Category Archives: Seamen

Sailors and seamen

Jacob Johns, Seaman

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Joe

Jacob Johns. According to his pension application #W-1192, Jacob Johns was born in New Castle, DE on 5 October 1762 (7 October 1762 according to his gravestone). A Treasury Department authorization for payment dated 26 February 1793 to Seaman John … Continue reading →

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Ebenezer Wade, Seaman

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Joe

Ebenezer Wade. According to Frederic Gregory Mather’s “The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut”, the Ebenezer Wade who served as seaman on the frigate Confederacy moved from Southold, Suffolk County on Long Island to Guilford, CT in September … Continue reading →

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Charles Brooks, Seaman

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

Charles Brooks. On 26 July 1792, the federal government settled the payroll claims of Charles Brooks related to his service as Seaman on the Confederacy dated 14 April 1781 for $59.46. Two men with this name appear on the prisoner … Continue reading →

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William Fagins, Seaman

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

William Fagins. This Fagins may be the William Fagins, Jr. who served in Capt John Stanton’s Groton Company in the Fourth Regiment of Connecticut Troops Commanded by Eleazer Fitch Esq in 1759 with Abel Spicer and 2nd Lieutenant Robert Niles. … Continue reading →

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John Linton, Seaman

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Joe

John Linton. The claim of John Linton a seaman on the ship Confederacy in the amount of $27.14 including interest to the date of the Confederacy’s capture on 14 April 1781 was adjusted by the Treasury Department on 31 October … Continue reading →

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