Rather than forward individually I'll just post it to the list. -----Original Message----- From: Cynthia <cyndylou3@earthlink.net> To: MABARNST-L@rootsweb.com <MABARNST-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, March 04, 2000 3:39 PM Subject: Soldiers of the King Phillip's War.......ROSTER OF OFFICERS in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1675 >Lists: > I have "Soldiers of the King Phillips War" by George M. Bodge, Boston, >1906 >Will start out with the roster of officers and gradually as time allows, >send out the different >companies in the Massachusetts Bay area which today include >Mass.,Conn.,Maine, and >NH. > I realize this is very early for many of you but these folks were our >early ancestors >of descendants who later settled in the Conn River Valley area of >Mass,Conn,Vt,and NH. >[some later Mass>NH>Maine] > It may be wise to set up a folder for this project and if you should >find yourselves in the >17th century Mass Bay Colony, you will have the information on hand. > I did not change any spelling , if you see [___]after a name, it's my >suggestion only. >------------------------------------------------------------ >Roster of the Officers of the army of the United Colonies, as organized for >the >Narraganset Campaign, and mustered at Pettisquamscot,December 19,1675. > >General Josiah Winslow, Gov of Plymouth Colony,commander in chief >---------------------- >General staff: >Daniel Weld of Salem, chief surgeon >Joseph Dudley of Boston, chaplain >Benjamin Church, of Little Compton,RI, aid >-------------- >Massachusetts Regiment >Samuel Appleton of Ipswich and Captain of First company >------------ >Reginmental staff >Richard Knott, of Marblehead, surgeon >Samuel Nowell of Boston, chaplain >John Morse of Ipswich, commissary >------------ >Officers of the line >Jeremiah Swain, First Company, Lieutenant >Ezekiel Woodward, Sergeant (acting ensign) >---------- >Second company >Samuel Mosely, Captain >Perez Savage, Lieutenant >------------- >Third comapany >James Oliver, Captain >Ephriam Turner, Lieutenant >Peter Bennett, Sergeant (acting ensign) >----------- >Fouth company >Isaac Johnson, Captain >Phineas Upham, Lieutenant >Henry Bowen, ensign >-------------- >Fifth company >Nathaniel Davenport, Captain >Edward Tyng, Lieutenant >John Drury, ensign >----------- >Sixth company >Joseph Gardiner, Captain >William Hathorne, Lieutenant >Jeremiah Neal, Sergeant (promoted ensign) >William Sweet, ensign >------------- >Calvary company "troop" >Thomas Prentice, Captain >John Wyman, cornet (promoted lieutenant) >####################################------------ > >PLYMOUTH regiment >William Bradford of Marshfield, major and Capt of First company >------- >Regimental staff >Mathew Fuller of Barnstable, surgeon >Thomas Huckins of Barnstable, commissary >-------- >Officers of the line >Robert Barker of Duxbury, First Co.,Lieutenant >------- >second company >John Gorham of Barnstable, Captain >Jonathan Sparrow of Eastham, Lieutenant >William Wetherell, sergeant >################# > >CONNECTICUT REGIMENT >Robert Treat of Milford, Major >-------- >Regimental staff >Gershom Bulkely, surgeon >Rev. Nicholas Noyes, chaplain >Stephen Barrett, commissary >-------------- >officers of the line >John Gallop of Stonington, Captain, First company >Samuel Marshall of Windsor, Captain, second company >Nathaniel Seely of Stratford, Captain, third company >Thomas Watts of Hartford, Captain, fourth company >John Mason of Norwich, Captain, fifth company > The First and Fifth Connecticut companies were attached Indian scouting >companies, > numbering 75 to each. >------------------------------ >After the battle of "fort fight", the following were sent by Massachusetts >to fill in the vacanies >caused by loses. [No assignments given with names] > >SURGEONS: >Dr. Jacob Willard of Newton >Dr.John Cutler of Hingham >Dr. John Clark of Boston >------------- >CAPTAINS [ no assignments or towns given] >Samuel Wadsworth >Joseph Sill >Samuel Brocklebank >Thomas Brattle >Jonathan Remington >John Jacob >Nicholas Manning >---------------- >LIEUTENANTS >Stephen Greenleaf (promoted) >Daniel Ring (promoted) >################ > >From CONNECTICUT to replace "vacanies" >Rev. James Fitch of Saybrook >Rev.John Wise of Branford >-------- >from Hartford [Conn] soldiers > >Capt John Stanley >Lieut Joseph Wadsworth >Lieut Samuel Martin,sr >Zachary Sanford,Serg. >-------------- >New Haven company > >Capt John Beard >Lieut Moses Mansfield >------------------------- > Fairfield Company > >Capt John Sillick >Lieut Stephen Barrett >------------------------------ >############################## > >Cynthia >Moderator of : > Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com > CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com NHCheshi-L@rootsweb.com >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/Ct-River-Valley-L/ >