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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
Resolved, That John Swift be and he is hereby appointed First Major of the said regiment, vice Amos Hall, who is proposed to be made Lieutenant-Colonel commandant of the other of the said regiments; and that John Clark be Pay- master, Peter Porter, Adjutant, Luther Cole, Quartermaster and Moses Atwater, Surgeon of the said regiment.
The other of the said regiments is to be bounded by No. 7 to No. 12 in the fifth range, and from No. 7 to No. 10 in the sixth range, and from No. 7 to No. 13 in the seventh range of said purchase.
Resolved, That the following officers be, and they are hereby appointed for the said last mentioned regiment, to-wit :
Lieutenant-Colonel-Commandant-Amos Hall.
First Major-William Wadsworth.
Second Major-Nathan Perry.
Adjutant-Jasper Marvin.
Quartermaster-Friend Hall.
Paymaster-Stephen Benton.
Surgeon-Samuel Chapin.
Surgeon's Mate-Joel Brace.
Resolved, That the following officers be, and they are hereby appointed in the Battalion of Militia in the said County of Ontario, whereof Elias Jackson is Major-Com- mandant, to-wit :
Captain-James Hill.
Lieutenant-John Plimton.
Ensign-Hezekiah Townsend.
That in the Battalion of Militia in said General Taylor's Brigade, whereof Samuel Lindsley is Major-Commandant, the following officers be, and they are hereby appointed, viz :
Captain-John Stephens.
Lieutenant-Richard Crosby.
Ensign-Elias Stephens.
Captain of a New Company-Charles Williamson.
That Frederick Hosmer be First Lieutenant of Captain Thomas Morris' Troop of Horse in said Brigade ; John Johnson, Second Lieutenant, and Jasper Parish, Cornet.
Resolved, April 5, 1796, that Joshua Wyckoff be First Lieutenant, Thaddeus Wood, Second Lieutenant and Cole- man Keeler, Cornet of Captain Walter D. Nicoll's Troop of Horse in the Brigade of Militia comprehending the counties of Ontario, Onondaga and Steuben, whereof Othniel Taylor, Esquire, is Brigadier General.
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April 9, 1796, John Cooper was appointed inspector of the Brigade commanded by General Othniel Taylor.
March 23, 1797, the following officers were appointed in the regiment commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Wells :
Second Major-Jonathan Lee.
Captains -- Jared Boughton, Noah Porter, Joel Foster, Ezra Platt, Rouse Perry and Benjamin Clark.
Lieutenants - Joseph Brace, Joseph Bradish, Frederick Miller, Theophilus Allen, Jabez French, Peabody Kinney and Israel Beach.
It was also resolved that in Lieutenant-Colonel Hall's Regiment in the county of Ontario the following officers be appointed :
Captains-William Lemmon, Horatio Jones, William Pitt, John Beach, Jasper P. Sears and Ezra Patterson.
Lieutenants-Philo Mills, Phinehas Bates, Elijah Parker, William Markum, Elijah Morgan, Peregrine Gardner and Simon Stone.
Asa Baxter, Captain of Light Infantry.
William Harris, Lieutenant of Light Infantry.
March 28, 1798, a battalion of Militia was formed at Geneva. Elias Jackson appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Com- mandant of said Battalion and Phineas Pierce, First Major.
Other officers appointed in the county of Ontario :
Captain-Elijah Morgan.
Lieutenant-John Jones.
Paymaster-David Benton.
Ensigns-Jonathan Gould, Joseph W. Lawrence, Samuel Sterling and Philo Mills.
Resignation of Capt. William Gooden, in Col. Benjamin Wells' regiment, was accepted ; also resignation of Othniel Taylor, Brigadier-General.
OFFICERS APPOINTED.
Brigadier-General-Benjamin Wells.
Lieutenant-Colonel-John Swift.
First Major-Jonathan Lee.
March 28, 1798, George D. Cooper, Lieutenant Com- mandant of a new troop of Horse formed in the Brigade of Militia, comprehended in the Counties of Ontario and Steuben.
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April 5, 1798, John Johnson was appointed First Lieutenant of Capt. Thomas Morris' Troop of Horse in Ontario county.
August 27, 1798, officers appointed :
Captain-Peter B. Porter.
Lieutenant-Joseph Colt.
Ensign-Asahel Sprague; of a company of light infantry. Captain-Frederick Miller.
Lieutenant-Elijah Murray.
Ensign-Joseph Hill ; of a new company.
Captains-Joseph Brace, Theophilus Allen, Asher Saxton. Lieutenants-Aaron Flint, Daniel Sawyer.
Ensigns-Abner Hill, Justin Goldsmith, William Clark, Jr. Adjutant-Luther Cole.
Quartermaster-Dudley Saltonstall.
Surgeon's Mate-Stephen Aldridge.
In Elias Jackson's regiment, the following appointments were made under the same date:
Lieutenant-Coloncl-John Cowdry.
First Major-Oliver Humphrey.
Second Major-Sanford Williams.
Surgeon -- John Henry.
Captains-William Burnet, Solomon Warner, Truman Spencer, John Plimpton, Samuel Colt, Philetus Swift, William Smith, Evert Van Wickle.
Lieutenants-Jacob W. Hallet, Charles Humphrey, Nathan Whitney, Martin Spencer, Hezekiah Townsend, Solomon Gardner, Eleazer Hawkes, Azariah Willis.
Ensigns-Charles Cameron, John Griffin.
April 8, 1799, the resignation was accepted of Israel Beach, Lieutenant in Col. Swift's regiment.
April 6, 1800, Vincent Matthews was appointed Major of the second squadron, comprehending the cavalry in the counties of Ontario, Steuben, Tioga, Onondaga and Cayuga.
Peter B. Porter, Inspector of the Brigade comprehending the Militia of Ontario and Steuben of which Benjamin Wells was Brigadier-General.
Eber Norton, Second Major of the regiment in the county of Ontario commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel, John Swift.
April 18, 1800, two new companies were formed in Cay- uga with the following officers :
Captain-Silas Bowker and Hugh Graham.
Lieutenants-Francis Hollister and Henry McLallen.
Ensigns-Seth Rice and Jesse Herriman.
Amos Hall was appointed Brigadier-General.
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In the regiment previously commanded by AmosHall, Esq., the following officers were appointed :
Lieutenants-Jonathan Gould and Philo Wells.
Ensigns-Paul Davidson, John Wance and Josiah Waters. Quartermaster-Asahel Warner.
Four new companies were formed in said regiment and officers appointed as follows :
Captains - Cornelius Treat, Joseph Hewitt and Enos Bigelow.
Lieutenants-Pierce Chamberlain, Seymour Boughton and Daniel Davis.
Ensign - John Green, Ezra Norton, Jesse Beach and Stephen Atchison.
In the Troop of Horse in the county of Ontario the follow- ing appointments were made :
Captain -- John Johnson.
First Lieutenant -- Jasper Parish.
Second Lieutenant -- Seymour Boughton.
Cornet-Daniel Gates, Jr.
November 11, 1800, William Wadsworth was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of a regiment of Militia in the County of Ontario.
January 22, 1801, a new regiment was formed in the County of Cayuga for the territory lying west of Cayuga Lake and the Seneca river, and the following officers appointed :
Lieutenant-Colonel-Wilhelmus Mynderse.
First Major-Benjamin Dey.
Second Major-William Himrod.
Adjutant-James Van Horne.
Quartermaster-Andrew McKnight.
Paymaster-Phineas Tuttle.
A Troop of Horse was formed in the northern part of Cayuga county, and Israel Smith was appointed Captain in command : another Troop in the southern part, with Jonathan Brownell, Captain.
January 26, 1801, in Lieut .- Col. John Tillottson's regiment of Cayuga County Militia, the following appointments were made :
First Major-Henry Hewitt.
Second Major-Nathaniel Walker.
Captains-Ebenezer Witter, William Bradley.
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Lieutenants-Samuel Adams, Matthew Tillottson, Phineas Rice, of Riflemen, Israel Buell, Henry Ludlow, Jr., George Robinson, Seth Rice.
Ensigns-Jedediah Morgan, William Coltrin, Sylvanus Rice, Nathan Cook, Hezekiah Avery, Richard Francis, John Smith, Joseph Cone.
February 10, 1802, the Militia of the County of Ontario were divided into six regiments, as follows :
One under Lieut .- Colonel Wadsworth, in the towns of Charleston, Hartford, Geneseo, Sparta, Northampton, and the west part of Pittstown ; one under command of Lieut .- Colonel Swift, in the towns of Palmyra, Sodus, and the north part of Phelps ; one lately under command of Lieut .- Colonel Cowdry, in the town of Seneca, the north part of Jerusalem, and the south part of Phelps; one in the towns of Canandaigua, Easton and Farmington ; one in the towns of Bloomfield and Northfield ; and one in the towns of Augusta, Middletown, Bristol, the south part of Jerusalem, and the east part of Pittstown.
Our further work from Ontario records is to trace the second regiment mentioned above, under command of Lieut .- Colonel Swift, which comprised the present towns of Lyons, Sodus, Arcadia, Palmyra, Marion, Williamson, Macedon, Walworth and Ontario.
In Lieutenant-Colonel Swift's regiment, the following appointments were made February 10, 1802 :
First-Major-Philetus Swift.
Second Major-Parley Phillips.
Surgeon-Gain Robinson.
Adjutant-Isaac Deane.
Quartermaster-Fatus Goldsmith.
Paymaster-Isaac Kelly.
Captains-Humphrey Sherman, John Hurlburt, John Dur- fee, Amos Stout, Moses Sill, Elisha Swift, Eleazer Hawkes.
Lieutenants-James Galloway, William Patten, Edward Durfee, Gilbert Howell, Theodore Bannister, David Wood- ard, Abner Hill.
Ensign-Charles Bradish, Calvin Bradish, George Culver, Simon Van Wickle, Cephas Hawkes, Augustus Dickinson, Samuel Caldwell.
March 24, 1802, in the Cayuga county regiment west of Seneca river and Cayuga lake, the following appointments were made :
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First Major-William Himrod.
Second Major-Oliver Halsey.
Paymaster-Hugh W. Dobbin.
Captains-John Gray, Daniel Sayre.
Lieutenants -- Ralph Swartwout, Stephen Bishop, Jonas Seeley, Samuel Easton.
Ensigns-John Simson, Silas Beers, Henry Beers.
Friday, April 3, 1803, Samuel Dongan was appointed Brigadier-Inspector of the Brigade of Militia in the county of Ontario, and also to serve as Brigade-Major.
March 2, 1804, in the Cayuga county regiment west of Seneca river and Cayuga lake, the following appointments were made :
Captains-David Dey, Jonas Seeley.
Lieutenant-Silas Beers.
First Major-James McKnight.
Second. Major-Daniel Sayre.
Ensigns-Samuel McMath, John Flemming.
A NEW COMPANY.
Captain-John Whitney.
Lieutenant-Richard G. Moore.
Ensign-Ephraim Kinney.
A NEW COMPANY.
Captain-Gideon Stout.
Lieutenant-Stephen Sherwood
Ensign-Peter Huff, Jr.
Captains-Josiah Crane, James Sweet.
Lieutenants-Joshua Reynold, David Southwick, Lambert VanAlstyne, Casper Yost.
Ensigns-Anson Bacon, Jacob Chamberlain, John Phelps. Adjutant-Hugh W. Dobbin.
Paymaster-Nathaniel I. Potter.
March 20, 1804, in Lieutenant-Colonel Swift's regiment, north part of the county of Ontario, the following appoint- ments were made :
Quartermaster-James Robinson.
Surgeon's Mate-Asel Ensworth.
Captains - James Galloway, Gilbert Howell, Asahel Osborn.
Lieutenants-Charles Bradish, George Culver, Abraham Pratt, Bennett Farr, John McMaster.
Ensigns-David White, Peter Harris, Gideon Durfee, Moses Blakely, Jr., Rufus Olds, John Granger.
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
OF A RIFLE COMPANY.
Captain-Adam Miller.
Lieutenant-Elijah Granger.
Ensign-Tunis Burden.
April 5, 1805, the name of Seneca county appears ; and the record gives the following appointments :
John Tillottson, Brigadier-General of the Militia of the counties of Cayuga and Seneca, in Lieutenant-Colonel Will- iam Mynder's Regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel-Daniel Sayre.
First Major-Samuel Baer.
Second Major-Jesse Southwick.
Captains-Joshua Reynolds, Hugh W. Dobbin, Lambert Van Alstyne.
Lieutenants-Robert McClung, Samuel McMath, John Waldron, Jacob Chamberlain.
Ensigns-James Pratt, Josiah Jacobus, John B. Parkhurst.
OF A NEW COMPANY.
Captain-Zebedee Stout.
Lieutenant-Simon Vreeland.
April 10, 1805, it is recorded that His Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief, thought proper to form all that part of General Amos Hall's Brigade, comprehending all that part of the County of Ontario lying east of the Fourth Range of townships (as surveyed by Phelps & Gorham), excepting so much of Number 7 and 8 in the Third Range, as now forms a part of the Western Battalion of the late Colonel Lee's regiment into a new brigade.
The following appointments were made: John Swift, Brigadier-General; Samuel Dongan, Brigade-Inspector and Brigade-Major ; and in General Swift's regiment, from which he was thus promoted, were the following :
Lieutenant-Colonel-Commanding-Philetus Swift .* First Major-Parley Phillips. Second Major-Amos Stout. Captains-Samuel H. Caldwell, John McMasters. Ensign-Peter Perrine.
* From the Wayne Sentinel: "Died in Phelps, Ontario county, July 24, 1828, General Philetus Swift, a Revolutionary patriot, who has held civil offices ; an esteemed citizen and an honorable public servant." Philetus Swift was a State Senator in 1811 and 1812 ; also in 1813, 1814 and 1815 ; again in 1817 and 1818.
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March 19, 1806, the following appointments were made :
Seneca County, in the regiment commanded by William Himrod :
Ensigns-Tunis Swick, Levi Trowbridge, Nathan Ingerson and John Gottrey.
Lieutenant-John Colton.
In the regiment commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Sayre :
Second Major-Jonas Seeley.
Captain-John Fleming.
Lieutenants-George Wilkin and James Whitney.
Ensigns -- John Bainbridge, William Stout, Jesse Decker and James Platt.
Adjutant-Russell Pratt, Jr.
OF A COMPANY OF RIFLEMEN.
Captain-William Ireland.
Lieutenant-John Alexander.
March 19, 1806, Michael C. Snell of Seneca county was appointed Second Lieutenant in the First Battalion of the Sixth regiment of Artillery in the State. Also in the Second Squadron of the Fifth Division of Cavalry the following officers in Seneca county were appointed :
First Lieutenant-John Arnold.
Second Lieutenant-Henry Montgomery.
Cornet-Joshua Tuthill.
In General John Swift's Brigade the following appointment was made:
Brigade Inspector-Myron Holley.
And in Colonel Philetus Swift's Regiment of said Brigade :
Captains-Calvin Bradish, John Newhall and William Patten.
Lieutenants-Noah Turner, David Woodward and Peter Perrine.
Ensigns-Ephraim Green and Joel Beeckland.
Surgeon's Mate-Asahel Ainsworth,
Quartermaster-Matthew Halliday.
Colonel Philetus Swift's regiment was divided at this time and a new regiment formed with the following officers :
Lieutenant-Colonel-Commanding-Parley Phillips.
First Major-Jacob W. Hallet.
Second Major-Joseph Colt.
Adjutant-William Rogers, Jr.
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April 6, 1807, the militia of the County of Seneca, except that part of the county lying east of the inlet of Cayuga Lake, were formed into a Brigade, and Williams Mynders appointed Brigadier-General ; Charles Thompson, Brigade Inspector.
In Lieutenant-Colonel Swift's regiment, Ontario county, under the same date, the following appointments were made :
Second Major-Eleazer Hawkes.
Captains-Theodore Bannister, Elihu Granger, James M. Van Dusen.
Lieutenants-John Granger, Michael J. Miller, John Pea- cock, Jacob Lusk, John Van Auken.
Ensigns-Enoch Morse, John Hickey, Lemuel Bannister, Jr.
In Lieutenant-Colonel Parley Phillips regiment :
Captains-Edward Durfee, Luke Holbrook.
Lieutenants-Jonathan Boyington, Peter Harris.
Ensigns-Samuel Soverhill, Pardon Wilcox, Gilbert Hinck- . ley.
OF A RIFLE COMPANY.
Captain-William Howe Cuyler.
Lieutenant-Ebenezer Spear.
Ensign-Noah Fuller.
Quartermaster-John Russell.
Paymaster-Levi Ward.
In Lieut-Colonel Daniel Sayre's regiment of the county of Seneca, there were the following appointments under this date :
Second Majors-James Sweet, Lewis Birdsall.
Captains-Casper Yost, Robert McClung, Samuel Blair.
Lieutenants-John Phelps, Frederick Kieshlar, Henry Gardner.
Ensigns-Samuel Boardman, Michael Hiles, Henry Depew.
OF A NEW COMPANY.
Captain-David Southwick.
Lieutenant-Seth Barnes.
Ensign-Luther Redfield,
April 4, 1808-Cavalry, 5th Division, 2d Squadron, county of Ontario, in Captain Pierson's Troop.
First Lieutenant-Edward Waters.
Second Lieutenant-Elkanah Whitney.
Cornet-Jehiel Kelsey.
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IN CAPTAIN GATE'S TROOP.
First Lieutenant-Robert Whitaker. Second Lieutenant-James G. Johnson. Cornet-Jonathan M. Beach.
CAVALRY IN SENECA COUNTY.
Captain-John Arnold.
First Lieutenant-Henry Montgomery.
Second Lieutenant-Joshua Tuthill.
Cornet-Fletcher Matthews.
June 15, 1808, in General John Swift's brigade, and Lieutenant-Colonel Philetus Swift's regiment of said brigade :
First Major-Amos Stout.
Captain-John Brown.
Lieutenant-Jenks Pullen, Nathan How.
Ensigns-Jacob Cost, Eleazer Penny, Jacob Westfall, James Beard, Andrew Dorsey.
Surgeon-James Carter.
June 15, 1808 .- In General Mynderse's brigade, county of Seneca ; Colonel David Sayre's regiment :
First Major-James Sweet.
Second Major-David Dey.
Ensign-Nicholas Squire.
Ensign of Riflemen-Joseph S. Barnard.
June 15, 1808, in Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Graham's regiment :
Lieutenant-Zachariah P. Smeede Ensign-James Smith.
A NEW COMPANY.
Captain-David Porter. Lieutenant-Samuel C. Terry Ensign -- John Campbell.
A NEW COMPANY.
Captain-Jonathan Owens. Lieutenant-Levi Eggleston. Ensign-John Smith.
A NEW COMPANY.
Captain-William Harlow. Lieutenant-John Mack. Ensign-Joseph Goodwin. Adjutant-James Colegrove. Quartermaster -- William Lamport. Paymaster-Alvin Chase.
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November 11, 1808, in Lieutenant-Colonel Philetus Swift's regiment, John Peacock was appointed Captain, with rank to date from April 6, 1807.
February 4, 1809, in the 2nd Squadron, 5th Division of Cavalry, county of Ontario :
NEW TROOP.
Captain-Nathaniel Allen.
First Lieutenant-Ephraim Cleveland.
Cornet-Ira Wilder.
NEW TROOP.
Captain-William Wilcox.
First Lieutenant -- Asa Lilly.
Second Lieutenant -- James White.
Cornet-Henry Jessup.
March 6, 1809, in General Mynderse's Brigade, county of Seneca, and Colonel David Sayre's regiment :
Quartermaster-Severus Swift.
Paymaster-Charles Woodruff.
Surgeon-Joseph T. Pitney.
Second Major-Hugh W. Dobbin.
Captains-Simeon Bacon, Samuel McMath.
Lieutenants -- Martin Kendig, John Phelps, Josiah Jacobus, Luther Redfield.
Ensigns-Asa Bacon, Jr., John Gamber, Benjamin Moses, Sumner Chapman.
In Lieut .- Colonel Hugh Graham's regiment, same Brigade, county of Seneca :
Adjutant-Herman Camp.
Quartermaster-Josiah B. Chapman.
Surgeon -- Louis Halsey.
Captain-Levi Eggleston.
Lieutenants-Richard Ely, John Smith, John Martin.
Ensigns-Peter Hager 2nd, Nathaniel Ayers, Amos Cuy- kendall, William Christie.
March 14, 1809, in Lieut .- Colonel Philetus Swift's regi- ment, county of Ontario :
Captain-Daniel Woodward.
Lieutenants-Joel Buckland, Enoch Morse.
Ensigns-Thomas Davis, Jeremiah Harrington.
In the regiment lately commanded by Lieut .- Colonel Parley Phillips :
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Lieutenant-Colonel-Gilbert Howell.
First Major-James Galloway. Second Major-Calvin Bradish.
Captains-David White, of Light Infantry ; Joseph Todd, Gilbert Hinkley, John Holcomb, Noah Turner; Noah Ful- ler, of Riflemen ; George Culver.
Lieutenants-David Hooker, Thomas Young, Stephen Douglass, Daniel Poppino, Samuel Jennings; Stephen Chase, of Riflemen ; Ephraim Green, Samuel Soverhill.
Ensigns-Thomas Rogers, 2nd; Bartlett Robinson, of Light Infantry ; Zadock Huggins, Jr., Hezekiah Robbins, Jonathan M. Adams, William Harwood, Oilver Clark.
Chaplain-Eleazer Fairbanks.
In General John Swift's Brigade :
Brigade Quartermaster-Joseph Colt.
March 21, 1809, in the county of Ontario, a new artillery company was formed.
Captain-Reuben Hart.
First Lieutenant-John A. Stewart.
Second Lieutenant-Jonathan Woodbury.
May 31, 1809, in the county of Ontario, in Lieut .- Colonel Asher Saxton's regiment :
Sccond Major-Asahel Warner.
Captain-Manasseh Leach.
Lieutenant-Ebenezer Leach.
Ensign-Reuben Moses.
March 12, 1810, in the county of Ontario, in General John Swift's Brigade, a new Battalion of Riflemen was organized :
First Major-William Howe Cuyler.
Second Major-Elihu Granger.
Adjutant-Samuel A. Clesson.
Quartermaster-Samuel Ledyard.
Surgeon-William White.
February 11, 1811, County of Ontario, a new company of artillery was authorized :
Captain-James Rees. First Lieutenant-Ralph T. Wood.
Second Lieutenant-Joseph W. Rees.
February 11, 1811, in Major Wm. H. Cuyler's Battalion of Riflemen :
Second Major-Joseph Hall. Captain-Salma Stanley. First Lieutenant-Frederick Vandemark. Second Lieutenant-William Gray.
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
February 11, 1811, in Lieutenant-Colonel Philetus Swift's regiment :
Second Major -- Wells Whitmore.
Captains-Thomas Davis, John Holcomb, Seth Swan.
Lieutenants-John Snedaker. Jr., Jesse Warner, Jr.
Ensigns-Samuel Hildreth. Ebenezer M. Pease, John Tay- lor, Jesse Warner.
Paymaster-Lemuel Bannister, Jr.
Surgeon-Nathaniel Wilson, Jr.
A NEW COMPANY.
Captain-Dan R. Hovey.
Ensign-Joshua Palmer.
February 11, 1811, in Lieutenant-Colonel Gilbert Howell's regiment :
Captains-Otis Turner, William Rogers, Ephraim Green. Lieutenants -- Barzillai Harvey, William Harwood.
Adjutant -- Thomas Rogers.
Ensigns -- Joseph Terry, Artemas Ward, Joseph Luce, Jacob White.
Surgeon's Mate-Joseph Mallery.
April 10, 1811, County of Seneca, in Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Graham's regiment :
Second Major-Aranthus Everts.
Captains-Richard Ely, Samuel Terry, William Humph- rey, John Smith.
Lieutenants-John Randall, James Smith, John Campbell, James Miller, Luther Doolittle, Elias Smith.
Ensigns-Isaiah Smith, Hezekiah Russell, John Spence, Joshua L. Covert,
Adjutant-Nathan Cole.
April 10, 1811, county of Seneca, in Lieutenant-Colonel James Sweet's regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel-Hugh W. Dobbin.
First Major-Lambert VanAlstyne.
Captain-John Phelps.
Lieutenant-Samuel Boardman.
Ensign-Jesse B. Boardman.
April 10, 1811, County of ' Ontario, in Lieutenant-Colonel Philetus Swift's regiment :
Captain Light Infantry-EliasHull.
Lieutenant Light Artillery-David Perrine.
Ensigns-Joseph Brown, Orrin Crittenden.
Lieutenant-Jesse Warner, Jr.
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
Jan. 30, 1812, Elihu Granger was appointed Major Com- manding a Battalion of Riflemen in Ontario county.
Feb. 4, 1812, County of Seneca, in Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh W. Dobbin's Regiment.
Second Major-David Southwick.
Captain-Luther Redfield.
Lieutenants-Abraham Knapp, Jacob Doremus, William Bruce.
Ensigns-Benjamin Nelson, James Fleming, Simon Chap- man, William Ireland, Jr., William B. Dixon.
OF A NEW COMPANY.
Captain -Henry Parker.
Lieutenant-Thomas W. Rosefelt.
Ensign-Elias Grow.
Chaplain-Rev. John Stewart.
Feb. 29, 1812, County of Ontario, in Lieutenant-Colonel Philetus Swift's regiment.
Second Major-Theodore Bannister.
Captain-Michael Mussulman.
Lieutenant -- Stephen Dunwell.
Ensign-Samuel Howe.
LIGHT INFANTRY.
Lieutenant-David W. Perrine.
Ensign -- Wm. C. Guest.
In Lieutenant-Colonel Gilbert Howell's Regiment.
First Major-Edward Durfee.
Second Major-Joseph Todd.
Captains-Aaron Durfee, Barzillai Harvey.
Lieutenant-Stephen Spear.
Second Lieutenants-Pardon Durfee, Truman Phelps, Enos Palmer.
Ensigns-Reuben Adams, Jr., Joseph Richardson, James S. Stoddard.
February 29, 1812, a new battalion was authorized to be formed from Colonel Howell's regiment, and officers were appointed as follows :
Major-Commanding-William Rogers, Jr.
Adjutant-Russel Whipple.
Quartermaster-Daniel Hart.
Paymaster-Samuel Throop .*
* Samuel Throop's name appears as early as June 12, 1805 ; commissioned Ensign.
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Surgcon-Joseph Mallery.
Captains-Daniel Poppino,* Ebenezer Inglesby.
Lieutenants-Joel Calhoun, Peter Thatcher. Ensigns-Joseph Shaft, Jonathan Post.
February 29, 1812, William Burnet was appointed Briga- dier-General, in place of John Swift, resigned.
May 12, 1812, in Lieut .- Colonel Philetus Swift's regiment, numbered the Seventy-first :
Adjutant-Lemuel Bannister, Jr.
Paymaster -- Jesse Mason.
Quartermaster-Asahel Bannister,
May 23, 1812, County of Ontario, in the Eleventh Regi- ment of Infantry, of which Thaddeus Remington, was Lieut .- Colonel, John Dwight was appointed Lieutenant.
In the Seventy-first Regiment, commanded by Lieut .- Colonel Philetus Swift, Gardner Wells was appointed Sur- geon's Mate.
May 23, 1812, County of Ontario, in the Battalion of Riflemen, commanded by Elihu Granger :
Captains -- Jacob Westfall, Enoch Morse.
Lieutenants-Harman Granger, Thomas Burnet, Peter Westfall, Noble Granger.
May 23, 1812, in the Seventh Regiment, Third Brigade of Artillery :
Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding -Walter Grieve, Ontario. First Major-Samuel Adams, Seneca.
Adjutant-Joseph H. Rees, Ontario.
Quartermaster -- William Lilly, Ontario.
Paymaster -- William Powell, Ontario.
Chaplain-Jedediah Chapman, Ontario. Captain -- John Clark, Seneca.
First Lieutenant -- Elijah Drake, Seneca.
Second Lieutenant-Zadock Weeks, Seneca.
May 23, 1812, in the Twelfth Regiment of Cavalry, First Brigade, County of Onartio :
Lieutenant-Colonel -- Seymour Boughton.
First Major -- Benjamin Parsons. Sccond Major-David Scott. Adjutant-Tyrannus Collins. Quartermaster-Peter Bowen. Paymaster-Edmund A. Trowbridge. Surgeon-Thomas Beach.
* Daniel Poppino, died July 4, 1841, aged sixty-four years
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
Captain-Edward Watson.
First Lieutenant-Elkanah Whitney.
Second Lieutenant-Jehial Kelsey. .
Cornet-Perez Brown.
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