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Now, we in behalf of the lower End of said Parish have no objection to the prayer of said Petition being granted, so far as respects their being set off as a distinet parish, provided they continue to fulfil their agreement before mentioned by paying sd minister duly, the said sum by them agreed to pay him.
But inasmuch as the lower end of the Parish is utterly incapable of maintaining a minister themselves, they pray that the said Petitioners may not be freed from paying the sum aforesaid agreeable to their before mentd contract.
May 21, 1772.
Jan. 7, 1773, another petition was preferred by twenty- nine of the former petitioners in which they repeat the prayer of their former petition.
March 11, 1773, a counter petition, of which the fol- lowing is an abstract, was preferred, showing that they had formerly signed a petition, and that at a late publie meet- ing of the inhabitants of that part of the town voted almost
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unanimously that the former petition should lie dormant ; that it would not relieve them of their present troubles ; that, instead of having the gospel preached twice a month, they should not have it at all ; that the former petition was clandestinely propagated among the inhabitants by design- ing men. Therefore, they supplicate that the General Court will view the former petition as propagated by a few persons to gratify their own humor, &c. Signed by
James Sharlay,
Sam1 Blunt,
John mcfarland,
William Craig,
James Litch,
John Craig,
Mansfield mcaffe,
Thomas Sharley,
John Craford,
Jermia Coner,
Moses Underhill,
David Dinsmore,
John Orr,
Arthur Dinsmore,
William Vance,
Robert Dinsmore,
Matthew Templeton,
Thos. mcmaster,
Robert Craig,
Thos. McMaster, Jr.
Robert MeKinly,
Wm. McMaster,
Stephen Merril,
David Dickey,
Stephen Derben,
Aaron Rollings,
Moody Chase,
William Gilchrist,
Nathaniel wood,
William Miller,
Joseph Derben,
James Miller,
Moses Hills,
Michael Gordon,
David Underhill,
Andrew McFarland,
David Cunningham,
James McFarland.
In the House of Representatives May 13, 1773, this peti- tion was heard, considered and dismissed.
. The following are the proceedings of the Presbyterian parish in regard to the division of the parish. In a warn- ing for a meeting of the Presbyterian parish, April 16, 1772, was an article "To Se if the Parish Will Chuse a Committe, one part From the Lower End of the Parish, and another part From the Uper End, to Endeavor to Settle that the Parish May be one as formerly. That If this Comitte Dos not agree, to Se if the Perish Will Chuse a Committe To Opose the Petition latly caried into the Gen- eral Cort, and to Act and Doe What They May think Best for the Benefit of the Perish."
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" Voted, That thair Should be five men Chose as a Com- mitte to settle the Parish.
" Mathew Forsaith, Thomas MeMaster, Robert Wilson, Henry Moor, Joseph Lin,
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Committe For the Prisbetairen
Parish."
" MEMMERANDOM
" Agread Upon By the Subscribers Chosen as A Com- mitte for the Prisbetairen Perish in Chester, Part from the Lower End of the Town and part from the Long meadows, So Caled ; Viz., that the Long meadows part, So Caled, is to have the one half of the Preaching for Nine Months from the First of March to the First of December, During the time that the Reverand John Wilson is Abel to Preach, and the Remainder to the Lower End of the town ; and that the Long Medows Party is to pay the Sume of twenty pound Lawfull Money Yearly, During the Reverand John Wilson's Minisstrey, and Coleet That part of the Money themselves, and the Lower End of the town to Pay twenty five pound and Colect thair own Money themselves.
" Chester, Aprile the 20th, 1772.
"N. B. Each Party Bound in Bonds to Perform the above a Greemint, or aply to the Generil Cort to Estabelish The agreement acording to the above Themselves.
" Mathew Forsaith, 1 Committee For the Prisbetairen Parish."
Thomas McMaster, Robert Wilson, Henery Moor, Joseph Lin,
1773. The town " Voted that their shall be a sufficient Pound Built, and that the pound be set on the south side of the Highway Near Dustin's shop." Col. Moses Dustin, afterwards of Candia, was a blacksmith ; probably his shop was somewhere to the south of the meeting-house.
" Voted, That the Pound shall be at Least Thirty feet in Length, and Twenty four feet in width, and Seven feet High ; the Sils and posts to be white oake, Hued Six by Eight, or Eight by Six; the Rails to be Chesnut, Hued four by five ; and the plates of yellow pine, Hued 6 by 8 ; Braced at Each Corner from the sills to the Plates, and a good gate to it."
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It was voted that the town should pay jurymen one shil- ling and sixpence per day, while attending the several courts. The town voted to raise one hundred and five pounds to repair highways.
There was an article in the warning " To see if the Town will Raise any thing by vote on Houses, as their is no Law for it without a vote of the town to tax thein." Passed in the negative.
Dec. 27, Thomas Wells, having in some way interfered in some difficulty between John Tolford, son of Dea. Wil- liam, and Betty Waddel, Tolford shot and killed him. March term, 1774, he was tried, plead insanity, and acquit- ted. He was so insane afterwards that he was kept in a cage about forty years.
CHAPTER VII.
FROM 1774 TO 1800.
In a warning for a meeting, to be held July 19, 1774, was this article : " To Chuse and Impower one or more persons in our behalf to meet at Exeter the Twenty-first Day of this Instant July, at ten of the Clock in the fore- noon, To Joyn in the Choyes of Delegates for the Generell Congress, to be holden at Philadelphia the first Day of September next, to Devise and consider what measures will be most advisable to be taken in order to Effect the Desired End for the Establishment of our rights and Libertes upon a Just and Solled foundation ; and for the restoring of union and harmony Between the mother Country and the Colanies ; and to Contribute our proportion of the Ex- pence of Sending ; that the Same may be Raised by Sub- scriptions or other wise, and if Convenient Sent by the person of our Town appoynted to Goe to Exeter. Our proportion is five pound Eighteen Shillings Lawfull money."
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" Voted, John Webster, Esq., moderator for said meet- ing.
"Voted, That their Shall be Two men Chosen to meet at Exeter Tuesday next for the Ends mentioned in the warning of said meeting.
" Voted, That John Webster, Esq', and Capt Robert Wil- son Shall be the men.
" Voted, that their Shall be Raised by a Rate upon the Inhabitents, as the Law Directs, the Sum of five pound Eighteen Shillings Lawfull money to Defray the Charge of the Deligates as mentioned in the warning."
1775. In a warning for a meeting to be held January 23, 1775, were the following articles :
" To See who the Town Will Chuse for Deputies in their Behalf to meet at Exeter on Wednesday, the 25th Day of this Instant January, for the Choyes of Delegates to Rep- resent this Province at Such Intended Congress as is above mentioned ; and also to Impower Such Deputies when so meet to Chose a Committee of their Body to proportion the Sum Each Town ought to Pay Toward Sending Such Delegates.
" To See if the Town will Vote to Pay the money that was our proportion to Pay for the Charge of Sending Dele- gates to the Continential Congress held at Pheledelfia Last September, 1774.
" To see if the town Will appoynt a Committee to See that the agreement of the american Continential Congress be Strictly adheared to and faithfully Executed."
" Voted, John Webster, Esq., moderator for Said meet- ing.
" Voted, That there Shall be sum men Sent as Deputies to meet at Exeter the 25th Day of this Instant January, To Chuse Delegates in order to Represent this province at the Intended Congress to be held at Phelidelfia the Tenth Day of may next, agreeable to the warning of Said meeting.
" Voted, That John Webster, Esq', Capt. Robt Wilson, Capt Sam" Robie, Deacon Forsaith, major French and Robert Calfe Shall be the men.
" Voted, That the above Deputies, when meet, have power to Chuse a Committee out of their Body to propor- tion Each Town's part or portion what they ought to pay.
" Voted, That what money was our proportion to Pay for Sending Delegates To the Congress held Last Septem- 9
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ber, at Phelidelfia, Shall be Raised of the Town with the other Taxes.
" Voted, That a Committee be chosen to see that the agreement of the american Contenentell Congress Shall be Strictly adheard to and faithfully Executed.
" Voted, That Capt Dearborn, Amos Emerson, William White, Jacob Chase, John Patten, Simon Bailey, Pearson Richardson, Jethro Colby, Doctor ordway, Josiah Bradley, Robert Calfe, Leut. Hoit, John Hesseltine, Capt Wilson, Capt. Robie, Deacon Forsaith, Stephen merrill, John San. Dearbon, Abner Hills, Sam" Brown, William Sherley, John Lane, Jun., Jacob Hills, Thomas Sherley, Isaac Towl."
This was called a committee of inspection or safety.
March 30th, 1775,
" Voted, That the Town Pay our proportion of the charge of Sending Delegates to the Continential Congress, to be held at Phelidelfia Next May, if Nescecry.
" Voted, That one Hundred and fifty pound L money be Raised for the Repare of Highways the present year, at the same Wages as Last year."
" At a meeting of the Committee of Inspection held at Chester, at the house of John Webster, Esq", the 15th Day of march, 1775: They have Requested to Know the minds of the People of this Town whether they will Consider any thing at our Town meeting (Viz.), What Incouragement they will Give Voluntears that Will hold themselves in Rediness upon the Shortest notice to goe against our Ene- mies that Shall Presume to Invade us; and upon the Com- mitee's Request this meeting is called.
" Voted, John Webster, Esq', moderator for Said meet- ing.
" Voted, that this meeting Shall be adjourned Till Thursday, the 13th Day of April Next."
" At a meeting of the freeholders of Town of Chester, held at the new meeting-house in Chester, the 13th Day of April, 1775, by adjournment from the 30th Day of march Last past, Now opened by the moderator, John Webster, Esq. :
" Voted, to Give Incouragement to a Number of men that will hold them Selves in Rediness if called for to Goe against any Enemy that Shall Presume to Invade us or our property.
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" Voted, To Raise fifty Good Effective able Bodyed men into the Town's Servise, that Will Hold them Selves in Redyness if called for by the Town to Goe against any Enemy that Shall Come to Invade us or our Property.
" Voted, to Give Six Spanish milld Dollers or Equele their unto pr month to fifty Good Effective men Each, and find them their Provision as Long as they are in the Town's Servise ; They finding their own Guns.
"Voted, That the Seleet men Shall Inlist the before mentioned fifty men and Say when they Shall march.
" Voted, that their Shall be a muster master to View these men.
" Voted, that Capt Sam" Robie Shall be muster master.
"Voted, That if any of these fifty men Shall Loose their Guns in an Ingagement the Town Shall Pay for them.
" Voted, that the Select men Shall prise these fifty men's Guns before they march.
" Voted, that these fifty men have the Liberty to Chuse their officers in this Town.
" Voted, that this meeting be adjourned till monday, the first Day of May next."
May 1st, 1775,
" Whereas their was a Vote pased at the Last meeting that there Should be fifty Effective able Bodyed men In- listed into the Town's Servise to be in Redyness upon the Shortest warning to Goe against our Enemies which may Invade us, Which Number appears to be full Large ; upon which it is Voted that Instead of the Said fifty men their Shall be thirty men Inlisted, which men shall have the Same Incouragement Paid them that the minnet men have in the Massachusets Bay.
" Voted, That if the above Thirty men Shall Inlist and fit themselves they shall have a Reasonable allowance for their Extreordinary charge.
May 15, 1775,
" Voted, To Chuse Two men to attend the Provential asociation or Congress to be held at Exeter the 17th Day of may Instant.
" Voted, That Mr Stephen morss and Capt. Robert Will- son Shall be the men, and that they have full Power, as set forth in the warning of Said meeting."
In a warning for a meeting, to be held December 11, 1775, is the following article :-
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" To Elect Two Persons having a Reall Estate of the Value Two Hundred pound Lawfull money in this Colloney To Represent Them in Generall Congress to be held at Exeter on the Twenty first Day of December Next at three of the Clock in the afternoon ; And to Impower such Rep- resentatives, for the term of one year from their first meet- ing, To Transact Such Business and Persue Such mesures as they shall or may Judge Nescecry for the Publick Good ; and, in Case there Should be a Recomendation from the Continential Congress that the Colony asume Government in any Perticuler forme which will Require a house of Rep- resentetives, that They Resolve them Selves into Such a house as the Continentel Congress Shall Recomend ; and it is Resolved that no person be allowed a Seat in Congress who Shall by him Self, or any other Person for him, Before said Choyce, Treat with Liquer any Ellectors with an ap- parent view of Gaining Their Votes, or afterwards on that account."
Stephen Morse and Capt. Robert Wilson were chosen.
At a meeting, June 8,
" Voted, that the Select men Drop the Graer [grammar] School for the present.
" Voted, that the Town Will Secuere the Select men from any Cost, Charg or Damiage They may be Put too for not Providing a Grammer School for the present as the Law Directs. Jacob Chase Decents against the foregoing Vote."
They reconsidered a vote for a highway tax, and directed the surveyors to repair the highways, as formerly.
The Presbyterians "voted that Mr. Wilson should preach nine months day about, and three months down here."
The battle of Lexington was on the 19th of April, and when the report of it came to Chester, many of the men went to the headquarters of the army at Cambridge, and while they were absent reports spread in different places that the British, or " Redcoats," as they were called, were somewhere in the neighborhood, killing all before them.
I will relate the circumstances of the alarm at what is now called Bunker Hill, in Auburn, as I have heard my grandparents and father relate them. There were five families within half a mile, and in four of them the men were gone to Cambridge. Beginning at the north, was
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Capt. (afterwards Colonel) Stephen Dearborn. His family , consisted of his wife, his son Richard, aged eleven, and two other lads. One of the lads, Thomas Wells, brought the word that the British were at Sandown, killing all the people. They turned the cows and calves together, and started to the next neighbor, Caleb Hall's. Here were Mrs. Hall and five children, the oldest eleven years, and the youngest eight months old. They started on to Moody Chase's. He had gone to visit his brother Jacob's wife, who was sick. His wife had three children. Next came Wells Chase (my grandfather). My grandmother, with her son B. Pike, fell into the mournful procession. Next came Nathaniel Woods. His wife had three children, the oldest perhaps four years old, and the youngest two weeks. They marched on towards Chester, directly towards the enemy. Somewhere on the road they met Moody Chase returning home, who contradicted the report, and they re- turned homeward, and kept garrison that night at the two Chases'. The wife of Joseph Calef, who lived on the main road near the corner, buried her pewter ware, to prevent the Redcoats from running it into bullets to kill her with. Hezekiah Underhill had a quantity of silver money, which he put into a stocking, and put it into the well. William Graham's family heard the report of muskets all night, but it proved in the morning to be a horse stamping on a plank floor.
I have heard it said there was much such an alarm at the " Branch ; " and at Newbury the British had landed on Plumb Island. These were times that tried women's souls. Mrs. Healey, the mother of Hon. S. D. Bell's wife, said there was such an alarm at Hampton Falls, where she lived, and that she was old enough to remember it.
1776. At a meeting, held march 28, 1776, it was
" Voted, That Those men that went Down at the Battel at Concord, be Paid for what time they Stayed after the others came away, which was about Eight Days, at the Rate the other Proventals wages are."
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July 9, 1776,
" Voted, That all those Thirty men that have or shall Inlist into the Servis of this present Expedition to Rein- force the armey under Generell Sullivan, Shall be paid by the town as a bounty, over and above what the Colony promisd to pay as a Bounty, the sum of Thirteen Dollers and Two thirds of a Doller each; and all those Persons that have or Shall Inlist into the present Servise, and have Don their proportionable part Towards Supporting the present warr for Said Colony before, they making that ap- pear to the Select men or a Committee that Shall be chosen by the town, that then their part of this tax Shall be Repaid Back to them again.
" Voted, Capt. Henry moore, Nathan morss, Capt. John Underhill, Shall be a Committee to Joyn with the Select men to see that Justice be Don with Regard to the fore- going Vote."
November 25, 1776,
" Voted, that the Charge of the present warr, So far as it Concerns us, Shall be paid by the Inhabitants in equal proportion as the other Town Charges are Paid."
"Sept. 27, 1776, Nicholas Gilman, Treasurer and Receiver General, Requires of the town of Chester 56 pounds Law- full money for the Currant year, and 26 for the charge of the late Congress and assembly, making 82 pounds."
The Congregational parish
" Voted, To Give those Soldiers their Pole Rate to the parish, the province Gave."
ASSOCIATION TEST.
Colony of New-Hampshire.
In Committee of Safety.
April 12th, 1776.
In order to cary the underwritten RESOLVE of the Hon'ble Continental CONGRESS into Execution, You are requested to desire all Males above Twenty One Years of Age (lunaticks, Idiots and Negroes excepted) to sign to the DECLARATION on this paper ; and when so done, to make return hereof, together with the Name or Names of all who shall refuse to sign the same, to the GENERAL AS- SEMBLY, or Committee of Safety of this Colony.
M. Weare, Chairman.
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IN CONGRESS, March 14th, 1776.
RESOLVED, That it be recommended to the several As- semblies, Conventions and Councils, or Committees of Safety of the United Colonies, immediately to cause all Persons to be disarmed within their Respective Colonies, who are NOTORIOUSLY disaffected to the Cause of AMERICA, or who refuse to associate to defend by ARMS the United Colonies against any Hostile Attempts of the British Fleets and Armies.
(COPY.)
Extract from the Minutes. Charles Thompson, Seer'y.
In Consequence of the above Resolution of the Hon. Continental CONGRESS, and to shew our Determination in joining our American Brethren in defending the Lives, Liberties and Property of the inhabitants of the UNITED COLONIES :
We, the Subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage and promise, that we will, to the utmost in our Power, at the Risque of our Lives and Fortunes, with ARMS, oppose the Hostile Proceedings of the British Fleets and Armies against the United American Colonies :
John Crawford,
James Rankin,
William Lock,
Anthy Somb. Stickney,
Samuel Blunt,
Edmund Stickney,
William Tolford,
David Wetherspoon,
Daniel Greenough,
Peter Aiken,
Robert Mckinley,
Jolın Grimes,
Matthew Forsaith, Jr.,
Matthew Templeton,
Edward Robie,
William Underhill,
Edward Robie,
Joseph Dearborn,
Archibald MaKafee, /
David Crage, John Underhill,
John Webster,
James Pearce,
Sam1 Emerson, .
William White,
Henry Moore,
Nathan Fitts,
Stephen Morse,
James Dunlap,
Joseph Linn,
Nathan Webster, Junior,
Daniel Webster,
John Hasseltine,
Moses Hills, Stephen Dearborn, Jonathan Hall, Adam Willson, Stephen Lufkin, Robt. Calfe,
Peter Dearborn,
Peter Hasseltine,
Nathaniel Blasdall,
Ebenezer Basford,
Benjamin True,
Sam! Hasseltine,
Nathan Morse,
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Jasiel Harriman,
Simon Bayley,
Ebenezer Townsend,
Moses Underhill, Junior, Stephen Hills,
Nathaniel Glidden, Wilks West,
Richard Haseltine,
Caleb Hall,
Jonathan Darbon,
Wells Chase,
David Foss,
Moody Chase,
Isaac Blasdel,
Stephen Merril,
Josiah Hall,
Alex Weatherspoon,
Pearson Richardson,
Robert Craige,
Samuel Kinsmand,
James Aiken,
Sam1 Wilson,
Bracket Towl,
John Knowles,
Anthony Towl,
John Knowles, Jun",
Benjamin Melvin,
Nathan Knowles,
Parker Carr,
Joshua Prescott,
Ezekiel Morse,
Joseph Long,
David Currier,
James Wilson,
Robert Rowe,
Nathan Webster,
John Dearborn,
James Waddell,
Jethro Colby,
Amos Merril,
William McMaster,
Josiah Bradley,
Benj" Hills,
Francis Towle,
Samuel Hills,
Jacob Hills,
Ezekiel Worthen,
Thomas Haseltine,
John Shackford, Jur.,
Benjamin Haseltine,
Aaron Townsend,
Jabez Hoit,
Theodr Shackford,
Benjamin Fuller,
Daniel Richardson,
Samuel Jones,
Moses Richardson,
John Tolford,
Isaac Forse,
Hugh Tolford,
Isaac Forse, Jr.,
John Robie,
Jonathan Forsaith,
Gideon Rowell,
Thomas Wason,
John Coulby,
Rob' Wilson,
Samuel Rowel,
James Wason,
Henry Hall,
Charles Moore,
Peter Hall,
Samuel Moore,
Sam1 Jacks,
David Fuller, Benjamin Hoyt, John Hoyt,
Simon Berry,
Thomas
Joseph Mcclellan, Stephen Marden, John Pain, Joseph Knowles,
John Willson, James Shirlee, Hugh Shirley, William Shirlee, Sam1 Robie,
Willm Wilson,
Samuel Forster,
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Amos Pain,
Nathan Norton,
Samuel Brown, William Brown,
James Richardson, Ebenezer Dearborn, John Gross, Mark Carr,
William Gilchrist,
Thomas Fowler, junr.,
Abraham Sargent,
James Wetherspoon,
Wintrup Sargent,
Daniel Wetherspoon,
John Karı,
Mansfield MeAfee,
William Mills,
Samuel Aiken,
Robert Grahams,
Robert Patten,
John Grimes,
Samuel Crombey,
John Mills,
William Miller,
Nath1 Sweetser,
Hugh Miller,
Samuel McFerson,
Thomas McMaster,
Robert Dickey,
William Gilchrist,
Parker Morse,
David Diekey,
Josiah Morse,
Robert Dinsmore,
Edmund Sleeper,
Benjamin Pierce,
Joseph Morse,
Samuel Pierce,
Joseph Blanchard,
Barnard Bricket,
Abner Hills,
Joseph Hills,
Jabez French,
David Underhill,
Isaac Hills,
Jonathan Emery,
James Randall,
Hezekiah Underhill,
John Lain,
Jonathan Underhill,
Daniel Dolbeer,
Isaac Towle,
John Butterfield,
John Orr,
John Lane, Jr.,
John Burley,
Jonathan Norton,
Joseph Hall,
Joseph Norton,
Joseph Clark,
Edward Presson,
Jonathan Berry, Joseph Smith,
Cornelius Morgan,
John Sevi,
Samuel Worthen,
Ellet Berry,
Edmund Elliot,
Benja. Hills,
Pant Healey,
David Richardson,
Moses Underhill,
· Bradbury Carr, Joseph Carr,
Jacob Perley, James Hidden,
Samuel Davis,
Charles Moore, Junor, Benj. Currier, John Quimby, Robert Gordon,
William Brown,
Francis Carr, Timothy Carr.
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The following persons signed the Association Test in Candia. It was not returned to the Secretary's office, but was found among the papers of Nathaniel Emerson, Esq .:
William Baker,
Zebulon Winslow,
Thomas Dearborn,
Jesse Eaton,
James Eaton,
John Lane,
Ezekiel Knowles,
John Sargent,
Nath1 Maxfield,
Thomas Patten,
Thomas Emery,
Henry Clark,
John Clay,
Zachariah Clifford,
Jonathan Pillsbury,
Benjamin Cass,
Nathaniel Emerson,
John Colby,
Walter Robie,
William Turner,
Moses Baker,
Robert Smart,
Benjamin Batchelder,
David Bean,
Samuel Dearborn,
Obadiah Smith,
Enoch Rowel,
James Miller,
Samuel Moores,
Benjamin Rowell,
Abr'm Fitts,
Nath1 Burpee,
Nicholas Smith,
Jeremiah Burpee,
Enoch Colby,
Nicholas French,
Nehemiah Brown,
Isaiah Rowe,
Samuel Worthen,
Stephen Palmer,
Sewell Brown,
John Sargent,
Stephen Palmer, Jr.,
Ephraim Eaton,
John Prescott,
Robert Wilson,
Richard Clough,
James Varnum,
Obededom Hall,
Samuel Buswell,
Benjamin Fellows,
John Clark,
Biley Smith,
Daniel Hall,
Jonathan Smith,
John Hills,
Joseph Palmer,
William Eaton,
Benjamin Hubbard,
Obadiah Hall,
Elijah True,
Moses Sargent,
Samuel Brown,
Thomas Anderson,
Jonathan Brown,
Ebenezer Eaton,
Aaron Brown,
Robert Wason,
Jethro Hill,
Paul Eaton,
Sherburne Rowe,
David Hill,
Joseph Fifield,
Samuel Towle,
Stephen Fifield,
John Robie,
Theophilus Clough,
Simon French,
Jonathan Hills,
Benaiah Colby,
Samuel Morrill,
Daniel Dolber,
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William Hills,
John Moor,
John Cammet,
Hugh Meclellan,
Elias Canet,
Jonathan Ring,
Samuel Clough,
Joshua Moore,
David Jewett,
Stephen Clark,
John Carr,
John Clifford,
James Prescott,
Jonathan Cammet,
Jonathan Bagby,
Jacob Bagley.
Amos Knowles,
At a meeting held April 14th, 1777,
"Voted, That a Committee of five men be chosen to agree with and hier if they can as soon as posibell so many Good men as Shall appear to be our proportion of men Demanded to Serve in the Continental Servis.
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