Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-02
NORTH HAVEN ANNALS.

NORTA IT. A.AVEN ANNALS. of the Revolutionary story Relative tsO the Towns Pasri- osIsm and Hero es of ,78.
 NU MHER A.
 The following is he muster roll of Captain Benjamin Trumbull s company of volunteers In TIT. The orisii lal paper in the doctors handwriting is own cd by James Terry, esq, of New York oity. Only the names of the North Haven men a rs here given. The full company included i1ty members, the others belonging in Hamd 'n:
 Corporal Reuben T,ittle. discharged January 1s. Private Enos Todd, discharged February IA, 1777. Private Abel Tut: 2. discharged February l4, TIT. Corporal Thomas Pierpont. Discharged May 12. Private Isuac Crockett, discharged May l2, TIT. Private Solomon futile. discharged March is, Pr: Private Yale Todd dischnrged February 2, l777. Private Caleb Thomas, discharged February z. Private Monson Crockett. discharged February 2. Private Jared Futile discharged February 9, TIT. -nnsign Jared HI, dischaIEed FenrSaTy % 2. l70. Private Enos Crockett. discharged February i7. Sergeant Gideon Todd. discharged February G. Sergeant Jacob Thorp, discharged February 6, Private Timothy Thorp, discharged February 2, Private Jared Blakeslee. discharged February 2. Private John Smith, discharged February 10, Corporal Ebenezer Todd, discharged March is, Private Ezekiel Jacobs, discharged March as, Drummer Jared Barnes, discharged May, 1777. Private Benjamin Bassett, discharged February EPrivate Caleb Tuttle discharged February q TIT. Private Clement Futile, discharged February IT, Private Jonathan Futile, discharged February 17, Private Jonathan Dayton, discharged February Private John Crockett, discharged February ae,
 Pyass WnHS Wan Tate Marcs Private Joseph Sperry CD, discharged April 10 Private Solomon Jacobs, discharged May 1s, 1777. Private Calvin Heaton, discnarged May 70, l777 Private Stephen Ives. discharged January so
 Private Levi Cooper, discharged May 20; TIT. 10, TIT.
 JACOB CROCKETT.
 Jacob Crockett was born In the parish Oc. tober 10, 1753, and was the son of Jacob who was the son of Samuel, who was the son of Samuel, who was the son of John, planter in New Haven solony, 1888. Jacob Crockett ST., was an official of the First Feel, society for some years preceding the war, running through all the grades Of office from collector of rates to member of prudential committee This son Jacob first appears in the commis sioner's record as 8 captain in Colonel Will liam Douglass regiment, fifth battalion General wadsworth's brigade raised in 1776 This company was made up of men from | Branford Willingford, Hamden. New Haven | and North Haven. Our interest mainly liei | in the following:
 | The muster roll of the North Haven msr | in Captain Jacob Brackets company, Colo mel William Douglass regiment, raised Junt | 1776, and of which regiment the Rsv. Bspja min Trumbull was chaplain.
 sergeant-Thomass Smith, Jacob Hitchcock, Pete
 Privatsa-Joehua Barns. Noah Barns, samue Barns, Thomas Barns, Isaac Bishop. Nathanie
 Esas Iehnf Thorp. Jonathan Futile, Timothy Andrews. | MT. Crockett was the only native of tht parish honored with commission in tht revolutionary war. He led his company through the severe campaign of the summer ol | 1776 and returned with all the North Haver men in December of that year, except Isaac Bishop, who died October g, as has beer stated. In 1779 Captain Crockett is enumer ated as an officer present at General Iyont | invasion of New Haven, but his particula, services are not specified. On his return | from the campaign of 1776 he was honoret with an official position in the First Ecclesi astioal society.
 THADDEUs TODD
 Enlisted first in Captain Mans6eld's com pany, Colonel Douglass regiment, "8tl Conn. Lins," April 16. TIT. At expiration of service enlisted second in Captain Bark CTS company, Colonel Lebulon Butler's regi ment, "4th Conn. Line," raised 1781 for tw years. Was pensioner. Lived on the farn now owned by J. Frank Crockett, descend ant of his. MT. Todd died February 26, 1926 and was buried in the old cemetery.
 In 1779, Colonel Russell issued an orde for muster and inspection as follows:
 "To the Captains and Commanding Om cers of the several companies of Alarm Lis and Militia in the Parish of North Haven
 Greeting, etc.
 | Here follows the names of the minute men."1 | Eroo pardaa John parker