The Battle of Chelsea, 27 May, 1775. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Chap.L/to&pyright Ko..___ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. REGISTER Oh £uffo{& Copter Soxs of mi-: American Revolution 1900 •£lic Ol'b £oUm of Cbtfeca" \. 1\M ERE \N1> WlXTHRI -1 PRINTED FOR THE CHARIER Ipubltcation Committee, EDWIN SANFOKD CRANDON, WALTER KENDALL WATK1NS, FRED ARNOLD JENKS, JOHN HOWLAND CRANDON, PRESCOT1 I HAMBERLAIN. Library of Congress! Two Copies Rsceived j FEB 23 1901 *j Copyright miry JM,. /2., Kfcf NoX.^5-.. 3.^4^.0. SECOND COPY PRESS (II WA1 1 Ai E 5PI ION] I , NO. 17 I'ROVINl E STREET, BO 1 ■ IN, MASSACHUSETTS. Edition limited to two hundred copies. ' >l \ Kit. HI , I9OI. CONTENTS Page Introductory .......... v Organization of the Massachusetts Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 1900-1901 ..... vii Charter of Old Suffolk Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution ......... ix By-Laws of Old Suffolk Chapter 10 Organization of Old Suffolk Chapter, 1 900-1 901 . . 13 Officers of Old Suffolk Chapter from the Beginning . 14 Members of Old Suffolk Chapter ..... 15 Necrology 18 Record of Meetings, Papers and Essayists .... 19 The Battle of Chelsea; Historical Address — Hon. Albert D. Bosson 21 Appendix ; Notes and Memoranda on the Battle of 27 May, '775 35 Notes on the Illustrations ....... 61 Register of Members and Their Ancestors' Services in the American Revolution 67 ILLUSTRATIONS Chelsea in 1848 Page Frontispiece Prescott Chamberlain, First President of Old Suffolk Chap- ter, S. A. R Edwin S. Crandon, Second President of Old Suffolk Chap- ter, S. A. R General Israel Putnam ........ Contemporary Map of the Scene of the Battle of 27 May, 1775 Chelsea Historical Tablets ..... An Estimate of Damages of John Tewksbury of Pullin Point, 1775 John Tewksbury's Pass through the American Lines The Tewksbury, Bill and Deane Winthrop Houses The Old Chelsea Meeting-House .... The Newdigate-Yeamans House .... The Cary-Bellingham House ..... The Pratt House ....... 27 34 52 52 54 56 56 60 60 (The illustrations of the Newdigate, Pratt, Cary, Tewksbury, Bill and Win- throp houses are from photographs by William H. Halliday, Boston ; the Chelsea Historical Tablets are reproduced by courtesy of the Chelsea Gazelle.) INTRODUCTORY. The earliest organization in the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was in 1875 : the Massachusetts Society was organized 19 April, 1S89. At this date, January, 1911, the members number approxi- mately 12,500 in the United Mites, Massachusetts having the largest State Society with about 1 800 members. The object of the Society is the perpet- uation of the names and the deeds and principles of the Founders of our National Life ; its activities cover the marking of graves of Patriots of the Revolution, placing upon permanent record the names and achievements of the Heroes of the War for Independence, preservation of historical buildings, appropriate marking of historical places, and the preservation and publication of documents and literature bearing upon the great strug- gle — in brief, the Society seeks to work for a true conception of Ameri- canism in grateful remembrance of the Fathers of our Nation. Member- ship is obtained in right ot lineal descent from a participant in the establishing of Amerii an Independence, and all such Americans of legal age and good character are welcome. . ter was granted by the Massachusetts Society 3 February, 1S97. rs. Prescott Chamberlain, Fugene F. Endicott, Walter K. Wat- kins, Charles Leeds. Seth J. Littlefield, George M. Stearns, Thomas W. Green, Alfonso S. Harris and two others, empowering them to organize a Chapter, the By-Laws of the State Society providing that ten or more members thereof in a given locality may form such subordinate or local Chapter on due authorization from the Board of Managers of the State Society. The first meeting of the Charter Members was held 23 Feb- ruary, 1897 ; other preliminary meetings followed monthly, and the first annual meeting was held 27 May, 1897, the anniversary of the Battle of Chelsea in 1775, the Chapter wishing to mark that date as of special importance in Chelsea Revolutionary history. At the formal organiza- tion 27 May, 1897, there were seventeen members, but one of the Charter applicants never took membership, and practically the Chapter started with sixteen members. Since then fifty-three new members have been added ; there have been three deaths, two resignations and two suspen- vi ©15 Suffolk Cbapter. sions, leaving the membership January, 1901, sixty-two, of which two are Honorary, one of the Honorary members, however, being one of the most active in the Chapter's work and the only member who has not missed a meeting since the Chapter began its work in February, 1897 — Mr. Walter K. Watkins, the Chapter Historian. The Chapter has held monthly meetings, most of them at the homes of Members, as the social feature always has proved most enjoyable. Historical papers, addresses, essays and talks have been provided at these meetings ; the Colonial, Revolutionary and later history of Chelsea, including Revere and Winthrop, has been given at length ; members have contributed papers on the Colonial and Revolutionary history of their native Towns, as well as on other subjects of an historical nature ; members of other Chapters and other guests have given valuable and interesting essays and addresses; several " smoke-talks " have given vari- ety to the enjoyment of the meetings, and the 27th of May in each year has been celebrated by a Chapter " Ladies' Night " of a semi-public nature, with appropriate exercises and addresses bearing upon the event thus commemorated. The Chapter early in its existence took an active interest in the marking of historic places in Chelsea by appropriate bronze tablets, and also located and marked the graves of Chelsea Revolutionary soldiers in the old grave-yard at Revere. The Chapter has invited the attendance at its meetings of our citizens interested in historical work or in the subjects of the papers, with great freedom, and the average attend- ance of guests easily balances that of members. The Chapter endeavors to stand in the Community for a deeper realization of our honored Past as an inspiration to better appreciation of the duties of American citizen- ship to-day. ORGANIZATION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY. SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1 900- 1 901. [Officers elected at the Annual Meeting, 19 April, /goo.] iSrcsiBnit, FRANCIS HENRY APPLETON, h Tier JDustBcnts. NATHAN APPLJ K>\. Boston, FRANCIS HENRV BROWN, Boston. CHARLES ELISHA ADAMS, Lowell. Stnctatg, CHARLES EPHRAIM STEARNS, Waltham. Krgistrar, HERBERT WOOD KIMBALL, Boston. JTrtasurrr, CHARLES MONTRAVILLE GREEN, Boston. historian. CHARLES KIMBA1 i. DARLING, Boston. Chaplain, Rev. CARLTON \i Bl RT STAP] 1 row. flDassaclmsetts Society. Boats of fWanagcis, GORHAM DUMMER GILMAN, Newton. FRANCIS HENRY LINCOLN, Hingham. SAMUEL HOPKINS EMERY, D.D., Taunton. WILLIAM JAMES HOWARD, Whitman. GEORGE FRANCIS PIERCE, Boston. HOWARD KENDALL SANDERSON, Lynn. ARTHUR IRVING NASH, Springfield. SHEPARD DEVERAUX GILBERT, Salem. PRESCOTT CHAMBERLAIN, Chelsea. GEORGE EUGENE BELKNAP, Brooklink. MOSES GREELEY PARKER, Lowell. NATHAN WARREN, Waltham. CHARLES TAYLOR TATMAN, Worcester. WELLINGTON SMITH, Lee. HENRY A. GOODRICH, Fitchbukg. l'KKSi lOTT CHAMBERLAIN, Fikst Presideni ok Olu Suffolk Chapter, S. A. R., 1897-1900. Cbartcr of ©lo Suffolk Cbaptcr. To Prescott Chamberlain, Eugene F. Endicoti ind others, members of the Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, residing within the City of Chelsea and vicinity, and subscribers to the adjoining petition, Greeting : Reposing especial trust and confidence in your patriotism, the Board oi Managers of the Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, in response to your petition dated February ist, 1897, and in accordance with the vote passed February 3rd, 1897, do by these pres- ents authorize you to form a Local Chapter of the Society within the ter- ritory of Chelsea and vicinity, to be known as Zbe ©lo Suffolk Cbapter of tbe flDassacbusetts Society of tbe Sons of tbe Bmertcan devolution, to associate with yourselves such other members of this Society as may now or hereafter reside within the said territory, and as a Chapter, to adopt such Constitution. By-Laws and Regulations as do not conflict with the Constitutions and By-Laws of the National Society or Massachu- setts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. It is your sacred duty to revive and keep alive, especially within your territory, the spirit of pure and unselfish patriotism which inspired the Fathers of the Republic, and diligently to promote the lofty aims and objects of this Society, as set forth in the Constitutions of the National Sol iity and the Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Rev- olution, to the end that our Country may be preserved Free, Independ- ent and United ; that Knlightened Constitutional Government may be maintained, and that Peace and Happiness, Truth and Justice, Liberty and Fraternity may be established among us for all generations. Given under the seal of this Society, in the City of Boston, this Third February, in the year of our Lord the eighteen hundred and ninety- seventh, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and twenty-first. [Signed) EDWIN SHEPARD BARRETT, President. (seai.i GEORGE HOWARD BROWN, Secretary. B\>*%a\»s of ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. ARTICLE i. TITLE. This Chapter shall be called "The Old Suffolk Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution." ARTICLE 2. OBJECT. The object of this Chapter shall be the advancement of the interests of the National and Massachusetts Societies of the Sons of the American Revolution, as stated in their respective Constitutions, and the promotion of such Patriotic, Educational and Social Ends as may be better accom- plished by the closer relationship of a local Chapter. ARTICLE 3. OFFICERS. Its officers shall consist of a President, two Vice-Presidents, Secretary- Treasurer, Historian, and a Board of Directors composed of the five named and five members of the Chapter at large. Five members shall constitute a quorum of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE 4. ELECTIONS. A. The election of Officers shall take place annually. B. At the April meeting in each year a Committee of three shall be chosen to nominate a list of Candidates for officers to be elected at the annual meeting in May. C. Any vacancy occurring during the year shall be filled for the bal- ance of that year by the Board of Directors. ."6\>Xa\vs. 1 1 AKTH'l I RSHIP. A. Any member o! the Massachusetts Society, Sons of the American Revolution is eligible for membership, provided that he shall be found worthy. B. The applicant shall become a member after a favorable report and election by the Hoard of Directors. C. An annual assessment of two dollars shall be the membership fee of the Chapter. D. Failure to pay dues within six months after the annual meeting in May, may be considered equivalent to a resignation. ARTICLE 6. MEETINGS. A. Meetings of the Chapter shall be held the third Monday in each month, except the annual meeting in May and such summer months as the Board of Directors may agree upon. B. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be at the call of the Pres- ident. C. Special meetings of the Chapter may be called at any time by the President, or at the request of three members of the Board of Directors. D. The annual meeting of the Chapter for the election of officers and annual reports shall be held on the twenty-seventh day of May, the anni- versary of the Battle which took place in 1775. near the Chelsea Ferry landing. ARTICLE 7. REPORTS. A. Reports of Committees shall be made to the Board of Direc- tors and through the Board to the Chapter. B. Reports of the Secretary-Treasurer shall be read at the annual meeting. ARTICLE 8. Delegates and officers from kindred organizations, or other invited guests, will be welcome to any meeting of the Chapter, by presenting cre- dentials or cards to the President. 1 2 JB£=%aw5. ARTICLE 9. SEAL. The seal of the Chapter shall represent a Powder-horn, inscribed with the name of the Chapter, date: "May 27, 1 775-1897," and the name of the City. ARTICLE 10. AMENDMENTS. These By-Laws may be amended at any stated meeting of the Chapter by a two-thirds vote of the members present, provided that one month's notice has been given. EDWIN SANFORD CRANDON. Second President of Old Suffolk Chapter, 1900- OLD SUFFOLK CHAPTER, SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. ,;//)«. 1900-1901. OFFICERS BD Al THE ANNUAI MEETING, MONDAY, 28 MAY, I9OO. IJrtsiDmt, EDWIN SANFORD CRANDON. JFirst VicrlJrtsiDtnt, scconS >"itt=J3ttsilltnt, SAM! EL PARCHER 1 ENNEY. WARREN i I Stcrftaro frrasurn. &istorian, I RED ARNOl !> IKVKS. WALTER KENDALL WATKINi tSoaro of Directors, IN ADDITION TO THE O PRESCOTT CHAMBERLAIN, GB EDWIN MITCHELL, i HARLES EDMUND LEGO, EDWIN FRAN< [S II I FRED AUGl STINE CHI NEY. ©fficers OLD SUFFOLK CHAPTER. iStcsiJents, PRESCOTT CHAMBERLAIN 1897— 1900 EDWIN SANFORD CRANDON 1900— "BiU'^xteiSeixts, EUGENE FRANCIS ENDICOTT .... 1897— 1900 DAVID FLOYD 1897— 1900 SAMUEL PARCHER TENNEY 1900— WARREN FENNO 1900— Sttrttarj^iTreastirers, EDWIN SANFORD CRANDON 1897— 1900 FRED ARNOLD JENKS 1900— historian, WALTER KENDALL WATKINS .... 1897— BoarB of Btrtctots, (In addition to the Officers.) ALFONSO SCOTT HARRIS SETH JUDSON LITTLEFIELD . SCOTT FITZ BICKFORD . EDWARD FLOYD PUTNAM CHARLES LEEDS NATHAN FRANCIS CARRUTH SAMUEL PARCHER TENNEY . WARREN FENNO FRANK HENRY DOW GEORGE EDWIN MITCHELL PRESCOTT CHAMBERLAIN CHARLES EDMUND LEGG EDWIN FRANCIS PEIRCE FRED AUGUSTINE CHENEY 1897 — 1900 1897 — 1900 1897 — 1899 1897— 1898 1897— 189S 1898—1899 1898 — 1900 1899 — 1900 1899 — 1900 1900 — 1900 — 1900 — 1900 — 1900 — OLD SUFFOLK CHAPTER. flDcmbcrebtp list. In order of PRESCOTT CHAMBERLAIN . EUGENE FRANCIS ENDICOT) WALTER KENDALL WATKINS (Honorary, May, 1900.) ALFONSO SCOTT HARRIS CHARLES LEEDS THOMAS WILLIAM GREEN . SETH JUDSON LITTLEEIELI) (.1 < iRGE MYRON STEARNS . EDWIN SANFORD CRANDON GE( >RGE FRANCIS TARR BROOKS THOMAS LORING CHURCHILL (Deceased, 17 December, 1900.) CHARLES CHURCH RIVERS . SCOTT FITZ BICKFORD ROSCOE PIERCE JAMES LEWIS DUNCAN DAVID FLOYD .... HERMON WASHINGTON PRATT JOHN PAYSON I'EIRCE . (Deceased 14 May, 1898.) HEMAN WINTHROP PEIRCE . (Honorary, June, 1898.) CHARLES EDMUND LEGG Charter Member. At Organization. June, 1897 i6 @IC> Suffolk Cbaptcr. WILLIAM HERICK LOVETT ODELL CHARLES HENRY FAUNCE HENRY SPAVIN JOHN STOCKMAN CLOUGH WARREN FENNO OTIS MERRIAM FRANK HENRY DOW JOHN McCLURE (Honorary, Deceased. 8 Feb.. 1898.) JOHN HOWLAND CRANDON CHARLES ELIOT GODDARD (Resigned June, 1899.) FRED ARNOLD JENKS . WILLIAM LOCKE SWAN EDWIN FRANCIS PEIRCE GEORGE BARNETT GUILD . SAMUEL PARCHER TENNEY NATHAN FRANCIS CARRUTH FRED AUGUSTINE CHENEY EDWARD AUGUSTUS PRICHARD HENRY GALE CHAMBERLAIN WALLACE FAY TENNEY (Resigned June, 1899.) OBADIAH RICH THOMAS UPHAM FOLLANSBEE GEORGE EDWIN MITCHELL . ELMER HEMAN SNOW . HENRY ALEXANDER McLACHLAN GEORGE HERBERT DUNHAM GEORGE THORNDIKE SLEEPER JOHN MILTON WELLS . EDWIN CURTIS CRAFTS June 1897 September, 1S97 December, 1897 January, 1898 February, 1898 March, 1898 April, 1898 May, 1898 June, 1898 September, 1898 October, 1898 /IDcmbersbip Xtet. '7 WILLIAM EDWARD McCLINTOCK ALVAH WINSL< >W BROWN EDWARD CAZNEAU WYETH KLMON CROCKER FAUNCE GEORGE ARTHUR TAPLEY WINTHROP BOWMAN BARTLETT JAMES GOULD . ALBERT HENRY DROWNE COPLEY OSGOOD MEACOM FRANCIS JAMES GOOGINS JOHN EDSON ITNGREE . VERNON ASHLEY FIELD CHARLES HENRY REED FRED ABNER PITCHER . FREDERICK WARREN SNOW FRANK WILLARD TUCKER EZRA OTIS WINSOR GEORGE MOODY TOWNE November, 1898 January, 1899 March, 1899 June, 1900 October, 1900 December, 1900 January, 1 901 IRccrologp. JOHN McCLURE. An " Actual Son " of a Revolutionary soldier, born at Antrim, N. H., 22 February, 1804 ; died at Revere, Mass., 8 February, 1898 ; a charter and an honorary member of the Massachusetts Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 19 April, 1889; Hon- orary member of Old Suffolk Chapter, 17 December, 1897. A useful, well-rounded life ; an inspiration to those who remain. JOHN PAYSON PEIRCE. Bom at Chelsea (North), Mass., 1818; died at Revere, Mass., 14 May, 1898; joined the Massachusetts Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 1894; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 11 June, 1897 ; a devoted and careful historical student ; a true patriot, a gentleman whom to know was to love, a memory which time cannot efface, a life blessed to all who came within its gentle sphere. THOMAS LORING CHURCHILL. Born at Plympton Mass., April, 1834; died at Chelsea, Mass., 17 December, 1900; joined the Massachusetts Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 4 July, 1891 ; joined Old Suffolk Chapter at organization, 1897 ; Engineer United States Navy in the Civil War ; a true American, a good friend, a sunny and most companionable man, a loss which never can be filled, a memory which will be ever fragrant, a useful life of manly char- acter and sterling integrity. IRecoro of flfccettnos ano papers. i8r/7. Subject. Etsayist. 23 February, Preliminary Meeting General Discussion. 23 March, Preliminary Meeting, General Discussion. 16 April, . . The Pullen Point Guard David Floyd. Certain Minute-men of Chelsea at the Lexington Alarm Walter K. Watkins. 27 May, . . Notes on Chelsea Revolutionary Soldiers, and their Descendants, Warren Fenno. 1 1 June, . . The Colonists' Right of Revolt, . . . Edwin S. Crandon. 17 September, Historical Tablets General Discussion. ! er, . Chelsea and its Inhabitants a Century Ago. Walter K. Watkins. 19 November, A Trip to Southern Europe, Prescott Chamberlain. 17 December, Chelsea in the Revolution Mellen Chamberlain. 21 January. . The 19th of April Alarm and the March of the Minutemen of the Old Colony, Fred A. Jenks. iS February, . The Bellingham-Cary Farm ; It* Own- ers and Occupants Walter K. Watkins. Old Chelsea Days and Ways Frank K. Fay, Charles A. Currier. William Gerrish, John P. Peirce. 18 March. . Pemaquid; Bristol, Maine, Colonial and Revolutionary, Prescott Chamberlain. 15 April, . . The Pilgrim and the Puritan Edwin S. Crandon. 27 May, . Ladies' Night — The Battle of Chelsea, Albert D. llosson. 21 June, The Early American Navy Frank E. Fit/.. < ild Newbury Scott F. Bickford. 19 September, The Tories and Their Arguments, . . . Edwin S. Crandon. 24 October, . Michael Pierce, of Scituate; an Early Colonial Officer James L. Duncan. 28 November, Bits of Old Boston Frank H. Dow. 19 December, The Porto Rico Campaign in the Span- ish War, Charles K. Darling. IRecoro of flfceettncjs ano IPapers. i8gg. 30 January, 27 February, 27 March, 17 April, . 27 May, 26 June. 23 October, . 20 November, Subject. Essayist. Colonial Days on Cape Ann and Glouces- ter in the Revolution Thomas U. Follansbee The Puritan and the Cavalier, .... A. L. Hathaway. The Settlement of Winnisimmet. Rum- ney Marsh and Pullen Point, .... Walter K. Watkins. A Trip to Jamaica Prescott Chamberlain. Ladies' Night ; addresses by .... Francis H. Appleton, Ernest W. Roberts, Willard Howland and Albert D. Bosson. The Services of the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in the Continental Army, 1779, Fred A. Jenks. A Search-Light on Colonial Life, . . . Walter K. Watkins. Old Boston, England, Edwin S. Crandon. American Physicians and Surgeons in the Revolutionary War and After, . . . Moses Greeley Parker. Social Life in Colonial Times in Con- trast with To-day, John H. Crandon. 22 January, 19 February, 19 March, 23 April, . 28 May, . 1 5 October, 29 October, 31 December, Some Phases of Colonial Schools, . . . John Smith, Historian and Admiral of New England, , The Established Church of Massachu- setts; a Study of the Puritan Theocracy, Royalston, Mass., in Colonial and Revo- lutionary Times, Ladies' Night — addresses by .... Walter H. Small. R. C. Houghton, D.D. Henry T. Lummus. Edwin F. Peirce. Curtis Guild, Jr., James Gould, James B. Thornton, M.D., and Frank E. Wood- ward. The Puritan Schoolmaster, Charles J. Noyes. Heraldry as Applied to National, State and Municipal Seals or Coats of Arms, Benjamin P. Hollis. The Signers of the Declaration of Inde- pendence and How their Work was Accomplished, Howard K. Sanderson. Las Casas, the Saint of Guatemala, . . Rev. R. Perry Bush. The Nineteenth Century and Its Lessons Willard Howland. 5*jj*- *^?: V ?W'^ General Israel Putnam, Leader of thr American Forces, 2- May. 1775, after Trumbull's Painting. H\k Battle of Cbcleca. Address "I Hon. Albert I>. Bosson at the Celebration of the 123d Anniversary of the Battle, 27 May, 1898, by Old Suffolk Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution. Should I name my subject to-night "A Forgotten Battle" it would hardly be a misnomer. In these days at the close of the nineteenth century, it is a circumstance most uncommon, per- haps entirely unique that such a battle should be overlooked — a battle in a civilized state in which large bodies of armed men were engaged on either side, the issue of which was fraught with momentous results to the cause of human liberty as it was to be developed in this country. It is certainly unique that such an affair should have passed out from the traditions of a community, and yet such has been the case with the battle fought within the limits of the present city of Chelsea. I speak to you to-night about an event important in the annals of New England, important in the affairs of the Revolu- tion, and yet to all intents and purposes as forgotten as one of the many prehistoric conflicts which must have happened in and around these shores prior to 1620. It is indeed most remarka- ble that an event bearing so strongly upon the affairs of the siege of Boston should have so entirely passed from notice. In the last two or three decades people with an interest in antiqua- rian affairs have spoken occasionally of the affair at Noddle's Island. It has been known in circles taking an interest in local history that there was a fight up Chelsea Creek, but what it was and where it was have well nigh passed from the minds of the present generation. So far had it passed that when in 1891 in 22 ©lo Suffolk (Xbapter. an address to the Grand Army of the Republic the writer touched upon the facts of this engagement and told the veterans of the Civil War of what occurred in this city one hundred and sixteen years before that time, it was with some difficulty that the auditors were convinced that the facts pertained to history rather than to romance, but thanks to the patriotic efforts of your organization the facts of this historic day are becoming more widely known, the Battle of Chelsea has emerged from the mists and is beginning to be recognized by those who have had occasion to study it as an affair unique in its occurrence and far reaching in its consequences. In order that we may better comprehend the events of this day, let us place ourselves back in imagination to the 27th day of May in the glorious year of 1775. Let us imagine ourselves, as the sun was setting, on the slope of Powder Horn, that grand old hill which then as now protected the houses of the inhab- itants of Chelsea from the blasts of the north wind; let us place ourselves by the side of that old county road which with many curves then ran at the base of the hill on its way from the Win- nisimmet Ferry to Salem, the oldest road in the Bay Colony leading from the oldest ferry of the Colony to its oldest capital. How different the scene we see to day from the one we should have looked out upon on that fateful day. Instead of finding ourselves in the centre of a densely populated community, we would have found ourselves on the side of a narrow country road — a road lined with hedges — not those hawthorn hedges which so many of us as boys knew so well, but with the rough growth that springs up on the side of a country highway. We would have looked upon a highly cultivated country, for the Chelsea uplands were fertile and highly prized. Our eyes would have looked across the level marshes and rested on the graceful out- lines of several low hills, two of which, Bellingham and the Gov- ernment Hill, still exist, and two of which not so high but yet considerable hills, one near the ferry, formerly the site of Taft's Tavern and the other where now stands the First Congrega- tional Church, having been long since leveled. Perhaps two XTbe Battle ot Cbelsca. 23 farm houses could have been seen ; behind us on the site of the Slade Estate, a large old-fashioned farm house with a lean-to roof with a smithy at its side, the house afterwards familiar to us as the Carter House ; and to the south on the slope of Government Hill the extensive farm buildings of Henry Howell Williams. We would have noted this night a peculiar stillness ; we would have heard no lowing of cattle, no bleating of sheep, for a few days before the Committee of Safety had ordered all cattle to he removed from the lower portion of Winnisimmet, so that the British soldiers could no longer find a fresh supply of pro- visions at this point ; but our ears would have been attentive and our eyes open, for strange happenings had taken place. Earlier in the day the sounds of musketry had rung out and the clash of arms had been heard, and as the stillness of evening came on, as the sun went down, as the twilight thickened, should we have still remained in this quiet spot, we would have heard the far-off murmur of many voices, and just as darkness came on, as we looked up the long stretch of highway, we might have seen coming a body of yeomanry of nearly one thousand men bearing arms, men sturdy, strong, with character, determination, the impulse of right purpose written deep upon their faces. We would have seen among them an erect, thick set, strong man, a man of mature years, a muscular man with an open, bold deter- mined countenance, with features large and well proportioned, with a large head and full broad forehead proclaiming prodigious power and energy, one whose very appearance proclaimed him, as indeed he was, " the hero who dared to lead where any dared to follow," with voice heavy, strong and commanding. You would not doubt that this man was the leader and you would be sure of it should you be told that he who passed by with this rugged martial host was none other than Colonel Israel Putnam, then going to a scene where he would add new lustre to the name already a household word through New England and where he would lead his forces to such a victory that the Provincial Congress would recognize his value and that of his troops by his deserved promotion to the rank of Major General. 24 Olt> Suftolfe Cbapter. We would see in this array another veteran soldier, hardy, independent, brave, gaunt and tall, Colonel John Stark, who was already in command of the troops stationed in Chelsea And our eyes perhaps would have selected from the mass for more particular attention, a man of graceful mien, bearing all the marks of good breeding, yet with enthusiasm and devotion writ ten on his face, one whose chivalrous spirit impressed itself upon his very appearance, one whose life below was soon to end in a blaze of glory and whose name was to be inserted among the immortals of American story, to be held in equal honor with those of his two compatriots whom we have already noticed, and we would be told that this young man was Dr. Joseph Warren. Should we still listen we would hear the rumble of wheels as two four-pound cannon are drawn by, and for the first time in the American Revolution we would see our troops going on a military expedition with artillery. Should we watch this column and see it passing on over the winding road and follow it until it reached a point where a little lane turned off from the county road near the site of our present City Hall, we would have seen the column turn into that little lane and with our memory of the musket firing during the day, we probably would have surmised that these men were going to battle and that surmise would have been correct. On Noddle's Island, as East Boston was then called, quite a stock of cattle and horses were kept, and on Hog Island, which we now call Breed's Island, or more elegantly Orient Heights, some four hundred sheep were pastured. Under the orders of the Committee of Safety it was deemed advisable that this stock should be removed from the Islands to some inland point. Therefore at eleven o'clock on the morning of the 27th of May, 1775, Colonel Stark with the men of his regiment crossed by a ford from the main land of Chelsea to Hog Island at a point from that portion of Chelsea which is now Revere, quite close to the rail- way bridge which we now know as the chain bridge. Colonel Stark was successful in his operation so far as Hog Island was concerned, removing safety the four hundred sheep. He then Ube JSattlc of Cbelsea. 25 attempted to pass on to Noddle's Island and to remove the cattle and horses thence. He was successful in removing some and killing more. There was a small force of British marines, about fifty in number, stationed on Noddle's Island, and he met there with opposition, but apparently no casualties took place on this Island. General Gage, learning of the American raid, sent from the City to the Island some one hundred regulars. In the mean time the British admiral sent up Chelsea Creek an armed schooner mounted with four six-pounders, twelve swivels and an armed sloop with a crew of a large number of marines taken from the different men-of-war then assisting in the siege of Bos ton. A very interesting account of this battle is given in the New England Chronicle or Essex Gazette, published on the first of June, 1775, from which I quote the following: — •• On the :17th ult. as a party of the Massachusetts forces, together with a party of New Hampshire forces, in all about six hundred, were attempting to bring off stock upon Hog Island and about thirty men upon Noddle's Island were doing the same, about a hundred regulars landed upon the last- mentioned Island and pursued our men until they had got nearly to Hog Island, then the Regulars began to fire very briskly by platoons upon our men. In the mean time an armed schooner with a number of barges came up to Hog Island to prevent our people leaving said Island which she could not effect, after that, several barges were towing her back to her station as there was little wind and flood tide. Our people put in a heavy fire of small arms upon the barges and two three-pounders coming up to our assistance began to play upon them and soon obliged the barges to quit her and to carry off her crew, after which our people set fire to her although the barges exerted themselves very vigorously to prevent it. She was burnt upon the ways of Winnisimmet Ferry. We have not lost a single life, although the engagement was very warm from the armed schooner (which mounted four six-pounders and twelve swivels), from an armed sloop that lay within reach of small arms from one or two twelve-pounders upon Noddle"s Island and from the barges which were all fixed with swivels. Hog Island was stript of its stock and some was taken from Noddle's Island. " Two or three only of our men were wounded, but not mortally. How many of the enemy were killed or wounded we cannot ascertain. •• We have got into our hands all in the schooner that was not destroyed by the fire 26 ©lo Suffolk Chapter. " Perhaps history cannot furnish us with a more miraculous interposi- tion of Divine Providence Although our enemies kept up a warm fire both from their cannon and small arms, yet we have had but three men wounded, two of which received their wounds from our men ; none of them supposed to be mortal.*' It was the intention of the British commanders in sending up the creek the armed schooner and sloop to cut off the retreat of the forces acting under Colonel Stark, when they sought to return from Hog Island to the main land. Our forces retreating before the advancing regulars, were enabled to find cover and protection in one of the numerous ditches cut through the marshes which surrounded Hog Island. Here they were safely protected and inflicted upon the British a number of losses, kill- ing some and wounding others. As the Provincial forces fought practically from ambush, the British were driven back and in the confusion following, our forces regained the main land, probably before the vessels gained a point whence they could command the ford. Undoubtedly, during the afternoon, either by design or more probably by reason of adverse wind and tide the British vessels remained at the head of the navigable waters of the Creek. Here tradition tells us that a fight took place, and as a number of cannon balls have been dug out of the higher land near this point, it is most probable that the tradition is correct and that the guns and swivels of the vessels were fired upon our troops who remained to observe the movements of the British, while the Provincials took from time to time shots at the sailors and marines on the deck of the boats. As evening was coming on and as there was no wind and the British evidently fearing to remain during the entire night in a neighborhood where the sympathies and activities were so mani- festly against them and in favor of the American cause, a number of boats filled with sailors and marines began to tow the two ves- sels down the Creek, hoping to gain the more open waters of the harbor. For some distance the Creek runs between low shores and it is probable that no attack was made upon the British until they reached a point near where now stands the Magee Furnace Zbc Kattle of Chelsea. 27 Company's factory. Here the shore was higher, forming a bluff rising quite precipitously from the waters of the river. There the Americans had arrived after their march down the county road and a thousand strong were awaiting the enemy. They had posted upon these heights their two cannon, and as the ves- sels approached, towed by the sailors and marines, conspicuous objects from the shore, Putnam and his men waded out waist- deep into the water and a fierce fire was poured into the vessels and the boats. Our men fighting in the water with the dark shore rising behind them, or standing or lying on the higher land could be but dimly seen, if they could be seen at all. Although the cannons stationed on West or Eagle Head, the point near which the Meridian Street bridge now leads from East Boston, and the guns of the " Somerset " man-of-war were brought into play by the British, they did little or no execution. As the Provincials, almost without exception, were trained marksmen, the casualties among the British were many. Every man in the small boats which were towing the vessels was a marked man. The action at this point lasted from 9 p. m. until 1 1 p. m ., and at the latter hour, the attempt to tow the larger vessel, the "Diana," had to be abandoned and the boats' crews sought safety in flight, and with such precipitate flight that they left behind them their clothing and valuables. Our forces imme- diately captured the schooner and after removing all the mate- rial on her which could be of any service, they towed her to the Winnisimmet Ferry ways, which were then located at 1 he north- erly end of the Charlestown-Chelsea bridge, and on the 30th of May, three days later, she was burned in order to obtain from her the iron and other metals employed in her construction. Among the articles obtained from the schooner were, four can- non, twelve swivels, and clothes and money. As the Province of Massachusetts possessed a very small number of cannon at the beginning of the war, one authority placing the number at only four, the importance of this capture cannot be over-estimated. It has been said that the cannons captured this day were used three weeks later at the Battle of Bunker Hill. 28 ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. Although the American losses were very slight, owing not only to the protected position held by the Provincial troops at each of the encounters of the day, but also to the methods of fighting taught the Americans in the long and hard school of experience on the frontier and in a sparsely settled country the British did not escape so easily. Gordon, in his " History of the American Revolution," says, that at least two hundred British were killed or wounded. The New Hampshite Gazette says, that between two and three hundred were killed and wounded. Bearing in mind the usual proportion between killed and wounded, these numbers do not seem to be exaggerated if we accept the statement of an eye witness. A gentleman who left Boston June 6, 1775, stated in New York that he saw sixty four bodies of soldiers landed at Long Wharf after this engagement. On the other hand a hand bill printed in Newport, R. I., states that twenty British were killed and fifty wounded, while Timothy Newell, a Selectman of Boston, who kept a most inter- esting diary, writes, " This action seems without a parallel, that notwithstanding several hundred of the King's troops were engaged all night, and it is said one hundred were wounded and fell, not the least hurt happened except to three of our people, who were commanded by General Putnam. The Lord mani- festly appears on our side and Blessed be His glorious Name for- ever." Notwithstanding this latter statement the exact count- ing of sixty-four to my mind carries conviction and the former estimates seem to me to be worthy of acceptance. Such are the main facts of this important affair, which the writer trusts may at some time not far distant be more fully set forth in the pages of some history, designed for greater per- manence than the chance pamphlet. Before closing there are, however, several questions which deserve our consideration. The first one that presents itself is — Was this engagement a battle ? Frothingham in his history speaks of it as a skirmish and several writers following in his footsteps have also used the same term, in speaking of the engagement. But the earlier writers Ubc Kattle of Cbelsea. 29 speak far differently of this action and place it in importance as second only to Bunker Hill. The number of men engaged in the action, including the men from the different branches of the British service, certainly exceeded one thousand men, while at least a like number were engaged on the American side. Com- pare these numbers with those in the fight at Lexington which history does not hesitate to call a battle. There sixty or seventy American militia, beside whom stood perhaps as many more unorganized men, opposed two hundred British regulars, while at Concord not over four hundred men were engaged on either side. Even at Bunker Hill the number of men engaged only exceeded by a few hundred the number engaged at Chelsea. Colonel Samuel Swett in his monograph on the Battle of Bunker Hill, writes, " In the first place the argument proves too much. It would prove he was not the Commander of the battle at Chelsea, for he does not mention that in his letter and he would have more reason to boast of that than of the Bunker Hill Battle." General Sumner, the historian of East Boston, and a son of Governor Increase Sumner, says, " Immediately preceded by the skirmish at Lexington and Concord, which excited our people in a manner never before known in this country, and soon followed by the more important battle at Bunker Hill, it is perhaps not surprising that this engagement on Noddle's Island has not hitherto received from historians that notice it so manifestly deserves. But in view of the facts * * * are we not justified in calling this the second battle of the Revolution." Again, he says, "The writer appeals to the public for its verdict as to the importance and position which this battle should take in the history of that war. Surely, if the number of combatants, the character of the officers engaged in it, the length of the conflict, the arms used, the bravery displayed and the results effected constitute a battle, then does this engage- ment on Noddle's Island deserve the name. It was no mere skirmish. On one side were a thousand ardent, liberty-loving Americans, led by one of the bravest officers of the army and 30 ©to Suffolk dbapter. equipped with small arms and field pieces, while on the other was a large body of several hundred marines and regulars, pro- vided with two twelve-pounders and supported by a schooner which mounted four six-pounders and twelve swivels, a heavy armed sloop and eleven barges with swivels." These quotations naturally suggest the questions : When was the battle fought and what should it be called ? One is struck by the charming ?iaivete of Sumner in calling it the Bat- tle of Noddle's Island. It is natural he should seek to add lustre to the place which was his ancestral home and of which he is the historian, and yet in reading his own account of the day, while in the main he does not with any degree of definiteness fix the location of the events of the day, it does clearly appear from his description that the only portion of the engagement which took place on the Island was the driving off of the American raid- ers in the morning by the British regulars and the ineffective fir- ing of the guns on the West Head Battery in the evening, while Frothingham disposes of the East Boston portion of the affair by saying that a few shots were exchanged between the troops at Chelsea and the marines on Noddle's Island. And here again the early writers agree in locating the battle at Chelsea. Colonel Swett who knew personally many of the partici- pants called it " The very important action at Chelsea." Captain William T. Miller, of the Rhode Island troops, in a letter to his wife says, " The place of action was at Chelsey, near Winnisimmet Ferry." General Ward, in a letter to John Adams, dated October 30, 1775, says, "There has been no one action with the enemy which has not been conducted by an officer of this Colony except that at Chelsea, which was conducted by General Putnam." Again Colonel Swett says, " From Warren, whom he adored as a patriot and loved as a friend and a brother, who had just stood by his side at the cannon's mouth at Chelsea and Bunker Hill." ZIbe JBattle of Cbelsea. 3 1 The next question is, whether Chelsea or Machias is to be credited with the first capture hy American forces of a British vessel. Fortunately, this question can be as easily settled as the others. Although Frothingham in his earlier edition states that O'Brien captured the British vessel " Margaretta " on the nth day of May, his later edition corrects this statement, and he agree with Williamson's History of Maine in fixing the dates of the capture of the " Margaretta " as June II, 1775, fifteen days later than the capture of the "Diana." It is interesting to note in passing that it was in this battle- that cannon were first used by the American forces in action in the Revolutionary War. It would be interesting to enquire whether cannon or other artillery had been used in this Province prior to this date by Provincial troops in any war ; whether this was not the first time that cannon had been and by American forces in action on the soil of Massachusetts and, indeed, whether at any time thereafter, except at Bunker Hill, cannon have been used by American forces against an enemy in Massachusetts. Then, again, arises the question : How was it that so import- ant an engagement has so far disappeared from the pages of his- tory ? The answer to this question, in my mind, seems to be found in the jealousy which arose between officers in the field. Soon after the Battle of Bunker Hill the question arose : Who commanded at that battle ? Prescott had his partisans, and Putnam had his, and each had strong partisans. Now, if it were known that General Putnam had commanded at an import arit engagement within three weeks of the time of Bunker Hill, and had carried his forces to a successful issue, would it not have thrown some light on that point ? Therefore, it seems to me that an historian who was a partisan of Prescott, in writing of this battle would seek to show that it was not of great import- ance. In writing of the siege of Boston, we see that all recent historians have followed very closely Frothingham's History. Frothingham belonged to the same social circle to which Pres cott belonged, the same class of people, the same associations, and everything in his surroundings tended to lead him to take 32 ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. the side that Prescott the Colonel commanded at Bunker Hill, and that Putnam, the Major-General did not. Frothingham, therefore, minimized the importance of this battle. How little he studied the affair and how slightly he made himself acquainted with the history of Chelsea is shown by the fact that in his map of the siege of Boston he has drawn across Chelsea a road which is located just as the turnpike is located at the present day — a road which was not built until 1802, twenty-seven years after the siege, — and that he omitted entirely the county road swinging over Powder Horn Hill, which actually existed at that time ; so that we may well infer that Frothingham found it well for the purposes of his argument to pass over this affair lightly, and so lightly that future historians writing of the siege of Boston thought it a skirmish so slight that they could pass it over without notice. My friends, such is the story of the Battle of Chelsea. I am sure it is very imperfectly and haltingly told, and yet I am very glad of this opportunity to assist in rescuing from oblivion the recollections of the battle so important in its effects. Perhaps some one of the sons of Chelsea may come forward and put in some form more enduring than the spoken word the history of this remarkable incident in American History. Indeed, it seems to me, there is no more fertile field to be found for the local historian than the history of Chelsea. Think of it, my friends, such a history would include not only the story of this event, but it would be the story of nearly three centuries of the stirring acts of brave men. It would extend from the days of the building here by that sturdy pioneer, Maverick, of the " Antientest house in Massachusetts " all through the troubled times incident to the settlement of the country. It would include the noble part Chelsea men took in the Revolution and in the second war with Great Britain ; it would be brightened by her incomparable record in the War of the Rebellion and by the splendid acts of her sons in the Span- ish War. It would include the story of many men who have made a high mark in more peaceful vocations, in art, science, Uhc 3Battle of Gbeleea. 33 literature and industry. We may well feel that there is a field for some one to occupy, and may hope that some loyal son of our city may write a history worthy to be placed by the side of our best local New Kngland histories. It is with the hope that I may incite some one to undertake this work and that such a history may be written in all its fullness and all its richness that I have ventured to speak before you this evening. ON THIS SITE, IN 1625 SAMUEL MAVERICK "FORTIFIED THE ANTIENTIST HOUSE IN THE MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNMENT." THE FIRST FERRY IN THE COLONY WAS" ESTABLISHED HERE MAYI8,l63l THE LANDINC BEINC NEAP THE PIEP. ON THESE CPOUNDS WaS THE TERMINUS OF THE FIRST COUNTY ROAD IN THE COLONY, BECINN1NC AT SALEM. ON THE 27TH OF MAY I775.A CONFLICT OCCURRED IN CHELSEA CREEK BETWEEN THE PROVINCIALS AND THE BRITISH TROOPS IN WHICH THE APMED SCHOONER DIANA WAS ABANDONED BY THE LATTER, AND DPIFTINC TO THIS SHORE WAS DISMANTLED AND BURNED. FROM THESE HEIGHTS THE PEOPLE OF THE SURROUNDINC COUNTRY WITNESSED THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, JUNE 17, 1775. APART OF THE LEFT WINC OF THE AMERICAN ARMY WAS STATIONED HERE DURINC THE SIECE OF BOSTON I775-76.THE U.S.COVEPNMENT PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY IN 1823. CHELSEA BRIDGE WAS OPENED TO PUBLIC TRAVEL SEPTEMBEP 22,1803. Historical Tablet at Gate of the United States Naval He Broadway, Chelsea. IIS SITE T OF THE ALLOTMENT BY THE TOWN OF BOSTON TO mi^PY.VANE IN 1638-COVEPNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS IN 1636. THIS BUILDING FACES THE FIRST COUNTY ROAD IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. OPPOSITE HERE STOOD THE PPATT HOMESTEAD IN WHICH GF NEPAL WASHINGTON WAS ENTERTAINED IN 17 75. THIS LOCALITY WAS AN OUTPOST OF THE LEFT WING OF THE AMERICAN APMY DUPING THE SIEGE OF BOSTON, 17 7 5-70, EXTENSIVE BARRACKS OCCUPIED BY THE PROVINCIALS" BEING NEAP HERE Historical Tablet at the Prattville School, Chelsea. HppcnMi. Notes inu Memoranda from Various Sources Respecting the Battli of 27 May, 1775. [From William 11. Sumner's " History of Kast Boston," 1858, which quotes liber ally from the " Boston Gazette, June, 1775," the " New Hampshire Gazette and Historical Chronicle, June, 1775;" Gordon's" History of the Ameri can Revolution," Swett's "History of the Battle of Bunker Hill," Froth- ingham's " Siege of Boston," and a " Hand Bill printed at Newport, June 1st, 1775-"] The possession of the live-stock upon the different islands in the harbor [BostonJ was a matter of no small consequence to the British. The army, then consisting of three thousand effective troops, occupied the town, while a fleet lay in the harbor. These forces were to be fed, and provisions were to be obtained in the face of very serious obstacles. Of salt provisions there was a good supply, but the men, unaccustomed to such diet, were fast falling sick. Of fresh provisions they were entirely destitute. To obtain these was a work of great difficulty. The army was completely invested ; communication with the country was cut off. The islands in the harbor, stocked as they were with cattle, became the scene of numerous skirmishes, and the alarms which were raised in the neighboring towns of predatory excursions for the seizure of cattle kept the local militia in a state of continual vigilance. The depredations of the British were frequent, and were energetically made, and were as often and vigorously repulsed. The most important of the engagements which took place between the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill was the series of conflicts on Noddle's and Hog islands, which continued at inter- vals from the 27th to the 30th of May. These two islands, abounding in forage and stocked with cattle, were frequently visited by the English, who went there for provisions. The Provincials resolved to put a stop to this by removing the cattle, and taking away and destroying all the prov- ender they could find. This purpose they carried into effect, not, how- ever, without a vigorous opposition on the part of the Royalists. 36 ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. The efforts put forth by the colonists to clear the islands of live-stock, forage, and of everything which could be of use to the enemy, were made under the authority both of the Provincial Congress and of the Committee of Safety, both of which bodies took especial action on the subject; and if the expeditions to the islands did not originate with Congress and the Committee, they certainly were prosecuted to a successful issue under their authority, and through officers of their own appointment. On the 14th of May, 1775, the Committee of Safety passed the following : — " Resolved, as the opinion of this Committee, that all the live-stock be taken from Noddle's Island, Hog Island, Snake Island, and from that part of Chelsea near the sea-coast, and be driven back ; and that the execution of this business be committed to the committees of correspondence and selectmen of the towns of Medford, Maiden, Chelsea and Lynn, and that they besupplied with such a num- ber of men as they shall need from the regiment now at Medford." The troops at Medford were about a thousand in number, from New Hampshire, under Colonels Reed and Stark. On Saturday, the 27th of May, 1775, a small party of the American army at Cambridge received orders from General Ward to drive off the live-stock from Hog and Noddle's islands. Advantage was to be taken of the ebb-tide, when the water would be fordable from Chelsea to Hog Island, and from Hog Island to Noddle's Island, it there being only about knee high. This detachment, composed of Massachusetts and New Hampshire men, and numbering from two to three hundred by some accounts, and six hundred by another, was led by Colonel John Stark, of New Hampshire, afterward General John Stark, of Bennington fame. Forty marines from the British fleet had been previously stationed on Noddle's Island as a garrison, and for the protection of the live-stock. Colonel Stark with his detachment first crossed from Chelsea to Hog Island, and took from it four hundred sheep. They then passed over to Noddle's Island to rescue the cattle there from their British keepers. The party had killed a few horses and "divers horned cattle,'' and taken away alive a few more, when a signal gun was fired from an armed schooner lying at anchor near Winnisimmet Ferry Ways. The British admiral hoisted a red flag at mainmast-head, and sent the schooner, which mounted four six-pounders and twelve swivels, an armed sloop, and a large number of marines from the different men-of-war, up Chelsea Creek, to cut off our return to the main land. The barges conveying these marines were eleven in number, and all were mounted with swivels. HppenMr. 37 A heavy tire was now opened from the sloop and schooner, under cover ol which the marines advanced upon our men, who were busily engaged upon the island in the prosecution of their object. In the meantime General Gage sent over from the city a hundred regulars to reinforce the marines previously stationed on the island. The Provincials, under this heavy lire, retreating to a ditch in the marsh, kept themselves undiscovered uniil they had opportunity to fire with effect upon the enemy. * * * They then re-crossed to Hog Island, where they were joined by the remainder of the party from Chelsea, the regulars who remained upon Noddle's Island firing upon them at the same time very briskly by platoons. Having cleared Hog Island of all the stock, and a sharp fire still continuing between them and the schooner, sloop, boats and marines, the Provincials drew up on Chelsea Neck and sent for a re-inforcement. General Putnam, with three hundred men and two four-pounders, came to their aid, and being the highest in rank, he took command of our united forces, which now amounted to about a thousand men. The gal- lant and patriotic Warren also, too ardent to remain at a distance, hastened to the spot as a volunteer, and by words and deeds encouraged the men. Putnam reached the ground about nine o'clock in the evening, and took in at a glance the true state of things. Perceiving Noddle's Island occu- pied by a large body of the enemy, and that a galling fire was kept up by the schooner, sloop and boats, he with his customary coolness went down to the shore and hailed the schooner, which was within speaking distance, offering the men good quarters if they would surrender. The schooner answered with two cannon shot, which was immediately replied to by two discharges from the cannon of the Provincials. A heavy fire ensued from both sides. The armed sloop, and a great number of boats sent from the ships, came to the aid of the schooner, and at the same time a large re-inforcement of marines, with two twelve-pounders, was sent to Noddle's Island. For two hours the engagement was severe, until the firing from the schooner ceased. The fire from the shore was so hot that her men found that they must perish on board their vessel, or make their escape from it. The love oflife con- quered, and they hastily took to their boats, leaving the schooner and all she contained as booty for the Provincials. The barges attempted to tow her back to her station through the sharp fire of Putnam's men, but unable to endure the severe fire they were compelled to quit her. The battle, now becoming more general, continued through the whole night. 38 ©15 Suffolk dbapter. The schooner drove ashore on VVinnisimmet ferry ways, and a party con- sisting of Isaac Baldwin and twelve others of the Provincials, after taking from her whatever was valuable, rolled bundles of hay under her stern, and set her on fire and burned her up. The reason for burning the schooner, of course, was the fact that the harbor being in possession of the British, they would not be able to keep the vessel in their own hands. The Provincials took from the schooner " 4 double fortified four- pounders, 1 2 swivels, chief of her rigging and sails, many clothes, some money, &c, which the sailors and marines left behind." The account honestly adds, " they having quitted in great haste ! '' The Committee of Safety took possession of the contents of the schooner, as appears from the following extract from the journal of that Committee : " May 30, 1775 — Elisha Lettinwell was directed to proceed with two teams to Chelsea, and bring up from thence the cannon and other stores saved from the schooner which has been burned by our people, and to lodge said stores in this town (Cambridge.)" Again, "June 21, Ordered, that Mr. James Munroe, an armorer in the Provincial service take into his keeping a quantity of old iron saved out of the cutter burned at Winnesimit ferry, he to be accountable to the committee for the same." The sloop still continued her fire, which was vigorously replied to from the shore, and a heavy cannonade was commenced upon the Pro- vincials with the twelve-pounders from a hill upon Noddle's Island called West Head, near to and directly opposite the Winnisimmet ferry-ways, But Putnam * * * leading his men and wading up to his middle in mud and water, poured so hot a fire upon the sloop that, very much crippled and with many of her men killed, she was obliged to be towed off by the boats. It is a striking illustration of the courage and impetu- osity of Putnam that he and his brave followers attacked and crippled this sloop with small arms ; that leaving their cannon they waded within musket distance and there fought the heavy armed vessel, heedless of the great disparity in weapons and of their dangerous position. Soon after the disabling of the sloop the firing ceased, excepting a few scattering shots between the marines on Noddle's Island and the party at Chelsea. During the whole of the following forenoon, however, the Somerset man-of-war of sixty-eight guns and five hundred and twenty Hppen&ii. 39 men was continually tiring upon the people on the Chelsea side. It is remarkable that in this long and well-contested engagement not a man belonging to the Provincial army was killed and but three or four were wounded, while the loss of the enemy in killed and wounded was very severe. The celebrated (contemporary) poem by John Trumbull, entitled " M'Fingal,'' thus alludes to this engagement : — " Though Gage whom proclamations call Your Gov'rnor and Vice Admiral, Whose power gubernatorial still Extends as far as Bunker Hill, Whose admiralty reaches clever. Near half a mile up Mystic river, Whose naval force yet keeps the seas, Can run away whene'er he'd please. Nay, stem with rage, grim Putnam boiling. Plundered both Hog and Noddle island ; Scared tioops of Tories into town, Burned all their hay and houses down, And menaced Gage, unless he'd flee, To drive him headlong to the sea ; As once, to faithless Jews a sign, The De'el, turned hog-reeve, did the swine." [A contemporary letter describing the Battle — New England Hist. Keg., 1857, P- 136] Rhode Island Camp in Roxbury, May 29th 1775 Dear Wife we were yesterday and the Night before last under arms which was Occasioned by An Engagement Colonel putnam With about 250 Men had with a Thousand Regulars the Engagement began at about half after nine Oclock on Saturday Night and lasted till Day Light when Coll putnam Returned to the Head Quarters at Salem having Burnt an Armed Schoner and Taken 16 pieces of Small Cannon kill'd 13 of the Horses that Lately arrived from England said to be for the Light Horse and Taken 17 More Co'. 1 putnam had not a Man killed and only three Men Wounded How many of the Regulars were killed we cannot learn only that there were Discovered in the action three Regulars killed and it is thought Numbers more were Slain the place of Action was at Chelsey near win- nysimmit ferry Sixteen Miles from this place (by Land) when we first Heard the firings which was very Brisk I mustered my forces which were about 240 at the first alarm Not knowing but it was a General Attack and Sent off expresses for- 40 ©15 Suffolk Cbapter. ward toward the Enemy Sent out Several companies to Reconoiter who went forward until they were Informed where the fire was and were Satisfied their help was not wanted (some went Down Head Quarters) & in the morning the Fire Renewing I Marched Down with all My men but a few who I Left behind to Guard the Incampment and Magazine went to Head Quarters for Orders to go forward were within Sight of the Ennemies fire but the General thinking it Best for Me to Return and Refresh my Men and hold My People in Readiness and Soon after my Return Co 1 ? Hitchcock Co 1 . 1 Cornel Arrived Here and Took the chief Command and toward Night Major Sherburn Arrived Here Since which several Companies are Arrived we heard a Number of Cannon fired toward Chelsey Last Evening but have not hearn what they have Done we are I should be glad if you would Send me Some Linning Such as Shirts &c when you have them Ready if you want to Send anything to me Such as Shoes or any thing Else you will pleas to have them Bundled up and a paper pasted on the Bundle and a Letter Wrote Ready I am your Loving Husband William T. Miller. [From " The Siege of Boston," by Richard Frothingham, 1850.] The next skirmish was dwelt upon with great exultation throughout the colonies. The Committee of Safety had directed the live-stock to be driven from the islands On Saturday, May 27, a detachment was ordered to drive it from Hog and Noddle's Island, lying near Chelsea, the passage to which, at low tide was covered by about three feet of water. About eleven a.m., a party went from Chelsea to Hog Island, and thence to Noddle's Island, to drive off the stock. They were observed by the British, who, to prevent this despatched a schooner, a sloop, and forty marines. The party, however, burnt a barn full of salt hay, an old farm-house, killed three cows and fifteen horses, and sent a few horses and cows to Hog Island. At this time they were fired on from the vessels, and by a large party of marines, who put off in boats from the men-of-war, and they retreated to a ditch, lay there in ambush, until they obtained a chance to fire on the marines, when they killed two and wounded two. They then retreated to Hog Island, and were joined by the remain- der of the detachment. The stock was first driven off, between three and four hundred sheep and lambs, cows, horses, & set., and then the Americans formed on Chelsea neck, during which the British fired from the vessels, from the barges fixed with swivels, and from Noddle's Island. HppenMi. 41 The Americans sent for a re-enforcement. About three hundred men and two pieces of cannon arrived about nine o'clock. General Putnam now commanded the pari;, and Dr. Warren, to encourage the men, served as a volunteer. General Putnam hailed the schooner, offer- ing the men good quarters if they would submit, who answered this sum- mons with two cannon shot. This was immediately returned by the Americans, and a sharp fire on both sides continued until eleven o'clock, when the fire of the schooner ceased. The men had abandoned her, and towards morning she got aground upon the ferry ways. A party consisting of Isaac Baldwin and twelve men, about day-break, after taking out her guns and sails and other articles, burnt her, under a fire from the sloop. The sloop was so much damaged that she was obliged to be towed off by the boats. After a few shots had been exchanged between the party at Chelsea and the marines on Noddle's Island, the firing ceased. The Americans did not lose a man and had only four wounded. The loss of the enemy was reported at twenty killed and fifty wounded. This was probably exaggerated. The Americans captured, besides clothes and money, twelve swivels, and four four-pound cannon. The affair was magnified into a battle, and the gallantry of the men engaged in it, and the bravery of General Putnam elicited general praise. The news of it, arriving in Congress just as it was choosing general officers, influenced the vote of Putnam for Major-General, which was unanimous. [Notes from the Journal of The Cominittte of Safety and of The Committee of Supplies of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts. 1774 — 1775.] April 24, 1775. Resolved, That the inhabitants of Chelsea and Maiden be, and hereby are, absolutely forbidden, to fire upon or otherwise injure any seaman belonging to the navy under the command of Admiral Graves, unless fired upon by them, until the said inhabitants of Chelsea and Maiden receive orders from this committee or the General of the Provincial forces so to do. April 20, 1775. Resolved, That the resolve of the twenty fourth instant respecting the inhab- itants of Chelsea and Maiden be reconsidered, and Ordered, that it be immediately remanded : also Resolved, That the inhabitants of Chelsea and Maiden, be hereby desired, to put them.elves in the best state of defence, and exert the same in such manner, as under their circumstances, their judgments may direct. 42 ®l& Suffolk dbapter. May 3, 1775. Voted, That two companies be raised in the towns of Maiden and Chelsea for the defence of the sea coa6t of said towns, the said companies to be joined to such regiments in future, as they may be ordered to, should there be occasion, or discharged from service as soon as the public good will admit of it. May 7, 1775. Ordered, That the selectmen and the committee of correspondence for the town of Chelsea, be desired to take such effectual methods for the prevention of any provisions being carried into the town of Boston, as may be sufficient for that purpose. May 14, 1775. Resolved, As the opinion of this committee that all the live stock be taken from Noddle's Island, Hog Island, Snake Island, and from that part of Chelsea near the sea coast, and driven back ; and that the execution of this business be committed to the committees of correspondence and selectmen of the towns of Medford, Maiden, Chelsea and Lynn, and that they be supplied with such a num- ber of men as they shall need from the regiment now at Medford. May 15, 1775. Voted, That the Hampshire companies now at Medford if enlisted into this colony's service under Colonel Stark or Colonel Sargent, and properly equipped shall be provided with barracks; those of them, if any, who are not and do not choose to be enlisted, and are not equipped are to be furnished with provisions for their return. May 23, 1775. IVhereas our enemies make frequent excursions to the islands and sea coasts from which they plunder hay, cattle and sheep; which not only greatly injures many individuals, but also the public, and strengthens the hands of our enemies; therefore Resolved, that it be recommended to the honorable Congress, to take some effectual measure to secure the stock on the islands and sea coast, to prevent its falling into the hands of our enemies. May 24, 1775. Resolved, That it be recommended to Congress, immediately to take such order respecting the removal of the sheep and hay from Noddle's Island as they may judge proper, together with the stock on the adjacent islands. Voted, That the commisary general be directed to supply twenty-five men of Captain Sprague's company, who are stationed at Chelsea. Hppen&ii. 43 May 30, 1775. Elisha Littinwell was directed to proceed with two teams to Chelsea, and bring up from thence the cannon and other stores saved from the schooner which has been burned by our people, and to lodge said stores in this town. [Cambridge.] JUNB2I, 1775. Ordered, That Mr. James Munroe an armorer in the Provincial service take into his keeping a [quantity] of old iron saved out of the cutter burned at Winnesimit ferry, he to be accountable to the committee for the same. July 3, 1775. Henries Vonhari, an Indian, having represented to this committee that he had taken two horses at Noddle's Island, one a little horse, which he is desirous of retain- ing as some recompense for his fatigue and risk in that action, in which he is said to have behaved with great bravery, it is the opinion of this committee that said Indian should be gratified in his request, which will be an encouragement to others in the service, provided the honorable Congress should approve thereof. [Notes from the Journal of the Second Provincial Congress of Massachusetts con- vened at Cambridge, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1775.] Representative from the town of Chelsea, MR. SAMUEL WATTS. Tuesday, May 23, 1775. The committee appointed to bring in a resolve respecting the depredations of the British troops on the islands and sea coasts reported as follows : Whereas, the forces under the command of General Gage and Admiral Graves, are frequently plundering and making depredations on the islands and sea coasts of this province, from whence they plunder or purchase hay, cattle, sheep, and many other things to the injury not only of individuals but also to the great damage of the public, and thus strengthen the hands of our enemies: Therefore Ruolved, That it be recommended to the several towns and districts on the sea coast of this Colony, and to all those persons living on the several islands on said coasts that they remove their hay, cattle, sheep & set., that are exposed to those ravages, and cannot be sufficiently guarded, so far into the country as to be out 44 ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. of the way, of those implacable enemies to this people. Also that it be recom- mended to the committees of correspondence in each town and district, and to the selectmen where no such committee is chosen, that they take effectual care that this resolve be immediately and strictly put into execution, and that all persons who refuse to comply with the aforegoing resolve, shall be held as incorrigible enemies to the rights and liberties of this country. This report being read and amended. Ordered, That the further considera- tion thereof be referred to the next Provincial Congress. [Notes from The Journal of the Third Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, con- vened at Watertown, Wednesday, May 31, 1775.] Representative from the town of Chelsea. DEACON JOHN SALE. Friday, June 2, 1775. Ordered, That Captain Parker of Sturbridge, Captain Thatcher, Cambridge, Mr. Jewett, of Littleton, Colonel Porter of Hadley and Mr. Singletray of Sutton, be a committee to consider what is best to be done with the horses lately taken from Noddle's Island. The committee appointed to consider what is best to be done with the horses taken from Noddle's Island reported. The report was accepted, and is as follows, viz. : " The committee appointed to consider what shall be done with the horses taken by our forces from Noddle's Island which belong to our enemies, beg leave to report : that the same horses be delivered to the committee of supplies to be by them used and improved for the benefit of the colony, as they shall think fit, until further order from this or some future congress or house of representatives." Tuesday, June 13, 1775. To Walter Spooner, Jedediah Foster, and James Sullivan, Esquires — You are directed to proceed as soon as may be to the posts of Ticonderoga and Crown Point by the road through the new settlements called the New Hampshire Grants; that you may carefully observe the quality of the said road and judge of the feasibleness of transporting provisions by the said road to the waters of Lake Cham- plain ! that you take with you copies of the commission and instructions of the Com- mittee of Safety to Colonel Benedict Arnold. appendix. 45 Resolved, That Mr. Sullivan [Representative from Biddeford,] have liberty to use the horse in Mr. Fowle's pasture in this towne [Watertown] which was taken lately from Noddle Island, for his journey to Ticonderoga. iy, June 26, 1775. A list of the officers and soldiers of Captain Samuel Sprague's company was presented to the Congress, whereupon, Ordered that commissions be delivered to the said officers, viz.: Samuel Sprague, Captain; Joseph Cheever, Lieutenant; William Oliver, Ensign; and that the Company be joined to Colonel Get- ment. Tuesday, July 4, 1775. The committee upon the letter relative to the Indian's having ahorse, reported. The report is accepted and is as follows, viz. Resolved: That a small horse, taken by Henries Vonhari, from Noddle's Island, be granted to the said Henries for his own use, to encourage his further brave conduct and good behaviour in camp. CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLE. [Extract of a letter from Falmouth, Casco Bay, dated 4 June, 1771.] " Capt (who on his passage to New York from this place with a load of Spars, was lately seized by Admiral Greaves and carried into Boston) returned here last Thursday Evening. He says he was at the Wharf at Noddle's Island when the Battle began, and has given us a particular Account of the same. He says the Sloop near Winnisimmet, that had the first Brush, cut or slipped her Cables, and came and fastened to his Stern. He was shocked to see the Blood running out of the Scuppers; there was a Number of Dead and Wounded lying on the Deck, but the Survivors did not care to tell how many. The Diana Schooner next engaged, and the master of her told Capt. that Guns were never better served than ours were, that not a shot missed him * * » I bave not time to write you all he says : One man was carried on board for dead, but next Morning came too, and had not the least Wound about him, others were frightened almost to Death &c. and that there was an amazing Difference in the Looks and Behaviour of the Enemy after the Battle, from what there was before; before there was nothing but Noise and Confu- sion, afterward, all were still and quiet, insomuch that you could hardly perceive that there was any Fleet or Army there. From the General down to the Common Sol- dier, they seemed to be in a great Panic, were afraid to go to bed, for fear the Yan- kees should kill them before Morning. "—Xew England Chronicle or Essex Gazette, 15 June, 1775. 46 ©15 Suffolk Cbapter. " On the 27th ult. as a Party of the Massachusetts Forces, together with a Party of the New Hampshire Forces, in all about 600, were attempting to bring off the Stock upon Hog Island, and about 30 Men upon Noddle's Island were doing the same, about a hundred Regulars began to fire very briskly by Platoons upon our Men. In the mean Time, an armed Schooner, with a number of Barges came up to Hog-Island to prevent our People leaving said Island, which she could not effect; after that, several barges were towing her back to her Station, as there was little Wind, and flood Tide; Our People put in a heavy Fire of small Arms upon the Barges, and two 3 Pounders coming up to our Assistance, began to play upon them, and soon obliged the Barges to quit her, and to carry off her crew; After which our People set Fire to her, although the Barges exerted themselves very vigorously to prevent it. She was burnt upon the Ways of Winisimet Ferry. We have not lost a single Life, although the Engagement was very warm from the Armed Schooner (which mounted four 6 Pounders and 12 Swivels), from an armed slood that lay within Reach of Small arms, from one or two 12 Pounders upon Noddle's Island, and from the Barges, which were all fixed with Swivels. " Hog Island was stript of its Stock, and some was taken from Noddle's Island. Two or three persons only of our Men were wounded, but not mortally. How many of the Enemy were killed and wounded we cannot ascertain. We have got into our Hands all in the Schooner that was not destroyed by the Fire. We have to inform our Friends that since the above Attempt to remove the live Stock from the Islands, it has been actually done; Five or Six hundred sheep and Lambs, upwards of 20 Head of Cattle and a Number of Horses, have been removed to the main Land. Perhaps History cannot furnish us with a more miraculous Interposition of divine Providence: Although our Enemies kept a warm Fire, both from Cannon and Small arms, yet we have but three Men wounded, two of which received their Wounds from our Men; none of them supposed to be mortal. . . . We still beg the most earnest and constant prayers of our pious Friends, that our Heads may always be covered in the Day of Battle. " The Lord is a Man of War, let Salvation be ascribed to the Lord. 11 Our Enemies in Boston, we are informed, are very confident of having made a great slaughter in the above Engagement. They report various Accounts of the Number of our Men whom they killed and wounded, some of them are so moderate as to mention only 2 or 300, others of them make our Loss amount to about 600. "May 27th — Parole 'Medford;' countersign 'Chelsea.' "Officer for the day, to-morrow, Col. Patterson. " Field Officer for the Picket to-night, Maj. Brooks. " Field Officer for the main guard to-morrow, Lt-Col. Bond. " Field Officer for the fatigue, Col. Ward. "Adjutant for the day, Warner. "The countersign the next day, 28th, was 'Deliverance.' "May 28th — General Orders. — 'That Col. Doolittle march with four hundred men to Chelsea and relieve Col. Nixon and his party, with the other troops that went from this camp; and he is to conduct in such manner as he may judge will most con- Hppentur. 47 tribute to the general safety. If the cannon which are in the schooner which was taken yesterday can be secured without too much exposing the troops, he may bring iIktu off; or otherways conduct, as his best judgement shall direct. " May 31 — General Orders. 'That the stock which was taken from Noddle's Island, belonging to Mr. Henry Howell Williams, be delivered to his father, Col. Joseph Williams of Roxbury for the use of said Henry H. Williams.' " June 2 — General Orders. 'That all such persons who have horses in camp that were taken from Hog Island and Noddle's Island return them immediately to head-quarters, excepting such horses as the owners have had general orders to take.' " 'A POEM " On the Wonderful Interposition of Providence in Preserving a party of the American Troops in the late Engagement at CHELSEA, who were greatly exposed to a brisk fire From the Ministerial Troops but by the Resolute and Gallant behaviour of the NEW-ENGLAND Forces, (with the assistance of that GOD, who decides all Controversies) Came off Vic- torious : Having killed and wounded a great Number of the Enemy, Notwithstanding their continual fire our loss consists of only three wounded. 1. Americans adore the God, That hath began to save, And break the cruel Tyrant's rod, That would thy land inslave. II. When cannons did like thunder roar, And balls like lightning fly, Yet not a man laid in his gore, By thy fierce enemy. 111. Thy soldiers heads were covered, By Him who rules the sky, ( >r many must have been struck dead And others bleeding lie. 48 ©15 Suffolk Cbapter. IV. There's none can say it was thy sword Gave thee, the victory, Therefore ascribe it to the Lord, And set His name on high. V. Such victory in later days, We must confess is rare, Then let thy God have all the praise. Who did thine armies spare. VI. But let New England's sons yet fear, To sin against the Lord, Lest God thine enemy appear. And be no more thy Guard. VII. Joy not in a vain glorious way, In what thou now have won, Remember thou the armory, To bare hast but began. VIII. Before that thou dost put it off. You may see many fall, Then in thy pride don't rise aloft, Nor say we'll conquer all. IX. Before honour humility, And meekness doth abound, Before a fall pride riseth high, Which doth the great confound. X. O then beware lest you rebel, Against the Lord most high, By disobedience ISRAEL fell, Before their enemy. HppcnMi. 49 XI. We hear profaneness doth increase, Among our soldiery, If then from sin we all don't cease, Can we have victory. MI. O be not thou like Briton's sons, \\ hose tongues arc bunt for lies, Whose words like fouler waters runs, Their oaths do pierce the skies. XIII. Should you then trace their horrid path, Destruction must you meet, 'Twill bring on you Cod's heavy wrath, Your forces will defeat. XIV. Trofaneness cannot prosper long, New England fear this road, For such as do this broad way throng. Must be abhor'd of God. XV. Would you the God of armies have, Again to fight your foe, Then let your hearts unto him cleave. And you His power shall know. XVI. None never trusted Him in vain, Or on His grace rely'd, Who were by haughty tyrants slain. Or victory deny'd. XVII. fear sin more than Briton's bands, With all their weapons bright, God will save from their bloody hands. If you regard what's right. XVIII. Jehovah is a man of war. None can His power withstand. In ancient days he saved the poor, From the oppressor's hand. 50 ©U> Suffolk Chapter. XIX. When many haughty kings combined To spread destruction wide, Against his friends in battle join'd, They fell down at his side. XX. Tho' they did many terrify, And nations did them dread, Yet they with slain in battle lie, Their swords under their head. XXI. But if New England will not hear The warning of her God, God will bring judgments more severe, With His avenging rod. XXII. O may the judgments that we fear, Make our hard hearts relent, And may the mercies that we share, For sin make us repent. XXIII. That so God might be our defence, And heal th' unhappy jar, That each England may yet be friends, And drop weapons of war. XXIV. So strife that's been might not remain, 'Gainst unity abar, May grace from God friendship regain, So prays thy friend E. R. " Printed and Sold, at Nathaniel Coverly's Printing Office, at Chelms- ford, where may be had a number of Pamphlets, &c. At the new Place may be had by the Groze, Dozen or Single, Poems on the late Engage- ments at Concord, Chelsea, and Charlestown." Sppen&ti. 5 1 DETAIL OF THE SCOUTING PARTY FOR THE 26th OF MAY, 1775- Richard Dodge, 1 corporal and six men 7 Captain Rogers, I Commander, four privates .... 5 Captain Gerrish's, one sergeant and four 5 Captain Cogswell's privates ....... 6 Captain Warner and four 5 Captain A. Dodge 4 To parade opposite the College Chappel at j£ past 6 precisely. Mr. Emmans guard 27 of Capt. A. Dodge's men (1 Lt. , 2 Sgt. and 24 men) of Capt. Warner's 1 Lt. , 1 Sgt., 1 Corp., 24 privates. Tristram Zebiger, Camp Cambridge. 26 May. Adjt. A BRITISH ACCOUNT. From the Journal of Colonel Stephen Kemblc, of the British Army in Boston, 1775 : Page 43. He was Deputy Adjutant-General of the British Army in North America under Generals Thomas i Family and Property ok John I'i .- 1775. I'ass iH rough mi American Lines, Siec.i 01 Boston, 1776,15s John Tewk ■ in Point. HppenMi. 53 Wm. Brown Charles Bill Jonth. Belcher, Jr. N \i h. Belcher, 3rd. John Tukesbury, Jr. Joshua ( Ii.eason Job Worrow Nath. Sargent I ami's Tukesbury "This may Sertify that the above parsons were ordered to keep a Guard att Pullin Point in Chelsea, being part of my company. By me Samuel Sprague, Capt." On the back of this roll is the endorsement of the action of the Gen- eral Court, as follows : "The Committee appointed to consider the petition of Capt. Sprague together with the Rool accompanying the same beg leave to Report — '" In the House of Representatives, April 30, 1776 — " ' Resolved, that their be paid out of the public Treasury of this colony the sum of thirty four pound in full to the seventeen men bourn on the Rool exhibited by Capt. Sprague for one months sarvis for keeping guard at Pullin Point in Chelsea, each man to draw his own wages or by his order upon his giving oath that he per- formed the sarvis mentioned in said Rool.' " Part of the service by the seventeen men above-mentioned prob- ably was performed at Point Shirley in the old fort, the earthworks of which were clearly defined up to a few years ago. A paper is still pre- served, signed by some military authority of the time, granting leave to Mr. Joseph Belcher, the ancestor of many of the present Winthrop Belchers, to pass and repass to Point Shirley. Captain Sprague had twenty-eight men belonging to his company from the section of Chelsea in which he lived, now the town of Revere, and under his command they served fif- teen days, following the Lexington Alarm. The company assisted in 54 ©l& Suffolk Cbapter. removing the live-stock from the Islands, 4 May, 1775, and 27 May of the same year burnt a British armed schooner somewhere in Chelsea Creek. Under Captain Cheever of Chelsea the company took part in other engagements during the Revolution. It is not probable that the Pullin Point members of the company took part in these operations. As near as we can ascertain the men above-mentioned comprised nearly the whole male population of the territory now called Winthrop, and it is quite likely that some of them were inhabitants of Deer Island. There were probably only seven or eight houses here, outside of Point Shirley, where there were perhaps as many more. The old church, shown in Pelham's map of 1777, was built at the time of the establishment of the fishing industry in 1753, but there is no record of how long it was used for worship or what became of the building. The descendants of the seventeen men named on the roll, now liv- ing in Winthrop, number 225, men, women and children. Andrew, John and James Tewksbury were sons of John Tewksbury, died 1752. The three brothers were ancestors of 150 persons now living in Winthrop, fifty of whom bear the Tewksbury name. John, Jr., named in the roll, was son of John, one of the brothers, who lived in the old Bill house, still standing on Beal Street. Sixty descendants of Jonathan Belcher are liv- ing in Winthrop. The last list of legal voters of the town of Winthrop (1897) contains the names of seventy-six men who have in their veins the blood of some of the seventeen men whose names appear in Captain Sprague's list. CHELSEA REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS. [From a paper read at the meeting of Old Suffolk Chapter, 27 May, 1897, by Warren Fenno.] * Rev. Phillips Payson * Captain Samuel Sprague * Abijah Hastings * Samuel Cheever * Samuel Pratt * Caleb Pratt, 2d * Daniel Pratt _ Hppen&ir. 55 fJOHN SYKES * William Low * William Oliver * Job Worrow * James Stowers * John Tewksm'ky, Jr. * Graves marked at Revere by Old Suffolk Chapter, Monday, 5 July, 1897. The town of Revere furnished the markers of the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., and appropriate exercises were held, with prayer, oration and reading of brief biographical sketches. The committee of the Chapter consisted of John P. Peirce, H. Winthrop Peirce, Warren Fenno, Walter K. Watkins and Edwin S. Crandon. The prayers were offered by Rev. Nelson S. Burbank, the oration was by Mr. Scott F. Bickford, Representative to the General Court from the 28th Suffolk Dis- trict, and Mr. Watkins read the biographical sketches as each grave was marked, I John Sykes enlisted 28 February, 1781 ; he had not lived in Chelsea before the war and he probably removed after 1788. The descendants of Captain Sprague, now living in Revere (1897), are eighty-two in number. Descendants of Abijah Hastings also live in the old Hastings house near the Unitarian church. Descendants of Samuel Pratt also are living in Revere. " A Muster Roll for the Company of Militia under the command of Captain Samuel Sprague that entered the service of the Province of Mass- achusetts Bay April 19, 1775 and continued in the same untill discharged by their officers. Majority discharged May 3 to 16. MEN'S NAMES. Sam. Sprague, Captain Sam. Watts, Lieutenant Sam. Clark, Ensign Joseph Gkbbn, Sergeant JONA. Williams, " Sam. Kloyd, jun " Joseph Cheever, •• William Oliver, Corporal Sam. Pi " John Watts, " Edw. Waite, " Joseph Hasey Sam. IIazeltim Silas Clarke 56 ©lb Suffolk Cbapter. Wm. Bordman Amos Porter James Stovvers Wm. Watts Joseph Pratt Abijah Hastings Gersham Joy Jesse Upham Sam. Sergant, jun Jonas Dixon Joshua Cummy Aaron Bordman Sam. Call Ezra Pratt Sam. Hutton Pratt Thomas Rankin Joseph Williams Thomas Barrington Nathan Floyd Ben j. Tuttle Joseph Tuttle Ezra Brintnall Solo. Shute Hez. King Joseph Green Sam. Sargent, 3rd Nathan Cheever Thomas Cheever Jona. Hawks John Robins Eben Sergant Benj. Sergant David Sergant Jabez Burdett Sam. Watts, Tun Isaac Watts Joseph Oliver Tileston Clark " A Muster Roll for a Company in Chelsea under the command of Captain Samuel Sprague, held on the Alarm List who entered the service of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, April 19, 1775. and continued in the same untill discharged by their officers. (Discharged 4 May to 16 May. ) Thomas Pratt John Sale Joshua Cheever Benj. Brintnall Ebenr. Bordman Jacob Breeden Benj. Brintnall, jun Aaron Bordman Moses Collins Wm. Eustice Hugh Floyd Jona Fuller James Floyd Wm. Low John Low Abijah Lewis Benj. Lashe William Oliver Richd. Shute Isaiah Tay Sam. Tuttle Benj. Tuttle Dan'l Pratt John Pratt Caleb Pratt Jona. Waite Rich Watts Wm. Oliver, jun 1 lol M . lUk Newdigate-Yeamans House, Revere. HwcnlMr. THE CHELSEA COMPANY AT THE »? MAY. 17-5 BATTLE. .--ami . SPRAGI e, Chelsea, i aptain Joseph Chervkr, Chelsea, 1 Lieutenant William Oliver, Chelsea, 2 Lieutenant Abijah HASTINGS, Chelsea, Sergeant Wm. Johnson (Reading) Sergeant Timothy Brient, ^ Reading) Sergeant Hezekiah King, Chelsea, Sergeant William ( 'livkk, Chelsea, Corporal John Pratt, Chelsea, Corporal Thomas Cheeyer, Chelsea, Corporal JOSEPH Green, Chelsea, Corporal Naphtili Newell, Boston, drummer James BRIENT, Reading, private HENRY Blake, Chelsea, private Jacob Baker, Chelsea, private Jack BRIENT, Stoneham, private NATHAN Cheb\ er, Chelsea, private Joshua Cummins, Chelsea, private [ >\vis, Chaclestown, private Jonas Dixon, Chelsea, private Jonathan Eaton, Reading, private David McEl key. Salem, private J.'HN GOODIN, Chelsea, private Pomp. Green, Stoneham, private CaTO Green, Stoneham, private Jack Green, Reading, private Sam. Kelch, Reading, private Sam'i Ma/.eltine, Chelsea, private Nath'l Henderson, Chelsea, private J.'HN HOLDEN, Reading, private James Hill, Reading, private John HayWARD, Salem, private Peter HlNES, Marblehead, private R Jackson, Boston, private i >w, Boston, private Daws Lambert, Reading, private Sam. Linds, Maiden, private Newell, Boston, private I RATT, Lynn, private Thomas Pratt, Chelsea, private Sam. HuttON Pratt, Chelsea, private IHOMAS Raskins, Boston, private John Robbins, Chelsea, private Nathaniel RlDGWAY, Boston, private Thomas RlDGWAY, Boston, private Solomon Shite, Chelsea, private Wili iam Samson, Gloster. private Alexander Shirley, Chelsea, private ALEXANDER Shirley, jun, Chester, private James Shirley, Chester, private [OHN SHIRLEY, Chester, private John TuttlE, Lynn, private Thomas Tittle, Lynn, private Edward Watte, Chelsea, private Spenser Williams, Reading, private I WESS in, Reading, private Nathan Walton, Reading, private Oliver WaI Ion, Reading, private The majority of this company served from 4 May, 1775 and were in the levies enlisted for eight months service in Colonel Baldwin's Regi- ment. 58 ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. LAND OWNERS AND INHABITANTS IN CHELSEA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE REVOLUTION. [Inhabitants indicated by a star.] John Alley Joseph Bassett Jaeez Breed Nehemiah Breed Nathan Breed Amos Breed * William Boardman Capt. Ephraim Brown Jonathan Bill John Batts Jonathan Berry Nathaniel Belcher ♦Jonathan Belcher ♦Nathaniel Belcher, jun •Jonathan Belcher, jun *David Belcher ♦Joseph Belcher ♦Widow Ruth Bill ♦Deacon Benjamin Brintnall ♦Ezra Brintnall Aaron Boardman John Boardman Capt. Benjamin Blaney John Burditt Widow Sarah Bacheler John Breed ♦Jabez Bordett ♦Ebenezer Butman Josiah Breed ♦Jacob Baker Maj. Abner Cheever, Caleb Collins Joshua Collins Samuel Collins Nehemiah Collins ♦Joseph Cheever ♦Nathan Cheever ♦Joshua Cheever ♦Nathan Cheever, jun ♦Moses Collins ♦Samuel Call ♦Samuel Clark ♦Silas Clark Deacon Abijah Cheever Samuel Cary, Esq. Theofhilus Collins Isaac Chittenden Job Collins ♦Tileston Clark Joseph Douty ♦Jonas Dixon William Estes ♦Hugh Floyd ♦James Floyd Samuel Floyd ♦Samuel Floyd, jun ♦Nathan Floyd ♦Jonathan Fuller William Farrington ♦Capt. Jonathan Green ♦Joseph Green Thomas Green William Green Deacon Daniel Green ♦Widow Phebe Green John Green David Green Samuel Green Samuel Green, jun Jotras Green John Grover, 3rd Samuel Graves William Graves Bernard Green William Green ♦Josiah Gleason Samuel Grover Rand Granes HppenMr. 59 Hills •Abijah Has Widow Abigail Hawkes •Jonathan Hawkes HOVEY •Joseph Hasey •Benjamin Henderson Nathaniel Howard Amos [ngalls it Jenkins •Joseph Keti hi kiah King •William Low *JOHN Ix>w Widow k u hei. Lynde Joseph 1 Lieut. Nathan Lynde :r LlNDSEY •Samuel Lewis John Nichols Daniel Newhall : im i (liver •William OLIVER, jun •Joseph Oliver •William I (LIVER, 3rd. •Rev. Phillips 1'a-. •Thomas I'kaii •Daniel S. I'ratt •John Pratt •Joseph Pratt •Caleb Pratt •Widow Reueuca I'kaii •Widow Elizabeth Pka 11 •Widow Mary Pratt Jacob Parker, jun Deacon Joseph Perkins Ebenezkr Pain Ebenezer Pratt William Proctor •Jacob Parsons James Purrington •Amos Porter •John Robbins Nehemiah Ramsdell •John Raymond •Capt. Samuei •Deacon John Sali; •Daniel Sigourney John Sargent Amos Shite Silas Sargent, jun •Samuel Sargent, jun •James Stowers "Nathaniel Shadwick •Samuel Sargent, 3rd Samuel Silsbee Henry Silsbee •Richard Shuts Thomas Sari Richard Shute •Solomon Shute Jabez Sargent •Ebbnezer Sargent David Sargent Ezra Sargent Samuel Stebbins Phineas Sprac.uk, jun Samuel Stai ey •Isaiah Foy •Benjamin Tuttle William Twist John Tufts Benjamin Ti itle, jun •Andrew Tewkesbury •James Tf.wkesbry •John Tewkesbury •Jesse Upham Amos Upham •Samuel Watts •Jonathan Williams •Samuel Waits, jun •William Watts "John Waits •Joseph Williams •Isaac Waits Capt. Daniel Waters William Waite ■ 6o ©lo Suffolk Chapter. Jonathan Waite ♦Edward Waite Thomas Waite Thomas Waite, jun Isaac Waite Widow Waite *Seth Wood "Joseph Waite Sarah Waite *Job War row *Tower Hill *John Goodwin *Henry Blake " Boyington ; I .L1NGH AM-I IRY H ^JJfcf^||^,- -<- x 1 lit I'K A BppenMi. 6 1 NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS. Map ok thb Scene of the Battle. This is reproduced from a section of the map compiled in 1 788 by William Gordon, from Pelham's map for the country and Lieutenant Page's for the harbor, 1775. It was used by Marshall for his " Life of Washington." The Historical Tablets. From the beginning of its meetings old Suffolk Chapter devoted much attention to the subject of appropriate marking of historical places in Chelsea by bronze tablets, and the subject received an impetus which carried it to success. Mr. Alfonso Scott Harris and Mr. Walter K. Wat- kins represented the Chapter on a joint committee of the Board of Alder- men, and the Chapters of S. A. R. and D. A. R. , of which joint com- mittee Alderman Charles E. Rowe was Chairman, Miss Maud L. Brown, Regent, representing Captain Samuel Sprague Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. This joint committee held frequent meet- ings and finally the Aldermen unanimously voted the funds for a tablet at the Prattville School-house, while the cost of the tablet at the Naval Hospital grounds was raised by public subscription under the auspices of Mr. Harris and the "Chelsea Gazette.'' This was in 1897, the tablets being placed in position 27 May 1898. The Chapter has a fund as a nucleus for a third tablet, to be erected near the Newdigate House in Revere, on the completion of the Boulevard The Old Chelsea Meeting House. This illustration is from a photograph of a painting by Mr. John G. Low, of Chelsea. The building was erected in 1710, remodelled in 1857, and again reconstructed in 1887. It stands on Beach Street, Revere, and is used by the Unitarian Society of that town. In Colonial and Revolu- tionary days it was the parish church of the whole town. The first pas- 62 ©15 Suffolk Cbapter. tor was Rev. Thomas Cheever, 1715-174S ; the second, Rev. William McClenachan, 1 749—1754 ; the third, Rev. Phillips Payson, 1757-1801 ; and the fourth, Rev. Joseph Tuckerman, 1801-1826. The Rev. Thomas Cheever also was the first school-master of Chelsea; he died in 1748, aged 92, and his body is buried in the old cemetery at Revere. Rev. Phillips Payson, a notable figure in the town's Revolutionary history, also is buried in the old cemetery, where his grave is marked with the emblem of the Sons of the American Revolution, together with the graves of other Chelsea soldiers in the War for Independence. Judge Sewell's Diary says: "1710, July 10. Mr. Jno. Marion and I went to Rumney Marsh to the raising of the Meeting House. I drove a Pin, gave a 5s Bill, had a very good treat at Mr. Chiever's — Went and came by Winnisimet. " "July 16 — Extream hot wether. Mr. Cook, Bromfield, and I goe to Rumney Marsh to finish the Meeting House. Stowers is to make the windows. Got home well Laus Deo. Several died of the heat at Salem.'' Judge Mellen Chamberlain in the Memorial History of Boston, 1881, (vol. II., p. 378, note) says: " It is supposed that this meeting-house, somewhat changed, is still standing, and if so, it is the oldest in the County of Suffolk. The view represents it as it appeared some years since, before its face was changed from the north to the west. The right and left entrances were to the galleries, one for colored men and the other for colored women. There was another and probably older meeting house, which stood a few rods westerly of the present edifice, and was standing as late as 1776." "'Mr. Chiever,' who gave a treat to Sewell and his friends, was the Rev. Thomas Cheever, son of the famous school-master. * * * He took up his residence at Rumney Marsh (1686), occupying as is supposed, the Newgate House." Newdigate-Yeamans House, Revere. Among the earliest grantees of land at Winnisimmet was John New- digate of Boston. The house is said to have been built for Nathaniel Newdigate or Newgate, about 1680. It afterward was owned by the Shrimpton and Yeaman families, and is often called the Yeaman's house. It has been occupied also by members of the Cheever and Watts families. In a story, " The old house on Romney Marsh," by Hezekiah Butter- worth {Boston Transcript, 7 to 11 February, 1898), the house is referred to — "It is one of the oldest houses in America, and has been often pic- appendix. 63 tured — artists love it, in its solemn decay. It had never been painted ; its sides seem about to drop out here and there, but it holds the sturdy old New England character. I think that the house is associated with old-time merry makings, but not with any tradition of ghost lore. It has great historical interest. Its green fields and orchards have a tradition. The second battle of the Revolution under the direction of General Put- nam was fought on Romney Marsh, and this marsh was a part of that wide acreage of the sea lands that comprised Chelsea, and much of what is now Revere and possibly Winthrop. The tradition is that the plough- men have found cannon balls in the fields. Such a thing would not be unlikely, as the battle was between a small war vessel and a fleet of boats on t the British side and General Putnam's soldiers on the American side. Putnam himself brought with him two cannon to the borders of the marshes. He captured the British vessel and caused her to be burned. In this engagement, of which more might be made in history, the British lost twenty men. The battle of Romney Marsh took place May 27, 1775. General Putnam gave a curious account of it, in which he told a story of how he waded through the deep mud of the marsh : a story worthy of companionship with his adventure with the wolf.'' Bellingham-Cary House, Chelsea. This house stands on what was formerly the Cary Farm [Parker Street] This farm was bought by Governor Richard Bellingham from Samuel Maverick in 1635. The house erected by Bellingham, was enlarged, for the use of the Townsend family, tenants who occupied it, in 1664. From the Bellingham's it came into the Watts family, and by intermarriage into the Graves, and then the Cary family. J. W. Freese, in his "Historic Houses and Spots in Cambridge and Near-By Places," 1898, says : " This is certainly as fine a specimen of a Colonial house as one meets with in many a day's travel, and bears with dignity the name of mansion. It was undoubtedly the summer residence of Governor Richard Bellingham, as he also had a very substantial house in Boston, near Pemberton Square. He came here from England in 1634, and became one of the wealthiest and most extensive landowners of the char- tered company. In 1641 he became Governor, serving ten years in that capacity, and thirteen as Deputy Governor. He was twice married, per- forming in the second instance the marriage ceremony himself. For 64 ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. this he was prosecuted, but escaped by refusing to leave the bench. In this old house, built about 1670, the writer finds a feature that he had often read about and heard of but had never before seen — a secret pas- sage connecting the cellar with a secret chamber in the attic." Pratt House, Chelsea. Thomas Pratt, of the Maiden family of that name, came to Winni- simmet previous to 1700, and purchased the Ireland-Way farm, which included that part of Chelsea later known as the Pratt Neighborhood or Prattville. Erected on this farm were two houses, one of which is still standing. The other on the opposite side of Washington Avenue was noted as a resting place of General Washington, during the Siege of Boston. Freese, in the work quoted above, says of this house : " In all our searches for famous old country houses, rarely, if ever, have we found one more satisfying to the eye than is this, built, it is supposed, about 1660. It is a somewhat rare combination of the ' gambrel roof and the ' lean-to ' and is pleasing as a whole and also when studied in detail. It was in this house that Increase Mather (President of Harvard College, 1684-1701), took refuge from the persecutions of Governor Andros. He finally escaped to England, where he obtained a new char- ter for the Colony. This house has always been occupied by some mem- ber of the Pratt family." Mrs. Rebecca Pratt, daughter of a Revolu- tionary soldier, died here in June, 1900. In the stone wall surrounding Washington Park, Prattville, is a door-stone of the former Pratt house, with an inscription marking the barrack grounds of Colonel Gerrish, at the Siege of Boston. Andrew Tewksbury House, Winthrop. Built early in the seventeenth century and still standing on the hill, at Point Shirley. Andrew Tewksbury and his descendants occupied the house for at least 125 years. Gerry Tewksbury, who died in 1889, was the last of the Tewksbury name to occupy the house. Governor John Hancock's summer house stood about 100 feet west of this house. Hppendtx. 65 Winthrop House, Winthrop. Built about 1649 > tne home of Deane Winthrop, son of Governor John Winthrop, for fifty years, fudge Sewell visited the house on the occasion of Mercy Winthrop's wedding in 1699, and also at the time of Deane Winthrop's funeral, in 1703. For a number of years previous to 1S25 members of the Tewksbury family lived there, and since that time it has been the home of four generations of the David Floyd family, David Floyd, Senior, moving to the house in 1825, from that part of Chelsea, now Revere. The house stands on Shirley Street, near the Ocean Spray railroad station. Bill Hoise, Winthrop. Built about 1650 by James Bill; occupied by his son, Lieutenant Jonathan Bill, of the Boston Militia ; his grandson, Jonathan Bill, a boat- builder, and by Jonathan Bill, 3rd, who was a selectman of Chelsea in 1744 and 1753. In 1779, when owned by John Tewksbury, a room in this house was used for a school-room for the Point district of the Town of Chelsea. The school was in session seventeen weeks, and twenty two persons attended. John Tewksbury's descendants occupied the house until about 1875. The house stands on Beal Street, south from Main Street. Estimation of Damages. The " Fstimation of Damages " is a reproduction of one of five sim- ilar papers found by Mr. David Floyd among the large number of old documents collected by Mr. Herman B. Tewksbury, of Winthrop. From these papers it appears that during the Siege of Boston John Tewksbury, James Tewksbury, Andrew Tewksbury, Seth Wood " and his Mother- in-Law, Ruth Bill " and the heirs of John Sargent obeyed the "order of the Generall " and removed their families and flocks from Pullin Point inland, out of danger from the troops of King George. Houses were rented in the northerly part of the old town of Chelsea, and in Lynn, and to them removed the families named. They took with them 456 sheep, 23 horned cattle, three loads of hay and eight loads of "goods.'' After seven weeks they returned to the Point. 66 ©10 Suffolk Cbapter. John Tewksbury's Pass. Thomas Crafts, who signed this pass through the American Army lines, was engaged, early in the Siege ot Boston, in the military opera- tions in the old Town of Chelsea. He was commissioned Lieutenant- Colonel of an artillery regiment raised for the defence of Boston, 8 May, 1776 ; Colonel, 27 November, 1776 and served later in the Continental Army. During the absence of Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Revere, he com- manded at Castle Island, 1779. OLD SUFFOLK CHAPTER REGISTER OF MEMBERS AND ANCESTORS' SER- VICES IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. BARTLETT, WINTHROP BOWMAN Chelsea Xatiunal No. 13,2^9; Mate No. 1879; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. K , 7 July, 1900; joined Old Suffolk Chapter. 15 October, 1900. Great-great grandson of WILLIAM BARTLETT ( 1837), Marblehead, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Thomas Grant's Company, Colonel John Glover's Regiment, enlisted 16 May, 1775 ; served two months and twenty one days ; Si in Captain John Merritt's Company, Colonel John Glover's (21st) Regiment of Foot, at Cambridge during the remainder of 1775, participating in the Siege of Boston ; Private in the sea-coast Guards, Captain Francis Felton.from 1 September to 15 Novem- 6 Suffolk Cbapter. ber, 1776; Gunner of the Continental schooner "Lee," John Manly, Commander, four months' service ; later he was " very much engaged in Privateering or Naval service " in the privateer ship " Thorn," formerly a British sloop of war, Captain Richard Cowett, for two cruises, serving as Prize Master. BICKFORD, SCOTT FITZ Brookline National No. 9837; State No. 13S7; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 5 March, 1897; joined Old Suffolk Chapter at organization; Director, 1897-1899. Great-grandson of JONATHAN BICKFORD, (1730- 1818), Dover and Wolfboro, New Hampshire, Private in Cap- tain Daniel Quimby's Company, Colonel Josiah Bartlett's Regi- ment, raised July, 1776, tor service in Canada; Corporal in Cap- tain Joseph Badger's Company, mustered by Major Philbrook. Great-grandson of JACOB HAINES (1 757-1 848), Green- land, New Hampshire, Private in Captain John Folsom's Com- pany, Colonel Moses Kelley's Regiment of Volunteers which marched from New Hampshire and joined the Continental Army in Rhode Island, 1778; Private in Captain Henry Elkins's Com- pany, enlisted for the defence of Piscataqua Harbor, under order of Brigadier-General Sullivan ; member of the Greenland Militia Company, 1780. Great-great grandson of JOSHUA HAINES (1724-1830), Greenland, New Hampshire, Selectman of the Town ; Repre- sentative to the New Hampshire Legislature, 1776-1779 ; signed the return of soldiers for Greenland, New Hampshire, 30 June, 1 78 1 ; Private in Captain Henry Elkins's Company ; member of the Greenland Militia Company, 1780. Great-great Grandson of MATTHIAS HAINES (1713- 1795), Greenland, New Hampshire, Private in Captain Joseph Dearborn's Company in the Continental Army in service on an expedition against Canada. Great-great grandson of JONAS LESLEY (1746-1815), Hollis, New Hampshire, Private in Captain William Roads's TReflister. 69 Company, Colonel Baldwin's Regiment ; at the Battle of White Plains, New York, 28 October, 1776; discharged, December, 1776 ; received j£6 for wages and bounty. Great-great grandson of JOHN STONE (1728-1791), New- buryport, Massachusetts, Private in Colonel Smith's Regiment from 17 February, 1777 to 31 December, 1779. Great-great-great grandson of JEREMIAH FITZ (1708- 1S01), Newburyport, Massachusetts, Mariner on the ship Ven- geance, Captain Thomas Thomas, engaged 27 June, 1779, dis- charged 27 August, 1779; served two months on the Penobscot expedition. BROOKS, GEORGE FRANCIS TARR . . . Chelsea National No. 4990; State No. 591 ; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 1 April, 1893; joined Old Suffolk Chapter at organization. Great-great grandson of JOSEPH BROOKS (1747-1820), Hanover, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Joseph Soper's North Militia Company of Hanover, which marched to Marsh- field on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, against a Company of British Regular troops under Captain Balfour, stationed there for protection of the Tories of that vicinity ; Private in Captain Winslow's Company, Colonel Cary's Regiment, which marched to Roxbury 12 February, 1776; Private in Captain Joseph Soper's Company, Colonel John Cushing's Regiment, which marched to Bristol, Rhode Island, 10 December, 1776, on an Alarm ; Private in Captain Hay ward Pierce's Company, Colonel Theophilus Cotton's Regiment, drafted from Hanover and Scit- uate for a secret expedition to Tiverton, Rhode Island, 25 Sep- tember, 1777 ; Private in Captain Joshua Reed's Company, Col- onel John Robinson's Regiment, 1777; enlisted as Private in Captain Holmes's Company, Colonel Jonathan Reed's Regiment of Guards, for duty at Cambridge, 1 April, 1 77S ; Private in Captain Francis Brown's Company, Colonel Mcintosh's Regi- jo ©lo Suffolk dbapter. ment, General Lovell's Brigade of Massachusetts Militia on an expedition to Rhode Island, August — September, 1778; enlisted 25 July 1778, as Private in Captain Edward Richardson's Com- pany, Colonel Thomas Poor's Massachusetts Regiment, for duty at the North River, New York, discharged 9 February, 1779 ; member of the Committee of Safety of the Town of Hanover, Massachusetts, 1781. BROWN, ALVAH WINSLOW Chelsea National No. 11,873; State No. 1723; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 6 January, 1899; joined Old Suffolk Chap- ter 30 January, 1S99. Great-great-great grandson of EZEKIEL MARSH (1710- 1798), Danvers, Massachusetts, commissioned Ensign, 21 August, 1754, in the service of King George II. ; although sixty- five years of age he was a participant in the Battle of Lexington, 19 April, 1775, with his two sons, Ezekiel and John. He marched from Danvers with Captain Caleb Low's Company of Minute-men, of which his son, Ezekiel, Junior, was Lieutenant. He marched thirty-five miles and was present at the Battle. CARRUTH, NATHAN FRANCIS Chelsea National No. 1 1,155; State No. 1630 ; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 4 February, 1898; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 18 February, 1898; Director, 1898-1899. Great-grandson of THOMAS HALE (1744-1834), North Brookfield, Massachusetts, Private in Captain William Henry's Company in the Worcester County, Massachusetts Regiment raised by order of September, 1779, an( i served at Castle and Governor's Islands, Boston Harbor, 2 October — 10 November, 1779. Register. 7 1 CHAMBERLAIN, HENRY GALE Chelsea National No. 11,169; State N 1. 1644; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S, A. K„ 4 March, 1S98; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 18 March, 1898. Great-great grandson of JEREMIAH CLOUGH (1739- 1815), Canterbury, New Hampshire, Captain of a Company in Colonel Enoch Poor's (Second New Hampshire) Regiment, enlisted 24 May, 1775 ; served two months and three days ; com- missioned 1 January, 1776, as Captain in the Eighth (New Hampshire) Regiment of Eoot, Colonel Enoch Poor. Great-grandson of JOSEPH BURLEIGH (1756-1838), Epping, New Hampshire, Private in Captain James Marris's Company, Colonel Enoch Poor's Regiment, enlisted 26 May, 1775 ; served two months and eleven days ; Private in Captain Daniel Gordon's Company, Colonel Thomas Tash's Regiment, raised to reinforce the Continental Army in New York, mus- tered 20 September, 1776. CHAMBERLAIN, PRESCOTT Chelsea National No. 5063; State No. 663; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. K., 10 May, 1894; member of the Board of Managers, 189S-1901 ; Charter member of Old Suffolk Chapter ; President, 1 897- 1 900; Director 1900- Great-grandson of WILSON CHAMBERLAIN (1724- 1791), Charlestown, Massachusetts, present at the Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June, 1775, with his two oldest sons; Private in Captain Benjamin Richardson's Company, Colonel Dyke's Regi- ment, 1776, at Dorchester Heights; Private in Captain David Chadwick's Company which marched at the Bennington Alarm, 1777 : Private in Captain Samuel Hubbard's Company, Colonel Job Cushing's Regiment, 18 August— 22 October, 1777 ; served 2 months 13 days. 72 ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. Great-great grandson of JOHN HALE (1731-1791), Hollis, New Hampshire, Lieutenant Colonel in the Fifth New Hamp- shire Militia Regiment, 1775; Colonel, 1776; Member of the Provincial Congress, 1775 ; Surgeon of the First New Hamp- shire Continental Regiment, 1776-1780; Brigadier-General of Militia, 1784-85 ; Representative from Hollis, 1785 ; member of the New Hampshire Council. Great-grandson of JONATHAN POOLE (1758-1797), Hollis, New Hampshire ; Surgeon's Mate in Colonel Cilley's First New Hampshire Continental Regiment, 1777-1779; at Ticonderoga, Saratoga and Bemis Heights, New York and Ger- mantown, Pennsylvania. Great-great grandson of ELEAZAR FLAGG POOLE (1734-1776), Woburn, Massachusetts. He was offered a com- mission in the British Army, the letter in the name of the King being preserved in the Woburn Public Library ; he declined the offer and enlisted in Captain Jesse Wyman's Company of Min- ute-men for eight months ; was at Concord, Lexington, Bunker Hill and the Siege of Boston ; died 17 March, 1776, the day of the British evacuation of Boston. CHENEY, FRED AUGUSTINE ...... Chelsea National No. 11,152; State No. 1627; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 4 February, 1898; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 18 February, 1898; Director, 1900- Great-grandson of JOHN CHENEY (1740-1831), Newton and Dunstable, Massachusetts, Second Lieutenant in Captain Asahel Wheeler's Company, Colonel Jonathan Reed's, (Massa- chusetts) Regiment; at Ticonderoga, 1776; tried by Court- martial 2 November, 1776, charged with disobedience of orders, found Not Guilty and acquitted. The powder-horn belonging to Lieutenant John Cheney and carried by him through the French and Indian and the Revolutionary Wars, is in possession of IRegister. 73 his great-grandson, Lieutenant Fred Augustine Chen< bears the inscription ; " John Cheney, his horn ; Cape Breton, taken July, 175S," and is carved also with figures of animals, fish and weapons. CHURCHILL, THOMAS LORING Chelsea National No. 4861 ; State No. 461 j admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R.; 4 July, 1891 ; joined Old Suffolk Chapter at organization; deceased 17 December, 1900. Great-grandson of JAMES CHURCHILL, Plympton, Massachusetts ; Sergeant of the Plympton Company of Minute- men which marched on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, to Marshfield, against a company of British regular troops under Captain Balfour, stationed there for the protection of the Tories of that vicinity ; Lieutenant in Captain Jesse Harlow's Com- pany, in Colonel Gooding's Regiment ; commissioned 16 Janu- uary, 1776, also from 29 February to 31 May, 1776, 3 months stationed at Plympton ; Captain of a Company in Colonel Cush- ing's Regiment, and served through the War ; for many years Town Clerk of Plympton. Great-great grandson of THOMAS LORING, Plympton, Massachusetts, Captain of the Plympton Company of Minute- men, which marched on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, to Marshfield, against Captain Balfour's Company of British Regu- lars, stationed there for the protection of the Tories of that vicinity ; Captain in the Continental Army. Great-grandson of EZEKIEL LORING, Plympton, Massa- chusetts ; Private in the Plympton Company of Minute men, which marched to Marshfield on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, against Captain Balfour's Company of British Regulars, stationed there for the protection of the Tories of that vicinity ; Second Lieutenant in the Third Company, Captain Sampson, of the First Plymouth County Militia Regiment, June, 1776. 74 ©15 Suffolk Cbaptcr. CLOUGH, JOHN STOCKMAN Chelsea National No. 10,444; State No. 1494; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 4 June, 1S97; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 11 June, 1897. Great-grandson of EZEKIEL WORTHEN (i 746-1803), Kensington, New Hampshire, Engineer in building Forts Wash- ington and Sullivan at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1775 ; Lieutenant in Captain Samuel McConnell's Company, Colonel David Gilman's Regiment, raised to reinforce the Continental Army at New York ; entered service 5 December, 1776 ; served three months and eleven days ; Captain in Colonel Stephen Pea- body's Regiment, raised in 1778 for an expedition to Rhode Island; entered service 13 March, 1778, discharged 6 January, 1779; Captain in Colonel Mooney's Regiment and acted as Pay- master, 1779. Great-grandson of JOSEPH STOCKMAN (1739-1821), Salisbury, Massachusetts, Lieutenant of the sloop, " Tyranni- cide," Captain James Fisk, commissioned by the Council of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, " fixed and equipped by the Col- ony for the defence of America," 13 June, 1776 ; Captain of the schooner " Washington," equipped by the Colony " for the defence of America," commissioned by the Council 26 March, 1776, "the sixteenth year of the reign of George III." CRAFTS, EDWIN CURTIS Chelsea National No. 11,861 ; State No. 1711 ; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 7 October, 1898; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 24 October, 1898. Great-grandson of BENJAMIN CRAFTS (1738-1S23), Manchester, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Sergeant in Captain A. Marsters's Company, which marched from Manchester on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775 ; Ensign in Captain Benjamin Kimball's and Captain Enoch Putnam's Company, Colonel Mans- Register. 75 fiel ! a id Lieutenant Colonel Hutchinson's (19th) Regiment, also Second Lieutenant of Kimball's Company of the Continental Army ; at Winter Hill during the Siege of Boston ; discharged 15 November, 1775, owing to the situation of his family in a sea- port town, as stated in a petition to General Washington. He returned to his home in Manchester, where he furnished one hundred pairs of shoes per month to the Army, being a cord- wainer by trade. While in the Army, Lieutenant Crafts kept a journal of the Siege of Boston, published by the Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, in volume III. of its "Historical Collec- tions." CRANDON, EDWIN SANFORD Boston National No. 9S31; State No. 1381; admitted to the Massachusetts ty, S. A. K., 3 February, 1S97; joined Old Suffolk Chapter at organization; Secretary-Treasurer, 1S97-1900; President, 19CO. Great-great grandson of THOMAS CRANDON (1728- 1821), Dartmouth, Massachusetts, member of the Comn li Safety of the Town of Dartmouth, chosen 7 January, 1775, to be continued in service "until the Acts or parts of Acts mentioned in the Continental Congress Association Agreement be re- pealed ; " Captain of a Company raised in Dartmouth for sea- coast defence, enlisted 15 July, 1775, served five months and nineteen days; Captain in the Fifth Company of the Bristol County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia, commis 10 August, 1779; chosen at the Town Meeting in Man h as one of the Committee of five to supply the soldiers' families during the ensuing year ; Captain in Colonel John Hathaway s Regiment on service in Rhode Island, six days from 2 August, 1780. He was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and married therein 1751, removing to that part of the old Town of Dart- mouth now called Acushnet in 1769. 76 ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. Great-great-great grandson of LEMUEL SIMMONS (1749- ), Duxbury, Massachusetts, a Minute-man; Sergeant in Captain Samuel Bradford's Company, Colonel Warren's Reg- iment, which marched on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, from Duxbury against a company of British regular troops under Captain Balfour, stationed at Marshfield for the protection of the Tories of that vicinity ; served three days ; Sergeant in Captain Bildad Arnold's Company, Colonel Thomas Lothrop's (Plymouth County) Regiment, fifteen days service in Rhode Island on the Alarm of 10 December, 1776; Second Lieutenant in the Second Company of the First Plymouth County Regiment, Colonel The- ophilus Cotton, commissioned 28 October, 1778; Second Lieu- tenant in Captain Calvin Partridge's Company, Lieutenant- Colonel Samuel Pierce's Plymouth County Regiment, on service in Rhode Island, stationed at Little Compton ; served one month and eighteen days. Great-great grandson of THOMAS FAUNCE (1745- ), Plymouth, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Private in Captain Abraham Hammatt's Company which marched from Plymouth on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, against a company of British Regular troops under Captain Balfour, stationed at Marshfield for the protection of the Tories of that vicinity ; served eleven days ; Private in Captain Thomas Mayhew's Com- pany, Colonel Theophilus Cotton's (Plymouth County) Regi- ment, enlisted 1 May, 1775, for eight months' service in the neighborhood of Boston, in connection with the Siege and appears on the Company return dated 7 October, 1775. Great-great grandson of TIMOTHY CHUBBUCK (1750- ), Wareham, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Private in Cap- tain Israel Fearing's Company which marched from Wareham on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, against a Company of British regular troops under Captain Balfour, stationed at Marsh- field for the protection of the Tories of that vicinity ; served four days. IRcfltster. 77 CRANDON, JOHN HOWLAND Chelsea National No. 11,033; - s tate No. 1608; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 7 January, 1898; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 21 January, 1898. Great-grandson of THOMAS CRANDON (1728-1821), Dartmouth, Massachusetts, member of the Committee of Safety of the Town of Dartmouth, chosen 7 January, 1775, to be con- tinued in service "until the Acts or parts of Acts mentioned in the Continental Congress Association Agreement be repealed ; " Captain of a Company raised in Dartmouth for sea-coast defence, enlisted 15 July, 1775, served five months and nineteen days; Captain in the Fifth Company of the Second Bristol County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia, commissioned 10 August, 1779; chosen at the Town Meeting in March, 1780, as on the Committee of five to supply the soldiers' families during the ensuing year ; Captain in Colonel John Hathaway's Regiment on service in Rhode Island, six days from 2 August, 17S0. He was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and married there, 175 1, removing to that part of the old Town of Dartmouth now called Acushnet in 1769. Great-great grandson of LEMUEL SIMMONS (1749- ), Duxbury, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Sergeant in Captain Samuel Bradford's Company, Colonel Warren's R ment, which marched on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, from Duxbury against a company of British regular troops under Captain Balfour, stationed at Marshfield for the protection of the Tories of that vicinity ; served three days ; Sergeant in Cap- tain Bildad Arnold's Company, Colonel Thomas Lothrop's (Plymouth County) Regiment, fifteen days' service in Rhode Island on the Alarm of 10 December, 1776; Second Lieutenant in the Second Company of the First Plymouth County Regi- ment, Colonel Theophilus Cotton, commissioned 28 October, 1778; Second Lieutenant in Captain Calvin Partridge's Com- pany, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Pierce's (Plymouth County) Regiment, on service in Rhode Island, stationed at Little Comp- ton ; served one month ami eighteen da) 78 ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. DOW, FRANK HENRY Revere National No. 10,219; State No. 1469; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 7 May, 1897; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 17 Sep- tember, 1897; Director, 1899-1900. Great-grandson of THOMAS RICHARDSON (1747- ), Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Enlisted 14 May, 1777, in Captain Danforth's Company, Colonel Nixon's Regiment ; served to 31 December, 1779; Private in the Continental Army; enlisted from Captain J. Baldwin's Company, Middlesex County Regiment, on a return dated Billerica 16 February, 1778 ; cred- ited as belonging to Tewksbury. DROWNE, ALBERT HENRY Revere National No. 10,220; State No. 1470 ; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 7 May, 1897; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 15 October, 1900. Grandson of NATHANIEL DROWNE (1740-1817), Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Stephen Richard- son's Company, Colonel George Williams's Regiment which marched from Attleborough on a secret expedition ; served one month and six days, September-October, 1777 ; Private in Cap- tain Nathaniel Heath's Company, Colonel Jonathan Reed's Reg- iment, which served three months and two days, April-July, 1778, as guards at Cambridge; Private in Lieutenant John Dix's Company, Colonel Jacob Gerrish's Regiment, which served seven days in July, 1778, as guards at Fort No. 2, at Cambridge. Grandson of ASAHEL CARPENTER (1731-1809), Re- hoboth, Massachusetts, Private in Lieutenant Samuel Brown's Company, Colonel Thomas Carpenter's Regiment, which marched from Rehoboth to Tiverton, Rhode Island, on the Alarm of 1 August, 1780 and served under General Heath, six days. Register. 70 DUNCAN, JAMES LEWIS Chelsea National No. 9N47 : Matt- No. 1397; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 5 March, 1S97; joined Old Suffolk Chapter at organization. Great-grandson of HENJAMIN PIERCE (1761-1847), Westmoreland, New Hampshire, Private in Captain K. Carlton's Company, Colonel Moses Nichols's Regiment, which marched 22 July, 1777; Private in Captain N. Houghton's Company, Colonel Nichols's Regiment, raised by the State of New I lamp shire, and joined the Continental Army at West Point, 1780 ; he was drafted into the militia when a boy, from Westmoreland, New Hampshire, to go to the Battle of Bennington ; one of the guards over the British prisoners, and resisted an attempted night escape from the Church where the prisoners were confined; drafted again and served under Arnold, being at West Point at the time of Arnold's treason ; when paid, the depreciation in Continental money was so great that his pay barely sufficed to purchase a breakfast. DUNHAM, GEORGE HERBERT Chelsea National No. 11,524; State No. 1699; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., I July, 189S ; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 19 Sep- tember, 189S. Great-grandson of ASA DUNHAM, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Calvin Partridge's Company, Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Pierce's Regiment, on Rhode Island Service, 19 May, 1779; Private in Captain Jesse Harlow's Com- pany on sea-coast defence, 29 February, 1776-31 May, 1776, stationed at Plymouth and Bristol ; Private in Lieutenant Francis Shurtleff's Company, Colonel Lothrop's Plymouth Counts Regi- ment, on Rhode Island Alarm, 1 1 December, 1776. In a list of men raised in Plymouth County for the term ot nine months from their arrival at Fishkill (arrived at Fishkill 10 June 1778.) So ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. Returned as received of Jonathan Warner, commanded by Col- onel Rufus Putnam 20 July, 1778, engaged for the Town of Plympton. Great-grandson of EDMUND CHASE, Newbury, Massa- chusetts, a Minute-man ; Private in Captain Moses Little's Com- pany on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775; Private in Cap- tain Nathaniel Marsh's Company, Colonel Gage's Regiment. ENDICOTT, EUGENE FRANCIS Chelsea National No. 5296; State No. 896; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R.; 21 May 1895; Member of the Board of Managers. 1897-1900; charter member of Old Suffolk Chapter; First Vice- President, 1 897- 1 900. Great-grandson of JAMES ENDICOTT (1738-1799), Stoughton, Massachusetts, Captain in Colonel Robinson's Regi- ment at the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775; Captain in Col- onel Gill's Regiment, 4 March, 1776, at the Siege of Boston ; Captain in the Third Suffolk County Regiment, 23 March, 1776 ; Ordered to Moon Island, June, 1776, when the British fleet was driven out of Boston Harbor ; Captain in Colonel Ephraim Wheelock's Regiment, at Ticonderoga, 1 1 September-16 Novem- ber, 1776, Captain in Colonel William Mcintosh's Regiment, at Roxbury, 20 March-5 April, 1778. FAUNCE, CHARLES HENRY Chelsea National No. 10,447; State No. 1497; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 4 June, 1S97; joined Old Suffolk Chapter II June, 1897. Great-grandson of JAMES FAUNCE (1744-1782), Plymp- ton, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Nathaniel Goodwin's Company, Colonel Theophilus Cotton's (Plymouth County) Reg- iment, enlisted 25 September, 1777; served one month and six days on a secret expedition to Newport, Rhode Island. "Kcfltster. 8 1 FAUNCE, ELMON CROCKER Chelsea National No, 10,762; State No. 1562; admitted to tbi Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., I October, 1897; joined Old Sullolk Chapter 27 March, 1899. Great-grandson of JAMES FAUNCE (1744-1782), Plymp- ton, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Nathaniel Goodwin's Company, Colonel Theophilus Cotton's (Plymouth County) Regi- ment, enlisted 25 September, 1777; served one month and six days on a secret expedition to Newport, Rhode Island. FENNO, WARREN Revere National No. 10,443; State No. 1493; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 4 June. 1897; joined (lid Suffolk Chapter 11 June, 1S97; Director, 1899-1900; Second Vice -President, 1900- Great-great grandson of SAMUEL SPRAGUE (1712- 1783), Chelsea, Massachusetts, Captain of the Chelsea Minute- men on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775 ; Captain in service during the Siege of Boston, serving three months, five days from 4 May, 1775. Great-great grandson of JAMES ST< >WERS (1742-1816), Chelsea, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Private in Captain Samuel Sprague's Chelsea Company, which marched on the Lexington Alarm, [9 April, 1775; discharged 16 May, 1775; served one month ; Second Lieutenant in Captain Samuel Clark's Company, Suffolk County Regiment of Militia, commis- sioned 5 February, 1777. Great-grandson of JONATHAN WILLIAMS (1 745-1794), Chelsea, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Sergeant in I Samuel Sprague's Chelsea Company which marched on the Lex- ington Alarm, 19 April, 1775; served 15 days; First Lieuten- ant in Captain Samuel Clark's Company, Suffolk County Regi- ment of Militia, commissioned 5 February, 1777. 82 ©15 Suffolk Cbapter. Great-great grandson of JOHN TEWKSBURY, Senior ( I 73S- I 8i6), Chelsea, Massachusetts, a Minute-man; Private in Captain Samuel Sprague's Company ; one of the guards at Pullin Point from 19 April to 16 May, 1775 ; served one month. Great-grandson of JOHN TEWKSBURY, Junior (175S- 1822), Chelsea, Massachusetts, a Minute-man; Private in Cap- tain Samuel Sprague's Company ; one of the guards at Pullin Point from 19 April to 16 May, 1775 ; served one month. FIELD, VERNON ASHLEY Chelsea National No. 13,604; State No. 1904; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 7 December, 1900; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 31 December, 1900. Great-great grandson of JOSEPH FIELD (1714-1777), Braintree, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Private in Captain John Hall, Junior's Company of the North Parish of Braintree, Colonel Benjamin Lincoln's Regiment, which assembled on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775 ; served three and one-half days ; also served on the 29th April ; Corporal in Captain Edmund Billings's Company of the North precinct of Braintree, Colonel Jonathan Bass's Regiment and served five days ; the company assembled 13 June, 1776, to drive the British ships from Boston harbor. Great-great grandson of NATHANIEL FORD, Milton, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Private in Captain Ebenczer Tucker's Milton Company, which marched on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, and served six days ; also Private in Cap- tain Josiah Vose's Milton Company, serving twelve days from 13 April to 26 April, 1776, in sea-coast defence. ■Refltster. 83 FLOYD, DAVID Winthrop National No. 10,172; State No. 1447; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 16 April, 1897 ; joined Old Suffolk Chap- ter at organization; Second Vice-1'resident, 1897-1900. Great-great grandson of ANDREW TEWKSBURY, (1739-1S14), Chelsea, Massachusetts, a Minute-man; in the Company of seventeen men from Captain Samuel Sprague's Company, " that keept Guard at Pullin Point in Chelsea by order of Capt. Saml. Sprague, from April 19, 1775 till Discharged by there officer;" served 19 April-16 May, 1775. Great-grandson of JOHN TEWKSBURY (1735-1816), Chelsea, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; one of the Guard at Pullin Point, from 19 April, 1775, one month, by order of Captain Samuel Sprague of the Chelsea Company. FOLLANSBEE, THOMAS UPHAM .... Chelsea National No. 11,316; State No. 1666; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R.. 1 April, 189S; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 15 April, 1898. Great-great grandson of WILLIAM SMITH, (1750- ), Gloucester, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Daniel Giddings's Company, Colonel Foster's Regiment, enlisted 29 February, 1776; served three months in sea-coast defence at Gloucester; again served on same duty ten days from 1 June, 1776 and two months, eighteen days from 1 September, 1776; Captain of Marines on ship " Tartar ; " taken prisoner and sent from I tali- fax, Nova Scotia to Boston in the cartel " Swift " 9 November, 1777 ; First Lieutenant of the schooner " Medium " on petition dated Boston, 21 November, 1781. 84 ©l& Suffolk Cbapter. GODDARD, CHARLES ELIOT . . . East Somerville National No. 11,035; State No. 1610; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., January, 1898 ; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 21 January, 1S98; resigned, on removal from Chelsea, 26 June, 1899. Great-great grandson of LEMUEL SIMMONS. (See above, under Crandon, Edwin S. and John H.) GOOGINS, FRANCIS JAMES Hyde Park National No. 13,605; State No. 1905 ; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 7 December, 1900 ; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 31 December, 1900. Great great grandson of PHINEHAS BUTLER (1732- 1806), Framingham, Massachusetts, enlisted from Sudbury, Massachusetts, and served from September, 1776, through the year ; Corporal in Captain Micajah Gleason's Company, Colonel Thomas Nixon's (Fourth) Regiment ; enlisted into the Conti- nental Army from Captain Moulton's Company, Colonel Ezekiel Howe's (Fourth) Middlesex County Regiment ; served also in Captain Toogood's Company of Colonel Nixon's Regiment ; Cor- poral in Captain John Holden's Company, same Regiment (Sixth) from 25 March, 1777, to 31 December, 1779; at High- lands 23 February, 1780; Private in Captain Peter Cloyes's Company, Colonel Nixon's Regiment, at West Point, 29 Janu- ary, 1781 ; discharged 1 September, 1782; a Pensioner, 1 Sep- tember, 1782. Great-grandson of PHINEHAS BUTLER, Jr., Sudbury, Massachusetts, Corporal of the First Company, Colonel Thomas Marshall's Regiment of the Continental Army, 3 January, 1777 to 31 December, 1779, twenty-two months' service as Private, twenty-eight days as Corporal ; appointed Corporal 1 November j 1777 ; mustered by Nathaniel Butler at Boston, 2 March, 1777, in Captain Samuel King's Company, Colonel Marshall's Regiment, and in the same Company at West Point, January-March, 1779. IRcGistcr. 85 GOULD, JAMES Chelsea National No. i;,j.)i . State No. 1S90; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S, A. K.. 5 October, 1900; joined Old Suffolk Chap- ter 15 October, 1900. it-grandson of AMOS TOWNE (1740-1797), Arundel, Maine, First Lieutenant in Captain John Elden's Company, Col- onel Lemuel Robinson's (York County, Maine) Regiment, com- missioned 21 February, 1776; Second Lieutenant in Captain Leighton's Company of the York County, Maine. Regiment, which marched to Dorchester and participated in the Siege of I being present at the fortification of Dorchester Heights, com- missioned by Council 14 August, 1776; remained in vicinity of Boston through the remainder of the year ; First Lieutenant in the Fourth Company of the Third York County Regiment, com- missioned 14 December, 1779; Lieutenant in Captain Daniel Clark's Company, Colonel Joseph Prime's York County Regi- ment, enlisted 21 April, 1780, discharged 8 December, 1780; served seven months and eighteen days; Regiment raised by resolve of 25 March, 1780, for defence of the Eastern part of the State. GREEN, THOMAS WILLIAM Chelsea National No. 8525; State No. 1025; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 17 October, 1S95 ; charter member of Old Suffolk Chapter, 1897. Great-grandson of ABRAHAM INGERSOLL (1754- lX 37), Waltham, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Grannis's Company, enlisted 6 July, 1775, discharged 31 December, 1775 ; at Cambridge when Washington took command of the American Army; served at the Elizabeth Islands; drafted 1 2 May, 1777; aarded stores at Boston, under General Heath; .1 Pen- 86 ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. GUILD, GEORGE BARNETT Chelsea National No. 11,037; State No. 1612; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 7 January, 1898; joined Old Suffolk Chap- ter 21 January, 1898. Great-great grandson of JOSEPH GUILD (1735-1794), Dedham, Massachusetts ; Captain of a Company of Dedham Minute-men, in Colonel Greaton's Regiment, on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775 ; at Ticonderoga and Montreal ; Captain in Colonel William Heath's Regiment, 1775— 1776, at Roxbury Camp ; member of the Committee of Safety ; Muster Master, 1775 ; on the Committee to make provision for families of non- commissioned officers and privates, 1777 ; member of the Com- mittee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety, 1 780-1 781 of Dedham. HARRIS, ALFONSO SCOTT Boston National No. 693; State No. 92; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 1889; member of the Board of Managers, 1889- 1891, 1892-1894; Secretary, 1891-1892; charter member Old Suffolk Chapter, 1897; Director, 1897-1900 Great-grandson of DANIEL HARRIS (1752-1820), Fitch- burg, Massachusetts, volunteered at the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775 ; in Captain Fuller's Company, Colonel Asa Whit- comb's Regiment, and was at Bunker Hill and the Siege of Bos- ton; enlisted in 1776, in Captain William Warner's Company, Colonel Whitney's Regiment ; served at Nantucket and assisted in the capture of four British transport ships ; again enlisted 1 April, 1777, as an artificer in Captain Seth Oak's Company, and was at Brandy wine and Germantown ; again enlisted in 1778; Sergeant in Captain Ephraim Stearns's Company, Colonel Ezra Wood's Regiment; again enlisted in 1779 in Captain Thomas Cowden's Company, and in 1780 in Captain Timothy Boutelle's Company ; at West Point at the time of Arnold's treason ; total service, three years and eight months. Register. 87 Great-grandson of JOSHUA TOWNE (1756-1842), Tops- field, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Baker's Company, Col- onel Little's Regiment, at Bunkei 11 ill and the Siege of Boston; Private, Captain Dodge's Company, Colonel Titcomb's Regi- ment, 5 April, 1777, serving two months in Rhode Island ; Pri- vate, Captain Adams's Company, Colonel Johnson's Regiment, 27 August, 1777 ; served three months in the northern Army at Ticonderosra. JENKS, FRED ARNOLD Chelsea National No. 11,040; State No. 1615; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society. S. A. R., 7 January, 189S; joined Old Suffolk Chap- ter, 21 January. 1898; Secretary-Treasurer, 1900- Great-grandson of RICHARD BAGNELL (1752-1809), Plymouth, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Corporal in Captain Abraham Hammatt's Company, which marched on the Lexing- ton Alarm, 19 April, 1775, from Plymouth to Marshfield, against a company of British Regular troops under Captain Balfour, stationed there for the protection of the Tories of that vicinity ; served eleven days; enlisted 1 May, 1775, in Captain Mayhew's Company, Colonel Theophilus Cotton's (Plymouth County) Regi- ment, and served three months and eight days at the Siege of Boston ; Ensign in Colonel John Brooks's (late Colonel Ichabod Alden'si Seventh Massachusetts Regiment; Ensign in Captain Warren's Company, Colonel Alden's (Sixth) Massachusetts Reg- iment ; Lieutenant in Captain Aaron Holden's Company, Col- onel Brooks's Regiment, commissioned 16 September, 1780; Ensign Seventh Massachusetts Regiment, 1 January, 1777; Lieutenant, 1 July, 1779; served continuously from 19 April, 1775, to 26 July, 1782. Great-grandson of EBENEZER SAMPSON (1764-1800), Plymouth, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Stephen Churchill's Company, Colonel Theophilus Cotton's Plymouth County Regi- ment, enlisted 8 March, 1 781, discharged 31 March, 1781 ; ser- vice in Rhode Island. 88 ©It- Suffolk (Xbapter. LEEDS, CHARLES Chelsea National No. 7212; State No. 912; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 21 May, 1895; charter member of Old Suffolk Chapter, 1897; Director, 1897-98. Great-great grandson of SAMUEL LEEDS, Senior (1709- 1778), Dorchester, Massachusetts. A Minute-man, serving as a Private seven days, on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, in Captain William Holden's Company, Colonel Robinson's Regi- ment, which marched under command of Lieutenant Preserved Baker; enlisted in 1777 and served three months, and again in 1778 for seven days. Great-grandson of SAMUEL LEEDS, Junior (1745- ), Dorchester, Massachusetts, a Minute-man, serving as a Private twelve days in Lieutenant Hopestill Hall's (Second) Company on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775 ; served in March, 1776, in Captain John Robinson's Company, Colonel Benjamin Gill's Regiment, guarding the lines near Dorchester Heights ; guard- ing the shores at the mouth of Milton River, thirteen days ; in Captain Seth Sumner's Company of the same Regiment, enlisted 12 June, 1776, ordered to march to Moon Island, three days; in service at Castle Island in the same Company from 1 March to 4 April, 1778. Great-grandson of ISAIAH FAXON (1734-1810), Brain- tree, Massachusetts ; Private in Captain John Vinton's Braintree Company, 28 December, 1775 ; re-enlisted in the same Com- pany, 3 May, 1776, serving eight months, eighteen days; enlisted in Captain Abner Crane's Company, 4 February, 1779, and served three months ; enlisted in Captain Eliphalet Thorp's Company, Lieutenant-Colonel J. Brooks's (Seventh) Regiment 20 March, 1781 for three years ; in Captain Nathaniel C. Allen's (Eighth) Company, Fourth Massachusetts Regiment ; reported sick at New Windsor, July, 1783. Register. LEGG, CHARLES EDMUND Chelsea National No. 10,446; State No. 1496: admitted to the Massachusetts Society. S. A R., 4 June, 1S97; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 19 June, 1S9;; Director, 1900 Great-grandson of ELKANAH DYER (1758-1820), Lew iston, Maine ; Private in Captain Joshua Jordan's Company, Col- onel Jonathan Mitchell's (Massachusetts) Regiment, 7 July to 25 September, 1779, on tne Penobscot Expedition. LITTLEFIELD, SETH JUDSON Chelsea National No. 8594; State No. 1094; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 10 December, 1895; charter member of Old Suffolk Chapter; Director, 1 897- 1 900. Great-grandson of JOHN LITTLEFIELD (1717- ), Wells, York County, Maine ; member of the Committee of Cor- respondence, 1773 ; Sergeant in the Wells Company, enlisted 3 May, 1775 ; Major of the First Regiment of York County Militia, 21 April, 1776; Lieutenant-Colonel of the same, 10 June, 1778; served at Ticonderoga and Valley Forge. Before the Revolu- tion he was a tavern keeper, a position of great respect in the community in olden days. He was appointed a memi> committee to draft resolutions bearing on the Boston Port Hill. In the "Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife " appears : " Littlefield's at Wells, 3 July, 1774 — Mr. Winthrop, Mr. Quincy and I came this morning from York before breakfast, fifteen miles, in order to hear my learned friend Hemmenway. Mr. Quincy brought me a letter from Williams, in which he lets me know that you and the family were well. This is refreshing news." On the 16th November, 1774, a congress of leading men of York County met at Littlefield's tavern to consider the matter of the Boston Port Bill. The following is the amount of 90 ©l& Suffolk Cbapter. the stimulants which they took to nerve them for the responsible work which they had before them : 7 boles of todday 15 " " Brandy Punch 49 men's dinners In January, 1775, John Littlefield was appointed a member of a committee to prepare instructions to guide the action of the delegates in Congress to be held at Cambridge in February, 1775. Grandson of DAVID LITTLEFIELD (1761-1835), Wells, Maine ; Private in Captain Daniel Wheelwright's Company, Colonel Francis's Regiment, enlisted 1 March, 1777, served eight months ; again enlisted in March, 1778, in Captain Preble's Com" pany, Colonel Gerrish's Massachusetts Regiment, and served three months ; a Pensioner. McCLINTOCK, WILLIAM EDWARD, . . . Chelsea National No. 11,682; State No. 1712; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 4 November, 1898; joined Old Suffolk Chap- ter, 24 November, 1898. Great-great grandson of JOHN BAILEY (1733—1 81 3), Woolwich, Maine ; Captain in Colonel Michael Jackson's Regi- ment of the Continental Army ; enlisted 1 January, 1777 ; served five months, six days. McCLURE, JOHN Revere An "Actual Son;" National No. 72S ; State No. 127; a Charter- member of the Massachusetts Society, and an Honorary Member, 19 April, 1889; Honorary Member of Old Suffolk Chapter, 17 December, 1897; born at Antrim, N. H., 22 February, 1804; moved to Revere, 1840; deceased 8 February, 1898. Son of DAVID McCLURE, who at the age of eighteen years, served under General Stark at the Battle of Bennington, and also served through the Revolution. "Register. 91 McLACHLAN, HENRY ALEXANDER . . . Chelsea National No. 11,851; State No. 1701; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 1 July 1898; joined OM Suffolk Chapter, 19 September, 1898. Great-grandson of EPHRAIM A I.1.KY( 1755-1840), Booth- bay, Maine; Private in Captain Israel Da my, Colonel Joseph Fry's Regiment; marched 2 .April, 1776, and served at Boothbay to 5 December, 1776; Private in Lieutenant Nathaniel Winslow's Company from 5 December, 1776, to 31 December, 1776, at Boothbay; enlisted in the Continental Army, Captain Andrew McFarland's Company, Third Lincoln County Regi- ment, 7 May, 1777: later in Colonel Edward Wigglesworth's Regiment of the Continental Army, from 1 March, 1777, to 31 December, 1779; at Valley Forge, in Captain Israel Davis's Company, Colonel Wigglesworth's Regiment ; reported sick, May, 1778; at Greenwich and Providence, Rhode Island, June- October, 1778; in Lieutenant Christopher Woodbridge's Com- pany, March and April, 1779, transferred January, 1780, to Captain Daniel Pillsbury's light infantry Company, Colonel Smith's (late esworth's) Regiment of the Continental Army; served continuously from April, 1776, to March, 1780. A United States Pensioner, and had a grant of land for services from the State of Maine. MEACOM, COPLEY OSGOOD Chelsea National No. 13,607; State No. 1907; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 7 December, 1900; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 31 December, 1900. Great -great-great grandson of HENRY HERRICK (1716- 1780), Beverly, Massachusetts, Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts for many years ; Member of the Com- mittee of Correspondence, 1773; a Minute-man; Lieutenant 92 ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. Colonel in Colonel Timothy Pickering, Junior's Regiment, which marched on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775; served two days and marched forty-eight miles ; appointed by the House of Representatives 23 January, 1776, as Lieutenant-Colonel in Col- onel Isaac Smith's Essex County Regiment ; appointed, 8 Feb- ruary, 1776, Colonel of the Eighth (Essex County) Regiment of Massachusetts Militia ; served in the Siege of Boston ; reported commissioned 13 March, 1776; resigned 18 August, 1777, owing to old age (sixty-one years at the time) and infirmity ; resigna- tion accepted 26 September, 1777. MERRIAM, OTIS Chelsea National No. 10,602; State No. 1527; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 2 July 1897; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 17 September, 1897. Great-grandson of AMOS LAWRENCE (1748-1840), Westborough, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Private in Captain Jonathan Gates's Company, Colonel John Whitcomb's Regi- ment, which marched from Ashburnham on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775. MITCHELL, GEORGE EDWIN Chelsea National No. 11,514; State No. 1689; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 6 May, 1S98 ; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 27 May, 1898; Director, 1900- Great-grandson of SAMUEL BELCHER (1744-1812), Dorchester, Massachusetts, a Minute-man, serving two days as Private in Captain Oliver Billings's and Lieutenant Lemuel Clap's Company, Colonel Lemuel Robinson's Regiment, which assembled on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775; Private in Captain Lemuel Clap's Company, Colonel Pierce's Regiment, which marched to Castle Island, 1 March, 1778; served one month, three days. "Ke0t8tcr. 93 ODELL, WILLIAM HERICK LOVETT . . . Chelsea National No. 10,445; State No. 1495; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 4 June, 1897; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 11 June, 1897. Great-great grandson of JOSEPH LOVETT, Second (1739-1819), Beverly, Massachusetts, a Minute-man; on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, left his plough in the field, unhitched the oxen, leaving them to his son to drive home, took his gun and equipments and hurried to the place of assembly in the Beverly Meeting-house, where he joined his Company, Cap- tain Larkin Thorndike, and marched to Concord, serving two and one-half days ; Private in Captain John Low's Company, Colonels Hutchinson and Mansfield's Regiment, serving from 12 May to 25 October, 1775; at the Battle of Bunker Hill; at Cambridge when General Washington took command of the American Army; stationed at Winter Hill during the Siege of Boston. Greatgreat grandson of JEREMIAH FOSTER (1750- 1820), Beverly, Massachusetts, Corporal in Captain Joseph Rae's Company, enlisted 25 July, 1776, and served three months and three days on sea-coast defence, at Beverly, Massachusetts. PEIRCE, EDWIN FRANCIS Chelsea National No. 11,042; State No. 1617; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 7 January, 1S98; joined Old Suffolk Chap- ter 21 January, 1898; Director, 1900- Great-grandson of JAMES WORK (1743-1783), Royal- ston, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Sergeant in Captain Jonas Allen's Company, Colonel Doolittle's Regiment, which marched from k -i the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 17;: ing twelve and one-half days ; at the Battle of Bunker Hill ; later a Lieutenant. 94 ©l& Suffolft Cbapter. PEIRCE, HEMAN WINTHROP .... East Billerica National No. 9028 ; State No. 1253; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 8 May, 1896; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 11 June, 1897; Honorary member, 21 June, 1898. Great-great grandson of JOHN PARKER (1729-1775), Lexington, Massachusetts, Captain of the Lexington Minute- men, 19 April, 1775. He was at the capture of Louisburg, 1758, and the taking of Quebec, 1 759, and was made a Sergeant in that War. He was made Captain of the Lexington Military Company in 1774, and at the age of sixty years was in command of his Company at the Battle of Lexington ; later in the day he again attacked the British at Lincoln; in May, 1775, he led forty-five men to Cambridge on order of the Provincial Congress, and served four days ; at the Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June, 1775, he com- manded sixty-nine men who guarded the " Neck." An old flint- lock gun carried by Captain Parker at the Battle of Lexington is at the State House, in the old Senate Chamber. PEIRCE, JOHN PAYSON Revere National No. 5078; State No. 678; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 1894; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 11 June, 1897; deceased 14 May, 1898. Great-grandson of CAPTAIN JOHN PARKER. (See under H. Winthrop Peirce, above.) PIERCE, ROSCOE Chelsea National No. 9850; State No. 1400 ; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 5 March, 1897; joined Old Suffolk Chapter at organization. Great-great grandson of EPHRAIM CHASE (1744-1836), Machias, Maine ; Seaman on the Sloop " Liberty " which cap- Register. 95 tured the British tender " Margaretta " at the mouth of the Machias River, 1775, and on the same sloop when she assisted in capturing the " Tatmagouch " and the " Diligence," which had been fitted at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and entered Machias River for the purpose of retaking the " Margaretta ; " selected, with seven others, to bear despatches and convey the prisoners captured to Cambridge, which they accomplished, delivering the prisoners to General Washington ; commissioned Captain by Congress and ordered to the station at Machias River to defend the harbor and to supply the troops and Indians with food and clothing. Private in Captain Joseph Sevey's Company, Colonel Benjamin Foster's (Lincoln County) Regiment, enlisted 23 June, discharged 30 October, 1777. The Company was ordered out for defence of Machias when the ship " Ambuscade " came into the harbor. Enlisted 16 July, discharged 10 October, 1777, on an alarm, when the British ships lay in the harbor. Company reported to have served until relieved by Colonel Allen's forces. Captain of Schooner " Neashquowaite " in payroll of troops under Colonel John Allen, Superintendent of Indians, Eastern Department at Machias. Entered 1 December, 1779; dis- charged 24 May, 1780, on shore duty. PINGREE, JOHN EDSON Revere National So. 13,609; State No. 1909; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 7 December, 1900 ; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 31 December, 1900. Great-great grandson of STEPHEN PINGREE (IJ5-- 1840), Methuen, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Jonathan Foster's Company, Colonel Nathaniel Wade's Massachusetts Regiment, enlisted i July, 1778, and served six months; a Pen- sioner, i*.}- 1 . 96 15 Suffolft Cbapter. PITCHER, FRED ABNER Chelsea National No. 13,620; State No. 1920; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 4 January, 1901; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 21 January, 1901. Great-great grandson of WILLIAM FARNSWORTH (172 5- 1 806), Waldoboro, Maine; active in raising troops to defend the "District of Maine" ; and ordered commissioned by the Massachusetts Legislature, as Lieutenant-Colonel in Colonel Mason Wheeton's Regiment, 30 January, 1776; appointment concurred in by the Council, and commission granted, 8 Febru- ary, 1776. The Regiment was the Fourth Lincoln County ; and the Companies chose their non-commissioned officers, the list being returned and signed by Lieutenant-Colonel Farnsworth, dated at St. George, Maine, 3 June, 1776. He was stationed at several points on the Maine coast and there are remains of old fortifications at the mouths of the St. George and Medomak Rivers which are said to have been built by him, or under his direction. Great-grandson of ROBERT FARNSWORTH (1765- ), Waldoboro, Maine ; son of Lieutenant-Colonel William Farnsworth ; Private, entering the service at the age of fourteen years; served from 27 September, 177910 10 November, 1779, also from 6 March, 1780 to 6 September, 1780. His first ser- vice was at the mouth of the Penobscot River, Maine, probably in the forts at Castine ; his second service was with General Wadsworth for the defence of eastern Massachusetts. PRATT, HERMON WASHINGTON .... Chelsea National No. 10,603; State No. 1528; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 2 June, 1897; joined Old Suffolk Chapter II June, 1897. Great-grandson of DANIEL PRATT, (1724-1803), Chel- sea, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Private in Captain Samuel Sprague's Chelsea Company, which marched on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775 ; served to 16 May, 1775. IRctiister. 97 PRICHARD, EDWARD AUGUSTUS .... Reading National No. 11,163; State No. 163S; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 4 February, 1898; joined Old Suffolk Chap ter, 18 February, 1898. Great-grandson of WILLIAM PRICHARD (1759-1835), New Ipswich, New Hampshire. Private in Captain Isaac Far- well's Company, at first in Colonel Cilley's Regiment, later in Colonel John Stark's Regiment ; enlisted pursuant to orders received in April, 1777 to raise men to serve in the Continental Army ; enlisted to serve for three years, or the War. REED, CHARLES HENRY Chelsea National No. 13,622; State No. 1922; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R , 4 January, 1901 ; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 21 January, 1901. Great-grandson of ELIHU REED (1756- ), Pepperell, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Nathaniel Lakin's Company, Colonel John Jacobs's light infantry Regiment for service in Rhode Island; enlisted 16 September, 1779; discharged 19 November, 1779; served two months and three days. RICH, OBADIAH Chelsea National No. 11,502; State No. 1677; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., I April, 1898; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 15 April, 1898. Great-great grandson of DANIEL FORBES (1710-1 Westborough, Massachusetts, member of the Committee of Cor- respondence from Westborough, 1774; Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Westborough, 1777. 98 ©lo Suffolk Cbapter. RIVERS, CHARLES CHURCH Boston National No. 10,159; State No. 1434; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 2 April, 1897; joined Old Suffolk Chapter at organization. Great-grandson of SETH VOSE (1733- ), Eastern Maine; Sergeant in Captain Starret's Company, Colonel Mason Wheaton's Regiment; enlisted 2 July, 1779; served four days in the Eastern Department, at Camden. SLEEPER, GEORGE THORNDIKE .... Winthrop National No. 11,857 ; State No. 1707; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 2 September, 1898; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 19 September, 1898. Great-great grandson of DANIEL CLARY, New Ipswich, New Hampshire ; on the receipt of the news of the Battle of Lexington he marched from New Ipswich on the morning of 20 April, 1775, to Cambridge, serving six days ; Private in Captain Samuel Atkinson's Company, stationed at Haverhill, New Hamp- shire, under direction of the Committee appointed 1 Decem- ber, 1776, serving two months, twenty-seven days; Private in Captain Josiah Brown's Company, Colonel Enoch Haler's Regi- ment, which marched to Ticonderoga to reinforce the Conti- nental Army, 6 May, 1777, marching three hundred miles and serving forty-eight days ; a Pensioner. Great-great grandson of REUBEN MORSE (1742-1810), Dublin, New Hampshire, Ensign in Colonel Moses Nichols's Regiment, General Stark's Brigade, 18 July-27 September, 1777, at the Battles of Bennington, Stillwater and Ticonderoga ; mem- ber of the New Hampshire Legislature, 1790. • ■Register. 99 SNOW, ELMER HEMAN Chelsea National No. 11,552; State No. 1697; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. K., 3 June, 1898; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 21 June, 1898. Great-grandson of DAVID TAYLOR ( ), East- ham and Orleans, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Elihu Gif- ford's Company, Colonel Turner's Regiment, raised from Barn- stable and Bristol Counties, Massachusetts, under Resolve of 16 June, 1 78 1, for service in Rhode Island on an Alarm ; enlisted 19 July, 1781 ; served four months, eight days; the "History of Eastham," Pratt, says, that with three others he was sent by the Town in 178 1 for service in Rhode Island, and was paid twelve bushels of corn and two silver dollars a month for expenses. Great-great grandson of EDMUND HIGGINS (1740- 1792), Eastham, Massachusetts, Private in Lieutenant Samuel Knowles's Co I ijor Zenas Winslow's Regiment ; enlisted 6 September, 1778; served six days; marched to Falmouth and New Bedford on an Alarm. Great-great grandson of A M< )S KNOWLES, Junior (1730- 1796), Eastham, M on the Patriotic Committee, 1774 ; a leader in getting the civil officers to resign at the out- break of hostilities, Representative to the Genera! Court, 1775- j6; on the Committee of Safety and Correspondence for Barn- stable County, 1775 ; appointed agent to make a draft and to purchase supplies for the troops ; Delegate from Eastham to the Provincial Congress, 1777. Great-great -great grandson ot SOL< »M< >N PEPPER (1703- 1786), Eastham, Massachusetts, Captain of the (Third) Eastham Company in the Second Barnstable County Regiment ; later Major in the same Regiment ; Representative to the General Court, 1777; Delegate to the Provincial Congress, 1777; active in the agitation of American resistance and in the carrying on of the War. Lore. ioo ©16 Suffolfe Cbapter. SNOW, FREDERICK WARREN Chelsea National No. 13,621; State No. 1921 ; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 4 January, 1901 ; joined Old Suffolk Chapter 21 January, 1901. Great-grandson of DAVID TAYLOR ( ), East- ham and Orleans, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Elihu Gif- ford's Company, Colonel Turner's Regiment, raised from Barn- stable and Bristol Counties, Massachusetts, under Resolve of 16 June, 1 781, for service in Rhode Island on an Alarm ; enlisted 19 July, 1781 ; served four months, eight days; the " History of Eastham," Pratt, says, that with three others he was sent by the Town in 1781 for service in Rhode Island, and was paid twelve bushels of corn and two silver dollars a month for expenses. Great-great grandson of EDMUND HIGGINS (1740- 1792), Eastham, Massachusetts, Private in Lieutenant Samuel Knowles's Company, Major Zenas Winslow's Regiment ; enlisted 6 September, 1778 ; served six days ; marched to Falmouth and New Bedford on an Alarm. Great-great grandson of AMOS KNOWLES, Junior (1730- 1796), Eastham, Massachusetts, on the Patriotic Committee, 1774; a leader in getting the civil officers to resign at the out- break of hostilities; Representative to the General Court, 1775— j6 ; on the Committee of Safety and Correspondence for Barn- stable County, 1775 ; appointed agent to make a draft and to purchase supplies for the troops ; Delegate from Eastham to the Provincial Congress, 1777. Great-great-great grandson of SOLOMON PEPPER (1703- 1786), Eastham, Massachusetts, Captain of the (Third) Eastham Company in the Second Barnstable County Regiment ; later Major in the same Regiment ; Representative to the General Court, 1777; Delegate to the Provincial Congress, 1777; active in the agitation of American resistance and in the carrying on of the War. ■Register. 101 SPAVIN, HENRY Revere National No. 10,44s ; State No. 1498; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. K., 4 June, 1897 ; joined Old Suffolk Chap- ter, 11 June, 1897. Great -great grandson of SAMUEL SPRAGUE (1712- 1783), Chelsea, Massachusetts; Captain of the Chelsea Minute- men; marched on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775; enlisted in the Massachusetts Militia, 4 May, 1775, and served three months, five days. STEARNS, GEORGE MYRON Chelsea National No. 9372; State No. 1347; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 4 December, 1896 ; Charter member of Old Suffolk Chapter, 1897. Great-grandson of JONATHAN STEARNS (1750- ), Waltham, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Abraham Peirce's Company, Colonel Samuel Thatcher's Regiment ; enlisted 4 March, 1776 ; served four days, the Company marching by order of General Washington on taking possession of Dorchester Heights. Great-grandson of JOSEPH MORSE ( - ), New- ton, Massachusetts, Private in the Third Company, Colonel Marshall's Regiment, of the Continental Army ; served from 14 May, 1777, to 7 March, 1778. Great-great grandson of PHINEAS BOND (1724- ), Newton, Massachusetts, a Minute-man, 19 April, 1775, in Cap- tain Amariah Fuller's Company ; at Prospect Hill, 29 October, 1775, in Captain Nathan Fuller's Company, Lieutenant-Colonel William Bond's (late Gardner's) Thirty-seventh Regiment ; in Captain Joseph Fuller's Company, Colonel Samuel Bradford's Regiment, 20 August-29 November, 1777, at Stillwater. 102 ®lo Suffolk Cbapter. SWAN, WILLIAM LOCKE Chelsea National No. 10,755; State No. 1555; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 3 September, 1897; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 21 January, 1898. Great-great grandson of WILLIAM SWAN (1737- ), Cambridge, Massachusetts and Woodstock, Maine ; Private in the First Militia Company of Woburn, Massachusetts, Captain Josiah Johnson, 30 April, 1775. Great-great grandson of JAMES LOCKE (1729-1808), Townsend, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Second-Lieutenant in Captain James Hosley's Company, Colonel William Prescott's Regiment, which marched on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, from Townsend to Cambridge; discharged 7 May, 1775; served twenty-one days. Great-grandson of JOHN NO YES (1 754-1 836), Bridge- water, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Josiah Hayden's Com- pany, Colonel John Thomas's Regiment, enlisted 19 April, 1775, and served through the Siege of Boston. In all he served eight months, part of the time under Colonel Bailey ; a Pensioner. Great-great grandson of WILLIAM RUSSELL (1737- ), Littleton, Massachusetts, Private in Captain John Minot's Company, Colonel Josiah Whitney's Regiment, service in Rhode Island, enlisted 10 May, 1777, discharged 9 July, 1777, served two months, nine days ; also Private in Captain Aaron Jewett's Company, Colonel Samuel Bullard's Regiment, enlisted 15 August, 1777, discharged 29 November, 1777, served three months, twenty-six days, marching to Saratoga, New York. Great-grandson of STEPHEN SIMMONS, Waldoboro, Maine ; born in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and died at Waldoboro prior to 1 1 February, 1795 ; Private in a light infantry company in Colonel Henry Jackson's Regiment, enlisted 2 June, 1777 ; served to 31 December, 1779; enlisted again, 1 January, 1780 in Captain Scott's light infantry Company, Colonel Henry Jack- son's Regiment and served to 2 June, 1780; in camp at Provi- dence at the end of 1779. Appears on the roll of Captain Jarvis's Company, Colonel Jackson's Regiment, in camp at Providence, 9 September, 1778, for service from 30 June to 1 September, 1778. "Rctiister. 103 TAPLEY, GEORGE ARTHUR Revere National No. 13,026; State No. 1876; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 1 June, 1900; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 27 I une, 1900. Great-grandson of ELIPHALET THORP (1738-1812), Dedham, Massachusetts, a Minute-man ; Sergeant in a Company which marched on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775 ; Ser- geant in Captain Guild's Company, Colonel Heath's Regiment, enlisted 30 April, 1775 ; Lieutenant in Colonel Brooks's Regi- ment of the Continental Army from 1 January, 1 j~j to 3 1 Decem- ber, 1779; commissioned Captain in Colonel Brooks's Regiment of the Continental Army, 16 September, 1780 ; Captain of the Sixth Company of the Seventh Massachusetts Regiment, Lieu- tenant-Colonel John Brooks, 1781 ; Captain of the Fourth Com- pany, Seventh Massachusetts Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel John Brooks, to June, 1783. Great-grandson of PHILAMON MUNROE (1753-1806), Lexington, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Benjamin Blaney's Company, Colonel Eleazer Brooks's Regiment, serving twenty- two days from 12 January to 3 February, 1778, as guard at Cambridge ; also Private in Captain John Walton's Company, Colonel Brooks's Regiment from the 4th to the nth September, 1778, six days. TENNEY, SAMUEL PARCHER - Chelsea National No. II, 166; State No. 1641 j admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R.,4 February, 1898; joined Old Suffolk Chap- ter, 18 February, 1898; Director, 1898 — 1900; First Vice-President, 1900- Great-great grandson of JOSEPH HOIT (i 717-1789), Stratham, New Hampshire ; a member of the Third Provincial Congress, held at Exeter, New Hampshire, 21 April, 1775. 104 ©l& Suffolk Cbapter. TENNEY, WALLACE FAY Chelsea National No. 11,306; State No. 1656; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 4 March, 1898; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 18 March, 1898; resigned 26 June, 1899. Great-great-great grandson of JOSEPH HOIT (see under Tenney, Samuel P.) TOWNE, GEORGE MOODY Chelsea National No. 13,623; State No. 1923; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 4 January, 1901 ; joined Old Suffolk Chap- ter, 21 January, 1901. Grandson of ANDREW STIMPSON, Charlestown, Mas- sachusetts, Private in Captain John Walton's Company for eight days' service from 4 September, 1778, and the following month served at Cambridge; again enlisted 31 July, 17S0, in Captain Frost's Company, Colonel Howe's Regiment, for service in Rhode Island; discharged 1 November, 1780. TUCKER, FRANK WILLARD Winthrop National No. 13,624; State No. 1924; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 4 January, 1901 ; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 21 January, 190 1. Great-great grandson of EZRA CLEMENT, Weare, New Hampshire, signed the New Hampshire Declaration of Inde- pendence; Private in Captain Dearborn's Company, "raised for Canada out of Colonel Daniel Moore's Regiment," July, 1776; served at Crown Point and Ticonderoga. Great-great-great grandson of JONATHAN CLEMENT, signer of the New Hampshire Declaration of Independence ; Sergeant in Captain Abbott's Company, Lieutenant-Colonel Gerrish's Regiment of Volunteers, which marched to join the Continental Army at Saratoga, September-October, 1777. IReiiister. 105 Great-great-great grandson of STEPHEN EMERSON, signer of the New Hampshire Declaration of Independence ; served two months in New York in Colonel Nahum Baldwin's Regiment. VVATKINS, WALTER KENDALL Maiden National No. 4810; State No. 410: admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. K., 20 April, iSo,i ; Director Boston Chapter, 1895- 96; Charter Member of Old Suffolk Chapter; Historian, 1S97- 1 Honorary Member, 28 May, 1900 ; Charter Member, Maiden Chap- ter, 1900; Secretary, 1900- Great-grandson of JOHN WATKINS (1749-1832), Pom- fret, Vermont ; Private, Captain John House's Company, Colonel Baldwin's New Hampshire Regiment, 1776. Great-grandson of STEPHEN TUETS (1749-1832), Mai- den, Massachusetts, Private in Captain Benjamin Blaney's Com- pany, Colonel Gardiner's Regiment of Minute-men at the Lex- ington Alarm, 19 April, 1775. " On the day of the Battle of Bunker Hill he took his gun and ammunition, including seven- teen balls, got into his boat, rowed down Maiden River to the Mystic, thence to the shores of Charlestown, where the battle was raging, and fired away all his ammunition against the British. He thought he must have annoyed them considerably because they finally turned and fired upon him,&c, &c." — [Bunker Hill Aurora, June 16, 1866.] WELLS, JOHN MILTON Chelsea National No. 11,850: State No. 1709; admitted I asetts Society. S. A. K., 2 September, 189S; joined Old Suffolk Chap- ter, 19 September, 189S. Great-great grandson of DANIEL SHELOR (1750-183-), Floyd County, Virginia ; served six months as Lieutenant and Captain in the Maryland troops ; a part of the time he served under Captain Cormackand Colonel Johnston ; enlisted in Ered- erick County, Maryland ; a Pensio 106 ©l& Suffolk Chapter. WINSOR, EZRA OTIS Chelsea National No. 10,625; State No. 1925; admitted to the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., 4 January, 1901 ; joined Old Suffolk Chapter, 21 January, 1901. Great-great grandson of ZABDIEL SAMPSON (1727- 1776), Duxbury, Massachusetts, a Minute-man; Private in Cap- tain John Bradford's Company, Colonel Theophilus Cotton's Regiment, which marched on the Lexington Alarm, 19 April, 1775, against a company of British regular troops under Captain Balfour, stationed at Marshfield for the protection of the Tories of that vicinity ; served twelve days at this time and eight months later; died at the Battle of Harlem, 17 September, 1776. He was a soldier in the French and Indian War, 1757, and was captured by Indians, who tied him to a tree and amused them- selves by throwing hatchets at him. WYETH, EDWARD CAZNEU Chelsea National No. 12,058; State No. 1733; admitted to the Massachu- setts Society, S. A. R., 6 January, 1S99; joined Old Suffolk Chap- ter, 30 January, 1899. Great-great grandson of EBENEZER WYETH (1752- ), Cambridge, Massachusetts, a Minute-man, 19 April, 1775 ; in Captain Samuel Thatcher's Company, Colonel Gardiner's Reg- iment ; Private in Captain John Walton's Company, Colonel Samuel Thatcher's Regiment, enlisted 2 September, 1778, as a Guard at Cambridge ; served at Fort No. 2 ; served in October, 1778 at Boston, under General Heath. Page 63 — The book " Historic Houses in Cambridge and Near-By Places," quoted from, is published by Ginn & Company, Boston. Page 68 — Year of death of Joshua Haines should be 1813, not 1830, as stated. U0O1 FtB 23 1901 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS itiii ii inn 1 1 011710 129 *