Stoughton Minutemen
Extracted from
History of the Town of Canton
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Daniel T. V. HUNTOON
Cambridge, 1893 Pages 616 -

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

The following are the names of the officers & privates of the "minute-men" who marched from the town of Stoughton on receiving the news of the Lexington alarm, on the 19th of April 1775, "made upon that day by the Ministerial troops, and in defence of American liberty":-- FIRST COMPANY James ENDICOTT, Captain David LYON, First Lieutenant Abner CRANE, Second Lieutenant John PUFFER, Sergt. Edward DOWNS, Sergt. Isaac BILLINGS, Sergt. Ezekiel FISHER, Sergt. William CRANE, 1st, Sergt. Redman SPUR, Sergt. Isaac BAILEY, Sergt. William CRANE, 2d, Sergt. Lemuel STONE, Sergt. Enoch BILLINGS, Sergt. Privates:-- John ASPINWALL Joseph ASPINWALL Henry BAILEY Joseph BEMIS Samuel BRIGGS, Jr. Sam'l ADAM William BLACKMAN Moses BLACKMAN Benjamin BUSSEY Benjamin BUSSEY, 2d Isiah BUSSEY Daniel ROGER Frederic ROGER Jonathan ROGER Stephen BILLINGS, Jr. Samuel BILLINGS John BOYLSTON Elijah CRANE Lemuel CRANE Nathan CRANE Peter CRANE William CURRELL John DAVENPORT Lemuel DAVENPORT Abijah EVERENDON Benjamin EVERENDON Nathaniel FISHER Lemuel FISHER Thomas FRENCH Fitch GIBBONS Josiah HARRIS Hector (ROYALL's negro) Jeremiah INGRAHAM David KENNEY John KENNEY Nathaniel KENNEY Samuel KENNEY Elijah LYON Enoch LEONARD Archibald McKENDRY William McKENDRY James McFADDEN Richard MERO Amasa MERO Josiah MERO Henry MORSE Joseph PUFFER Seth PUFFER Robert REDMAN Richard SPEAR John SPARE Samuel SPARE Lemuel SPUR Elijah SPUR Nathaniel STEARNS Lemuel STODDER Henry STONE, Jr. Seth STROBRIDGE Jacob SHEPARD William E. SHEPARD Henry SHALLER Ebenezer SHALLER Edward SHAIL John SUMNER Levi TANT Edward TAYLOR John TOLMAN John TOLMAN, Jr. William WHEELER Charles WENTWORTH SECOND COMPANY Asahel SMITH, Captain Benjamin TUCKER, First Lt. Theophilus LYON, Second Lt. Wm. KILPATRICK, Sergt. Rufus HAYWOOD, Sergt. Elisha HAWS, Sergt. John MORSE, Sergt. William STONE, Corporal Isaac WENTWORTH, Corporal Elkanah PETTINGILL, Corporal John MOORE, Corporal Abijah UPHAM, Drummer Nathan BILLINGS, Fifer Nathaniel TISDALE, Jr., Fifer Privates:-- Abijah ALLEN Elisha ALLEN Henry BAILEY John BAILEY, Jr. William BENT Joseph BELCHER Jacob BILLINGS Stephen BLAKE Aaron BLAKE Elisha BLACKMAN George BLACKMAN Joseph CHANDLER Samuel CHANDLER John CLARKE Samuel COPELAND Enoch DICKERMAN Elijah DICKERMAN Joseph ESTEY Jonathan FARRINGTON Elijah FENNO Elijah GILL John HAVEN, Jr. Michael HENRY Joseph HENRY John HILL Benjamin JORDAN Ignatius JORDAN Jacob JORDAN Thomas JORDAN Fisher KINGSBURY John MAY, Jr. Joseph MAY Joshua MAY John MADDEN Samuel MOORE Thomas MOORE Sion MORSE Elijah PIERCE Seth PIERCE Ephraim SMITH, 1st Ephraim SMITH, 2d Benjamin SMITH William SMITH Daniel TUCKER John TUCKER Daniel TURNER Comfort WHITON Bailey WITHINGTON Edward WITHINGTON John WITHINGTON Jonathan WITHINGTON, Jr. Mather WITHINGTON Daniel WENTWORTH Enoch WENTWORTH Elijah WENTWORTH John WENTWORTH Joseph WENTWORTH Jacob WENTWORTH Oliver WENTWORTH Philip WENTWORTH Stephen WENTWORTH Seth WENTWORTH THIRD COMPANY Muster roll of Samuel PAYSON's company, Col. John GRATON's regiment, that marched from Stoughton & Stoughtonham (Sharon), 19 Apr 1775:-- Samuel PAYSON, Captain Royal KOLLOCK, First Lt. John PAINE, Sergt. Enoch HEWINS, Sergt. Joshua SWIFT, Sergt. Samuel BILLINGS, Sergt. Mathew Hobbs HARLOW, Corporal Leavitt BILLINGS, Corporal Eleazer BLACKMAN, Drummer Enoch BIRD, Fifer Privates:-- Benjamin BILLINGS John BIRD Joshua CAREY Samuel CAPEN Jonathan CLERK Jonathan COBB Richard CUMMINGS William EVERTON David FORREST Solomon GAY Stephen HAWES Nathaniel HOLLAND Caleb JOHNSON Spencer LYON James MORGAN Amos MORSE Joel MORSE Daniel RHODES James RHODES Jeremiah SWIFT Samuel TOLMAN Levi TUTTLE FOURTH COMPANY Muster-roll of the first company of militia in the District of Stoughtonham, commanded by Edward Bridge SAVELS, forming part of Colonel ROBINSON's regiment:-- Samuel Bridge SAVELS, Captain David Fisher, Lt. Jacob ESTEY, Jr., Lt. David BACON, Sergt. Thomas RICHARDS, Sergt. Philip WITHINGTON, Sergt. William BILLINGS, Corporal Nathaniel CONEY, Corporal Lemuel CAPEN, Corporal Jacob HEWINS, Jr., Fifer Privates:-- Elijah BAKER, Jr. Thomas BAKER Clifford BELCHER Supply BELCHER Samuel BIRD, Jr. Benjamin BULLARD Josiah CAREY Nehemiah CLARKE Thomas CLARKE Thomas CONEY John CONEY Nathaniel CUMMINGS Joseph CUMMINGS John CUMMINGS Abiel DRAKE John DRAKE William DRAKE Ebenezer ESTEY Solomon ESTEY Solomon GILBERT Solomon GILBERT, Jr. Benjamin GANNETT, Jr. David GOULD Ezra GOULD Jacob HAWES Benjamin HEWINS, Jr. Joseph HEWINS, Jr. Deacon Elijah HEWINS Ebenezer HOLLAND Zebulon HOLMES William HOLMES William LEWIS Ebenezer LOVELL Benjamin MARSHALL Gilead MORSE Ebenezer PETTEE Joseph PETTEE William PRICE Benjamin PUFFER Benjamin RANDALL, Sergt. Joseph RANDALL Benjamin RICHARDS Daniel RICHARDS, Jr. Ebenezer RICHARDS David RHODES Elijah SMITH Job SWIFT, Jr. Samuel THOMPSON Abijah TISDALE Edward TISDALE William TOLMAN Benjamin WHITE, Jr. William WITHINGTON FIFTH COMPANY Muster-roll of Captain PRATT's company, in Col. Lemuel ROBINSON's regiment, that marched from Stoughton & Stoughtonham (Foxboro'), on the 19th day of April, 1775. Josiah PRATT, Captain Benjamin RHODES, Lieutenant Nathaniel MORSE, Ensign Benjamin FAIRBANKS, Sergt. Ezra MORSE, Sergt. Timothy MORSE, Jr., Sergt. Levi MORSE, Sergt. Isaac PRATT, Clerk William BRADSHAW, Corporal Privates:-- Eleazer BELCHER Elijah BILLINGS Jonathan BILLINGS Jacob BILLINGS Richard BILLINGS Jacob BOYDEN Oliver HILL Benjamin HODGES Asa MORSE, 2d Silvanus MORSE Thomas PAGE Jacob PAINE Zebulon PAINE James PAINE David PAINE David PATTEN Joseph PRATT Joseph RHODES, Jr. Seth ROBINSON Jonathan TALBOT David WILKINSON Job WILLIS Joseph WOOD SIXTH COMPANY Muster-roll of Ebenezer TISDALE's company, who marched from the District of Stoughtonham, 19 Apr 1775:-- Ebenezer TISDALE, Captain Jacob HEWINS, Lt. Benjamin GANNETT, Lt. Benjamin SAVELS, Lt. Samuel GOULD, Sergt. Elijah HEWINS, Sergt. Benjamin RANDALL, Sergt. Privates:-- Micah ALLEN Jonathan BELCHER Benjamin BULLARD Ebenezer BULLARD Anthony BRACKETT Nehemiah CLARKE David DRAKE John ESTEY Benjamin FENTON Thoomas FISHER Solomon GILBERT Benjamin HARLOW William HEWINS Richard HIXON, Jr. Samuel HIXON Zebulon HOLMES Ebenezer HOLLAND Isaac JOHNSON John JOHNSON Benjamin RANDALL John RHODES Samuel RHODES William RHODES William ROGERS Job SWIFT SEVENTH COMPANY Muster-roll of the company of Capt. Israel SMITH, that marched from Stoughton & Stoughtonham (Foxboro') on the 19th day of April 1775:-- Israel SMITH, Captain Daniel MORSE, 1st Lt. William SAVAGE, 2nd Lt. Nehemiah CARPENTER, 2d Lt. John FORREST, 2d Lt. John COMEY, Corporal Edward PAINE, Corporal Privates:-- Uriah ATHERTON Timothy BILLINGS Beriah BILLINGS Ebenezer BILLINGS Josiah BLANCHARD Amos BOYDEN Seth BOYDEN William COMEY John EVERETT Elisha MORSE Elijah MORSE Josiah MORSE Timothy RHODES Josiah ROBBINS William SUMNER David WOOD EIGHTH COMPANY A muster-roll of the company in the colony service that marched from Stoughton to the Lexington alarm, 19 Apr 1775, under the command of Capt. Peter TALBOT:-- Peter TALBOT, Captain Isaiah JOHNSON, 1st Lt. James POPE, 2d Lt. Nathaniel LITTLEFIELD, 2d Lt. Thomas GLOVER, 2d Lt. Charles WADSWORTH, Sergt. John ATHERTON, Jr., Sergt. Samuel BRACKETT, Jr., Sergt. Timothy GAY, 2d, Sergt. Joseph PORTER, Sergt. Ralph POPE, Corporal Amariah HARRIS, Corporal William MONK, Drummer Philip HOLMES, Fifer Privates:- Seth ALLEN Consider ATHERTON Samuel ATHERTON John BATTLES John BELCHER Jonathan BELCHER Joseph BELCHER Isaac BIRD Lemuel BIRD Samuel BIRD Elisha BLANCHARD Jonathan CAPEN Samuel CAPEN Robert CAPEN John CLAPP Elijah CRANE Benjamin CROSSWELL Samuel CUMMINGS Thomas CURTIS Theophilus CURTIS William CURTIS, Jr. Abijah DRAKE Lemuel DRAKE Nathan DRAKE Elisha DUNBAR Peter DUNBAR Soloman ESTEY Nathaniel EVERETT Aaron GAY Hezekiah GAY Moses GAY Amos GUILD John GUILD Caleb HAYWARD William HENRY Jacob HIXON John HOLMES Samuel HOLMES Jewis JOHNSON Seth JOHNSON Abraham JORDAN Joseph JORDAN Barnabas KEITH Silas KINNEY Edmund LITTLEFIELD, Jr. Joseph LOVEL Thomas MICHEL Elias MONK Eliphalet MONK Seth MORTON Josiah MORSE Samuel OSGOOD Abiezer PACKARD Frederic POPE Joseph PORTER, Jr. Samuel SHEPARD Jesse SMITH John SMITH Joseph SMITH, 2d Roger SUMNER Isaac TALBOT David THOMPSON Samuel TOLMAN David VINTON, Jr. Jeremiah VOSE John WADSWORTH Recompense WADSWORTH Moses WALES Thomas WALES Nathaniel WALES, Jr. Zebulon WATERS NINTH COMPANY The following is the muster-roll of the company that was raised by Capt. William BRIGGS, in what is now Stoughton, and who marched on the Lexington alarm. They were absent from their homes twelve days:-- William BRIGGS, Captain Samuel LEACH, 1st Lt. Samuel TALBOT, 2nd Lt. Joseph RICHARDS, Sergt. Remember MONK, Sergt. Peter GAY, Sergt. Jacob GILITHON, Sergt. George MONK, Corporal William BLANCHOR, Corporal Nathaniel MERION, Corporal John HAYWARD, Drummer Asaph FAXON, Fifer Privates:-- Lemuel BLANCHARD Jowatt CURTIS John CAPEN Samuel CAPEN King CLERK Elias DRAKE Ebenezer FISHER Jacob FRENCH Lemuel FRENCH Timothy GAY Samuel HOLMES Isaac JORDEN John KINGMAN Edmund LITTLEFIELD Joseph MORSE Ambrose MORTON Daniel NIGHTINGALE John PENDERGRASS Jonathan RAWSON Jedediah SOUTHWORTH William SMITH Joseph SMITH William TALBOT William TILDEN Caleb THAYER Samuel VINTON Seth VINTON Ebenezer VOSE Samuel WHITE