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He enlisted from Oakham, July 1, 1775, in Capt. Seth Wash- burn's Co., Col. Jonathan Ward's Regt., for a term of eight months at Roxbury. He served eight months from June 11, 1777, for the town of Spencer in Capt. Benjamin Gates's Co., Col. R. Putnam's Regt., giving his residence as Oakham; and again, for his own town, in Capt. Joel Green's Co., Col Ezra Wood's Regt., from June 1, 1778, to January 31, 1779, at Peekskill and White Plains. He joined Capt. Thomas Whipple's company of guards at Rutland to serve from April 20, 1780, to December 20, 1780, but on July 7, 1780, he enlisted in the Continental Army for six months; farmer, age 24, stature 5 feet 8, complexion light. He was discharged November II, 1780, and was again engaged for the town of Oakham February 7, 1781, for service in the Con- tinental Army, in Capt. Garfield's Co., Col. Rice's Regt., for the term of three years, receiving a town bounty of three hundred silver dollars.
Oakham T. R., i, 168, 180, 251, 262. M. S. R., vi, 443 (6). Oakham V. R., 28. Rutland V. R., 144. Worc. Co. Reg. of Deeds, xxx, 204.
Joseph Gilles.
Enlisted from Oakham, May 2, 1775, as a Private in Capt. Simeon Hazeltine's Co., Col. Fellows' Regt., for the term of eight months at Roxbury.
Oakham T. R., i, 165. M. S. R., vi, 448 (7), 452 (7) [Gillis].
Jonathan Glazier.
Born May 13, 1751, in Hardwick, son of Isaiah and Hannah (Thomas) Glazier.
He was a Private in Capt. John Crawford's company, raised in Hardwick, Oakham and New Braintree for service in the Stillwater campaign; enlisted for the town of Oakham, Septem- ber 29, 1777, discharged November 29, 1777. He also served for the town of Hardwick in Capt. Dexter's Co., Col. Learned's Regt., and was in camp at Roxbury in January, 1776.
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He married Azubah, daughter of Caleb and Hannah (Bod- fish) Nye, June 23, 1774.
He lived many years in Oakham in a house near the residence of Jonas Rich, and was one of the heads of families in Oakham in 1790.
Oakham T. R., i, 189. M. S. R., vi, 481 (5) [Glaizer], 487 (8). Letter of Miss Emily K. Fobes of Worcester. Worc. Co. Prob. Records, 1765. U. S. Census (1790), Mass., 230. Paige, Hist. of Hardwick, 383, 384. Nye Genealogy, 90 [June 23=27].
The Green Family.
Patrick Green married, in Rutland, Nellie, daughter of Robert McMains, March 4, 1741. In 1743 he received from his father- in-law ninety-six acres in Lot. No. 32, consideration "Parental Love and Affection for Eleanor, my daughter, Wife of Patrick Green." He was one of the first ten settlers of Oakham, and lived on the south side of the county road from Rutland to Hadley, a few rods southeast of the house in which William Gaffney now lives. He was Precinct Treasurer in 1760 and 1761. William and Bartholomew Green were his sons.
Rutland V. R., 146 [Greene]. Worc. Co. Reg. of Deeds, xxiii, 82.
Bartholomew Green.
Was Private in Capt. Samuel Dexter's Co., Col. Learned's Regt., raised in Hardwick, New Braintree and Oakham for six months' service in the siege of Boston. He enlisted for a term of two months at Dorchester, and receipted for ammunition to Capt. Barnabas Sears February 15, 1776. . He enlisted again in Capt. Earll's Co., Col. Keyes's Regt., for service in Rhode Island from July 2, 1777, to January 4, 1778.
Oakham T. R., i, 168, 188. M. S. R., vi, 795 (II).
John Green.
Enlisted for the town of Oakham for the term of three years in the Continental Army at Brookfield, September 15, 1775,
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residence Oakham, and was in Capt. Goodale's Co., Col. Rufus Putnam's Regt. He reënlisted and served till January, 1781. In 1777 his residence was given as Gorham.
Lydia, daughter of John Green of Oakham, was baptized in Rutland, August 7, 1763.
M. S. R., vi, 814 (10) [Oakham also given Gorham]. Rutland V. R., 48.
William Green.
Private in Capt. Joseph Cutler's company of volunteers, raised in Western (now Warren) and Oakham, which marched Sep- tember 24, 1777, to join the army of General Gates at the Northward.
In 1766 he purchased, for £37 12s., ninety-four acres in the northeast part of Lot No. 32. In 1793 he sold to Jeptha Ripley, for £410, ninety-eight acres north of the county road, with all the buildings thereon. He was Selectman of Oakham in 1778 and 1779, Town Clerk in 1780, and was on the Committee of Cor- respondence, Inspection and Safety in 1777. He kept an inn from 1776 till 1784 and was living in Oakham in 1790.
His wife's name was Sarah. Children, born in Oakham: Wil- liam, February 12, 1765; Benjamin, March 26, 1767; Sarah, March 2, 1769; Azubah, April 15, 1771; Alpha, November 12, 1773; Joseph, March 23, 1776; Patty, October 9, 1778, died September 7, 1781 ; Marcy, August 19, 1780.
Oakham T. R., i, 189. M. S. R., vi, 841 (5). Oakham V. R., 29, 12I. U. S. Census (1790), Mass., 230. Records, Worc. Co. Court of Sessions, 1777-1784. Worc. Co. Reg. of Deeds, Ivi, 481, cxix, 236.
Robert Hair.
Robert Hair enlisted, on August 1, 1777, as a Private, age 15, in Capt. Ralph Earll's Co., Col. Danforth Keyes's Regt., for service in Rhode Island. A roll dated Camp Providence, Sep- tember I, and sworn to in Worcester County, gives him credit
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for one month's service. On November 21, the following advertisement appeared in the Massachusetts Spy:
"Deserted from my company in Col. Danforth Keyes regiment, Robert Hair, 15 yrs of age, 5 ft high, belonging to Oakham in the County of Worcester. Whoever shall take up said deserter and confine him in some Goal in the state or return him to his regiment shall have $5.00 reward and all necessary charges paid by me.
Ralph Earle, Capt.
Little Compton, Oct. 31, 1777."
That the young lad returned to the service, and did his best to live down his earlier reputation would seem to be established by a receipt dated at Springfield November 9, 1782, which states that Robert Hair had been accepted as a Continental Soldier for a term of three years from the town of Charlton.
M. S. R., vii, 41 (2), (3). Spy, Nov. 21, 1777.
Zaccheus Hall, Jr.
Enlisted as a Private in Capt. Samuel Dexter's Co., which was raised in Hardwick, New Braintree and Oakham and formed part of Col. Learned's Regt., which went into camp at Roxbury on May 19, 1775. July 10, 1777, he again enlisted, for the town of Oakham, in Capt. Earll's Co., Col. Keyes's Regt., and served five months and twenty-five days in Rhode Island. Before join- ing this regiment, he marched on the Rhode Island alarm in the New Braintree company.
He was married in New Braintree, October 28, 1784, to Susanna Adams. His father, Zaccheus Hall, died in New Braintree, July 15, 1772.
M. S. R., vii, 119 (4), (5), (6). New Braintree V. R., 88, 141.
John Harmon.
Has credit on the town records for three months' service in New York, in 1776.
He came from Western (Warren) and purchased in 1771 from George Black one hundred and ten acres in Lot No. 23, the
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northerly part. This included part of the Clayton Adams farm south of the town road.
In 1772 he was married to Mary White of Warren. "Decem- ber 3, 1775, John Harmon & wife owned ye Covt. at ye own home (having been propounded as usual) on account of ye children's sickness. Their child baptized."
Oakham T. R., i, 168. Warren V. R., 110. Rev. J. Dana's Notes. Worc. Co. Reg. of Deeds, lxvii, 148.
Benjamin Harper.
Born August 18, 1762, son of George and Catherine Harper, and twin brother of Joseph. His father was one of the first ten settlers of Oakham, was Moderator in 1764 and in 1765, Assessor in 1760, 1762 and 1763, Collector in 1762, 1763 and 1764, and Selectman in 1762 and 1763.
Benjamin Harper was a Private in Capt. Ralph Earll's Co., Col. Keyes's Regt., having enlisted August 20, 1777, for service in Rhode Island, from which he was discharged January 4, 1778. August 2, 1778, he enlisted in Capt. Gilbert's Co., Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt., for a term of one month at Rhode Island. From March 6 to April 23, 1780, he was a member of Capt. Ephraim Hartwell's company of guards at Rutland. July 7, 1780, he enlisted in the Continental Army for six months; occupation farmer, age 18, stature 5 feet 8, complexion light. He was dis- charged December 16, 1780, and reëlisted again in the Continen- tal Army March 18, 1781, for three years, receiving as a bounty three hundred silver dollars.
Oakham T. R., i, 251, 261. M. S. R., vii, 308 (8), (9), (10), (II). Oakham V. R., 30 [Aug. 18, 17-].
George Harper.
Born August 29, 1758, fourth son of George and Catherine Harper.
George Harper was a Private in Capt. Ezekiel Knowlton's Co., Col. Dike's Regt., stationed in 1776 at Dorchester Heights.
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July 23, 1777, he marched with Capt. Crawford on the Rhode Island alarm. October 19, 1779, he enlisted in Capt. Joseph Richardson's Co., Col. Samuel Denny's Regt. The company was raised for three months' service at Claverack. He has also credit on the town records for service in Rhode Island, in Capt. Earll's Co., in 1777.
September 18, 1783, he was married to Ruth Wolcott of New Braintree.
Oakham T. R., i, 168, 187, 188, 242. M. S. R., vii, 308 (13). Oakham V. R., 30, 77.
John Harper.
Born April 28, 1744, eldest son of George and Catherine Harper.
John Harper marched on the Rhode Island alarm, July 23, 1777. Two months later he was with Capt. Crawford in the Stillwater campaign, having enlisted September 7, 1777, to serve till November 30. In 1780 he enlisted in the Continental Army for six months; age 36, stature 5 feet II, complexion ruddy. He marched from home July 6, was stationed at West Point, and was discharged January 15, 1781. He was probably also in Capt. John Howard's Co., Col. Samuel Brewer's Regt., at Ticonderoga, in 1776.
In 1775 he owned the north half of Lot No. II, that is, all the land in the lot north of the Tomlinson farm and including that part of the present village site north of Maple Street.
Oakham T. R., i, 187, 188, 251. M. S. R., vii, 309 (5), (7). Oakham V. R., 30. Worc. Co. Reg. of Deeds, lxxv, 309.
Joseph Harper.
Born August 18, 1762, son of George and Catherine Harper, and twin brother of Benjamin.
Joseph Harper was a Private in Capt. Earll's Co., Col. Keyes's Regt., in which he enlisted August 1, 1777, and served in Rhode Island till January 4, 1778. From March 30 to July 2, 1778, he
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was in Capt. Thomas Whipple's company of guards at Rutland. August 2, 1778, he enlisted in Capt. Gilbert's Co., Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt., for a term of one month in Rhode Island. July 7, 1780, he enlisted in the Continental Army for six months; age 18, stature 5 feet 8, complexion dark. He was discharged Decem- ber 16, 1780.
He married Abigail Bacon of New Braintree December 13, 1781.
Oakham T. R., i, 251. M. S. R., vii, 309 (10), (II), 310 (2), viii, 256 (9) [Horper]. Oakham V. R., 30 [Aug. 18, 17-], 77.
Robert Harper.
Born February 12, 1748, third son of George and Catherine Harper.
Robert Harper was a Private in Capt. Washburn's Co., Col. Ward's Regt., having enlisted July 1, 1775, for a term of eight months at Cambridge and Roxbury. He marched with Capt. Crawford's company on the Rhode Island and Bennington alarms in 1777, and was detailed in 1778 to join Col. Gerrish's regiment of guards which escorted the troops of the Saratoga Convention from Rutland to Enfield, Conn. In 1781 he enlisted for the term of three months in Capt. John Cutler's Co., Col. Luke Drury's Regt., marched from home August 27, 1781, and joined the regiment at West Point September 3. He was discharged November 24.
In 1766 he married Sarah McFarland, daughter of Alexander McFarland, one of the first ten settlers of Oakham.
Oakham T. R., i, 168, 187, 188, 214, 280. M. S. R., vii, 310 (5). Oak- ham V. R., 30. 77. Worc. Co. Prob. Records, 1776 [Alexander McFarland].
Joel Hayden.
Born February 21, 1756, in Sudbury, Mass., son of Moses and Priscilla (Goodenow) Hayden.
Joel Hayden was one of the minutemen who marched from Oakham on the alarm of April 19, 1775. In 1776 he went with
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Col. Samuel Brewer's regiment in the Ticonderoga campaign, and enlisted again August 12, 1777, to serve till January 2, 1778, at Providence. In 1779 he entered the Continental Army for three years, giving his residence as Oakham and engaging for the town of Northfield.
Mr. Hayden was an intimate friend of the Craiges and was residuary legatee, with Daniel Parmenter, of Joseph Craige's estate. After Joseph Craige's death in 1781, he was innholder in Oakham till the Craige property was purchased by Richard Kelley. In 1783 he removed to Rutland, where he had purchased a farm of fifty-four acres. He was living in Rutland in 1786. The only head of a family by the name of Joel Hayden living in Massachusetts in 1790 resided in Blandford.
Early in 1777, he was married to Lucy Flint, daughter of Thomas and Eunice (How) Flint, and sister of John Flint who came from Rutland to Oakham in 1779. Lucy Flint was born in Rutland, January 31, 1757. They had four children: Patty, born May 28, 1777, died July 1I, 1778; Joseph, born January 16, 1779; Joel, born November 24, 1780; Charlotte, born June 12, 1782. His son Joel was born in Putney, Vt.
Oakham T. R., i, 171. M. S. R., vii, 13 (12) [Haden], 533 (II) [Haton], 587 (5), (7). Oakham V. R., 31, 79, 122. Rutland V. R., 42. Sudbury V. R., 63, 21I. U. S. Census (1790), Mass., 103. Records, Worc. Co. Court of Sessions, 1782. Worc. Co. Prob. Records, Aug. 20, 1781 [Joseph Craige]. Worc. Co. Reg. of Deeds, lxxxi, 491 [John Flint], xcvii, 10, c, 133. See Moses Gilbert, p. 90.
Daniel Henderson.
Born September 8, 1746, in Rutland, third son of Lieut. James and Sarah Henderson, and brother of David and Jonathan Henderson, soldiers in the Revolutionary War, and of Rachel Henderson, the first wife of Capt. John Crawford, and of Mary Henderson, the wife of William Crawford. His father, James Henderson, was married Decem- ber 16, 1736, to Sarah Harper of Concord. He came to Rutland, where he bought in 1740 sixty-three acres on Walnut Hill. Mrs. Sarah Hender- son died June 25, 1751, and he was again married to Elizabeth Rally July 8, 1756. His will was filed April 1, 1776. Fourteen children were mentioned in the will: James, Rachel, William, Daniel, Mary, Elizabeth,
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David, Jonathan, Edward, Sarah, Josiah, Abner, Joseph, and Susanna. In 1759 he served as Second Lieutenant in Capt. Paige's Co. on the expedition to Crown Point.
Daniel Henderson was Sergeant in Capt. John Crawford's company of minutemen who marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. He also enlisted August 27, 1777, as a Private in Capt. Ralph Earll's Co., Col. Danforth Keyes's Regt., and served four months and eight days at Providence.
August 25, 1766, he was married in Spencer to Sarah McIntyre of that town, and removed to Oakham in the summer of 1768.
M. S. R., vii, 717 (6), (7). Rutland V. R., 50, 150, 151, 230. Mass. Muster Rolls, xcvii, 355, 356. Worc. Co. Prob. Records, Apr. I, 1776 [James Henderson]. Records, Worc. Co. Court of Sessions, Sept. 2, 1768. Worc. Co. Reg. of Deeds, xx, 484. Packard Family (MS.) by Mr. Charles M. Packard of Westboro.
David Henderson.
Born in Rutland, fourth son of Lieut. James and Sarah Henderson.
He enlisted June 5, 1775, in Capt. Hazeltine's Co., Col. Fellows' Regt., for a term of eight months at Roxbury, and served in Capt. Nathan Hamilton's Co., Col. Samuel Brewer's Regt., at Ticon- deroga, from August 3, 1776, probably till the following Feb- ruary. He enlisted February 23, 1778, for three years in the Continental Army, for the town of Rutland.
M. S. R., vii, 718 (2). Worc. Co. Prob. Records, Apr. I, 1776 [James Henderson].
James Henderson, Jr.
Born September 22, 1737, in Concord, eldest son of Lieut. James and Sarah Henderson, and brother of Daniel, David and Jonathan Henderson.
James Henderson was Corporal in Capt. David Bent's Co., Col. Job Cushing's Regt .; enlisted September 5, 1777; service, two months with the Northern Army; discharged October 27, 1777; company raised to serve till the last of November.
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In 1758 he bought in Oakham, for £39 5s. 8d., Lot No. 15, two hundred and fifty acres; also several acres in Lot BB. In 1765 he bought of his father-in-law, Alexander McFarland, for £4, four and one-half acres in Lot No. 10.
He was Assessor in the District of Oakham in 1765 and 1766.
January 19, 1758, he married Rachel McFarland, daughter of Alexander McFarland, one of the first ten settlers of Oakham.
M. S. R., i, 234 (2) [Anderson], vii, 718 (7). Rutland V. R., 151. Concord Births, Marriages and Deaths, 157. Worc. Co. Prob. Records, 1766 [Alexander McFarland]. Worc. Co. Reg. of Deeds, xli, 79, liv, 212. Packard Family (see above).
Jonathan Henderson.
Born in Rutland, fifth son of Lieut. James Henderson.
Jonathan Henderson enlisted in the Continental Army at Brookfield, September 15, 1777, giving his residence as Oakham, and received £20 bounty from the town of Oakham, term of service, during the war. January 25, 1778, he was credited to the town of Rutland.
He was married to Esther Dean in 1788.
Oakham T. R., i, 171. M. S. R., vii, 719 (4). Oakham V. R., 79. Packard Family (see above).
Israel Hill.
Enlisted May 15, 1777, in Capt. Reed's Co., Col. Alden's Regt., for a term of three years in the Continental Army. He was killed August 25, 1777, while on the expedition for the relief of Fort Schuyler.
The Widow Beriah Hill received from the town of Oakham his bounty of £20, April 13, 1778. Notice of her appointment as administratrix was published July 9, 1778, and on July 29 his estate was sold at auction, consisting of between five and seven acres of land lying on the county road from Rutland to Hard- wick, with a dwelling house and a frame for a blacksmith shop. He had also one pair of blacksmith's bellows, a sledge, vise, tongs,
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and shop tools. In April, 1777, he had forbidden all persons trusting his wife on his account, as, besides other and worse offences, she had sold many articles of her wearing apparel and "had threatened to destroy all his interest."
Oakham T. R., i, 178. M. S. R., vii, 876 (5). Spy, May 2, 1777, July 9, 1778. Worc. Co. Prob. Records, 1777.
John Hill.
Enlisted for the town of Oakham, July 2, 1777, in Capt. Ralph Earll's Co., Col. Danforth Keyes's Regt., for six months' service in Rhode Island and was appointed Corporal. He was discharged January 4, 1778.
Oakham T. R., i, 188. M. S. R., vii, 885 (3).
Stephen Hill.
Probably the same as Joseph Hill. Enlisted for the town of Oakham in 1779 for the term of nine months in the Continental Army ; age 20, stature 5 feet 6, complexion light. Mustered in July 7, marched July 14. He was in Capt. Redding's Co., Col. Bradford's Regt., and was discharged April 9, 1780.
M. S. R., vii, 892 (5) [Joseph Hill] =904 (2) [Stephen Hill].
John Hitchcock.
Was engaged by the town of Oakham for six months' service in the Continental Army in 1780, in response to the Resolve of June 5, 1780.
Oakham T. R., i, 251. M. S. R., vii, 816 (8) [Hichcock].
Enos Hudson.
Born in Oakham in 1759, the son of Joseph and Hepsibah- Hudson. Joseph Hudson was a clothier who came from Rutland to Oakham in 1758, and bought of Joseph Craige four acres in what is now Coldbrook.
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This piece of land was north of the county road, and between the Craige tavern and the Ware River bridge. He was Selectman of Oakham in 1770, 1775, 1776 and 1777, Assessor in 1762, 1763, 1765, 1770, 1772 and 1775, Moderator in 1764, Treasurer in 1783, and member of the Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety in 1775 and 1776. His estate was settled in 1791, when he owned two hundred and twenty-seven acres of land, appraised at £336.
Enos Hudson was the best soldier furnished by the town of Oakham in the Revolution. He enlisted March II, 1777, at the age of eighteen, for a term of three years in the 7th Mass. Regt., for service in the Continental Army. He was in the regiment commanded by Col. Alden and afterward by Col. Brooks. He was appointed Corporal. In March, 1779, he reënlisted, to serve during the war. He was engaged in the battles that resulted in the surrender of General Burgoyne in 1777, at Cherry Valley and Newtown in 1779, at Kingsbridge and in the battles around Yorktown that resulted in the surrender of Cornwallis in 1781. February 20, 1782, his descriptive list was taken: age 22, stature 6 feet, complexion dark, hair brown, occupation farmer, birthplace Oakham, residence Oakham.
February 7, 1783, he was given leave by Col. Jackson to go from New Windsor to Worcester for forty days, to visit his home, and on March 3, while on furlough, his intention of mar- riage to Patie Brown was published in the Oakham meeting- house.
He was discharged June 8, 1783, by General Washington, the term of enlistment having expired. He was one of the men in Col. Brooks's regiment who were entitled to honorary badges for long and faithful service, having been in the Continental Army from March II, 1777, to June 8, 1783. He received one honorary stripe.
After the war, he lived for about six years in Oakham. When Father Tomlinson was settled in 1786, he contributed one thou- sand feet of closing boards towards building his house.
On April 17, 1818, when he applied for a pension, he was living in Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y., and was fifty-nine years of age.
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In 1820, his wife was sixty-seven years old, and there were two grandchildren, one eight years old and the other five.
Enos Hudson was married to Patie Brown in 1783, and had three children, two born in Oakham: Samuel Smead, March 23, 1784; Rebekah, March 16, 1788; and one in Rutland: Patience, May 20, 1790.
Oakham T. R., i, 171. M. S. R., viii, 457 (6), 464 (1) [Zenas Hudson]. Oakham V. R., 32, 81. Rutland V. R., 58 [Samuel Smead, Nov. 27, 1784=baptism]. Pension Application, Apr. 17, 1818. Worc. Co. Prob. Records, 1791 [Joseph Hudson]. Worc. Co. Reg. of Deeds, xlii, 168, 170. Subscription Paper for Mr. Tomlinson, May 3, 1786 (MS.).
Samuel Hunt.
Born in Oakham in 1764.
He served as a Private in Capt. Thomas Whipple's company of guards from April 20, 1780, to September 20, 1780. The company was stationed at Rutland. Mr. Hunt lost his right leg in consequence of an injury received while fighting fire in the prison barracks.
Samuel Hunt was a tailor living in Coldbrook, and later had a country store there and ran an express between Coldbrook and Boston. In 1805 he was in partnership with Caleb Shattuck, and in 1824, with Asa French, Jr. He was for some years innkeeper in the old Craige tavern.
In 1803 he married Lydia F. Green of Rutland. She was daughter of Joseph Green of Rutland and was baptized February I, 1779. Children, born in Oakham: Charles C., September 24, 1804; Samuel Lyman, May 28, 1810; George Austin, July 13, 1813; Laura B., May 2, 1820, married Horace E. Chace of Paxton.
Samuel Hunt died in Oakham, January 4, 1840, aged seventy- six years.
M. S. R., viii, 537 (9). Oakham V. R., 32, 81, 123. Rutland V. R., 48. Spy, March 27, 1805, March 24, 1824. Worcester Telegram, March 23, 1910 [Mrs. Laura B. Chace].
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James Hunter.
Enlisted for a term of two months at Roxbury and Dorchester, and receipted for ammunition to Capt. Barnabas Sears, February 15, 1776. He marched as Private with Capt. Crawford on the Rhode Island and Bennington alarms, and was Corporal in Capt. Joseph Cutler's company of volunteers raised in Western (now Warren) and Oakham for service in the Northern Department, which marched September 24, 1777, to join the army under General Gates.
James Hunter of New Braintree was married, April 13, 1769, to Sarah Hall. In 1774 he bought of his brother, William Hunter, for £200, one hundred acres, the south half of Lot No. II, including all the land in the present village south of Maple Street. Here he lived till 1786, when he sold his farm to Rev. Daniel Tomlinson, to whose descendants it still belongs, and removed to Pelham, Mass. He was Warden of the town of Oakham in 1775, and member of the Committee of Corre- spondence, Inspection and Safety in 1779.
Oakham T. R., i, 168, 188, 189. M. S. R., viii, 548 (5), (7). New Braintree V. R., 94. U. S. Census (1790), Mass., 120. Worc. Co. Reg. of Deeds, ci, 58, 59.
Oliver Jackson.
Enlisted for the town of Oakham, May 2, 1775, in Capt. Hazel- tine's Co., Col. John Fellows' Regt., for term of eight months at Roxbury.
Oakham T. R., i, 165. M. S. R., viii, 684 (2).
Abraham Joslin.
Marched with Capt. Crawford on the alarm at Rhode Island, July 23, 1777, and on the alarm at Bennington, August 20, 1777.
He came to Oakham from New Braintree and lived on the road from New Braintree to Oakham meeting-house, probably at the Boyden place.
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December 9, 1773, he was married in New Braintree to Abigail Warner. A daughter Anna was born in New Braintree, Feb- ruary 15, 1776.
Oakham T. R., i, 187, 188. M. S. R., viii, 1000 (8). New Braintree V. R., 31, 95. Worc. Co. Reg. of Deeds, lxxix, 439.
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