Question: Where was this Massachusetts Line Continental Regiment raised whose colonel married Joanna Sparhawk , a member of one of Brighton 's founding families ?

text: Massachusetts Line
1775 establishment
On April 23 , 1775 , the Massachusetts Provincial Congress voted to raise a volunteer force of 13,600 men , and it called upon the other New England colonies for assistance in raising an army of 30,000 men . [ 7 ] The Massachusetts provincials were raised in the spring of 1775 and were eventually formed into twenty-six infantry regiments . Massachusetts also took responsibility for a twenty-seventh regiment , originally raised in New Hampshire . [ 8 ] Massachusetts regiments had an official establishment of 599 officers and men in ten companies [ 9 ] ( but five regiments had an eleventh company ) . The troops were enlisted to serve until December 31 , 1775 . [ 10 ] The commissions of all Massachusetts officers were dated May 19 , 1775 . [ 10 ] Subsequently the regiments were numbered , although in Massachusetts the regiment was commonly identified by the name of its colonel . [ 11 ] The New England delegates to the Continental Congress urged that the Congress assume responsibility for the provincial troops of New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , and Connecticut , that were blockading Boston . This was done on June 14 , 1775 , and these troops were designated the Continental Army . [ 12 ] George Washington was selected as commander in chief of this force , and all other Continental Army troops , the following day . [ 13 ]
The Massachusetts Line was the name given to those units within the Continental Army that were assigned to Massachusetts at various times by the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War. These, together with similar contingents from the other twelve states, formed the Continental Line. Line regiments were assigned to a particular state, which was then financially responsible for the maintenance (staffing and supplying) of the regiment. The concept of the line was also particularly important in relation to the promotion of commissioned officers. Officers of the Continental Army below the rank of brigadier general were ordinarily ineligible for promotion except in the line of their own state. The size of the Massachusetts Line varied from as many as 27 active regiments (at the outset of the war) to four (at its end). For most of the war after the Siege of Boston (April 1775 to March 1776) almost all of these units were deployed outside Massachusetts, serving as far north as Quebec City, as far west as present-day central Upstate New York, and as far south as Yorktown, Virginia. Massachusetts line troops were involved in most of the war's major battles north of Chesapeake Bay, and were present at the decisive Siege of Yorktown in 1781. General officers of the line included Major Generals Artemas Ward, William Heath, and Benjamin Lincoln, and Brigadier Generals John Glover and John Nixon.
Name Colonel Massachusetts Number Continental Number Summary
Ward 's Artemas Ward Jonathan Ward 1st 32nd This regiment was initially commanded by General Artemas Ward of Shrewsbury , who was the commanding general of the Massachusetts Bay provincial forces . His general authority over the troops from the other New England colonies was acknowledged , and he commanded the patriot army at Boston until the arrival of George Washington at Cambridge on July 3 , 1775 . On June 17 , 1775 , Ward was made a major general in the Continental Army - the first appointment in that grade . Command of the regiment passed to its next senior officer , Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Ward , of Southborough , who was promoted to the rank of colonel on that date . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 21st Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment
Thomas ' Bailey 's John Thomas John Bailey 2nd 35th This regiment was initially commanded by General John Thomas , of Kingston , who was the lieutenant general ( second in command ) of the Massachusetts Bay provincial forces . Thomas was made a Continental brigadier general on June 22 , 1775 . The regiment 's lieutenant colonel , John Bailey , of Hanover , then assumed command . Bailey was promoted to the rank of colonel on July 1 , 1775 , and the regiment became Bailey 's Regiment . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 23rd Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment
Walker 's Timothy Walker 3rd 22nd This regiment was commanded by Colonel Timothy Walker , of Rehoboth , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was merged into Read 's Regiment in December 1775
Cotton 's Theophilus Cotton 4th 16th This regiment was commanded by Colonel Theophilus Cotton , of Plymouth , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was disbanded at the end of 1775 , when its companies were divided amongst other Massachusetts regiments . Cotton continued to serve in the Massachusetts militia
Whitcomb 's Asa Whitcomb 5th 23rd This regiment contained eleven companies and had an official establishment of 658 officers and men . It was commanded by Colonel Asa Whitcomb , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston until its disbandment at the end of 1775 . Whitcomb took command of the 6th Continental Regiment in 1776
Read 's Joseph Read 6th 20th This regiment was commanded by Colonel Joseph Read , of Uxbridge , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 13th Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment
Mansfield 's John Mansfield 7th 19th This regiment was commanded by Colonel John Mansfield , of Lynn , who left the service on September 15 , 1775 . From then until the end of the year the regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Israel Hutchinson , of Danvers . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 27th Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment
Danielson 's Timothy Danielson 8th 18th This regiment contained eleven companies and had an official establishment of 658 officers and men . It was commanded by Colonel Timothy Danielson , of Brimfield , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston until its disbandment at the end of 1775 . Most of the regiment was consolidated into Learned 's Regiment , which became the 3rd Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment
Prescott 's William Prescott 9th 10th This regiment contained eleven companies and had an official establishment of 658 officers and men . It was commanded by Colonel William Prescott , of Pepperell , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 7th Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment
Frye 's James Frye 10th 1st This regiment was commanded by Colonel James Frye , of Andover , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston until its disbandment at the end of 1775
Bridge 's Ebenezer Bridge 11th 27th This regiment contained eleven companies and had an official establishment of 658 officers and men . It was commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Bridge , of Billerica , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston until its disbandment at the end of 1775
Paterson 's John Paterson 12th 26th This regiment contained eleven companies and had an official establishment of 658 officers and men . It was commanded by Colonel John Paterson , of Lenox , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 15th Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment
Scammon 's James Scammon 13th 30th This regiment was commanded by Colonel James Scammon . His regiment was raised in what were then known as the eastern counties , the present state of Maine . Scammon served as colonel of the regiment until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston until its disbandment at the end of 1775 . Its companies were then divided among three other regiments , principally the 18th Continental Regiment
Learned 's Ebenezer Learned 14th 4th This regiment was commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Learned , of Oxford , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 3rd Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment
Gardner 's Bond 's Thomas Gardner William Bond 15th 37th This regiment was commanded by Colonel Thomas Gardner . He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill , June 17 , 1775 , and died July 3 , 1775 . On that date the regiment 's commander , Lieutenant Colonel William Bond , was promoted to the rank of colonel . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 25th Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment
Nixon 's John Nixon 16th 5th This regiment was commanded by Colonel John Nixon , of Framingham and Sudbury , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 4th Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment
Fellows ' John Fellows 17th 8th This regiment was commanded by Colonel John Fellows , of Sheffield , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston until its disbandment at the end of 1775 . Most of its companies were consolidated into Ward 's Regiment , which became the 21st Continental Regiment
Doolittle 's Ephraim Doolittle 18th 24th This regiment was commanded by Colonel Ephraim Doolittle , who left the service in October 1775 . Command of the regiment passed to its next senior officer , Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Holden , of Princeton . It served in the Siege of Boston until its disbandment at the end of 1775
J . Brewer 's Jonathan Brewer 19th 6th This regiment was commanded by Colonel Jonathan Brewer , of Waltham , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 6th Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment
D. Brewer 's David Brewer 20th 9th This regiment was commanded by Colonel David Brewer , of Palmer , who was dismissed from the service on October 24 , 1775 . The next senior officer , Lieutenant Colonel Rufus Putnam , of Brookfield , assumed command of the regiment and served until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston until its disbandment at the end of 1775 . Most of its companies were consolidated into Read 's Regiment , which became the 13th Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment