GABRIEL CORNISH

Cornish, Gabriel, New Marlborough (also given Vermont). Private, Capt. Zenas Wheeler’s co., Col. Hopkins’s (Berkshire Co.) regt.; enlisted July 15, 1776; dis- charged Aug. 4, 1776 ; service, 20 days ; marched to the Highlands, N. Y., on an alarm; also, list of men mustered in Berkshire Co. between Jan. 20, 1777, and June 1, 1778, by Trueman Wheler, Muster Master ; Capt. Stone’s co. ; enlistment, 3 years or during war; also, Private, Capt. John Williams’s co.. Col. Ebenezer Sprout’s regt. ; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 25, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. Enos Stone’s co.. Col. Brewer’s regt.; muster return dated Camp at Valley Forge, Jan. 25, 1778 ; residence, New Marlborough ; enlisted for town of New Marlborough; also, Corporal, Capt. John Williams’s co., Col. Sprout’s regt. ; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; also, descriptive list of enlisted men dated Feb. 3, 1781; age, 23 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 10 in. ; complexion, dark ; hair, brown ; occupation, yeoman ; birthplace, Simsbury, Conn. ; residence. New Marlborough (also given Vermont) ; enlisted Feb. 25, 1777, by Capt. Hitchcock at New Marlborough ; rank, Corporal ; joined Capt. John Williams’s co., 1st regt. ; enlistment, during war; also, Corporal, Capt. Williams’s co.. Col. Joseph Vose’s (1st) regt.; muster roll for Jan., 1781, dated West Point; a/so, muster rolls for Feb.-July, 1781 ; also, muster roll for Aug., 1781, dated Camp Peekskill; also, muster roll for Sept., 1781; also, muster roll for Oct. and Nov., 1781, dated York Hutts; also, muster roll for Jan., 1782, sworn to at West Point; also, muster roll for March 1782, dated York Huts, and sworn to at West Point ; reported on command at Stanford. Source: MS&SRA Vol 3 pg 1013/1021

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