Category Archives: Continental Navy Officers

Gurdon Bill, Captain of Marines

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Joe

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 →

Thomas Fundebow, Cooper’s Mate

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Joe

Thomas Fundebow. Thomas Fandaban is included on the list of officers and men who participated on the Confederacy’s maiden voyage from New London on 1 May 1779. Thomas Fundebow is noted on the list of officers and men from the … Continue reading →

Amos Latham, Sergeant of Marines, Midshipman

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Joe

Amos Latham. Amos Latham’s story is sketched in his pension application #S-36683 and summarized in an article by Sallie McNeil published in the Nassau Genealogist, Vol. IX, #3, Summer 2002. “Amos Latham was born on 18 July 1759 in Groton, … Continue reading →

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James Elderkin, Gunner’s Mate

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Joe

James Elderkin. James Elderkin was posted as Gunner’s Mate under Captain Seth Harding on the Ship Oliver Cromwell from 14 April to 14 October 1777 and as Gunner on the Schooner Spy under Captain Zebadiah Smith from 20 October 1777 … Continue reading →

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Lewis Evans, Carpenter’s Mate

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

Lewis Evans. Lewis Evans was born in 1754 or 1755, most likely in Philadelphia. An association with acclaimed early cartographer Lewis Evans has not yet been established. According to his pension application #S-34820, Lewis Evans entered on board the Confederacy … Continue reading →

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