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Category Archives: Marine Corps Commissioned Officers
Ebenezer Simmons, Lieutenant 1st SC Regiment
According to an entry in Captain Robert Parker Saunders’ “Order Book of the 1st SC Regiment” dated at ‘Charles Town’ on 23 January 1778; one Captain, one Subaltern (Lieutenant), two Sergeants and forty-eight “Rank & file” from the regiment were … Continue reading
Joseph Ioor, Captain of 1st SC Continental Regiment
Joseph Ioor, Captain of 1st SC Continental Regiment. Also known as Joseph Joor, Ioor was first commissioned Lieutenant on 17 June 1775 and promoted to Captain in May 1776. According to an entry in Captain Robert Parker Saunders’ Order Book … Continue reading
Joseph Hardy, Midshipman, Captain’s Clerk, Captain of Marines
Joseph Hardy. Older brother of Ann Hardy Reid of Charleston, SC, Joseph Hardy was the son of “William Hardy of New York.” One genealogical source suggests the Hardy daughter was born in 1767 in Ireland while others indicate New York. It is … Continue reading
William Cooper, Jr., Captain’s Clerk, Chaplain, 2nd Lieutentant of Marines
William Cooper, Jr. Born in February 1750, William Cooper, Jr. was the oldest surviving son of William Cooper, Esq. (1721-1809) and Katharine Wendell (1726-1796) who were married on 25 April 1745. The senior Cooper, a merchant and Boston Town Clerk … Continue reading
Gurdon Bill, Captain of Marines
Gurdon Bill. Gurdon Bill was born in Norwich, CT on 26 August 1757, the oldest surviving son of Captain Ephraim Bill (1719-1802) and Lydia Huntington (1727-1798), the only daughter of Major Joshua Huntington. He was named for his older brother … Continue reading