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23. Boffee, Lieut. Thomas. Lieut. Thomas Boffee was in Capt. Levi Spaulding's Co. both at B. H. and at W. H. as 2nd Lt. He went "from W. H. to Canada, and concluded the same back to Trenton " in the winter of 1776. He also hired Nicholas Beasom to go to Rhode Island in 1778, as his sub- stitute.
The Boffees above named were the sons of Melchizedek Boffee who came from Londonderry and settled on the place
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occupied by the late David C. Grant. He was long a Deacon of the Congregational Church in Lyndeborough. His son John is said to have lived on the place now owned by Mr. George Newton. The Lieut. probably succeeded his father on the D. C. Grant place, now owned by Mr. Frank Joslin. His grave is in the south cemetery, under the pines.
24. Boutwell, Asa. The town records of a legal meeting held Mar. 26, 1778, contain the following entry, " Voted to pro- cure and pay a man to take Asa Boutwell's place in the army." Capt. Peter Clark was chosen the agent to hire the man; and the man secured was Samuel Barron of Amherst, who faith- fully performed the service. (See sketch of Samuel Barron). Asa was the son of James and Mary Boutwell, and was born Feb. 17, 1761. He was consequently a little past his seventeenth birthday at the time that a man was hired to take his place. At a later day Asa Boutwell personally entered the army in Capt. Amos Emerson's Co. and Col. Joseph Cilley's Regt. Later still, both he and Samuel Barron seem to have served in the same company, the fifth Co. in the first Regt. of the Con- tinental Army.
25. Boutwell, James. James Boutwell, so far as traced, did no direct military service in the Revolution. He was the father of the preceding Asa. He was a member of the Lynde- borough committee of safety, its chairman and he was also custodian of the town's stock of ammunition, which at that day was kept in the meeting-house loft. He was, therefore, performing duties of great importance to his country's cause, though not personally in the field. His home was where his lineal descendant, C. R. Boutwell, lately died.
26. Burnham, James. James Burnham holds high rank among our Revolutionary soldiers. He was with Capt. Barron at Ti., hired by Samuel Houston, Amos Whittemore and Simeon Fletcher. He was with Capt. Clark and assisted in the capture of Gen. Burgoyne at S., time of service 25 days. June 28, 1780, he enlisted in the continental service, and in July, 1780, paid for one month's service of a man in the same army. He was then 30 years of age, and lived in the north- west part of the town.
27. Burnham, Nathaniel. The Burnhams seem to have been brothers and all living in the same part of the town. Nathaniel was one of Capt. Peter Clark's men at B. He also engaged to go to Portsmouth for two months from Sept. 5, I779.
28. Burnham, Stephen. Stephen Burnham was with Capt. Clark at B. He also paid two months' bounty towards William Burnham who enlisted for a year in the Continental Army. He likewise "Did a fortnit," as the type record states, toward hiring William Lee to go to Coös in July, 1782.
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29. Burnham, William. William Burnham was one of the four men who enlisted for one year each, in the Continental Army, and whose bounty amounted to £60 each, or £240. This money was raised by subscription, thirty-eight citizens and minutemen alike, uniting to procure and pay it. See type record 1, pp. 6 and 7. A patriotic record.
30. Butler, Jonathan. Jonathan Butler served first in a Massachusetts regiment and was in the battle of B. H. On the retreat from the battle he was taken with cramps, fell out of the ranks and was left behind. After much suffering he crawled into a swamp where he was concealed, and later he managed to rejoin his company.
He came to Lyndeborough in 1777, and Aug. 17, 1778, married Lois, daughter of John and Tryphena Kidder of this town. The particulars of his service are given by W. H. Grant, Esq. thus : "Immediately after the battle of Lexington he enlisted as a private ; was soon after promoted and served as an orderly sergeant in Capt. Nathaniel Warner's Co. of Col. Moses Little's 17th Massachusetts troops, taking part in the battle of Bunker Hill and the siege of Boston. He marched with his regiment to New York, served on the Hudson, was with Washington on his retreat through New Jersey, and pres- ent at the battles of Trenton and Princeton. He was a promi- nent citizen of Lyndeborough till his death."
31. Butterfield, Samuel. Samuel Butterfield was one of Capt. William Barron's Co. who went on the C. expedition in 1776, time of service four months and ten days. He also served in Capt. Jonas Kidder's Co. which went to W. P., N. Y., in 1780. His home was north of the mountain, and near Francestown, for which town his brother Robert served.
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32. Campbell, James. James Campbell enlisted in Capt. Levi Spaulding's Co., which marched four days after the battle of Lexington. He was in the battle of B. H., and was also at W. H. From there he went to Canada and returned and took part in the battle of Trenton, Dec. 25, 1776. He was in the Continental Army, Capt. Amos Morrill's Co. and Stark's Regt., afterward Cilley's, Mar. 7, 1777, and served in the campaign against Burgoyne.
33. Carkin, Isaac. Isaac Carkin was in Capt. Levi Spauld- ing's Co. at B. H. and also at W. H. He was one of the four men who were secured by subscription, to serve a year in the Continental Army, receiving for the same a bounty of £60 each. The term was from July 15, 1777, on. He was in Col. Moses Kelley's Regt. June 26, 1779 ; he enlisted to remain through the war. Dec. 27, 1779, he was transferred to Capt. Frye's Co. From this he was drafted to join Capt. J. Munroe's Co. in Feb- ruary, 1781. There is a discrepancy between this latter state-
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ment and that made in Rolls 3, p. 511, which states that he died December, 1781. He doubtless endured hard service and re- joiced to survive the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Oct. 19, 178I.
34. Carkin, John. John Carkin was in Capt. William Bar- ron's Co., raised for Canada out of Col. Daniel Moore's Regt. In that campaign he served for Ensign Nathaniel Phelps and Mr. Jeremiah Carleton, who united in hiring him. He was in Capt. Peter Clark's Co., on the A. He also paid one month's bounty towards Mr. Isaac Carkin's year in the Continental Army. The Carkins lived in the eastern part of the town. John and Elizabeth (Cram) Carkin settled on the place owned by the late Robert Lynch.
35. Carlton, David. David Carlton was one of Capt. Levi Spaulding's Co., and was mortally wounded at B. H. He was carried off the ground by his brother-in-law, John Johnson, to a safe place, and died two days later, June 19, 1775. He was the first Lyndeborough citizen to die for his country, having fallen in that memorable battle.
36. Carleton Ebenezer. Ebenezer Carleton was the son of Jeremiah Carleton of Lyndeborough, who lived on the place where Mr. Eli C. Curtis now lives. He was a brother of David. He is credited to Wilton and certainly served for Wilton men. Wilton history states that he did one-eighth of a turn of service for Jacob Putnam, one-fourth for Jonathan Burton, and one- fourth for Capt. Philip Putnam. The Revolutionary Rolls credit him with one year's service for the last-named gentleman, "at Boston and Roxbury in 1776," which, however, is ascribed to Ebenezer Coston by the Wilton historian. Cannot decide which is wrong.
Such service and his enlistment in Wilton justly accredits him to that town. As for a time his home and the home of his par- ents during the Revolution and also the remainder of their lives was in Lyndeborough, we wrong no one by giving him a place on our roll of honor.
Ebenezer Carleton enlisted as a private Mar. 21, 1777, in the Co. of Capt. Isaac Frye, to remain during the war. He was transferred from that Co. to "his Excellency General Wash- ington's Guard Jan. 1, 1779," one of the six New Hampshire men who enjoyed that distinction. He so far won the favor of the General that he offered him a permanent home at Mount Vernon. This honor, his love for home and kindred moved him, with great reverence and esteem, however, to decline. At his departure Mrs. Washington presented him with a fine gold watch as a token of her appreciation of his service in guarding her husband. After coming home from this service he settled in Chester, N. H.
Daniel Webster is reported as having once said to his son Fletcher, "I should rather have it said upon my father's tomb-
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stone that he had guarded the person of George Washington, and was worthy of such a trust, than to have emblazoned upon it the proudest insignia of heraldry that the world could give."
37. Carleton, Jeremiah. Jeremiah Carleton was the son of Jeremiah and brother of the fore-named David and Ebenezer. He was one of Lyndeborough's minutemen, which were ar- ranged into sections of four men each. Every section sent a man to the war; and those who stayed at home were pledged to care for his farm and family. Mr. Carkin, Mr. Carleton, Mr. Cram and Mr. Phelps formed one section. Mr. Carkin went to the war and the rest took care of his family and carried on his farm. In 1777, Mr. Carleton had just ground his scythe to commence haying when he received orders to call out the militia on double quick time. He hung up his scythe and shouldered his musket. He was with Capt. Peter Clark on the A. July 1, 1777. He acted as their commissary. News came. however, that they were not immediately needed, so they re- turned home after only 12 days' service. He and Ensign Phelps hired Mr. John Carkin in 1776, and at a later day he paid for two months' service of one of the six months' men in the Conti- nental Army. He was selectman several times, and Lieut. in the militia, and a man of marked ability and influence in town.
38. Carleton, Osgood. Osgood Carleton was long a resi- dent of Lyndeborough, where his parents lived before the days of the Revolutionary War. A town history of Lyndeborough which should fail to record his name, and at least some of his achievements, would be justly chargeable with a conspicuous oversight. The record of his military service here appended, though imperfect, was the best obtainable. It may be found in Heitman's "Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army, 1775-1783."
"Osgood Carleton (Mass.) Quartermaster of the 16th. Conti- mental Infantry, I Jan. to 31 Dec. 1776. First Lieut. 15th. Mass. Ist. Jan. 1777; transferred to Invalid Regiment Dec. I, 1778 ; Regimental Q. M. Sept. 7, 1782, and served to June 1785. (Died June 1816.)" He was eldest brother of the Carle- ton's above named. Later information and fuller will be found in the sketch of his life hereafter given.
39. Carson, William. William Carson was a resident in the eastern part of our town, a part afterwards annexed to Mont Vernon. He was represented in the Ti. campaign by his substi- tute, Mr. John Savage, who was in Capt. William Barron's Co. He enlisted in 1780 to go to Coös for six months.
40. Case, John. The name of John Case appears on our town records, marking him as one of Lyndeborough's highway surveyors for the years 1777, 1778, 1781 and 1783. He is clearly indicated as one of our citizens, too, in Hammond's "Town Papers of New Hampshire, Vol. XII, p. 511. These statements are made because some of the printed authorities credit him to
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the town of Wilton. The diary of Jonathan Burton of Wil- ton names him as one of Capt. Benjamin Taylor's Co., which marched from Amherst to join the Continental Army at W. H., Dec. 8, 1775. He served in the same Co. at Ti. in 1776. He also assisted in hiring Mr. Isaac Carkin of Lyndeborough to serve a year in the Continental Army. He lived in that part of our town which then adjoined Amherst, and was one of the original petitioners for the township of Mont Vernon.
John Case married Elizabeth Curtis of Lyndeborough. He removed from Lyndeborough to Antrim in 1796. He was born in Middleton, Mass., and served during the whole seven years of the Revolutionary War. Antrim History says, "he had a large family and was very poor. His wife drove the cattle daily into the woods to browse, her only means of keeping them alive."
41. Cavender, Charles. "Charles Cavender was born in the county of Wexford, Ireland, 1750; lived in that part of Lyndeborough now Greenfield, N. H., and died at the same place May 6, 1833. In May, 1775, he enlisted and served 10 months as private in Capt. George Reed's Co. of Col. John Stark's regiment, N. H. state troops. He was in the battle of Bunker Hill and the siege of Boston. In March, 1776, he again enlisted as a private in the same company and regiment, serving 13 months and 14 days. He was with his regiment around New York on the Hudson, at Ticonderoga, in Washing- ton's retreat through New Jersey, and at the battles of Trenton and Princeton. At Morristown, Dec. 31, 1776, his enlistment having expired, he, with his regiment, at the request of Wash- ington, reënlisted for 60 days, and continued in the service until the middle of April, 1777.
On the 23rd of July, 1777, he enlisted, and was mustered as first Corporal in Capt. Peter Clark's Company of Col. Thomas Stickney's Regiment, Gen. Stark's Brigade, N. H. Militia, or- ganized to oppose Burgoyne's invasion, and was present and took part in the battle of Bennington, Aug. 16, 1777. In the summer of 1778 he again enlisted, and served 6 months as a private in Capt. James Barry's Company, Mass. Continental Line ; and again, in the summer of 1781, he enlisted and served 6 months as a private in Capt. David McGregor's Company, Col. George Reid's Regiment, N. H. Continental Line, and was placed on the pension roll in 1832." (W. H. Grant, Esq., in The Minnesota Sons of the American Revolution, p. 219.)
42. Chamberlain, Jonathan. (For family history see Gene- alogy.) Jonathan Chamberlain appears to have been the first of that race in Lyndeborough. He was the son of Capt. Samuel and Abigail (Hill) Chamberlain of Chelmsford, Mass.
May 12, 1737, his father deeded him lots Nos. 5 and 12 in Tyng's Town, now Pembroke, N. H., which he sold in 1739, and removed to Salem-Canada, now Lyndeborough. He mar-
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ried Elizabeth, the daughter of John and Sarah (Holt) Cram of Wilmington, Mass., who were the first settlers in Salem-Canada.
Jonathan Chamberlain was born Feb. 1I, 1711. He was con- sequently 64 years old when the Revolutionary War commenced, He hired Mr. John Savage to serve for him in 1776 ; and on the aların given July 1, 1777, both he and his son of the same name marched as minutemen under Capt. Peter Clark for the defense of Fort Ti. Thus, at the age of 66, he did personal service, having marched 86 miles. He died Jan. 19, 1795, aged 84 years. His grave is under the shadowing pines of the south cemetery. The farm on which he lived is now owned and oc- eupied by his great-grandson, Mr. Rufus Chamberlain. It was deeded to Jonathan in 1768, by the heirs of his brother-in-law, Joseph Cram, the conditions requiring that he should care for him and give him Christian burial.
43. Chamberlain, Jonathan, Jr. Jonathan Chamberlain, Jr., was the son of the preceding Jonathan. He was born in Chelms- ford, Mass., Feb. 26, 1744. He married his cousin, Margaret, the daughter of his mother's youngest brother, Benjamin Cram. His farm was west of Capt. William Blaney's and south of his father-in-law's, the place now owned (Apr., 1905) by Mr. Frank Winn.
Jonathan, Jr., was a Revolutionary hero, and marched with his father in the Co. of Capt. Clark on the A., July 1, 1777. He reënlisted under Capt. Clark, in September, 1777, and was in the fight at S., which resulted in the capture of Burgoyne. He also paid for one month's service of a man in the Continental Army. He died in Lyndeborough, Apr. 26, 1815, aged 71 years, and was buried in the south cemetery.
44. Chamberlain, Samuel. Samuel Chamberlain was a brother of Jonathan, Jr., and also a Revolutionary soldier. He enlisted Dec. 7, 1776, in Capt. William Walker's Co., and served three months and eleven days at Fishkill, N. Y. He was transferred to Capt. Samuel McConnell's Co., Col. David Gilman's Regt., for that service, and marched 600 miles. He also served in Capt. John Haven's Co., "Enlisted for the pur- pose of guarding prisoners from the State of New Hampshire to New Port in Rhode Island." His time of service on this duty was but 12 days. He died in Lyndeborough in 1812 or 1813.
45. Clark, Capt. Peter. See sketch elsewhere.
46. Cram, Benjamin, Jr. . Benjamin Cram, Jr., served in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Peter Clark's Co., Col. Stickney's Regt., and Stark's brigade. He was in the battle of Benning- ton and served in that expedition two months and six days.
47. Cram, Daniel. Daniel Cram was in Capt. Levi Spauld- ing's Co. and at the battle of B. H. He is reported as a de- serter, but the report is believed to be incorrect and lacks con- sistency with his active soldierly record. The same volume
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which makes the report shows clearly that he served in 1776 and 1777. Our town records credit him with five months' service at W. H. in the seige of Boston, 1775 and 1776, and also with ser- vice in N. Y. state at Fishkill, from Dec., 1776, to Mar., 1777. He marched with Capt. Peter Clark on the A. for Ti. He also went with Capt. Clark on the S., and assisted in the capture of Gen. Burgoyne. He also went with Capt. William Lee on the R. I. expedition in 1778; and further, paid for a month's service of a man to go to W. P. with Capt. Jonas Kidder in 1780. This record should seem to nullify the charge of deser- tion.
48. Cram, David. David Cram does not seem to have done personal service in the Revolutionary army. But he hired Hezekiah Dunklee to serve for him at B., under Capt. Peter Clark. He also paid for one month's service of William Burn- ham, who enlisted for a year in the Continental Army, and whose bounty was furnished by several citizens. He also paid one month's bounty for a man to go to W. P. in 1780 in Capt. Jonas Kidder's Co. His home was on the fine hillside on which now stands that of his grandson, Mr. Luther Cram.
49. Cram, Jacob. Jacob Cram was a brother of David, and appears to have done no personal army service. He, however, hired Thomas Pringle to go with Capt. Peter Clark's Co. to B. He also hired Jesse Lund to go to R. I. with Capt. William Lee. He also paid for a month's service of a man in the Continental Army. He lived in the southeast part of the town, where Mr. Melendy now lives.
50. Cram, Capt. Jonathan. Jonathan Cram was the father of David and Jacob. He was born in Hampton Falls, N. H., Feb. 21, 1708, and died at Lyndeborough Jan. 23, 1790. He had served in the French and Indian wars and was a captain in the militia, and generally was called Capt. Cram. When the Revolutionary War began he was 67 years of age. Though disqualified by age for effective army service, he hired Mr. Asa hel Stiles to serve for him. Mr. Stiles went on the C. cam- paign, and served at Ti. in 1776, continuing his service 4 months and 10 days in all, one-third of which was paid for by Capt. Cram. "In conjunction with other patriotic exempts, in July, 1777," wrote W. H. Grant, Esq:, " he hired William Burnham to serve one year in the Continental Army." (Minn. Soc. of S. A. R., p. 298.) His home was on what is now known as the John A. Putnam place.
51. Cram, Nathan. Nathan Cram enlisted for three months to go to "clear out the road to St. John's," Canada. He was taken sick and came home, but appears to have resumed and per- formed the service, judging from the town pay roll. There seems no evidence of his rendering any other service.
52. Cram, Solomon. Solomon Cram was a son of Capt.
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Jonathan above mentioned. He joined with his father in hiring Mr. Asahel Stiles, and paid one-third of the bounty. He was not, himself, in the army, but he paid for one month's bounty of John Purple, who served a year in the Continental Army for Lyndeborough. His home was on the place owned by the late Mr. George Rose.
53. Cram, Uriah. Uriah Cram was also a son of Capt. Jonathan, and lived near his father, on the well-known road leading from the eastern part of the town to the south cemetery, and on westward by Dea. Ephraim Putnam's. He was a min- uteman, and also one of three, who in 1778 hired Jacob Dutton to serve six months in R. I., and again paid one-sixth of a man's bounty for enlisting six months in the Continental Army. His house is said to have been so built that it was used as an armory or drill room for the minutemen. It was a two-story house, and the drill was practised in the upper story, which had partitions that could be removed at pleasure, making the upper part all into a single room or hall.
54. Creasy, Andrew. The name of Andrew Creasy ap- pears in so many different forms even when written by scholars, that I am unable to decide which is the most approved spelling. Andrew Creasy was a private in Col. Daniel Moore's Regt. in 1776, and was one of a detachment mustered out of his com- mand to march to N. Y. agreeable to a requisition made the 19th of Dec., 1776. He was afterwards in Capt. McConnell's Co., in Col. David Gilman's Regt., with which he served 3 months and II days, and traveled 600 miles. He was evidently in the battles of Trenton and Princeton.
I count it not amiss here to cite the words of Gen. Sullivan's letter to Hon. Meshech Weare, dated Chatham, Feb. 13, 1777. He wrote :
"General Washington made no scruple to say publicly, the remains of the Eastern Regiments were the strength of his army, though then their numbers were comparatively speaking but small ; he calls them in front when the Enemy are there ; he sends them to the rear when the Enemy threatens that way ; all the general officers allow them to be the best Troops. The Southern officers and soldiers allow it in times of danger, but not all other times. Believe me, Sir, the Yankees took Tren- town before the other Troops knew anything of the matter more than that there was an engagement, and what will still surprise you more, the line that attacked the town consisted of eight hundred Yankees and there was 1600 Hessians to oppose them. At Princeton, when the 17th Regiment had thrown 3500 southern militia into the utmost confusion, a Regiment of Yankees restored the day. This General Mifflen confessed to me ; - though the Philadelphia papers tell us a different story. You may venture to assure your friends that no men fight better or write worse than the Yankees, of which this Letter will be
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good evidence." (Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. I, pp. 522 and 523.)
Andrew Creasy was not only in these battles referred to in Gen. Sullivan's letter, but later in that year, was one of Capt. Peter Clark's Co. at S. as the substitute of Joshua Balch, aid- ing in the capture of Gen. Burgoyne.
Mr. Creasy's farm was situated north of Mr. H. H. Joslin's, reaching well up toward the side of the mountain. In 1792 he became a citizen of Francestown.
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55. Day, Isaac. Isaac Day was one of the men raised for Canada, out of Col. Daniel Moore's Regt. He was in Capt. William Barron's Co., mustered July 22, 1776, and served 4 months and 10 days. He lived In the northwest part of Lynde- borough.
56. Denten, Ebenezer. Ebenezer Denten was one of the men who " inlisted to clear out the road to St. Johns," and since the list of men "that went to Coos to clear the Road to St. Johns " shows the same names, except that Ebenezer Denten in the first list is changed to " Capt. Clark's man " in the second, we infer that Ebenezer Denten was Capt. Clark's hired man. His term of enlistment was three months and a half.
57. Dike, Benjamin. Benjamin Dike was a resident of Amherst, but having done military duty for Lyndeborough, is entitled to a place on our roll. He was hired by Isaac Kidder. He was Ist corporal in Capt. Levi Spaulding's Co., which marched to the seat of war April 23, 1775. He was in the battle of B. H., and was also at W. H. among the besiegers of Boston.
58. Duncklee, Hezekiah. Hezekiah Dunklee did much service for himself and others in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted 3 months to clear out the road to St. Johns. He next en- listed in Capt. McConnell's Co., drawn from Col. Daniel Moore's Regt., to march to N. Y. They served from Sept. 26 to Dec. 1, 1776, In this campaign he seems to have been substitute for Francis Epps. In Capt. Peter Clark's expedition B, he was substitute for David Cram. In 1780 he paid one-half a month's . bounty for a man's service in the Continental Army ; and in 1780, the account states that " he did a fortnit " for those that went to the westward for three months. He seems to have lived near Francestown. and was in 1784 a signer of the peti- tion for the organization of Greenfield.
59. Dunnell, Reuben. Reuben Dunnell served three years, entering the first N.H . Regt., March, 1777 ; and was discharged March, 1780. In the Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. I, page 600, the name is Reuben Donnell, Vol. 2, pp. 437 and 715, it is varied to Dunill and Dunnell, and in Hammond as cited above, it is Dunnel. But however the name may be spelled, he served for Lyndeborough with Lyndeborough comrades. He was in
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