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Revolutionary War Veterans Buried in Columbia Co., NY, Vol. 1, p. 149: Hezekiah Holdridge (1737-27 Oct. 1798) m. 20 Apr. 1763, Colchester, CT, Eunice NORTHUM (1735 - 20 Mar. 1823). Cemetery: St. Peter's, Spencertown. Town Austerlitz. Col. Hezekiah HOLDRIDGE d. Canaan, NY. He enlisted from Hebron, CT. Lieutenant in Capt. Hez. PARSON's Co., Fourth CT Regt. Major in Col. WYLLYS' 22 CT Regt., 1776. Lt. Col., Seventh Regt., CT Line, 25 May 1778. Retired by Consolidation 1781. Society of Cincinnati membership went to son Asa. He was a charter member and charter Treasurer along with Henry Champion [q.v.] [Master] of Wooster Lodge No. 10, chartered 31 Jan 1781, Colchester, CT, by the GL of Massachusetts. ----- http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/samuel-blachley-webb/family-letters-of-samuel-blachley-webb-1764-1807-hci/page-6- family-letters-of-samuel-blachley-webb-1764-1807-hci.shtml Elisha Hopkins [Jr.] Martha Cady, b. 14 Oct 1725; d. in Providence, Sep 1815; m. Elisha Hopkins. B. 29 May 1723; d. 18 Nov 1798. He served in the Revolutionary army, first as private, later as Captain and Adjutant; was taken prisoner at Long Island, 27 Aug 1776; exchanged and served to end of war. Children of Elisha Hopkins and Martha Cady are: i. Asa Hopkins, b. 23 Aug 1749. ii. Rhoda Hopkins, b. 1752. iii. Ruth Hopkins, b. 1754. iv. Abigail Hopkins, b. 1753. v. William Hopkins, b. 1758. vi. Mary Jane Hopkins, b. 1760. vii. Elisha Hopkins, b. 1762. viii. Annie May Hopkins, b. 1765. ix. Jeremiah Hopkins, b. 1768. x. Martha Hopkins, b. 1747. xi. Susanna Hopkins, b. 1756. From Elisha Hopkins. Dear Sir: FLAT BUSH, 1 March 1778. Desirous to hear from my friends and relations, likewise to receive any support they might have sent by your [hands], I have desired the bearer to wait upon you with this, (as I understand by Col. Bull l that it was uncertain whether you would be permitted to come to the Island) to receive either money or letters if you cannot come. When Mr. Joseph Webb was in N. York with the flag, I received neither money nor letters, which if should now be the case I am certainly to be pitied. I received from Mr. Mumford a small sum to procure a few things that I was necessitated for, but at present am destitute, and am indebted for making a few shirts. Mr. [John] Riley lives four miles from me, but I saw him last Thursday. He was well, and very desirous of seeing or hearing from his Colonel, which also is the ardent wish of your Adjutant. I am, dear sir, with esteem still your Adjt., ELISHA HOPKINS. Addressed: Colo. Sam. B. Webb, Prisoner, New York. ----- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15949621 Jedediah Hyde, b. 5 Nov 1761, Norwich, New London, CT; d. 21 Nov 1824, Burlington, Chittenden, VT. Ref. Herman C. Brown - Vermont Society Sons of the American Revolution Jedediah (Jedidiah) was the first of eight children born of Jedediah Hyde (1738-1822) and his first wife Mary (Waterman) Hyde (1739-1780). Jedediah's siblings were: Jerusha (b. 1763), William (b. 1765), Arunah W. (b. 1768), Mary (b. 1770), Deborah (b. 1772), Thomas W. (b. 1774), Pitt Williams (b. 1776), and of his step-mother Elizabeth (Brown) (Parker) Hyde (1751-1825): Reuben C. (b. 1781), Martha Post (b. 1783), Elizabeth (b. 1785), Russel Brown (b. 1787), Diadama (b. 1789), Jabez Perkins (b. 1791), and Hiram (b. 1796). In May 1775, Jedediah, at the age of 13, enlisted out of school into Captain William Coit's Grenadier Company in which his father was 1st Lieutenant. Coit's Company marched to Boston and was engaged in the Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill, 17 Jun 1775. After the battle, they became the 4th Company, Colonel Samuel Holden Parsons's 6th Connecticut Regiment, Continental Line. Soon thereafter, Jedediah was "returned on command" and served as a Clerk to Colonel Stephen Keyes who kept a Sutlers Store for the Connecticut Line, 1775. In early 1776, Jedediah, enlisted for one year in Captain Jedidiah Hyde's (his father's) Company, Col. Samuel Wylly's Connecticut (22nd Continental) Regiment. After the evacuation of Boston by the British, Wylly's Regiment marched under General George 24
Washington to New York by way of New London, CT, and Long Island. The Regiment remained in the vicinity of New York until the close of the year. After the Regiment arrived at New York, Jedediah was assigned to Lt. Col. Rufus Putnam and served as Clerk in the Regiment's Engineer Department. Jedediah was in charge of issuing out and receiving in all the tools that were required by the Regiment's Fatigue Parties during the 1776 Campaign. In early 1777, Jedediah, enlisted, for the duration of the war, in his father's Company, Colonel John Durkee's 4th Connecticut Regiment, Continental Line. Upon being mustered into service, Jedediah was appointed Quarter Master Sergeant and served in that capacity for about 16 months. Colonel Durkee's Regiment went into camp at Peekskill on the Hudson River in New York, Spring 1777. In September, the Regiment was ordered to join General Washington's army in Pennsylvania. The Regiment, being on the left flank of the army, was engaged in the Battle of Germantown, PA, 4 Oct 1777. During that battle, Jedediah commanded a Platoon. Soon after, the Regiment was ordered to Fort Mifflin on Mud Island near Red Bank on the Delaware River. They were engaged in the defense of Fort Mifflin for about five or six weeks, lost a great many men, retreated and took up winter quarters at Valley Forge, PA. On 28 Jun 1778, at the Battle of Monmouth, NJ, in which the Regiment was closely engaged, Colonel Durkee was wounded losing permanent use of his right hand and Jedidiah was internally injured while lifting an ammunition wagon, in danger of falling into the hands of the enemy, out of the mire and/or from the excessive heat of the day. Jedediah was never again able to do hard labor and had frequent turns of raising blood. He, however, was not so unwell, but continued his regimental duties of Quarter Master Sergeant until 1 Sep 1779 when he was appointed Conductor of Military Stores to the First Connecticut Continental Brigade. Jedediah continued this assignment until 1 Nov 1780, when he was granted a leave of absence due to his declining health. Jedediah returned home and upon the advise of surgeons, physicians and friends that "sea breezes" and salt water might improve his health, he spent much time at the sea shore and then embarked upon a two month cruise aboard the Favorite a 14 gun Brig out of New London, CT. They set sail and put out to sea, 14 Aug 1781. After taking several valuable prizes, they in turn were captured, August 29th, by the British Frigate Media. After 4 days, Jedediah and 39 other prisoners were put on board the British Frigate Iris. Several days later the Iris was engaged by the French Fleet. On 11 Sep, the Iris was driven into Chesapeake Bay and captured by the French. Jedediah remained on board the French Fleet assisting at the blockade of Yorktown until after British General Cornwallace [sic] and his army surrendered, 22 Oct 1781. Jedediah was put ashore at Yorktown where he met an old acquaintance "Old Colonel Robert Cochran", the Officer of the Day, who took him to Headquarters where he reported to Captain William Colfax, Captain of General Washington's Life Guards (a former Sergeant in Jedediah's Father's Company). Captain Colfax returned with a permit to proceed home with the men that had been taken with him and an order from General Washington to draw provisions from the Commissaries of Stores on the road. Jedediah wintered, 1781-1882 at Norwich. Not recovering his health, he was advised to try the country. In the year 1782, he spent time in Albany, NY, and Bennington, VT. Jedediah married, 10 Nov 1783 at Pawlet, Rutland, VT, Elizabeth Friot (1765-1842) of Albany by whom he had ten children (5 sons and 5 daughters): Alexander Frasier (1784-1873), Archibald Waterman (1786-1847), Jedediah (1788-1845), Abraham Henry W. (1790-1864), Elizabeth (Betsey) (1792-1859), Mary (Polly) (1793-1866), John (1795-1876), Maria (1798-1858), Catherine (b. 1800), Julia (b. 1803). During the winters, 1783-1787, Jedediah taught school in Williamstown, MA, and at Pawlet. During the summers he assisted his father surveying several of the towns in what is now Grand Isle and Lamoille Counties, VT. About 1787, he moved from Pawlet to the northern part of South Hero (later Middle Hero and now the Town of Grand Isle), Chittenden (now Grand Isle) County, VT. Jedediah served on various committees whose works resulted in the dividing of "The South Hero" into two separate towns: South Hero and Middle Hero (now Grand Isle). He served the Town of Grand Isle as Road Surveyor, Justice of the Peace, Selectman 16 years: 1800-1801, 1804-1811, and 1819-1824; and State Representative, 1824. He was Clerk of the Grand Isle County Court, 1806-1823; on the Council of Censors, 1820; and Assessor of Internal Revenue, 1814-1821. Jedediah was taken ill while attending a session of the State Legislature meeting in Montpelier, VT. On 17 Nov 1824, he was brought to Burlington, Chittenden, VT, where he died. His remains were conveyed by Steam Boat to Grand Isle for interment at Grand Isle Cemetery. References: (1) "Hyde Genealogy; of the Descendants in the Female as well as in the Male Lines from William Hyde of Norwich" Vol. I., by Reuben H. Walworth, 1864, Pgs. 115, 116, 485, 486, 488 and 489 (2) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vt., for 1882-83" by Hamilton Child, 1883, Pg. 224 (3) US Federal Military Pension File # W25816 (4) "The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service during the War 25
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