"Salem in The American Revolution" by Frank C. Damon

A Muster Roll of a Company Stationed at Salem for the defence of the Sea Coast.  Made up to the 31st day of August, as paid from the 31 of May, 1776.

Names are listed in alphabetical order regardless of rank or position (no rank or position means Private).


Andrews, William
Babbidge, Christopher,  Sergeant
Babbidge, Christopher, Ensign 1
Bacon, Taylor  3
Batton, John   Corporal
Batton, John,  Sergeant
Beadle, David
Beckett, Benj. 2
Beckett, William  1
Bickford, Jr., John
Bray, Daniel
Brown, Benjamin
Brown, Jr., Benj.  2
Brown, Jr., John
Browne, Jr., Benj
Caldwell, Jacob  2
Chapman, George
Chipman, Thomas  2
Clark, Jacob
Clark, John
Cloutman, Henry
Cloutman, Jonathan  2
Cloutman, Jr., John
Cloutman, Stephen
Collins, Wm.,   Sergeant
Cook, Ebenezer
Cook, John
Cook, Jr., John
Cook, Jr., Robert
Cox, 3d, Benj.
Cox, Benj., Jr.,   Corporal
Crowell, Aaron
Dimon, Benjamin  2
Dowst, William
Duckenfield, Thomas
Eadey, John   2
Emerton, Jeremiah
English, Joseph
Fabens, Samuel  2
Fairfield, John
Felt, Joseph    Corporal
Felt, William 2
Flint, John
Foot, Samuel   1
Frye, Robert
Gale, Samuel  2
Gavet, John
Haynes, Abraham   Drummer
Henfield, Jr., Edmund
Hunt, Thomas  1
Hurlburt, Josiah
Ingersoll, John  2
Lamperell, Nicholas   Drummer
Lander, Benj.  2
Luscomb, William 2
Mansfield, David
Marsh, John  Corporal
Marston, William, 1st Lieutenant
Marston, Zachariah
McElroy, Benjamin
McGraw, John  2
Millet, Jonathan   Corporol
Morgan, Andrew  1
Morgan, Jr., Dixey  1
Murry, Peter
Negro, Jephthah  3
Nickolls, Samuel Fifer 3
Odell, James
Osgood, John  2
Parker, Philemon
Parnal, Jonas
Pease, Jonathan  2
Peele, Benjamin
Peele, Wm.  Corporal
Peele, Wm., Sergeant
Phippen, Thomas
Porter, Samuel  2
Ravel, Adam  1
Ropes, Jr., Benj., Sergeant
Ropes, Jr., Benjamin, 2d Lieut
Silsbee, Nathaniel
Skerry, Henry
Skerry, Jr., Francis
Smethurst, Michael
Smethurst, Tobia
Smith, John
Steward, David   2
Swan, Joseph
Swan, Robert
Symonds, 3d, James
Symonds, 4th, Benj.
Symonds, Jonathan
Symonds, Jr., Joseph
Symonds, Jr., Thomas
Symonds, Nathaniel
Symonds, Thomas
Valpy, William  2
Very, Samuel  1
Ward, 3d, Joseph   Fifer 1
Ward, Andrew
Ward, Ebenezer  1
Ward, John
Ward, John, Jr., Sergeant
Ward, Jr., Benjamin, Captain
Warner, Peter
Waters, Stephen
Webb, John
Webb, Jr., Benjamin
Webb, Stephen
West, George  4
West, Jr., John   Drummer 2
Work, John
Young, Samuel 2

1  Transferred to Tyrannicide
2  Transferred to Brigantine Mass.
3  Transferred to Lee
4  Transferred to Matross Company



SOURCE:  From the scrapbook of the grandfather of researcher Nelson Warner.  Copy of undated news clipping, probably taken from the Salem Evening News prior to 1922.

ORIGIN:  Salem USGenWeb Web Site.

VERSION:  1.0, 29 March 1998.