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3d, Voted & chose Capt. Sam'l Hunt Treasurer.
4th Voted & chose Micah Rice Collector.
5 ly, Voted to lay out what now remains in Common in said town- ship in hundred acre lots.
6, Voted and chose Capt. Nathan Willard, David Field & Asa Rice to be a committee to Lay out sd Land.
7 ly Voted that any five of ye proprietors by applying to ye Clerk
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by a writing under their hands desiring a meeting of sd proprietors setting forth ye time, place & articles to be acted upon in sd meeting, & the Clerk setting up notifications in Gilford, Brattlebury & North- field fourteen days before sd meeting shall be good & Legal warning until ye Proprietors of sd town of gilford shall determine otherwise.
8th, Voted to dismiss this meeting.
Test Samuel Hunt, Moderator
Greenfield, (Mass.) Decem. ye 23, 1761.
at a Legal meeting of the Proprietors of Gilford Elijah Williams, Esq., was chosen Moderator of the meeting.
2 ly, that house lot No. 63 be sequestened for a school in said town, and that there be one full share of Land not yet drew for left for sd use, viz, three hundred acre lots.
3, Voted that Capt. Nathan Willard, Esq., Levi Goodman, John Inswell, Micah Rice, & Lieut. Jonathan Dickerman be a committee to lay out such Rhodes as are necessary in ye Township of Gilford, & report to ye proprietors their doings thereon as soon as may be, ye above said roads are to be laid as near the center of sd township from ye south to ye north as may be & also from ye west part of sd township toward ye grate river as near ye center of ye township as the nature of ye ground will admit of.
4, Whereas at a former meeting it was voted to lay out ye common or undivided land into hundred acre lots, now voted to draw three hundred acres to each proprietor, at the same time making a reserve for Roads, wherever they shall be laid in sd. town without any con- sideration to the owner of such Lott or Lots where any Rhode or Rhodes may be laid, viz the two rhodes now voted to be laid out, the votes on ye loose paper here to be entered.
5, The tickets or numbers of the lot being prepared, Voted to draw ye same.
6, Voted yt ye chainmen be allowed 4s pr Day.
7, Voted yt Elijah Williams, Esq., Eb. Barnard & David Field be a committee to receive and pass accounts & give orders on ye Treasurer for ye payment of ye same;
Elijah Williams, Mod.
Greenfield, December 16th, 1762.
At a legal meeting of ye proprietors of Gilford, Elijah Williams, Esquire, was chosen moderator, then voted to adjourn the meeting to the house of David Field, of Brookfield, there to meet at nine a clock in ye morning ye next day, having met Ist, they voted and made
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choice of Capt. Samuel Hunt, David Goodenough to be a Com't to lay out a road through ye town of Gilford from the east side to the west side of sd township as near the center as may be, and make return of ye same at ye next meeting.
2 ly, Voted and made choice of David Field and Major Selah Barn- ard to be a committee to vieuw and lay out a road from the south to the north line of Gilford as near to the centre of said township as may be with convenience, and make return of their doings at the next meeting.
3 ly, Voted and made choice of Elijah Williams, Esq, Mess. Ebene- zer Barnard & David Field to confer and determine what articles shall be acted upon in their next meeting in order to complete the settle- ment of ye said town of Gilford, and that the Clark be desired to pub- lish the same in the Boston weekly newspaper three weeks successively.
Elijah Williams, mod'r.
Brattle Bury, Sept. 14, 1763.
At a legal meeting of ye proprietors of ye township of Gilford Elijah Williams, Esq., was chosen moderator.
2 ly, David Field was chosen proprietors Clerk.
3 Voted that Elijah Williams, Esq., be added to the committee for- merly chose to vieuw and lay out a road from ye north and south side of Gilford & also voted yt Mr. Allen be added to ye committee for- merly choose to Lay out ye Road East & West through ye town.
Voted that Mr. Sam'l Allen, Mr. David Goodenoug, Nathaniel Smith, Deacon Wm. Nichols, Josiah Allen be a committee to vieuw Lot. No. 40, viz, ye house Lot, and see if they can find a convenient place for a meeting house, potters field and burying place, and make report at this meeting, Viz at ye adjournment.
Voted the Clark be desired to purchase two books, one for the treasurer, and one for the proprietors Clark.
Voted that ye collectors be desired to post all of those Rights of Land that have not yet paid their taxes, in order for sale to pay ye taxes laid on Sd. Rights.
Voted to adjourn this meeting to ye 17th of Sept at 10 a clock then to meet at Joseph Stebbins in Hinsdale. (Vernon)
October 17th, 1763.
Ye proprietors of Gilford met at ye time and place at which ye meeting was adjourned, and then upon hearing ye report of ye com- mittees before chosen to vieuw ye ground in order for laying out
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Rhodes it was thought advisable to establish no Rhodes therefore voted that Josiah Allen, Micah Rice, Nathaniel Smith, David Goode- nough & David Scott be a committee to clear and do what else is neces- sary upon the rhode leading from fort Dummer into Gilford, and also from ye South East corner of Gilford, to go a course yt will bring them as near the centre of Gilford as may be, and further
Voted that those who have or may be paid out of the next tax yt shall be raised on ye proprietors or any other Rhodes yt shall be made to accommodate the present settlers until ye proprietors shall order otherways.
2 Voted that those who shall work at ye Rhodes shall be allowed in the fall 2s 8d per day, and in the summer 3s per day, and if any person who shall work at ye rhodes does not perform a days work he shall be allowed no more than the committee thinks proper.
Voted that Colonel Josiah Willard and Mr. Daniel Jones, both or either of them, be desired to get ye charter of Gilford renewed by prefering a petition to ye governor and council of Newhampshire peti- tion in behalf of ye proprietors for that purpose.
Micah Rice, Dr. to a ticket 0 12 0
Abishai Rice, Dr. to a ticket
0 12 0
Oliver Harris, Dr. to a ticket
0 12 0
David Field, cash for one,
0 12 0
Levi Goodenough, Dr. to a ticket 0 12 0
John Frissel, Dr. to a ticket 0 12 0
Eb Barnard, Dr. to a ticket 0 12 0
Lt. Billings, Dr. to a ticket 0 12 0
David Wells, Dr. to 4 tickets 2 80
The above is the drawing of the lots and is paid for in pounds, shillings and pence. In reference to the December 23, 1761 proprietors meeting preceding.
The foregoing records are copies made in 1860 from some loose leaves then in the town clerk's office of Guilford, but which are not now in existence, so far as known.
The books referred to in the record of the proprietor's meeting held at Brattleboro on Sept. 14, 1763, to be purchased for the use of the treasurer and the proprietor's clerk, have long since disappeared, and a long and careful search of archives in many parts of New Eng- land, as well as the New York capitol at Albany has failed to reveal any trace of them.
It may be reasonably presumed that these records, if ever placed in possession of the town clerk, were ruined in the unfortunate factional
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struggle between the Yorkers and the New States Men, which imme- diately followed the Revolutionary War, during which some, at least, of the town records were buried for safe keeping, and remained in the ground until considerably damaged, and possibly some may have been wholly destroyed.
The "Proprietor's Book of Records" is many times referred to in connection with existing land records, and its loss is one of those lam- entable misfortunes so much regretted by the student of history.
EARLY MILLS, SHOPS, DISTILLERIES & PROFESSIONS
Date
Name
Business
1769
William Bullock John Connable
Sawmill & Grist Mill at Algiers
1778-1785
1791
John Connable
Sawmill on Fall River on lot No. 4 or 5 Flowage right covered 11 acres, stone foundation of the dam may still be seen Sawmill on road leading west from No. 13 school house, a few rods from the state road on West Brook
1800
Leonard Maxwell
Sawmill on Guilford-Vernon town line east of the Maxwell farm on lot No. 6, kept up until about 1900
1806-1816
James Boyden
1806
Daniel Boyden
1806
Asa Bowen, Jr.
1808-1816 Philemon Baker
1824-1827
Alexander
Fulling Mill & Shop in Dist. No. 12 1/2 Sawmill & Grist Mill in Dist. No. 3
1806
Heman Bangs
1/2 Sawmill in Dist. No. 3
1806-1832
William Boyden
1/2 Mill in Dist. No. 3
1806-1808
Elisha Bigelow
Factory Lawyer
1806
Jonah Cutting Samuel Clark
Oil Mill & Factory in Dist. No. 6 Store
1806-1827
Hatter Stop in Dist. No. 14
1806-1820
Tannery in Dist. No. 12
1816
James Fosdick Joseph Giles Joseph Giles, Timothy Root, Timothy Root, Jr. & Truman Yeaw
1806-1824 Dana Hyde 1806-1816 John Hines
Tannery in Dist. No. 11 Doctor lived in Dist. No. 14 Mill in Dist. No. 1, Hinesburg
1806-1827
Boyden Levi Boyden
Fulling Mill in Dist. No. 12
1/2 Grist Mill, 1/2 Sawmill in Dist. No. 3 14 Grist Mill, 1/4 Sawmill in Dist. No. 3 Mill
1806-1824
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Date
Name
Business
1806-1816 Amos Hart
Store in Dist. No. 5
1806-1824
Isaac Noyes,
Noyes & Silva,
Epaph. Seymour
Blacksmith Shops
1813
Seymour &
Bigelow
Store
1806-1814 Simon Stevens
Doctor lived in Dist. No. 14
1813-1832
Benjamin W.
Stevens
Doctor lived in Dist. No. 14 Store
1806 Barnard & Clark
1806
Lemuel Putnam
1806
Thomas Shaw
1806
Ithiel Smead
1806
Nathaniel
Stearns, Esq.
Mill
1812-1813 Jedediah Ashcraft Mill & Factory in Dist. No. 8
1812-1813 Samuel Baker,
Jr.
Mill
1812-1820 Lovell Bullock, Jr.
Factory
1812-1813
Cutting &
Gregory
Mill & Factory Oil Mill in Dist. No. 3
1816-1827
Stephen Gregory
1812-1813 Elihu Field &
Son
Cabinet Shop
1816-1827
Elihu Field
Shop in Dist. No. 3
1812
Artemus Gale
Wagons, etc.
1812 Houghton &
Martin
Store
1816 Houghton & Stratton Mill, Factory Store
1812-1824
Abel Houghton
1812-1820
Smith Langley
1812-1820
Jonathan Melendy
Blacksmith
1812-1832 John Phelps
Office, Mill, Factory and Smith Shop in Dist. No. 3
1812-1816 Samuel Pierce
Mill
1812
David Rice
Factory
1812
Ward Whitney
1813-1820 Edward Barney
Mill in Dist. No. 7
1813
Nahum Cutler
for S. D. Hoyt
1806-1808
O. & E. Seymour
Store
Blacksmith Shop
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Date
Name
Business
1813 1813
John Dryden John Gale
1816-1817
A. & J. Gale
Mill & Factory
1813-1817
Artemus Gale Machine Shop
1816
G. F. Atherton &
Co.
1816-1820 Ebenezer Bracket
Mill & Factory
1816-1836 Jedediah Ashcraft
Shop in Dist. No. 8
1816-1832
Samuel Cutting Paper Mill & Factory in Dist. No. 6
1816
Ezekiel
Cudworth
Factory
1816-1824 Eliakim Foster
Factory & Shop
1816 Thaddeus Bixby
Machinery
1816-1827
William Gregory Paper Mill & Oil Mill in Dist. No. 3 Shoemaker Mill
1816
Jonah Cutting
Shop
1816
Ira Kent William Newton
1816
Loring Kingsbury Thomas Lynde
1824-1827
Arad Lynde
1816-1832
Willard Martin
1816-1817
1820
Martin & Chase Willard Martin & B. W. Stevens Cyprian Stevens Houghton & Stratton
1817
Field & Clark
Machines & Factory
1817
Rufus Graves
1817-1824
Amos & Joseph
Sawmill
1817
Silas Pike
Factory
1817-1820 Jonas
Weatherhead Mill
1820
Guy Arms
Store
1820
Distillery in Dist. No. 2
1820
Thaddeus Bixby Joseph Bascomb, Jr.
1824-1827 William Bullock 1/3 Grist Mill
1820-1824 Daniel Bullock 1/3 Grist Mill
1816-1827
Blacksmith Shop in Dist. No. 5 Blacksmith Shop in Dist. No. 14 Store in Dist. No. 14 Store
1816-1824
1820
Gallop
1816-1824
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Date
Name
Business
1820
Widow Jennett Bullock
1824-1832
Lovell Bullock
1/3 Grist Mill & Distillery in Dist. No. 2
1820
Alexander N.
Carding Machine
1820-1824
1825-1827
Jermiah Greenleaf
Blacksmith Shop in Dist. No. 12 1/2 Grist Mill
1820-1827 Ephram Gale
1820-1827
Ephram Gale, Jr.
1/2 Grist Mill & Shop
1820-1832
Samuel Gains
Sawmill & Blacksmith Shop in Dist. No. 13
1820
Greenleaf, Martin & Co.
1820-1832
Edward Houghton & Son
Tannery, Store & Blacksmith Shop in Dist. No. 14
1832
Edward Houghton, Jr. & T. Lynde
1820-1832
Tyler
Occupant Sawmill in Dist. No. 8
1820-1832 Abel & James Houghton
1820
Benjamin Jacobs
1820
Leavitt & Haven
1820
Wilson Jacobs
1820-1827
Jeremy Packer, Jr.
Distillery in Dist. No. 10 Mill in Dist. No. 1
1820-1832
Peleg Richmond John Richmond
Blacksmith Shop in Dist. No. 1 1/2 Tannery in Dist. No. 11
1820-1824
Zacheus Walsworth
Fulling Mill in Dist. No. 6
1820-1832
William Yaw & Simeon
Sawmill & Carding Machine
1820
Field, Gales & Co.
Distillery, occupied by John Phelps & Solomon C. Pratt Factory
1824
1824
Guy Arms John & Asa Barber
Distillery in Dist. No. 3
1824-1832
Nathan Conant
Cooper Shop in Dist. No. 5
1824 Benajah Edwards Factory
Store
Carding Machine (at Algiers?)
1824-1832
1820-1824
John Smith
Boyden Daniel Greenleaf
Blacksmith Shop in Dist. No. 12
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Date
Name
Business
1824-1827
1824-1827
Ezekiel Gove, Jr. John Fowler
Grist Mill, 1/2 Distillery in Dist. No. 5 Factory, Fulling Mill & Carding Ma- chine in Dist. No. 3 Distillery
1824
1825
Gould & Packer Thomas Gould, Jr. Arad Hunt
1824
Dana Hyde, Jr.
1824-1832
James & Lucius Mowrey Charles Morey
Shop & Mill in Dist. No. 6
1824-1832
Ezra Lynde
Blacksmith Shop in Dist. No. 14
1824
Philip Martin
Factory
1825-1827
Martin &
Factory & Store in Dist. No. 14
1824
Houghton Henry Rice, of Boston
Store
1824-1832
Aaron & David Wood
Sawmill
1824-1832
John & Asa
Barber
Distillery & 1/2 Sawmill in Dist. No. 3
1825-1832 Robert & Andrew Bardwell Shop in Dist. No. 3, Faculty
1825
John B. Bliss Faculty
1827
John B. Bliss Cyrus Carpenter 2d
Tannery in Dist. No. 3
1825-1827 John Adams Joseph Grout
Blacksmith Shop in Dist. No. 14
1832
Tannery in Dist. No. 3
1825-1827
Hepzibah Field Benjamin R. Lyons
Store in Dist. No. 3
1827-1832
Cyrus Niles
Shops in Dist. No. 10
1827
Elias E. Stone
Fulling Mill, 1/2 Carding Machine 1/2 Distillery
1827
Zaccheus Walsworth
1827-1832 Isaac Stone
1827
Jonah Cutting
1827
1832
Samuel Cutting Arad Burnet & Son
1832
Thaddeus Bixby
Clothier's Shop in Dist. No. 7 Shop in Dist. No. 15 Oil Mill in Dist. No. 6 Paper Mill in Dist. No. 6
Blacksmith Shop in Dist. No. 4 Sawmill in Dist. No. 2
1824
Distillery Factory
1832
Mill in Dist. No. 7
1825
Distillery in Dist. No. 3
1827
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Date
Name
Business
1832
Rufus Chase & Levi Rose
Mill in Dist. No. 6
1832
Foster Wood & Co. Truman Yeaw
Machine Shop in Dist. No. 3
1827
Tannery in Dist. No. 11
1832
Ephraim Gale
Blacksmith Shop in Dist. No. 3
1827
Abel Houghton
Store in Dist. No. 5
1832
George Kelly
Blacksmith Shop in Dist. No. 1 Mill in Dist. No. 1
1832
John Reed
1832
Alvah Smith
1832
Truman Yeaw
1/2 Distillery in Dist. No. 12 1/2 Distillery in Dist. No. 12
CHAPTER II Revolutionary Times
Town Clerks: From the beginning Guilford governed itself like an independent republic by annual election of officers, under rules of the Proprietors until 1772, when the first Town Meeting was held in Guil- ford on May 19. The friends and partisans of New York, having a majority, declared the town to be in Cumberland County, New York. John Shepardson was then elected the first Town Clerk of record. Mr. Shepardson, with his wife and 11 children, lived back of the Springs Farm. It is said that he first favored New York, but later was active in his support of the Vermont government.
Thomas Cutler was elected the next Town Clerk and served for one year. Mr. Cutler was a man of excellent judgment and was often called upon to settle local controversies. At this time it was voted, "that swine be shut up and not go at large this year."
The earliest town meetings were held in the homes of some of the leading families, and later at the White Meeting House on the hill, near the Guilford Center Cemetery. Hezekiah Stowell's place near the cemetery, Joel Bigelow's place now occupied by Earl Clark, and Widow Lucretia Houghton's Tavern, the Taft place, were favorite meeting places.
All this struggle for Guilford to exist as a town was before the Declaration of Independence had been signed.
Elijah Welch, a physician, became the Town Clerk in 1774. He lived on the Arvine Boyd farm.
Not to be outdone by the other faction which had chosen officers and men for a Guilford Company on May 3, 1775, the following meet- ing was held. This may explain why there were so many Revolution- ary Soldiers from Guilford.
Guilford June 29, 1775
At a Meeting at Samuel Nichols, Esqr, to Make Choice of Commis- sion officers and noncommission officers for the First Company in Guil- ford
Ist Chose Sam'll Nichols Esqr. Moderator
2 Chose Sam'll Nichols Capt of Sd. Company
3 Chose William Bullock Lieut.
4 Chose Asa Rice Ensign
5 Chose Lovell Bullock, Clark
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7 Chose Timothy Root 2nd Ser- geant
8 Chose James Cutlar 3rd Ser- geant
9 Chose Frances Rice 4th Ser- geant
10th Chose Sam'll Melody 1 Cor- poral
11th Chose James King 2nd Corp David Eyres Chose in room of King
12th Chose Dan'll Boyden 3d cor- p'Il Manasseh Bagsbee Chose in room of Boyden
13th Chose Shubel Bullock 4 Cor- poral * *
Joel Cutler
David Joy Silas Cutler
Sam'll Larrabee
Jas. Patridge
Mano B. Smith
Josiah Allen Jr.
Sam'll Allen
Isaac Gibs Aquila Cleaveland John Camp
Dillington Johnson 1st Serg't
2nd Timothy Root
3rd Jas. Cutlar 4th Francies Rice
Sam'l Melondy first Corparel
2nd David Ayres Junr
3rd Manasah Bixby 4 Shubel Bullock
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS
Aiken, Jona. Private In David Stowell's Ist Guilford Co. 1777 Akeley, Francis Private In Capt. Geo. Aldrich's Co. N. H. 1777 Akin, Nath'l Private In Capt. David Stowell's Ist Guilford Co. 1777 Allen, Josiah, Lieut. b. 1714 d. 1800 Old North Cem, Guilford Allen, Josiah, Jr. In Capt. Samuel Nichols 1st Guilford Co. 1775 same? Allen, Samuel In Capt. Samuel Nichols Ist Guilford Co. 1775 Anderson, David Sergeant, In Capt. David Stowell's Ist Guilford Co. 1777
Andrews, Nehemiah In Capt. Agrippa Wells', Mass. Co. 1775 Ashcraft, Daniel, Capt. In 2nd Guilford Co. 1782
Ayers, David In Capt. Draper's Co. 1775; Capt. Agrippa Wells' Co. 1776
Ayers, Solomon In Capt. James Blakeslee's Co. 1781 Bacon, James In Capt. James Blakeslee's Co. 1781
David Gibs James Smith Ephraim Whitney John Barber James Denis Js. King Jonas Nicholas Samel Nichols Junr. Abel Torey Jonathan Johnson Sam'll Lynde
Ephraim Whitney Jr. Abel Joy Jo. Jackson
Thos. Patridge
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Barber, John In Capt. Samuel Nichols Co. 1775 Barney Aaron, Gen. Buried Carpenter Cem. Barney, Edward Private, In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780 Barney, John Private In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780 Barney, John Jr. Private In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780 Barney, Jefferson In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780 Barns, John Jr. In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780
Belden, Augustus Private In Capt. Eldad Wright's Co. marched to Cambridge Apr. 20, 1775
Bigelow, Joel, Adjutant In Ist Reg't 1782
Billings, Ebenezer Served from Groton, Ct.
Bixby, Ephraim In Capt. R. T. Andrews Co. Apr. 19, 1775 Capt. Cush- ing's Co. 1775
Bixby, Manassah In Capt. David Stowell's Co. 1777
Bixby, Samuel Serg. In Capt. Josiah Boyden's Co. Aug. 1777
Bolster, Joel In Mass. service pensioned Sept. 6, 1819 Boyden, Daniel In Moses Draper's Mass. Co. 1775
Boyden, James, Corp. In Capt. Jos. Richardson's Mass, Reg't 1775 Briggs, Peter, Serg. Capt. James Keith's Co. 1775 Bullock, Darius In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780 Bullock, Israel 2nd Lieut. In Ist Guilford Co. 1782 Bullock, Lovel In Capt. Samuel Nichols Ist Co. 1775 Bullock, Samuel Refer to Mass. S. & S. Vol. 11. Buried Old North Cem.
Bullock, Shubal, Private Capt. Boyden's Co. 1777
Bullock, William In Bristol, Mass. Reg't 1775
Burrows, James Private In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780 (also spelled Burroughs)
Burrows, John Corp. In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780 Burt, Jonathan In service buried Prospect Hill, Brattleboro.
Camp, John In 1st Guilford Co. 1775
Carpenter, Asaph In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780
Carpenter, Asarel In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780
Carpenter, Benjamin, Lieut .- Col. Mar. 1, 1776 1st (Lower) Regiment Guilford
Carpenter, Caleb In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780
Carpenter, Cyrril In Capt. Josiah Boyden's Co. 1777
Carpenter, Nathaniel In Capt. Geo. Aldrich's Co. N.H. 1777
Chapin, Hezekiah In Col. Samuel Williams' Regt. Minute Men marched Apr. 20, 1775
Chapin, Joel In Col. Samuel Williams' Regt. Minute Men marched Apr. 20, 1775 In Guilford 1790
Chase, Rufus served as private in Bristol Co. Militia lived in Guilford and Halifax
Chase, Stephen Private In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780
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Church, Timothy In Ist Guilford Co. 1782
Clark, Joseph In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780
Cleaveland, Acquila Private In Capt. Geo. Aldrich's Co. Rangers N.H. Killed June 17, 1777
Cole, Caleb, In Josiah Boyden's Co. 1780 (Sept. 1777)
Cole, Nathaniel In Capt. Jos. Martindale's Mass. Co.
Connable, John In Capt. Agrippa Wells' Co. Minute Men Apr. 20, 1775
Cox, John private In Capt. David Stowell's Co. 1777
Culver, David Private Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780
Culver, Jona. Private Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780
Culver, Joshua Private Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780
Cutbeth, Benoni In 2nd Guilford Co. 1782
Cutler, James Serg. In Capt. David Stowell's Co. Ist Guilford 1777
Cutler, Joel Private In Capt. Boyden's Co. 1777
Cutting, Jonah Enlisted from Holden, Mass. Served under Capt. John Cutter. Buried Guilford
Davidson, Edward Enlisted from Stowe, Mass.
Davidson, James Enlisted from Stowe, Mass.
Davis, Daniel In Capt. Levi Goodenough's Co. 1777
Davis, David In Capt. Agrippa Wells' Co. 1775
Day, Elkanah In 1st Guilford 1778
Dennis, James In Capt. James Blakeslee's Co. 1781 In Mass. Co. 1776 Dennis, John In Capt. James Blakeslee's Co. 1781
Dennison, Jabez Enlisted Bernardston 1780
Dexter, Caleb Under Capt. Levi Goodenough 1777
Dexter, Joseph In Capt. James Blakeslee's Co. 1781 Duncan, Samuel In Service
Earl, Newhall In Capt. Joseph Boyden's Co. 1777
Edwards, Simeon Ensign In Capt. Joseph Boyden's Co. 1777 Elliot, Joseph Capt. of 3rd Guilford Co. 1782
Evans, Henry 2nd Major in Ist Reg't. 1782 Ferrel, Simeon Ensign in 3rd Guilford Co. 1782
Ferrel, William In Capt. James Blakeslee's Co. 1781 Fisher, Temo In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780 Fletcher, Samuel Quartermaster Ist Lower Reg't. 1776
Franklin, Aaron Jr. Private Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780
Franklin, Jabez Private Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780 Franklin, Moses In Mass. Co. 9 mo.
Franklin, Philip In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1777 & 1780 Franklin, Philip Jr. In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780 Gale Ephraim Private In Capt. David Stowell's Co. 1777
Goodenough, David Wright's Minute Men 1775 Ist Lt. in Guilford Co. 1775
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Goodenough, Ithamar enlisted in Northfield, Mass. 1776 In Guilford 1790
Goodenough, Levi Captain Guilford Militia To Saratoga 1777 Goodwin, Joseph Serg. In Capt. James Littlefield's Co. 1775-1777 Gore, Elijah In Capt. Samuel Fillbrick's Co. N.H. (also written Gove) Gould, Stephen Lieut. In Warwick Mass. Minute Men 1775 Buried Guilford
Graves, Jeremiah Private Capt. Noadiah Leonard's Co. Apr. 19, 1775 Buried Guilford
Grover, Eleazer In Capt. James Blakeslee's Co. 1781
Harris, Thomas In service Mass. Pensioner. Buried Guilford
Hawks, Eleazer In Capt. Elijah Dewey's Co. 1777 at Bennington Heywood, Nathaniel "Revolutionary Officer" died 1834 In Guilford 1790 also spelled Haywood
Healy, Comfort In Capt. James Blakeslee's Co. 1781 Hicks, Peleg In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780
Hoit, William In Capt. Josiah Boyden's Co. 1777 Horton, Hezekiah Jr. In Capt. David Stowell's Co. 1777 Horton, Nathan In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780
Horton, Stafford In Capt. David Stowell's Co. 1777 Houghton, Abel In Capt. Josiah Boyden's Co. 1777 Houghton, Edward Major
Hunt, Arad Adj. Ist Reg. Guilford 1776 Hunt, Jonathan Lt. Col. Ist Reg. Guilford 1776
Jackson, Jas. Ist Reg. Guilford 1775
Jacobs, Joseph In Malcom's Regt. Credited to N.Y.
Johnson, Dillingham Ensign, Capt. David Stowell's Co. 1776 Jonas, Ab'm In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780 Joy, Abel In 1st Guilford 1775; In Capt. James Blakeslee's 1781
Joy, Abiathar In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1781 Joy, David In Ist Guilford; At taking of Ticonderoga 1775
Kent, John In Col. Archibald Crary's Regt 1776; From Barrington, R.I. Buried Guilford
King, James Private, Capt. Josiah Boyden's Co. 1777 Kingsley, Jonathan In Capt. Comfort Starr's Co. 1780 Knight, Daniel Serg. In Capt. David Stowell's Co. 1777 Larrabee, Samuel In Ist (Lower) Regt. Guilford 1776 Lovejoy, Abijah 2nd Maj. Ist (Lower) Regt. Guilford 1776 Lovell, Oliver 2nd Maj. Ist (Lower) Regt. Guilford 1776 Lynde, Johnson buried Guilford
Lynde, Samuel In Ist (Lower) Regt. Guilford 1776
Lynde, Thomas In Capt. Josiah Boyden's Co. 1777
Marsh, William In Capt. David Stowell's Co. 1777; Starr's 1780; Blakes- lee's 1781
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Melendy, Samuel In Capt. Shepardson's Co .; Corp. in Col. Williams' N.Y. Regt.
Minor, Samuel, Adj, In 1st Guilford Co. 1776
Morse, Job In Capt. David Stowell's Co. 1777
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