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    1. [MAWORCES] Military Warrant in Southborough dated Nov. 7, 1774
    2. Marcia Payne
    3. page 98 The military warrarnt dated Nov. 7, 1774 to Ezekial COLLINGS, one of the corporals of the military foot Company, in the town of Southborough, in the county of Worcester, under the command of Josiah FAY, Captain, and in the Regiment where of Artema WARD Esq. of Shrewsbury is Colonel--Greetings. You re hearby directed to warn forthwith all the after named non-comissioned Officers and Soldiers of said company: Jonathan CHAMPY-sargeant Asahel NEWTON Elijah BRIGHAM-sargeant Luke NEWTON Hezikiah FAY-sargeant Sirus NEWTON James WILLIAMS-corporal Gideon NEWTON Ezekial COLLINS-corporal Mark COLLINS Ebenezer RICHARDS-corporal John RICHARDS Isaac NEWTON Jr.-drummer Josiah FAY Jr. Joshua SMITH Andrew PHILLIPS Benjamin SMITH John PHILLIPS Nathan TAPPLIN Eben NEWTON Elisha TAPPLIN Josiah WARD Eneas WARD Ebenezer COLLINS Elisha FAY John CLIFFORD John FAY Jr, Zacheus WITTERKER Elisha JOHNSON Daniel JOHNSON Ephraim AMSDEN Kirby MOORE Moses NEWTON Edmand MOORE Erasmus WARD Mark COLLINS Jr. David NEWTON Jr. William WINCHESTER Isaac NEWTON Jabez NEWTON Solomon LEONARD William WILLIAMS Timothy ANGUR Abnor PARKER Jonah JOHNSON John JOHNSON Edward CHAMBERLIN Isaac BALL Nathan CHAMPNY Nathan FAY Job BIGLO Jedediah PARKER Thomas STONE John LEONARD Peter STONE Jonas WOODS These 56 men of Josiah FAY's Company, who were disciplined and supported at the expense of the town, marched to Lexington & Concord April 19, 1775. Every able bodied male citizen 16 years and upward was armed according to law.

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