Colonel John Brown, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the Brave Accuser of Benedict Arnold

by Archibald Murray Howe

CAPTAIN JOHN SPOOR'S COMPANY.

Spoor, John, captain.	Bigsbey, Peletiah, private, killed Oct. 19, 1780.
Brooks, Jonathan, of Lanesborough lieutenant.	Barry, John, private.
Ball, Isaac, of Stockbridge, lieutenant.	Moses, Charles, of Stockbridge, private.
Fish, John, sergeant.	Comstock, Medad, private.
Jones, William, sergeant.	Curk, John, private.
Davis, William, corporal.	Chapman, Gershom, private.
Edmun, Andrew, corporal.	Calender, Ezekiel, private.
Edy, Briant, private.	Charles, Darius, private.
Foster, Jeremiah, of Williamstown (also given Weston), corporal.	Campbel, Sam, private.
Lemmon, Moses, sergeant, killed Oct. 19, 1780.	Dickerman, Joel, sergeant.
Tylor, Russell, corporal.	Davis, Robert, private, killed Oct. 19, 1780.
Jones, Josiah, fifer.	Dewey, Lalson, of Stockbridge, private.
Cetcham, Joseph, drummer.	Egleston, Elijah, private.
Adams, Peter, private.	Fuller, Boswell, private, discharged September 28.
Abbe, John, private.	Fitch, Nat, private.
Bennett, Jeremiah, private.	Foster, Jeremiah, Jr., of Williamstown (also given Weston), private.
Babcock, Jonathan, private.	Gaff, Jacob, private, killed Oct. 19, 1780.
Bradley, Josiah, of Stockbridge, private.	Giles, James, private.
Bush, Japhet, private.
Bondish, Asa, private.
Gregory, "Isband," private.	Pixley, Jonah, private.
Hubbard, Baley, private.	Pior, Abner, private.
Heart, Leveret, private.	Raymond, John, private.
Horsford, Ambrose, private, killed Oct. 19, 1780.	Rool, "Hewek," private.
Hatch, Solomon, private, killed Oct. 19, 1780.	Ransom, Elias, private.
Holmes, John, private.	Root, Roswell, of Sheffield, private.
Ingersole, Moses, private.	Rool, Stephen, private.
King, George, of Sheffield, private.	Standish, Asa, private.
Lorris, Jacob, private, killed Oct. 19, 1780.	Starr, Thomas, private.
Meeken, Oliver, private, killed Oct. 19, 1780.	Saxton, Jesse, private.
Mansfield, Josiah, private.	Sprague, Barnabas, private.
Mash, Abijah, private.	Shearwood, Jonathan, private.
Monrsurir, Gabriel, private.	Tylor, Bezaleel, private.
Noble, Joseph, private, killed Oct. 19, 1780.	Winchel, David, private.
Orton, James, private.	Watson, Samuel, private.
	Wright, Miles, private.
	Winchel, Ephraim, private.
	Wood, Amaziah, private.
	Webb, Will, private.

CAPTAIN SAMUEL WARNER'S COMPANY.

Warner, Samuel, captain.	Brooks, Shadrack, private.
Norton, Jonathan, lieutenant.	Bradle, Isaac, private.
Chadwick, Ebenezer, of Tyringham, lieutenant.	Bond, Joseph, private.
Tracy, David, sergeant.	Brown, Reuben, of New Marlboro, private.
Jackson, Joshua, sergeant.	Blackmer, Isaac, private.
Brown, Nathaniel, sergeant.	Bird, Amos, of Tyringham, private.
Rand, James, sergeant.	Benton, David, Jr., of Sheffield, private.
Greppen, Alpheus, sergeant.	Brookner, Reuben, private.
Bush, Caleb, of Sandisfield, corporal.	Beckett, William, private, killed Oct. 20, 1780.
Jewet, Joseph, corporal.	Boods, Joel R., private.
Down, Stephen, corporal.	Bradle, Isaac, private.
Powel, Joseph, of Sheffield, corporal.	Core, Noah, private.
Belton, Stephen, corporal.	Clark, Reuben, of Sheffield, private.
Griffins, Thomas, drummer.	Clark, Wells, private.
Pope, Gideon, fifer.	Cooper, Benjamin, private.
Noble, Saul, private.	Carter, Elisha, private.
Allen, Rufus, private.	Cole, Elisha, private.
Bogworth, Frederick, of Sandisfield, private.	Conch, William, of Sandisfield, private.
Bogworth, John, of Sandisfield, private.
Comstock, Rufus, private.	Marel, Abner, private.
Callender, Daniel, private, received bounty at Sheffield.	Marcone, Stephen, private.
Denely, John, private.	Mack, Warren, private.
Dunham, Calvin, private.	Orten, Roger, private.
French, Ebenezer, private.	Owen, William, of Sheffield, private.
? French, Elisha, private.	Remington, Simeon, private.
Graten, Care, private.	Rhods, Adam, private.
Gichel, Joseph, private.	Root, "Rosel," private.
Gillet, John, private.	Sage, David, private.
Glaston, Willard, private.	Smith, Henry, of Sandisfield, private.
Guild, Orrange, private.	Spring, Henry, private.
Hodg, Daniel, private.	Skinner, Samuel, private.
Huggins, Joseph, of Sheffield, private.	Shed, Samuel, private.
Heath, George, private.	Shed, Daniel, private.
Hines, Ezekiel, private.	Todge, Elias, private.
Hoskins, Anthony, private.	Turner, Uriah, private.
Hyde, Theophilus, of Sheffield, private.	Tuttle, Benjamin, private.
Higgins, Zenas, private.	Underwood, Silas, private.
Hatch, Seth, of Bennington, private.	Warner, Levi, of Sandisfield, private.
Jaqua, Seth, private.	Warker, Thomas, private.
Keyes, Elias, private.	Webster, Daniel, private.
Kilbernt, Robert, private.	Wollen, Moses, private.
Kelegg, Joel, private.	Whitne, Silas, private.
Kingsbury, Nathaniel, private.	White, Solomon, private.
Lummis, Noah, private.	Bradle, Isaac, private.
	Wording, John M., private.

CAPTAIN WILLIAM WHITE'S COMPANY.

White, William, captain.	Bryant, John, private.
Beckit, Silas, lieutenant.	Barus, Aaron, private.
Sprague, John, lieutenant.	Briggs, Benjamin, private.
Day, Elkanah, sergeant.	Cleaveland, Jedediah, private.
Stearns, Isaac, sergeant.	Cook, Amasa, private.
Barker, Ezra, of Lanesborough, corporal.	Coree, Josiah, Jr., private.
Allen, Benjamin, corporal.	Chafee, John, private.
Brown, Luther, of Windsor, fifer.	Coree, Josiah, private.
Allen, John, private.	Carpenter, Benjamin, of Hancock, private.
Arnold, Jonathan, of Hancock, private.	Cole, Solomon, private.
Bundee, Elisha, private.	Cowing, Elisha, private.
Barnes, Asa, Jr., private.	Cole, William, Jr., private.
	Doolan, Patrick, private.
Eddy, Andrew, private.	Pettabone, Amos, private.
Gallop, William, private.	Pearce, Levi, private.
Hanks, Levi, private.	Parker, Philip, private.
Haringdon, William, private.	Parker, Giles, private.
Holt, Titus, private.	Powel, Daniel, of Lanesborough, private.
Harris, Joseph, private.	Pettabone, Roger, private.
Hall, Calvin, private.	Richardson, Nehemiah, private.
Hill, Gardner, of Hancock, private.	Ross, Willard, private.
Harringdon, Peter, private.	Robbins, Jonathan, private.
McFarling, William, private.	Reed, Simeon, private.
Jarvis, Joseph, private.	Rice, Daniel, private.
Keeler, James, private.	Smith, Jonathan, private.
Lewis, Richard, of Lanesborough, private, killed October, 1780.	Stevens, John, private.
Leanord, Soloman, private.	Smith, Simeon, private.
Lusk, Asa, private.	Slater, James, private.
McGuire, James, private.	Tracey, William, private.
Morehouse, Matthew, of Hancock, private.	Thrasher, Charles, of New Ashford, private.
Narramore, Asa, private.	White, William, Jr., private.
Oles, Horace, private.	Wollcut, Moses, private.
Parker, Charles, private.

Summary.

Captain William Foord's Company may have been stationed at Middle Fort, Schoharie Valley, under command of Major Melancton L. Woolsey. See his report of Sept. 27, 1780. It had

2 Lieutenants,
4 Sergeants,
1 Drummer,
1 Fifer,
4 Corporals, and 63 men	76
Captain Levi Ely's Company had
3 Lieutenants,
1 Quartermaster Sergeant,
3 Sergeants,
6 Corporals,
1 Drummer,
1 Fifer and 66 men	81
Captain Ely and 15 men were killed Oct. 19, 1780.
Captain John Spoor's Company.
2 Lieutenants,
4 Sergeants,
4 Corporals,
1 Drummer,
1 Fifer, and 59 men	72
One man taken prisoner, 11 killed Oct. 19, 1780, 2 killed Oct. 20, 1780.
Captain Samuel Warner's Company may have been left at Fort Paris or stationed elsewhere.
2 Lieutenants,
5 Sergeants,
5 Corporals,
1 Drummer,
1 Fifer, and 73 men	88
Captain William White's Company.
2 Lieutenants,
2 Sergeants,
2 Corporals,
1 Fifer, and 56 men	64
1 private killed, 1 private wounded, 1 taken prisoner.
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Whole force	381
Total killed Oct. 19, 1780, 29; wounded, 1; prisoner, 1.

Besides these Berkshire men, perhaps Captain John Kasselman's Tryon Company Rangers were at Fort Paris, and Captain John Zelley's Company at Fort Keyser.