The original document, of which the above, with the signatures, is a copy, was found among the papers of Nathaniel Emerson, Esq., who in 1776, was one of the selectmen. It bears no indications of ever having been returned to the Committee of Safety, and no copy can be found in the records of the State department. No names are set down as having refused to sign, and it probably has every name of the required age, then in town. A few months before, the whole number of men over sixteen was one hundred and thirty-nine, and twenty-seven were in the army, so that there would not have been more than ninety-nine over twenty-one years bf age. Names of Soldiers who served at various times during the War of Independence, from Candia, some of which were found on the Town Record, and others taken from the Army Rolls : Walter Clay, John Clark, jun. Obadiah Hall, Robert Holland, Asa Peirce, Jonathan Pillsbury, John Prescott, Ashahel Quimby, Eleazer Quimby, Jacob Quimby, Enoch Rowell, Enoch Rowell, jun. Benjamin Sandborn, Theophilus Clough, Henry Kimball, Isaiah Rowe, John Colby, Amos Knowles, Enoch Colby, John Knowles, Jethro Colby, Benjamin Critchet, Nathaniel Emerson, Henry Gotham, Israel Griffin, Nehemiah Leavitt, Nathaniel Merrifield, Samuel Mooers, jun. Joseph Palmer, Thomas Patten, William Patten, Jonas Perry, John Sargent, Moses Sargent, James Siel, Samuel Shannon, Biley Smith, Ezekiel Smith, Oliver Smith, John Taylor, Antony Towle, Benjamin Towle, Jeremiah Towle, Moses Turner, James Varnum, John Varnum, Thomas Wason, Nat Wadley, Robert Wilson, Thomas Wilson, William Wilkins, Ebenezer Williams, Zebulon Winslow, Isaac Worthen. A Return of Soldiers Parish of Candia: [Army Roll, 23d p., vol. 10.] in the Continental Army, belonging to the Daniel Libbee, engaged in 1779; | John Anderson, engaged in 1779; John Lovren, John Kent, Candia, Feb'y ye 15, 1782. ABRAHAM FITTS, NATH'L EMERSON, BEN'J CASS, [Page 27.] IN COMMITTEE of Safety, STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. This Certifies, that John Dudley, Esqr., has paid into the Treasury three hundred and ninety pounds ten shillings st'ng, in part for four Continental Soldiers which were enlisted and returned by Col. Noah ewell, (viz.) Ebenezer Williams, William Wilkins, Thomas Capand James Siel, which Soldiers are set to the Parish of Candia. Lovewell paid for the hire of the aforesaid men, three hundred ninety-eight pounds. 'aid by Col°. Lovewell, tec'd of John Dudley, Esq., 398 0 0 390 10 0 7 10 0 E. THOMPSON, Cha'n P. T. Reg. at Rhode Island, 1779. [Army Rolls vol. 4, p. 53.] 1782 Ebenezer Eaton, Moses Norris, July 5. John Moore, July 5. Benj. Sandborn, July 5. Jason Hazard, July 8. Bounty afterwards deducted from the depreciation, Jan. 1780. 1782, July 3. Gave a certificate to J. Dudley, Esq. From a Return of New Levies, joined the Hampshire line and muster ed in Camp by Major William Scott, 1780. [Returned by Col. Moses Nichols of the 5th Reg., March 19th, 1779.] Men Enlisted into Col. Webster's (17th) Reg., 1778, for three years. James Bragdon, Henry Kimball, Isaac Morse, John Kent, Eben'r Williams, Eleazer Quimby, Rob't Holland, Wm. Wilkins, John Taylor, Jones Perry, Nehemiah Leavitt, Asa Pierce, Tho's Capron, James Siel. |