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Rye Account for Bounties, &c. paid to Rev. Soldiers.
To 162 days on the Battery at Portsmouth Harbour in 1775. at 2S, £16. 4. 1-
To 48 days moving Guns from Jerrys Point in 1775, at 3s. 7. 4, - " 400 nights Guaiding Sea Coast in 1775, at 1-6, 30. 0, -
To their Accot tor 7 days building Barrack, at 3s, 1. 1, -
The following is a roll of Capt. Joseph Parsons' company, mustered in at Portsmouth, November 22, 1775, which proceeded to Cambridge " and served until the evacuation of Boston," as an endorsement attests, the roll being copied from the original in the Bureau of Pensions at Washington, D. C .:*
Joseph Parsons, Captain
Joseph Seavey, Serjt
William Seavey, Ist Lieut
Simon Johnson, Corporal
-. Nathan' Gilman, 2d Lieut Samuel Wallis, Ensign
Benjamin Lang, do
John Foss, do
Richard Webster, do
Abraham Libbey, Serjt Alexander Salter, do
Joseph Marden, Drummer Nathaniel Marden, Fifer
~ Josiah Hall Bartlett, Serjt Samuel Murry Solomon Varrill
James Libby
Michael Dalton Nathaniel Lear
John Foye
Nathaniel Tucker Michael Moulton
James Randall
George Randall Abraham Mathis Semion Towle
Isaac Remick Benoni Rand
Lott Wedgewood
Joseph Hall
John Varrill
Robert Mitchell
John Blunt
Edward Varrill
David Collcutt
Mark Randall Henery Shapley
Jonathan Folsom
Richard Lock Mark Foss
John Bartlett
James Seavey
William Trefatheren
William Burley
John Sherborn John Rand
David Wigins
Tobias Trundy Edward Randall
Joseph Colcuit
John Rand
John Odiorn
Smith Chapman
Samuel Rand
Nimshy Lock, an Indian Walter Meal (Neal)
Andrew Sherburn
or negro Benjamin Stevens
*Rev. Rolls, Vol. 17, p. 25.
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HISTORY OF RYE.
Samuel Marden
Samuel Bary
Levi Pickering
Jeremiah Bary
Benjamin Marden
Dudley Hilton
John Foss
Joshua Rand
James Ryens
Samuel Rand Junr
James Seavey
Benjamin Randall
Elijah Lock
Robert Morrison
Jonathan Mason
John Lock
William Rand
Josiah Colcutt
George Foss
James Hutchings
James Pickering
Daniel Moulton
Nathaniel Bary
Samuel Ward
Portsmouth, Nov. 22, 1775.
To the Committee of Safety of the Colony of New Hampshire-Gentle- men : agreeable to Your order I have this day Mustered the Within Named Persons, they being good, able bodied and Effective Men and well accoutred. Jos Cilley, Muster Master.
This was one of the companies of minute men enlisted by order of the Committee of Safety dated October 12, 1775, some of which went to Winter Hill in December.
* Nathaniel Marden and Samuel Marden, In the Year 1775 were sick eight or ten days and Samuel Marden died being in the American servis and under Doctor hall Jacksons Care and the nursing of Samuel Marden
£0-18-0 and Nathaniel nursing £1-0-0
They were in Capt. Joseph Parsons Company Wingates Regiment.
In the roll of Captain Parsons' company that went to Cam- bridge, Nathaniel Marden is named as fifer and Samuel Marden as a private. The name of Samuel Marden does not appear in Rev. H. Porter's list of Rye men who lost their lives in the war, though the official records prove that it should be there. Mr. Porter's list was made up less than twenty years after the close of the war, but he probably depended mainly on the memories of the people in making it up, having little, if any, documentary evidence to assist him. That Samuel Marden's name should be included in the list of the honored dead is certain.
+It is ordered that all Ye Inhabitants from Wm SeaviestoSandy beach to Little harbo shallbe undr Ye Comand of Ye Capt of Ye fort on Grt Island & to be called forth by him to Ye exercise of Armes & such Exegents as may happen on any allarum at s ffort.
*Rev. Rolls.
+ Prov. Papers, 1775.
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THE REVOLUTION.
* Rye.
1775 August 31, Disbursted for the Soldiers Enlisted in this Parish of Rye by the Select Men of sª Parish, viz : To one Blanket @ 13/ " Four Ditto @ 12/ " Ten Ditto @ 11/
£0. 13, 0- 2, 8, 0- 5. 10, 0-
the Amount £ 8, 11, 0 Nathan Goss, Selectman
Exeter Septem™ 2nd 1775. Received the Contents of Samuel Brooks. Nathan Goss.
+The following is a just account of the Poll tax the Non Commission offi- cers and Soldiers pay to this Colony who were in the Continental Army in the Year 1775 from the Parish of Rye and still remain in the service.
Eight Soldiers at 1/8}d price
I3 s 8d
Rye June Ye 30, 1776
Samuel Wallis Selectmen Francis Jenness
¿In January, 1776, a committee was chosen by the town " to draw up a petition to the General Congress at Exeter that they would not assume Government at present, consisting of Richard Jenness Esq, Emos Seavey Esq and Robinson Treferrin Esq ;" and March 27 it was "Voted Richard Jenness Esq, Samuel Knowles, Samuel Wallis, Richard Jenness, Simon Garland, Abraham Libbey and Jeremiah Berry be a committee of inspec- tion, and the major part of them to act."
§Rand's Enlistment 1776. Rye, March 4, 1776.
We the Subscribers Dwe in List in the American Servis Vnder Mr Nathan- iel Rand for oueir Captain or Lefnt
Samuel Morrison
Tobª Trundy
his John X ordua
Richd Rand
Joseph Rand
mark Eleck Leear
Thomas Lang
timothy Berey
Elijah Tucker
John Lear
James Lock
Gashiem Loumbey
John Blunt
noar Shirboun Nath1 Harris
James Royen
Solomon Verel
Henry Long Stephen Barton
*Rev. Rolls, Vol. 16, p. 821, 1775.
1 Rev. Rolls, 1776.
#Town Records, 1776.
SN. H. Town Papers, Vol. XIII, p. 364.
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HISTORY OF RYE.
Benjamin Marden, Jr John Rand James Seavey Joshua Rand
hi- Eleck X Lear Jun mark
Leevey Gooss Nathaniel Jording John Trefethern Jur
Stephen Lawry
Jonathan Dow
Job foss
hi- John X Verrill mark
William Trefethin
Joseph Yeaton
Nathl L Tucker
Samuel Rand
William Rand
Alexander Morrison
Nathaniel Tucker Jur
Mark Rendall
Henry Shapley
George Rendell
Samuel Hunt
Nathaniel Lear
Joseph horl
Samuel Molton Peter grant
*We the subscribers. do hereby solemnly engage and promise, that we will to the utmost of 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.
Samuel Jenness Joshua Lock
Olem Lowell Jun?
Wm Davidson
James Goss
Samuel Wells
James Perkins
John Blunt
Jonathan Goss
Jonathan Brown
Levi Towle
Merrifield Berry
Isaac Dow
Simeon Towl
Joseph Parsons
Moses Seavey
Jonathan Lock
Benjamin Marden
Sam1 Seavey Jun
Trustham Sleeper
Nathaniel Marden Junr
Robinson Treferrin
John Jenniss
Samuel Marden
Nathan Towl
Francis Jennis
Robart Saunders
Sam1 Seavey
Jona Jennis
Robert Saunders Jun
Jeremiah Berry Jun'
Francis Jenniss
William Marden
Benjamin Garland
Job Brown
Samuel Murray
Nathan Goss
Bickford Lang
Simon Johnson
Peter Johnson
Nicholas Dolbeer
Ben Marden
James Locke
Joseph Seavey
Job Foss
Joel Ame Jonathan Berry
George Randall
John Lock Jun™
Samuel Knowls Jun
Joseph Hall
Benjamin Marden
William Seavey
Jonathan Towl Jun™
Jeremiah Lock Joseph Lock Junr
Joseph Rand
David Smith Jun™
Richard Lock
Arthur Libbee
Joseph Marden
Richard Lock 3ª
Amos Seavey
Nathaniel Rand
Joseph Lock Ebenezar Wallis
James Seavey
Samuel Doust Foss
Daniel Moulton
Paul Seavey
Joseph Rand
Thomas Wasson
John Webster
Mark Randall
William Seavey
Elexander Lear
Samuel Wallis
*Prov. Papers, 1776.
James Hobbs
Alexander Salter
Samuel Hutching
Jacob Berry
Willm Gibes
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*Colony of New Hampshire,
Rye, July 5, 1776.
Searjeant Samuel Elkins : You are hereby required to Warn all persons belonging to Your district, to Meet at Mr. Benjamin Garland, Inn holder in said Parish, on Monday next at eight o'clock before noon, armed and equiped according to law in order to draft out Soldiers to join the Northern Army. And it is hoped every person who Values his life, liberty or prop- erty will punctually attend.
Joseph Parsons, Captain.
July 9, Rye. I have received orders from Col. Josh Wentworth for a Mediate Caul for the Committee to be together. You are desired to be at Mr. Abraham Libbees this day at six of the Clock afternoon. Richard Jenness Jr, chairman. Mr. Simon Garland.
July-Voted to raise money to pay the soldiers now gone to Crown Point to join Gen1 Sullivan, by vote.
Joseph & John Garland & Jonathan Lock as Volunteers Marched to Rhode Island under Capt. Joseph Parsons.
Roll of Capt. Joseph Parsons' Company in Col. David Gilman's regiment, commencing December 5, 1776, and end- ing March 11, 1777, inclusive : +
Joseph Parsons Capt
Josiah Dearborn Lieut
Joshua Weeks 2d Lieut
Jonathan Leavitt Sergeant
Simon Towle do
Daniel Smith do
Josiah Moulton Fifer
Privates
James Leavitt
Samuel Batchelder
Anthony Vincent
George Long
John Batchelder
Gilber Shaw
John Garland Paul Long Joseph Place
John Marston
Thomas Cosson Thomas Primers
Thomas Woodman
Thomas Arnold Joseph Walpey
Job Haskall
Benjamin Swaine
Christopher Gardner
Nathan Greenleaf
Humph Flood David Sherburne
Paul Blake
Josiah Weeks
William Marden
Daniel Weare
John Tricky
James Libbey
James Dearburne William Foss
John Rand
- Isaac Stockbridge
Timothy Watson
James Kennison
*Town Records, 1776.
+Capt. Parsons' Papers.
Joseph Hutchings Corporal
Josiah Batchelder do
John Odiorne do
Jesse Prescott do
John Sanborn drummer
Simon Sanborn do
264
HISTORY OF RYE.
Geo Rundlett
Samuel Rand
David Remick
Robert Humville
Nathaniel Rand
Edward Varell
Benjamin Leavitt
William Rand
Eliphalet Veasey
Mark Maloon
James Neal
Archª Campbell
This is a true roll. Joseph Parsons, Captain.
*Roll of Capt. Joseph Parsons
£1052.0. I. pd
It appears that the company went to New York, and served three months and eleven days.
+We the subscribers acknowledge this receipt of Forty eight shillings each from the first foot Company in the Parish of Rye, Commanded by Capt Joseph Parsons, which sum of Money is in Addition to the Continental Bounty all ready by us Recd for our Engaging as a part of the Proportion of men to be supplied by said first Company towards Compleating the Con- tinental Army, the sums of forty eight Shillings each we this day Recd by the hands of Mr Nathan Goss. Exeter, 2 April, 1777.
James Randall John Harrington
his
John Norton his mark
Josiah Haw
James X Worcester
John X Marden
Henry Langmaid mark
[Rye was to furnish 161 Men to fill up the three Continental Regiments, March, 1777.]
¿To the Honourable the General Court Conven'd at Portsmouth this 7th day of June A. D. 1785.
The Petition of Peter Ackerman of Rye in the State of New Hampshire and County of Rockingham Humbly Shews that Your petitioner Enlisted a Soldier in Capt Beel's Company, Col Scamels Regt in the Year 1777 for the term of three Years ; that on the 19th day of September, 1777, at the Battle of Bemous' Heights, Your Petioner was wounded by a Musket Ball entering at his Elbow and coming out at his Shoulder.
Rye, June Ye 7th, 1785. Peter Ackerman
[Dr. Hall Jackson Certified the truth of the foregoing, and the legislature voted Ackerman twenty Shillings per Month.]
§ Rye men in Col. Nathan Hale's Batt.
Joseph Lock age 22 Capt Bell's Co. Jonathan Lock " 20 Blodgett's Co. Abraham Clifford age 22 "
*Rev. Rolls, Vol. 8, p. 276. T Rev. Rolls. ¿Rev. Rolls, Vol. XIII, p. 365. § Rev. Rolls.
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THE REVOLUTION.
* March 31, Voted that the selectmen may not purchase arms, ammuni- tion, &c., for the Parish. Voted Samuel Knowles, Jonathan Lock, Joseph Philbrick, Samuel Jenness Esq. and William Seavey Jr. be a Committee of Inspection.
April 28. Chose a committee of five to fix prices on every article of the necessaries of life as the law directs. Chose Samuel Knowles, Joseph Philbrick, Joseph Yeaton, Deacon Elijah Lock and William Seavey.
+Cap. Joseph Parsons' pay roll, Sept. 8, 1777, Col. Senter's Battalion.
Samuel Seavey
David Shaw
Richard Durgin
Josiah Lock
Benjamin Dow
David Miller
Ezekiel Knowles
Robert Marshall
Levi Sanborn
Thomas Arnold
Daniel Weare
Benjamin Rand
Amos Eaton Wm Mugridge
Jeremiah Brown
Caleb Brown
Benja Young
John Going
Jeremiah Folsom
James C. Dearborn
Arthur Meloy
David Thomson
John Blake
Wm Haskell
Benjamin Leach
Levi Blake
Josiah White
Josiah Blake
Jewett Sanborn
Samuel Beck
Simon Lock
Abraham Shaw
Samuel Philbrick
Jonas Prescott
Joseph Palmer
Nathan Haines
John Tilton
Benjm Swain Jr
John Dame
Benjamin Swain
Rowland Carr
Levi Berry
John Holbrook
Humphrey Flood
Jonathan Goss
Jeremiah Swain
Thomas Sweet
John Nutter
Robert Maxfield
Alexander Lear
Richard Webster
Abner Lock William Wallis
Elisha Thomas
Wm Palmer
David Philbrick
James Neil
Abraham Libbey
Nathaniel Jenness
Simon Towle
Job Haskall
Joel Leighton
John Brasbee
Joshua Brown
John Rollins
Sanborn Smith
#Capt. Joseph Parsons' roll of Dec. 18, 1777, Col. Senter's Battalion.
Joseph Dow, Lieut
John Holbrook
Jeremiah Brown
Jonathan Leavitt, Ensign L Blake
William Magridge
A Gibbee Josiah Blake
James Neal
Simon Towle
Jonathan Prescott
Wm Palmer
Job Haskell
Joseph Palmer
D Weare
Joel Leighton Sergent
Jonathan Goss
N Haynes
Benjamin Swain
(deserted Dec. 17)
Jeremiah Swain
John Nutter
Abner Lock D Philbrick
*Town Records, 1777. Capt. Parsons' Papers. #Capt. Parsons' Papers.
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HISTORY OF RYE.
Humphrey Flood
Jeremiah Folsom
John Dame
Rowland Carr
David thompson
R Webster
Benjamin Leach
Thomas Sweat
Alexander Leach
Simon Lock
John Tilton
Robert Maxfield
Amos Eaton
David Shaw
Levi Sanborn
Caleb Brown
Eben Natter
Robert Marshall
John Gowen
John Rollins
Richard Durgin
Samuel Philbrick
Sol Smith
Wm Haskall
David Miller
James Dearborn
Winthrop Smith
Joshua Brown (deserted Oct. 2)
John Basbridge
Samuel Beck
Nathaniel Jenness
E Thomas
Benjamin Young
Benoni Rand
Levi Berry
This company's service in Rhode Island was from June 26, 1777, to Jan. 6, 1778. One march of fifty miles was made in thirteen hours. August 3, 1778, Captain Parsons marched a company of volunteers to Rhode Island, but was in service that time only thirty days.
*Feb'y 3, Voted that the Articles of Confederation be accepted.
Voted the form of Government stands as it is.
Voted Nathan Goss, Ozem Dowrst Jr. and Simon Jenness be a Commit- tee.
Apl 20, Chose Capt. Joseph Parsons to go to the Concord Convention for the sole purpose of forming and laying a permanent plan or system of Government for the future happiness and well being of the good people of this state.
Dec. - , Chose Capt. Joseph Parsons to Represent them in the General Assembly at Exeter in December for one year from the first setting to pur- sue such measures as they may think necessary for the Public good, and to Vote for members to represent us of this state in the Continental Congress.
+Voted Capt. Joseph Jenness & Capt. Joseph Parsons be a Committee of Safety to get our quota of Men during the War or for one year to fill up the Continental Army, and one quota to go to Providence in Rhode Island.
March 29, Voted Capt. Joseph Parsons, Capt. Joseph Jenness and Lieut. Nathan Goss be a Committee of Safety.
Sept. 16, Voted Capt. Joseph Parsons be the man to go to the Concord Convention to adopt some mode in order to give stability to our sinking Currency.
#Dec 5, Voted the Selectmen shall stop so much of the Continental Taxes as shall pay for the beef that is raised for the Continental Army.
*Town Records, 1778.
+Town Records, 1779.
ĮTown Records, 1780.
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*Feb'y I, Chose Capt. Joseph Jenness, Capt. Joseph Parsons, Lieut. Nathan Goss, Mr. Peter Garland, David Lock & Benjamin Garland and Mr. Abraham Libbee to get Soldiers and hire Men for the Continental Army, and Selectmen to find Money.
Feb. 12, Lieut. Richard Brown chosen Committee Man.
By order of the Committee of Safety a company of thirty- two men to serve three months was raised September 11, 1781, by Captain Parsons, and marched to No. 4, Charlestown, but served only one month and twenty-five days.
+Return Roll of Men raised from the first Regiment of Militia to serve three Months by order of the Honble Committee of Safety Sept 11, 1781.
Joseph Parsons Captain Rye Ezekiel Knowls Private Portsmouth
Noah Haines Lieut
Greenland Benjm Dame
Newington
Sam1 White Cate Private Portsmouth
Ebenezar Nutter
John Clark
Nathaniel Foss
Rye
Solomon Rundlett
Job Foss
William Marden
John Yeaton
66
William Ham
Edward Hale
Thomas Ayers 66
Reuben Rundlett Private
Stratham
Benjm Page
Daniel Clark
Joshua Severance
66
Daniel French
John Mills
66
John Neal
Enoch Butler
James Palmer Isaac Moore 66
Jeremiah Avery
Elisha Haines
Greenland
Jonª Blue
John Dearbourn 66
Joseph True
William Wallace
¿Master Roll of a Company of men Commanded by Captain Joseph Parsons in Col. Runnel's Regt of the New Hampshire Militia,
Charlestown, November 24, 1781.
Joseph Parsons, Captain
Rye John Yeaton Private Rye
Noah Haines, Lieut
Greenland Edward Hall
5 6
Josiah Flagg do Chester
Job Foss
Nathaniel Foss Sergeant Rye
Daniel Clarke
Stratham
Benjamin Page do
Portsmouth
John Neal
John Kelle do No. Hampton
Daniel French
John Mills, Q. M. do
Portsmouth
Ezra Dow "North Hampton
James Palmer, Corporal Stratham
William French
Kensington
*Town Record, 1781.
+Rev. Rolls, Three-Months Men, 1781.
#Rev. Papers, Vol. 17, p. 432.
Theodore Marston
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HISTORY OF RYE.
Joshua Severance do
Portsmouth Edward True
Private Kensington
Reuben Rundlett do
Stratham Daniel True
Isaac Moore, Drummer
do Charles Page
Benjamin Sweat " Hampton Falls
Enoch Butler Private
Portsmº Mark Batchelder do
Joseph True
Phineas Batchelder « do
- Jeremiah Avery
Benjamin Dame
Newington
Samuel Cates
Kensington
Thomas Ayers
Ebenezar Nutter
Newington
Solomon Rundlett «
Kensington
William Marden
Samuel Eaton
Seabrook
William Ham
6 6
Reuben Eaton
Ezekiel Knowles “
66
William Wallis
Greenland
Theodore Marston “
Elisha Haines
Jonathan Blue
John Clark
Portsmº
Company discharged Nov 25,
Joseph Parsons Captain
Charlestown Nov 24, 1781. The Within Company were Mustered before Me-Daniel Reynolds, Lt. Col. Comdt.
Rockingham ss, Decbr 26th, 1781. The truth and Justice of this roll was. sworn to before me.
James Betton, Just. Peace.
*Dec. 31. Voted Joseph Parsons David Lock, Samuel Knowles Nathan Goss Jeremiah Lock Esq and John Foye be a Committee to peruse the plan of Government offered to our Consideration and make report to this Meet- ing at their next adjourned Meeting.
A return of the Soldiers in the Continental Army engaged during the War for the Town of Rye.
Simon Knowles of Rye
David Morgan of Rye
James Worcester of Goramtown John Norton
Abraham Clifford of Rye, Shot,
Joshua Locke of Rye, deserted,
Exeter, May 29, 1781.
A true Return :
Richard Green of Rye William Gregory of Rye
Levi Pottle of Stratham
> Cæzar Wallis of Rye Isaac Sterns.
Richard Brown } Comtee Nathan Goss of Rye
Cæsar Wallis was a negro slave owned by Lieut. Samuel Wallis. He and his wife, Phyllis, after the liberation of the *1781. Town Records.
John Dearbon, Fifer
Greenland
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slaves, went to Salem, Mass., but finding the delights of free- dom fewer than its cares and burdens the pair returned to Rye and passed the remainder of their lives on the Wallis place, now owned by the heirs of Prof. James Parsons, dying there at a great age, and being buried on the farm. Cæsar and Phyllis Wallis were the last slaves held in Rye. The dates of their deaths cannot be given, but it was probably some time after 1800. The late William Tucker of Portsmouth, a grandson of Lieut. Wallis, who was born on the Tucker place on Elwyn road, within a few feet of the Rye line, and died in 1864, at the age of seventy- three years, used to relate that many times when he was a child, but old enough to remember the circumstances distinctly, he was carried from his home on Cæsar's shoulders to the Wallis farm to pass the day, and returned by the same mode of con- veyance at night. According to his memory the ex-slave was a man of powerful physique, and although at that time evidently very old was still possessed of great strength and endurance.
*Jan. 4, Voted to accept the report of the Committee by a Vote of 36 for and 9 against.
Apl. 19, Voted Capt. Joseph Jenness and Mr. Richard Webster Commit- tee to get Soldiers for the Army.
July 8, Voted Capt. Joseph Parsons, Capt. Joseph Jenness and Mr. David Lock shall be a Committee to get Soldiers for to fill up the Battalions for three years or during the War.
Voted Said Committee shall pay in any sort of pay Yearly as they shall agree with the soldiers for that purpose.
Voted the Constable shall go about and gather what money he can in order to hire Soldiers and let the Committee have it.
Dec. 2, Lieut. Nathan Goss chosen Representative for one year from then first Meeting and to vote in the choice of delegate to the Continental Con- gress.
Voted ten men for the Constitution and 17 against it.
Apl. 28, Voted To preserve the present plan of Government as it now stands, by a Vote of 33 for it and 9 against it.
March 22, Voted Samuel Jenness Esq to represent the parish of Rye and town of New Castle in General Assembly to be holden at Concord, on the first Wednesday of June next.
* Joseph Parsons of Rye appointed 2ª Major of the First Regt of Militia Aug. 13, 1785.
*Town Records, 1782.
* N. H. State Papers, 1785.
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HISTORY OF RYE.
RICHARD WEBSTER'S SERVICE-EXTRACT FROM HIS JOURNAL.
Engaged himself under Capt Robert Parker the 12th of September 1775 at Fort Sullivan in the Harbor of Portsmouth til the 2ª of November and then under Capt Joseph Parsons till the 12th-And then enlisted under Capt Parsons for two months from said 12 of November, but was discharged there Dec. 2, and then enlisted to go to Cambridge under Gent Putnam and was there until the first day of February and then discharged and arrived home the 3ª of February 1776. Enlisted March 25 1776 under Lieut. Will- iam Cooper in Capt. James Calfe's Company and passed Muster March 28, 1776, in the town of Rye and afterwards at Exeter. Chosen Corporal July 23-and was discharged from Capt. Calfe's Company Sept. 17, 1776, and was stationed at New Castle under Col. David Gilman.
Enlisted Sept. 23 under Col. Joshua Wentworth to go to New York as substitute for Simon Johnson Marched 27 September, under Capt Jonathan Robinson and Col. Tash and arrived at the highlands New York October 16. Marched from Fish Kills the headquarters Nov. 9, with one hundred and twenty eight tories, arrived at Exeter the 22 and put part of the tories in Exeter Jail, thence to Dover with the remainder of the tories and lodged them in Jail the 26, and thence home to Rye the 27, November 1776.
Enlisted under Captain Joseph Parsons at Rye and Lt Col. Senter July 5, 1777 marched to Portsmouth and passed muster-August 8. Commenced our March for Rhode Island Sept. 12 arrived at Boston the 13th to Provi- dence the 15th to Worwich the 16 and there quartered to October 8, thence arrived on the 10 at Swanzey the 13 Howlands Ferry. 14 Little Compton 16 Tiverton 5 miles out and 5 miles back-19 to Foylon and laid out in the woods, then to Little Compton 26 set out for Rhode Island, 28 Captain Parsons taken sick-Nov 7 our Company marched and left Capt. Parsons to Worwich 8 to Little Compton, 12 to Howlands Ferry, 13 to Little Compton -20 Doctor Richmond drew a tooth for him-thence back and forth to Dec. 7, when he was at Little Compton, the 9th marched to Worwich by the way of Providence fifty miles in thirteen hours-12 at Worwich 14 at Little Compton, 19 to Swansey 20 miles-20th to Worwich 30 miles, the 21- Capt Joseph Parsons was again able to join his Company at Worwich-26 commenced our March for home, 27 to Roxbury, 28 Salem 29 to Newbury Bridge-30 to Rye-Time out Jan. 6, 1778, 5 mos & 29 days was no where under the Command of Lieut. Col. Senter-
On August 1 1778 Marched for Rhode Island under Capt. Joseph Parsons as Volunteer and under Genl William Whipple-to Ipswich the 6-34 Miles to Roxbury the 7. 34. miles-to Rehoboth the 8-38 miles-9th to Rhode Island 12 miles-23d to Swanzey 12 miles-24 to Rhode Island-27 to Nor- ton-28 to Danvers, 29 to Rye. Served 23 days on this Campaign.
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RICHARD WEBSTER, PRIVATEERSMAN.
Feb. 26, Richard Webster sailed in Privateer Portsmouth under Capt. Robert Parker. Mch. 25, took a prize, a Brig from New York, of 10 Guns, and then had a fight with two ships, one Man Killed, one wounded ; 29th took a Brig from Cork, went on board and got into Portsmouth April 20, 1777.
Jan. 12, Richard Webster of Rye intered on board Brig "True Blue," Capt. Lawrence Furlong, sailed the 13th-14 to Casco Bay-26th sailed for a Cruise, 27th taken by the l'enus and the Apollo and was put on board the Venus. Feb. 26 arrived at Rhode Island-27 put in Prison ship, Mch 30 redeemed by Cartel from New London. Apl 6 to Preston, 26 to Providence, 27 to Dedham, 28 to Ipswich, 29 to Rye.
*Relative to Continental Soldiers ; addressed to the General Court June 10, 1783.
The Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Rye in the state afore- said Humbly Shews-That Your Petitioners at the Commencement of the late War had their Proportion of Continental Soldiers Liquidated to them according to the Number of Polls in Sd Parish which made their Quota for the three Regiments twenty one men-Afterwards when the other Regula- tions took place and every town sent their men according to the tax they paid (which we conceive is the only equitable way) Your Petitioners Quota for two Regiments was eleven Men which makes it Evident their Proportion for three Regiments at the Most wou'd have been but Sixteen Men and one half-Therefore we had three Men and one half in the Service for three Years more than our just Proportion-And were also obliged to send out the Militia in the same proportion which put us to such an Expence as we have never been able to extricate ourselves from to the present day-Your Peti- tioners conceiv'd at the Time it was more than their Equitable Proportion yet imprest with a Zeal to serve their Country they without hesitation raised every Man, except one and sent them into the Service.
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