Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts History ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth Groton During the Revolutionary War. By Samuel Abbott Green p.11 MUSTER ROLL OF CAPT. HENRY FARWELL'S COMPANY OF MINUTE-MEN, COL. WILLIAM PRESCOTT'S REG'T WHO MARCHED FROM GROTON YE 19TH OF APRIL, 1775. Capt. Henry Farwell Zachariah Fitch, 1st Lieut. Amaziah Fassett, 2nd Lieut. Abel Bancroft, Sergeant. Jonathan Stone, Sergeant. Nehemiah Lawrence, Sergeant. Josiah Stevens, Sergeant. Nathaniel Sawtell, Corporal Phineas Hubbard, Corporal. Silas Page, Corporal. Samuel Lawrence, Corporal. Joel Jenkins, Fifer. Amos Adams, Private. David Archibald " Aaron Bigelow " Thomas Baker " William Colbourn " Joshua Davis " William Farwell " Oliver Farnsworth " John Fife " Oliver Farnsworth, Jr. " Amos Farnsworth " Aaron Farnsworth " Samuel Hemenway " Phineas Hemenway " Obadiah Jenkins " David Jenkins, Jr. " p.12 GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE REVOLUTION. Samuel Kemp, Private " Ephraim Kemp, " William Kemp, " Ebenezer Kemp, " John Laughton, " Jonathan Lawrence, " Samuel Lawrence, " Jonathan Lawrence, Jr. " Timothy Moors " Joseph Page " Benjamin Page " Thomas Parks " John Parker " William Phelps " Eph. Russell " Samuel Rockwood " Eph. Robbins " Samuel Sawtell " Amos Stone " William Shed " Jonathan Sawtell " Jonas Taylor " Abner Whitcomb " Ephraim Ward " ______________________Henry Farwell, Capt. Middlesex ss. Dec. 22nd, 1775. Henry Farwell made solemn oath that the above roll by him submitted is just and true in all its parts. Before me, Moses Gill, Justice of the Peace of ye Colony. Examined and compared with the Original. E. Starkweather, Committee p.13 CAPTAIN HENRY FARWELL GROTON DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. Part 2. In Council, March 22nd 1776. Read and allowed & ordered that a warrant on the Treasury for £51: 9/2-1/4 in full of this Roll. Perez Morton, D. Secretary A true copy G. Tailer Indorsed - Copy - Groton - Captain Henry Farwell, £51 - 9 - 2-1/4 (Massachusetts Archives, Revol- tionary Papers, XII. 62) A muster roll of the Company under the command of Captain Henry Farwell in Colonel William Prescott's Regiment to the first of August, 1775. Name Town Rank Time Travel Service Henry Farwell Groton Captain April 25 35 98 Levi Whitney Townsend 1st Lieut April 25 44 98 Ben'j. Ball Townsend 2nd Lieut April 25 44 98 Josiah Stevens Groton Sergeant April 25 35 98 Nathaniel Sawtell " Sergeant April 25 35 98 Phineas Hubbard " Sergeant April 25 35 98 Ephraim Brown Townsend Sergeant April 25 44 98 Samuel Lawrence Groton Corporal April 25 35 98 Amos Farnsworth Groton Corporal April 25 35 98 Ephraim Warran Townsend Corporal April 25 44 98 Joseph Page Groton Corporal April 25 35 98 Timothy Stone Ashby Drummer July 19 50 13 Joel Jenkens Groton Fifer April 25 35 98 Ephraim Adams Townsend Pvt. July 19 44 13 Benjamin Brooks Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Isaac Boyanton Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Eleazer Butterfield Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Jonas Brooks Groton Pvt. April 25 35 98 John Clarke Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Moses Chase Groton Pvt. May 6 35 87 William Dirumphel Groton Pvt. April 25 35 98 p.14 GROTON DURING THE REVOLUTION James Davis Groton Pvt. April 25 35 98 Josiah Davis Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Henry Dunster Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Joel Davis Townsend Pvt. July 19 44 13 John Emery Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Jonas Farmer Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Joseph Frost Groton Pvt. May 6 35 86 Noah Farrah Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Abel Foster Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Daniel Foster Groton Pvt. April 25 35 98 Moriah Gould Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Oliver Hildrick Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Abijah Hildrick Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Obadiah Jenkins Groton Pvt. April 25 35 98 David Jenkins Groton Pvt. April 25 35 98 Zacheus Farwell Groton Pvt. April 25 35 98 Ebenezer Kemp Groton Pvt. April 25 35 98 Isaac Kidder Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 John Manning Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Henry McNeel Groton Pvt. May 15 35 78 Timothy Moors Groton Pvt. April 25 44 98 Jonathan Patt Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Josiah Richardson Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Peltiah Russell Coas Pvt. May 6 180 87 Joseph Rumral Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Ephraim Russell Groton Pvt. April 25 35 98 Ephraim Robbins Groton Pvt. April 25 35 98 Abel Richardson Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Andrew Richardson Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Isreal Richardson Townsend Pvt. July 19 44 13 Jonathan Sartell Ringe Pvt. April 25 60 98 Daniel Spaulding Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Daniel Sherwin Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Joseph Willson Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 p.15 CAPTAIN HENRY FARWELL. Francis White Groton Pvt. May 6 35 87 Jeremiah Wier Limbrick Pvt. April 25 96 98 Urial Whitney Groton Pvt. April 25 44 98 Josiah Warren Groton Pvt. May 2 35 91 Thomas Wyman Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Oliver Warren Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 William Smith Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 41 John Burge Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 46 Samuel Weston Townsend Pvt. April 25 44 98 Jonathan Jenkins Groton Pvt. April 25 35 60 Asa White Groton Pvt. May 6 35 53 In Council February 9th, 1776. Read and Allowed & ordered that a warrant be drawn on ye Treasury for 327.3.5 in full of this roll. Perez Morton, D. Secretary. Indorsed - Captain Henry Farwell's Roll in Colonel Prescotts Regiment £327.3.5 for 1775. (Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XIV.96) A Return of Captain Henry Farwell's Company being the first Company in the 10th Regiment in the Continental Army, Commanded by Colonel William Prescott of all those Deceast Since its Establishment & those on Command to Quebec & each man's place of Residence when Enlisted & when discharged or deserted. October, 1775. Name Place of Residence Engagement. Colonel Wm. Prescott Pepperell April 19th Lieut. Col. John Robinson ditto ditto Major Henry Woods Pepperell ditto Adjutant Wm. Green Pepperell ditto Surgeon John Hart Pepperell April 23rd Surgeon's Mate, Abraham Parley, Georgetown April 23rd. Quarter Master Zachariah Longley - Groton - April 19th. p.16 GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. Sergt Josiah Stevens Groton April 19. Sergt Nathaniel Sawtell Groton April 19. Sergt Phineas Hobart Groton April 19. Sergt Ephraim Brown Townsend April 19. Corp. Samuel Lawrence Groton April 19. Corp. Amos Farnsworth Groton April 19. Corp. Ephraim Warren Townsend April 19. Corp. Joseph Page Groton April 19. Timothy Stone Ashby July 19. Joel Jenkins Groton April 19. Capt. Henry Farwell Groton April 19 Lieut. Levi Whitney Townsend April 19 Lieut. Benjamin Ball Townsend April 19 Ephraim Adams Townsend July 19, sick, absent Benjamin Brooks Townsend April 19 Isaac Boynton Townsend April 19 Eleazer Butterfield Townsend April 19 Jonas Brooks Groton April 19 John Clark Townsend April 19 Moses Chase Groton May 6. Wm. Derumple Groton April 19. James Davis Groton April 19. Josiah Davis Townsend April 19. Henry Dunster Mason April 19. Joel Davis Townsend July 19. John Emery Townsend April 19. Zacheus Farwell Groton April 19. Jonas Farmer Townsend April 19. Joseph Frost Groton May 6. Noah Farrar Townsend April 19. Abel Foster Townsend April 19. Daniel Foster Groton April 19. Moriah Gould Groton April 19. Oliver Hildreth Westford April 19. Uriel Whitney Groton April 19. Josiah Warren Groton April 19. William Smith Townsend April 19. He died at Cambridge May 29th. John Burge Townsend April 19 He died at Cambridge June 3rd. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth