Book: Soldiers of King Philip's War; George M.Bodge, Boston 1906 [ brackets are my notes] (parentheses are notes in the book) No spelling has been changed ------------------ Major Simon Willard, born in Horsmonden, County of Kent, England; baptized April 7,1605, son of Richard and his 2d wife,Margery. Simon married Mary Sharpe of Horsmonden and they had 3 children in England and 6 in New England. Simon's 2d wife was Elizabeth Dunster who died within 6 months and his 3d wife was Mary Dunster who bore him 8 children between 1649-1669 Simon arrived in Boston May 1634 and settled at Cambridge. ---------------- Simon was the commander in chief of Middlesex County.......and the men below served with him at the Brookfield garrison: August 7 - Jan 25, 1675 [sorry the towns where the men lived isnt listed] Richard Keatts Thomas Hincher Jonathan Prescott John Divall James Parker, Capt James Knap, sergt James Fisk Matthias Farnsworth John Tarball Lot Johnson Onesiphorus Stanley Josiah Parker Samuel Davis James Nutting Paul Fletcher Edward Foster John Barrett Gershom Proctor Ephriam Hildred Jonathan Chrisp John Heale John Hawes James Smedly Thomas Tally Josiah Wheeler Thomas Rogers John Shead Benjamin Simmons Simon Willard, major Humphrey Jones ( alias Johnston) Josiah White Daniel Gains Ephriam Sawyer Daniel Adams Thomas Beamon Simon WIllard, jr Samuel Cleaveland John Bateman John Jefts (or Jeffers) Anthony Hancock John Brooks Paul Fletcher John Coddington John Gleason Daniel Lincolne William Wade William Kerby Consider Atherton Edward Wright Abraham Cousens John Severy Philip Read, doctor John Smith --------------------- the following men came from Norfolk and Essex Counties: Thomas Wheeler Edward Young John Bush Isaac Fellows Samuel Ingolls Samuel Bishop William Green Phinias Sprague John Green John Dexter Samuel Green Joseph Wilson John Lind Thomas Newell John Sprague Thomas Munge Peter Towne Thomas Wheeler, jr William Price Francis Whitmore Daniel Gowen - ---------------------------------- Missed a posting ? http://archiver.rootsweb.com/List-index.html in the alphabet...click on "C" and then go down the list and find Ct-River-Valley-L and you will find all postings as of "Soldiers of King Philip's War" Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com NHCheshi-L@rootsweb.com