men, 5 days' service-travel 40 miles."

Joseph Abbott (Lieut.) was iu the service at Cambridge in 1775 and at Dorchester in 1776 and 1777. He was at Lexington on the moruing of April 19, 1775, and his deposition was one of those that was taken and sent to England to prove that the British soldiers commenced tho war by firing upon the provincials on the morning of the 19th of April, 1775. He was a son of Nehemiah and Sarah (Foster) Abbott, born in that part of Lexington which became a part of Lincoln upon the incor- poration of the town in 1754; married Hannah White and died in Lin- colu June 29, 1794. They were the parents of Joseph, Nehemiah and Abiel Abbott.

Joseph Abbott, Jr., was in service at Cambridge in 1775 and at Ticon- deroga in 1776; boru in the Precinct July 10, 1752; married, 1778, Ruth Buckuam, and died in Sidney, Maine.

Nehemiah Abbott, boru in Lincoln, September 27, 1754, married, February 17, 1791, Sarah Hoar, and died in Lincolu October 28, 1839. He was in the service at Cambridge eight months in 1775, and enlisted in 1777 for three years iu the Continental Army. He was a Revolu- tionary pensioner and received a bounty of two hundred acres of land. He had the reputation of being a good soldier. Auy one who remem- hers the imperturbable old gentleman can readily believe that nothing less thau an army with banners wonld terrify him.

Abiel Abbott, born in Lincoln, September 16, 1759, married, Decem- ber 16, 1788, Polly Merriam and died, in Lincoln, in 1817. Hle was in the service at Dorchester iu 1776, at Rhode Island in 1779 and 1781.

Abel Adams, born in Lincoln, February 20, 1757, was in service at Dorchester in 1776 aud at Saratoga iu 1777. He died in Mason, N. H., April 25, 1826.

Edward Adams, born in the precinct March 27, 1753, was in service at Dorchester in 1776 and at the surrender of Burgoyne in 1777.

Bulkley Adams was in service at Dorchester in 1776, at Point Jndith in 1777 and at Rhode Island in 1779 and 1780; horn March 14, 1759; died June 29, 1827.

Joshua Child, Jr.

28.

10 do.

Jacob Foster.

28.

8 do.

Nathaniel Gore

28.

5 do.

13/

Daniel Harrington ...

2 8.

6 do.

Gregory Stone, Jr.

28.

5 do.

13/4

Joseph Wheat.

1 10

Daniel Billings.

28.

20 do.

1 10

William Parks

2 8.

9 do.

14 101

Willard Parks

28.1

9 do.

14 1014

William Hosmer

28.

9 do.

14 1014

2 S.

3 do.

313

Ebenezer Parks

10 do.

Jonas Parks ..

Aaron Parks

Nathan Billings

14 1013

Nathan Brown, Jr.

12 do.

19 114

Joshua Brooks, Jr

2 8.

5 do.

13/

Benjamin Brooks

28.

14 do.

Thomas Blodgett.

28.

26 do.

1 19

133 4

I-aac Hartwell.

2 8.

4 do.

2 4 1012 74

John Thorning ..

1 10

John Wesson.

2 8.

20 do.

2 8.

20 do.

28. 1

2 do.

1/2

5.2

7 10

Solomon Whitney.

Jonathan Gage.

I-aac Gage.

John Parks

John Hartwell.

to Camp.

of miles traveled.

1 d. per mile.

10 do.

Nathaniel Baker.

John Wesson, Jr.

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Noalı Bacen was in service at Cambridge in 1778.

Samuel Bacon was in service at New York in 1776 and at Rhode Isl- and in 1777-78.

Joseph, Noah and Samnel were sous of Captain Samuel Bacon, who died in Lincoln in 1786.

Amos Baker was in servico at Dorchester in 1776 and 1777 and at Cambridge 1777 and 1778, and was a Revolutionary pensioner ; born in Lincoln, April 8, 1756, and died July 16, 1850.

Samuel Baker was in service at Cambridge and Dorchester in 1776 and at Saratoga in 1777 ; born in the precinct February 22, 1752, and died at Enosburg, Vt., March 25, 1828.

Abel Billings was in service at Rhode Island in 1780. Born in Lin- coln Feb. 14, 1757 ; dicd in Sedgwick, Me., Oct. 27, 1833.

Daniel Billings was in service at Ticonderoga in 1776, and at the sur- render of Burgoyne's army in 1777, and was paid for one-third part of a three years' campaign in the Continental army. About the year 1798 he removed to Livermore, Me., and afterwards to Bangor, where he died.

Israel Billings was in service at Winter Hill in 1778, and at Rhode Island in 1780. Baptized in Lincoln May 13, 1759 ; died, unmarried, Aug. 13, 1828.

Joseph Billings was in service at New York in 1776 and 1777, and five months at Winter Hill in 1778, and at Rhode Island in 1780. Ile dicd in Lincoln April 30, 1810, aged 77 years.

Joseph Billings, Jr., was in service at Cambridge in 1778, to guard the Convention, and served in two campaigns at Rhode Island in 1779 and 1780. Born Jan. 21, 1762 ; died Jan. 17, 1825.

Nathan Billings was in service at New York in 1776, at Rhode Island in 1779, and enlisted for six months under a resolve of the General Court of June 5, 1780, and served six months and ten days. He died in Lin- coln Dec. 27, 1809.

Timothy Billings was paid for services at Ticonderoga in 1776, at Sara- toga in 1777, and for a three years' campaign in the Continental Army. Born in the precinct Oct. 14, 1748 ; died in Lincoln Nov. 26, 1812.

Samnel Bond was in service at Cambridge in 1775, at New York in 1776, at the surrender of Burgoyne in 1777, and in the expedition to Rhode Island in 1778. In 1779 he sailed for France in a letter-of-warque ship, which was taken by the British and carried into St. Lucia, where he died of fever. Born Nov. 2, 1757.

Jonas Bond enlisted under a resolve of the General Court for filling up and completing fifteen battalions, April 27, 1778 ; was a Revolution- ary pensioner. Born in Lincoln March 7, 1760; died in Robbinston, Me., Sept. 15, 1843. .

William Boud was paid £52 10s. for service at Rhode Island in 1780. Born July 12, 1761 ; died in Whittingham, Vt .. Sept. 22, 1837. Samuel, Jonas and William were sons of William and Lydia (Farrar) Bond ; all born in Lincoln.

Aaron Brooks was in service at Cambridge in 1775, at Ticonderoga in 1776, and Saratoga in 1777. Born in Concord, now Linceln; died Feb. 23, 1811, aged 84 years.

Abner Brooks was in service at Rhode Island in 1777, and was dis- charged from service Nov. 30, 1777, and dicd four days afterwards, Dec. 4, 1777. Born in Lincoln Feb. 29, 1760.

Benjamin Brooks was in Capt. William Smith's company at Concord Fight, April 19, and died Aug. 29, 1775, in his twentieth year.

Ephraim Brooks, Jr., was in Capt. Hartwell's company in 1776, and Ephraim Brooks was at Ticonderoga in 1776, and at Saratoga in 1777. Baptized in the precinct April 29, 1753.

Levi Brooks was in Capt. Minott's company from Ang. 14 to Nov. 30, 1777. Born in Lincoln Oct. 23, 1762, and died Sept. 20, 1833.

Ephraim, Jr., Benjamin, Abner aud Levi were sons of Ephraim and Suralı (Heywood) Brooks.

Joshua Brooks (Dea.) was at Ticonderoga in 1776, and at Saratoga in 1777.

Joshua Brooks, Jr., was in Capt. Farrar's company before New York in 1777, and was a sergeant in a company detached from Col. Eleazer Brooks' regiment, and sent, under the command of Capt. Samuel Far- rar, in Col. Jonathan Reed's regiment, to reinforce the Northern army under Gen. Gates, and was at the surrender of Burgoyne's army. He was also a sergeant in Capt. Francis Brown's company in the expedition to Rhode Island in 1778. Born in Lincoln Feb. 11, 1755 ; died Nov. 8, 1825.

Noah Brooks was in service at Ticonderoga in 1777. Died in Lincoln Feb. 18, 1791, aged 57 ycars.

Stephen Brooks was in service at Dorchester in 1776, in Capt. Hart- woll's company, in Col. Dyke's regiment, in 1777, and at Klaverick, on lie IIndson River, in 1780. Son of Aaron and Mary (Stone) Brooks, born March 22, 1759 ; dicd iu Rindge, N. H., Jan. 29, 1848.

Timothy Brooks was in service in Cambridge in 1775, and at New York in 1777, and[was paid £30 for three years' service in the Contl- mental army. Died in Lincoln June 18, 1803.

Benjamin Brown was in service at Cambridge in 1775, and was pald for onc-half of a three years' campaign in tho Continental army.

Ebenezer Brown was in Captain Smith's company at Concord, April 19, 1775, and died Dec. 5, 1776.

Joseplı Brown was in service at Boston in 1775, and at New York In 1776, and was paid for one-half of a three years' man in the Continental army.

· Nathan Brown was in service at New York in 1776, and at Saratoga In 1777 ; son of Nathan, Jr., and Rebecca (Adams) Brown ; born in Lincoln April 16, 1755 ; died December 12, 1814.

Timothy Brown was in service at New York in 1776, and at Saratoga in 1777 ; born in the precinct December 12, 1750; dicd in Lincoln Sep- tember 5, 1796.

Edward Cabot was in service at Cambridge in 1775 and in 1778. He married in Lincoln, December 4, 1772, Beulah Monroe, and lived in Lin- coln about eiglit years.

Abel Child was in service at Ticonderoga in 1776, eight months at Cambridge in 1778, and at Rhode Island 1780 ; son of Isaac and Hannah Child ; born in Lincoln April 10, 1757.

Daniel Child was in service at Cambridge in 1775, in the expedition to Canada in 1776, and was in service at Rhode Island in 1779.

Joshua Child wasin service at Saratoga in 1777 ; born March 26, 1749 ; died Jannary 5, 1822.

Joseph Colborn was in Captain Marrett's company of artillery in 1777, and in Captain Harrington's company in 1778, and was a Revolutionary pensioner. Born in Leominster, and died February 16, 1841, aged eighty-three.

Nathaniel Colburn was in service at Boston in 1776, and at Saratoga in 1777.

John Conant was in service at Rhode Island in 1778.

Samuel Dakin, Jr., was in service at Roxbury in 1776, and at Saratoga 1777.

Daniel Farrar was in service at Cambridge in 1775; born in Lincoln March 23, 1755, aud died in Lincoln in 1810.

Humphrey Farrar was in service at Cambridge in 1775, and at the Sonth ward in 1776.

John Farrar " residence stated in Lincoln, and credited with thirty- six months' service in the Continental Army."

Nehemiah Farrar was in service to guard the convention at Cambridge in 1778, and at Rhode Island in 1778; born in Lincoln November 23, 1761, and died in 1809.

Zebediab Farrar was in Captain Asahael Wheeler's company at Cam- bridge in 1776 ; born May 9, 1751 ; died in Lincoln August 3, 1825.

Ephraim Flint was in service at New York in 1776-77 ; born in Con - cord (now Lincoln) May 13, 1745 ; died September 1, 1824.

John Flint was in service at Cambridge 1775, and at Canada in 1776 ; boru in Lincoln October 6, 1755 ; died in Walpole, New Hampshire, September 6, 1810.

Isaac Gage was a sergeant in Captain Nathan Fuller's company eight months at Cambridge in 1775 ; was a lientenant ; and was a captain in a company at West Point, New York in 1780 ; son of Robert and Mary Gage ; baptized in Lincoln September 23, 1753.

Jonathan Gage was in service eight months at Cambridge in 1775 ; en- listed for three years in 1777 aud served forty-six months in the Conti- nental Army ; son of Jonathan and Ruth (Underwood) Gage; born iu Lincoln, October 6, 1755.

Abraham Garfield was in Captain William Smith's company at Con- cord Fight April 19, 1775, and his depesition, taken four days afterwards, was one of those sent to England to prove that the Britishi troops began the war by first firing upon the provincials. He died August 15, 1775. The name of Abraham Garfield dees not appear upon tbe pay-roll of Captain Sinith's company, probably because the roll was not made uutil the following Jannary.

John Garfield was in service at Roxbury in 1776, and was paid £8 for going to Worthington with a team.

John Gove was paid £11 for service at New York in 1776, and £10 for one-third part of a three years' man with the Continental Army. He was a soldier in the French and Indian War.

Jobn Hagsr and John Moore served a three years' campaign In the Continental Army. Johu Ilagar serving about twenty and John Moore about sixteen montlis.

Captain Daniel Harrington was at service at Ticonderoga in 1776, and at Cambridge in 1778 ; was a captain in Lincoln ; born in Waltham, July 12, 1750 ; married, April 9, 1772, Anna Coolidge ; died in Lincoln August

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LINCOLN.

6, 1818. (Captain Daniel Harrington with his company started from Lincoln Jannary 2, 1787, for Northampton, to aid in the suppression of Shays' Rebellion. When the company reached Marlborough they re- ceived intelligence that the insurgents had dispersed, and they returned home.)

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History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Vol. II, Part 147

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed. cn Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis & Co. Number of Pages: 1226

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed. cn
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1226