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men to go into the enemies camp n,
night. Major Morrill, died 1910, at st. AL.
bans, VT" The reference to the eigh,
men going into the enemies camp a,
night Is not understood by the writer
ana whether 1t relates 60 Ticonderoga IS
perhaps uncertain. Major Morrill, came
TO vermont from Epson, N. H., 1875.
When the family Bible says he was pres
ent at the taking wo are bound to be-
lieve that he was one OF the immortal
leighty-three. Statement Of Abbie A. Nor.
rill, North Troy, VT
william Nichols Of Hartford, Conn.
was clerk of the war committee. Went
TO whitehall. He appears to have kept
Romans accounts of tho disbursements
on this expedition and there is an entry
which shows that Herman Alien was paid
one pound for sundries. (Gordon's Ameri-
can Revolution, page lib Chittenden
page 1903, DoCosta's Notes on the History
OF Lake Georgc.)
fLuke Noble OF Rupert Vermont, is
said to have been with the expedition.
This statement rests entirely upon fam
lily tradition. If present he could not
have been more than fourteen years OF
age. He was born February a. 1851, at
Southwick. Mass. and died, 1s4s. at
Rupert. VT. statement of Jennie f.
Stewart. Rensselaer,. n. "
"Daniel Newton of Shoreham, Vermont.
was an early settler in that town. AS
Aliens party were on their way to
Hands Cove they found him chopping.
He set his axe at the side of the tree
and Joined the party. He died in 1894,
aged 80 years. A surveyor BY profession
and Is said to have been the original
fYnn, r,hich H. -.
in the Green Mountain Boys" was
taken. 1t Is said that Judge d. =.
Thompson, the author of the Green
Mountain Boys" made this selection at
the suggestion Of Governor Jcnnison of
Shorehnm, Vt, who was n near neighbor
of Daniel Newton. GIistory of Shoreham,
PIP II. Il. n, Statement Of Elmer Barnum.
Shoreham, VT
Capt. Noah Phelps Of simsbury. Conn,
was one of the war committee. lie was
the spy who entered the fort disguised as
a farmer in search of a barber. He sue
cessfully entered the fort and made
himself familiar with the. garrison and
reported to Allen that It was practicable
to surprise the fortress. From the fact
that Allen when he reached Hands Cove
secured tho service of Nathan Bcman as
a guide the inference is that Phelps did
not regard 1t as prudent TO
Aliens party. He was born May 6, l75?,
and died unmarried IN the American
army at Valley Forge. (Force's Archives
vol. ?, series 4, page 556; History OF
page l2.)
Capt. Elisha Phelps Of Simsbury,
Conn. was a brother of Noah and was
commissary of the parry that went to
Whitehall. (~Chittenden, p. 112.)
Capt. Samuel r.. Parsons of Deerheld,
Mass. was one of the expedition. Conn.
Historical Society. vol. J.. page 1s1.)
- Rice is said TO have been present
at the capture. Tossing in his field book Of
the Revolution speaks of Isaac Rice who
served as his guide at Fort ri, and it
would appear that Isaac had a brother
whose first name is not mentioned. who
was present with Allen at the time OF the
surrender.
ELI Richards of Nergennes, VT. is said
to have been one of the expedition and
TO have crossed in the same boat with
Allen. If this be true he was one of the
eighty-three. I have found no other au-
thority than family tradition for this
statement. statement of C. D. Waite,
702 st. Nicholas Avenue. n. Y. city)
f'Thomas Rowley of Shoreham, VT,
was one of Aliens parry. An early set
tier of that town. He came originally
from Hebron, Conn. lie was the first
clerk Of Dandy. VT. and represent
ed that town in the legislature and was
chairman of the Committee OF Safety. He
was one Of the judges of Rutland county,
VT. Settled at Larrabee's Point in the
town of Shoreham. which place was for
some years called Rowley's Point. He
died at Cold Spring in the town OF Ben
son. Vermont, 1909. Was present at the
OIistory Of Shoreham. page l2.)
t"Thoinas Rowley, Jr, SON of the above
lived for sometime in enoreham: left
that place in 1914 and moved to Buffalo,
n. Y, where he died. He entered the
fort with Allen. GIistory OF Shoreham.
p. 1922
t"Hopkins Rowley of Pittsford was a son
Jonathan Rowley and removed to shore
Vt He was one tne Pittsford
party and is said to have crossed the
AXE with the first detachment History
If Shoreham, page IL. Statements of G.
B. Butler, Florence. VI, and Mary
Randall. PIttsford, VIZ
tJohn Roberts Of Manchester. Vermont
was born 1927, married, 17a6, Susanna
a lineal DESCENDANT of Gov. |
! UNA wa IltN u -NirluckcL ana |
Vineyard. He came to Man.
chester in 1764 with the first settlers,
his wife and seven children;
born 1747; Benjamin born l749;
John born 1851; Christopher, born 1853;
Iemima, born 1855, Elizabeth. born 1857
William. born 1859, The father and
III OF his sons We're identified with the
Green Mountain Boys and with Allen
Arnold in the early troubles with
strong that the father ano his five sons
anticipated in the expedition against
Tlcondcroga and Crown Point. In some
'ormer list all of these six names have \
seen found among tho eighty-three and
t is with reluctance that any change is
made In this list, IT is altogether prob |
BILE that all of them participated in the
'Xpedition and of christopher il seems
o be so well-established that he was at
he capture that his name must remain
n the list. However, it seems as If, If the
ather and the five sons had been present
It the capture. that Judge Munson in his
history of Manchester would have men
Toned the fact. whereas he only makes
mention of Christopher as being one of
he guides of the expedition and as one
II the first to enter the fort. John Ro-
'erts, the father, was undoubtedly pres
mt on the expedition and afterwards
vent TO Canada, was taken prisoner and
his return enlisted FOR the whole
He died 1898.
tPeter Roberts married Jane Baker
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