The Portland daily press., 1898-02-09

ton. as did most of the three years regi-
ment that composed what was known as
the Massachusetts Line.
s'In their regimentals
Stood the old Continentals
Yielding not"
The following company rolls of the
soldiers, nearly all of whom were from
Maine, are copies of the identical ones made
at that time. The first of Capt Donnell's
Co., was the first roll of that company
after it entered the service. The others
were made up in the camp at Valley
Forge and speak for themselves. There
we're. no doubt, many more Maine men in
tbs regiment, their names not come to
light yet, but time will probably tell us
more.
IAN Account of Mems Names in Capt.
James Donnell's Company. Time of In
listmept, Number, Travelling etc. In
Colonel Samuel Brewers Regiment in
the Service of the thirteen United States
of America to March Goth inst
s'Boston, March II, 1777.''
Capt james Donnell, York. Enlisted
Jan. l, 1777.
Ensign-Ebenezer storer, Biddeford.
huilbU1tt Jul. Aftfs
Sergt.-John Gibson, York. Enlisted
Jan. 5, l777.
Sergt.-Willia,n bearing, Kittery. En-
listed Feb. 10, 1777.
Corp Jeremiah Bettis, Biddeford.
Enlisted Jan. /, 1777.
Fifer-Jotham Milbury, York. En-
listed Feb. 8, 1777.
Drummer-Mathias Beal, York. En-
| listed Feb. 3, 1777.
PRIvATES.
John Smart, Kittery. Enlisted Jan. l.,
| l777.
John Cox, Kittery. Enlisted Jan. l.,
l777.
Thomas Harvey, Kittery. Enlisted
BENJAMIN min Trafton, York. Enlisted
Samuel Lancaster, Newburyport. En-
! listed Jan. l, 1777.
James Williamson, York. Enlisted
Joshua McLucas, York. Enlisted Jan.
25, 1777.
John Dutch, York Enlisted Feb. !,
1777.
Benjamin Jacobs, Wells. Enlisted
Feb. 3, 1777.
Saumel Todd, Kittery. Enlisted Feb.
%, 1777.
Pnrriok Lallis, Kittery. Enlisted Feb.
l, 17T.
Ebenezer Cole, Scarborough. Enlisted
Jan. /, 1777.
Henry Carver, Falmouth. Enlisted
Jan. l, 1777.
Wyman Bradbury, Falmouth. En-
listed Jan. /. 1777.
Lemuel Coolbroth, Scarborough. En-
listed Jan. l, l777.
Philip Canada, Boston. Enlisted Jan.
l, 1777.
|. Pelletiah Berry, Scarborough. En-
listed Feb. 8, 1777.
Daniel Drawn, Sanford. Enlisted Feb.
10, 1777.
Loring Cushing, Falmouth. Enlisted
Jan. 1, l777.
Noah Hutchings. Kittery. Enlisted
Jan. !, 1777.
Philip Davis, Kittery. Enlisted Feb.
Daniel Laller. Kittery. Enlisted Feb.
II, 1777.
Thomas spokesfield, Kittery. Enlisted
Jan. ], 1777.
Jonathan Mendum. Kittery. Enlisted
Jan. ], 1777.
Charles Perrill, Boston. Enlisted Jan.
1, 1777.
Daniel Sergeant, York Enlisted Jan.
~, 1777.
Robert Lyston, Kittery. Enlisted Feb.
1, TIT.
Samuel Haskins. Salem Enlisted
March 10, l7I7.
Mass. Archives, Vol. IS. Page 237.
The following is roll of the same COM
pany made up at Valley Forge, Jan. %,
ITS:
Return of the State of Capt. Donnell's
Company, Col. Brewers Regiment
| agreeable to an order OF the hon'ble the
Council of the State of Massachusetts,
Bay"
Capt.-James Donnell, York. On fur
Tough.
LIST Lieut-Henry Sewell, York.
End Lieut.. Timothy Remick, Kittery.
On furlougb
Ensign-Ebenezer Storer, Biddeford.
Sergt-Jothan Donnell, York
Sergt.-Wiliam Dearing. Kittery.
Sergt.-Zachariah GatchelI, York.
| EsSergt. Jeremiah Belts, Biddeford.
Corp.-Daniel Colbroth, Scarborough.
Corp.-David Rogers, Kittery.
Corp. benjamin Trafton, York
Corp. -Thomas Spokesield, Kittery.
Drummer-Mathias Beal, York.
Fifer-Jonathan Mendum. kittery.
PRIvATES.
Samuel Atkins, Salem.
Wyman Bradbury, Falmouth.
Daniel Bragdon, York. Sick at Al
bany.
Daniel Drawn, Sanford. On furlough.
John Cox, Kittery.
Henry Carvel, Falmouth.
Lemuel Coolbroth, Scarborough.
Ebenezer Cole, Falmouth
Philip Canada, Boston.
Loring Cushing, Falmouth
William Couch, York
James Dempsey, York. On furlough.
Abraham Dixon, Kittery.
Joseph Foster, kittery.
Noah Hutchins. kittery.
Nathaniel Hanscom, Kittery.
Thomas Harvey, Kittery.
Benjamin Jacobs, Wells
Robey Lydston, Kittery.
Daniel JIaller, Kittery.
Joshua McLucas, York
lothian Milbury, York
Charles Perrin, Boston.
John Smart, Kittery
Moses Steven, Kittery.
Daniel Sargent, York.
James Williamson, York.
Edward Webber, Kittery. Sick at
Pumpton.
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