Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)

Notes


1509. Samuel Haskell

Earlier reports incorporated Revolutionary War pension file S 13253 to this Samuel.

This was an error.
The proper pension file was Revolutionary Pension S 6322

Per the testimony in his Revolutionary War pension application, Samuel Haskell served a total of seven months from 1776 to 1780. In 1776 he enlisted for 3 months in Rhode Island Militia, served in Captain James Willams Company, Colonel Cooks Regiment stationed at Newport, Rhode Island when the British landed there.

He was drafted in 1778 to serve 2 months in Captain George Peck’s company of Minutemen and was stationed at Bristol, R.I. He was drafted again in August, 1778 for 1 month and assigned to Captain Levi Towers to participate in Sullivan’s expedition. His last service was for 1 month as a draftee in late 1880 for one month, but he could not remember the names of his officers.

Samuel resided in Rhode Island until 1848, before moving to Attleboro, Massachusetts to live with his daughter.


1523. Amos Haskell

Amos, of Gloucester, private, served with Captain Barnabas Dodge's company of Colonel L. Baldwin's 38th Regiment; muster roll dated 1 August 1775; enlisted 3 May 1775, service 12 weeks 6 days. He is also found on company return; Camp at Chelsea 2 October 1775; also on order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money, dated Chelsea 27 December 1775, company stationed at Chelsea.

He was included on list of men of Captain Dodge's company who declined to re-enlist, dated Chelsea 22 December 1775; also included on account dated Chelsea 31 December 1775, of the appraisement made by appraisers appointed by Colonel Baldwin of guns taken for public use from men belonging to the 38th regiment (old army) who left the service 31 December 1775, having been stationed at Chelsea and Medford.

Amos was found on order on Colonel Baldwin payable to Edward Bray, dated Gloucester, February 27, 1776, signed by said Haskell, for money for his gun "that was taken according to general orders."

Amos was a private with Capt. William Pearson's (3rd) company; enlisted January 24, 1776, service to November 18, 1776, 9 months 25 days; company stationed at Gloucester for defense of seacoast.

Reference
The Haskell Family in the Armed Forces, Volume 2
Editor: Peter P. Haskell, 2004
Pages 52, 61, 62


3943. Azur Haskell

Azur Haskell is listed as a daughter in the Vital Records of Gloucester.


Richard Phillips

Fom Find-a-Grave
Richard served in the Revolutionary War as a Private in Capt. Moses Merrill's Company in Col. Edmund Phinny's 31st Regiment. He served at Cambridge and Roxbury, Massachusetts for eight months.


4005. Allura Haskell

Allura Haskell was unmarried.