The history of Lynn - Lynn Massachusetts Genealogy Project

1776.] HISTORY OP LYNN. 175were stationed each night; one at Sagamore Hill, one at thesouth end of Shepard street, and one at Newhall's Landing, onSaugus river. No person was allowed to go out of the town,without permission ; and the people carried their arms to theplace of public worship. Mr. Treadwell, always foremost inpatriotic proceedings, appeared, on the Sabbath, with his cartridgebox under one arm, and his sermon under the other jand went into the pulpit with his musket loaded.On the seventeenth of June, was fought the memorablebattle of Bunker Hill. The Lynn regiment was commandedby Colonel John Mansfield. It consisted of four companies,under Captains William Farrington, Rufus Mansfield, DanielParker, and Nathaniel Bancroft. This regiment arrived inCharlestown at an early hour, and was ordered to reinforce thetroops already engaged. But Colonel Mansfield, receivingsecondary orders from Major Gridley, marched his regiment toCobble Hill, to cover the field pieces ; in consequence ofwhich, the soldiers from Lynn were not actively engaged.The English, in this battle, lost two hundred and twenty sixmen killed, and the Americans, one hundred and thirty nine.Mr. John Lewis died this year, aged ninety two. He lived onthe place of his ancestors, in Boston street, and was for manyyears a deacon of the first parish. He owned the secondtannery in Lynn, which was on the brook opposite his house.He was a gentleman extensively beloved and respected. Hemarried Mary Burrill in 1715, and had five children. 1. Lydia,who married Rev. Nathaniel Henchman, in 1734. 2. Sarah.3. Mary, who married Rev. John Carnes, in 1747. 4. Lois.5. John, who was born 7 November, 1724; graduated atHarvard University, in 1744 ; and died 21 October 1754.1776.In January, the English troops were quartered at Boston, andthe American at Cambridge, separated by Charles river. Itwas the intention of General Putnam to cross over to Boston,as soon as the river should become sufficiently frozen. Threeof his soldiers, one of whom was Mr. Henry Hallowell of Lynn,hearing of this design, set out to try the strength of the ice, bythrowing a large stone before them. A party of about fifty ofthe English soldiers, on the opposite shore, commenced firingat them ;which they only regarded by mocking with theirvoices the noise of the bullets. They continued on the ice till