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The following was the form of an enlistment paper to which each soldier subscribed :
I The Subscriber do hereby folemnly engage and inlift myfelf as a Sol- dier in the Pay of the State of Rhode Ifland and Providence Plantations, for the Prefervation of the Liberties of America, and the Defence of the
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United States in general, and of this State in Particular, from the Day of my Inliftment until the Sixteenth Day of March, in the Year of our Lord One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Seventy-nine, unlefs fooner dif- charged by the General Affembly of faid State. And I hereby promife to submit myfelf to all the Orders and Regulations of the Army, and faith- fully to obferve and obey all fuch Orders as I fhall receive from Time to Time from my Officers.
Witnefs my Hand, this Ninthi Day of July in the Year of our Lord One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Seventy-eight.
His WILLIAM X TYLER. Mark.
July 21, 177S, The sd. William Tyler was duly fworn before me
SHEARJASHUB BOURN, Just. S. C.
[ L. s. ] BARRINGTON, to wit ;
To Either of the Sergeants of the Militia of Barrington, Greeting:
You are hereby Required to Go to every House and family within your Destrict on the first Monday of this instant February, There to Examine the Arms and Amunition of All the Males from sixteen to sixty years of Age According to law; And make return of the Same to myself or in my Absence to the Next Superior Officer, on or before the sixth day of this instant February, and for your so doing This shall be your surficient Warrant.
Given under my hand and seal this first day of February, A. D. 1776. Fail not but true Return make with your Doings thereon.
THOMAS ALLIN, Capt.
An Abstract of Militia Guard, Stationed at Barrington, under the Com- mand of Sergt. Josiah Humphrey, Forty Five Days, viz. : From the Fifth of April to the 20th of May, 1778.
Sergeant Josiah Humphrey, Corporal William Kelley, Samuel Humphrey,
Corporal Nathaniel Smith, Consider Tripp,
Nathl. Peck,
Elkanah Humphrey,
Ichabod Brown,
Nathl. Heath, James Bushee, John Kent,
Saml. Brown,
Luther Martin,
Martin Luther, Hale Child, Wm. Child,
George Baxter,
Ambrose S. Cole, Anthony Martin, James Adams,
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Wm. Green,
Nathl. Pain,
Joshua Bicknell, Jr.,
Matthew Watson,
Sylvester Vial, Joseph Kent,
Ebenezer Tiffany, Lewis Peck,
George Salisbury.
JOSIAH HUMPHREY, Sergeant.
PROVIDENCE, April 17, 1779.
These received of Capt. Thomas Allin, one blanket to each of us the subscribers as witness our hands,
John Humphrey, Cuff. Blackman,
Silvenus Bishop,
Comfort Bishop. Caleb Drown,
Thomas Simmons,
Wheaton Luther,
Benjamin Shearman,
George Shearman,
Nathaniel Humphrey,
Comfort Stanley,
Ebenezer Bishop,
Amos Humphrey, Allin Viall,
. John Barnes,
Lieut. Nathaniel Humphrey.
BARRINGTON SOLDIERS.
CAPTAIN VIALL ALLEN'S COMPANY, 17SO.
George Salisbury,
Martin Luther,
Curtis La Dieu,
Micah Carey,
Daniel Drown,
Edward Kinnicutt,
Benj. Drown, Jr.,
James Grant,
Wm. Child,
Josiah Humphrey, Jr.,
Shubael Grant,
John Barnes,
John Kelley, Samuel Short,
Abiel Grant,
Samuel Barnes,
Jonathan J. Drown,
Joseph V. Allen,
David Peck,
.John Watson, Benjamin Grant,
Hezekiah Kinnicutt,
Nathl. Luther,
Ebenezer Tiffany,
Nathaniel Smith,
Squire Munro,
Nudigate Adams,
Ambrose S. Cole,
Saml. Handy,
Joshua Bicknell, Jr.,
Joseph Gladding,
James Bicknell,
Winchester Bicknell, Edward Martin, Samuel Martin,
David Reed, John Kent, Asa Bicknell,
Benjamin Allen, John Humphrey, Ebenezer Bishop,
Spicer Hewes,
Josiah Luther,
Isaac Ormsbee,
James Kent,
James Brown,
Samuel Short,
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Josiah Bowen, Benjamin Martin, James Bushee,
James Adams,
Jonathan Bushee,
Haile Child, Josiah Bowen.
Asa Allen, Comfort Allen, Enoch Jones, Anthony Martin,
Amos Peck,
Ebenezer Grant,
Jonathan Andrews,
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PARTIAL SERVICES OF BARRINGTON SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FROM 1775 TO 1783.
The following records of the services of Barrington men in the War of the Revolution are necessarily incomplete, inasmuch as the muster rolls of that period have been scat- tered over the State and country, and many have been destroyed. The Secretary of State has indexed the rolls that have been collected at the State House, and the Rhode Island Historical Society has a collection of these papers which are also indexed and made serviceable for historic study. In addition to the use of these valuable papers, the writer has in his possession a number of the muster rolls and military papers of Captain Thomas Allin, Captain Viall Allen, and Captain Matthew Allin, of Bar- rington. All these papers have been carefully studied and used in the preparation of the individual records which follow. Partial as the records may be, they will serve as a guide to those who are seeking information as to the patriotic services of their ancestry. It is quite certain that there are many omissions of services rendered, and probably names are omitted that should be found in the catalogue, but such omissions are due to the want of full official reports. The writer is indebted to Mr. Ebenezer Tiffany, Jr., of Bar- rington, who has made a careful research of the records at the State House and at the rooms of the Historical Society, the results of which are incorporated in this record.
ADAMS, EBENEZER. Son of James and Lydia Adams, b. Oct. 13, 1762 ; was in the Continental service and died at West Point, Aug. 1, 1782. ADAMS, JAMES. Son of Ebenezer and Hannah Adams, b. Sept. 6, 1740; was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
ADAMS, EDWARD. Was a soldier in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., enrolled August, 1775.
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ADAMS, JOSEPH, Corp. Son of Ebenezer and Hannah Adams, b. May 25, 1739; was a soldier of Capt. Samuel Bosworth's Artillery Co., and appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776. Enlisted in the gen- eral service as corporal, Dec. 16, 1776, in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Colonel Crary's Reg. Enlisted in Colonel Smith's Reg. 15 months. June 4, 1777. Bounty, £12. Served also in 177S.
ADAMS, NUDIGATE. Son of John and Elizabeth Adams, b. June 13, 1753 ; was a corporal in Capt: Thomas Allin's Co., appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776; was a private in Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc. Died Jan. 5, 179S.
ADAMS, SAMUEL. Was a member of Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776.
ALLEN, ASA. Son of Samuel and Ruth Allen, b. Oct. 15, 1760; was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 17So. "Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
ALLEN, BENJAMIN. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 17So. July 14, was paid bounty of " fiftey hard dollars." "Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
ALLEN, JOSEPH, Capt. Son of Joseph and Hannah Allen, b. June 30, 1719. Town paid "Joseph Allen solger £2, July 17, 1780." Full record not known.
ALLEN, JOSIAH, Corp. Was a corporal in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg. There was due him £8, 16s. 2d.
ALLEN, JAMES. Was a private in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg. ; due him £17, 15s. 7d.
ALLEN, JOSEPH VIALL. Son of Samuel and Ruth Allen, b. Sept. 23, 1762. Entered the service at the age of fourteen, served as a fifer in Capt. Thomas Allin's and Capt. Viall Allen's Co. from 1776 to 17So. Town paid him £22, July 17, 1780. Received bounty of £6, advanced pay £12, 12s., and some clothing. Went to sea in 1780, and was drowned in a hurricane in the West Indies on October Ist, of that year.
ALLEN, SAMUEL, Maj. Son of Joseph and Hannah Allen, b. Dec. 22, 1721. He was probably the Samuel Allen who was appointed by the town March 21, 1774, one of a Committee of Correspondence, " to attend to all that relates to the liberties of America." He repre- sented the town in the General Assembly in 1771. Major Samuel Allen died March 25, 1777, aged 56 y. 9 m., wanting 3 days.
ALLEN, SAMUEL, 2d. Born March 25, 1739. Was a member of Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg., and a "Gentleman soldier of the Senior Class " in 1781. He represented the town in the General Assembly from 1778 to 1789. He died October 22, 1808.
ALLEN, VIALL, Capt. Son of Samuel and Mercy Allen, b. Dec. 9, 1744. Was ensign of the Barrington Company, June, 1775. Was lieutenant in Capt. Thomas Allen's Co., in August, 1775. On Aug.
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27, 1775, it was voted in town meeting, " that Lieut. Viall Allen Draw a sufficient Quantity of powder out of the Town Treasrs Hands to make Cartridges for the inhabitants of Barrington." In December, 1776, he was captain of a company of militia which was then engaged in the service of the Government, and was stationed at Nayatt and Rumstick Points, and also called into service occasion- ally at Warren and Bristol. Was 2nd. lieutenant of Capt. Moses Turner's Co., of the three months regiment of 1776; was promoted to captain of Barrington Co., 1778, 1780, 1781. He represented the town in the General Assembly in 1783, 17S4, and 1787. He died June 15, 1787. Capt. Viall Allen's Co., Col. Tillinghast's Reg., reported 30 present for duty ; whole number 50.
ALLIN, MATTHEW, Capt. Commanded a company of Rhode Island troops in the Army of Observation under General Greene. On the 13th of June, four days before the battle of Bunker Hill, Captain Allin commanded a Rhode Island Co., composed in part of Barring- ton soldiers at Roxbury and Dorchester Heights, on the right of the American lines under Gen. Putnam. In 1777 he was a member of Capt. Samuel Bosworth's Artillery Co., and on June 5th, of that year, was appointed by Col. Nathan Miller, with eight others, to keep a guard on Rumstick for fifteen days. In 178t he was one of the " Gentleinen soldiers of the Senior Class" of Barrington. He represented the town in the General Assembly in 17SS. He died May 10, 1794, aged 50 years. [See brief biographies and Captain Allin's letters.]
ALLIN, PRINCE, (colored). Was a slave of the Allin family; served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg.
ALLIN, JACK, (colored). Enlisted May 17, 1777, and received a bounty of £IS from Levi Barnes and John Short, Jr.
ALLIN, RICHARD, (colored). Enlisted May 17, 1777, and received a bounty of £15 from Matthew Allin and George Salisbury.
ALLIN, THOMAS, Brig. Gen. Member of Committee of Correspondence, 1774; member of General Assembly, 1772-3-4-5-6, 1781, 1791-4-5- 6-7-8; captain of Barrington Co., Aug. 5, 1775; served as captain in the regiments of Col. Archibald Crary, Col. Christopher Smith, and of Col. John Cooke; was recruiting officer for the United States army at different periods ; served his country in the field or in coun- cil from the beginning until the end of the war. The records of most of the Barrington soldiers show the effective service of Cap- tain, afterwards Brig. Gen. Allin.
ANDERSON, THOMAS. Soldier in Capt. David Dexter's Co., Col. Israel Angell's Reg., I year, Feb. 11, 1777.
ANDREWS, JAMES. Served in the militia guard stationed at Barrington, from April 5, to May 20, 1778.
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ANDREWS, JONATHAN. Enlisted in Continental service in 1777. Bounty,
£16. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 17So. Was buried at East Greenwich. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
ANDREWS, WILLIAM, Sergt. Served in Capt. Matthew Allin's Co. at Roxbury and Dorchester, in June, 1775. Was afterwards in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., and appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776. Enlisted in Capt. Allin's Co., Col. John Topham's Reg., 177S. Was in Capt. Philip Traffern's Co., Col. Topham's Reg., 1779.
ARNOLD, JAMES; a private in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co. Col. Chris. Smith's Reg., 1777. Bounty, £6, and advanced pay.
ARNOLD, PELEG. Soldier in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Christopher Smith's Reg., fifteen months; enlisted June 5, 1777; bounty, £12.
BANNISTER, CATO. Cato was a negro slave of John Bannister of Newport, and an indentured apprentice of Elkanah Humphrey. He enlisted in Col. Greene's Reg., 1783. He was valued at the sum of £105, and - the Gen. Treasurer gave his note to Mr. Humphrey for £8 2s., inte- rest on the slave's value.
BARNES, JOHN, Sergt. Son of Levi and Ruth Barnes, b. Oct. 20, 1760. Enlisted in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co. for one year, from March 16, 1778. Was corporal in 1779, and sergeant in 17SI. Received bounty of £6, advanced pay £2, 12s., and some clothing, 1777. July 13, 17So, was paid a bounty of fifty hard dollars, for six months' service. Was a sergeant in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Smith's Reg., 1781. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 17So. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
BARNES, LEVI. Was a member of Capt. Thomas Allin's Co. August, 1775.
BARNES, SAMUEL, Corp. Son of Thomas and Ruth Barnes, b. Sept. 9, 1756. Was a member of Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Aug. 1775, and appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776. He was a corporal in Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780. Hed. Aug. 24, 1803. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
BEAN, THOMAS STACY. Born in Boston, Sept. 10, 1758. Served in the army in 1775, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and also at Ticon- deroga, N. Y., and in several skirmishes on the sea. He received for a portion of his services a $100 bill of the Continental currency, which was just sufficient to buy a pair of shoes, worth about two dol- lars. Hed. July 2, 1839.
BEERS, SPICER. Was a member of Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., August 1775.
BICKNELL, ASA. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc. He represented the town in the General As- sembly in 1784; d. June 14, 1799, aged 52 years.
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BICKNELL, JAMES. Son of Joshua and Ruth Bicknell, b. Feb. 2, 1749. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
BICKNELL, JOSHUA, JR. Son of Joshua and Jerusha, was born Jan. 14, 1759; m. Amy Brown 1782 ; d. Dec. 16, 1837. He enlisted in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Barrington Militia, 1775, and joined the Co. in Alarm at Bristol April 1, 1776. He enlisted for fifteen months in the U. S. service, Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg., which was in service in Bristol and Newport Counties. Enlisted in Co !. C. Smith's Reg. for fifteen months, June 4, 1777. Bounty, £12. Was a private in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg., from March I to June 16, 1778. Enlisted as an express rider, Dept. of Quarter Master General, and stationed at Tiverton, R. I., Oct. 15, 1779. A pension was allowed his widow, Amy Bicknell, for twenty-four months actual service of Joshua Bicknell as a private in the Rhode Island troops. [See brief biographies.]
BICKNELL, PERO, (colored). Was a slave of the Bicknell family. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Smith's Reg., 1781.
BICKNELL, WINCHESTER, the son of Joshua and Jerusha Bicknell, was born March 31, 1761. He served in Capt. Viall Allen's Militia Co. Was private in Capt, Philip Traffern's Co., Col. Topham's Reg., 1778-1779. In May, 1782, he sailed as a seaman from Provi- dence on board the privateer Chance. This vessel was a new one, owned by Messrs. Clark and Nightingale of Providence, and manned chiefly from that place and vicinity. She was commanded by Capt. Daniel Aborn of Pawtucket, mounted twelve cannon, and sailed with a complement of sixty-five men. A few days after sailing, the Chance was captured by the British ship of war Belisarius, Capt. Graves, of twenty-six guns. These prisoners of war, with others, were soon con- fined on the prison ship Jersey, in Wallabout Bay, near Brooklyn, New York. The Jersey was originally a British ship of the line, mounting seventy-four guns, now dismantled and used as a prison ship, from 1780, until the close of the war. A description of the ship, and an account of the terrible sufferings of the incarcerated prisoners, are related in " Recollections of the Jersey Prison Ship," from the original MSS. of Captain Thomas Dring, edited by Albert G. Greene. Prov., H. H. Brown, 1829.
The following extract from the narrative of Captain Dring, Commander of the Privateer Chance, captured by a British cruiser off Long Island, May 11, 1782, relates to young Bicknell :
" The prisoners were put on board the Jersey May 19, and were released after a close imprisonment of two months, during which time seven- teen had died, and nearly all the others were dangerously sick of diseases contracted upon that loathsome prison-ship. One of our number who was seized by the fever was a young man whose name was Bicknell of the town of Barrington, Rhode Island. He was unwell
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when we left the Jersey, and his symptoms indicated the approach- ing fever; and when we had entered Narragansett Bay, he was appa- rently dying. Being informed that we were in the Bay, he begged to be taken on deck, or at least to the hatchway, that he might look once more upon his native land. He said that he was sensible of his condition ; that the hand of death was upon him; but that he was consoled by the thought that his remains would be decently interred, and be suffered to rest among those of his friends and kindred. I was astonished at the degree of resignation and composure with which he spoke. He pointed to his father's house as we approached it, and said that it contained all that was dear to him on earth. He requested to be brought on shore. Our Captain was intimately acquainted with the family of the sufferer, and as the wind was light, we dropped our anchor and complied with his request. He was placed in the boat, where I took a seat by his side, in order to support him, and with two boys at the oars, we left the sloop. In a few minutes his strength began rapidly to fail. He laid his fainting head upon my shoulder, and said he was going to the shore to be buried with his ancestors ; that this had long been his ardent desire ; and that God had heard his prayers. No sooner had we touched the shore than one of the boys was sent to inform his family of the event. They hastened to the boat to receive their long-lost son and brother; but we could only give them - his yet warm, but lifeless corpse."
BISHOP, SYLVANUS. Private in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Capt. Crary's Reg., April 17, 1779.
BISHOP, COMFORT. Was in Capt. Allin's Co., Crary's Reg., April 17, 1779; R. I. Cont. Reg .; nine months, campaign of 1782 ; date of cer- tificate Sept. 20, 1782, for £11, 6s. 8d.
BISHOP, EBENEZER. Enlisted in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co. Was a pri- vate in Capt. Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg., 1778 and 1779. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780. "Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
BOSWORTH, EDWARD. Was one of a Committee of Correspondence ap- pointed by the town March 21, 1774, " to attend to all that relates to the liberties of America." He represented the town in the General Assembly in 1776-7, 1779, 1780-1. He died Dec. ISoo, aged 84 years.
BOSWORTH, JONATHAN, JR. Son of Jonathan and Molly Bosworth, b. May 20, 1757. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co .; appeared on the alarm at Bristol April 1, 1776.
BOSWORTH, SAMUEL, Capt. Was Lieut. of Barrington Co. in 1775. Was appointed by the town, Feb. 12. 1776, Captain of an Artillery Co. of two guns. He appeared, with several of his men, on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776. On Thursday, June 5, 1777, he was ordered by Col. Nathan Miller, to keep a guard of eight men on
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Rumstick for fifteen days. His company was called into action at Warren and Bristol, and presumably on the Island of Rhode Island, in the battle of 177S. Capt. Bosworth was a " Gentleman soldier of the Senior Class," in 17SI. He died March 4, 1824, aged 80 years.
BOWEN, HENRY. Was a member of Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., 1775. He kept a tavern on the Bicknell place, from 1775 to 1783, near the Congregational Church, where the men of the town resorted to discuss politics, etc., over their glasses of toddy. He was a recruiting officer during the war. He removed to Providence in 1783.
BOWEN, JAMES, Sergt. Sergeant in Capt. Howe's Co., Col. Robert Elliott's Reg., R. I. Cont. Reg., campaign of 1782 ; date of certificate Dec. 28, 1782, for £7, 6s. Sd.
BOWEN, JOSIAH. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., and appeared on the alarm at Bristol April 1, 1776. He was a boatman in Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc. BROWN, ICHABOD. Served on the Military Guard stationed at Barring- ton, from April 5, to May 20, 1778.
BROWN, JAMES. Was appointed by the town March 21, 1774, one of a Committee of Correspondence, "to attend to all that relates to the liberties of America." He was a member of Capt. Samuel Bos- worth's Artillery Co., and was one of the guard appointed by Col. Nathan Miller to serve on Rumstick for fifteen days. He lived at Nayatt, and a watch . was kept at his house, in order to give the alarm if any British vessels were seen approaching. He was a " Gen- tleman soldier of the Senior Class," in 1781.
BROWN, JAMES, JR., Ensign. Born July 3, 1744. Was Ensign in Col. Miller's Reg., Army of Observation, 1775. Was a private in Capt. Phillip Traffern's Co., Col. Topham's Reg., in 1778-9. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. " Mil. Papers," Vol. 3, No. 460. R. I. Hist. Soc.
BROWN, PRINCE, (colored). Soldier in Thomas Arnold's Co., Col. Greene's Battalion, April, 1779.
BROWN, SAMUEL. Served in the Militia Guard, stationed at Barrington, from April 5, to May 20, 1778.
BROWN, WILLIAM. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Smith's Reg., 1781, and was a " Gentleman soldier of the Senior Class," in 1781. He died June 10, 1817, aged 83 years.
BULLOCK, JOSEPH. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., 1775, and ap- peared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776.
BUSHEE, JAMES. Served on the Militia Guard, stationed at Barrington, from' April 5, to May 20, 1778. He was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
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BUSHEE, JONATHAN. Enlisted in Col. John Topham's Reg., in 177S-1779. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 17So. "Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
CAREY, MICAH, Sergt. Was a sergeant in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., August, 1775. He served in the siege of Ticonderoga, and was one of the Revolutionary pensioners of Barrington. It is said that he lived to be nearly one hundred years old. He was probably buried at Tyler's Point, although no stone marks his grave. He was a ser- geant in Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 17So. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
CHILD, HAILE. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780. "Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
CHILD, HEZEKIAH. Was a " Gentleman soldier of the Senior Class" in 1781.
CHILD, WILLIAM. Was a boatman in Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
CLARK, NATHANIEL. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., 1775; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776.
COLE, AMBROSE S. Enlisted in Col. Christopher Smith's Reg. for fif- teen months' service from Jan. 5, 1777; was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
CONANT, SAMUEL. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., 1775; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776; receipted for wages in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Dec. 17, 1776.
DROWN, BENJAMIN, JR., Sergt. Son of Benjamin and Hannah Drown, b. Nov. 25, 1747; was a corporal in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., August, 1775; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776; was a sergeant in Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780; d. June 12, 1826. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
DROWN, CALEB. Son of Benjamin and Hannah Drown, b. March 4, 1753; served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., 1775; received bounty of £6, advanced pay £2, 12s, and some clothing; enlisted in the U. S. service June 4, 1777; was in Capt. Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg., April 17, 1779.
DROWN, DANIEL. Son of Benjamin and Hannah Drown, b. July 5, 1750; served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., 1775; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776; was a soldier in Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780; was a Revolutionary pensioner; d. May 14, 1837. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
DROWN, JONATHAN JENCKES. Son of Benjamin and Hannah Drown, b. Aug. 30, 1760; receipted for arms for services Dec. 25, 1776; enlisted In the U. S. service June 4, 1777, in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg. ; was a soldier in Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 17So; was a Revolutionary pensioner; d. June 6, 1842. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
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DROWN, SIMEON. Son of Benjamin and Hannah Drown, b. March 15, 1754; served in Capt. John Carr's Co., Col. Topham's Reg. U. S. service from Nov. 1, 177S, to March 19, 17So.
FREEMAN, SCIPIO (colored). While it is well known that this faithful slave was in the service of the town and state during the war, I have not been able to locate the Co. or Reg .; d. April 30, IS16, aged seventy years ; buried at the Allin cemetery.
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