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IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
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- FISH, LOT. Private, Capt. Joseph Palmer's co., Col. John Cushing's regt.; marched
Sept. 26, 1776; service, 1 mo. 27 days, at Rhode Island; roll dated Newport and
sworn to at Falmouth, Barnstable Co.; enlistment, 2 months; also, Capt. Samuel
Fish's co., Col. Nathaniel Freeman's regt.; service, 8 days, on an alarm at
Dartmouth and Falmouth in Sept., 1779.
- FISH, MATTHEW. #763, Dighton. Private, Capt. Daniel Drake's co., Col. Drury's (Bristol
Co.) regt.; marched Aug. 23, 1781; arrived in camp Sept. 1, 1781; discharged
Dec. 1, 1781; returned home Dec. 10, 1781; service, 3 mos. 19 days; company
marched to North river. Roll sworn to at Taunton.
- FISH, NATHAN, Falmouth, Barnstable Co. Private, Capt. Joseph Palmer's co., with
marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 3 days.
- FISH, NATHAN, Pepperell. Private, Capt. John Nutting's co. of Minute-men, Col.
William Prescott's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service,
6 days; also, a list of men returned as serving on picket guard under Maj. Baldwin
dated May 23, 1775; reported detailed under Capt. Jonas Hubbard; also, list of
men returned as serving on main guard under Lieut. Col. Loammi Baldwin dated
June 22, 1775; also, Capt. John Nutting's co., Col. William Prescott's (10th)
regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 25, 1775; service, 3 mos. 8
days; also, company return dated Cambridge, Oct. 2, 1775.
- FISH, NATHAN, Sturbridge. List of men raised for the 6 months service and returned
by Brg. Gen, Paterson as having passed muster in a return dated Camp Totoway,
Oct. 25, 1780; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Sturbridge
for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 4, 1780; discharged
Dec. 31, 1780; service, 6 mos. 3 days. [see Nathan Fisk.]
- FISH, NATHAN. Private, Capt. Simeon Fish's co., Col. Freeman's regt.; service, 3 days,
on an alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth in Sept., 1778; also, same co. and regt.;
service, 8 days, on an alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth in Sept., 1779.
- FISH, NATHAN. Descriptive list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army for the
term of 9 months, agreeable to resolve of June 9, 1779, returned as received of
Justin Ely, Commissioner, by Capt. James Tisdale, at Springfield, Aug. 23, 1779;
Capt. Fish's co., Col. Freeman's regt.; age 17 yrs; stature, 5 ft. 5 in.; complexion,
dark; engaged for town of Sandwich; also, receipt given to Capt. James
Tisdale by said Fish and others, dated Aug. 22, 1779, for "worms for guns;"
also, Capt. Turner's co., 14th regt.; enlisted Aug 7, 1779; discharged May
17, 1780.
- FISH, NATHANANIEL, Holliston. List of men raised for the 6 months service and returned
by Brig. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster in a return dated Camp Totoway,
Oct. 25, 1780. [See Nathaniel Fisk.]
- FISH, NATHANIEL, Pembroke. Private, Capt. Freedom Chamberlain's co., Col. Bailey's
regt., whiched marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 14 days; also
Corporal, Capt. John Foord's (Ford's) co., Col. John Cushing's regt.; marched
Dec. 9, 1776; service, 17 days; company marched to Provience, R.I., on the
alarm of Dec. 9, 1776; also, Capt. John Turner's co., Col. Theophilus Cotton's
regt.; marched Sept. 28, 1777; service, 1 mo. 3 days, at Rhode Island.
- FISH, NATHANIEL (also given Jr.), Uxbridge. List of men mustered [year not given];
said Fish appears among men raised from Capt. Reed's co., Col. Wod's regt,. for
service at Rhode Island; mustered July 7; engaged for town of Uxbridge; also
Private, Capt. Samuel Hamant's co., Col. Nathaniel Wade's regt.; enlisted July
1, 1778; service at Rhode Island; credited to town of Uxbridge; enlistment to
expire Jan. 1, 1779; roll dated Middleton; also, Capt. Samuel Lamb's co., Col.
Wade's regt.; enlisted July 1, 1778; service, 6 mos. 2 days, at Rhode Island;
also, same co. and regt.; muster roll dated Warwick, Nov. 7, 1778; also, same
co. and regt.; muster rolls sworn to at East Greenwich, Sept. 17, Sept. 22, Nov.
13, and Dec. 30, 1778; also, list of men raised for the 6 months service and returned
by Brig. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster in a return dated Camp
Totoway, Oct. 25, 1780; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of
Uxbridge for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 6, 1780;
discharged Jan. 9, 1781; service, 6 mos. 12 days. [See Nathaniel Fisk.]
- FISH, NATHANIEL. Private, Capt. Williams Barker's co., Col. John Cushing's (2d
Plymouth Co.) regt.; marched Dec. 10, 1776; service, 11 days; regiment ordered
to march to Bristol, R.I., on the alarm in Dec., 1776. Roll dated Scituate.
- FISH, NATHANIEL. 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Samuel Read, Jr.'s (2d) co.; list of officers
chosen by the several companies in 3d Worcester Co. regt., as returned by Col.
Ezra Wood and others, dated July 9, 1776; reported commissioned July 9, 1776;
also, Lieutenant, Capt. Samuel Read, Jr.'s co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.;
marched Dec. --, 1776; returned March --, 1777; service, 3 mos. 13 days, at the
Jersey's; roll dated Uxbridge; also, Lieutenant, Capt. Isaac Martin's co., Col.
Ezra Wood's regt.; marched to Rhode Island April 17, 1777; service to May
7, 1777, 22 days under Maj. Gen. Spencer; roll sword to at Boston. [See Nathaniel
Fisk.]
- FISH, NATHANIEL. Private, Capt. Thomas Marshall Baker's co., Col. Samuel Denney's
regt.; enlisted Oct. 23, 1779; discharged Nov. 23, 1779; service, 1 mo. 11 days,
travel included; company raised for 3 months and ordered to Claverack. Roll
dated Upton.
- FISH, NATHANIEL, Jr.. Private, Capt. Simoen Fish's co., Col. Freeman's regt.; service,
5 days, on an alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth in Sept., 1778; also, same
co. and regt.; engaged Sept. 11, 1779; discharged Sept. 12, 1779; service, 2 days,
on an alarm at Falmouth; company ordered out by Brig. Otis; roll dated
Sandwich.
- FISH, PHINEAS. Private, Capt. Amos Porter's co., Col. David Roseter's regt.; enlisted
Oct. 18, 1780; discharged Oct. 21, 1780; service, 4 days, on an alarm in Berkshire
Oct. 18, 1780.
- FISH, PRINCE. Private, Capt. Joseph Palmer's co., Col. John Cushing's regt.; enlisted
Sept. 26, 1776; service, 1 mo. 27 days, at Rhode Island; roll dated Newport and
sworn to at Falmouth, Barnstable Co.; enlistment, 2 months; also, Capt. Elisha
Nye's co.; service from Feb. 3, 1777, to April 20, 1777 days; company stationed
at Elizabeth Islands; also, list dated Naushon, Aug. 20, 1777, of men
belonging to a company stationed at Naushon who signed a petition for increase
of wages of their discharge in case such request was not compiled with; also
Capt. Simeon Fish's co., Col. Nathaniel Freeman's regt.; engaged Sept. 11, 1779;
discharged Sept. 15, 1779; service, 5 days, on an alram at Falmouth; company
ordered out by Brig. Otis; roll dated Sandwich; also, Capt. Samuel Fish's co.,
Col. Freeman's regt.; service, 8 days, on an alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth
in Sept., 1779.
- FISH, REUBEN. Private, Capt. Ebenezer Jenkins's co., Col. Freeman's regt.; service,
6 days, on an alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth Sept. 6, 1778. Roo dated
Barnstable.
- FISH, RUFUS. Private, Capt. Joseph Palmor's co., Col. Freeman's regt.; service, 8
days, on an alram at Dartmouth and Falmouth in Sept., 1778; also, same co. and
regt.; service, 6 days, on the alarams at Falmouth feb. 4, April 2, and May 16, 1779.
- FISH, SAMUEL. Private, Capt. Elisha Nye's co.; service from Feb. 3, 1777, to April 20,
1777, 77 days; company stationed at Elizabeth Islands; also, list dated Nauson,
Aug. 10, 1777, of men belonging to a company stationed at Naushon who signed
a petition for increase of wages or their discharge in case such request was not
complied with.
- FISH, SAMUEL. List of officers chosen in 10th (2d Falmouth) co., 1st Barnstable Co.
regt., as returned by Joseph Dimuck, 1st Major, dated Falmouth, March 25, 1776;
said Fish chosen Captain of said company; reported commissioned April 5, 1776;
also, Captain; return dated Boston, made by Col. Nathaniel Freeman, of men
belonging to his regiment who were detached to do guard duty at Waquoit on the
alarm at Falmouth in Sept., 1778, but who were omitted from previous pay roll;
6 men detached from said Fish's co.; also, Col. Nathaniel Freeman's regt.; service,
8 days, on an alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth in Sept., 1779.
- FISH, SETH, Sandwich (also given Abington). Return of men raised to serve in the
Continental Army from Capt. Nathan Snow's co. (South co. in Abington). Col.
Mitchel's (3d Plymouth Co.) regt., dated Abington, May 15, 1777; residence,
Sandwich; enlisted for town of Abington; joined Capt. Benson's co.; enlistment,
during war; also, return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from
Col. Nathaniel Freeman's (1st Barnstable Co.) regt., dated Sandwich, June 10,
1777; residence, Sandwich; enlisted for town of Sandwich; joined Capt. Benson's
co., Col. Putnam's regt.; enlistment, 3 years, or during war; also, list of men
returned by a committee for settling disputes between towns as to soldiers credited
to them; said Fish claimed by Abington and Sandwich; allowed to Sandwich;
also, list of men mustered between May 7 and May 14, 1777, by James Hatch,
Muster Master for Plymouth Co.; Col. Putnam's (also given Col. Michael Jackson's)
regt.; age 33 yrs.; residence, Abington; enlisted by Capt. Benson (also
given Capt. John Porter); enlistment, during war; also, Private, Capt. Joshua
Benson's co., Col. Rufus Putnam's (4th) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts
for service from May 11, 1777, to May 11, 1780; also, same co. and regt.; muster
return dated Albany, Feb. --, 1778.
- FISH, SETH. Corporal, Capt. Joseph Palmer's co., Col. John Cushing's regt.; marched
Sept. 27, 1776; service, 1 mo. 25 days, at Rhode Island; roll dated Newport and
sworn to at Falmouth, Barnstable Co.; enlsitment, 2 months.
- FISH, SILAS. Private, Capt. Simeon Fish's co., Col. Freeman's regt.; service, 3 days,
on an alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth in Sept., 1778.
- FISH, SIMEON, Mendon. Private, Capt. John Albee's 1st Mendon co. of Minute-men,
which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Roxbury; service, 6 days; reported
enlisted into the army April 27, 1775, or soon after; also, Corporal, Capt.
Andrew Peters's co., Col. Joseph Read's (20th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug.
1, 1775; enlisted May 3, 1775; service, 3 mos. 6 days; also, company return dated
Roxbury, Sept. 25, 1775.
- FISH, SIMEON, Shirley. List of men raised for the 6 months service and returned by
Brig. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster in a return dated Camp Totoway,
Oct. 25, 1780. [See Simeon Fisk.]
- FISH, SIMEON. Corporal, in a company commanded by Capt. Ward Swift of Sandwich;
return for bounty allowed for service on a secret expedition to Rhode Island in
Oct., 1777.
- FISH, SIMEON. Private, Capt. Nathan Smith's co., Col Jacob's regt.; pay roll for
Nov., 1778.
- FISH, SIMEON. Private, Capt. Nathan Smith's co., Col Jacob's regt.; pay roll for
Nov., 1778. [Name appears twice on roll.]
- FISH, SIMEON. Captain, 1st Sandwich co., Col. Joseph Otis's (1st Barnstable Co.) regt.;
list of officers returned as sworn by officers appointed for that purpose, dated
Sept. 29, 1775; also, list of officers chosen in 3d (1st Sandwich) co., 1st Barnstable
Co. regt., as returned by Col. Nathaniel Freeman, dated Sandwich, March 19,
1776; said Fish chosen Captain of said company; ordered in Council March 28,
1776, that said officers be commissioned; [see Simeon Fisk]; also, Captain; return
dated Boston, made by Col. Nathaniel Freeman, of men belonging to his regiment
who were detached to do guard duty at Waquoit on the alarm at Falmouth in
Sept., 1778, but who were omitted from previous pay roll; 1 man detached from
said Fish's co.; also, Col. Nathaniel Freeman's regt.; service, 11 days, on an
alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth in Sept., 1778; also, same regt.; engaged Sept.
10, 1779; discharged Sept. 16, 1779; service, 6 days, on an alarm at Falmouth;
company ordered out by Brig. Otis; roll dated Sandwich.
- FISH, SIMEON. Private, Capt. Philip Ammidon's co., Col. Nathan Tyler's regt.; enlisted
Aug.2, 1780; discharged Aug. 8. 1780; service, 10 days; company marched
to Rhode Island on the alarm of July 27, 1780.
- FISH, SIMEON, Jr. Private, Capt. Simeon Fish's co., Col. Freeman's regt.; service, 8
days, on an alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth in Sept., 1778; also, same co.
regt.; engaged Sept. 10, 1779; dishcharged Sept. 15, 1779; service, 6 days, on an
alarm at Falmouth; company ordered out by Brig. Otis; roll dated Sandwich.
- FISH, STEPHEN, Greenwich. Private, 2d co., Col. Thomas Marshall's regt.; Continental
Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 25, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; residence,
Greenwich; credited to town of Greenwich. [See Stephen Fisk.]
- FISH, STEPHEN, Scituate. Private, Capt. Elijah Crooker's co., Brig. Gen. John Thomas's
regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 3, 1775; service, 3 mos. 5
days; also, company return dated Oct. 7, 1775; also order for bounty coat or
its equivalent in money dated Camp at Roxbury, Nov. 9, 1775; also, Capt. Amos
Turner's co., Col. Titcomb's regt.; service, 2 mos. 6 (also given 2 mos. 9) days;
company detached from militia agreeable to resolve of April 11, 1777, and
marched to Tiverton, R.I.; also, Capt. Hayward Peirce's co., Col. Theophilus
Cotton's regt.; drafted Sept. 25, 1777; discharged Oct. 28, 1777; service, 1 mo. 6
days; company drafted from Scituate and Hanover and ordered to march to Tiverton,
R.I., on a secret expedition.
- FISH, STEPHEN (also given Jr.). Lieutenant, Capt. Joshua Tobey's co.; engaged July
1, 1775; service, 6 mos. 16 days; roll sworn to in Middlesex Co.; also, official
record of a ballot by the House of Representatives dated June 27, 1776; said
Fish chosen 1st Lieutenant of a company of 100 men to be commanded by Capt.
John Russel and stationed at Martha's Bineyard; appointment concurred in by
Council June 27, 1776; reported commissioned June 27, 1776; also, 1st Lieutenant,
Capt. John Russell's co.; marched June 29, 1776; service to Sept.30, 1776,
3 mos. 1 day; company stationed at Martha's Vineyard for defence of seacoast;
also, same co.; service from Sept. 30, 1776, to Nov. 22, 1 mo. 22 days, under
Maj. Barachiah Bassett; company stationed at Martin's (Martha's) Vineyard for
defence of seacoast; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Stephen Nye, Jr.'s co.; return of
officers of a company to be stationed at Elizabeth Islands; ordered in Council Dec.
11, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned Dec. 11, 1776;
also, Lieutenant in a company of matrosses stationed at Naushon; list of officers
of Barnstable Co. militia; commissioned Dec. 16, 1777.
- FISH, STEPHEN. Private, Capt. John Turner's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt. of
guards; joined Jan. 4, 1778; service to April 3, 1778, 2 mos. 29 days, at Cambridge.
- FISH, STEPHEN. Private, Capt. Simeon Fish's co., Col. Freeman's regt.; service, 8
days, on an alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth in Sept., 1778; also/i>, same co.
and regt.; engaged Sept. 11, 1779; discharged Sept. 12, 1779; service, 2 days, on
an alarm at Falmouth; company ordered out by Brig. Otis; roll dated Sandwich.
- FISH, STEPHEN. Pay roll of ship "Protector," commanded by Capt. John Foster
Williams; engaged March 20, 1780; discharged Aug. 17, 1780; service, 4 mos.
27 days; also, Marine, same vessel and commander; engaged Dec. 16, 1780; returned
from captivity May 9, 1781; service, 4 mos. 23 days.
- FISH, STEPHEN, Jr. Private, Capt. Simeon Fish's co., Col. Freeman's regt.; service,
11 days, on an alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth in Sept., 1778; also/i>, same co.
and regt.; engaged Sept. 11, 1779; discharged Sept. 12, 1779; service, 2 days, on
an alarm at Falmouth; company ordered out by Brig. Otis; roll dated Sandwich.
- FISH, SYLVANUS, Sandwich. Private, Capt. Micah Hamlen's co., Col. Thomas Marshall's
regt.; return for advance pay for 1 month, etc., dated Boston, June 27,
1776, also, Corporal, same co. and regt.; entered service June 13, 1776; service
to Aug. 1, 1776, 1 mo. 19 days; roll dated Castle Island; also, same co. and regt.;
service from Aug. 1, 1776, to Nov. 1, 1776, 3 mos.; also, same co. and regt.; pay
roll for Nov., 1776; also, Private, Capt. Simeon Fish's co., Col. Freeman's regt.;
service, 8 days, on an alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth in Sept., 1778; also,
same co. and regt.; engaged Sept. 11, 1779; discharged Sept. 15, 1779; service,
5 days, on an alarm at Falmouth; company called out by Brig. Otis; roll dated
Sandwich.
- FISH, THADDEUS, Pembroke. Private, Capt. Freedom Chamberlin's co.; service, 5
days; company marched March 5, 1776, on the alarm at the taking of Dorchester
Heights; also, Capt. John Foord's (Ford's) co., Col. John Cushing's regt.; service,
17 dys; company marched to Providence, R.I., on the alarm of Dec. 9,
1776. [See Thaddeus Fisk.]
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