3rd Mendon Company 3rd Worcester County Regiment Massachusetts Militia April 19th 1775 Lexington Alarm - The men in the 3rd Mendon Company, Col. Ezra Woods 3rd Worcester County Regiment commanded by Captain Joseph Daniels, marched from Mendon to Roxbury on the 19th of April, 1775. Map U.S. Library of Congress Click on image to enlarge The company was prepared to engage the British should they choose to retreat from Lexington and Concord via the only land route back to Boston. Under constant attack by the Massachusetts Militia throughout their retreat, the British officers led their soldiers back to Boston via the shortest route possible. This required the British to utilize the same boats used when the march began the night before. As it became increasingly clear that the British were not prepared to continue attacks on the Massachusetts country side Captain Daniels began to release soldiers under his command for their return trip back to Mendon. The last of the company's 61 men returned to Mendon on April 29, 1775. A Roll of the men in the 3rd Mendon Company that marched from Mendon to Roxbury on the 19th of April, 1775. Name Time of Service Names Time of service Captain Joseph Daniels 10 days Lieut. Benoni Benson 10 days Lieut. Peter Penniman 10 days Ensign Levi Aldrich 1 8 days Serg. Abraham Staples 7 days Serg. Moses Thayer 4 days Serg. John Darling 1 10 days Serg. William Darling 8 days Corp. Stephen Benson1 10 days -- -- Corp. Asa Fletcher 6 days Corp. Benjamin Thayer 4 days Silas Aldrich 6 days Preserved Baker 10 days Jeremiah Battles 1 10 days Abner Benson 10 days Benoni Benson 6 days John Benson 10 days Benjamin Blake 6 days James Blake 5 days Jonathan Boyce1 10 days Samuel Boyce1 10 days Jephthah Clarke1 8 days Increase Daniels1 10 days Moses Daniels 6 days Elijah Darling1 6 days Enoch Darling1 10 days Oliver Fisher 7 days Hezekiah Fletcher 8 days Amariah Force1 10 days Samuel Freeman 8 days Benjamin Hayward * John Hayward 9 days Seth Hayward 3 days Edward Hunt1 10 days John Hunt1 10 days Bezaleel Jones2 6 days Josh Lazell 6 days Thomas Legg 10 days Oliver Morse 4 days Benjamin Pickering Jr 7 days Edward Pickering1 10 days Seva Pond 7 days Jonathan Staples 10 days Nahor Staples1 10 days Nathaniel Taft 7 days Aaron Thayer Jr. 8 days Benjamin Thayer Jr. 10 days Increase Thayer 6 days Joseph Thayer Jr.3 6 days Pelatiah Thayer4 6 days William Thayer 4 days David Thompson 4 days Caleb Wheelock 6 days Ebenezer White 10 days John Green White 10 days Turner White1 6 days Henry Wiswall 8 days Joseph Wood1 ** -- --             1 J. Metcalf MD, Annals of Mendon did not account for this soldiers service             2 J. Metcalf MD, Annals of Mendon entry incorrectly lists name as Benjamin             3 J. Metcalf MD, Annals of Mendon entry incorrectly lists name as James             4 J. Metcalf MD, Annals of Mendon entry incorrectly lists name as Pa             * Records do not confirm service with 3rd Mendon Company, April 1775             ** April 1775 Service credited to Captain Albee's 1st Mendon Company              Source: Military Records, Massachusetts Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1782 Note: This list provides a complete accounting of all who served in contrast to the list compiled by Dr. Metcalf as posted in the Annals of Mendon. This update was made possible through computer search technology not available at the time he complied his list eons ago. Background Graphic Design - David B. Daniels Copyright � 2000-2005 Mendon Militia Index RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Learn more. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection