I hate to ask a "dumb" question. What was the date of this trip. I believe that Richard Smith in this list is a brother to my ancestor. He was living in Ashford CT in 1795. Do you know anything about the Richard in this list? > -----Original Message----- > From: David P. Wilson [mailto:purda@snet.net] > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 1999 11:01 AM > To: GenConnecticut-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GenConnecticut-L] BUNKER HILL > > > Upon hearing of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Captain Thomas > Knowlton of Ashford CT., gathered a company who marched to Cambridge, > MA. Knowlton was placed 2nd in command of all Connecticut troops, under > direct command of General Israel Putnam. Knowlton was later promoted to > Colonel. He was the commanding officer, in New York, of Nathan Hale. > Col. Knowlton was killed 16 September 1776 at the Battle of Harlem > Heights, New York. > Below is the list of those who joined with Knowlton to make the > trip to > Bunker Hill > > IN THE BATTLE > Thomas Knowlton, Captain X > John Keyes, Lieut. X > Daniel Allen, Lieut. > Squier Hill, Ens. X > Daniel Eldridge, Sgt. X > Obadiah Parry, Sgt. X > Timothy Dimmock, Sgt. X > Amos Woodward, Sgt. X > Joseph Snow, Sgt. > Samuel Moseley; Clerk X > Nathaniel Hayward, Drummer > Benjamin Russell, Fifer X > David Allen, Corp. > Daniel Squire, Corp. X > Christopher Bowman, Corp. X > Jed Ammidon, Corp. X > Isaac Abbee, Fifer X > Christopher Abbott > Stephen Anderson > Thomas Anderson, of Willington X > William Allen > Jonathan Avery > Joseph Barney X > Jonathan Badger > John Bowen X > Joseph Bowen X > Lemuel Bolles X > Daniel Bosworth > Thomas Brown X > John Brown > John Broughton X > Abiel Bugbee X > Amos Bugbee X > Asaph Burley, of Union X > Jacob Burley, of Union > Jonathan Chaffee X > Christopher Chapman > Thomas Chapman X > Mr. Cheney, KILLED at Bunker Hill > Jememiah Connel X > Mr. Curtis X > Jonathan Crane X > Thomas Davidson X > Asa Davidson X > Benjamin Dimmock X > Isaac Dimmock X > Jonathan Dowset > Amos Dowset X > Timothy Eastman X > Josiah Eaton > Daniel Fitts > Stephen Foster > James Grant > Hambleton Grant, Drummer, WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE > Samuel Hale X > Robert Hale X > Caleb Hendee > Benjamin Henfield X > John Holmes X > Silas Holt X > Josiah Holt > Charles Kimball X > Zachariah Keyes > E. Keyes X > Stephen Knowlton X > Frederick Knowlton > Asahel Lyon, KILLED IN THE BATTLE > Amariah Lyon > John Laflin, of Union > Abraham Laflin of Union X > Adin Marcy X > Wm. Moore X > Alexander McNall X > Daniel Owen > Robert Patterson X > Benjamin Pitts X > John Potter > Zera Preston > Benjamin Russ, KILLED IN THE BATTLE > Reuben Simmon > James Shepard, WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE > Stephen Scarborough X > Richard Smith > Daniel Smith > Abijah Smith > Josiah Smith X > Sylvanus Snow, WOUNDED > Thomas Southworth X > Ebenezer Wales > Aaron Wales, of Union > Eleazer Wales X > Wm. Watkins X > Nathan Watkins X > Nathan Ward X > Daniel Ward X > Wm. Waters X > Wm. Williams X > Samuel Walker X > James Walker X > John Woodward > > > This list came from a list that had been copied from the original list > of Knowlton's Company that was in the possession of his son, Frederick > Knowlton, in 1824 > > > TRANSCRIPTION DONE BY: > > David P. Wilson > Researcher of Eastern CT Families >