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SOURCE: Records of The Massachusetts Militia in the War of 1812-1814,
General Gardner W. Pearson, Adjuntant General of Mass. 1913
Retyped and reformatted by Kathy Leigh, June 6, 2001

PLEASE NOTE: This is just a partial list. When I came across this material, I didn't realize there was more to it than what I had. I will be adding more.

MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA
IN THE
WAR OF 1812.

Lieut. Col. W. Ryerson’s Regiment.
From Sept. 25 to Nov. 7, 1814. Service at Portland.

FIELD AND STAFF.
William Ryerson, Lieutenant Colonel, Paris
James Steele, Major
Peletiah Smith, Major, Pejepscot
James Chase, Adjutant, Livermore
Joshua Carpenter, Adjutant, Hartford
Rue1 Phillips, Adjutant, Minot
Billy Benjamin, Quartermaster, Livermore
John Briggs, Paymaster, Sumner
Benjamin Chandler, Surgeon, Norway
Cornelius Holland, Surgeon's Mate, Livermore
NONCOMMISSIONED STAFF.
Henry Rust, Sergeant Major
Moses Plummer, Sergeant Major
Saul Ames, Quartermaster Sergeant
William Swan, Drum Major
Elisha Buck, Drum Major
Pelham Bryant, Fife Major
Alvan Robinson, Fife Major
Waiters.
Dusenbury, James
Folsom, George
Hanson, Humphrey
Jackson, Boston
McKenney, William
Merrill, Edward
White, John


Capt. H. Bickford’s Company, Lieut. Col. W. Ryerson’s Regiment.
From Sept. 25 to Nov. 7, 1814. Raised at Porter. Service at Portland.

RANK AND NAME.
Hezekiah Bickford, Captain
John Evans, Lieutenant
Benjamin Woodman, Ensign

Moses Merrill, Sergeant
Daniel Howe, Sergeant
Jeremiah Chandler, Sergeant
Moses Hutchins, Sergeant
Nehemiah C. Dresser, Sergeant
John Chandler, Corporal
James Warner, Corporal
Robert Patterson, Corporal
Benjamin Fifield, Corporal
William Berry, Musician
Amos P. Knox, Musician

Privates.
Adams, Henry
Andrews, Amos
Bean, James
Bean, Nathaniel
Bemis, Amos
Bemis, Joseph
Bemis, Thaddeus, Jr.
Blake, John
Blake, William
Boynton, William, Jr.
Charles, Simeon
Charles, Timothy
Clay, Benjamin
Day, Jabez C.
Dresser, Elijah
Dresser, Frederic
Dresser, Levi
Dresser, Stephen, Jr.
Dutch, Samuel
Eastman, Joseph
Emery, James
Farnun, Joseph
Gardner, David
Gerrish, Obediah
Gordon, Joseph
Hapgood, William
Harnden, Benjamin
Harnden, Elbridge
Hartshorn, William
Head, Nathaniel
Heaton, Samuel
Hubbard, Warwick
Huntress, Saul D.
Hutchins, Ichabod
Irish, Stephen
Jewell, John
Johnson, David
Kennister, John
Kimball, Isaac
Knight, Tristram
Knowles, Aaron
Libbey, James
Lord, Job C.
Low, Justin
Mason, Gideon
McAllister, John
Osgood, Dean
Osgood, Robert
Palmer, Moses
Parker, Joseph
Pike, Saul
Porter, Asahel
Porter, David
Quimby, Jacob
Record, Saul
Richardson, Joshua
Sargent, Joseph F.
Snow, Joseph
Snow, Silas
Travers, Saul
Treadwell, Jonathan
Trull, Micah
Walker, Supply
Warren, Nathaniel
Wentworth, William
Whiting, Clement
Whiting, James
Whiting, Oliver, Jr.
Whitney, Ephraim
Winship, Thomas
Woodman, Enoch (died)
Wyly, America
Wyly, John, Jr.

Waiters.
Evans, Henry H.
Pearl, Joseph
Shed, John


Capt. S. Blake's Company, Lieut. Col. W. Ryerson’s Regiment.
From Sept. 25 to Nov. 7, 1814. Raised at Paris. Service at Portland.
RANK AND NAME.
Stephen Blake, Captain
Thomas Hill, Lieutenant
Thomas Crocker, Ensign
James Sweet, Ensign
Thomas Hall, Sergeant
John Warren, Sergeant
Elijah Long, Sergeant
Josiah Dudley, Sergeant
Alexander Robinson, Sergeant
Francis Keene, Corporal
Daniel Witt, Corporal
Rufus Richardson, Corporal
Amos Thurlow, Corporal
Lloyd Anderson, Corporal
Seneca Pratt, Musician
Isaac Record, Musician
Privates.
Allen, Elisha
Allen, Joshua
Barron William L.
Bartlet, Sylvanus
Bassford, David(D)
Benson, Seth
Bent, Otis
Berry, Levi
Blake, Richard
Boker, Cyrian
Brett, Martin
Briggs, John
Brooks, Jacob L.
Bryant, Christopher
Bryant, Ichabod
Bryant, Samuel
Bryant, Solomon, Jr.
Bryant, Zebulon
Buck, James
Caldwell, Elijah
Chesley, Jonathan
Churchill, Benjamin
Churchill, William
Clifford, Jonathan F.
Cobb, Cyrus
Coburn, Jeremiah
Cole, James (D)
Cole, Joseph
Cole, Levi
Cotton, William
Curtis, Charles
Dammon, Jonathan
Dean, Edmund
Doten, Silas
Drake, Stephen
Dudley, Moses
Dunham, Eleazer
Dwelley, Barzaleel
Farrar, Thomas
Frost, Edmund
Graffan, Thomas
Gurney, Edward
Gurney, Samuel B.
Hall, Abijah
Hall, Kimball
Hill, Charles
Hodgdon, Moses
Hodgkins, Israel
Jordan, Elijah
Keene, Shadrack
Kilgore, Andrew
Knight, Isaac
Lambert, John L.
Lane, John
Leach, Mark
Leighton, Robert
Leonard, Jacob
Libbey, Enos
Marshall, Moses
Maxim, Silas, Jr.
Needham, John
Packard, Shepherd
Packard, Stephen
Parsons, George
Penley, James
Perry, Joseph, Jr.
Porter, John
Prince, Job
Sanborn, David
Serill, William
Shirtliff, Alva
Simonton, James
Smith, William H.
Stearns, John
Stearns, Phineas
Swan, Farwell
Swift, John
Swift, Samuel
Townsend, Otis
Tucker, Saul
Twitchell, John
Valentine, John
Videto, Jasper
Walker, Charles
Walton, Simeon
Wentworth, Paul
Work, William
Yates, William
Young, Asa

Waiters.
Dresser, James
French, James
Green, John


Capt. B. Bodwell’s Company, Lieut. Col. W. Ryerson’s Regiment.
From Sept. 25 to Nov. 5, 1814. Drafted and in service at Portland.
RANK AND NAME.
Bailey Bodwell, Captain
William Ingalls, Lieutenant
Stephen Pratt, Ensign
Richard Cook, Ensign
Daniel Stevens, Ensign
Nathan Pettingill, Sergeant
James Stewart, Sergeant
Samuel Wiggins, Sergeant
Alexander Merrill, Sergeant
Reuben Merrill, Corporal
William Greeley, Jr., Corporal
Nathan Sawyer, Corporal
William Corson, Corporal
Simeon Noble, Corporal
Peletiah Berry, Musician
John Quinby, Musician
Nathaniel Bodwell, Musician
Privates.
Abbott, Micah
Anderson, Montgomery
Anthoine, Amos
Atwood, Job
Bancroft, Jacob
Banford, Jeremiah
Bartlett, Lemuel, 2d
Bartlett, Malachi
Burbank, Isaiah
Clifford, John
Cobb, Churchill
Cole, Joseph
Coy, Cyrus
Davis, John
Dawbin, James
Dawbin, William
Delano, Ezekiel
Drinkwater, William
Flood, Luther
Flood, Samuel
Gilman, Ebenezer
Goold, Jonathan
Goold, Noah
Gorham, Benjamin
Gould, Andrew
Graffam, Peter
Greenwood, Thaddeus
Harmon, Jonathan
Hawk, Sheppard
Hersey, Israel
Hill, Consider
Hill, Josiah, Jr.
Hooper, Henry
Hunter, Robert
Ingalls, Loammi
Ingersoll, Daniel B.
Irish, Samuel


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