List of Officers and Men of the ship Ariel (Undated). The List of Officers & Men belonging to the Ship of War Ariel, Commanded by the Honorable John Paul Jones, Esq (Undated) was transcribed by Joseph Ross in 2011. This list of 112 officers and men, 37 French volunteers and ten “Gentleman Passengers” is located in Box XII of the Benjamin Franklin Papers at the University of Pennsylvania. Included in Box XII of the Franklin Papers are two other lists associated with the ship Ariel: an undated list of 72 French volunteers including 56 in active service and a second List of Officers & Men belonging to the Ship of War Ariel dated 23 September 1780. This list includes substantial differences from both the undated List of Officers & Men belonging to the American Continental Ship of War Ariel, Commanded by the Honorable John Paul Jones, Esq published in The logs of the Serapis- Alliance- Ariel edited by John Sanford Barnes (1911) and the 23 September 1780 list in the Franklin Papers. Other than officers, most of the crew are not differentiated in this list between seamen, ordinary seamen, landsman and boys. Careful examination of the list however shows the order of crew common to both lists remaining substantially the same, making rates easily identifiable by examination of the other extant lists. An Alphabetical List of Officers and Men of the Ship Ariel (Undated) derived from this list will be located shortly on this website and will offer alternate spellings of names (in parenthesis) to assist internet browsing.
Richard Dale, Lieutenant
Henry Lunt, Lieutenant
Samuel Stacey, Master
Matthew Mase, Purser
Amos Windship, Surgeon
John Franksford, Master’s Mate
Thomas Potter, Master’s Mate
Beaumont Groube, Midshipman
Arthur Robinson, Midshipman
John Peacock, Surgeon’s Mate
Abisha Perkins, Surgeon’s Mate
Charles Glover, Captain’s Clerk
De’ Lavollette, Captain’s Clerk
Jonathan Wheeler, Gunner
John Gunnison, Master Carpenter
John Bourbanks, Master at Arms
John Watson or Watton, Steward’s Mate
Edward Garrett, Boatswain’s Mate
John Lawrence, Boatswain’s Mate
William Roberts, Cooper
John Gates, Gunner’s Mate
Preserved Syssell, Gunner’s Mate
John Woulton, Quarter Master
Valentine Strong, Quarter Master
Elijah Johnson, Quarter Gunner
John Down, Quarter Gunner
William Clarke, Quarter Gunner
Thomas Austin, Quarter Gunner
Thomas Knight, Carpenter’s Crew
John Handerham, Carpenter’s Crew
William Priest, Carpenter’s Crew
Edward Cooney, Seaman
William Pool, Seaman
Benjamin Stubbs, Seaman
Lawrence Furlong, Seaman
John Brown
Andrew Ryan
William Lee
John Wilson
John Mosey
Antonio Sponza
Antonio Masingay
Thomas Golligan
Richard Stephens
Joseph Antoine
John McDonald
John McKenzie
John Robertson
Dudley Wright
John Garner
Joseph Moria
Andrew Roach
Robert Thomas
Thomas Burns
Frederick Wagenor
John Seaburg
William Whittham
David O’Hara
John McDonald
James Pinner
Samuel Cavender
Michael Hoseman
Charles Ward
John Walker
John Hawkins
Ezekiel Hibbs
Daniel Wingate
John Murphy
Matthew M. Castney
John Marshall
John Carroll
George Johnston
Samuel Matthews
Daniel Swain
John Rutherford
Peter Nuddle
Richard Wilson
Lewis Lennard
Lewis Martin
John Obrey
Vincent Marc
Guilliam Langlois
Jacob Henry
John Thomas
Amos Wait
Johanna Chusero
Jean Romaino
John Thompson
William McCullock
Charles Riley
John Warren
Nicholas Caldwell
Antony Jeremy
Abraham Martell
John Weir
John Dupee
Samuel Gray
James Mahanny
John Duffy
John Hackett
Thomas Waterson
William Ears
John Hall
Elijah Middleton
John Mai
Jaque Blorge
Joseph Curderica
Jusa Lucas
Charles Priley, Captain of Stewards
James Mackenzy, Cripple
John Jordon, Cripple
Joseph Brussen, Cripple
37 French Volunteers
Gentlemen Passengers
Samuel Wharton, Esq Sr.
Mr. Wharton, Jr.
Captain Hutchins
Monsier Demarssons
Mr. Bush
Mr. Douglas
Mr. Dobson
Mr. Richards
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Clarke