Chelsea MA in the American Revolution

CHELSEA IN THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION

Articles on Chelsea’s
contribution to the Revolutionary War

CHELSEA IN THE REVOLUTION – 1775

THE SECOND ENGAGEMENT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THE
BATTLE OF CHELSEA CREEK

List of known
Chelsea residents in the Revolution

Additional information is being researched

The following Chelsea residents were enlisted in the Continental
Army during the Revolutionary War. They are buried in the Rumney
Marsh Burial Grounds in Revere, Massachusetts. *John Sykes enlisted
on February 28, 1781 and was not a resident of Chelsea before the
war. He later moved from Chelsea in 1788.

Rev. Phillips Payson
Captain Samuel Sprague
Abijah Hastings
Samuel Cheever
Samuel Pratt
Caleb Pratt, 2nd
Daniel Pratt

John Sykes*
William Low
William Oliver
Job Worrow
James Stowers
John Tewksbury, Jr.

A Muster Roll for the company of militia under the command of
Captain Samuel Sprague that entered service of the Province of
Massachusetts Bay on April 19, 1776 and continued in the same until
discharged by their officers.

Samuel Sprague, Captain
Samuel Watts, Lieutenant
Samuel Clark, Ensign
Joseph Green, Sergeant

Jonathan Williams, Sergeant
Samuel Floyd, Sergeant
Joseph Cheever, Sergeant
William Oliver, Corporal

Samuel Pratt, Corporal
John Watts, Corporal
Edward Waite, Corporal

Privates

Joseph Hasey
Samuel Hazeltine
Silas Clarke
William Bordman
Amos Porter
James Stowers
William Watts
Joseph Pratt
Abijah Hastings
Gersham Joy
Jesse Upham
Samuel Sergant, Jr.
Jonas Dixon
Joshua Cummy

Aaron Bordman
Samuel Call
Samuel Hutton Pratt
Thomas Rankin
Joseph Williams
Thomas Barrington
Nathan Floyd
Benjamin Tuttle
Joseph Tuttle
Erza Brintnall
Soloman Shute
Hezekial King
Joseph Green
Samuel Sargent, 3rd.

Nathan Cheever
Thomas Cheever
Jonathan Hawks
John Robins
Eben Sergant
Benjamin Sergant
David Sergant
Jabez Burdett
Samuel Watts, Jr.
Isaac Watts
Joseph Oliver
Tileston Clark

A Muster Roll for the company of militia under the command of
Captain Samuel Sprague, held on the “Alarm List” who
entered service of the Province of Massachusetts Bay on April 19,
1776 and continued in the same until discharged by their officers.

Thomas Pratt
John Sale
Joshua Cheever
Benjamin Brintnall
Ebenezer Bordman
Moses Collins
William Eustice
Hugh Floyd
Jona Fuller

James Floyd
William Low
John Low
Abijah Lewis
Benjamin Lashe
William Oliver
Richard Shute
Isaiah Tay
Samuel Tuttle

Benjamin Tuttle
Daniel Pratt
John Pratt
Caleb Pratt
Jonathan Waite
Richard Waite
William Oliver, Jr.

Members of The Chelsea Company at the Battle of Chelsea Creek, May
27, 1775

Samuel Sprague, Captain, Chelsea
Joseph Cheever, Lieutenant, Chelsea
William Oliver, Lieutenant, Chelsea
Abijah Hastings, Sergeant, Chelsea
William Johnson, Sergeant, Reading
Timothy Brient, Sergeant, Reading

Hezekiah King, Sergeant, Chelsea
William Oliver, Corporal, Chelsea
John Pratt, Corporal, Chelsea
Thomas Cheever, Corporal, Chelsea
Joseph Green, Corporal, Chelsea
Naphtili Newell, Drummer, Boston

Privates

James Brient, Reading
Henry Blake, Chelsea
Jacob Baker, Chelsea
Jack Brient, Stoneham
Nathan Cheever, Chelsea
Joshua Cummings, Chelsea
Evens Davis, Charlestown
Jonas Dixon, Chelsea
Jonathan Eaton, Reading
David McElery, Salem
John Goodin, Chelsea
Pomp. Green, Stoneham
Cato Green, Stoneham
Jack Green, Reading
Samuel Felch, Reading
Samuel Hazeltine, Chelsea

Nathaniel Henderson, Chelsea
John Holden, Reading
James Hill, Reading
John Hayward, Salem
Peter Hines, Marblehead
Eleazer Jackson, Boston
Thomas Low, Boston
Daws Lambert, Reading
Samuel Linds, Malden
Eleazer Newell, Boston
Ezra Pratt, Lynn
Thomas Pratt, Chelsea
Samuel Hutton Pratt, Chelsea
Thomas Rankins, Boston
John Robbins, Chelsea
Nathaniel Ridgway, Boston

Thomas Ridgway, Boston
Solomon Shute, Chelsea
William Samson, Gloster
Alexander Shirley, Chelsea
Alexander Shirley, Jr., Chelsea
James Shirley, Chelsea
John Shirley, Chelsea
John Tuttle, Lynn
Thomas Tuttle, Lynn
Edward Waite, Chelsea
Spenser Williams, Reading
Reuben Wesson, Reading
Nathan Walton, Reading
Nathan Walton, Reading
Oliver Walton, Reading

25 Slaves from Chelsea served in the Revolutionary War – Names are
being researched. They are buried against the back wall in unmarked
graves in the Rumney Marsh Burial Grounds in Revere, Massachusetts.

Sifax Cary – Killed in the War
Job Warrow
John Goodwin
Henry Blake
(First name unknown) Boyington