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: VT
Qualifying Service: Lieutenant / Patriotic Service / Civil Service
Member of Vermont General Assembly from at least 13 Oct 1780 to at least 16 Jun 1781
Appointed Muster Master for Vermont troops 25 Feb 1782 and again for Colonel Lee's Regiment 20 Apr 1782
Additional References:
28th-35th Annual Reports, NSDAR. Senate documents (United States Congress, Senate). Government Printing Office: Washington, DC
Records of the Council of Safety and Governor and Council of the State of Vermont, General Conventions July 1775 to Dec 1777, Vol I. ed and Pub by Authority of the State by E.P. Walton, Montfelier, Steam Press of J.&LJ.M Polan (1873) pg 280
The State of Vermont Rolls of the Soldiers in the Rev War 1775-1783, compiled and edited by John E. Goodrich, VT Historical Society, Rutland, VT (1904), pg 750 & 808
STATE PAPERS OF VT: JOURNALS & PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEN ASSSEMBLY, Volume 3, pg 4
Spouse: Hepzebah Crosby Children: Benjamin Jr; Nehemiah; Prudence; Sarah;
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