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Subject: Rosters: Chelmsford in Dummer's War - Hist. of Chelmsford by Rev. Waters.
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Subj: Rosters: Dummer's War - History of Chelmsford, Mass.
Source: History of Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts by
The Rev. Wilson Waters, M.A., B.D.
Printed for the Town Courier-Citizen Co., Lowell, Mass. 1917.
David Blackwell's Books Online.
HTML editing by Lynne Chukhin, Paul Windt, and Jan Farnsworth


DUMMER'S WAR.

In August, 1723, Lieutenant-Governor Dummer, then
acting Governor of the Province, ordered detachments of from
three to six men from the several frontier towns to range the
woods, as the Indians were still in a threatening attitude.

Groton, Dunstable and Lancaster were then more on the frontier
than Chelmsford, but this town was still necessarily watchful,
and contributed men for the service. A number of men (some of
them prominent) who are credited to other towns were born in
Chelmsford.

In Dummer's, or Lovewell's, War, snow-shoe companies were
raised in all the towns lying upon Merrimack river, says Allen,
page 182. These companies were minute men, equipt with snow-
shoes and fire arms, etc., holding themselves in readiness to go on
scouting parties in pursuit of the Indians at the moment of alarm.

The following constituted the snow-shoe company in Chelms-
ford in 1724; under the command of Captain Robert Richardson
and Lieutenant Joseph Parker:

Paul Fletcher,
Samuel Fletcher,
Joseph Keyes,
Henry Stevens,
Robert Peirce,
Josiah Spaulding,
Zacharias Richardson,
Nathaniel Proctor,
Matthias Cowdrey,
John Proctor, Jr.,
Benjamin Robbins,
John Butterfield,
James Bum,
Benjamin Chamberlain,
Benjamin Gould,
Moses Graves,
Timothy Spaulding,
Phineas Spaulding,
Joseph Underwood,
Jacob Blodgett,
Ebenezer Parker,
Joseph Warren, Jr.,
Jonathan Parker,
Joseph Fletcher,
Jonathan Spaulding

PROVINCE WARS p. 151

James Kidder,
Ezekiel Keyes,
Edward Foster,
Benjamin Parker,
John Spaulding,
John Corey,
Jonathan Hildreth,
Josiah Birge,
Simon Rummery,
Daniel Blodget,
Henry Spaulding,
Jonathan Cummings,
Thomas Reed,
Joseph Foster.

Chelmsford
Feby. 22, 1724/5
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 72, p. 218.]

The following rolls contain Chelmsford names:
A Muster Roll of the Company in His Majesty's Service
under the Command of - Captain [1724]:

Jonathan Butterfield, Sergt.,
Dunstable;
Joseph Richardson, Centinel;
Joseph Bassow,
Joseph Chamberlain,
Win. Chamberlain,

p. 152 HISTORY OF CHELMSFORD

Benj. Blochet,
Timo. Spaulding,
Wm. Spaulding,
Zach. Spaulding (servant to John Davis),
David Procter,
John Hildrake,
Joseph Reed,
Nath. Emerson,
Benj. Smith,
Henry Farwell,
Henry Wright,
Wm. Jeffs (serv't to John Spaulding),
Zach. Coburn,
John Coburn,
Thos. Coburn,
Jno. Peirce,
John Wright,
John Procter,
Thos. Lane,
Wm. Richardson,
Thos. Chamberlain,
Zach. Stevens,
Wm. Gasson (servt to Benj. Robbins).

[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 91, pp. 66, 67.]

Another Roll, probably 1724:

John Foott, Capt.;
Joseph Varnum, 13/4 per week;
Benj. Kidder, Centinel, 10/ per week;
Ephraim Corey;
Ebenezer Frost,
John Farmer,
Wm. French, sons under age;
Obediah Parker,
Josiah Wright,
Jonathan Wright,
Eben Wright,
James Kidder,
Jona. Snow,
John Barret.
[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 91, pp. 66, 67.]

Read and committed. House of Rep. June 18. 1724:

Jabez Fairbank, Capt.;
Jona. Butterfield, Sentinel;
Jno. Barret,
Ebenr Virgin,
Benj. Chamberlain,
Jona. Hildreth.
These are all Chelmsford names.
[Ibid, Vol. 91.1

A list of soldiers dismissed, in Col. Tyng's Company.
Nov. 3. 1724:
Wm. Spaulding,
Edw. Winn,
Benj Baldwin,
Saml. Barron,
Nich Danforth,
Wm. Jeffs,
Saml. Winn,
Ephraim Spaulding.

Those who remained in ye service:

Lt. Joseph Blanchard, Ensign,
Jonathan Butterfield, John Snow,
Henry Keyes,
Eph. Chandler,
Wm. Proctor,
Eph. Corey,
Eph. Barret,
Saml. Adams,
Wm. Boyd,
Joshua Reed,
Jona. Wright,
John Wilson,
Henry Richardson,
Jos. Butterfield,
Jos. Whittemore,
Josiah Richardson.

[Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 91, pp. 124, 126.]

Sept. 13. 1724. Powder, bullets, and flints were delivered
out by the Military officers of Chelmsford. 24 men received
from half a gill to a pint of powder, from 6 to 18 bullets and 2
to 4 flints.

Edited by Janice Farnsworth
Source: David Blackwell's USIGS Book online
_http://www.usigs.org/library/books/ma/Chelmsford1917/chel127ch3.txt_
(http://www.usigs.org/library/books/ma/Chelmsford1917/chel127ch3.txt)

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