Bruce, I have a copy of the book THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF'S GUARD by Carlos Godfrey who did an awful lot of research on Washington's Guard. I have to go to work right now and don't have alot of time, but he pretty well list just about anyone who was in the "Guard" with exception to one year that was missing from the very beginning. I find no reference to Zepheniah Williams. I did find this for Nathan Pushee: Enlisted, Lunenburg, Mass. June 27, 1775, for eight months, a private, Captain Phineas Cook's Company, Thirty-Seventh Regiment, Continental Infantry, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel William Bond: re-enlisted, Newtoon, Pa., January 1, 1777, for three years, a trumpeter, Captain George Lewis's Troop, Third Regiment, Continental Dragoons, commanded byu Colonel George Baylor; assigned to the Cavalry of the commanded in Chief's Guard, commanded by Captain George Lewis, may 1, 1777; at battle of Brandywine, Del., Sept 11, 1777; battle of Germantown, Pa., October 4, 1777; battle of Monmouth, N.J., June 28, 1778; rejoined regiment, September 26, 1778; at skirmish of Tappan, N.Y., September 28, 1778; discharged, Schuykill Barracks, Philadelphia, Pa., December 13, 1779/ Hope this helps. Carole Pacific NW jhollin@pacifier.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce & Nancy Creighton (by way of John Robertson <jr@jrshelby.com>) <bcreighton@accesswave.ca> To: <AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:58 AM Subject: [A-REV] re: Zepheniah Williams and Nathan Pushee/Pushie > Hi. > > I am wondering if you can lead me in the right direction. I have tried > Ancestry.com mad the Olive Tree (this is where I got your mailing address), > but no luck. > > I am looking for military/war records of 2 gentlemen. > > 1. Zepheniah Williams who enlisted into the Revolutionary war in Maryland > (approx. 1778). He fought under Gen. Washington (as most probably did). He > became a prisoner of war in Charleston, South Carolina. Sent to Jamaica > (West Indies) approx. 1783. Then he was taken by the British to Nova Scotia > in 1788 where he settled and married and had children. There is no > indication of him or his children returning to the US. There is mention of > his grandchildren returning, though (dates unknown). > > 2. Nathan Pushie who enlisted into the Revolutionary War (approx. 1776). He > fought under Gen. Washington, also. But, in his obituary it says that he > personally saved Gen. Washington's life, awarded the medal of bravery and > became his personal bodyguard until Nathan became prisoner of war (unknown > dates at this time) and sent to Prince Edward Island (approx. 1783), then > settled in Nova Scotia. > > > I have documents that say both Zepheniah and Nathan were Gen. George > Washington's bodyguards until the battle in Charleston, SC. How can I find > out if this is true or not? Is there any documentation of awards of bravery > at that time or any personal records of Gen. Washington that may state > information on these 2 people? > > Any information would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks for your time > Bruce Creighton > > ______________________________