OBADIAH BROWN

Brown, Obadiah, New Marlborough. Private, Capt. Moses Soul’s co. of Minute-men, Col. John Fellows’s regt., which marched April 21, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service to May 7, 1775, 17 days; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775 ; enlisted Maj’ 8, 1775 ; service, 3 mos. 1 day ; also, company return dated Oct. 7, 1775 ; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Dorchester, Nov. 1, 1775 ; also, return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Coller’s co.. Col. Ashley’s regt. [year not given]; residence. New Marlborough; enlisted for town of New Marlborough; joined Capt. Allen’s Co., Col. Wigglesworth’s regt.; enlistment, 3 years; reported mustered by Trueman Wheeler, Muster Master, between Jan. 20, 1777, and June 1, 1778; also, Lieut. Colonel’s co., Col. Calvin Smith’s (late Wigglesworth’s) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 19, 1777, to April 1, 1779; reported discharged April 1, 1779; also, Capt. Noah Allen’s co.. Col. Edward Wigglesworth’s regt. ; muster rolls for March and May, 1778, dated Valley Forge; also, Capt. Allen’s co., 4th battalion of Col. Wigglesworth’s regt. ; muster roll for June, 1778, dated Camp Greenwich ; also, same co. and regt. ; pay abstract for Oct., 1778 also, Capt. Allen’s co., (late) Col. Wigglesworth’s regt., commanded by Maj. Porter; muster roll for March and April, 1779, dated Providence; enlisted Feb. 19, 1777; reported transferred to Lieut. Colonel’s co. Source: MS&SRA Vol 2 pg 670/676

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