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History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654;

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1776.] REVOLUTION—DEATH OP GEN. POMEROY. 387<br />

Another Draft. In September, another requisition <strong>of</strong> one<br />

fifth <strong>of</strong> the militia not <strong>in</strong> service, except <strong>in</strong><br />

the eastern counties and exposed seaports, was ordered to<br />

march to the aid <strong>of</strong> Gen. Wash<strong>in</strong>gton at New York. Those<br />

absent <strong>from</strong> muster were f<strong>in</strong>ed £10, and those who refused<br />

to serve f<strong>in</strong>ed the same amount. In December one eighth<br />

<strong>of</strong> the above drafted men were ordered to march forthwith<br />

to Albany.<br />

More Soldiers Needed. Under tliis Order Brig. -Gen. Timothy<br />

Danielson <strong>of</strong> Brimfield commanded Gen.<br />

Seth Pomeroy to draft every fifth man <strong>in</strong> his regiment,<br />

under fifty years <strong>of</strong> age. They were to be formed <strong>in</strong>to<br />

companies, and march to Horse Neck <strong>in</strong> Connecticut. This<br />

regiment was under the command <strong>of</strong> Col. John Moseley <strong>of</strong><br />

Westfield, and the company <strong>in</strong> which the <strong>Northampton</strong><br />

men were enlisted, was <strong>of</strong>ficered by Seth Murray <strong>of</strong> Hatfield,<br />

Capt. ; John Kirkland <strong>of</strong> Norwich, and Jonathan<br />

Warner <strong>of</strong> Williamsburg, Lieuts. The regiment marched<br />

through Connecticut to the army under Wash<strong>in</strong>gton near<br />

New York. It was at Westchester and Valent<strong>in</strong>e's Hill,<br />

with<strong>in</strong> hear<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the guns at the battle <strong>of</strong> White Pla<strong>in</strong>s.<br />

The regiment was discharged <strong>in</strong> November, hav<strong>in</strong>g served<br />

about three months. In this expedition were Lieut. Simeon<br />

Clapp, Daniel Edwards, Seth Clark, Ethan Marshall,<br />

Solomon Clark, and Thomas Craig.<br />

In the latter part <strong>of</strong> December, a company<br />

P^'^y- under Jonathan Wales, Capt. ; Noah Strong,<br />

Lieut. ; Silas Brown, Ens., went to Peeks-<br />

Capt. Wales' Com-<br />

kill, where they rema<strong>in</strong>ed several weeks. About the 9"'<br />

<strong>of</strong> February, 1777, they went to Morristown, N. J., Wash<strong>in</strong>gton's<br />

headquarters. They enlisted for three months,<br />

and returned <strong>in</strong> the latter part <strong>of</strong> March. The follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />

are the names <strong>of</strong> the men <strong>from</strong> this town, who were <strong>in</strong><br />

this service — : Simeon Clapp, Oliver Parsons, Isaac Clark,<br />

Israel Barnard, Ezekiel Porter, Bela Strong, Thaddeus<br />

K<strong>in</strong>g, Seth Burk, Jonathan Fisher (died there), Levi Post,<br />

Timothy Phelps, Asa Thayer, James Wales, Samuel Wales.

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