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bringing the enemy to a battle, General Winslow determined to
abandon the pursuit, when the Indians betook themselves to the
wilderness beyond Quaboag. I think the march commenced Prom
Wickfbrd on January 28th, and it was probably on February 2d or
3d that the skirmish took place. It would seem that the Connecticut
and Indian forces were dismissed as early as February 3d, as
they arrived home on the 5th, while the cavalry of Massachusetts
and Plymouth got to Boston on the same day, the infantry remaining
over at Marlborough, but a part of them marching down to
Boston the next day. They were reduced to such straits that they
killed and ate many of their horses, and the march was thence
called by the people "the Hungry March." I find on the treasurer's
books, February 29th, Edward Cowell Cr for horsmeat
£03. 06. 00," as were others. Those that took part in this march
.+./$. were included in the "Narragansett Grantees."
Capt. Brocklebank's Company.
Samuel Brocklebank, of Rowley, is said to have been born in
England about 1630, and to have come to this country with his
mother Jane, a widow, and his brother John. Samuel Brocklebank
and his wife Hannah had children—Samuel, born 1653 ; Francis,
born 1655 ; Hannah, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Joseph who was
born 1674. He was appointed deacon of the first church in Row-
ley in 1665. Elected captain of the Foot Company of Rowley in
1673. Was active in recruiting for the Narragansett campaign,
and after the fort fight, on the second call for recruits, went out
with a company about January 1st, as I judge from his credits and
those corresponding credits of his men, which according to my best
estimates were for five weeks, up to February 5th, when they returned
to Boston, and reckoned from the time they left Rowley.
These are only inferences, however, drawn from the Journal and
various casual references, and I have yet found no direct statement
as to the officers or men who went out to Narragansett at the second
call, and I have not found any mention of Capt. Brocklebank or
other officers whom I shall hereafter credit with such service. After
the return to Boston, Capt. Brocklebank with his company, within
one week, was called to Marlborough, where he was placed in command
of the garrisons and military operations, and remained until
April 21st (not as some think the 18th), when he marched to Sudbury,
where Capt. Wadsworth with his company having joined him,
they were ambushed by the Indians, and both captains, with most of
their men, were slain. This battle, however, and the affairs at
Marlborough, properly fall into the next chapters, in which Capt.
Wadsworth and his men are to be given.
After the death of Capt. Brocklebank his widow married Richard
Dole, of Newbury. His descendants of the name are quite numer-