The Portland daily press., 1895-03-23
.4th sergt.-Charles Walker.
Corp ohm York.
;" James Flood.
Dudley BIadstreet.

| COrp.-J0Dn 40rk.
James Flood.
Dudley Bradstreet.
Joseph Alien. ;,
| Lance Corp.-Jose2h Bryant.
| Drummer-Josiah Hobbs.
Fifer-Samuel Haynes.
| Privates-Samuel Proctor, James Pom.
eroy, Amaziah Delano, Joshua Bracket,
John Merrill, Samuel SWEET, Jona Green.
Daniel Brooks. Josiah Haskell. William Bal.
ley, Daniel Lunt. David Underwood, John
zis, Joseph B1g Braehett, Nathl RAND abra be
Young. Peter Pride. Joseph Staples, sam
uel Motley Paul Canmett, Ehenezer Gus
fIp Phn ena kaisn WpMens vii
field, Mos Noyes, EbeneZ Zor Starbird
Waiters--Thomas Pride, Joseph Veazie
Stephen Mcclellan, Lemue1 Moody.
The last name on the roll is Lemuel
Moody, to whom we are indebted for plan
of falmouth Neck in 1'75, ana the obser-
vatory. He planned and built the observa-
tory il 1867. became it's sole owner.and was
its keeper It'll his death in 1S46. In 1926
he published chart of Casco Bay with the
islands and harbor from Saco river to the
mouth of the Kennehec, which W as most
useful publication, His son, EEocha Moody.
owned and kept The observatory until his
death in 1870. 1t is now owned by Mrs. j.
W. York, the grand-daughtersso ssof the builder.
When Aemuel Moody was in this company
he was but boy of thirteen, too young for
soldier, but enlisted as a waiter. for
which service and eight months more, the
next year in Capt. John Reeds company,
in Col. McCobb's regiment, his family was
granted a pension.
The Moody family was one of the sabsta a.
tial families of the town. Enoch Moody
came from Newbury, Massachusetts in 1888
and had six sons and two daughters by his
second wife, Ann, Weeks. He early took a
prominent part in the struggle for inde-
pendence being one of the three lea Com
mittee February 8, 17.4. Hs was chairman of
the committee to put the resolves of the
General Court and Congress of the colony
into execution September %, Hts, and they
adjourned to his house the next Tuesday
AS chairman of the town committee he
wrote Gen. Washington under date of
November 2, l775, informing him of the
arrival of the British ship Cerberus with
four hundred men, and the expectation of
the people that they intended to land and
take possession OF the town. He said eve
have only two half barrels Of powder in
stock and we almost fear to make any op-
position. We are in great want OF some
person of martial spirit to conduct the
few tories We already have. This was but
afteen days after Mowat burned the town.
Capt. John Symonds came on shore and
forbade the people throwing mp intrench-
ments, but they disregarded all his. orders
and threats. proceeding with the greatest
alaority to construct fortifications, working
all day sunday. The lailitia was summoned
from the surrounding towns and Gen.
Joseph Frye came the 25th and took COM
mand. Their only cannon. two six Founders
were mounted and the people were deter
mined to defend their desolate town ,.but the
Cerberus sailed away without carrying out
his threat. Tie Cerherus was the vessel
that brought Generals Burgoyne. Clinton
and Howe TO America arriving at Boston
May 25th, and on which Gen. Burgoyne
made his famous remark, ssWhat. ten thou
sand peasants keep five thousand kings
troops shut upI '''Wel1, let us get in, and
we'll soon lind elbow ROOM. They had
some experience with the peasants" June
17th at Bunker Hill, SO did not tarry long
here, at Falmouth. Capt. Joseph Pride