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  • Return of the Officers and Vacancies in the County of Barnstable In the militia for the Brigade under the Command of Joseph Otis Esq. 1779


  • Return of the Officers and Vacancies in the County of Barnstable Page 1

    Companies

    		 Names Rank Place of Aboad Vacancies
    Field Nathaniel Freeman Capt. Regmt Sandwich  
      Enoch Hallett Lieut Col Yarmouth  
    and Joseph Dimock S Major Falmouth  
      George Lewis 2d ditto Barnstable  
    Staff Nathan Ney Adjutant Sanwich  
    Matross Co. Micah Hamblin Major Barnstable  
      Benj. Smith Capt ditto  
      Ansel Howland Lieut ditto  
    1 Co Nathaniel Lothrop Capt Barnstable  
      Eben. Lothrop 1 Lieut ditto  
      Joseph Annable 2d ditto ditto  
    2d Co Elisha Hedge Capt Yarmouth  
      Isaac Mathews 1 Lieut ditto  
      Edmund Mattheus 2d do ditto  
    3d Co Simeon Fish Capt. Sandwich  
      Saml Tobey 1 Lieut ditto  
      Peter Ney 2d do ditto  
    4th Co Daniel Crocker Capt Barnstable  
      Ebenezer Baker 1 Lieut ditto  
      Zaccheus Howland 2d ditto ditto  
    5th Co Joseph Palmer Capt Falmouth  
      Daniel Butler Jr. 1 Lieut ditto  
      Lot Dimock 2d do ditto  
    6th Co Micah Chapman Capt Yarmouth  
      Micajah Sears 1 Lieut ditto  
      Jeremiah Howes 2d do ditto  
    7th Co Jacob Lovill Capt Barnstable  
      James Colman Jr. 1 Lieut ditto  
      Hezekiah Lumbart 2d ditto ditto  
    9th Co John Nickerson Capt Yarmouth  
      James Baker Jr. 1 Lieut ditto  
      Shubael Baker Jr. 2d ditto do  
    8th Co Ward Swift Capt Sandwich  
     
    ----
    		 1 Lieut
    ----
    		 vacant
      Silvanus Gibbs 2d Lieut ditto  
    10th Co Samuel Fish Capt Falmouth  
      John Ney 1 Lieut do  
      Ebenezer Hatch 2d do do  
    11th Co Seth Crowell Capt    
      Josiah Thacher 1 Lieut    
      Joseph White 2d do    

      Second Regiment

     
    ----
    		 Col
    ----
    		 vacant
     
    ----
    		 Lieut Col
    ----
    		 ditto
      Zenas Winslow 1 Major Harwich  
      Gideon Freeman 2d Major ditto  
      Thomas Knowles Adjutant ditto  
    Matross Co Josiah Rogers Major Chatham  
      Benjamin Taylor Capt do  
      John Linnell 1 Lieut do  
    Return of the Officers and Vacancies in the County of Barnstable page 2

     

    Companies Names Rank Place of Aboad Vacancies
    1 Company Benj Godfrey Capt Chatham  
      Joseph Doan 1 Lieut do  
      Freeman Smith 2d do do  
    2d & 3d Co. In Wellfleet
    ----
    ----
    		 both unorganized
    ---Co.
    ----
    		 Capt Eastham vacant
     
    ----
    		 1 Lieut
    ----
    		 ditto
      Joseph Pepper 2d Lieut Eastham  
    4th Co. Job Crocker Capt Eastham  
      Saml. Knowles 1 Lieut do  
      Barnabas Twining 2d Lieut do  
    5th Co. John Salew Capt Truro  
     
    ----
    		 1 Lieut
    ----
    		 vacant
     
    ----
    		 2d do
    ----
    		 vacant
    6th Co.
    ----
    		   Truro unorganized
    7th Co. Benj. Barry Capt Harwich  
      Nathl. Freeman 1 Lieut do  
     
    ----
    		 2d Lieut
    ----
    		 vacant
    8th Co. Thomas Nickerson Capt Harwich  
      John Gage 1 Lieut do  
      Ebenezer Snow 2d Lieut do  
    9th Co. Abijah Bangs Capt Harwich  
      David Foster 1 Lieut do  
      Ruben Snow 2d do do  
    10th Co.
    ----
    		 Capt Harwich vacant
      Thomas Eldrege 1 Lieut do  
      John Small 2d do do  
    12th Co. John Higgins Capt Eastham  
     
    ----
    		 1 Lieut
    ----
    		 vacant
      Nath'll Baley 2d Lieut ditto  
    13th Co Nathan Bassett Capt Chatham  
      James Rider 1 Lieut do  
      Jonathan Cordell 2d do do  

     

    Barnstable Sept 30 1779

     

    ___________________

     

    Joseph Otis Brigadier

     

    To Major Generall Hancock

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