The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: RI/MA
Qualifying Service: Lieutenant
Birth: 30 Nov 1754 Portsmouth / / NH Death: 19 Oct 1833 Providence / Providence / RI
Qualifying Service Description:
Private, Captain Elisha Mays, 1775
Sergeant, Captain William Barton, 1776
Ensign, Colonel William Richmond, 1776
Lieutenant, Captain Abinelech Riggs, Colonel John Cook, 1776
Lieutenant, Captain James Parker, Colonel Archibald Crary, 1776-1777
Additional References:
RW Pension S11953
MA Soldiers and Sailors in the Rev War, Volume 1, pg 120 and 121
Civil and Military List of RI, 1647-1800, pg 336, 340 and 341
Spouse: (1) Ann Hacker; (2) Elizabeth Mowry Children: Members Who Share This Ancestor
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Additional Information:
Notes:
Applicant claimed to have been born in Newton, MA
Had at least four sons and one daughter (poss Lydia)