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Samuel Curtis, Steward

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

Samuel Curtis. Samuel Curtis’ widow Zipporah’s pension application #W-3956 indicates he served under Captain Coit and then Seth Harding on the Oliver Cromwell from 14 April to 22 September 1777 as seaman then Private of Marines. It further notes he … Continue reading →

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Christopher Scott, Seaman

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

Christopher Scott. According to his pension application #S-23890, Christopher Scott was born in Philadelphia on 3 April 1756. He resided there until his enlistment on 1 or 2 August 1776 as a Private in the 4th Battalion of Philadelphia Militia … Continue reading →

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Daniel Settinger, probably Quartermaster

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

Daniel Settinger. Daniel Settinger’s service is recorded in the following letter from Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth (1743-1804) of Hartford, CT to General William Smallwood (1732-1792); “Baltimore, Aug. 18,1782. Just as I am setting out for Philadelphia, the bearer, Mr. Daniel Settinger, … Continue reading →

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Jesse Sip, Seaman

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

Jesse Sip. According to his pension application #S-36316, Jesse Sip of Middletown, CT was “a black man” born between 1768 and 1770 who entered on the frigate Confederacy at New London during the Winter of 1779. He is recorded on … Continue reading →

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Solomon Tracy, Sergeant of Marines

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

Solomon Tracy. According to his pension application #W-20097, Solomon Tracy enlisted in 1775 for nine months in Captain Ebenezer Moseley’s Company. Tracy was a shoemaker from Windham, CT. He enlisted again in 1776 for two months and was involved in … Continue reading →

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