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Jesse Jacocks, Midshipman, Master’s Mate
Jesse Jacocks. Midshipman Jesse Jacocks (Jesse Jeacocks or Jacox) served under Captain Seth Harding on the Defence from March or 12 April 1776 to 15 November 1776 as second mate. The sons of his older sister Mabel and her husband … Continue reading
Thomas Edgar, Carpenter
Thomas Edgar. Born in 1748, Thomas Edgar emigrated from New Castle upon Tyne in England and settled in New London at about the commencement of the Revolutionary War. He married Mary Latimer, born on 6 November 1742 to Samuel Latimer … Continue reading
David Phipps, Lieutenant
David Phipps. David Phipps, son of shipwright Danforth Phipps and Elizabeth Skillings Deering, was born 2 August 1741 at Falmouth, Casco Bay, ME and settled in New Haven, CT sometime prior to 1770. It has not yet been determined by … Continue reading
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Alphabetical List of Officers and Men of the Frigate Confederacy (1781)
The Alphabetical List of Officers and Men of the Frigate Confederacy (1781) is derived from the Account Book and Roll of the Continental Ship Confederacy, June 1780-March 1781, item 629 located in Record Group 45. A note inside the ledger indicates it was discovered at Princeton University in 1930 and presented to the Navy Department. The list was transcribed by Joseph Ross in 2009 and has been annotated to include position on the ship if known and offers alternate spellings of names (in parenthesis) to assist internet browsing. Continue reading
Frigate Confederacy – Construction Crew List (1777-1779)
Frigate Confederacy Shipyard Pay Slips- August 1777 to November 1777 (Folders 12 & 13) Returns approved by Gurdon Bill [Lieutenant of Marines] William Beckwith [also on Boat Builders’ & Top Builders’ Returns, Midshipman] Josiah Morris (multiple) Jared Gibbons (multiple) Patrick … Continue reading