Category Archives: Continental Navy Officers

Jesse Jacocks, Midshipman, Master’s Mate

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

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 →

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Thomas Edgar, Carpenter

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

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 →

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David Phipps, Lieutenant

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

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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