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WORSTER JOHN, s. of the above, m. Mary Muzzy, 1760. She d. he m. Rebekah White, da. of Henry White, 1763. John, by his first wife b. April 12, 1762 ; Rebekah, by his second wife b. Jan. 22, 1764 ; Molly, Oct. 3, 1765; Sarah, Sept. 20, 1767 ; Asa, June 8, 1770; Eli, Dec. 31, 1777 ; Alpha, -. Sarah m. Jonathan Woodard. Mr. Wors- ter removed to Leicester, built himself a house in the village. Deceased.
WHITNEY JOSHUA, in 1746, purchased a part of lot (5) of James Wilson senior, whose da. Mehetable he married. His house was in the lot now owned by Sarah Wright. He had Phineas b. 1740; Lemuel, 1742; Bulah, 1745; Elisha, 1747 ; John, 1751; Sibbillah, 1754; Mehetable, 1756 ; Joshua, 1758; Susannah, 1762. Bulah m. John Ball ; Joshua to Esther Prouty ; Elisha to Esther Clark; Susannah to William Hiscock. Mrs. Whitney d. May 1, 1785 ; Mr. Whitney, 1785.
WATSON OLIVER, from Leicester, in 1740, purchased lot (2), now owned by Ebenezer Howard and others. He m. Elizabeth Blair of Worcester, Dec. 1742. Oliver b. Nov. 18, 1743 ; Robert, May 28, 1746 ; Elizabeth, Jan. 1, 1749 ; Mary, April 30, 1752; James, July 20, 1754; Abigail, Nov. 27, 1759 ; Martha, June 18, 1763 ; David, March 16, 1766. Abigail m. Reuben Whittemore; Martha to Benja- min Green. Mr. Watson was a respectable gentleman,
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deacon of the congregational church, a patriot of the revo- lution, was chosen into various responsible offices in the town, was a delegate chosen by the towns of Leicester and Spencer, to sit in the convention at Watertown, 1775, four years a representative from Spencer to the general court. He d. Dec. 20, 1804, aged 86.
WATSON OLIVER, s. of the above, m. Mrs. Rebekah Cun- ningham, widow of William Cunningham, 1780, being a second wife. Oliver Cromwell b. Feb. 8, 1783 ; Polly, July 6, 1784 ; Hannah, Feb. 13, 1786; Charlott, Jan. 23, 1789 ; Rebekah, March 21, 1791. (d. May 5, 1811, aged 20) ; William, May 28, 1793; Martha Elizabeth, July 28, 1798, (d. 1840, aged 42). Polly m. Isaac Patrick of Warren, Nov. 25, 1807 ; Hannah to Samuel B. Bent of Rutland, Jan. 1, 1807. Mr. Watson was a lieutenant in the militia, a selectman, a thrifty farmer. He d. Sept. 25, 1826, aged 83. His widow d. June 3, 1832, aged 76. The farm owned by Joshua Bemis.
WATSON OLIVER C. s. of the above, m. Tammy White, da. of Maj. William White, June 30, 1812. Their only son, William Oliver, b. May 24, 1815. Mr. Watson d. Jan. 19, 1731, aged 48. His widow d. April 27, 1837, aged 54.
WATSON ROBERT, s. of Oliver senior, m. Tamer Whitte- more, da. of Jeremiah Whittemore, 1777. He had the homestead. Amos b. March 2, 1778; Betsey, Oct. 28, 1779 ; Jeremiah, Dec. 14, 1782 ; Charles, Oct. 15, 1784; Robert, Oct. 16, 1786 ; Sally, July 1, 1788; Aaron, 1800, (d. Oct. 28, 1813) ; Tamer, -; Polly, -. Sibbillah, Feb. 24, 1799. Amos m. Polly Wood, da. of Simeon Wood Feb. 12, 1801 ; Betsey to William Moor, June 11, 1801, (she d. Nov. 1813, aged 46.)
WATSON JEREMIAH, s. of Robert, m. Chloe Sprague, da. of James Sprague senior, July 6, 1809. Lodicea b. April 5, 1810 ; Lory Sprague, May 4, 1814; Emily, July 14, 1817 ; Roswell S., Feb. 26, 1822. Emily m. Thomas Hersey, May 23* ·
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17, 1838 : Lodicea to Horace Waite of Leicester, May 8, 1832. Mr. Watson d. Jan. 2, 1856, aged 73. His widow d. 1860.
. WATSON ROSWELL S. m. Hannah Grout, da. of Dea. Joel Grout, Nov. 4, 1845. George Augustus b. Jan. 2, 1847 ; Mary Abby, Jan. 22, 1848 ; Emma Nelly, July 16, 1854.
WATSON CHARLES, s. of Robert, m. Betsey Whitmore, April 15, 1813. Aaron b. May 23, 1814 ; Laurinda, April 12, 1816; Lorenzo, Oct. 28, 1818; Eliza, Feb. 26, 1821; Charles, Sept. 21, 1823 ; George, - ; Emeline, -. Laurinda m. Thomas N. Saddler ; Charles to Maria Bemis ; Emeline to Lorenzo Bemis. Mr. Watson d. Nov. 15, 1851, aged 67.
WATSON AARON, s. of the above, m. Almira Bartlett of Killingly, Ct., 1842. Caroline Elizabeth b. July 10, 1844 ; Judson B., Aug. 23, 1850. Mrs. Watson d. Oct. 2, 1852, aged 38.
WATSON LORENZO, s. of Charles, m. Mary L. Boice, da. of Elliot Boice, Sept. 1, 1843. Maria Francena b. May 29, 1847 ; Charles Elliot, April 17, 1851 ; Frank Boice, Sept. 20, 1853; Willis Lorenzo, Jan. 6, 1856. Maria F. d. Dec. 4, 1854.
WATSON JAMES, s. of Deacon Oliver Watson, m. Lucy Browning of Rutland. Patty b. July 28, 1777 ; Betsey, Aug. 20, 1779 ; Rebekah, Aug. 18, 1781 ; Lucy, Feb. 24, 1784 ; Clarissa, Nov. 9, 1787 ; Eunice, Feb. 15, 1790 ; James, June 27, 1794 ; William, Feb. 23, 1798. Patty m. Nathan Wilson ; Betsey to David Livermore, jun. ; Lucy to Eben- ezer Mason, jun .; Eunice to Enoch Ludden. Rebekah d. April 5, 1851, aged 69. Mr. Watson was a soldier of the revolution, a selectman 22 years in succession, that is, from 1785 to 1808, inclusive. He was found dead in a brook, April 17, 1823, aged 69. His widow d. June 23, 1843, aged 88.
WATSON WILLIAM, s. of John Watson of Leicester, came
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on to the east end of lot (3), now occupied by Hiram Barr. He m. Mary - from Palmer. He had Eunice b. Dec. 15, 1777 ; Sally, April 4, 1779 ; Peggy, Feb. 14, 1781; John, July 11, 1783 ; Hannah, Nov. 20, 1785 ; William, May 16, 1788; Thomas, July 16, 1790; Otis, Aug. 9, 1793. Eunice m. Thomas F. Newhall of Leicester. He d. She again m. Stephen Saddler. She d. Jan. 13, 1839, aged 61. Sally m. Samuel D. Elliot, of Leicester. Peggy, John, William, Hannah and Thomas, all d. of consumption, from 1802 to 1812. Mr. Watson was a captain in the militia, and d. Dec. 28, 1844, aged 94. His wife d. Oct. 3, 1828, aged 77.
WATSON OTIS, s. of the above, m. Harriet Snow of Leices- ter, 1818. Clarinda b. Jan. 1, 1819; Hannah Jane, May 17, 1820, (d. Dec. 24, 1843, aged 24) ; Marcia Ann, Nov. 12, 1821; William Cutler, Aug. 30, 1823 ; Henry Otis, Dec. 10, 1826. Mr. Watson was captain in the militia. He d. Oct. 8, 1826, aged 33.
WATSON ASA B. s. of Capt. Samuel Watson of Leicester, m. Harriet Denny, widow of Charles Denny, Jan. 31, 1828. WATSON JOHN, with his wife Dinah, had John b. March 6, 1762 ; Jacob, Jan. 1, 1765 ; Enoch, Aug. 30, 1767 ; Lydia, Oct. 1, 1769 ; Leonard, Jan. 13, 1772; Henry, Oct. 29, 1774 ; David, Oct. 2, 1776 ; Sally, Dec. 8, 1779. Mr. Wat- son d. April 12, 1789, aged 59. His widow d. Nov. 20, 1802, aged 65. The farm now owned by Warner Livermore.
WATSON JACOB, s. of the above, m. Mary Adams of Brook- field, Nov. 4, 1789. Polly b. Nov. 8, 1790, (d. Oct. 29, 1802, aged 12) ; Charles b. Jan. 14, 1793 ; Fanny, Feb. 15, 1796. His wife d. Oct. 20, 1802. He again m. Olive Knight, da. of William Knight, Sept. 1, 1803. Mary b. Sept. 21, 1804 ; John William, March 6, 1808. His wife Olive d. Aug. 26, 1810. He again m. Mary Parmeter of Oakham, March, 1811. Nancy Parmeter b. Nov. 23, 1812. Mr. Watson had the homestead. He d. May 16, 1816, aged 51. Fanny m. Elijah Howe, jun. ; Mary to Dennis Ward.
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WATSON CHARLES, s. of the above, m. Lucy Rice, da. of Peter Rice, 1812. Olive b. Nov. 18, 1814 ; Lucy, Oct. 1817. His wife d. He again m. Susannah Crackbone, Jan. 1819. Joseph b. Nov. 26, 1819.
WATSON ENOCH, s. of John, m. Susannah Stephenson, Feb. 3, 1805. William b. Feb. 22, 1806 ; Horace, May 14, 1810; Sally L. Sept. 5, 1812 ; Jacob, Aug. 1, 1817 ; John Davis, March 8, 1821. Mr. Watson d. April 21, 1840, aged 72.
Lydia Watson, da. of John, mn. Elijah Kittredge ; Leonard to Judith Howland, Dec. 10, 1797 ; Henry to Betsey Hall, March 2, 1797 ; David to Nancy Elliot of Leicester. Sally d. Dec. 3, 1803.
WATSON HENRY, s. of Henry, m. Lucy Bush, da. of Wil- liam Bush. George Henry b. Nov. 20, 1831 ; Lucy Jane, March 28, 1834 ; William Otis, Dec. 30, 1838; Harvy Ken- dall, Dec. 27, 1841. His wife Lucy d. April 27, 1849, aged 39.
WILSON SIMEON, purchased the west part of lot (50) in 1748. He m. Dorothy Brown of Leicester, 1746. This lot in the early records is called " Orchard Hill." Thomas b. 1748; David, 1750; Lydia, 1752; Pearly, 1754; Samuel, 1757 ; Dolly, 1759; Azubah, 1763; Phebe, 1766 ; Simeon, 1768; Benjamin, 1770. Lydia m. Abel Wheeler ; Dolly to Jonathan Curtis of Charlton. The farm now owned by Russell Sibley.
WILSON DAVID, s. of the above, m. Lydia Viles of Waltham, Jan. 24, 1775. Nathan b. March 3, 1776 ; Amos, Sept. 23, 1777 ; Dolly, Aug. 17, 1779 ; Jonas, April 9, 1781, (d. Sept. 17, 1803) ; Jacob, April 5, 1783 ; Asa, July 18, 1785 ; Joel, July 31, 1787; Nancy, June 21, 1792 ; Cynthia, Feb. 27, 1794. Nathan m. Patty Watson, da. of James Watson, March 4, 1798 ; Amos to Betsey Newhall, Jan. 9, 1802.
WILSON JACOB, s. of the above, m. Ruth Sibley, da. of Paul senior, Sept. 23, 1804. She d. and he m. Lydia Rob- ertson of Charlton, 1809. Alford b. Sept. 4, 1811; Ruth
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Sibley, May 10, 1813 ; Cynthia Ann, Feb. 19, 1815 ; Emory, March 14, 1817 ; Mary, July 27, 1819; Hazary, Oct. 11, 1821; Jason, Feb. 16, 1824; Lydia Hammond, Feb. 18, 1826. Ruth S. m. Berthier Bacon, April 11, 1833, (d. Dec. 23, 1833) ; Cynthia Ann m. Berthier Bacon for second wife, Jan. 1835; Emory to Melisse Drury, Oct. 8, 1839 ; Mary to William Sibley, Sept. 19, 1838. Mr. Wilson has been selectman and assessor.
' WILSON ASA, S. of David, m. Lucinda Livermore, da. of Àmos Livermore. David b. Sept. 24, 1809; Amos, May 1, 1811 ; Lucinda, March 31, 1814; Horace, March 4, 1816 ; Harriet, Dec. 28, 1818 ; Warner, May 23, 1821 ; Asa, Dec. 7, 1823; Luther, Jan. 15, 1826; George, Jan. 12, 1828. The farm owned by Asa B. Watson.
WILSON JONAS, s. of Nathan, m. Lucy Ann Slocum of Shrewsbury, 1835. George Slocum b. Feb. 3, 1839; Lucy Ann, Oct. 17, 1841. His wife d. June 3, 1845, aged 33. He m. Eunice S. Hartshorn of Boylston. Warren b. July 8, 1848; Eleanor, Oct. 11, 1852.
WILSON NATHANIEL, purchased a part of lot (51) and with his wife Abigail, had Sally b. March 15, 1790; Betsey, Oct. 31, 1791; Polly, April 9, 1795; Roxy, Jan. 18, 1797 ; Nathaniel, Jan. 7, 1798; Patty, Jan. 7, 1801 ; Paulina, Feb. 12, 1803 ; John, Oct. 29, 1804; Dexter, March 16, 1807 ; Joel Davis, Feb. 17, 1810. Sally m. Joseph Whitte- more of Leicester, April 9, 1812; Nathaniel to Sarah L, Goodell, April 7, 1825, (and d. Feb. 2, 1833, aged 33). Mr. Wilson d. Aug. 14, 1825, aged 78.
WILSON DEXTER, s. of the above, m. Susan Mason, da. of Joseph Mason, Oct. 20, 1831. Marcia Ann b. Oct. 2, 1832 ; Susan Serena, Jan. 3, 1835 ; Mary Eliza, Aug. 5, 1837 ; Sarah White, Aug. 31, 1839.
WILSON JOHN, m. Susan Howland, da. of Abner Howland, Oct. 4, 1827. Ruth Ellen b. Feb. 20, 1846.
WILSON JOEL D., s. of Nathaniel, m. Anna Howe, da. of
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Joel Howe, Sept. 8, 1836. Warren Davis b. - , (d. Aug. 20, 1841, aged 3.) Mary Ann b. Nov. 20, 1840 ; Ella, Nov. 15, 1847, (d. Oct. 1, 1849) ; Salem b. Nov. 30, 1852.
WARD DENNIS, s. of Joseph Ward, Esq. of Newton, b. in that town Nov. 1, 1799, and m. Mary Watson, da. of Jacob Watson, May 5, 1831. Mary Sewall b. Dec. 28, 1832; Caroline, Jan. 19, 1835, (d. Dec. 8, 1838) ; Annie Jane, Dec. 16, 1840 ; Susan Cecelia, Nov. 25, 1842 ; Joseph Frederick, Nov. 26, 1843 ; Estelle, Feb. 23, 1846.
WRIGHT JOEL, from Northbridge, m. Sarah Prentice from the same town. Lusatia b. July 11, 1811; Emily, Oct. 24, 1815; Sarah Louisa, Sept. 29, 1821; Abigail Samantha, Nov. 26, 1826. Lusatia m. Elias Prouty, Dec. 18, 1834, (d. Oct. 30, 1835, aged 24). Emily m. Samuel B. Green, May 19, 1836; Sarah Louisa to Sanford Snow, Sept. 29, 1840, (d. Feb. 5, 1852, aged 30) ; Abigail S. m. Samuel C. Marsh, June 30, 1846. Mr. Wright was a scythe and hoe manufacturer. He d. Oct. 9, 1834, aged 49.
WHITTEMORE JEREMIAH, came from Weston and purchased 200 acres of the east part of lot (24) 1760. He fitted up the large mansion house built by Nathaniel Cunningham, for a tavern, and personally superintended the same as a public house, for forty-five years. Before he came to Spencer, he had with his wife Mary, Asa, Reuben, Mary, Tamar and Sybil. While in Spencer he had, Aaron b. March 1, 1762; Esther, Dec. 28, 1764 ; Jeremiah, Feb. 21, 1766 ; Sarah, March 16, 1768. Asa m. Lucy Muzzy ; Mary to Nathan Wright ; Sybil to Reuben Underwood ; Sarah to Ebenezer Kingsbury. Mr. Whittemore d. May 14, 1803, aged 79. His wife d. July 14, 1802, aged 78. Esther d. unmarried.
W HITTEMORE REUBEN, s. of the above, m. Abigail Watson, da. of Deacon Oliver Watson, March 2, 1779. Betsey b. June 15, 1780; Amos, Sept. 7, 1782; Thankful, Feb. 6, 1785, (d. Aug. 24, 1838, aged 53); Daniel b. April 28, 1787; Hannah, Feb. 13, 1792; Reuben, Feb. 5, 1795;
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Oliver, Feb. 11, 1797 ; Caroline, Dec. 14, 1798 ; William, July 17, 1801, (d. April 5, 1841, aged 40) ; Abigail b. Nov. 25, 1803. Betsey m. James Browning of Rutland ; Hannah to Eli Hatch, 1814; Caroline to Samuel M. Hobbs, 1820 ; Abigail to Augustus Rider. Mr. Whittemore was a select- man several years. He d. April 20, 1832, aged 79. His wife d. Nov. 15, 1820. The farm is now owned by his son Daniel.
W HITTEMORE DANIEL, s. of the above, m. Fanny Prouty, da. of Joshua Prouty, May 4, 1815. Adaline b. March 3, 1816; Abigail, Oct. 13, 1818; Reuben, May 7, 1821; Calista, March 12, 1824, (d. Sept. 23, 1843, aged 19) ; Alonzo, April 12, 1827, (d. Oct. 8, 1843); Adaline, m. Henry Belcher, May 28, 1840; Abigail m. Roswell Bisco, Aug. 9, 1839. Mrs. Whittemore d. Nov. 23, 1843, aged 54, and he m. Elizabeth B. Rowland of Leicester, 1849.
WHITTEMORE REUBEN, jun. m. Salome Clark, da. of John Clark, Nov. 30, 1819. Emeline Dorinda, b. Dec. 1, 1820 ; Anna Maria, Sept. 22, 1822, (d. Aug. 11, 1843, aged 21) ; Keziah Salome, b. July 31, 1825 ; Reuben Wallace, Sept. 1, 1829; Mary Abigail, May 11, 1832. Keziah Salome m. Lawson Powers, May 23, 1847.
WHITTEMORE OLIVER, s. of Reuben senior, m. Lydia Jones, June 26, 1823. Eli Jones, b. April 30, 1824 ; m. Maria J. Pope, April 14, 1858 ; Harriet Susanna, March 8, 1826 ; m. Phineas Jones, April 19, 1853 ; Oliver Augustus, March 2, 1828.
WHITTEMORE AARON, s. of Jeremiah, with his wife Sally, had Nabby, b. Aug. 29, 1790; Esther, March 11, 1792; Amos, Nov. 8, 1793 ; Isaac, March 5, 1796; Aaron, Nov. 9, 1797 ; Sally, July 2, 1799. The farm now owned by Paul Woolson.
WHITTEMORE JEREMIAH, jun. m. Polly Washburn of Pax- ton, Feb. 21, 1792. Amos Carter b. July 12, 1793 ; Achsah, July 25, 1795; Harriet, Jan. 13, 1798; Mary Watson,
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Oct. 29, 1800; Laura, Nov. 16, 1802; Jeremiah, Oct. 8, 1804; Lemira, Dec. 21, 1806. Amos C. m. Lavinia Wash- burn, Jan. 1819 ; Harriet to Col. William Eager of North- borough, 1825 ; Laura to Reuben Prouty jun. Oct. 17, 1826. The farm now owned by Josiah Green jun.
WHITTEMORE JOHN, b. 1721, from Leicester, m. Elizabeth Earle of that town, 1749. Had while in Leicester, John b. 1750; Molly, 1754; Thomas, 1755 ; Rebekah, 1756; Ruth, 1766. While in Spencer, Eli b. - Rebekah m. Oliver Witt of Paxton ; Ruth to Asa Draper, July 7, 1785. Mr. Whittemore d. July 17, 1809 ; his wife d. Aug. 6, 1812. The farm since owned by Silas Bemis, David Livermore and now by James Capen.
WHITTEMORE ELI, s. of the above, m. Lucy Prouty, da. of John Prouty, July 24, 1783. Polly b .- , Roswell, Jan. 15, 1786. Polly m. Gershom Jennings of Brookfield.
WHEAT JOSEPH, m. Anna Mercy, Oct. 21, 1779. Joseph b. Sept. 27, 1780; William, Sept. 8, 1783 ; Amos, Aug. 7, 1785 ; Anna, Sept. 15, 1787 ; Lyman, Sept. 9, 1789 ; Polly, Feb. 15, 1792 ; Sally, April 9, 1794; Alice, Aug. 31, 1796. Joseph m. Sally Howlett of Woodstock, Conn. ; Amos to Hannah Rogers, widow of Roswell Rogers; Sally to Otis Grout. Mr. Wheat was a soldier of the revolution. He d. Nov. 14, 1835, aged 88. The farm now owned by William Livermore and Caleb M. Morse.
WHEELOCK EPHRAIM, s. of Paul Wheelock from Charlton, with his wife Charlott, had Aaron Bowker, b. Oct. 21, 1826.
APPENDIX.
As it has not been convenient to obtain the names of the officers and soldiers who went from Spencer, into the wars with France, and also those who served in the war of the revolution, the attempt has been abandoned. A few names, however, have been found, which are here appended.
The war declared by Great Britain against France, in 1744, and which continued, with some intervals of peace, until the treaty of peace in 1763, involved the New England colonies, and especially Massachusetts, in the contest. The Indians, stim- ulated by the French, invaded our frontier settlements, dealing death and captivity among the defenceless inhabitants. It com- menced by the capture of Louisburg and the whole Island of Cape Breton. In this expedition, Edmund Bemis, who was a Lieutenant, did good service, as has been mentioned elsewhere, and James Smith, senior, who was formerly a resident of this town, and who died there 1745. Afterwards his son, James Smith, junior, died in the service against the common enemy. He was the father of Lucretia, late widow of Jonas Lamb. In 1756, John Stebbings was Captain of a company in Col. Ruggles' regiment, stationed at Fort Edward, where he died as before noticed. In the same expedition, stationed at Fort Wil- liam Henry, was Capt. Philip Richardson, who commanded a company, with John Wicker, his Lieutenant, both from Spencer.
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Also, Edmund Bemis, again, with Israel Richardson, Jonas Bemis, father of Jonas Bemis, Esq .; James Capen, father to the late Capt. James Capen; William May, great grandfather of Emory May and the wife of Luke Tower ; Josiah Robinson, Jun., James Stebbings, brother to Capt. John Stebbings, and Joseph Worster. In 1759, Nathaniel Parmeter died in the same service. In 1760, David Prouty and Daniel Hill were soldiers. Mr. Hill was taken prisoner by the French and Indians, where he suffered very much. David Prouty was grandfather of David Prouty, our fellow citizen, and Mr. Hill was father of Joshua Hill. The war, however, was substantially closed the year previous, by the capture of Quebec, under Gen. Wolfe.
In the war of the revolution, besides those mentioned as receiving pensions, we have the list of the officers and soldiers who marched to Cambridge, under the alarm of April 19, 1775. They are as follows :
" A roll of Capt. Ebenezer Mason's company, who marched as minute men, for the defence of the colonies, on the 19th of April last, (1775) from Spencer, belonging to Col. Jonathan Warner's Regiment."
Ebenezer Mason, Capt.
Abijah Livermore, Lieut.
Joseph Livermore, Ensign. Benjamin Bemis, Jun., William Green,
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John Knapp,
William White,
geants.
Joseph Grout,
Benjamin Gleazen,
Samuel Hall, Oliver Watson,
Joseph Wheat, Levi Thayer,
Jonas Muzzy,
Corporals.
Asa Sprague,
Joshua Draper, Jun.,
Jeduthan Green, J
Elisha Whitney,
James Draper, Drummer.
Reuben Lamb,
Luther Prouty, Fifer. John Draper,
John Hatch, Amos Whittemore,
Jesse Bemis, Isaac Prouty,
Wright Woodward,
Samuel Bemis,
Rand White,
Nathaniel Wilson,
Isaac Livermore, Michael Hatch,
Jonathan Rich,
John Waite,
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Benjamin Sumner,
David Rice,
John Woodward, Jun.,
Richard Huttice,
Jonas Lamb,
Samuel Garfield, Jun.,
Thomas Sprague,
Nathaniel Cunningham,
John Bemis,
John Lamb, Jun.,
John Ball,
Asa Whittemore, John Worster,
David Livermore,
James Watson,
Elijah Southgate,
Robert Watson,
Knight Sprague,
Thomas Whittemore,
David Lamb,
Nathaniel T. Loring,
Timothy Capen.
Most of the above names may be found in the genealogical table of marriages, births and deaths. On the 23d of the same month, (April) forty of the above named enlisted into another company, commanded by Capt. Joel Green, David Prouty, Lieut., both belonging to Spencer, for eight months service in Cambridge. I have not obtained the names of those who enlisted into this new company, but Joseph Wheat was one of them. This company belonged to the Regiment commanded by Col. Jeremiah Larned of Oxford.
I had intended to have procured the names of all the officers and soldiers, those brave and patriotic men, who ventured their lives, endured great sufferings, with little or no pay, in the ser- vice of their country. I also intended to have ascertained the amount of money raised and expended for paying the troops and supporting them while in service in the war for independence, but it was found to be impracticable, although some further infor- mation might probably have been obtained with further labor and expense. Besides, the events of the revolution are every day losing their interest with the present generation, as the period of their transaction, as time passes along, grows more and more remote, and those who took an active part in those scenes are all departed from among us, and the persons and places who knew them, " will know them no more forever."
In Capt. Seth Washburn's company, which afterwards marched from Leicester on the 17th of June to Bunker Hill, were Joseph Livermore, Lieut., Elijah Southgate, Corporal, Andrew Morgan,
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Jonas Lamb, Peter Rice, Thomas Sprague, John Hatch, Wright Woodward and Isaac Livermore, Privates, but only Joseph Liv- ermore, Elijah Southgate, Jonas Lamb, Peter Rice, Thomas Sprague and Isaac Livermore, are now known to have been actually in the battle.
In relation to the expenditures made by the people of this town, during the seven years war of the revolution, some opinion may be formed by the following items, furnished to me by Gov. Washburn. In a letter he says," I find Spencer paid in bounties, between January, 1777 and April, 1777, £199 14s, and for sup- plies for their troops, between March and July, 1779, £89 17s. After making all necessary deductions for a depreciated currency, it is a perfect mystery to me, how the men of that day were able to find means of meeting the enormous burdens they bore."
P. S. Since the above was written it has been ascertained that John Guilford, who was then a student at Cambridge Col- lege, Daniel Ball, Benjamin G. Ball, and David Chamberlain, enlisted at Cambridge, under Capt. Hubbard of Worcester, in the expedition under Col. Arnold, 1775, to take Quebec. It is well known the attempt proved to be a failure. The starvation, the destitution and the sufferings, which this little army endured while passing up Kennebec river, through the wilderness of Maine, is perhaps without a parallel throughout the whole revolutionary contest.
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