New Horizons Genealogy

Transcribed and submitted by Lynn Tooley

List of officers Belonging to the Continental army, who died in the service, or who were killed in action, previous to the 28th May, 1778, and to whose widows or orphans seven years' half-pay was granted, taken from the ruturns of the respective states, on file in the war Office of the United States.

Name			Rank		Date of Death		Amount Paid

New Hampshire
Thomas, Joseph		Lieutenant	Sept. 19, 1777		1,120.00
Adams, Winborn		Lieut Colonel	Sept. 19, 1777		2,520.00
Colburn, Andrew		Lieut Colonel	Sept. 19, 1777		2,520.00
Beall, Zachariah	Captain		Oct. 27, 1777		1,680.00
Bell, Frederick		Captain		Oct. 8, 1777		1,680.00
Shortridge, Benjamin	Captain		Jul. 8, 1776		1,680.00
Wait, Joseph		Lieut. Colonel	Sept. 28, 1776		2,520.00
Fay, Joseph		Ensign		Nov., 1777		840.00


Massachusetts
Thomas John		General		Jun. 3, 1776		3,150.00
Cranston, Abner		Major		May 29, 1777		2,100.00
Goodridge, Ezekiel	Lieutenant	Oct. 7, 1777		1,120.00
Williams, Edw:d Payson	Major		May 25, 1777		2,100.00
Steel, Aaron		Lieutewnant	Nov. 24, 1777		1,200.00
Town, Ebenezer		Ensign		Feb. 18, 1778		840.00
Bryant, David		Catain		Sept. 11, 1777		2,100.00
Andrew, Joseph		Lieutenant Arty	Dec. 1, 1777		1,400.00
Kingman, Edward		Ensign		Oct. 1, 1777		840.00
Jackson, Ephraim	Lieut. Colonel	Dec. 19, 1777		2,520.00
Allen, Jacob		Captain		Sept. 19, 1777		1,680.00
Perry, William		Ensign		Oct. 10, 1777		3,150.00
Wiley, Aldridge		Lieutenant	Oct. 7, 1777		840.00
Skillings, John		Captain		Apr. 2, 1777		1,680.00
Francis, Ebenezer	Colonel		Jul. 7, 1777		3,150.00
Roundy, Luke		Ensign		Oct. 22, 1777		840.00
Bragdon, Josiah		Lieutenant	Apr. 30, 1778		1,120.00
Reed, Benjamin		Lieutenant	Sept. 19, 1777		1,120.00
Turner, Edward		Lieutenant	Dec. 26, 1777		2,120.00


Rhode Island
Mumford, Augustus	Adjutant	Aug. 28, 1775		756.00
Shaw, Sylvanus		Captain		Oct. 22, 1777		1,680.00
Carpenter, Benajah	Capt. Light Arty-Aug. 27, 1776		1,120.00
Waterman, John		Lieutenant	Apr. 20, 1778		1,120.00


Connecticut
Wooster, David		Major General	Apr. 27, 1777		5,250.00
Stoddart, Nathan	Captain		May 15, 1777		1,680.00
Parmelie, Jeremiah	Captain		Mar. 24, 1778		1,680.00
Dimon, David		Lieut. Colonel	Sept. 17, 1777		2,520.00
Davenport, Hezekiah	Lieutenant	Apr. 27, 1777		1,120.00


New York
Montgomery, Richard	Major General	Dec, 31, 1777		6,972.00


New Jersey
McCmeyers, Andrew	Captain		Oct. 4, 1777		1,680.00
Johnson, Philip 1st	Colonel		Aug. 27, 1776		1,612.66-2/3
Neil, Daniel		Captain		Jan. 3, 1777		1,680.00


Delaware
Adams, Nathan		Captain		At Long Island		1,680.00
Holland, Thomas		Captain		At Germantown		1,680.00


Virginia
Hawkins, Moses		Captain		Oct. 4, 1777		1,680.00
Humphries, John		Lieutenant	Before Quebec		1,120.00
Mercer, Hugh		Brig General	Jan. 3, 1777		5,250.00
Seayres, John		Lieut. Colonel	Oct. 4, 1777		2,520.00

1. This Person was Paid Untill the Orphan Child Attained the age of eight years


The State of Connecticut has also transmitted a list of Officers who died in the 
Service, and for which no half-pay has been made by said State, viz:

Name			Rank		Killed or Died		Date
Phillips, Noah		Ensign		died			Mar. 16, 1778
Dunham, Silas		Lieutenant	killed			Dec. 7, 1777
Durkee, John		Colonel		died			1781
Brown, Stephen		Captain		killed			Nov. 16, 1777
Kirtland, Nathaniel	Lieutenant	died			Oct. 12, 1777
Barber, David		Ensign		died			Dec. 25, 1777
Douglass, William	Colonel		died			May 27, 1777
Holmes, David		Surgeon		died			Mar. 20, 1779
Howe, Solomon		Surgeon's Mate	died			Jun. 10, 1778
Alden, Judah		Captain		died			Aug. 22, 1777
Whiting, Charles	Captain		died			Jul. 10, 1779
Coon, James		Lieutenant	killed			Sept. 6, 1780
McLowrey, Alexander	Ensign		killed			Oct. 11, 1780
Eno, Martin		Ensign		Killed			Oct. 11, 1780
Fellows, David		Ensign		died			Dec. 10, 1779
Stoddard, Josiah	Captain		died			Aug. 24, 1779


The State of Pennsylvania has returned the names of three officers, for whose 
widows no provision was made

Name			Rank			Killed or Died		Date
Fowler, Benjamin	Lieut Colonel		died			1781
			Artillery & Artificers
Caldenood, James	Captain, Independent	killed at Brandywine
			Company, Westmoreland
			County, the disputed
			bounds of Pennsylvania
Pierce, Timothy		Lieutenant, Capt. Simon	killed in action with Indians in 1778
			Spalding's Independent Company
			raised in the disputed territory of
			Wyoming, afterwards annexed to the
			Connecticut Line

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