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: CT
Qualifying Service: Brigadier General
Birth: 29 Dec 1721 Preston / New London / CT Death: 29 Jul 1804 Preston / New London / CT
Qualifying Service Description:
Lt Colonel in Colonel Parsons's 6th Regt from CT, which was raised on the first call for troops Apr-May 1775; served at New London and Boston
Colonel of a regt reorganized for service in 1776 and served around NY
Colonel of 8th Regt from CT in Oct 1776
Appointed brigadier general of CT militia May 1777; appointed commander of the 3rd Brigade June 1777; served in Rhode Island in Aug 1778 and in state alarms throughout the war, including New Haven on 5 Jul 1779
Appointed to serve the United States under General Washington Oct 1779 and sent to Boston with the 1st Brigade
Additional References:
DAR Cites:
NARA, M881, COMP MIL SERV RECS, ROLL #348
JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, pg 452, 627
MULLEN, CT TOWN MEETING RECS, Volume 2, pg 214
1st-11th Annual Reports DAR. Senate documents (United States Congress, Senate). Government Printing Office: Washington, DC
SAR RC 266 cited
CT State Records (1776-1783), 1:260, 2:362-400
CT Men in the Rev, pg 72-99, 430, 434, 530-553
Spouse: Mary Spalding Coit; Children: John; Mehitable; Lydia; Abigail;
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