History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I
The following paper, with the names of the men enlisted into this Company, is taken from the original manuscript, among the Higtorical Mditmcriplfi relating to the War of the Itevolution : MiVUarij Ifelunts, xxvii., •266 ; and will be interesting to tliose who have descended from the older families of Bedford :
" BEAilroRn, July 2!lth, 1775. ".1 lietnrn of the Men inlutted bif Daniel Mills^ Capt. atid Elijah Hunter firitt Lent. /
' Abijah Dan,
Abijah Woed,
" Jonathan Weeks,
John thomas,
" Willis major wilks,
Lewis Miller,
*' John feris.
.lames trowbridg.
".lames Raymond, .Jun'
Joseph Clarke, Jun'
' John Biul,
.Tolin ellit, Jun""
' Amos Roberts,
.lanies Cannady,
' Henry Rich,
.loliu Gosseper,
" Abram Nickels,
James Jlillei',
' Nathanel Smith,
Nathan Holmes,
' Mosis Higgins,
John Runnelds,
* ebenesor weeb,
William Miller,
' Charles parsons,
Daniel Holmes,
' .\nibres Benedick,
Jeremiah Lane,
' James Bennet,
Cidileon .Smith.
' Daniel McClean,
Zephaniah Milller,
' Lemuel Light,
Isaac titus.
' James Mills,
John Daniels,
* Thoniiis Uoldiog,
John Still,
* Joseph Sears,
George Garret,
' Lowran Brinney,
Holmes astin,
* newman wayrin,
newman betts,
' Timothy Conner,
John Dayly,
■ Henry Noole,
Shubel Cuuninggame
" .John Cuuninggame,
Patrick Cuhana.
" Total 50.
" To Peter V.
B. LiviNOSTOS, Esq'
" }*re«ident, of ye New York Provincial Con/freM.*^
< There is some reason for supposing that Ambrose Horton wiis imported from Southold, in Suffolk-county, to take the command of a Company in this Regiment ; but, wherever he may have originated, he euliste<I "fifty-si.x able bodyed men" for the Company; and reported them to the Provincial Congre3.s, from the White Plains, on the twentysixth of July, 1775, {HiMorical Mamtscripfjf, etc . : Military lietitnm^ xwi., 57.) Unfortunately, be did not return the names of those enlisted men.