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Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] Revolutionary War Regiment
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:27:11 -0400
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My apologies for forgetting to include my ancestor, William Bowen. He enlisted?at ?Uxbridge in Captain Lunt's company of Colonel Smith's brigade; but in his pension papers he stated he was returning home to Mendon. To date I have not found him listed in the Massachusetts 'tan books' of births, marriages nor deaths for either Mendon or Uxbridge. The only? information I have about where?he lived prior to enlistment?are those two?places above.? Also knowing where? Colonial Smith's brigade was raised, might help to discover more information abut possible living places.
? Thank you for the information. I'll be checking the Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors volumes, for when I first started out researching him, on Ancestry (When it was still affordable!) I did find his name, but with? your information, I will check them again and hopefully discover more. I have researched in the National Archives, but?without success in tracking?the units he was in.
??Clare

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Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] Revolutionary War Regiment



Good Afternoon:

It might help to know who your ancestor is for us to help you with the
regiments that he could have been a member of.

The MA Soldiers and Sailors volumes are on line one being Ancestry, and they
may also be on NARA's website too.

Here's what I found for just a quick look - not knowing your ancestor I
searched for RAWSON which I deal with.

Regards, Alison

Volume 3
page 539
[p.539] Clark, John, Mendon. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army
from 1st Mendon Co., as returned by Lieut. Philip Ammidon, dated Mendon,
Feb. 13, 1778; residence, Mendon; enlisted for town of Mendon; joined Capt.
Daniels's co., Col. Nixson's regt.; enlistment to expire April 1, 1780;
also, list of men mustered in Worcester Co. by Thomas Newhall, Muster
Master; Capt. Foster's co., Col. Nixon's regt.; mustered April 21, 1777;
enlistment, 3 years; also, Sergeant, Capt. Japheth Daniels's co., Col.
Thomas Nixon's (6th) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from
March 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, return of men in service on or before
Aug. 15, 1777, certified to in Camp near Peekskill, Feb. 16, 1779; also,
Capt. Daniels's co., Col. Nixon's (5th) regt.; muster roll for May, 1779,
dated Highlands; enlisted March 1, 1777; also, descriptive list of enlisted
men dated West Point, Jan. 29, 1781; age, 33 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 7 (also
given 5 ft. 5) in.; complexion, dark; hair, black; eyes, dark; residence,
Mendon; enlisted Jan. 10, 1780, by Lieut. Benjamin Lynde; joined Capt.
Daniels's co., Lieut. Col. Smith's (6th) regt.; enlistment, during war;
also, Sergeant, Capt. Japheth Daniels's co., Lieut. Col. Calvin Smith's
(6th) regt.; wages allowed for Jan., 1781-Dec., 1782, 24 months; also, order
dated Mendon, Feb. 27, 1784, payable to Jonathan Rawson, for all money,
etc., due for service in 6th regt.

Volume 8
page 112
Holden, Samuel, Mendon.Descriptive list of men raised in Worcester Co. to
serve in the Continental Army, agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780, as
returned by Seth Washburn, Superintendent; Capt.
Ammidon's co., Col. Tyler's
regt.; age, 17 yrs.; stature, 6 ft.; complexion, dark; occupation, farmer;
engaged for town of Mendon; engaged Feb. 8, 1781; term, 3 years; also,
Private, Capt. Peter Clayes's 3d (later Capt. J. K. Smith's) co., Licut.
Col. Calvin Smith's (6th) regt.; return for wages; wages allowed said Holden
for May, 1781, 1 mo.; reported transferred from 3d regt. to Capt. Daniels's
co. in June, 1781; also, Sergeant, Capt. Japhet Daniels's co., Lieut. Col.
Calvin Smith's regt.; return for wages; wages allowed said Holden for June,
1781, as Private, for July-Dec., 1781, as Sergeant; also, same co. and
regt.; return for wages; wages allowed said Holden for Jan.-Dec., 1782, 12
mos.; reported absent in Dec., 1782; also, return [year not given, probably
1783] of men belonging to 6th Mass. regt. entitled to $80 gratuity,
agreeable to act of Congress of May 15, 1778, for serving during the war;
1st co.; also, order on Capt. Benjamin Hayward (Heywood), payable to
Jeduthan Rawson, dated Mendon, Feb. 24, 1784, signed by said Holden, for
wages, etc., for service in the years 1781 and 1782, in late 6th Mass. regt.

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Volume 12
page 982
Rawson, Arthur, Mendon.Private, Capt. Andrew Peters's co., Col. Joseph
Read's (20th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 29,
1775; service, 3 mos. 10 days; also, company return dated Roxbury, Sept. 25,
1775.
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