Roll of Mill Prison, Plymouth, England 7 February 1779
The roll prisoners at Mill Prison in Plymouth, England dated 7 February 1779 is taken from pages 249 and 252-254 of “A Relic of the Revolution” (1847) by Charles Herbert. The following marks taken from his annotations denote (*) died, (+) escaped or (++) joined English men-of-war
Brigantine Lexington taken 19 September 1777
From Boston
Captain Henry Johnston +
From Ireland
David Welch +
Arthur Kirk +
John Kennedy ++
Thos. Choulston ++
John Hopes
William Lee
Robert Ford
William Riley
Phil. McLoughlan
James Haze ++
Thomas Bradley
John Barry +
James Dick
Joseph Coulston ++
John Howard ++
Thomas Welch ++
Nicholas Chaise ++
Thomas Marley ++
Nath’I. Brennon ++
From Philadelphia
Andrew Grace ++
James Shields ++
Daniel Fagan ++
Jacob Crawford
Thomas Harvey
Francis Colburn ++
David Clark ++
Henry Bakeley ++
From Virginia
Richard Deal +
Henry Lawrence
From Providence
George Thayer
From England
John Chester
Thomas Lines ++
Matthew Clear ++
John Videan ++
Samuel Williams ++
John Davis ++
Joseph Wolt ++
Benj’n. Richardson ++
Edward Hart ++
From Scotland
George Morrison
Joseph Kennigton *
John Stewart ++
From New London
Samuel Hobble
From New Jersey
Aaron Twigley ++
Lexington Prize taken April 1777 and Committed to Mill Prison June 1777
From Jersey
Nicholas Simpkin *
From Maryland
William Stearns
From England
Thomas Haley
Benjamin Lockett ++
From Philadelphia
William Lane
From Ireland
John Gordon ++