Continuing excerpts from Clif HInds New England HInds file. Regards, Nan [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------- Items of the Hinds Genealogy by William Hinds reported the following on page 11. "Other Brookfield (Massachusetts) men in the service (Note- This was guarding against the Indians, who were on the war- path, and protecting the people while at work.) July 26 to Nov. 18, 1725 were Hopestill Hinds, and others." "It is related that 'The time was very dark.' (Note-This was in 1748 when the Indians were everywhere killing settlers.) Capt. Thomas Buckminister, with 48 Brookfield men went up to Fort Dummer and staid from August 6 to 20". Of the company were Hopestill Hinds, Nehemiah Hinds, and Jacob Hinds. The History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, lists the following soldiers in the French & Indian Wars. Andrew Hinds, private. Israel Hinds, private (He had married a widow named Sarah Swan on 20 February 1755.) Sam Hinds, Private. Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers in the French & Indian Wars 1755-1756 contains these entries: Thomas Hinds, private, 45 years old, present and fit in Abel Keen's company of the Thatcher Regiment. Abel Hinds, private, Ithamar Hubbel Company, participated in the Crown Point Campaign. Corlis Hinds was of the Brookfield, Massachusetts troops to enter service in 1756 in Captain Solomon Key's Company. He was later on the Muster Roll of Captain Nathaniel Woolcott's Company and later still Captain Daniel McFarland's (of Worcester, Massachusetts) company. He served from 1756-1760. Israel Hinds, private, Solomon Keys Company/Johathan Stebbins company in the Crown Point Campaign. Jason Hinds, Corporal, Aaron Rice company in the Crown Point Campaign. He was under the command of Col. John Murray. The Crown Point Campaign experienced extreme hardship and hunger. Many men died during the French and Indian Wars to defend the same England that a number of these same colonists would fight just a short time later for a thing called freedom. When the American Revolution came, several Hinds were serving as minutemen in their communities. The term minute men related to the length of time it took for them to quit whatever they were doing and respond to a threatening situation. Ebenezer Hinds of Bridgewater was a private in the Second Company of minute-men under Isaac Wood, a captain who responded to the "Lexington Alarm, on April 19 1775 (The day the American Revolution started). Many Hinds served during the revolution. Oliver Hinds was listed with Col. B.R. Woodbridge's Regiment that was commissioned in June, 1775. In a pencil note of a copy of B.F. Keyes History of West Boylston (located in the town library), it is mentioned that 6 sons of Benjamin (Wife's name was probably Elizabeth, her parents probably being Isaac and Elizateth Temple) Hinds were in the Revolutionary War. They were: Abner, Benjamin, Daniel, Jason, Nimrod, and Asher. They all returned home after the war. This same family served in the war of 1812 and the Civil war. Note, The information contained in this is from valid sources. The musings and ramblings are mine. If wrong in any way, they are simply my own inner thoughts and of no real value. --- Clif Hinds 11 August 2001.