Massaschusetts Belchers
in the Revolutionary War
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols
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Belcher, Clifford, Stoughtonham.Private, Capt. Edward Bridge Savel's (1st) co., Col. Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 7 days.
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[p.896] Belcher, David, Bellingham.Private, Capt. Jesse Holbrook's co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 11 days; also, Capt. Samuel Cowell's co., Col. L. Robinson's regt.; enlisted Jan. 27, 1776; service, 2 mos. 6 days; regiment raised in York and Suffolk counties; roll dated Roxbury; also, Capt. Sabin Mann's co., Col. Wheelock's regt.; marched to Rhode Island April 22, 1777; discharged May 10, 1777; service, 20 days.
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Belcher, David, Framingham.Private, Capt. Amasa Cranston's co., Col. Samuel Denny's regt.; enlisted Nov. 7, 1779; discharged Nov. 23, 1779; service, 27 days, at Claverack; enlistment, 3 months.
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Belcher, Ebenezer.Private, Capt. Nathaniel Winslow's co., Col. Simeon Cary's regt.; pay abstract for 7 days wages before marching to Roxbury Feb. 12, 1776.
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Belcher, Ebenezer.List of men who signed a petition for increase and payment of wages dated Camp at Hull, Sept. 17, 1776.
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Belcher, Erenezer, Scituate.Private, Capt. Samuel Stockbridge's co., Col. Bailey's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 21 days; also, Capt. Hayward Peirce's co., Col. Jeremiah Hall's regt.; marched Jan. 2, 1777; service, 2 mos. 10 days; company raised in Scituate and Hanover to serve at Bristol, R. I.; also, descriptive list of men enlisted from Plymouth Co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, June 22, 1778; Capt. Cushing's co., Col. Cushing's regt.; age, 30 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 11 in.; complexion, light; residence, Scituate.
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Belcher, Ebenezer.Private, Capt. Calvin Curtis's co., Col. Jacobs's regt.; enlisted Sept. 30, 1779; discharged Dec. 1, 1779; service, 2 mos. 1 day, at Rhode Island; company detached from 1st and 2d Plymouth Co. regts. for 2 mos. service.
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Belcher, Ebenezer.Private, Col. Benjamin Tupper's (10th) regt.; enlisted April 15, 1781; roll made up to Jan. 1, 1783; service, 18 mos. 15 days; also, Capt. Japheth Daniels's co., Lieut. Col. Calvin Smith's (6th) regt.; return for wages, etc., for June-Dec., 1782; reported transferred from 10th Mass. regt.
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Belcher, Eleazer, Stoughtonham.Private, Capt. Josiah Pratt's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, from Stoughton and Stoughtonham; discharged April 22, 1775; service, 5 days; also, Drummer, Capt. Pratt's co., Col. Gill's regt.; marched to Roxbury March 4, 1776, on an alarm; service, 5½ days.
Belcher, Elijah, Braintree (North Precinct).Private, Capt. Edmund Billings's co., Col. Jonathan Bass's regt.; company assembled June 13, 1776, to drive the British ships from Boston harbor; service, 2 days.
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Belcher, Elijah.Private, Capt. Eliphalet Sawen's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt. of guards; enlisted March 25, 1778; discharged April 7, 1778; service, 13 days, at Roxbury.
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Belcher, Elijah, Jr., Braintree.Descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 18 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 9 in.; complexion, ruddy; residence, Braintree; arrived at Springfield July 8, 1780; marched to camp July 9, 1780, under command of Lient. Jackson of the artillery; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Braintree for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 4, 1780; discharged Dec. 24, 1780; service, 6 mos. 2 days.
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Belcher, Jacob.Private, Capt. Amos Perry's co., Col. Haws's regt.; enlisted July 28, 1778; discharged Sept. 12, 1778; service, 1 mo. 17 days, at Rhode Island.
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Belcher, Jacor.Private, Colonel's co., commanded by Lieut. Peter Clayes, Col. Thomas Nixon's (6th) regt.; pay abstract for July, 1780; enlisted July 14, 1780; service, 18 days; also, Colonel's co., commanded by Lieut. Benjamin Pike, Col. [p.897] Nixon's regt.; pay abstract for Aug. and Sept., 1780; reported transferred to light infantry; also, Capt. Abel Holden's (Light Infantry) co., Col. Nixon's regt.; pay abstracts for Oct.-Dec., 1780; discharged Dec. 13, 1780; enlistment, 6 months.
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Belcher, Jacob.Private, Capt. Joshua Lealand's co., Maj. Heath's regt.; enlisted Sept. 30, 1779; discharged Nov. 10, 1779; service, 1 mo. 12 days, with guards at Boston.
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Belcher, Jacob, Framingham.Private, Capt. Moses Harrington's co., Col. Dike's regt.; return of men in service from Dec. 20, 1776, to March 1, 1777; also, descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 19 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 4 in.; complexion, light; residence, Framingham; arrived at Springfield July 14, 1780; marched to camp July 14, 1780, under command of Capt. Hancock; 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 Framingham for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 10, 1780; discharged Dec. 15, 1780; service, 5 mos. 15 days.
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Belcher, Jacor.Private, Capt. Staples Chamberlain's co., Col. Dean's regt.; enlisted March 7, 1781; discharged March 14, 1781; service, 11 days, at Rhode Island by order of Governor Hancock.
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Belcher, James.2d Lieutenant, ship "General Putnam," commanded by Capt. Daniel Waters; list of officers; commissioned July 9, 1779; also, 2d Lieutenant of Marines; pay roll for 1 mo. 28 days service from date of appointment, July 9, 1779, on expedition to Penobscot.
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Belcher, Jeremiah, Lanesborough.Descriptive list of men raised in Berkshire Co. agreeable to Act of Dec. 2, 1780; Capt. Wheeler's co., Col. Simonds's regt.; age, 45 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 2 in.; complexion, ruddy; hair, dark; occupation, cordwainer; residence, Lanesborough; enlistment, 3 years; delivered to William Walker, Supt. of Berkshire Co., by Capt. Smith; also, Private, Capt. John Mills's co., Col. Joseph Vose's (1st) regt.; muster roll for April, 1781, dated Garrison at West Point; enlisted Feb. 25, 1781; also, muster roll for May, 1781; reported confined; also, muster rolls for June-Aug., 1781; reported confined at West Point; also, muster roll for Sept., 1781; also, muster roll for Oct. and Nov., 1781, dated Huts; reported absent without leave; also, muster rolls for Jan. and Feb., 1782, dated York Hutts.
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Belcher, Jeremiah, Stoughtonham.Descriptive list of men enlisted from Suffolk Co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, June 14, 1778, dated Dorchester; Capt. Sable's co., Col. Gill's regt.; age, 50 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 10 in.; complexion, dark; hair, dark; eyes, gray; nationality, American; occupation, husbandman; residence, Stoughtonham; enlisted for town of Stoughtonham; conducted to camp by Sergt. Elkanah Hixson of Col. Alden's regt., who received said Belcher from Maj. Stephen Badlam and delivered him to Brig. Gen. Jonathan Warner at Fishkill; reported enlisted May 20 (also given 27), 1778; also, return of men raised agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; enlisted June 5, 1781; enlistment, 3 years; also, Private, Capt. Seth Banister's co., Col. William Shepard's (4th) regt.; muster roll for Aug., 1781, dated Camp Peekskill; enlisted June 1, 1781; also, muster roll for Sept., 1781, dated Continental Village; also, muster rolls for Oct.-Feb., 1782, dated York Hutts; also, return of men enlisted into Continental Army during 1781 and 1782; reported unfit for service; age, 55 yrs. 5 mos.; stature, 5 ft. 10 in.; enlisted for town of Milton; served in 4th Mass. regt.; reported disabled.
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Belcher, John, Stoughton.Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 6 days.
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[p.898] Belcher, John, Wrentham.Private, Capt. Samuel Cowell's co., Col. John Smith's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 11 days; also, Capt. Lemuel Kollock's co., Col. Wheelock's regt.; marched from Wrentham to Warwick, R. I., on the alarm of Dec. 8, 1776; service, 18 days.
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Belcher, John.Private, Capt. Samuel Cowell's co., Col. Benjamin Hawes's regt.; marched on a secret expedition Sept. 25, 1777; roll made up to Oct. 30, 1777; service, 1 mo. 5 days.
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Belcher, Jonathan.List of men who guarded Pullin's Point, Chelsea, by order of Capt. Samuel Sprague from April 19, 1775; discharged May 16, 1775; service, 1 mo.
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Belcher, Jonathan, Stoughtonham (also given Stoughton).Private, Capt. Ebenezer Tisdale's co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 22 days; also, Capt. William Briggs's co., Col. Joseph Read's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 3, 1775; service, 3 mos. 5 days; also, company return dated Roxbury, Sept. 26, 1775; also, Capt. Edward Bridge Savell's co., Col. Gill's regt.; marched to Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776, on an alarm; service, 5 days; also, Capt. Simeon Leach's co. of guards, Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted March 21, 1776; service, 2 days; marched from Stoughton to Braintree, when British ships lay in Boston harbor; also, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Gill's regt.; marched to Squantum (The Moon) June 13, 1776, when the British fleet had left Boston harbor; service, 3 days; also, pay roll for 5 days service from Dec. 19, 1776, at Castle Island; also, descriptive list of men enlisted from Suffolk Co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, June 14, 1778, dated Dorchester; Capt. Swan's co., Col. Gill's regt.; age, 26 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 2½ in.; complexion, light; hair, light; eyes, gray; nationality, American; occupation, husbandman; residence, Stoughton; enlisted for town of Stoughton; conducted to camp by Sergt. Elkanah Hixson of Col. Alden's regt.; who received said Belcher from Maj. Stephen Badlam, and delivered him to Brig. Gen. Jonathan Warner at Fishkill; enlisted May 27, 1778.
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Belcher, Jonathan, Needham.Descriptive list of enlisted men; Capt. Lincoln's co., Lieut. Col. John Brooks's (7th) regt.; age, 29 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 3 in.; complexion, light; hair, light; occupation, farmer; residence, Needham; enlisted May 6, 1782; enlistment, 3 years.
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Belcher, Jonathan.Private, Capt. Lieut. William Burbeck's co.; pay roll for service from June 1, 1781, to Oct. 24, 1781, 4 mos. 24 days, at Castle and Governor's Islands by order of His Excellency John Hancock; also, Capt. Thomas Cushing's co.; pay rolls for service from Oct. 25, 1781, to Dec. 24, 1782, 14 mos., at Castle and Governor's Islands.
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Belcher, Jonathan, Plymouth.Return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Sylvanus Harlow's co. dated Plymouth, Feb. 21, 1777; residence, Plymouth; enlisted for town of Plymouth; joined Capt. Turner's co., Col. Bradford's regt.; enlistment, 3 years; also, return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. James Hatch's (8th) co., Col. John Cushing's (2d Plymouth Co.) regt., dated Feb. 14, 1778; residence, Plymouth; enlisted for town of Pembroke; joined Capt. Warren's co., Col. Ichabod Alden's regt.; enlistment, 3 years; also, list of men mustered in Plymouth Co. by James Hatch, Muster Master, between April 24, 1777, and May 7, 1777; Capt. Warren's co., Col. Bradford's regt.; age, 29 yrs.; residence, Pembroke; enlistment, 3 years; also, Private, 3d co., Col. Brooks's (late Alden's) regt.; Continental Army pay account for service from April 28, 1777, to Jan. 29, 1778; reported deserted; also, list of deserters dated West Point, Aug. 18, 1782; Capt. Mills's co., Lieut. Col. Brooks's (7th) regt.; age, 24 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 9 in.; complexion, light; hair, light; enlisted for town of Plymouth; deserted Feb., 1778, at Albany.
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[p.899] Belcher, Jonathan, Jr.List of men who guarded Pullin's Point, Chelsea, by order of Capt. Samuel Sprague from April 19, 1775; discharged May 16, 1775; service, 1 mo.
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Belcher, Joseph, Braintree.Private, Capt. Elihu Adams's co., under command of Lieut. David Linfield, Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 4 days; also, Capt. Eliphalet Sawin's co., Col. Joseph Palmer's regt.; company assembled March 4, 1776; service, 15 days; also, Capt. Nathaniel Belcher's co., Col. Jonathan Bass's regt.; service, 4 days; company assembled at Braintree June 13, 1776, upon orders to march to Horse Neck, and June 24, 1776, upon orders to march to Nantasket.
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Belcher, Joseph, Stoughton.Private, Capt. Peter Talbot's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 3 days; also, Capt. Simeon Leach's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; marched to fortify Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776; service, 5 days; also, Capt. Theophilus Crane's co., Col. Gill's regt.; marched from Stoughton to Braintree March 22, 1776; service, 2 days; also, Capt. Robert Swan's co., Col. Gill's regt.; marched to Squantum (The Moon) June 13, 1776, when the British fleet had left Boston harbor; service, 3 days; also, Capt. Theophilus Wilder's co., Col. Dike's regt.; return of men in service from Dec. 30, 1776, to March 1, 1777.
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Belcher, Joseph.Capt. Endicott's co., Col. Ephraim Wheelock's regt.; discharged Nov. 11, 1776 [service not given].
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Belcher, Joseph, Framingham.Corporal, Capt. Moses Harrington's co., Col. Dike's regt.; return of men in service from Dec. 20, 1776, to March 1, 1777.
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Belcher, Joseph.Receipt for mileage, etc., from Albany home signed by said Belcher and others in Capt. Gates's co., dated Marlborough, March 14, 1777.
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Belcher, Joseph, Manchester.Private, Capt. Haffield White's co., Col. Rufus Putnam's regt.; muster return dated Albany, Feb. 9, 1778; residence, Manchester; enlisted for town of Manchester; mustered by Esquire Cushing; reported discharged.
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Belcher, Joseph.Private, Capt. Lawson Buckminster's (2d) co., Col. Abner Perry's regt.; enlisted July 28, 1780; discharged Aug. 7, 1780; service, 14 days, on an alarm at Rhode Island.
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Belcher, Joseph.Seaman, ship "Protector," commanded by Capt. John F. Williams; engaged Dec. 4, 1780; captured May 5, 1781; returned from captivity Feb. 25, 1782; service, 14 mos. 21 days; also, State sloop "Winthrop," commanded by Capt. George Little; engaged Aug. 2, 1782; service, 28 days; reported ran away Aug. 30, 1782.
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Belcher, Mayhew, Bridgewater.Private, Capt. Robert Orr's co., Col. John Bailey's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 8 days; also, Capt. Nathan Alden's co., under command of Lieut. John Whitman, Col. Edward Mitchell's regt.; marched to Rhode Island on the alarm of Dec. 8, 1776; service, 12 days.
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Belcher, Nathaniel.Private, Capt. Nathaniel Heath's co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's regt. of guards; enlisted July 6, 1778; discharged Dec. 12, 1778; service, 5 mos. 6 days, at Boston and Cambridge; company drafted for 6 mos. service.
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Belcher, Nathaniel.Private, Capt. Abel Richards's co., Col. Jonathan Cogswell's regt.; enlisted Oct. 22, 1778; discharged Dec. 31, 1778; service, 2 mos. 10 days, with guards at Boston.
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Belcher, Nathaniel.Private, Capt. Ralph Thompson's co., Lieut. Col. Webb's regt.; enlisted Aug. 20, 1781; discharged Nov. 30, 1781; service, 3 mos. 22 days; enlistment, 3 months; regiment raised in Suffolk and Middlesex counties to reinforce Continental Army.
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[p.900] Belcher, Nathaniel (also given Jr.), Braintree.Captain, Col. Jonathan Bass's regt.; service, 4 days; company assembled at Braintree June 13, 1776, upon orders to march to Horse Neck, and June 24, 1776, upon orders to march to Nantasket; also, 4th co., Col. Ebenezer Thayer's (5th Suffolk Co.) regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia; commissioned July 17, 1777; also, Lieut. Col. Edward Symmes's detachment of guards; enlisted Feb. 26, 1778; discharged May 26, 1778; service, 3 mos.; also, Col. Nathaniel Wade's regt.; enlisted June 27, 1778; also, account made up to date of discharge, Oct. 12, 1778; detached July 1, 1778; service, 3 mos. 12 days, at Rhode Island; also, pay roll for service from Aug. 27, 1779, to Dec. 1, 1779, 3 mos. 6 days, at Castle Island under Maj. Gen. Hancock.
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Belcher, Nathaniel, Jr.List of men who guarded Pullin's Point, Chelsea, by order of Capt. Samuel Sprague from April 19, 1775; discharged May 16, 1775; service, 1 mo.
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Belcher, Nathaniel, Jr., Braintree.Private, Capt. Silas Wild's co., Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt.; company assembled on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; also, Capt. Ebenezer Thayer, 3d's (Independent Volunteer) co.; enlisted Feb. 3, 1776; discharged April 1, 1776; service, 1 mo. 27 days; also, Capt. Nathaniel Belcher's co., Col. Jonathan Bass's regt.; service, 2 days; company assembled at Braintree June 13, 1776, upon orders to march to Horse Neck, and June 24, 1776, upon orders to march to Nantasket; also, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Francis's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance sworn to in Suffolk Co. Nov. 29, 1776; also, Capt. Belcher's co., Lieut. Col. Edward Symmes's detachment of guards; enlisted Feb. 26, 1778; discharged May 26, 1778; service, 3 mos.; also, descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 20 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, ruddy; residence, Braintree; arrived at Springfield July 8, 1780; marched to camp July 9, 1780, under command of Lieut. Jackson of the artillery; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Braintree for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 4, 1780; discharged Dec. 23, 1780; service, 6 mos. 1 day.
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Belcher, Nathaniel, 3d.List of men who guarded Pullin's Point, Chelsea, by order of Capt. Samuel Sprague from April 19, 1775; discharged May 16, 1775; service, 1 mo.
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Belcher, Richard, Dedham.Private, Capt. Joseph Guild's co. of Minute-men, Col. Greaton's regt., which assembled on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days.
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Belcher, Richard, Boston.Matross, Maj. Thomas Pierce's co., Col. Gridley's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted June 10, 1775; service, 1 mo.
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Belcher, Richard, Braintree.Private, Capt. John Cutler's (also given Capt. Nathaniel Belcher's) co., Col. Nathaniel Wade's regt.; enlisted July 2, 1778; service, 6 mos. 2 days, at Rhode Island; also, muster rolls for July-Oct., 1778, dated East Greenwich; enlistment to expire Jan. 1, 1779; also, muster roll for Jan.-Dec, 1778, dated East Greenwich; also, Capt. Belcher's co.; marched Aug. 27, 1779; discharged Dec. 1, 1779; service, 3 mos. 6 days, at Castle Island under Maj. Gen. Hancock.
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Belcher, Sam, Dorchester.Private, Capt. Oliver Billings's and Lieut. Lemuel Clap's co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which assembled on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 2 days.
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Belcher, Samuel, Braintree.Sergeant, Capt. Seth Turner's co., Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, from Braintree (South Precinct); service, 4 days.
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Belcher, Samuel.Seaman, sloop "Machias Liberty," commanded by Capt. Jeremiah O'Brian; engaged March 1, 1776; discharged July 10, 1776; service, 4 mos. 9 days.
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[p.901] Belcher, Samuel, Ticonderoga.Private, Capt. Daniel Lane's co., Col. John Brooks's (late Ichabod Alden's) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Nov. 20, 1776 [service not given]; reported never joined; also, list of descrters dated West Point, Aug. 18, 1782; Lieut. Col. John Brooks's (7th) regt.; residence, Dartmouth; deserted in 1777.
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Belcher, Samuel.Private, Capt. Joseph Tower's co., Col. Benjamin Gill's regt.; enlisted Aug. 15, 1777; discharged Dec. 12, 1777; service, 3 mos. 28 days, with Northern army.
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Belcher, Samuel.Private, Capt. Lemuel Clap's co., Col. Pierce's regt.; marched to Castle Island March 1, 1778; discharged April 3, 1778; service, 1 mo. 3 days. Roll dated Dorchester.
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Belcher, Samuel.Private, Capt. Eliphalet Sawin's co., Col. Joseph Palmer's regt.; company assembled March 4, 1776; service, 8 days; also, Capt. Sawen's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 25, 1778; discharged April 7, 1778; service, 13 days, with guards at Roxbury.
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Belcher, Samuel.Captain, Col. Jacobs's regt. of guards; list of men stationed at Boston under Gen. Gates, Jan. 1, 1779.
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Belcher, Samuel.Private, Capt. Job Cushing's co., Lieut. Col. Samuel Pierce's regt.; enlisted May 22, 1779; discharged July 1, 1779; service, 1 mo. 13 days, at Rhode Island; stationed at Tiverton, R. I.
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Belcher, Samuel, Easton.List of men mustered in Suffolk Co. by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master, dated Boston, March 30, 1777; Capt. Burr's co., Col. Bailey's regt.; also, Private, 4th co., Col. John Bailey's (2d) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from March 15, 1777, to June 3, 1777; reported deserted June 3, 1777; enlistment, during war; also, Capt. Ephraim Burr's co., Col. Bailey's regt.; return of men in camp at Valley Forge, Jan. 24, 1778; reported deserted.
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Belcher, Samuel, Braintree.Private, Capt. Theophilus Wilder's co., Col. Dike's regt.; return of men in service from Jan. 3, 1776, to March 1, 1777; also, return of men raised agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; enlisted March 28, 1781; enlistment, 3 years
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Belcher, Samuel, Jr.Private, Capt. Eliphalet Sawen's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt. of guards; enlisted March 25, 1778; discharged April 7, 1778; service, 13 days, at Roxbury.
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Belcher, Sarson, Sudbury.Private, Capt. Joseph Smith's co., Col. James Barrett's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 2 days; also, Capt. Asahel Wheeler's co., Col. John Robinson's regt.; marched Feb. 4, 1776; service, 1 mo. 28 days.
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Belcher, Sarson.Captain, 8th co., Col. Jabez Hatch's (Boston) regt.; pay abstract for 3 days service, between Jan 3, 1779, and Feb. 7, 1779, under Maj. Gen. Gates with guards at Boston; also, resignation dated Boston, May 23, 1780, signed by said Belcher, resigning his commission as Captain in Col. Edward Procter's (Boston) regt.; accepted in Council, June 7, 1780.
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Belcher, Supply, Stoughtonham.Private, Capt. Edward Bridge Savel's (1st) co., Col. Robinson's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 4 days; also, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col. William McIntosh's regt.; enlisted March 20, 1778; discharged April 5, 1778; service, 18 days; marched to Roxbury. Roll dated Stoughton.
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Belcher, Thomas, Braintree.Private, Capt. Elihu Adams's co., under command of Lieut. David Linfield, Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt. which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 4 days; also, Capt. Ebenezer Thayer, 3d's (Independent Volunteer) co.; enlisted Feb. 3, 1776; discharged March 27, 1776; service, 1 mo. [p.902] 24 days; also, Capt. Nathaniel Belcher's co., Col. Jonathan Bass's regt.; company assembled at Braintree June 13, 1776, upon orders to march to Horse Neck, and June 24, 1776, upon orders to march to Nantasket; service, 2 days; also, Sergeant, Capt. Belcher's co.; marched Aug. 28, 1779; discharged Oct. 1, 1779; service, 3 mos. 5 days, at Castle Island under Maj. Gen. Hancock.
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Belcher, William, Northbridge.Private, Capt. Josiah Wood's co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Roxbury; service, 7 days.
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Belcher, William.Lieutenant; list of prisoners sent from Halifax to Boston in the cartel "Swift" Sept. 30, 1778.
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Belcher, William.2d Mate, brigantine "Active," commanded by Capt. Allen Hallet; engaged May 9, 1779; discharged Aug. 31, 1779; service, 3 mos. 23 days.
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Belcher, Woodbridge, Palmer.Private, Capt. Sylvanus Walker's co., Col. Timothy Danielson's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 16, 1775; service, 2 mos. 2 weeks, 6 days; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money, dated Roxbury, Oct. 31, 1775.
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Belcher, Nath.Captain, Col. Solomon Lovell's regt.; return of men who served for 3 mos. with reinforcements to the Continental Army [year not given].
Researched by: Gayl Ramey Wells and Gregory Clyde Belcher October 2001
