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.
Birth: 26 Jul 1757 Sterling / Worcester / MA Death: 20 Jun 1816 Hancock / Hillsborough / NH
Qualifying Service Description:
Private in Captain Manasseh Sawyer's co., Colonel Dike's (MA) regt.; muster roll for Dec., 1776- Feb., 1777; enlisted Dec 14, 1776; credited to the town of Templeton (MA); regt. raised to serve until Mar 1, 1777; reported discharged Jan 1, 1777,"
Receipt given to Lieut. Samuel Sawyer, dated Lancaster, Mar 11, 1776, sighed by said May and others, for wages for service from Dec 8, 1775 to Jan 17, 1776 in Captain White's co.
Tho. May's enlistment, wages for his American military service in the (MA) militia between Dec 8, 1775 and Jan 17, 1776 reflect credit to the town of Templeton, Worcester Co, MA, for the official Massachusetts kept military record
Coordinates of grave were determined using a GPS receiver at the grave site
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
From the center of Hancock, preceed east on Main St, Rt 123, past the church on the right. Immediately past the post office on the right is the cemetery entrance on the left
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Additional Information:
The cemetery is laid out in a grid pattern using iron labled stakes just inside the stonewall which parallels Rt 123. Grave location based on this grid is available from the town cemetery trustees