Category Archives: Marine Corps Privates

Private of Marines and Landsmen

Andrew Campbell, Private of Marines

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Joe

The Pension Application of Andrew Campbell W-20,828 indicates the Private of Marines was residing in Delaware at the time of his entering on board the Andrew Doria on 14 December 1775. This date of enlistment is substantiated in the “Account … Continue reading →

Isaac Hanson, Marine and Seaman

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Joe

Isaac Hanson. Born at Dover, NH on 3 June 1758, Isaac Hanson was the youngest son of a number of children born to Isaac Hanson, Sr. (1713-1758) and Susannah Canney (1715-1760). Despite grandson Isaac Walter Hanson’s assertion in his 1895 … Continue reading →

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Peleg Peck, Marine

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Joe

According to his pension record, Peleg Peck was born at Scituate near Providence, RI on 24 September 1760. Genealogical sources indicate his parents were Thomas Peck (1727-1810) and second wife Dorothy Millard. Peleg was one of seven children including older … Continue reading →

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Esek Whipple, Marine, Seaman

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Joe

Oldest son of Benajah Whipple (1734-1817) and his wife Tabitha, Esek Whipple was born 3 June 1760 at Fruit Hill in North Providence, RI. Benajah Whipple served as Captain of the 1st Militia Company from Gloucester during the Revolutionary War … Continue reading →

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Robert Bell, aka Robert Leathhead, Marine

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Joe

Robert Bell. Robert Bell was the alias of Robert Leathhead whose intriguing story is fleshed out in pension application # S-37609. Born in Scotland in about 1756, Robert Leathhead “deserted from the British Service and fearing detection…took in the American … Continue reading →

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