Source - Charles Hudson's History of Marlborough
Roll of Capt. Howe's Company, which marched on the 19th of April, 1775, to Cambridge and were absent from home sixteen days.
Cyprian
Howe, Capt.
Amasa Cranston, Lieut.
Uriah Eager, Ens.
Solomon Bowers, Serg.
Robert Hunter, Serg.
Ebenezer Hager, Serg.
William Hager,
Matthias Moseman,
Josiah Wilkins,
John Baker,
Abner Goodale,
Jabez Bush,
Asa Barnes,
Hiram Stow,
Fortunatus Wheeler,
Aaron Eager,
Joel Brigham,
William Speakman,
Francis James,
Peter Howe,
Ephraim Maynard,
Silas Barnes,
David Hunter,
Joseph Miller,
Simon Maynard,
Luke Hager,
Amos Wait,
Adonijah Newton,
Jacob Priest,
James Bruce,
Joel Barnard,
Timothy Bruce,
Nathaniel Bruce,
Thomas Goodale,
James Priest,
Ebenezer Eames,
William Brown,
Alpheus Morse,
Jabez Rice,
Jonathan Temple,
Jeduthan Alexander,
Joseph Baker,
Nehemiah Howe,
Abner Dunton,
Thaddeus Shattuck,
Frederick Walcutt, T
imothy Darling,
Abraham Whitney.
Roll of Capt. Brigham's Company, which marched to Cambridge, April 19, 1775, and were in service from ten to thirty days.
William
Brigham, Capt.
Silas Gates, 1st Lieut.
Ithamar Brigham, 2d Lt.
Henry Brigham, Serg.
Noah Beaman, Serg.
Joseph Brigham, Serg.
Ichabod Jones, Serg.
Thomas Rice, Corp.
Ephraim Ward, Corp.
Josiah Priest, Corp.
Lewis Brigham, Corp.
Gershom Rice, Jr.
Samuel Eames,
Ephraim Wilder,
Oliver Hale,
Simeon Howe,
Ezekiel Clisby ,
William Loring,
Rediat Stewart,
Jabez Bent,
Jonathan Barnes, J
Samuel Howe,
Silas Carly,
Samuel Ward, Jr.
Isaac Morse,
James Ball,
Frederick Goodnow
John Bagley,
Timothy Baker,
Ephraim Howe,
Abraham Beaman,
Robert Horn,
Luke Howe,
Lovewell Brigham,
Reuben Howe,
Reuben Wyman,
Jonah Newton,
Thomas Joslin,
Phinehas Howe,
Alexander Church,
Ithamar Goodnow,
George Brigham,
Moses Williams, Jr.
Willard Rice,
Samuel Howe,
Gershom Brigham,
Jabez Rice,
Abraham Brigham,
Abijah Berry.
Roll of Capt. Barne's Company, which marched to Cambridge, April 19, 1775. A portion who went on the 19th, returned home after a few days, and were succeeded by others - some of whom were in service for forty days.
Daniel
Barnes, Capt.
William Morse, 1st Lt.
Paul Brigham, 2d Lt.
John Loring, Serg.
Ephraim Baker, Serg.
Antipas Brigham, Corp.
Jedediah Tainter, Corp.
Obadiah Barre,
Levi Fay,
William Rice,
Peter Bent,
Jonathan Brigham,
James Bowers,
John Baker,
Jonas Darling,
Robert Eames,
Abraham Gould,
Elizur Holyoke,
Asa Witt,
David Wyman,
Moses Barnes,
Jonathan Weeks,
Ivory Bigelow,
Nathan Baker,
Daniel Stevens,
Isaac Sherman,
Benjamin Boyd,
Benjamin Howe,
Hezekiah Maynard,
Elihu Maynard,
Stephen Phelps,
Daniel Rice,
Daniel Robbins,
Moses Roberts,
Prentice Russell,
Oliver Russell,
John Rice,
John Rice, Jr.
Robert Saintclair,
Ephraim Stow,
John W. Woods,
Francis Walkup,
Stephen Felton,
Thaddeus Howe,
Dudley Hardy,
John Lamb,
Nahum Newton,
Jabez Rice,
William Williams,
Aaron Wheeler,
John Harrington,
Francis Morse,
Heman Stow,
Benjamin Stevens.
Silas Gates commanded a company, (perhaps of horse) comprising men from Marlborough, Northborough and Southborough, which were called out on the Lexington Alarm, April 19, 1775. Elijah Bellows of Southborough, was 1st Lietenant and Joel Rice of Northborough, was 2nd Lieutenant of the Company. The men from Marlborough were as follows.
Silas
Gates, Capt.
Henry Brigham,
Francis Morse,
Luke Howe,
Thomas Williams,
Asa Barnes,
Benjamin Bartlett,
Abraham Beaman,
George Brigham,
Elisha Barnes,
Uriah Brigham,
Joel Brewer,
Alexander Church,
John Dexter,
Aaron Eames,
Matthias Felton,
Abner Goodale,
Aaron Howe,
Robert Horn,
Joel Hager,
John Kelley,
Joshua Lamb,
William Loring,
Joseph Maynard,
Ashbel Rice,
William Goodale,
Gershom Rice,
Samuel Gates,
Quartus Stow,
Abraham Howe,
Samuel Ward,
Moses Williams,
Joseph Williams,
Jeduthan Wyman,
David Hunter.
Mr. Hudson goes on to say… "It is difficult for us , at this day, to realize the state of things which existed at that period. The spring of 1775 was unusaually forward. On the morning of the 19th of April, the industrious farmers of Marlborough were busily engaged in getting in their small grain, or in preparing the earth for planting. Before noon, an express messenger brought the tidings of the battle.
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