1643 Military Roster
Town of Taunton
Bristol County, Massachusetts
1643 Military Roster for Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Extracted from Our County & Its People A Descriptive & Biographical Record of Bristol County, Massachusetts, by Alanson Borden, 1899.
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The officers of this First Military Company of Taunton were:
- Captain: William POLE
- Lieutenant: James WYATT
- Ensign Bearer: Oliver PURCHASE
The first roster that is accessible is for the year 1643, when it was sent to Plymouth as a record of "all the males able to beare arms from XVI years old to 60 yeares." The list was as follows:
- Mr. John BROWNE
- James BROWN
- Thomas GILBERT
- Timothy HOLLOWAY
- John PARKER
- Will'm PHILLIPS
- James WYATT
- James CHICHESTER
- John BARRETT
- Edward BOBBETT
- Edward CASE
- Henry ANDREWS
- John GILBERT, jr.
- Edward ABBOTT
- Hezekiah HORE
- John PERRY
- Richard WILLIAMS
- Christopher THRASHER
- Mr. William POOLE
- James WALKER
- Richard STACYE
- Will'm PARKER
- Will'm HAILSTONE
- John MAYCOMBER
- Edward REW
- Will'm SEWARD
- Nicholas HART
- Richard PAULL
- Thomas FAREWELL
- John GALLOP
- Thom CASSELL
- Walter DEANE
- George MACIE
- Benjamin WILSON
- Will'm EVANS
- Thom COOKE, jr.
- John BROWNE
- Oliver PURCHASE
- Will'm HOLLOWAY
- Peter PITTS
- Wm. HODGES
- Thomas COGGIN
- Thom HARVEY
- Aron KNAPP
- Will'm POWELL
- Anthony SLOCOME
- Thobias SAUNDERS
- John STRONG
- John DEANE
- Wm. WETHERELL
- George HALL
- Mr. STREET
- Thomas COOKE
- John GINGELL