This undated list of 152 Officers and Men likely captured with the frigate Trumbull on 28 August 1781 is taken from a document noting the assignment of each crew member for quarters in battle found among the 36 documents in the Trumbull’s prize court records (HCA 32/465/9) and transcribed at the National Archives in Kew, England by Joseph and Joshua Ross in February 2014. Note that senior officers, as well as the 21 man contingent of Marines, are not included in the list.
Trumbull Gun No. 1 Thomas Scott Capt’n
William Barry
James Kelly
James Green
William Sample
John McDonald
Henry Hilands
Gilbert DeBeau Boy
Gun No. 2 Benjamin Stubbs Capt’n
Roger Kelly
Richard Tracy
Isaac Green
John Thompson
John Flanagan
Thomas Austin
James Davorix Boy
Gun No. 3 John Stevens Capt’n
John Quigg
John Duffy
Thomas Pilkington
John Hays
Alexander Warwick
James Willson
John Maltbie Boy
Gun No. 4 Jeremiah Bonfoy Capt’n
James Duncan
Charles Skinner
John Trone
John Griffith
William Anderson
Richard Simmons
Touraia Lucas Boy
Gun No. 5 John Sherman Capt’n
John Bryan
Robert Vernon
Robert Day
Jacob Whitehead
John Day
John Clayton
James McConnell Boy
Gun No. 6 Thomas Short Capt’n
Robert Armstrong
Jacob Bostwick
John Monohon
Henry McMurdy
Patrick Cain
Adam Hill
Henry Oath Boy
Gun No. 7 Gust. Brown Capt’n
Will. Long
Abraham Crasse
William Witney
Thomas Johnson
John Freeman
Donald McDonald
John Searls
John Thompson Boy
Gun No. 8 William Roberts Capt’n
John O’Brian
William Row
George Carlton
John Cook
Edmund Holbeau
William Gattey
Charles Wilkison Boy
Gun No. 9 Antoine D’Enapollon Capt’n
Louis Martin
William Curtain
James Saunders
James Crocker
Nicholas Calwell
Robert Potts
John Scott Boy
Gun No. 10 William Haight Capt’n
Joseph Barclay
John Black
Miles Selden
Thomas Murphy
James Parker
Thomas Riddle
John Brian Boy
Gun No. 11 Robert Jackson Capt’n
Thomas Waight
Robert Denum
Charles Millen
John Stripes
Joshua Denny
Cornelius Barber
Step:neg Boy
Gun No. 12 Joseph Smith Capt’n
David Barret
John Mitchel
Dolphin Hubbert
James Ellis
John Lorin
David Jones
James Caulder
Silvester Marcy Boy
Quarter Deck Gun No. 1 Charles E. Irvine Capt’n
Samuel Claypoole
Lewis Ward
Affrica: neg
William [crossed out]: neg
Joshua Beeby Boy
Gun No. 2 Richard Law Capt’n
John Manley
John Down
Dennis O’Laugherty
James: neg
George: neg
John Brown Boy
Gun No. 3 [blank] Capt’n
David Holbert
Henry McEvar
Alexander Campbell
William: neg
John Downy Boy
Quarter Bill Fore Castle Samuel Ropkins Boatswain
Michael Callahan
Thomas Brown
Aron Ball
Abraham Callender
William Smiley Boy
Fore Top Sail Braces George Nicholson
Fore Braces David Moffet
William Stevens
Fore Top Jacob Bemper Capt’n
Dennis Vinnard
James Pippinger
John Bishop
Alexander Gardiner
Joseph Summers
Main Top Edward Clayton Capt’n
Samuel Nicholson
John McCabe
Miles Kent
Thomas Martin
Benjamin Taylor
At the Wheel Charles Chamberlain
David Cotteral
Magazine Peter Langdon
George Carle
Pass Powder between Decks James McKenzie
Joseph Murray
John Jurdon
To attend the light room Richard Nash
Main Hatch Lloyd Wharton
Cock-Pitt David Morrow Surgeon
Samuel D. Morrow
Robert Geddis
In the Hold Thomas Knight Carpenter
John Slader