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113. Mead, John. John Mead hired Josiah Blanchard, who marched with Capt. Peter Clark, and was in the battle of B., and served two months. He also paid one-half month's bounty for a man to go three months to reinforce W. P., but find no record of his personal military service.
114. Mellen, John. John Mellen was a resident of Frances- town, who served in the Continental Army for Lyndeborough. He was chosen out of Col. Moses Kelley's Regt. to fill up the New Hampshire battalions raised to reinforce the Continental Army, and also to aid in the defense of R. I. He was mustered into the army July 20, 1779, to serve six months. William Blaney, Moses Lewis and John Woodward each paid two months' bounty to hire him.
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115. Ordway, Enoch. Enoch Ordway enlisted in Capt. William Boyes' Co., Col. Daniel Reynold's Regt., Sept. 17, 1781. He and three others, Oliver Holt, Simeon Fletcher and James Hutchinson, were in the same Co., and marched to Fort Edward, N. Y. But the fort surrendered the day before they reached there, and as their service was not needed, they returned east. Enoch Ordway enlisted for six weeks in 1780, to go to Coös for the defense of our frontiers.
116. Ordway, John. John Ordway seems to have done no
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personal army service, but assisted liberally to support those who did. He united with Isaac Day in performing a full turn of service in the Ti. campaign, under Capt. William Barron in 1776. Isaac Day was his substitute. He paid a month's bounty to hire John Purple for a year in the Continental Army. He also paid a month's bounty for a man to go to W. P. three months in 1780, and paid two months' bounty for William Lee to go to Coös in 1782.
117. Ordway, Moses. Moses Ordway enlisted Feb. 21, 1781, for three years, or during the war. He was in Capt. Isaac Far- well's Co., in the Ist N. H. Regt.
118. Osgood, Benjamin. Benjamin Osgood hired Jesse Lund as substitute in the Co. of Capt. Peter Clark in the B. campaign. He also paid half a month's bounty towards those who went to the westward for three months in 1781.
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119. Parsons, George. George Parsons was in Capt. Peter Clark's Co. on the B. campaign, sharing in one of the impor- tant successes of the Revolutionary War. George Parsons lived in the northwest part of the town.
120. Parsons, Jonathan, Jr. Jonathan Parsons, Jr. paid one month's bounty for a six months' man in the Continental Army. See Hammond XII, p. 606.
I2I. Parsons or Pearson, Nathan. Nathan Pearson and Aaron Lewis did one-fourth of a turn of service each, through Mr. John Reynolds their substitute in 1776. He was in the R. I. expedition with Capt. William Lee in 1778. He also paid one month's bounty for a three months' man to go to W. P. in 1780. In 1776, he was one of the selectmen.
122. Pearson, Thomas. Thomas Pearson was in Capt. Peter Clark's Co. on the A. He hired Edward Bevins to march with Capt. Clark on the S. campaign for the capture of Burgoyne. He also paid a month's bounty to secure a six months' man for the Continental Army.
123. Pearson, Timothy. Timothy Pearson was in Capt. Clark's Co. on the A. He also served under the same Capt. on the S. expedition for the capture of Gen. Burgoyne. He was in Capt. William Lee's Co. in the R. I. expedition in 1778.
The most of the Pearsons lived in the southeast corner of Lyndeborough and adjacent parts of other towns. They peti- tioned the Legislature in 1779 that they might be joined with a part of Amherst, Duxbury School Farm and the Mile Slip, and be chartered as a separate town. But all the towns seemed opposed to this, and the movement failed. That part of the town of Lyndeborough was called " Parsonses Corner."
I24. Perham, Oliver. The Massachusetts records of soldiers
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and sailors in the Revolutionary War, p. 140, state that he en- listed from Chelmsford, as a private in Lieut. John Flint's Co. of Col. Thomas Poor's Regt., and served eight months and fourteen days at and about White Plains, including twelve days' travel home, 240 miles. He was also at West Point, 1780, marching from home June 30, 1780, and discharged Dec. 19, 1780."
" Soon after the close of the war, he settled in the southeast part of Lyndeborough. He had seven sons and one daughter." (See Genealogy. )
125. Phelps, Nathaniel, Ensign. Nathaniel Phelps was one of the selectmen in 1776, and was a prominent man in the town. He and Jeremiah Carlton united in paying Isaac Car- kin for performing service under Capt. William Barron on the Ti. campaign. He bore two-thirds and Mr. Carleton one-third of the expense. He paid two months' bounty to hire Israel Hutchinson to enter the Continental Army for a year. He paid two months' bounty for a man to go to W. P. three months. He is constantly called Ensign Phelps in our town records.
126. Pringle, Thomas. Thomas Pringle was in Capt. Peter Clark's Co. on the B. expedition. He served at that memor- able occasion as substitute for Jacob Cram. He lived in that part of the town which was afterwards annexed to Greenfield.
I27. Punchard, Benjamin. Benjamin Punchard was one of Lyndeborough's haywards in 1776. He paid two months' bounty towards hiring Mr. William Burnham for a year's ser- vice in the Continental Army in 1779. He paid one month's bounty for a man to go three months to W. P., N. Y., in 1780.
128. Punchard, James. James Punchard hired John Skerry to go with Capt. Peter Clark on the S. campaign. He paid one month's bounty toward Israel Hutchinson's service for one year in the Continental Army in 1777. He also paid one month's bounty for a man to go three months to W. P. in 1780.
I29. Punchard, John. John Punchard was a drummer in Capt. Jonas Kidder's Co. at W. P.
130. Punchard, Samuel. Samuel Punchard was in Capt. Peter Clark's Co. on the S. expedition, Sept., 1777. The same year he paid one month's bounty towards Isaac Carkin's year in the Continental Army. Feb. 21, 1781, he enlisted in the Continental Army for three years.
131. Punchard, William. William Punchard paid one-half month's bounty for a man to serve six months in the Conti- mental Army.
The Punchard family, evidently influential, must have lived near Francestown, whose historian, we think, incorrectly claims Samuel for his town. He is enrolled as one of our town offi- cers in 1782, and enlisted as above in 1781. Wm. and John may have been the younger sons at the time of the war.
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132. Purple, John. John Purple was a resident of Amherst who served for Lyndeborough, and received a bounty of sixty pounds sterling for service in 1779. His bounty was raised by subscription, eleven of our citizens having shared in pro- viding it.
133. Putnam, Aaron. Aaron Putnam was one of five men who enlisted in Dec., 1776, and continued their service till the first of March, 1777. He served three months and eleven days, in Capt. McConnell's Co., Col. David Gilman's Regt., and marched 600 miles. They went to Fishkill, N. Y. He also marched under Capt. Peter Clark on the A., and served with Capt. William Lee in R. I., in 1778.
134. Putnam, Ensign David. One of our records gives his name as one of Capt. Levi Spaulding's Co. at the siege of Boston on W. H. Have found no corroboration of this state- ment. But the name of David Putnam stands foremost on the list of those who went "to clear out the road to St. Johns." He was in Capt. Peter Clark's Co. on the S. campaign, and as- sisted in dealing the enemy one of the severest blows of the war, resulting in the capture of Gen. Burgoyne.
135. Putnam, Ephraim. Ephraim Putnam and son Eph- raim, Jr., united in hiring Mr. Nathaniel Batchelder to enlist in the Ti. campaign under Capt. William Barron, in July, 1776. Ephraim Putnam was deacon of the Congregational Church, as was also his son Ephraim. He paid a month's bounty toward hiring John Purple to enlist for a year in the Continental Army, and also a month's bounty to get a man to go to W. P. in 1780. When preparing for the war in 1774, the town chose him as committee to provide its stock of ammunition which was to consist of " one barrel of powder, one hundred weight of lead, and five dozen flints." Although he did no personal military service, he was active in fitting out men, and served the town as a true patriot and promoter of the war. He died in Nov., 1777.
136. Putnam, Ephraim, Jr. Ephraim Putnam, Jr. was a worthy son of a noble sire. He shared with his father in hir- ing Nathaniel Batchelder for the Ti. campaign, in Capt. Wil- liam Barron's Co. in 1776. He paid a month's bounty for a man to go to W. P., in 1780. He was Dea. Putnam, Jr. He served the town as one of its selectmen and was also like his father, an active supporter and promoter of the war.
137. Putnam, Ephraim, 3rd. Ephraim Putnam, 3rd., united with Mr. John Boffee to do a turn of military service. Mr. Boffee did the service and Mr. Putnam paid half its value in money. The service was rendered in Capt. William Barron's Co. in the Ti. campaign.
138. Putnam, Jesse. Jesse Putnam hired Nicholas Beasom for two dollars to go in his room, or place. He was one of the
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eleven men that went to N. Y. in Sept., 1776, and continued in the service till Dec. The town records put the name of Jesse Putnam in place of his substitute.
139. Putnam, John. John Putnam was a brother of Jesse, and was also a deacon. In 1780 he enlisted to go to Coös for the defense of the frontiers; term of service, six weeks. In 1781 he enlisted for three years or during the war, and was dis- charged in Dec., 1781, as no longer needed. Cornwallis had surrendered as well as Burgoyne.
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I40. Reynolds, John. John Reynolds is introduced to us thus : -
"Sergt. Aaron Lewis did one quarter of a turn; Mr. Nathan Parsons did one quarter of a turn ; they hired Mr. John Rey- nolds, and Reynolds did half a turn for himself." He went into the Ti. campaign in 1766, in Capt. William Barron's Co., Col. Joshua Wingate's Regt., serving four months and ten days, from July 22 till Dec. 1, 1776. He lived in the northwest part of the town, and was one of the petitioners for the charter of the town of Greenfield.
141. Reynolds, Nathaniel. Nathaniel Reynolds paid one month's bounty toward Isaac Carkin's year's service in the Con- tinental Army.
142. Richards, Joseph. At a legal meeting on Jan. 12, 1778, the town of Lyndeborough passed the following vote :-
" Voted, To release William Carson, Benjamin Punchard, John Skerry and Joseph Richards from doing anything in the war, until others in this town have done as much as they, ac- cording to their estates."
Possibly, he was the Joseph Richards who enlisted among the soldiers from Temple, as did others of our citizens. See Temple History, p. 97, and Rolls of N. H., Vol. I, p. 35.
Richardson. It is admitted by the History of Temple that in 1796 that town received from ours one Joseph Richardson. Two Joseph Richardsons are reported from that town in the Revolu- tionary War, but none from ours. There were several men of that name in the army, and, presumably, one of the men en- roled as citizens of Temple should have been credited to Lynde- borough. Be that as it may, our roll has first : -
143. Richardson, Stephen. Stephen Richardson enlisted in April, 1777, for three years, or the war. In 1779 he went to Portsmouth for two months as substitute for Samuel Hutchin- son. He was in Capt. Jonas Kidder's Co. at W. P. in 1780.
144. Richardson, Thomas. Thomas Richardson paid two month's bounty for Israel Hutchinson, who served a year in the Continental Army and received £60 for his service. Thomas
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Richardson also paid one month's bounty for a man to go to W. P. three months in 1780.
145. Rose, Abraham. Abraham Rose came to us from Sandwich, Mass., and settled on the part of our mountain which was named for him, "Rose Mountain." When the project, then an innovation, of putting a stove into the meeting house to warm it was broached and under discussion he ob- jected strenuously to the novelty. He is reported to have spoken somewhat as follows: "I have attended church these fifty years ; I have fought the British seven years ; I have slept in a tent on the frozen ground with nothing but a blanket to cover me ; I have trod the snow path with bleeding feet, nearly naked, and I now need no stove to keep me warm in church, etc." He thus gave his own military record and none of his fellow-citizens seemed to doubt or dispute it. He was very likely at Valley Forge and endured some of the severest hardships of the struggle.
At a later day he removed from his mountain home to that which is now owned by Willard Rose, his great grandson.
146. Ross, Walter. Walter Ross hired Josiah Woodbury, Jr., to enlist in Capt. Peter Clark's Co. on the B. He was also one of six to hire a man to enlist for six months in the Continental Army.
147. Rowe, John. John Rowe was No. 33 in Capt. Levi Spaulding's Co., which marched from Lyndeborough April 23, 1775. He was in the battle of B. H. He was with Capt. Wil- liam Barron at Ti. as substitute for Mr. John Kidder. He was in the Continental Army in 1777, in Capt. Amos Emerson's Co. In 1780 he was a soldier in the Regt. of Col. Joseph Cilley, and in 1782, he enlisted in Capt. Jonathan Smith's Co. of rangers, raised "for the defense of the Western Frontiers."
148. Russell, Daniel. Daniel Russell was a pensioner on half pay, March 20, 1780, and resided in Lyndeborough in 1786. The R. Rolls, 3,446, gives his own statement as follows :
State of Newhampshire \ Lyndeborough January 22 1788 Hillsborough
I do hereby Certify that I Daniel Russell Inlisted into the Continental Armey for the town of Rindge sometime in April (or not far from that time) in the year 1777, under Lt James Crombie and was turned into Capt Blodgets Company and Colo- nel Hales Regt. and was wounded Sept. 19, 1777 in the Battle at Stillwater
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149. Russell, Jedediah. Jedediah Russell came into Lynde- borough from the adjoining town of Wilton, not far from the year 1800. He served in the Revolution in some Massachusetts Regt. 'of which his descendants at the present day have 110 trace. He bought land of a Mr. Dascomb, and lived on the place now occupied by Dr. Richards, in the southwest corner of
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the town. He was at one time licensed as a tavern keeper (1805). His son Ebenezer was one of the volunteers in 1812, going to Portsmouth under Lt. Timothy Putnam, and his grand- son, Adoniram, also served at Portsmouth under Capt. Tarbell in 1864.
150. Russell, Peter. The town records tell us that "Sar- geant Peter Russell did a half turn, and Mr. Joshua Hadley half. Russell went." This was in 1776, and had special refer- ence to the Ti. campaign. Capt. William Barron led one hun- dred men from this and neighboring towns for that enterprise, among whom was Peter Russell. He also went six weeks to Coös in 1780, and also "did a fornit " toward those who went westward in 1781.
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151. Sargent, Joshua. Joshua Sargent (m. Abigail Ladd) was one of Capt. William Lee's Co. in the R. I. campaign of 1778. He was also one of the W. P. men in 1780.
A little incident connected with him was narrated by Mrs. Susanna P. Hartshorn with pleasing animation just a few weeks before her death. Mr. Sargent's last days were spent at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Israel Putnam, and he was accus- tomed to call frequently at the house of Deacon David, Mrs. Hartshorn's father. He used to tell that "he was on duty as sentry in front of Gen. Washington's headquarters when the news of Major Andre's capture and Benedict Arnold's treachery was received. The General had just come in from one of his rounds of inspection, and dismounted, with birchen switch still in hand, when he learned of the perfidious plot. Intensely aroused, and absorbed in deepest thought, he began slowly to pace the floor to and fro, chewing little strips of both wood and bark from his switch. He continued thus in profound medita- tion, until his switch was nearly used up."
The hour was one of gravest trial for even a heroic soul. But his courage and fortitude endured the test, and he was enabled to overcome.
Joshua Sargent came from Methuen, Mass., and built and conducted a cloth mill, as it was called, once situated near the mill now owned by Mr. Colburn. He spent his last days in the home of his daughter, Ruthy, the first wife of Capt. Israel Putnam.
152. Shaw, William. William Shaw was a private in the First Regt., commanded by Col. Joseph Cilley. He enlisted in July, 1777, and was discharged in Feb., 1778. The town of Lyndeborough advanced a bounty to him of £7, 6s, 6d.
I 53. Skerry, John. John Skerry, in 1776, was one of Lyndeborough's haywards or field-drivers. He seems to have lived in the northwest part of the town. Benjamin Punchard hired him for the S. campaign with Capt. Peter Clark, Sept. 29, 1777, and he was in the service 26 days. In 1778, at a legal
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town meeting a vote was passed, "to release John Skerry " and three other citizens, " from doing anything in the war" until others should do "as much as they according to their estates."
154. Smith, Benjamin. Benjamin Smith enlisted at Cambridge after Apr. 19, 1775, and he was at the battle of B. H. He was in Capt. Ezra Towne's Co., which marched from New Ipswich. In 1777 he enlisted for the war. He was in the First Regt. of N. H. troops, under Col. Joseph Cilley, in Capt. Amos Emer- son's Co., and was discharged in Dec., 1781.
155. Smith, David. David Smith was in the First Regt. commanded by Col. Joseph Cilley. He enlisted on the same day as Benjamin, and was discharged Jan. 1, 1780. David re- enlisted July 5, 1780, and was again discharged Dec. 14, 1780.
156. Smith, John. John Smith was with Capt. Peter Clark on the B. expedition. He was also with the same captain in the S. campaign, both of which were successful, resulting grandly for the Americans, and paving the way to Yorktown.
157. Smith, Ephraim. Ephraim Smith was a soldier in Capt. Levi Spaulding's Co., which marched from Lyndeborough April 23, 1775, and was in the battle of B. H.
158. Smith, Luther. Luther Smith of Lyndeborough, en- listed Feb. 28, 1781, for three years. He was in the 2nd Co. of Col. Joseph Cilley's Regt.
159. Spaulding, David. David Spaulding, born in Notting- ham West (now Hudson), and likely a relative of Capt. Levi Spaulding, 17 years of age, enlisted in Feb., 1781, for three years.
160. Spaulding, Lieut. Edward. Edward Spaulding enlisted in Captain Jonas Kidder's Co., July 5, 1780, which went to W. P. He served till Oct. 23, 1780. He also paid one month's bounty to hire a man for three months' service at W. P. He re-enlisted Feb. 21, 1781, for 3 years in the Continental service, and was discharged Dec., 1781.
161. Spaulding, Capt. Levi. (See sketch of Capt. Levi Spaulding elsewhere.)
162. Spaulding, Lieut. Reuben. Lieut. Reuben Spaulding was one of Capt. Peter Clark's men, on the A., July 1, 1777. He hired Jacob Dutton for the B. campaign, under Capt. Clark. He was with Captain William Lee, in the R. I. expedition in 1778. He also paid one month's bounty for a man to serve three months at W. P. in 1780. Reuben Spaulding was one of a committee of five appointed by the town, to make an average of the services done in the war by the different citizens, and to allow each man his just due for such service.
163. Stephenson, Capt. John. According to our town roll, "Capt. John Stephenson did a whole turn." He hired Joseph
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Ellinwood, Jr., paying him {12. He also paid two months' bounty towards hiring Isaac Carkin to serve a year in the Con- tinental Army ; and further, one month's bounty for a man to serve three months at W. P.
When Lyndeborough was chartered by the Provincial Govern- ment in 1764, (April 23), John Stephenson was appointed to call the first town meeting under the charter. At that meeting, May 15, 1764, he was chosen town clerk, and continued his ser- vice till March 12, 1771. Oct. 4, 1765, according to W. H. Grant, Esq., "John Stephenson was commissioned Capt. and Jacob Wellman, Ensign of the tenth company in the Sixth Regt. of the Militia of the Province, by Benning Wentworth, Esq., Captain General and Governor in Chief" of "His Majesty's Province of New Hampshire in New England &c."
It is probable that John Stephenson may have been too infirm for effective army duty, and that his share in the war consisted of his contributions.
164. Stevens, Samuel. Samuel Stevens was in the expe- dition for the defense of Fort Ti. in 1776, with Capt. William Barron. He was probably hired by Mr. Jonathan Chamberlain to do one-third of a turn of army service. He was a near neighbor of Philip Fletcher in that part of Lyndeborough which was set off to form Greenfield, for which town he was one of the original petitioners. He died in Chester, Vt., about 1806.
165. Stiles, Asahel. Asahel Stiles was paid by Mr. Solo- mon Cram and Capt. Jonathan Cram for doing one-third of a turn of service for each of them ; and he also did one-third of a turn for himself. He served in the Ti. campaign in Capt. William Barron's Co. He lived in the northwest part of our town, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of Greenfield.
166. Stiles, John. John Stiles was one of Capt. Peter Clark's Co. on the B. campaign in July, 1777. He lived near the Francestown line and was one of those whose lands were annexed to Francestown in 1791. He paid a month's bounty for a man to go six months into the Continental Army.
167. Stiles, Joshua. Joshua Stiles comes into our record as having paid one month's bounty towards hiring William Burn- ham to serve one year in the Continental Army. He seems to have lived in that part of the town taken to constitute Green- field.
168. Stiles, Moses, Jr. Moses Stiles, Jr. and Uriah Cram, his cousin, together, paid one-half of Jacob Dutton's bounty for six months' service in R. I. in 1778. He also paid one month's bounty for a man to serve six months in the Continen- tal Army. Moses Stiles, Jr., John, Samuel and Asahel seem to have been brothers, sons of Moses and Phebe (Cram) Stiles. See Cram Genealogy, Phebe.
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169. Stiles, Samuel. Samuel Stiles was a soldier in Capt. Levi Spaulding's Co., and took part in the battle of B. H. He was also at W. H., besieging the British in Boston. He was one of eight Lyndeborough men who marched from W. H. to Canada, and returned and took part in the battle of Trenton, New Jersey.
170. Stratton, David. David Stratton hired Benjamin Tuck Ellinwood as his substitute in the B. campaign, under command of Capt. Peter Clark. He also paid one month's bounty towards a man's serving six months in the Continental Army. He was early in town and settled first on the farm now owned by Mr. Andy Holt. Probably exempt from service by advanced age.
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I7I. Taylor, William. William Taylor "did one fortnit " towards the bounty of those who went westward three months in 1781. He also did a like service towards the bounty of William Lee who went to Coös in 1782.
172. Thayer, Jonathan. Jonathan Thayer lived north of the mountain, near Francestown. He was a blacksmith by trade, kept tavern in 1827, was regarded as a man of good ability and highly respected. He died in 1836, aged 75 years.
173. Thompson, Andrew. Andrew Thompson was a soldier : in Capt. Levi Spaulding's Co. at B. H. He was also in Capt. William Barron's Co. in the campaign for the defense of Fort Ti. He not only did military service for his own town, but also for some other not definitely named.
174. Thompson, James. James Thompson was without doubt a Revolutionary soldier in 1776. But he served for some other town than Lyndeborough. Possibly for Amherst. Rolls 2, 438.
I75. Thompson, John. John Thompson served under Capt. William Barron in the Ti. campaign of 1776, and "returned with " him. He also paid two months' bounty towards hiring Mr. William Burnham to serve a year in the Continental Army.
176. Towne, Samuel. Samuel Towne was not in the army, but contributed liberally to induce others to enlist, who, perhaps, could render better personal service than he. He paid three months' bounty for Israel Hutchinson to serve a year in the Continental Army July 15, 1777. He also paid one month's bounty for a man to go to W. P. three months in 1780. He lived in the eastern part of Lyndeborough, adjoining the north- west part of Amherst.
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177. Wellman, Abraham. Abraham Wellman was the third son of Capt. Jacob Wellman, one of the early proprietors of
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Salem-Canada, as well as of Lyndeborough. He was a native of Salem-Canada, and a Revolutionary soldier. He lived after the close of the war, and was a pensioner. He married Rebecca Parsons, and about 1785 removed to Belgrade, Me., and about 1820 to Ohio.
178. Wellman, Jacob, Jr. Capt. Jacob Wellman, Jr., volun- teered to serve his country in Capt. Levi Spaulding's Co .; was in the battle of B. H., and at first reported mortally wounded ; was carried off the field, and the next day carried to a hospital in Cambridge. When sufficiently recovered to take the journey, he received a furlough, and " was welcomed home by his dear wife and children." He was wounded in the shoulder, and probably disabled for army service. He died Apr. 20, 1834, aged 88 years.
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