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1854, Jonas Livingston, John J. Prentiss, Moses Wheeler.
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1855, John J. Prentiss, Moses Wheeler, John Hendee.
1856, Moses Wheeler, John Heu- dee, John J. Prentiss. --
1857, Milon C. McClure. Joseph Weber, Oscar J. Brown.
1858, Milon C. McClure, Joseph Weber, Oscar J. Brown.
1859, Joshua Colby. Jno. A. Winn, Edward D. Baker.
1860, John A. Winn, Edward D. Baker, Solon C. Grannis, Timothy D. Kimball.
1861, Solon C. Grannis, Timothy D. Kimball, James Goodwin, Charles H. Eastman.
1862, James Goodwin, Charles H. Eastman, Robert F. Lawrence, E. W. Woodell.
1863, Robert F. Lawrence, Edward W. Woodell, Arnold Briggs, William P. Austin.
1864, Arnold Briggs, Ira Colby, Jr .. James P. Brewer, Alfred Tracy.
1865, Ira Colby, Alfred Tracy. William E. Tutherly, Jas. P. Upham.
1866, James P. Upham, Edwin Vaughan, Edwin Ainsworth, Moses R. Emerson.
1867, Edwin Vaughan. Edwin Ainsworth, Frank W. Towle, Moses R. Emerson.
1868, Voted not to send.
1869, Hiram Webb, William Ellis, Edward L. Goddard, George N. Far- well.
1870, Hiram Webb, Geo. N. Far- well, Chas. H. Long, Enoch Johnson.
1871, Chas. H. Long, Enoch John- son, Osmon B. Way, Edward J. Ten- ney.
1872, Osmon B. Way, Edward J. Tenney, Geo. HI. Stowell, Ira Colby.
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1873, Geo. H. Stowell, Ira Colby. Chas. M. Bingham, Francis W. Towle.
1874, Chas. M. Bingham, Albert H. Danforth, John L. Farwell, Oscar J. Brown.
1875, Albert H. Danforth, John L. Farwell, Oscar J. Brown, S. G. Jar- vis.
1876, Samuel G. Jarvis, John P. Rounsevel, Algernon Willis, Henry Colby, Winthrop Sargent.
1877-78, Algernon Willis. Henry Colby, Winthrop Sargent, Geo. G. Ide, John P. Rounsevel.
1878-79, George G. Ide, .William E. Tutherly, Stephen F. Rossiter, George O. Woodcock, Joseph S. Bart- lett.
1879-80, Stephen F. Rossiter, Geo. O. Woodcock, Joseph S. Bartlett.
1881-82, Ira Colby, Frederick Hau- brick, John F. Jones.
1883-84, Ira Colby, Geo. L. Bal- com, William Breck, Chas. H. Ains- worth.
1885-86, Edward D. Baker, Israel D. Hall, Henry A. Dickinson, Pome roy M. Rossiter.
1887-88, Ira Colby, Chas. N. Free- man, Harry C. Fay, John W. Chaffin.
1889-90, Hermon Holt, John M. Whipple, John Tyler, Chas. A. Fish. er.
1891-92, Frank H. Brown, Freder- ick Jewett, Joseph G. Briggs, Chas. P. Breck, George P. Rossiter.
1893-94, Frank H. Brown, (seated by the legislature). Frederick Jewett, Charles L. Severance, Daniel W. Johnson, Frank P. Huntley.
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A List of the Selectmen from 1768.
Taken from the Town Records by C. B. Spofford.
March 8th, 1708, Capt. Benjamin Brooks, Ebenezer Skinner, Benjamin Tyler, Thomas Jones, Amos York.
March 14th, 1769, Jeremiah Spen- cer, Lt. Benjamin Tyler, Benjamin Sumner.
March 13th, 1770, Capt. Benjamin Brooks, Capt. Benjamin Sumuer, Ja- cob Rice, Joseph Ives, Asa Jones.
March 12th, 1771, Thomas Gustine, Capt. Benjamin Brooks, Asa Jones.
1772, Thomas Griffin, Asa Jones, Joseph Taylor.
March 9th, 1773, Asa Jones, Capt. Benjamin Brooks, Joseph Taylor.
March 3d, 1774, Thomas Gustine, Matthias Stone, Stephen Higbee.
March 14th, 1775, Thomas Gustine, Matthias Stone, Oliver Ashley.
March 12th, 1776, Dea. Matthias Stone, Lt. Asa Jones, Elihu Stevens.
March 11th, 1777, Matthias Stone, Lt. Joseph Taylor, Ensign Eleazer Clark.
March 10th, 1778, Lt. Joseph Ives, Seargt. Joseph Hubbard, Josiah Rich.
March 9th, 1779, Matthias Stone, - Capt. Oliver Ashley, John Atkins.
March 14th, 1780, Matthias Stone, ~ Capt. Oliver Ashley, Lt. Asa Jones.
March 13th, 1781, David Bates, Capt. Samuel Ashley, Lt. Asa Jones. March 12th, 1782, Matthias Stone. Ambrose Cossitt, James Alden.
1783, no record in books.
March 9th, 1784, Lt. Asa Jones, Sanford Kingsbury, Ambrose Cossit, Josiah Rich, Elihu Stevens.
March 8th, 1785, John Cook, Am- brose Cossit, Ebenezer Rice, Jeremiah Spencer, Lt. Joseph Ives.
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March 14th, 1786, Asa Jones, San- ford Kingsbury, Ebenezer Rice.
March 13th, 1787, Bill Barnes, Na- thaniel Goss, Ambrose Cossit.
March, 1788, Ensign Ezra Jones, Lt. Josiah Stevens, Levi Pardy.
March 10th, 1789, Sanford Kings- bury, Ezra Jones, Ambrose Cossit.
March 9th, 1790, Ambrose Cossit, Bill Barnes, Ezra Jones.
March 8th, 1791, Ambrose, Cossit, Gideon Handerson, Ezra Jones.
March 13th, 1792, Ezra JJones, Gid. eon Handerson, Josiah Stevens.
March 12th, 1793, Ezra Jones, Gid- eon Handerson, Alexander Peckins.
March 11th, 1794, Lt. Ezra Jones, Capt. John Strowbridge, Alexander Peckins.
March 10th, 1795, John Strow- bridge, Alexander Peckins, Thomas Warner.
March 8th, 1796, Ezra Jones, Barn- abas Ellis. Thomas Warner.
March 14th, 1797, Ezra Jones, Barn- abas Ellis, John Strowbridge.
March 13th, 1798, Capt. Ezra Jones, Capt. Caleb Baldwin, Lt. James Strowbridge.
March 12, 1799, Sanford Kingsbury, Capt. Gideon Handerson. Alexander Peckins.
March 11th, 1800, Maj. Ezra Jones, Ensign David Dexter, Samuel Fiske.
March 10th, 1801, Ezra Jones, David Dexter, Samuel Fiske.
March 9th, 1802, Ezra Jones, John Strowbridge, David Dexter.
March 8th, 1803, Ezra Jones, David Dexter, William Breck.
March 13th, 1804, Ezra Jones, John Smith, Capt. Gideon Handerson.
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March 12th, 1805, Ezra Jones. Gid- eon Handerson, John Smith.
March 11th, 1806, Linus Stevens, M. D., John Smith, Timothy Grannis. .
March 10th, 1807, John H. Sum- ner, Thomas Warner, Alexander Peck- ins.
March 8th, 1808, John H. Sumner, Thomas Warner, Alexander Peckins.
March 14th, 1809, Capt. Thomas Warner, Maj. Ezra Jones. Alexander Peckins.
March 13th, 1810, Col. David Dex- ter, Theophilus Clarke, Isaac Hubbard. March 12th, 1811, David Dexter, Theophilus Clarke, Isaac Hubbard.
March 10th, 1812, David Dexter. Theophilus Clarke, Isaac Hubbard.
March 9th, 1813, David Dexter, Theophilus Clarke, Rufus Handerson.
March 8th, 1814, Col. David Dex- ter, Theophilus Clarke, Lt. Rufus Handerson.
March 14th, 1815, Col. David Dex- ter, Theophilus Clarke, Rufus Hander- son.
March 12th, 1816, Col. David Dex- ter, Rufus Handerson, Isaac Hubbard.
March, 1817, Col. David Dexter, Isaac Hubbard, Lt. John Smith.
March 10th, 1818. Col. David Dex- ter, Isaac Hubbard, Lt. John Smith.
- March 9th, 1819, Lt. John Smith. Major Rufus Handerson, Elisha Hitch- cock.
March 14th, 1820, Major Rufus Handerson, Elisha Hitchcock, Joel Goss.
March 21st, 1821, Joel Goss, Capt. Timothy Grannis, Jr., Nathaniel Cowles.
Narch 12th, 1822, Joel Goss, Capt.
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Timothy Grannis, JJr., Nathaniel Cowles.
March 11th, 1823, Capt. Timothy Grannis, Jr , Ambrose Cossit, Jr., Solomon Walker.
March 9th, 1824, Timothy Grannis, Jr., Ambrose Cossit, Jr., Austin Ty- ler.
March 8th, 1825, Austin Tyler, Is- aac Hubbard, Nathaniel Cowles.
March 14th, 1826, Austin Tyler, Timothy Grannis, Jr., Bartlett Clem- ent.
March 13th, 1827, Austin Tyler, Timothy Grannis, Jr., Bartlett Clem- ent.
March 11th, 1828, Austin Tyler, Timothy Grannis, Jr., Rufus Hander- son.
March 10th, 1829, Timothy Gran- nis, Rufus Handerson, Isaac Hubbard.
March 9th, 1830, Isaac Hubbard, Austin Tyler, Godfrey Stevens.
March 8th, 1831, Joel Goss, Aus- tin Tyler, Samuel Seward, Jr.
March 13th, 1832, Austin Tyler, Samuel Seward, Jr., Ambrose Cossit.
March 12th, 1833, Ambrose Cossit, Austin Tyler, Samuel Seward, Jr.
1834, Austin Tyler, Ambrose Cos- sit, Samuel Seward.
1835, Samuel Seward, Erastus Glidden, Albro Blodgett.
1836, Albro Blodgett, Ambrose Cos- sit, Samuel Seward,
1837, Albro Blodgett, Samuel Tuth- erly, Erastus Glidden.
1838, Albro Blodgett, Samuel Tuth- erly, Ralph Ainsworth.
1839, Samuel Tutherly, William Rossiter, Alexander Graham.
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1840, Albro Blodgett, Samuel Pit- nam, Wooster Jones.
1841, Albro Blodgett, Samuel Pit- nam, Ralph Ainsworth.
1812, Albro Blodgett, Ralph Aiz- worth, Philemon Tolles.
1843, Phillemon Tolles, Austin Tx- ler, Solon C. Grannis. .
1844, Solon C. Grannis, Alves Blodgett, Samuel C. Abbot.
1845, William Rossiter, Ambrose Cossit, Wooster Jones.
1846, Solon C. Grannis, Samgel Glidden, Jotham G. Allds.
1847, Solon C. Gracnis, Jotham G. Allds, Samuel Tutherly.
1848, Samuel Tutherly, Sumter Putnam, Laureus A. Granuis.
1849, Daniel S. Bowker. Sumner Putnam, Lewis W. Randall.
1850-1, Albro Blodgett, Williama Rossiter, Daniel S. Bowker.
1852, William Rossiter, Alvali Ste- vens, Solon C. Grannis.
1853, Daniel S. Bowker, William Clark, Aurelius Dickinson.
1854, Daniel S. Bowker, Aurelio= Dickinson, William Clark.
1855, William Clark, Williamn P. Austin, Edward Ainsworth.
1856, Aurelius Dickinson, William P. Austin, Edward Ainsworth.
1857, Wm. P. Austin, Fred. Smith, James Goodwin.
1858, James Goodwin, Wm. Clark. Ira Colby.
1859, William Clark, Ira Colby, Frederick A. Henry.
1860-1, Wm. Clark, Win. E. Tuth- erly, Horace Dean.
1862, Wm. Clark, Wm. E. Tuth- erly, Edwin W. Tolles.
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1863, Wm. E. Tutherly, Edwin W. Tolles, Stephen F. Rossiter.
1864, Edwin W. Tolles, Stephen F. Rossiter, William Clark.
1865, Edwin Tolles, Stephen F. Rossiter, Franklin Norton.
1866, Win. E. Tutherly, Francis Locke, Franklin Norton.
1867, Francis Locke, Arnold Briggs, Ileary C. Cowles.
1868-9, Albert H. Danforth, John W. Jewett, Laban Ainsworth.
1870-1, Stephen F. Rossiter, Fran- cis Locke, Henry Colby.
1872, William E. Tutherly, Fran- cis Locke, Charles H. Ainsworth.
1873, Aurelius Dickinson, Charles HI. Ainsworth, Charles G. Buell.
1874, Wm. E. Tutherly, Charles G. Buell, George P. Ro-siter.
1875-6, Stephen F. Rossiter, Wm. Clark, Hosea P. Shedd.
1877, Stephen F. Rossiter, John W. Jewett, Hosea P. Shedd.
1878-9-80, William Clark, John W. Jewett, Isaac H. Long.
1881, Wm Clark, John W. Jewett, Marshall S. Rossiter.
1882 to 1891, Isaac H. Long, M. S. Rossiter, Henry C. Sanders.
1891, M. S. Rossiter, S. J. Roberts, Jr., Charles P. Breck.
1892, M. S. Rossiter, S. J. Roberts, Jr., Frank P. Huntley.
1893, M. S. Rossiter, Frank P. Huntley, Ora D. Blanchard.
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A List of the Town Clerks from 1768 to 1893.
Copied from Records by C. B., Spofford.
1768, Joseph Ives.
1769, Benjamin Sumner.
1.770, Ebenezer Rice.
1771-2-3, Samuel Cole, Esq.
1774-5, Benjamin Sumner.
1776 to 1783, David Bates.
1783, no record.
1784 to 1787, David Bates.
1787, Maj. Oliver Ashley.
1788 to 1792, Ebenezer Rice.
1792 to 1798, Ambrose Cossit.
1798 to 1817, Samuel Fiske.
1817 to 1825, George Fiske.
1825 to 1828, Asa Holton.
1828 to 1836, James II. Bingham.
1836-7, Aaron Haven.
1838 to 1842, Newton Whittlesey.
1842-43, Charles Williams.
1844 to 1854, Josiah Stevens.
1854, Sylvanus F. Redfield.
1855, James Goodwin.
1856-7, A. V. Hitchcock.
1858 to 1871, Thomas R. Gowdy.
1871, Charles O. Eastman.
1872-3, William Clarke.
1874-5-6, Henry C. Sanders.
1877 to 1893, Francis F. Haskell.
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Postmasters of Claremont
C. B. SPOFFORD.
The records of the Committee of Safety for the State of New Hamp- shire mention the following vote of Dec. 3, 1779 :
Agreeable to a vote of the General Assembly on the 18th of Nov. last. authorizing the committee of safety to establish a post to ride weekly from the post office in Portsmouth to the western part of this state ; Resovled, that agreeable to the proposal of Peter Robinson, he be and hereby is appoint- ed Post Rider for the term of six months to ride weekly from the post office in Portsmouth. To set out from thence on Saturday morning and ride to Peterboro in this state and send a man from that place weekly to Charles- . town, No. 4 and to carry and return all
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public letters and despatches free of charge, for which service he shall re- ceive from the state the sum of Three Hundred pounds Lawful Money .- N. H. Hist. Soct'y Proceedings Vol. 7, p 211.
The same committee on July 27, 1781 appointed Mr. John Balch a post rider for the term of three months and agreed with said Balch to set out from Portsmouth on Saturday morning and to ride from Portsmouth to Haverhill by the way of Conway, and Plymouth to Haverhill, then down the river to Charlestown, Keene and Portsmouth again, every fourteen days during said term. For which service he shall re- ceive the sum of seventy hard dollars or paper money equivalent .- (Same volume, page 263.)
In 1790 there was a post rider from Walpole through Charlestown, Clare- mont to Newport, Unity and other towns, to Walpole. (Hist. of Newport. ) This rider was doubtless appointed by the legislature which had in March, 1786 organized a post office depart- ment with Jeremiah Libby as Supt. The post riders of this section were John Lathrop of Lebanon and Ozias Silsby of Acworth. In Feb., 1791 post masters were appointed at Con- cord, Charlestown, Dover, Exeter, Hanover, Haverhill, Keene, Plaistow, Plymouth and Portsmouth. (History of Amherst p. 446-7. )
The letters for people in this town were doubtless delivered by these post riders and left from house to house ; or left at convenient places for delivery by an accommodating neighbor. No re- cords exist at Washington of any regu.
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larly appointed post master in this town until 1802, when Josiah Stevens was appointed and the succession of post masters is as follows :
POSTMASTERS AT CLAREMONT, N. H.
Commissioned.
Josiah Stevens,
Jan. 1, 1802
John Tappan,
April 1, 1813
Jonathan Nye,
Sept. 25, 1829
Holden R. Nye,
Feb. 24. 1841
Albro Blodgett,
July 15, 1841
Ambrose Cossit,
Aug. 30, 1842
John J. Prentiss,
Apr. 17, 1843
A. B. Williamson,
May 16. 1845
Edwin Ainsworth,
Apr. 9, 1849
William M. Ladd, May 5, 1853
Charles O. Eastman, Jan. 17, 1861
Edgar L. Hapgood, July 11, 1870
John M. Whipple, Feb. 10, 1875
George W. Paul, Feb. 22, 1887
Henry C. Sanders,
Feb. 12, 1891
POSTMASTERS AT WEST CLAREMONT.
The date of their commission has not been ascertained, but the first men- tion of there being an office in this lo cation as mentioned in the New Hamp- shire Registers : is in that of 1830. The following listis taken from the Registers 1830 to 1893.
John H. Sumner, 1830 to 1841
John Tyler, 1842 to 1853
Leonard Gilmore,
Wyllys Redfield, 1854 to 1862
1863 to 1867
Henry A. Redfield,
1867 to 1870
H. G. P. Cross, 1871 to 1888
Mrs. Nancy Pierce,
1889 to 1893
POSTMASTERS AT CLAREMONT JUNCTION.
The office was established in 1891 and Stephen J. Noonan was commis- sioned as postmaster.
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The Revolutionary Soldiers
-OF
Claremont, New Hampshire.
By CHARLES B. SPOFFORD.
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SOLDIERS
-OF THE --
REVOLUTION&
Who enlisted from; or afterwards lived in
Claremont, New Hampshire,
With a List of the Pensioners living in Sullivan County, under act of June 7, 1832, and a Muster and Pay Roll of Captain Joseph Taylor's Company.
COMPILED BY CHARLES B. SPOFFORD.
PUBLISHED BY NATHAN W. FAY.
EAGLE PRESS, CLAREMONT, N. H., SEPTEMBER, 1894.
INDEX.
Abbott, Daniel. Ainsworth, Amariah
C22220
Handerson, Gideon .17
Harris, Solomon.
Hatch, Josiah ..
.8
Hibbard. Augustine Rev.
8
Higbee, Charles.
8
Higbee, Levi.
8
Higbee, Stephen
8
Hill, Reuben ..
Hubbard, George ...
8
Hubbard, Lemuel.
.
Hutchinson, Thomas.
00
Ives, Joseph
Jackson, Moses.
.9
.
Johnson, Miles.
...
Jones, Asa
.9
Jones, Thomas
9
Kibling, John.
. ..
Kidder, Stephen
...
Kilburn, John.
.9
Kingsbury, Sanford. 10
Kingsbury, Alpheus.
10
Kirtland. Gideon
10
Knight, Amaziah
10
Lamberton, Obed. .10
Lane, Samuel.
.10
Laynes, David.
10
Lewis Gideon ..
10
Lewis, Jerome.
10
Lynds, Charles
Matthews, Ebenezer 11
Matthews, Joel ..
11
Matthews, S. Abner
11
Moore, John ..
Munger, Timothy
Murray, Beriah ..
11
Muster Roll, Taylor's Co
Dean, Lemuel .. 6
Dexter, David .. .6
Dickinson, Ashbel .6
Dimond, Jacob R. 17
Down. Jaluz. Draper, Nathaniel. .6
Dundee, James.
6
Dustin. Moody 6 Dustin, Thomas, .6
CHis. Barnabas.
7
Ellsworth, Oliver
Filling, Ebenezer
F: rd. Daniel.
tuHer. Jonathan
Fuller. Peter
Gilman, Joseph ..
Goodwin, Edward. Goodwin, James. Goss, Nathaniel.
Grannis, Edward .. 7
Gustin, Thomas, Jr
Ainsworth, Edward.
Alden, James ...
Allen, Moses Allen, Samuel G
Ames, Amos .. 2
Ashley. Daniel. .3
Ashley, Samuel.
3
Ashley. Samuel, Jr.
.3
Ashley, Oliver
Atkins, Daniel.
3
Atkins, Sammuel.
3
Baldwin, Caleb.
17
Barber, Daniel ..
.4
Bates, Sammel. .4 Benjamin, Judah 1 Bond, Daniel. 4 4
Brainard, Jabez
Brooks, Asael .. 1
Brooks, Barnabas.
4
. 4
Butler, Asaph. . 4
Butler. Ezra.
Campbell, Jesse 1.0
Campbell, John
Chaffin, David. .5
Clapp. Roswell ..
.5
Clark, Benjamin .5
Clark, Dan ..
.5
Clark, Eleazer
Clark, John.
5
Clark, Joseph.
5
Clongh, John.
Conant. Amos
.5
Cook, John.
Cook, Oliver .6
Cotton, Luther. .5
Cotton, Samuel, Rev. .6
Cowles, Timothy
17
Miles, Peter.
Norton, Joseph.
.11
Notes ..
19-20
Osgood, Thomas.
1!
Osgood, William.
1ยบ
Peckins. Alexander.
Pettee, William ...
Pay Roll, Taylor's Co. Pettigrew, William.
Petty, Ebenezer.
12
Powers, Asahet.
Powers. Thomas.
Pratt, Thomas ...
Pulling, JJoseph.
Putnam, Solomon
Brooks, Benjamin
.
Redfield, Ambrose. .17 .. 12
Rice, Hezekiah.
Richards, Joel. .12
Royce, Amos. .12
Royce, Jacob, Jr .12
Royce, Joel. .12
Royce, Silas .12
Sankee, Carsar .15
Snow, Amos
.13
Spotford, Moses. .13
Sperry, Ebenezer. . 15
Spencer, Jeremiah 13
Spencer, John ... .13
Spencer, Reuben. 13
Spencer, Samuel.
.14
Sprague, John.
.13
Spooner, James. .14
Stearns, Asa.
.13
Stearns, Daniel. .14
Stearns, Samuel .. 13
Stearne, Thomas Dr. .14 York, Gershom. .16
Steadman, David .14
Stevens, Elihu. .14
Stevens, Henry
.14
Stevens. Josiah.
.14
Stevens, Roswell.
Stone, Samuel. 15
Taylor, Joseph. .15
Towner, Benjamin 15
Towner, Comfort 15
Tuttle, Oliver. 15
15
Tuttle, Samuel.
Verry, Joh 15
Wait, Joseph. 16
Warner, Daniel. 16
Warner, Levi .16
Warner, Thomas. .16
Waterhouse
.16
West, John. 16
Woods, Joseph .. 16
Wright, Joseph
16
York, Christopher 16
York. Jonathan. 16
York, Joseph.
16
York, William
16
.14 Stewart, Jonas. 15 Rich, Mr ... .12
SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION
WHO ENLISTED FROM, OR AFTERWARDS LIVED IN
CLAREMONT,
N. H.
NOTE.
The figures in parenthesis refer to the volume and page as they appear in the New Hamp- shire Revolutionary Rolls. Other quotations are given in full.
THE outbreak of the Revolutionary War found the residents of Claremont divided between adherents of the Crown and its oponents. Many of its peo- ple were staunch members of the Church of England, and as such, were restrained by ties of creed and friendship which were hard to break. The town was re- cently settled and the remoteness from the scene of action made the settlers more indifferent to the causes which lead to the war for Independence. With- out any attempt to write the Revolutionary history of the town, I shall try to prove to my readers, that, although many were considered Tories, yet the part taken by the citizens of the town was one not to be ashamed of. Few of those who were considered as Tories made any attempt to aid or encourage the British, in the war. but merely held aloof from active service in its prosecution. The con- dition of the town at the commencement of the war is expressed in the sworn statement of the selectmen, as follows :
No. of males, 16 to 50 years of age, .125
No. of males over 50 years of age, .18
Gone in the army,
Stand of arms, 60
Wanting.
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CLAREMONT, OCT. 13th, 1775.
MATTHIAS STONE, Selectmen. OLIVER ASHLEY,
The one "gone in the army," was probably REUBEN SPENCER. (For fur-
ther account, see sketch of him).
In Vol. 8, pages 219-220 of the N. H. Provincial Papers, we find the re- turns of Claremont upon the "Associated Test," in which every male of twenty-
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one years of age was obliged to record the fact of his allegiance to the cause of liberty, or refuse to do so, as he saw fit. It is unnecessary to introduce them in this place, but reference may be had to the volume and page above men- tioned. There were eighty-four who signed, sixteen are reported to have "Act- ually taken up arms and are now in the army," while thirty-one refused to sign the declaration. Their names are as follows :
JOHN THOMAS
BENJAMIN LEET,
CAPT. BENJAMIN BROOKS,
EBENEZER JUDD,
BARNABAS BROOKS,
JAMES STEEL,
CAPT. BENJAMIN SUMNER,
AMOS SNOW,
REV. RANNA COSSITT,
JOHN HITCHCOCK,
CORNELIUS BROOKS,
DAVID DODGE,
SAMUEL COLE, Esq.
SAMUEL THOMAS,
DANIEL WARNER,
AMOS COLE,
LEVI WARNER,
EBENEZER EDSON,
WILLIAM COY,
BENJAMIN PETERSON,
ENOCH JUDD,
BENJAMIN BROOKS, Jr.
EBENEZER JUDD, Jr.
DANIEL WARNER, Jr.
LIEUT. BENJAMIN TYLER,
Doctor WILLIAM SUMNER,
TIMOTHY GRANNIS,
EBENEZER ROYS,
HEZEKIAH ROYS, ASA LEET,
JOSEPH NORTON.
THE ENLISTED SOLDIERS. A
ABBOTT, DANIEL-Born 1756, died Aug. 10, 1827, aged 71. (Grave decorated).
AINSWORTH, AMARIAH-Enlisted in Capt. Samuel Wetherbee's Co. of Col. Wyman's Regiment, containing 750 men and officers, raised in July, 1776, to re-enforce the army in Canada ; (14-324). Married in 1781 to Re- becca Skinner, (town records), and removed to Tunbridge, Vt., as I am in- formed by Col. Francis J. Parker, the genealogist of the family.
AINSWORTH, EDWARD-In the company which went to Ticonderoga, serving from June, 1777, to July 8th, 1777 ; (15-27).
ALDEN, JAMES, CORP. - Acknowledged the receipt of one month's pay from Col. Benj. Bellows. (17-249).
ALLEN, MOSES-Is credited to Claremont by "Gilmore's Bennington," was in Captain Ashley's company at that engagement. (15-144). Think he was from Weathersfield, Vt.
ALLEN, SAMUEL GREEN-Is credited to the town as engaged for the war. Enlisted in Capt. Gilman's company of the N. H. Continental Line. (11-374-5). Was pensioned Oct. 26th, 1818, age 75 years, receiving $96.00 per year and arrearages of $1,527.45, and at this time was living in Windsor County, Vt. ( Pension rolls in State Library, Concord). Enlisted March 1, 1779 ; discharged Dec. 31, 1781. (First N. H. Reg't, Kidder) .
AMES, AMOS-Hired by the town ; (11-375). Credited to the town, and stated as being a member of Gen. Hazen's corps ; (20-534).
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ASHLEY, DANIEL Lt. - Enlisted from Swanzey in Capt. John Hough- ton's company and Col. Baldwin's regiment, for service in New York. Mus- tered Sept. 22, 1776, dismissed in December of the same year. He was a brother of Samuel and Oliver, son of Col. Samuel. Died in Claremont, Oct. 8, 1810, "with a cancer on his face." Age 57 years. (14-426-427).
ASHLEY, SAMUEL Col .- Was a member of the various Provincial Con- gresses, and the member of the Committee of Safety from Cheshire county. Was appointed early in the war to the command of a regiment. He was with Col. Joseph Wait, the most prominent of all those who served in the Continen- tal Army from Claremont. Space prevents an enumeration of the active part which he took ; sufficient, that he commanded a regiment, was on the personal staff of Gen. Stark at the battle of Bennington, and tradition says that in his tent the Hessian-Gen. Baum-died the evening after the battle. An ex- tended sketch of this man was published in the Granite Monthly of May, 1892, and a corrected ancestry of his family, in that of November of the same year. He removed to Claremont about 1784-5, and died there, Feb. 18th, 1792, aged 71 years.
ASHLEY, SAMUEL JR., Lt. and Adjutant-Son of Col. Samuel and brother of Oliver and Daniel. He was Adjutant in Col. Bellows's regiment in October, 1776, which went to re-enforce Gen. Gates. Also Lieutenant of the company which went to Ticonderoga in June, 1777, from Claremont ; (15-26) (16-541) (17-103). He removed to Claremont about 1774, and resided there until about 1819, when he removed to Susquehanah county, Pa., and died there about 1820, aged 73 years.
ASHLEY, OLIVER Capt .- Eldest son of Col. Samuel, and brother of Lt. Samuel and Daniel. Commanded the Claremont company in Col. Bellows's regiment, which went to re-enforce the garrison at Ticonderoga in June, 1777; served eleven days, the engagement being the 28th. Also served twenty-five days in October, 1776, to re-enforce Gen. Gates ; (15-26) (16-530) (17-103). He died at Claremont, April 9, 1818, aged 74, and by his will left the sum of $5,000 00, the income of which was to be used in the support of preaching in the Union Church at Claremont.
ATKINS, SAMUEL - Enlisted in July, 1776, in Capt. Wetherbee's com- pany of Charlestown, and sent to re-enforce the army in Canada ; (14-324).
ATKINS, DANIEL-In the Claremont company at Ticonderoga ; (15-27).
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BARBER DANIEL-Enlisted in June, 1775, in Capt. Elihu Humphrey's company, from Simsbury, Conn., encamping at Roxbury, Mass., after ten days march. Served until Dec. 10, 1775. Enlisted a second time in July, 1776, under Capt. Job Case, and was discharged soon after the battle of Long Island, on account of ill health ;- From "History of My Own Times," published by Daniel Barber, A. M., at Washington, D. C., 1827, by courtesy of Hon. George L. Balcom. Rev. Daniel Barber was the Rector of the Union Parish, as it is now called, at West Claremont, coming to this town from Manchester, Vt., in 1795. He continued to serve until November, 1818, when he avowed himself a Roman Catholic, and conformed to that church. He removed from Claremont some time after 1822, and died in St. Inigoes, Md., in 1834.
BATES, SAMUEL-Enlisted May 1, 1777, in Capt. William Scott's com- pany, Gen. Stark's regiment, at which time he was sixteen years of age ; (14- 578) (15-434) (16-605). He removed to Genesee county, N. Y., where he was pensioned, May 30th, 1819. (Pension Rolls, State Library, Concord). Discharged May 1, 1780 ; (First N. H. Reg't, Kidder).
BENJAMIN, JUDAH-Credited to Claremont by "Gilmore's Bennington." Think the name was intended for BENJAMIN JUDD, which was spelled in the old town records, "Jude."
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