Many of these surnames came from the CRV area of Mass and Conn as well as Worcester and Norfplk Counties in Mass. Remember [Part one] Upper Ashuelot [Keene] was under the control of Massachusetts........this is showing it under the jurisdiction of New Hampshire: Grantees of Keene, New Hampshire : 11 April 1753 John Adams Jacob Bacon Thomas Bacon Stephen Blake Nathan Blake Obediah Blake Elijah Blake Samuel Brigham Nathan Buckham John Ballard's heirs Isaac Clark Ebenezer Daniels Edward Dale Ephm Dorman Samuel Ellis Gideon Ellis Titus Belden Eleazer Sanger Benj'm Bellows Joseph Fisher Samuel Fisher Benj. Gile [Guild ?] Ebenezer Force's heirs Jacob Gibbs Sarah Green Joseph Gile's heirs Nathaniel Heaton [Eaton??] Jeremiah Hall Benjamin Hall's heirs Daniel Hawse Seth Heaton Jabez Hill Daniel Kingsbury Richard Man/Mann Henry Messenger's heirs John Fairbanks Michael Medcalf,jr Joseph Peabody's heirs David Nims Samuel Read[Reed] Israel Houghton Timothy Puffer John Richardson John Rogers Will'm Smeed [Smead ?] Josiah Willard Moses Richardson Asa Richardson Jon'a Underwood Andrew Wilder Joseph Whitcome John Whiteing Amos Foster David Foster Jeremiah Hall Jonah French John French Philemon Chandler,jr Bennington Wentworth,Gov of NH - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Keene,NH: muster roll for 1766 [ no names were altered or spelling changed...] Benjamin Hall Michael Metcalf [Medcalf ?] Simon Clark Elijah Blake Thomas Baker Isaac Esty Jedediah Carpenter Dan Guild [Gile?] Joseph Blake Abijah Metcalf Benjamin Archer Jonathan Archer Asahel Blake Joseph Gray Samuel Hall Jesse Hall Peter Hubbart Seth Heaton,jr John Houghton Joseph Hills Davis Howlet Ziba Hall Jonathan Heaton Luther Heaton Nathaniel Kingsbury Daniel Kingsbury John Brown Elisha Briggs John Balch Benjamin Balch Luther Bragg Samuel Bassett John Burt Nathan Blake,jr Obadiah Blake,jr Royal Blake Naboth Bettison Thomas Baker,jr John Pray Blake Cephas Clark Seth Clark Eliphalet Carpenter Ebenzur Carpenter Samuel Chapman Silas Cook Simon Clark,jr Isaac Clark Jonas Clark John Day,jr John Daniels Reuben Daniels John Dickson Addington Daniels Ebenezer Day,jr Jacob Day James Dean Timothy Crossfield Joseph Ellis,jr Gideon Ellis,jr Simeon Ellis Timothy Ellis,3d William Ellis Caleb Ellis Stephen Esty James Eady Henry Ellis Benjamin Ellis Joshua Ellis Jabez Fisher Silas French David Foster,jr Peter Fiskin Aaron Gray,jr Stephen Larabee Daniel Lake Ezra Metcalf Jonathan Metcalf Moses Marsh Eli Metcalf Daniel Metcalf William Nelson David Nims,jr Ebenezer Newton Asahel Nims Eliakim Nims Alpheus Nims Zadoc Nims Joshua Osgood Benjamin Osgood,jr Amos Partridge Abiathar Pond Jonathan Pond Nathan Rugg Josiah Richardson Eleazer Sanger Abner Sanger Robert Spencer Jeremiah Stiles Richard Smith John Swan Jacob Town Joseph Thatcher Abraham Wheeler,jr Joseph Willson William Woods Oliver Wright Jedediah Wellman David Willson Daniel Willson Thomas Wells John White James Wright Zadoc Wheeler Walter Wheeler Samuel Wadsworth Abijah Wilder Jonathan Wheeler Thomas Wilder Thomas Morse Ephriam Leonard Peter daniels William Goodenow John Griggs Luke Metcalf Isaac Wyman,jr - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Keene,NH: Aug 7,1773: "the alarm list of Keene" source: "Annals of Keene", pages 37-38 Seth Heaton Samuel Woods David Foster Samuel Daniels John Day Jesse Clark Abraham Wheeler Joseph Brown Nathan Blake Robert Gillmore Joseph Ellis Obadiah Hamilton Uriah Willson Peter Rice Ebenezer Nims Elisha Billings Gideon Ellis Josiah Ellis Andrew Balch Timothy Ellis,jr Aaron Gray William Gray Eliphalet Briggs Benjamin Hall,jr Benjamin Archer Benjamin Osgood Isaac Wyman Nathaniel Hall Doct.Obadiah Blake Samuel Woods,jr Timothy Ellis John Connolly Thomas Frink Samuel Colhoun Josiah Pomeroy [doctor] Ebenezer Cooke doct. Gideon Tiffany Daniel Snow Elijah Willams Eliphalet Briggs Israel Houghton - -------------------------------------------------------------------- April 21,1775......these men fought at Bunker Hill ,Boston,Mass. Capt: Isaac Wyman Jeremiah Stiles: chosen lieut and afterwards captain and commanded the co.at Bunker Hill John Griggs: afterwards spelled GREGG, chosen ensign and afterwards captain Samuel White: appointed sergeant, 20 years old Ezra Metcalf: appointed sergeant, left wife and child in west part of Keene Asahel Nims: appointed sergeant, son of David, 26 years old, killed at Bunker Hill Luke Metcalf: appointed corporal Benjamin Ellis: app. corporal, son of Joseph, 20 years old, afterwards a captain in Continental Army Samuel Bassett: fifer, slightly wounded at Bunker Hill Ebenezer Billings: came to Keene from Packersfield (today Nelson) apprentice of Breed Bachellor. William Bradley.....(no info) Stephen Day: wounded at Bunker Hill and died Aug 17. Jesse Dassance, James Eddy Caleb Ellis(son of Lieut.Timothy) Hugh Gray Isaac Griswold Eliahim Nims(brother of Asahel) 24 years old.......was on the muster roll from Gilsum,NH Charles Rice Daniel Stone: on the muster roll as from Surrey,NH [ just outside of Keene] Joseph Thatcher Elisha Willis Daniel Willson, great uncle of late James Wilson, lived at this time in what has since been known as the Jabez Daniel's house on Court St...left wife and 3 children These men [who survived] were transferred to a Massachusetts Regiment April 21,1775. - -------------------------------- TORIES of Keene: Josiah Willard Benjamin Hall Elijah Williams Josiah Pomeroy Breed Bacheller --------------------------------------- SOURCES: History of Keene,NH: Griffin, 1904 Several of my ancestors are listed here .....Hobart/Daniels/Newton/Stiles/Morse/Goodenow... does anyone share these lines.? Watch for part 3 of town history of Keene. 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