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As a result, enlistments in both regiments were stopped for a time, when finally, Phinney was appointed colonel, and March, lieutenant- colonel.
In October of this same year, 1775, Falmouth was burned by the English, under Capt. Mowatt. When the news arrived that the town was threatened, there was much excitement in Gorham, for nearly all the citizens had relations, connections or friends in town. Many went, with such teams as they could fit out, to assist their friends in need, and others (if we judge from the records of the doings of the town afterwards) from a less praiseworthy motive : it was said much property brought out of town at this time never found its way back to its rightful owners.
Joseph Mclellan, whose wife, Mary, was the daughter of Hugh McLellan, sent word to their Gorham friends, and immediately a team was rigged out, and put under the charge of Prince, a slave of William McLellan, with orders to go to Joseph's house in the least possible time, and William started on ahead to have all packed and ready to load immediately. In due time the arrival of Prince was expected but he did not come, and after anxiously waiting some time William got on to his horse in order to find him. He heard of his arrival in town, and finally found the team but no Prince. After loading up and starting the team homeward under charge of another hand, William thought he would hunt up Prince. After a while he came to a place where some benevolent individual who had a hogs- head of rum which he could not move, had put it on end and had stove in the head and given a general invitation to drink, all round. This was an opportunity not to be neglected by the darkies, as well as by many of the whites, and Prince was one of the number and
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deep in for it. When he saw his master coming, he made toward him as well as his legs could carry him, and with true negro philoso- phy, thinking more of the present than of the future, or of the probable reward laid up for him for the neglect of duty and the dis- obedience of his master's orders, sang out to his master, "Massa Willum, O ! for God sake come here. Rum 'nuf, Massa Willum. Rum 'nuf, Massa. Sugar and 'lasses 'nuf to put in him too. O ! Massa Willum, glorious times dese be, glorious times dese be."
November 2, 1775, the Rev. Samuel Deane of Falmouth removed to his farm in Gorham, where he remained until March 16, 1782, when he returned to town. This farm was next south of the Ross place, on the road from Gorham village to Saccarappa, lately owned and occupied by William Bartlett. This spot Mr. Deane named " South Green," and the low hill behind the house, " Pitchwood Hill," which was the subject of a poem written by him during his stay here. The old house was torn down by Mr. Bartlett, and its gambrel roof set on the ground where it remained until within a few years. Among others who moved out to Gorham at this time, were Richard Codman, who lived near where the house of Freeman Richardson now stands ; John Butler, who lived just east of the Daniel Mosher house, and a Mr. Cox, who lived on the Conant farm, opposite the Tyng place.
As has been previously stated, the militia in Gorham and the surrounding towns was well organized at the breaking out of hostilities, and Col. Phinney enlisted these companies into the regiment which the Provincial Congress ordered to be raised in Cumberland County. They also ordered that the towns should supply ammunition for the soldiers.
I " Return of Capt. Hart Williams Company in ye 31st Regt. of Foot Commanded by Colonel Edmund Phinney, Sept" 29th 1775."
NAMES. TOWNS.
WHEN INLISTED.
Capt. Hart Williams
Gorham
April 24
Lieut. Willm McLallen
66
24
2ª Lieut. Cary McLallen
66
24
John Perkins Serjr
66
May 15
John Phinney
66
66
I7
James Perkins "
15
David Watts 66
66
66
I5
I From the original, in my possession.
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NAMES.
TOWNS. Gorham,
WHEN INLISTED.
Silas Chadbourn Corp11
May 22
Enoch Frost
66
66
I5
William Irish 66
66
"
I5
Sam" Gammon
66
66
66
15
Thos. Bangs Drum
66
June 19
Jeremiah Jones fife
66
May 15
Privates.
Barny Bangs
66
May 15
Joseph Waymouth
66
66
I5
Thomas Guston
66
66
I5
Daniel Maxell
66
66
I5
Thos. Poat
66
=
I5
Ezekiel Hatch
15
Paul Whitney
66
I5
Joseph McDonell
66
66
15
Peletiah McDonell
66
66
15
George Hunt
66
66
I5
George Waterhouse
66
I5
Thomas Irish
66
66
I5
John Mellvin
66
16
James Morton
66
66
17
Ichabod Hunt
66
18
Abijah Lueiss
Buxton
66
22
James Irish
Gorham
66
22
Nathall Lombard
66
66
22
Owen Runells
66
66
22
Theodore Rounds
Buxton
66
22
Elisha Cobb
Gorham
66
22
James Jourdan
Falmº.
66
22
Napthalim Whitney
Gorham
66
22
Prince Hamblen
66
22
Amos Whitney
Joseph McLallen
66
66
25
Selvenus Brown
66
25
Solomon Green
Joshua Hamlton
Barwick
July
6
66
I5
Bickford Dyer
66
I5
Jeremiah Hodgdon
66
I5
John Parker
66
66
15
George Robinson
15
Daniel Whitney
Philip Gammon
66
18
Ebenezer Michel
66
22
Butler Lombard
Jonathan Sturgis
..
22
66
June 19
John Whitney
23
24
Joseph Creesy
27
17
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" Return of Capt. Wentworth Stuart's Company in the 31st Regt. of Foot, Commanded by Col. Edmund Phinney, Sept. 29, 1775,"
(Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 56, part 2, p. 216.)
NAMES. TOWNS. ENLISTED.
Wentworth Stuart, Capt., Gorham, April 24. 66 24.
Jonathan Sawyer, Ist Lieut.,
Caleb Rowe, 2d " Pearsonstown, " 24.
Josiah Jenkins, Sergt., Gorham, 66 66
May 15.
John Watson, 66
15.
John York,
Pearsonstown, " 16.
66
15.
Nathaniel Stevens, Corp.,
66
15.
Peter Moulton,
66 Pearsonstown, 16.
John Crocket,
Gorham, 66
24.
Benja. Green,
Drummer, 66
66
24.
Joseph Stuart, Fifer, 66
15.
Privates.
Austin Alden,
66
66
16.
John Greeley,
66
15.
John Foy,
66
66
15.
John Irish,
66
17.
James Irish,
66
66
17.
Richard Preston,
Windham,
15.
Amos Brown,
66
66
15.
William Whitmore,
Gorham,
66
15.
Nathan Hanscom,
66 =
15.
Joseph Jennings,
Rye,
66
24.
Sargent Shaw,
Pearsonstown,
16.
Reuben Cookson,
16.
Abraham York,
66
16
16.
Thomas Shaw,
66
16.
66 66
16.
Israel Smith,
Norton,
66
16.
Joab Libby,
Gorham,
66
16.
David Whitney,
17.
George Tesharey,
Windham,
23.
Daniel Toward,
Kittery,
66
24.
Joseph Libby,
Gorham,
66
24.
Joel Rich, 16
24.
Thomas Skillings,
Barnerdstown,
24.
Jonathan Sanborn,
Pearsonstown,
16.
Desper West,
Gorham, 66
24.
Arthur Pottenger,
Falmouth,
16.
Ebenezer Morton, 66
Gorham, 66 66
15.
Joel Sawyer, 66
66
15.
Job Hall,
66
16.
Ephraim Bachelor,
Daniel Bean,
66
24.
John Workman,
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NAMES.
TOWNS.
ENLISTED.
Caleb Graffum,
Windham,
24.
John Thurlo,
Gorham, 66 24.
Ephraim Russell,
Penobscot,
14.
Nathaniel Nason,
Barwick, 16
14.
Charles Grant,
14, discharged Sept. 15.
Elisha Libby,
14.
Elijah Davis,
Gorham,
15.
Barnabas Rich,
66
24.
John Skillings,
66
24.
Moses Whitney of Gorham enlisted in Capt. Samuel Dunn's com- pany, and Josiah Peabody and James Westmore of Gorham, in Capt. John Brackett's company. Dr. Stephen Swett of Gorham was Surgeon of the regiment.
This regiment of Col. Phinney's, which was known as the 31St Massachusetts, arrived in July at Cambridge, where it took part in the siege of Boston. Although it had no chance to participate in any important battle, the men, nevertheless, saw much skirmishing and indecisive fighting. The regiment was discharged from the service in December, 1775, and Col. Phinney, having received a commission as colonel of a new regiment, the 18th Continental, re-enlisted many of his old command. The 18th Continental Regi- ment entered the service Jan. 1, 1776, and was stationed at Cambridge. After the evacuation of Boston by the British, on the seventeenth of March, it was ordered to march from Cambridge to Fort Ticonderoga, to re-enforce the Northern Army, which at that time was under the command of Gen. Philip Schuyler. Having served out this cam- paign the regiment was discharged, at Fort George, on the last of December, 1776, and the men either made their way home, as best they could, or re-enlisted in other commands.
The Gorham men who served in the 18th, (taken from Rolls of Dec. 8, 1776, Massachusetts Archives,) were
Edmund Phinney, Colonel.
First Company.
Wentworth Stuart, Capt., died at Brookline, Apr. 17, 1776.
Jonathan Sawyer, Ist Lieut., and promoted Capt., Apr. 18, 1776.
Josiah Jenkins, 2d =
Joseph Stuart, James Webb,
Ensign, Sergt.,
promoted Ist Lieut. Apr. 18. Reen- gaged as Capt. in Col. Brewer's Regt. Nov. 13, 1776. Ensign, Apr. 18.
James Irish, 66
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HISTORY OF GORHAM.
John Thurlo, Sergt.
Sick in Genl. Hospital.
Elijah Davis,
Corp.,
66 66 66
John Davis, 66
Amos Brown,
66
reengaged Nov. 13, 1776.
Privates.
Nathan Bangs,
Joseph Blake,
John Foy,
Asa Hatch,
Ezekiel Hatch.
Simon Lombard,
on command to Fort Edward.
Josiah Peabody.
George Robinson,
Prince Strout.
James Thurlo,
died Aug. 28, 1776. sick in Genl. Hospital.
Capt. Tobias Fernald's company, the Second, contained David Vickery.
Capt. John Rice's company, the Third, contained
Austin Alden, 2d Lieut. Reengaged Nov. 13, 1776, with Col. Brewer.
James Perkins, Ensign.
Fifth Company.
Hart Williams, Capt.,
Sick at Albany.
William McLellan, Ist Lieut.
Cary Mclellan, 2d promoted ist Lieut. Aug. 3, 1776.
John Perkins, Ensign, died April 18, 1776, of small-pox.
David Watts, Ensign, promoted Lieut. Apr. 17. Reengaged in Col. Brewer's Regt., Nov. 13, 1776. James Perkins, Sergt., promoted Ensign Capt. York's Co., Aug. 1, 1776.
James Morton,
Pelatiah McDonald,
Sergt. Aug. 1, 1776.
John Melven, 66 Corp. Apr. 17, 1776. Reengaged Dec. 1, 1776.
Solomon Green, 66
Corp. Aug. 3, 1776.
John Whitney, Drummer, reengaged Nov. 15, 1776.
Jeremiah Jones, Fifer,
66
Privates.
John Burnell, reengaged Nov. 26, 1776. Solomon Brown, died Oct. 25, 1776.
Bickford Dyer,
on command at Ticonderoga. Reengaged
Nov. 30, 1776.
discharged in April.
Daniel Hunt, Corp.
reengaged Nov. 20, 1776. discharged Nov. 6, 1776. reengaged Nov. 17, 1776.
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on command at Fort Edward.
on guard and reengaged Dec. 8, 1776.
sick in barracks. died Mar. 14, 1776.
sick in Genl. Hospital. sick in Barracks.
Nathaniel Lombard,
discharged Oct. 7, 1776.
sick in Genl. Hospital.
reengaged Nov. 30, 1776.
died Mar. 2, 1776.
discharged Oct. 8, 1776.
Joseph Mclellan.
Paul Whitney,
Jesse Whitney,
Sept. 30, 1776.
Daniel Whitney.
Ebenezer Whitney,
John Whitney,
James Whitney. Joseph Green.
discharged Sept. 20, 1776. died May 5, 1776.
Capt. Abraham Tyler's company, the Eighth, contained Lazarus Rand.
When the 18th Continental Regiment was discharged at Ticon- deroga in December, 1776, many of the men reenlisted for three years in the 12th Massachusetts under Col. Samuel Brewer. This regi- ment was at Ticonderoga and Lake George, at King's Ferry, and at Valley Forge in winter quarters. It participated in the battles of Hobartown and Monmouth, was present at the surrender of Burgoyne, and was at West Point through 1779.
Josiah Jenkins, who had been first lieutenant in the 18th Conti- nental, reengaged as captain under Col. Brewer, and of his company, the following is a return taken by Lieut. David Watts, Jan. 23, 1778, at Valley Forge.
Josiah Jenkins,
Gorham,
On furlough.
David Watts,
Benjamin Thompson
Capt., Ist Lieut., 2d Ensign, Sergt., 66
Brunswick, Sheffield.
Sick, absent.
John Hubble, Samuel Jenkins,
. Gorham.
Elijah Davis, Ebenezer Morton, Darling Hukok, d
Sheffield.
1
Ebenezer Files, Samuel Files. Philip Gammon, Thomas Gustin. James Gilkey, George Hunt, Ichabod Hunt. James Lary, Prince Hamblen,
Abner McDannell, Matthias Murch, Daniel Maxwell, Thomas Poat. John Parker,
discharged Aug. 4, 1776.
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Corp., Gorham, On furlough.
Kennebunk.
66 Arundel.
Wellfleet.
Drummer, Scarborough,
On furlough.
Fife Major, Duxbury.
Privates.
Nathan Bangs,
Gorham.
Amos Brown,
Gorham.
John Foye,
John Green,
Sick,
James Gilkey,
absent of his wound.
John Knight,
66
Ichabod Hunt, Gorham.
Joseph Mclellan.
Ebenezer Morton, Jr., "
Moses Poland, furlough.
66
On Ebenezer Phinney,
66
Sick,
John Arm,
Georgetown. Benjamim Rolf, Gorham.
Seth Hinkley,
John Austin, Brunswick.
John Cool,
Kennebunk. Paul Lovell. Georgetown.
Nathan Emery, 66
Joseph Sargent, Gorham. Sick, absent of his wound.
Frederick Peekin,
William Milton,
Braintree. David Emery, Kennebunk.
Falmouth. William Kendall,
Solomon Spinner,
66
David Dunan,
Sheffield.
Daniel Toward,
Kittery.
Noble Gunn,
James Wagg,
Falmouth.
Sick, absent.
Jonathan Whitney, Bucktown.
Ebenezer Palminter, 66
Sick, absent.
Zebulon Mix,
absent.
66 Sick,
Ephraim Goss,
Bennington,
Sick, absent.
Simeon Noble,
Barrington,
David Wilson,
Wellfleet.
Sick, absent.
John Huggins,
Sheffield.
Non Efectives.
Abel Whitney, Gorham,
Discharged. 66
Joshua Davis,
Wright Allen,
Scarborough, Transferred to Capt. Watkins.
Zebulon Olds,
Barrington,
" Capt. Ball, Col.
Shepard's regiment.
John Green, Jr., Sheffield.
Isaac Preston, Barrington.
David Kelley, Boston.
Richard Mitchel, Arundel.
On a pay roll of this company, dated Mar. 19, 1777, appears also the name of Matthias Murch of Gorham.
Austin Alden, who had been second lieutenant in the 18th Conti- nental, re-engaged, and in January, 1777, was appointed first lieutenant
Thomas Frank,
Peter Biter,
66
Samuel Gutchridge, Sheffield.
Has a pass from Gen. Gates to go to Boston.
absent of his wound.
John Greeley, John Mirick, Benjamin Nason, William Smith, Joshua Wescott, William Coomer,
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of Capt. Nathan Watkin's company, in Col. Brewer's regiment ; in which regiment he served for a little over a year. In his company were Bickford Dyer and James Coolbroth, both of Gorham.
While the company was in camp, below Albany, N. Y., at Van Schaicks Island, under date of Aug. 3, 1777, Lieut. Alden writes : -
" I can't write hardly any thing, only we are on the way up the river ; I suppose to drive Burgoyne back to Canada. An army from Ben- nington is to join us across the Grants at the river. God grant that the enemy may alter face, or fall before us." He speaks of Lieut. David Watts as being in the army; the two Blakes, (Corp. Joseph Blake and John Blake, both of Scarborough), as being sick in hospital at Albany ; Caleb and Jedediah Lombard, as also in hospital, and says, " All our people are generally well."
Capt. Daniel Merrill's company, Col. Brewer's regiment, contained Matthias Murch and Jeremiah Jones of Gorham. In Capt. Silas Burbank's company, belonging to this same regiment, were Pelatiah McDonald, Orderly, and James Lary, both of Gorham.
After the evacuation of Boston by the British on the 17th of March, 1776, many of the American regiments were sent away, some being ordered to New York, and others, among which was Col. Phinney's 18th Continental, sent to reenforce the Northern Army at Lake George. It then became necessary to raise short service troops to garrison the forts at Boston, to protect the town from any attacks that might be made by the British. Among these short service troops was Col. Ebenezer Francis's regiment, which garrisoned the forts on Dorchester Heights from August until December, 1776. The sixth company of this regiment was raised in Cumberland County, and commanded by Capt. Richard Mayberry of Windham.
A pay roll of this company gives the following names :
(Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 251, p. 105.)
Richard Mayberry,
Capt.,
Windham.
Thomas Berry,
Ist. Lieut., Brunswick.
Peter Libbee,
2d
Scarborough.
Nathaniel Frost,
Ensign, Gorham.
Nathaniel Hinkley,
Sergt., Brunswick.
John Anderson,
Windham.
Dominicus Libee, 66 Samuel Jinkins, Josiah Chute, Corp.,
Windham.
George Williams,
66
Scarborough.
Joseph Rounds,
Gorham.
Peter Walker,
Drummer, Brunswick.
William Harmon,
Scarborough.
Gorham.
Brunswick.
Thomas Libee,
Fifer, Scarborough.
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HISTORY OF GORHAM.
Privates.
John Dunham,
North Yarmouth. Daniel Haney,
David Mayberry,
Windham.
Ebenezer Whitney,
Joseph Elder,
Windham.
Thomas Mayberry,
Christopher Dunn,
Gorham.
Asa Combs,
Benjamin Curtis,
Harpswell.
Peltiah Liby,
Scarborough.
Jeremiah Jordan,
Windham.
Stephen Irish,
Gorham.
Stephen Harris,
John Sweat,
Windham.
Joseph Thompson, Jeremiah Mitchell, John Plaisted,
Scarborough.
Jeremiah Libby,
Scarborough.
Nathaniel Milliken,
¥
William Williams,
Brunswick.
Samnel Stuart,
Elijah Hamblen,
Gorham.
Samuel Hutchinson, Windham.
Asa Miller, Nathaniel Lombard, Eliphalet Watson,
Gorham. 66 Scarborough.
Jeremiah Pratt,
North Yarmouth.
Richard Mayberry, Jr., Windham.
Bartholomew Read, Royalstown.
Timothy Berry,
Scarborough.
Joseph Humphreys, No. Yarmouth.
Abraham Young,
New Boston.
Isaac Hall,
Brunswick.
North Yarmouth. Gorham.
Joel Stevens,
New Gloucester.
John Pitman, Joseph Irish, Jonathan Cornish,
Brunswick.
William Stevens.
Thomas Whitton,
Harpswell.
Elisha Commons,
Timothy Dyer,
Gorham.
Stephen Foster,
Dorchester.
Ephraim Mann,
Dorchester.
Isaac Allen,
New Gloucester.
Windham.
Joseph Sovereign, John Fly,
Scarborough.
Amos Brown, John Cotton,
Brunswick.
James Crocker, Yarmouth.
James Sherman,
Yarmouth.
¥
Jeremiah Sanborn,
Pearsonstown.
Brunswick.
Chase Elkins,
Robert McFarling,
Gorham.
John Sanborn,
Pearsonstown.
Gibeon Plummer,
George Lasley,
New Boston.
William McLellan,
New Gloucester. Gorham. Windham. Brunswick.
At the expiration of this regiment's term of service, it was dis- charged, and Col. Francis immediately raised the 1 1th Massachusetts, a three years regiment, and enlisted many of his former command. The IIth Massachusetts served at Fort Ticonderoga, until the retreat to Hobartown on the 6th of July, 1777. It took part on the follow- ing day in the battle of Hobartown, where Col. Francis was killed. Col. Benjamin Tupper succeeded Col. Francis in the command of the regiment. In company with other regiments the 11th rendez- voused at Van Schaicks Island, at the mouth of the Mohawk River, and took part in the campaign of 1777, which terminated, Oct. 17th, at Saratoga, with the capture of Burgoyne and his entire army. In November the regiment joined Washington's army, near Philadelphia, and passed the winter in camp at Valley Forge. The regiment serving in the Third Mass. Brigade, Gen. Patterson commanding, participated, June 28, 1778, in the battle of Monmouth, in which fight it is said to have suffered heavy losses. The men went into camp at White Plains, July 25, 1778, and during that fall and winter, and through the following summer, the regiment served along the North River, and in the western part of Connecticut.
Lieut. Silas Chadbourn, in a diary kept by him at this time, speaks of " Post " Wescott's visits to the Army, and of sending letters home
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by him. Under date of Nov. 4, 1778, he says, "John Blarr and David Farnsworth were executed this day near this town, for coming out of New York as spies and bringing counterfeit money." Nov. 19, he says, "This day Corp. Barton and Silvanus Brimhall and Robert Millions got their furloughs for 90 days. I sent 120 dollars home by Robert Millions." Jan. 3, 1779, "I went to Tarrytown with Col. Littlefield and Capt. Williams." This was Hart Williams, who had enlisted as first lieutenant in Capt. Abraham Tyler's com- pany, Col. Thomas Poor's regiment. Jan. 21st, " I went to see Capt. Williams this day." April 22d, "Sergt. Libby and Brimhall got here to day." June 8th, " Pleasant. His Excellency, Gen. Wash- ington, came on the Point [West Point] with a number of General officers." roth, " I was appointed Quarter Master."
A roll of this company is as follows :
Richard Mayberry,
Capt.,
Windham.
Silas Chadbourn,
Ist Lieut.,
Gorham.
Jonathan Libby,
Ensign.,
Scarborough.
Joab Libby,
Sergt.,
Gorham.
Josiah Chute,
Windham.
Amos Allen,
Nathaniel Lombard,
Corp.,
Gorham.
Chandler Rackley,
Ebenezer Barton,
Windham.
Josiah Wallace, Christopher Dunn,
Drummer.
Fifer,
Gorham.
Privates.
Joab Black,
Charles Branscum.
Benjamin Cressey.
William Davis,
Buxton.
John Green,
Gorham.
David Gustin, Nicholas Hughes, Henry Jackson.
Robert Jackson.
Butler Lombard,
Francis Libby,
Robert Millions, John Swett,
Ephraim Sawyer. Joseph Stone, Elisha Small,
Gorham. Pearsonstown.
William Thompson.
Joseph Webber. Jonathan Bean.
Windham. Gorham.
Peter Crocket,
Gorham.
Jeremiah Hodgdon, Samuel Jordan. John Orion. Peter Sanborn. Samuel Small.
Benjamin Trott, Daniel Whitmore, George Leach.
Windham. Gorham.
Joseph Thompson, Jesse Whitney, Jonathan Webster. Thomas Chute, Thomas Gustin, Richard Hollis. David Mayberry, Joseph Phinney, Jonathan Swett. Ebenezer Sawyer. David Truill. Robert McFarling,
Gorham. Buxton.
Gorham. Sylvanus Bramhall, George Berry, Ephraim Dyer.
Gorham.
William Hunt,
Windham.
Hezekiah Jordan. Jedediah Lombard, James Jordan, Caleb Lombard,
Gorham. Windham. Gorham. Windham. Gorham.
Gorham. Scarborough. Windham.
William Mayberry, George Robinson, Walter Simonton. Peter Smith, Daniel Small.
Windham.
Windham. Gorham.
Windham. Gorham.
Gorham.
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" West Point, Jan. 1, 1779. Mustered then Capt. Richard May- berry's company, as specified in the above roll."
A pay roll, probably of a much earlier date, of this company "till they reach Bennington," gives these additional names :
Morris Clark, Gorham. Elijah Hamblen, Gorham.
Timothy Dyer, 66 Joshua McDonald.
Josiah Black,
Reuben Libby. John Haskell, Gorham.
Jacob Libby.
We also find " Rations due to Lieut. Josiah Davis, Capt. May- berry's company," and among the other names, that of Lieut. Davis, Gorham.
Joshua Fabyan, Esq., of Scarborough, was Representative from that town to the General Court of Massachusetts in 1776, and was appointed a committee to raise a company of men for Capt. Paul Ellis, for two months service at the siege of Boston. Capt. Ellis, on the 13th of February, 1776, marched from Falmouth with this com- pany. The company was a part of Col. Jacob French's regiment, and on February 27th was stationed at Winter Hill to participate in the siege. The officers of this company were
Paul Ellis, Capt., Falmouth.
John A. Milliken, Ist Lieut.,
Scarborough.
Ebenezer Murch, 2d
Gorham.
Joshua Stevens, Ensign, Falmouth.
On April 1, 1776, the following Gorham men reenlisted under Capt. Ellis, to serve one year :
Ebenezer Murch. Joshua Crockett. William Paine.
Joseph McDonald. Richard Thurrell. Joseph Morse.
Josiah Whitney. Moses Whitney. Ephraim Jones.
Samuel Brown. Simeon Brown. John Emery.
Daniel Emery.
Daniel Whitmore. John Haskell.
Amos Rich. Joseph Rounds.
Henry Jones.
Benjamin Allen Jordan. John Elder.
John Murch, Jr.
Jan. 1, 1777, this company became a part of Col. Timothy Bigelow's 15th Massachusetts. This was a three years regiment. It took part in the Saratoga campaign of 1777, and was present at Burgoyne's surrender. The winter of 1777-78 was passed in camp at Valley Forge. In June, 1778, the regiment participated in the battle of Monmouth, where Capt. Ellis was killed.
On a pay roll of Capt. John Wentworth's company, Col. Aaron Willard's regiment, dated Boston, Jan. 6, 1777, appear the names of John Cornish of Gorham, Josiah Black of Gorham, and Jedediah Lombard of Gorham, the latter of whom is marked of Falmouth.
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This regiment was one of those that accompanied Phinney's to Fort Ticonderoga, in 1776.
Capt. Jabez Lane of Buxton, in 1777 and 1778, commanded a com- pany in Col. Thomas Nixon's regiment, which contained the following Gorham men :
John Darling. Joseph Weymouth. John Stevens.
Amos Brown. Thomas Wheeler.
This regiment, the 6th Massachusetts, served at Boston, Cambridge, in Connecticut, on Long Island, and with the Northern Department at Ticonderoga and West Point, in Gen. Alexander McDougall's corps.
In Capt. Nicholas Blaisdel's company, Col. Wigglesworth's 13th Massachusetts, were the following Gorham men :
Jeremiah Hodgdon. Nathaniel Hatch. James Morton.
William Munson.
Capt. Isaac Martin's company, which was in the Rhode Island service, and was discharged June 8, 1779 (?), contained the following Gorham men :
Asa Thurrell. Thomas Lombard. Joseph Jones.
Eliphalet Watson.
During the Revolution, Gorham had two companies of men, belonging to the 3d Cumberland County regiment of Militia, which was under the command of Col. Reuben Fogg of Scarborough. I These companies, the 3d and 5th, were commanded respectively by Capt. Samuel Whitmore and Capt. Alexander McLellan.
Capt. Samuel Whitmore's company, together with Capt. Benjamin Larrabee's Scarborough company, on Christmas day, 1777, started to march to Peekskill, N. Y. They were allowed a penny for each mile traveled; receiving for three hundred and ninety two miles the sum of £1-125-8d.
Following is the roll of Capt. Whitmore's company :
Samuel Whitmore, Capt.,
Gorham.
Dominicus Mitchell, Lieut.,
Pearsonstown.
Joshua Crockett, Ensign,
Gorham.
Samuel Crockett,
Sergt.,
Peter Sanborn,
Pearsonstown.
James Irish,
Gorham.
John White,
Corp.,
Daniel Harmon,
Pearsonstown.
Phineas Whitney,
Gorham.
Thomas Bangs,
John Emery,
I See page 70, Chapter IV.
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Privates.
Simeon Brown,
Gorham.
Daniel Bean,
Samuel Batcheldor, Joab Black,
Pearsonstown. Gorham.
Elisha Strout,
Andrew Cobb,
John Trundy,
John Cates,
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Isaac Small,
Pearsonstown. Gorham.
Daniel Cram,
Amos Thombs,
Joshua Decker,
Charles Thombs,
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Gershom Davis,
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Ebenezer Scott Thombs,
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