FINALLY....cheesh! Why didn't I know Fort Tiverton was actually Fort Barton! haha Thank you so much Jean! This looks like it will be a big help! In the hopes someone out there is knowledgeable about the Revolutionary war I'm including again the Revolutionary war history about my ancestor, Peter Hastings and the other men who I have been able to find who served the same time from Fort Tiverton. This is the only information I've been able to glean in the 10 years I've been researching this: HASTENS/HASTINGS, PETER: Rehoboth (also given as Swansey), Sergeant, Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.: service from May 13, 1777, to July 5, 1777. (3 days) home from Point Judith in South (also given North) Kingston to Rehoboth; also, Capt. Peleg Sherman's co., Col. Thomas Carpenter's (Bristol Co.) regt.; service from July 23, 1777, to Aug 25, 1777, 34 days, including 2 days prior to marching and 2 days travel home from North Kingston; mileage (16 miles) also allowed from Providence; also Capt. Peleg Peck's co., Col. Thomas Carpenter's (Bristol Co.) regt.; entered service July 27, 1776; discharged Sept 10, 1778; service 1 mo. 15 days at Rhode Island. (hard to read) ALSO: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the war of the Revolution (17 volumes) Volume 7 page 474 HASTINGS, PETER: Capt. Peleg Peck's co., Col. George Williams's regt.; entered service Sept. 29, 1777; discharged Oct. 30, 1777; service, 1 mo. 1 day, under Maj. Gen. Spencer on a secret expedition; company stationed at Tiverton, R. I. Also on this same mission: FISH, GEORGE: Private, Capt. Peleg Peck's co., Col. George Williams's regt.; enlisted Sept. 29, 1777; discharged Oct. 30, 1777; service, 1 mo. 1 day, under Maj. Gen. Spencer on a secret expedition; company stationed at Tiverton, R.I. Roll sworn to at Swanzey. ) Also on the same mission: FISH, JONATHAN: Private, Capt. Peleg Peck's co., Col. George Williams's regt.; enlisted Sept. 29, 1777; discharged Oct 30, 1777; service, 1 mo. 1 day, under Maj. Gen. Spencer on a secret expedition; company stationed at Tiverton, R.I. Also on the same mission: CHASE, SETH: (1742-1814) enlisted, 1777, in Capt. Peleg Peck's company, Col. George Williams' regiment, on expedition to Tiverton, R. I. He was born in Swanzey, Mass.; died in Pomfret, Conn. my entire genealogy database, 63,030+ names http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=donevanell --------------------------------- Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

ALSO: Here is a history of Peter Hastings written by his (one of the first) Mormon great grandaughter (quoting from her genealogy) "Margaret Judd-Clawson, who, from religious considerations, was fervently interested in the exact genealogy of her ancestors, was positive as to the facts that one of her great-grandfathers, Peter Hastings settled in Rhode Island; was at one time a body guard of General George Washington during the Revolution; The occasion of being on George Washington's escort was either when the latter passed through Providence (Aug 5 to 7, 1776) when he was met by troops under Gen. Nathaniel Greene; or on the visit to Newport and Providence, R.I. March 6 to 15, 1781, accompanied by French officers." Again, I can find no record of the above: Doneva Shepard in Oregon my entire genealogy database, 63,030+ names http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=donevanell --------------------------------- Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.