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GLADDING, EBENEZER. Soldier in Capt. Wm. Lawless's Co., Col. Crary's Reg., July, 1778; also Capt. Caleb Carr's Co., 2d Battalion of Foot, February, 177S.
GLADDING, JOSEPH. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg .; was a soldier in Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 17So. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
GOFF, JAMES. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., 1775; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776; receipted for arms Dec. 25, 1776; received bounty of £6, advanced pay £2, 12s., and some clothing ; was a soldier in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg., 1778. It appears by another record that Goff was eighteen years old the year he enlisted, (probably 1776), 5 feet, 5 3-4 inches high; that he had hazel eyes and brownhair; that he was a wheelwright; that Capt. Allin supplied his gun.
GRANT, ABIEL, Ensign. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co .; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776; was chosen Ensign of Capt. Short's Co., in 1784; was a soldier in Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. July 13, 17So, he received a bounty of " fifty hard dollars for six months service." " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
GRANT, BENJAMIN. Was a soldier in Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780; was a Revolutionary pensioner. "Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
GRANT, EBENEZER. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co .; appeared on on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776; was a boatman in Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. "Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
GRANT, JOSEPH. Was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. "Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
GRANT, SHUBAEL. Was a boatman in Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
GRANT, THOMAS, Corp. Was a corporal in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., 1775 ; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776.
HANDY, SAMUEL. Enlisted in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Jan. 21, 1777 : enlisted in the Continental sevrice March 1, 1777; was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
HARDING, JOHN, Serg. Sergeant John Harding was in charge of the guard on Rumstick the night Warren was burned; served at various times and places.
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HARDING, RICHARD, Sergt. Was a sergeant in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., August, 1775; and a "Gentlemen soldier of the Senior Class" in 17SI; d. Aug. 15, 1786, aged 55 years.
HARDING, WILLIAM. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., 1775; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776.
HEATH, NATHANIEL, Lieut. Son of Rev. Peleg and Jerusha Heath, b. Jan. 29, 1745; was appointed by the town lieutenant of Capt. Samuel Bosworth's Artillery Co. on Feb. 12, 1776; served on the militia guard stationed at Barrington from April 5, to May 20, 1778; was a " Gentleman soldier of the Senior Class" in 17SI ; d. May 19, IS29; was commitee of the town to receive and distribute arms and ammu- nition, April 11, 1777.
HEATH, PELEG, Maj. Son of Rev. Peleg and Jerusha Heath, b. April S, 1747. Peleg Heath was ensign in Capt. Peter Church's Co, 1775; lieutenant of Capt. Carr's Co., 1776; major of Bristol Co. Reg., 1777; was recruiting officer for Barrington, 1777; inajor of Bristol Co. Reg., 1778, So, and SI. He represented the town in the General Assembly in 1777. He died July 4, 1786.
HEWS, SPICER. Was a mason by trade; served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg .; enlisted under Capt. Thomas Allin, in 1777; was a boatman in Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 17So. "Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
HORTON, BENJAMIN. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co. ; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776.
HORTON, MOSES, Corp. Corporal in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg., 1778; enlisted April S, 1777, for 15 months.
HORTON, MOSES, JR., Corp. Was a corporal in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co. ; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776; enlisted in the service Sept. 17, 1776, in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Cook's Reg .; received bounty of £6, advanced pay, £2, 12s., and some cloth- ing; enlisted in Col. Smith's Reg., for fifteen months, April 8, 1777. HUMPHREY, AMOS. Son of Nathaniel and Eunice Humphrey ; enlisted April 9, 1777, in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co .; enlisted for one year, March 16, 1778, in Capt. Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg .; received bounty of £6, advanced pay, £2, 12s., and some clothing.
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HUMPHREY, ELKANAH. Son of Josiah and Abijiah Humphrey; b. Feb. IS, 1739; served on the militia guard stationed at Barrington, from April 5, to May 20, 1778; was a " Gentleman soldier " in 1781.
HUMPHREY, JAMES, Serg. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Humphrey, b. April 11, 1750; was a sergeant in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co. ; enlisted for one year, Feb. 28, 1777; he was, however, in the service previous to this date, also for one year, from March 16, 1778.
HUMPHREY, JOHN, Capt. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Humphrey; b. April 8, 1757; enlisted Dec. 16, 1776, in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co.,
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U. S. service; received bounty of £6, advanced pay £2, 12s., and some clothing ; was corporal in 1776; was promoted to sergeant, and afterwards to captain ; d. May 1, IS16. His widow received a pen- sion.
HUMPHREY, JOSIAH, Major. Son of Josiah and Hannah Humphrey, b. Oct. 13, 1717; he bore the title of Major before the beginning of the war. He represented the town in the General Assembly in 1771-S, 'S5-6, '90. On March 21, 1774, he was chosen by the town one of a Committee of Correspondence, "to attend to all that relates to the liberties of America."
HUMPHREY, JOSIAH, Jr., was a Corporal in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., August, 1775; also was a Sergeant in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. John Cooke's Reg., 1777; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776. Enlisted in the U. S. service Sept. 17, 1776. On April 4, 1778, Sergeant Josiah Humphrey, Jr. was appointed by the town to raise a "Militia Guard," under his command. He repre- sented the town in the General Assembly in 1791, 2, 3, 4, 9, 1800, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 22-3. Died March 20, 1829, aged 77 years.
HUMPHREY, NATHANIEL. Son of Josiah and Hannah Humphrey, b. Nov. 26, 1735; was a Corporal and Sergeant in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Jan. 5, 1777, fifteen months; was comissioned 2d Lieut., June 25, 1777; was Clerk of Col. Nathaniel Martin's Reg., Jan. 20, 1777, received bounty of £6, advanced pay £2, 12s, and some clothing; was Ist Lieut. in Capt. Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg., for one year from March 16, 1778.
HUMPHREY, NATHANIEL, Jr. Enlisted in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Jan. 5, 1777; received bounty of £2, advanced pay £2, 12s, and some clothing.
HUMPHREY, SAMUEL. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Humphrey; b. March 15, 174S. Enlisted in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co. Served on the " Militia Guard," of Barrington, from April 5, to May 20, 1778? Was Corporal in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg.
INGRAHAM, PRINCE, (colored). Soldier in Capt. Flagg's Co., Col. Greene's Reg., 1779; transferred to sappers and miners, June, 1781. JONES, ENOCH, Sergt. Son of John and Constant Jones, b. Feb. 28, 1754. Enlisted Dec. 20, 1776, as Sergeant in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co. Enlisted in the Continental service May 17, 1777; received bounty of £6, advanced pay £2, 12s, and some clothing ; July 14, 1780, was paid a bounty of fifty "hard dollars"; was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allin's Co .; in 1780, Sergeant. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
JONES, WILLIAM. Brother of Enoch, b. Nov. 28, 1755; was a sol- dier of Capt. Samuel Bosworth's Artillery Co .; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776; he received a bonnty of £2, ad- vanced pay £2, 12s, and some clothing ; d. June 22, 1S29. Enlisted 25
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in Col. C. Smith's Reg. for fifteen months, Dec. 20, 1776, and was corporal and sergeant in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., in 1778.
KELLY, DUNCAN. Enrolled a soldier in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Aug- ust, 1775.
KELLEY, ESEK. Was a private in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg. from March I to June 16, 177S.
KELLEY, WILLIAM, Corp. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co .; ap- peared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776; served on the militia guard of Barrington from April 5, to May 20, 1778; he was a corporal in Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 17So. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
KENT, JOHN. Enlisted in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., June 5, 1777; served on the militia guard of Barrington from April 5, to May 20, 1778; received bounty of £6, advanced pay £2, 12s., and some cloth- ing; represented the town in the General Assembly in 1798-9, ISO1; was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 17So. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
KENT, JOSEPH. Served on the militia guard of Barrington from April 5, to May 20, 1778; was a soldier in Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 17So. " Mil. Papers," R. I Hist. Soc.
KENT, JOSHUA. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co. ; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776; was also a soldier of Capt. Samuel Bosworth's artillery Co. ; served on the guard on Rumstick, appointed by Col. Nathan Miller, June 5, 1777 ; d. Aug. 24, 1806.
KENT, SAMUEL. Served in English navy prior to Revolution ; was a "Gentleman Soldier" in I7SI.
KINNICUTT, DANIEL, Lieut. Was ensign in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co .; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776, ; was afterwards lieu- tenant, 1776, '78, 'So, and 'SI, and had command of a detachment of infantry which joined General Sullivan's expedition two days before the battle of Rhode Island, Aug. 29, 177S
KINNICUTT, EDWARD. Was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
KINNICUTT, HEZEKIAH. Was a soldier of Capt. Samuel Bosworth's artillery Co .; served on the guard at Rumstick, appointed by Col. Nathan Miller, June 5, 1777 ; was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
LA DIEU, CURTIS. Was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
Low, SAMUEL, Fifer. Was a fifer in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg. ; enlisted for one year from March 16, 1778.
LUTHER, DAVID. Was a soldier of Capt. Thomas Allin's Co .; appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776; received bounty of £6, ad- vanced pay £2, 12s., and some clothing.
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LUTHER, JOSIAH. Enlisted in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Feb. 2S, 1778, for one year, Col. Crary's Reg, ; was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 17So. " Mil Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
LUTHER, MARTIN. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
LUTHER, NATHANIEL. Was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 17So. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
MARTIN, ANTHONY. Fourth son of Nathaniel and Susanna, born 1760. In 1775, entered the militia service, probably as waiter to his father, Col. Nathaniel Martin. After the battle of Lexington, (April 19, 1775), and before the battle of Bunker Hill, (June 17, 1775), the mil- itia were ordered out by Colonel Nathaniel Martin, under General Potter, and were stationed at Bristol, for its defence, the town having been fired upon by two armed British vessels, the Glasgow and Swan; and to save the town from destruction the inhabitants were obliged to supply the vessels with provisions. On or before July 1, 1 ;; 6, he enlisted for nine months, in the company of Captain Thomas Allin, Col. Crary's Reg. The Adjutant of this Regiment was Simeon Martin, of Newport, and they performed duty at Bristol and Little Compton. The militia was classed, and relieved each other every other three days. Enlisted in Col. Smith's Reg. for 15 months from June 4, 1777. Bounty, £12. In 1779 he entered the guard service, where he remained until the British evacuated Rhode INland. He went from Providence to Newport with a flag of truce ; the trip occupied two weeks. He was for a year attached to the artil- lery company of Capt. Samuel Bosworth. The guard at Barrington had two pieces of cannon, and thirty-six men in the company when on duty. He recollected when Warren was burned. Sergt. John Harding was in charge of the guard that night at Rumstick Point. He married Susanna Allen May 1, 1779; moved to Greenfield, N. Y., 1797 ; d., 1840, and his wife IS42.
MARTIN, BENJAMIN, Capt. Son of John and Mary Martin, b. March 23, 1755. " In December, 1776, was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. of Barrington militia, which at that date was ordered into the gen- eral service of the Government. They were stationed at Nayatt and Rumstick Points on the shores of Narragansett Bay, the British at this time being in possession of Newport and the Island of Rhode Island, their patrols extending within a few miles of the Points, where the Barrington militia were quartered. They remained sta- tioned here until the enemy withdrew from Newport. This company was detailed under the command of Lieut. Kinnicutt to act with Gen. Sullivan's expedition, and they joined the same two days before the battle of Aug. 29, 1778. They were in pursuit of the British who burned Bristol and the boats at Kickamuit, driving them back to their shipping at Bristol Ferry. He applied for a pension July, 1832,
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which was granted. He was born in that part of Warren, now Bar- rington, March 23, 1755. His parents were John and Mary Martin. Capt. Benjamin Martin died Nov. 26, 1836." Martin Genealogy.
MARTIN, EDWARD. Son of Ebenezer and Mary Martin ; b. April 17, 1754; was a member of Capt. Viall Allin's Co., in 17So. "Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
MARTIN, JAMES, Ensign. Son of Ebenezer and Mary Martin ; b. Aug. 3, 1751. Was in the Co. of Capt. Loring Peck, Col. Christopher Lippitt's Reg., in Sept., 1776. At the close of the Revolutionary War " there was due him £15, 12s. 4d., by the Government, which he never received." In May, 177S, he was an ensign in the Barrington Co., of Militia, and a "Gentleman Soldier of the Senior Class," in I7SI. He represented the town in the General Assembly 1794-5-6. He d. Feb. 3, IS07.
MARTIN, JOHN, Capt. Enlisted in Capt. Thomas Carlisle's Co .. Col. Robert Elliott's Reg., for fifteen months, December 31st; d. Dec. 28, ISOI, aged eighty-three; bounty, £6, 12s.
MARTIN, LUTHER, Ensign. Son of Col. Nathaniel and Susanna Martin, b. Jan. 20, 1752. "He was appointed by the General Court of the State, an enlisting officer, in 1775." "In 1776 he was ensign of Capt. Allin's Co. of militia, which was raised by order of the Rhode Island legislature, his commission being signed by Governor Nicholas Cook. This company was called out from time to time, in consequence of British vessels, commanded by Capt. Wallace, infesting the waters of Narragansett Bay, and burning the houses on Prudence and Conani- cut Islands. He served a large portion of the time until the war closed, and his widow was granted a pension."
MARTIN, NATHANIEL, Col. Son of Ebenezer and Abigail (Wheeler) Martin ; b. January, 1723; ship builder and farmer; established ferry across Warren River; was appointed lieutenant colonel of Ist Reg. R. I. militia, in May, 1771-2, and colonel in October, 1772; was a deputy from Barrington, 1772-3-4; was a member of Colonial Com- mittee of Safety in 1776. Col. Martin was allowed £23 2d. for freight of hay, sheep, and grain from Prudence Island; was elected colonel of Bristol Co. Ist Reg. of militia in May, 1776; April, 1777; was appointed by the General Assembly to advance £352, bounty money to Barrington soldiers. For further services see regimental orders in this chapter. He died Jan. 15, 1806.
MARTIN, NATHANIEL, JR. Son of Col. Nathaniel and Susanna Martin, b. Oct. 1, 1754; served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., 1776.
MARTIN, RUFUS. Son of Ebenezer and Mary Martin, b. July 1, 1755; served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., 1775; was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 1780. He died Sept. 24, 1795. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
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MARTIN, SAMUEL. Son of John and Mary Martin; b. Feb. 28, 1750; enlisted in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., Col. Cook's Reg .; was in a company of Col. Robert Elliott's Reg. during the Revolutionary War, and at the close of the war there was due him £IS, 7s., Sd., which he never received from the Government.
MARTIN, SAMUEL, Capt. Son of Ebenezer and Mary Martin; b. March 24, 1759. He was in the Co. of Capt. Caleb Carr, and Reg. of Col. William Richmond, Oct. 10, 1776, and receipted for arms, Dec. 25, 1776; at the close of the war there was due him from the Government, £14, 9s., id., which he never received. R. I. Colonial Records, Vol. 8, p. 394. He d. Sept. 18, 1826.
MATTHEW, DANIEL. Enlisted in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co, Col. Smith's Reg., Jan. S, 1777; received bounty of £6, advanced pay £2, 12S., I shirt, 3 pairs stockings, and 2 pairs shoes; deserted, July 20, 1777.
MAURAN, JOSEPH CARLO, Commander. In August, 1775, "two row-gal- leys, or gunboats, each to carry sixty men, afterwards reduced to fifty, and an eighteen pounder, besides swivel guns, were ordered by the General Assembly, They were named the Washington and the Spitfire."
Joseph Carlo Mauran was appointed master of the Spitfire in March, 1776; held his position until the partial destruction of the vessel in March, 1777, soon after which date he was promoted to the command of her consort, the Washington. In April, 1776, the two galleys had a series of engagements, in connection with artillery on the land, with the British vessels Scarborough, twenty guns, and Cimetar, eighteen guns, in Newport harbor. In a night attack, the Spitfire captured
. from the Scarborough a prize she had recently brought in. In July, 1776, the galleys were sent to New York, to be placed under the orders of General Washington, bur soon returned.
At the session of the General Assembly, October, 1776, Mr. John Brown was appointed to inquire into the affair of the prizes taken by the two row-galleys in the harbor of Newport, and see that the government's part of the prizes be paid into the General Treasury, and, at the same time the State gave up its rights to certain anchors and cables taken by the Spitfire in the harbor of Newport.
February 21, 1777, the Spitfire " had an action in covering the landing of a party to bring off hay from Rhode Island, which lasted several hours, with a battery on shore, in which the Americans lost one man killed and several wounded." February 27, 1777, the Council-of-war * "Resolved that the eighteen-pound cannon on board the Spitfire which had the nut shot away, be exchanged for one of the eighteen- pound cannon now at Warren."
March 13, 1777, the Spitfire ran aground on Common-Fence Point, (north end of Rhode Island), and the enemy partially destroyed her. She was repaired, however, and, on May 1, 1777, officers were ap-
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pointed to her. In the meanwhile, the Washington had blown up, April 2, 1777. She was repaired as a schooner, and, in June, 1777, placed in command of Joseph Carlo Mauran, then only twenty-nine years old.
On the 25th of May, 177S, General Pigot, the English commander at Newport, sent up the bay about five hundred men, under Lieut .- Col. Campbell, to destroy a number of boats collected at Kickemuit River, east of Warren. Landing at daybreak, a little below the town, they entered Warren and marched across to Kickemuit, and burned seventy flat boats, and the galley Washington, then repairing
The marauders, reaching Bristol, began to ravage the village, burning some twenty-two houses, and would have destroyed the whole place, had not an armed force made an attack on them, and forced them back to their landing-place. It is said that Captain Mauran rendered effective service on this occasion, having brought to the scene of con- flict a cannon which did good work in repelling the enemy.
" The Washington had been kept in service until her destruction by the enemy. Her loss was quite serious; she had been fitted up at a great expense, had been recently schooner rigged and otherwise well equipped." On June 6, 177S, the Council-of-War took action as fol- lows : "Resolved, that Captain Joseph Mauran late commander of the galley Washington, be, and is hereby directed to cause the wreck of the Washington to be cut up in order to get ye iron, that he secure all of the iron belonging to her in some secure place, that he cause ye guns which belonged to said galley to be bro't to Providence in order that they may be rendered fit for use, and that he get the same done on the best terms he can."
Subsequently, the following resolution was passed : "In Council-of-War, July 15, 1778. The galley Washington being destroyed by ye enemy in their late excursion to Warren, whereby Captain Joseph C. Mauran, who had commanded her, is put out of Business, and the State having no armed vessel to put in pay for ye present, 'Tis therefore resolved that ye said Joseph C. Mauran be dismissed from ye service of this State, and he is hereby Recommended as a good and faithful sea officer to all ye friends of ye United American States."
Signed by order of ye Council-of-War, WM. CODDINGTON, Clerk.
The unfortunate history of the galley Washington does not seem to have dampened the patriotic ardor of Captain Mauran, for before the end of the year we find him again at sea. The Records of the State of Rhode Island give us, under date of Oct. 1, 1778, the following : "I acknowl- edge the foregoing to be a true copy of the instructions delivered to me this day by his Excellency, the Governor, with my commission or Letters of Marque and Reprisals as commander of the Private schooner of war, Weazle. Witness WM. MUMFORD, Dept. Secretary.
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There is also a bond, signed by Joseph C. Mauran, commander of the pri- vate schooner Weazle, of about twenty tons, belonging to Samuel Allen and others, of Barrington and Warren, mounting two carriage guns, two-pounders, and four swivel guns, with twenty men,-fitted with a suitable quantity of muskets, blunderbusses, pistols, cutlasses, powder, ball, etc. John Wheaton, first lieutenant .*
In 1779 we find that Captain Mauran entered upon his duties as the master of another vessel, the brigantine General Warren, bound on a voyage to South Carolina with a cargo. Afterwards he commanded a brig of 120 tons belonging to persons in Warren, and made a successful voyage to the West Indies for gunpowder, and brought his vessel safely to port. See Brief Biographies.
MAXFIELD, DANIEL. Receipted for wages in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co. at Tiverton, April 21, 1777.
MEDBURY, BENJAMIN. Born July 2, 1759; killed in the Battle of Rhode Island, Aug. 29, 177S, on his first day of service. Was buried in the Allin good. His tombstone reads : "In Memory of Benjamin, son of Mr. John Medbury and Ann his wife, who fell in ye battle on Rhode Island Aug. 29, 177S, Bravely fighting for the liberty of his Country, aged 19 years, 1 month and 27 days.
MEDBURY, JOHN, Lieut. Born in Rehoboth, Aug 11, 1754; held a lieu- tenant's commission, and served in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Died Nov. 2, 1825.
MONROE, SQUIRE. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allin's Co., in 17So. "Mil. Papers," Vol. 3, No. 460. R. I. Hist. Soc.
MUMFORD, PAUL. Was a prominent man in town and colony affairs. He lived at Maxfield's corners (so called) on the road to Warren. Was a "Gentleman soldier of the Senior Class," in 1781, and represented the town in the General Assembly in 1787. See Brief Biographies.
ORMSBEE, ISAAC. Was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. En- listed in 1781 " for the War." " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
Oxx, GEORGE. In camp at Newport, Oct. 10, 1776; receipted for wages to Capt. Caleb Carr.
OXX, SAMUEL. Was a private in Capt. Thos. Allin's Co., Col. Crary's Reg., 1778; also in Col. James Williams's Reg., 1779.
PAINE, NATHANIEL. Served on the Military Guard, of Barrington, from April 5, to May 20, 1778.
PECK, AMOS. Son of Solomon and Kezia Peck, b. May 1, 1749. Served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co. Appeared on the alarm at Bristol, April 1, 1776. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. " Mil. Papers," April 24, 1816. R. I. Hist. Soc.
PECK, BENJAMIN. Son of Solomon and Kezia Peck, b. June 9, 1747. (I have not been able to find Mr. Peck's record, though he bore the title of Colonel.)
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PECK, DAVID. Son of David and Sarah Peck, b. Aug. IS, 1746; served in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co; was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. in 17So. "Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc.
PECK, EBENEZER, Maj. Son of Solomon and Kezia Peck, b. Dec. 11, 1762. He was an ardent patriot, and performed military service, record of which the writer has not been able to find. When a political enemy died, he would say contemptuously, "Another Tory gone." He rep- resented the town in the General Assembly, ISIO-IS15. He died April 20, 1816. His widow received a pension.
PECK, JOEL. Son of David and Sarah Peck, b. Aug. 28, 1759. Enlisted in Capt. Thomas Allin's Co., June 4, 1777; received bounty of £6, advanced pay £2, 12s., and some clothing; d. Nov. 11, IS33. His widow received a pension.
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