Display Patriot - P-120302 - James Wheaton BRAYTON
James Wheaton BRAYTON
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P-120302
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Captain James Wheaton Brayton was born 8 October 1758 at Newport, Rhode Island. Captain Brayton served during four tours in the War for Independence. In the spring of 1775, Brayton enlisted and served eight months as a private in Colonel Church's Third Rhode Island Regiment, a unit that participated in the Siege of Boston, under the command of Brigadier General Nathaniel Greene.
Upon the expiration of his initial enlistment, Brayton entered naval service aboard the row galley, USS Spitfire, serving 12 months as carpenter's mate. He helped to capture British cargo ships and engaged in the fight against British warships at Narragansett Bay and the surrounding coast. During one such engagement with a British Man-of-War, Brayton was wounded and taken prisoner aboard the prison ship HMS Jersey.
Following his release, Brayton re-enlisted and served 15 months as a private in Colonel Archibald Crary's First Rhode Island Regiment. Brayton served for five months aboard the Massachusetts Naval Militia’s privateer frigate General Stark after 1778, and assisted in taking several prizes.
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