Military Returns and Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the Revolution

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The organization of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in this and other States has awakened much interest among the descendants of Revolutionary Soldiers.  Many persons are seeking for such information as they can obtain relative to their ancestors service in the war for independence.  The only publications at the present time in which may be found Regimental and Company Rolls is the 'Spirit of '76', by Benjamin Cowell, published in 1850.  The Muster Rolls which are published in this volume were mostly collected by the author from the families of officers in the Continental Army.  There are today in private hands many of these Old Rolls which contain information now eagerly sought for.  It is the desire of the publisher to perpetuate these documents by reproduction in the Register, and if any person having such papers in their possession will send copies of the same to the Editor, they will be reproduced in these pages for the benefit of our readers and those seeking such information.  The Editor proposes to publish as far as possible, such as have not heretofore appeared in print.  Persons interested in these matters can have queries and answers inserted in the Register, without charge, the desire being to both receive and convey information.  It is to be hoped that sufficient interest can be awakened in these matters as to make this department one of the most interesting features of the Register.

Contributed by Edward Field, Registrar of the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

A Return of the men inlisted by Lt. Henry Alexander in Colonel Christ'r Smiths Regiment, raising for Fifteen Months.

NAMES Seth Sprague John Smith Daniel Bragg  Ishmel Harris John Robinson Joseph Fourd  Isaac Kindell   Daniel Cooke  Benjamin Verry Daniel Monks James Lowrey Patrick Foy  William Parker  Amos Thurbur  Darias Thurbur  Benjamin Bishup Uriah Jones William White William Everton Edward Beatles Prince Brown

ENLISTMENT Dec. 19, '76 Jan'y  1, '77 Dec. 18, '76 Dec. 21, '76 Dec. 18, '76 Dec. 23, '76 Dec. 24, '76 Jan'y 14, '77 Jan.  8, '77 Jan. 10, '77 Dec. 23, '76 Jan. 23, '77 Dec. 18, '76 Dec. 19, '76 Jan. 15, '77 Jan. 15, '77 Jan'y 3, '77 Jan. 10, '77 Jan. 13, '77     do Dec. 18, '76

NAMES Thomas Everton Thomas Baile John Bawl Samuel Smellage John Brown Benjamin Barber John Rogers  John Rogers, ye 2d. William Brown Richard Widrow John Waite Bryant Ryant William Greene Elisha Hopkins Bristol Prince Benja. Sherman Laurance Clarke John Howard William Wilson Coles Yatts David Smith

ENLISTMENT Dec. 24, '76 Dec. 23, '76 Dec. 24, '76 Jan'y 8, '77      do Jan'y 14, '77 Jan'y 16, '77 Jan'y 13, '77 Dec. 18, '76 Jan'y 22, '77 Jan'y 18, '77 Dec. 18, '76 Dec. 20, '76 Dec. 18, '76       do       do May 31, '77 June 3, '77 Dec. 19, '76       do       do

For an account of the Bounties, Wages and Clothing received; reference will have to be had to the original return on file in the Office of the Secretary of State, in Military Returns, 1776 to 1777, page 53; see also Military Returns 1778 to 1782, page 47.

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Camp Tiverton May ye 6, 1777.
To the Honorable Governor and Generel [sic] Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in America.
A Return of what is inlisted by Philip Traffarn First Liut. under Josiah Gibbs, Capt. in Colo. Stanton's Reg't.

Distribution of what is listed in the Standing Army.  

James Peirce, Private. Jobe Peirce, private. Wheeler Peirce, private. Nathan Barney, private. Wheaton Turner, private. Joseph Thresheir, private. Philip Traffarn, Lietu.

[Rhode Island State Papers, Military Returns, 1776 - 1777, page 38.]

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Cumberland, May 1st, 1777.
I am Sick and on able to Attend my Duty.  I have Send you an A Count of men I have Inlisted into the fifteen months Service, viz:

William Foster Gideon Dexter Joseph Chase Salsbury Freeman Michel Field Nathan Wever Timothy Freeman Thomas Freeman Tobe Brown Jonathan Peter I Shall A Tend my Duty as Soon as I am able  Still I Remain yours &c. Seth Sprague, Ensign.

[Rhode Island State Papers, Military Returns, 1776 - 1777, page 35.]

To the Honourable, the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations - a List of the men Inlisted by Leut. Rufus Barton, in Capt. Churches Company, Colo. Smith's Rigt. [sic]

Israel Luther, Sergant  [sic] Russel Handy, Corporal Daved Maxwell,    do Nelson Miller, Drummer John Wilbor, Fifer Jeames Luther, Private Peleg Luther, Private Jabez Pierce, Private Daved Scudder, Private Nathanel Wilson, Private Elihu Bates, Private Jabez Barney, Private

Jessee Purce, Private Dominik Dicell, Private Levy Wheaton, Private Daved Edwards, Private Reuben Woodmansee, Private Abiel Cheney, Private John Innis, Private Henry Guildersleve, Private Constant Turner, Private John Carmeron, Private Ephraim Whorton, Private Daved Daveds, Private

  total     25
inlisted into the standing army:  16
Present on duty:  9
April 29, 1777.    Rufus Barton, first Lieut.

[Rhode Island State Papers, Military Returns, 1776 - 1777, page 17.]

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Camp Tiverton, April ye 30th, 1777.
To the Honourable Governor and General Assemble in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in America.

A Return of what men inlisted by Elisha Parker in Capt. Gibb's Company, in Colo. Stanton's Regement.

Robert Love John Greene Ezekeel Parker  Joshua Straight Thomas Parker Arter Alswith

Salvanus Ames  Benjamin Jackson Joseph Brown Zebulon Mellett Alexander Love Alexander Parker

Total    12;  Seven inlisted into the Standing Army
Elisha Parker, 2d., Lieut.

[Rhode Island State Papers, Military Returns, 1776 - 1777, page 18]

Return made to the Town Council of Providence.
September 30, 1777, of delinquents in certain companies with the names of those hired in their places.
Return made by Colo. Richmond of Delinquents in his Comy.

Name of Delinquents.      Persons Hired for them.
1.  Nicholas Tillinghast    Thomas Chaffey, Rnt. No. 1,
      Hired Sept. 30, 1777,  £15    0
2.  Henry Stirling             Clement Peckham, No. 2  18  --
      Hired Oct. 2, 1777.
3.  Sam'l Hill                   Ebenezer Hill, No. 3  £19  10
       Hired Oct. 1, 1777.
4.  Jonathan Hanmon        Benjamin Reynold, No. 4   15   0
       Hired Sept. 30, 1777.

Returns made by Capt's Russell and Keen.
1.   Benjamin Aplin          Daniel Knower, No. 5   15  0
         Hired  Sept. 30, 1777.
2.   Benjamin Taylor         Benjamin Knower, No. 5  15  0
        Hired Sept. 30, 1777.
3.  Samuel Jackson         Henry Robey, No. 4,  15  0
4.  Aaron Mason              Rich'd Windstanley, No. 6, 18
        Hired Oct. 3, 1777.
5.   Moses Brown            Jonathan Brownell,  19  10
              Oct. 3, 1777.
6.  Caleb Greene             Benjamin Keen, No. 7,  15  0
         Hired Oct. 1, 1777.
7.  Rufus Waterman        Nathan Merrill, No. 8,  18  0
        Hired Oct. 2, 1777.
8.  John Burrough           Isaac Barker, No. 9, 18
          Hired Oct. 3d.
9.  John Smith               William Loring, No. 1,  15
          Hired Sept. 30, 1777.

Capt. Snow's Comp'ay.
      Charles Lee              Ralph Merry, R'nt No. 10  18
         Hired Oct. 1, 1777.

Capt. Lindley's Company.
      William Morris          Elihu Robinson, Jr., No. 11,  15
           Hired Oct. 2, 1777.
                                                         £252  0   0

Col. Tillinghast's Company,
       William Proud            William Larsher.