Those from Westford Who Served
During
The American War for Independence
1775-1783
The following names, primarily found in Hodgman's History of Westford, list all those from Westford, Massachusetts who served in one or more of the American military institutions of the American Revolution. These include the local militia and minute companies, provincial regiments raised by the state (such as Col. Robinson's regiments), or the Continental Army. Sources include Massachusetts State Archive muster rolls, pay records, town and county records, and other records which are not completely described.
Discrepancies between various sources have been noted. There may still be some cases where two names represent the same person.
An asterisk next to a name indicates that the individual died as a result of his military service. A monument on the Westford town common indicates that 35 men died as a result of military service during the Revolution. So far, I have only been able to document 22. If you can point me toward a good source for such information, I would appreciate it if you could forward me the reference.
My goal is to gather information about each individual's service, as well as their non-military life, and make it available through this site. The compilaton of information from many different sources is ongoing and I have yet to place much of the information on this website. In the meantime, I have created a listing of entries from MSSRW for the men listed below. If anyone has documented information about any of those listed below I would be more than happy to see it !
November, 2002: Some new information about the lives of Jonas Holden and Thomas Rogers has come to light, thanks to researchers with the Valcour Bay Research Project. Many thanks Edwin R. Scollon for providing us with this fascinating research.
April, 2003: Thanks to George Quintel, Jr. for the addition of three previously unrecognized service deaths.
April, 2023:
Additional information about soldiers who served during the war from other towns but later moved to, and are buried in, Westford has been compiled by Judy Cataldo and can be found here.
An on-line tour of the Westford Patriots in Westford cemeteries can be found here.
Abbot, Joel Fletcher, Thomas Fletcher, William (Willard?) Foster, Ebenezer * Foster, Elias Foster, Samuel Foster, Smith Glenney, Isaac Glenna, John (Joel?) Glenna, William Goodhue, Daniel Goodhue, David Green, Isaac Green, Nehemiah Guy, Thomas Hadley, John Hadley, Jonas Hadley, Jonathan * Hambleton, York Hardwick, William Hardy, Amos Heald, Ephraim, Pension Records Heald, Oliver, Pension Records Hildreth, Amaziah Hildreth, Elijah Hildreth, Ephraim Hildreth, Hezekiah Hildreth, Hosea Hildreth, Jeremiah Hildreth, John Hildreth, Jonathan Hildreth, Oliver Hildreth, Peter Hildreth, William Hildreth, Zechariah Hildreth, Zechariah, Jr. Holden, Asa Holden, David Holden, John Holden, Jonas, Pension Records Holmes, Nathaniel Howard, Silas Johnson, David Johnson, Jonathan, Jr. Jones, Jonathan Kemp, Ephraim Kemp, Jonas Kemp, Simeon Kent, Abner Kent, Simeon Keyes, Charles Keyes, Daniel (David?) Keyes, Jonathan, Jr. Keyes, Samuel * Kidder, Francis Kidder, Joseph * Kidder, Thomas King, Rogers Larkin, Peter Leighton, Francis Little, William Magerr, James Mason, Abijah * McEwin, Peter Meads, Stephen Meads, Thomas Minot, Jesse Minot, Jonathan Minot, Jonathan, Jr. Minot, Joseph * Morgan, Henry Nichols, William Nutting, Jacob Nutting, John * Nutting, Thomas * Nutting, Thomas Osgood, Benjamin Parker, Aaron Parker, Aaron, Jr. Parker, Abel Parker, David Parker, Ebenezer Parker, Isaac Parker, John * Parker, Joshua Parker, Joshua, Jr. Parker, Levi Parker, Moses Parlin, Amos Patch, Asa Patch, Isaac Patch, John Patten, Isaac Perry, James Perry, Obadiah Pike, James Powers, Isaac Prentice, Nathaniel Prescott, Abel Prescott, David Prescott, John Prescott, Jonas, 3rd Prescott, Joseph Prescott, Peter Prescott, Timothy Prince, Jethro * Procter, Abel Procter, Charles Procter, Ezekiel Procter, James Procter, Josiah Procter, Leonard Procter, Oliver Procter, Philip Procter, Silas Pushee, John Read, Abel Read, Abijah Read, Benjamin Read, Eleazer Read, Eleazer, Jr. Read, Eliakim Read, Elihu Read, Elnathan Read, Joseph Read, Joshua Read, Leonard Read, Oliver Read, Samuel Read, Simeon Read, Stephen Read, Thaddeus Read, William Reed, Joshua Richardson, Abijah Richardson, Wylie Robbins, Benjamin Robbins, Jacob Robbins, Jacob, Jr. Robbins, Jeremiah Robbins, John Robbins, John, Jr. (?) Robbins, Peter Robbins, Philip Robbins, Thomas Robbins, Zachariah Robinson, John Robinson, Winthrop Rogers, Thomas * Rowe, Tony Rumrill, Peter Russell, Abel Russell, Amos Russell, John Russell, Simeon Scott, Thomas Senter, Simeon Skinner, Robert * Smith, Francis Smith, Thomas Smith, Philip Spalding, Ephraim Spalding, Job Spalding, John Spalding, Philip Spaulding, Phineas Spaulding, Silas Spaulding, Solomon Spaulding, Timothy Spalding, William Stone, Ebenezer Stratton, Jonathan Taylor, Nathan Taylor, Samuel Temple, Levi Temple, Stephen Tid, Amos Tidd, John Underwood, John Underwood, Joseph Underwood, Timothy Wendell, Jacob White, Samuel Whitney, Daniel Wilkins, Jethro Wright, Abraham Wright, Amos Wright, Ebenezer Wright, Ephraim Wright, Ezekiel Wright, Henry Wright, James Wright, John Wright, Jonas Wright, Joseph, Jr. * Wright, Oliver Wright, Pelatiah Wright, Peter Wright, Stephen Wright, Zaccheus Youngman, Peter |
Total: 290
* Indicates having died during military service
Page added May,
2000
Last updated 11 May, 2025