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Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Lancaster,Mass. in the Revolutionary War - Part 3
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:04:50 EST

Subject: Lancaster, Mass. in the Revolutionary War
Source: The History of Lancaster, Mass. by Rev. Abijah P. Marvin - Published
by the town
of Lancaster, Mass., 1879.
Part 3.
p.291
A fourth company had Joseph White for Captain. This belonged to the regiment
of Colonel
Asa Whitcomb, and was engaged at this time, only four or five days. More men
hurried to
Cambridge than were needed, and some were poorly equipped. These returned
home and pre-
pared for more extended service, as the war was prolonged from year to year
until its
triumphant close.

Captain Joseph White
Lieut. Cyrus Fairbanks
Lieut. Moses Sawyer
Sgt. Samuel Thurston
Sgt. John Fletcher
Sgt. John Clarke
Corp. Peter Larkin
Corp. Moses Wilder
Jonathan White
Nathaniel White
Phinehas Wilder
Joseph Lewis
Jonathan Whitney
Abel Phelps
Joseph Fairbanks
Josiah Bennet
William Phelps
Joseph Beman.

In June, probably before the battle of Bunker Hill, Andrew Haskell became
captain of the
Minute-men and with an enlarged number, served under Colonel Asa Whitcomb,
three months
and fourteen days. This is the muster roll:

Capt. Andrew Haskell
Lieut. John Kendrick
Lieut. Jonathan Sawyer
Sgt. John Hewitt
Sgt. Abijah Phillips
Sgt. Jeremiah Haskell
Sgt. Joshua Fairbanks
Corp. Josiah Bowers
Corp. Benjamin Houghton
Corp. Ebenezer Allen
Corp. Jacob Wilder
Doctor Nathaniel White

p.292
Fifer John Wheelcock
Abel Wyman
Abijah Houghton
Benjamin Ballard
Benjamin James
Daniel Clark
Daniel Wyman
David Hosley
Eber Sawyer
Elisha Rugg
Ebenezer Abbot
George Richardson
Mark Heard
Matthew James
Nathan Esterbrooks
Peter Ayrs
Gersham Flagg
Israel Willard
Joseph Beaman
Joseph Phelps
Josiah Phelps
Jonathan Ross
Joseph Wilder
Jacob Pike
Isaac Kilbourn
Isaac Eveleth
John Fletcher
John Ballard
Jonathan White
Jonathan Wilder
John Warner
Peter Manning
Samuel Barret
Stanton Carter
Thomas Goodwin
William Shaw
William Deputron
William Phelps
Winslow Phelps
Jonas Prescott
Davis Robbins
Robert Phelps
John Baker
John Myers
William Calley
Samuel Adams.

David Robbins was killed on Bunker Hill. Robert Phelps was wounded and
captured on the
day of the battle. Some of these men were with Captain Houghton when he
hastened to
Concord.

To be continued - Part 4 - p.292 - Ephraim Richardson under Col. Asa
Whitcomb lead a company to Concord and Cambridge - List of Officers and men.
Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth





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