The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-06
COL. PRIMES REGIMENT.
Captains Goodwin and Andrews Han
tenante Moore, Crocker and McLeuan,s
and Sergeant Knights Companies.
Number III.)

| This completes what is known. To the
writer, of this regiment and it's rolls.
Perhaps at some future time the balance
of the names of the men who served in
this corps will be published, as every
name of Maine soldier of the Revolution
should be matter of public record.
The state should publish all records having
relation to the part borne by our people
i'll the Revolutionary war.
CAPT. JEDIDIAH GOODWIN'S COM
PANY.
This company was a York county mill
tia detachment and probably went from
the towns about Berwick. They were
here at Falmouth June 10th, and report-
ed on that day thirty five men fit for duty.
A days ratlons issued then was / 2
pounds of beef, pound of bread. -
pound of rice, Ia gill of molasses, l mint
of pota toes and 1,3 gill of rum. In o.
tober, men were probably sent to the
Penobscot river from this regiment. but
from which company cannot now be as
certained.
The following is copy of the original
pay roll but the residences of the men are
not given:
"a Pay Role of Capt. Jedidiah Good
wins Company. Col. Joseph Primes
Regiment under the command of Briga-
der Gen'I. Wadsworth 1880"
Capt-Jedidiah Goodwin, entered ser.
vice April Ia, 1880.
| Lieut.-Timothy Wentworth, entered
service April II, 1880.
ergt.-Joseph Braokett, entered SER
vice May 8, 1880.
Sergt.-William Hearl, entered service
May 3, 1880.
Sergt. Joshua CUNT, entered service
May 8, 1850.
Sergt. Daniel Walden. entered service
May 8, 1850.
kCorp. stephen Randall, entered service
| May 3. 1880.
Corp Joshua Andres, entered service
| May 8, 1850.
Corp.-Joseph Wilkerson, entered SER
vice May 8, 1880.
| Corp.-Samuel Horsham, entered SER
vice May 8, 1880.
Drummer-John Davis, entered service
May 3, 1880.
F'ifer-James March, entered service
May Is, 1880.
PRIVATES
Moses Walden, entered service May 8,
1850.
William Murray, entered service May
8, 1880.
| Samuel Roberts, entered service May 8.
1850.
William Mars, entered service May 8,
1850.
Mark Prime entered service May g..
1850.
William Wentworth, entered service
May 8, 1880
Sam uel Clark, entered service May 3.
1850
Charles Clark, entered service May 8,
1850.
James Abbot, entered service May g.
| 1850.
John White, entered service May T.
1850.
Asa Lazdell, entered service :, May T.
1850.
Richard Manning, entered service. May
II, 1880.
Joseph Spencer, entered service May 8,
| 1880.
Ephraim Tebbetts, entered service May
8, 1850.
Moses Mason, entered service May 8,
1880.
Thomas hurry, entered service May 8,
1880.
Daniel Lord, entered service May 8,
1850.
Jacob Mason, entered service May 8.
1880.
William Hodsdon, entered service May
3, 1880.
Benjamin Andres, entered service May
3, 1880.
Simeon Rioker, entered service May 8,
| 1880.
John Dearing, entered service May 8,
1880.
Benz Sullivan, entered service May 8,
| 1880.
Simeon Abbot, entered service May 8,
| 1880.
Patrick Murphy, entered service May 8,
| 1880. M-f
Timothy Kicker, entered service May 8,
1850.
James Libby, entered service May 8,
| 1880.
Moses Hearl, entered service July 2,
1880.
All were discharged Nov. co. 1880 ex-
cepting Moses Hearl who had been dischar-
ged July 22d. The captains ray was e12
perInonth, lieutenant's eS, Sci .seanu's e3.
corporal's 92-4 and private's 81.
Massachusetts Archives. Vol. So, Page
Capt. Jedidiah Goodwin was of Ber-
wick. He was the son of James and Mar
garet (Wallingford) Goodwin and was
baptised May IS, 1746, married Nov. z,
1777. Hannah Emery, and had a large
family. He had two brothers, James and
Samuel, who were taken prisoners and
died in Halifax prison.
Lieut.. Timothy Wentworth was also of
Berwick and was thu son of Deacon
Samuel and Joanna (Roberts) Vent
worth. He was born January 70. 1747
and married November 80, ITO. A,ny
daughter of Thomas Hodgdon of Berwici,
who died July 16, 1910, aged 9S years. He
died Nov. 90, 1912, aged 95 years. They
had ID children.
CAPT. JONATHAN ANDREWS, COM
PANY
This company was detached from the
Cumberland county militia and was
probably from the western towns of Soar.
borough, Gorham, etc. They were proba-
bly, sent to the Penobscot Bay in the carly
p art of their service. The following is a
copy of the original pay roll but no resi-
dences were given on it:
GA Pay Roll of Capt. Jonathan An
drews' Company, Col. Joseph Primes
Regt. in the command of Brig. Genl.
Il