Register of Members of the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1909 Excerpt: ... SUPPLEMENTARY RECORDS OF OLD MEMBERS FILED SINCE REGISTER OF 1903 'Register Admitted Number 1892. ABBOT, WILLIAM FITZHALE 82 Great-grandson of William Ellingwood (1749-1780), first mate on Brig Saratoga, commanded by Captain Giles, 1780. 1897. BARNES, FREDERIC PARKER 417 Great-great-grandson of Benjamin Parker (-), member of Captain Philip Thomas's Company, Colonel James Reed's Regiment, April 30 to August 1, 1775; engaged at Bunker Hill. 1892. DWIGHT, RICHARD HENRY WINSLOW 39 Great-grandson of Henry Sherrill (1753-1813), corpo-ral in Captain Ezekiel Mulford's Company, Colonel Smith's Regiment; mustered into service July 26, 1776, and ordered to join General Washington in Brooklyn, N. Y. 1892. STOVER, WILLIS WHITTEMORE 97 Great-great-grandson of Josiah Carter (1726-1812), first major of Colonel Asa Whitcomb's Regiment, on Lex-ington Alarm, April 19, 1775, service seventeen days; lieutenant-colonel of Colonel Abijah Stearn's (8th Worcester County) Regiment, commissioned February 6,1776; lieutenant-colonel of Colonel Josiah Whitney's Regiment; colonel of the 8th Worcester County Regi-ment, commissioned June 2, 1779. Register Admitted Number 1899. THAYER, CHARLES IRVING 438 Great-grandson of Zerubabel Hersey (1787-1776), pri-vate in Captain James Lincoln's Company, January 1 to April, 1776. 1897. WESTFALL, JOHN HENRY, U. S. N. (retired) 411 Great-great-grandson of Ebenezer Wright (1752-1832). private in Captain Parmelee Allen's Company, Colonel Herrick's Regiment of Rangers, from Berkshire County, Mass., in Bennington campaign, 1777; member of Lieutenant Moses Johnson's Company, Colonel Wil-liam William's Regiment, September 25 to October 17, 1777; member of Captain Jonas Galusha's Com-pany, Colonel Herrick's Regiment, on alarm in October, 1780; member of Ca...