"A Roll of All the Officers and Men Belonging to the Ship Alfred From the Time of Her Being Put Into Commission Untill the 5 Th of September 1776."

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Time of Entry	Place shipped at	Station in which they have entered	Dead. discharged Run. turned over. &c.	Time when	Number	Men's Names
1775	Rhode Island	Comr in Chief			1	Esek Hopkins Esqr
Dec. 7th	Connecticut	Captain			2	Dudley Saltonstall
Dec. 7th	Philada.	1st Lieut	Promoted	May 10th 1776	3	John Paul Jones
November 20	Rho. Island	Lieutenant	Run	May 1st 1776	4	Benjamin Seabury
" 20	ditto	Lieutent			5	Jonathan Pitcher
December 18	Connecticut	ditto			6	Jonathan Maltbie
" 7	Philada	Master	Turned over to the Columbus	Augt 7 —1776	7	John Earle
" 11	ditto	1st Mate	Run	May 27 — 1776	8	George May
Novmr 29	ditto	2nd Mate	dischd	Augt 26	9	Thomas Vaughan
January 3d	ditto	3rd Mate	Turned over to Columb.	August 7	10	Philiip Alexander
1775
December 31	Rho. Island	Midshipman	Promoted to Master	August 20	11	Walter Spooner
November 20	ditto	ditto			12	Esek Hopkins jr
" 20	ditto	ditto	Run	July 12, 1776	13	Rufus Jenckes
[1776]
Jany. 2	Philadelphia	ditto	Turned over to Columbus	Aug 7, 1776	14	George House
1775 Dec. 25	Philada	Midshipman	Promoted to 2nd Lieut.	Aug 20 76	15	Robert Sanders
" Dec. 21	Connecticut	ditto	Promoted to Master	ditto	16	Charles Bulkley
" Novr 18	Philadelphia	Surgeon			17	Joseph Harrison
" Novr 24	Rhode Island	1st Mate	Turned over to Providence	May 13 — 1776	18	Henry Tillinghast
1776
Jan. 1st	Philadelphia	2nd Mate	Turned over to Columbus	May 30	19	John Scott
1775
Dec. 1st	ditto	Com Secretary			20	Samuel Lyon
Dec 21st	Connecticut	Capts. Clerk	Turned over to Trumbull	Sept. 8 — 1776	21	Alexander P. Adams
" 21	ditto	Sail Maker	Discharged	Augt 14	22	George Colfax
" 28	ditto	Carpenter			23	Samuel Tyler
" 21	Philadelphia	Gunner	Turned over to Columbus	Aug 7 1776	24	James Thomas
" 12	Boad [sic]	Boatswain	" " " A. Doria	Aug. 8	25	Francis Worrall
" 21	ditto	1st Mate	Run	May 20 — 1776	26	Francis Roderick
" 21	ditto	2nd Mate	Turned over Aw Doria	May 13	27	Lawrence Meadows
" 25	ditto	Yeoman	Killed	April 6 — 1776	28	John Geddins
Novr 25	ditto	Lieutenant	Turned over to Fly	Feby 1776	29	John Fanning
Decr 11	ditto	Quart Gunner			30	Edwd Billangee
Decr 14	ditto	Ships Steward	Run	May 27 — 1776	31	William Davinport
" 14	ditto	Gunners Mate			32	Elias Carr
Novemr 10	ditto	ditto	Turned over to A. Doria	May 13 — 1776	33	Daniel Harper
Decembr 14	ditto	Gunnr Yeomn	" " " Columbus	May 30	34	Isaac Fox
14	ditto	do	" " " "	August 1st	35	James Mein
14	ditto	Qr G—r			36	James Rankin
14	ditto	Seaman			37	Jacob Collett
27	ditto	ditto	Turned over to Columbus	May 30 1776	38	William Barns
14	ditto	ditto	ditto	ditto	39	Edward Bowen
18	ditto	ditto	Run at Riedy Isld		40	Robert Barry
18	ditto	Coopers Yeoman			41	William Johns
16	ditto	Cooper	Turned over to Columbus	Aug. 7 — 1776	42	Thomas Hall
Decemr 16	Boat	Commo Steward	discharged	May 10 — 1776	43	John Connor
" 16	ditto	Armourer			44	Joseph Wood
1776
January 3	ditto	do Mate	Run	May 19 — 1776	45	Geo. O'Harra
1775
December 14	Connecticut	Seaman	discharged	June 14 — 1776	46	Wm Fagan
" 23	do	ditto	ditto	June 16	47	James Holt
" 30	do	ditto			48	Peter Holt
1776	"	O Seaman	Run	Apri 10 — 1776	49	Samuel Proctor
1775
December 30	"	Seaman	Run	April 21	50	Samuel Lollard
1776
January 1	"	A. Seaman	Run	July 17 — 1776	51	Elias Robbins
3	"	"	Left the ship	July 3 — 1776	52	John Cole
" 2	"	"	ditto		53	Robert Babcock
" 2	"	"	ditto		54	James Palmer
" 2	"	"	ditto		55	James Brand
						(Nathan)
" 2	"	"	ditto		56	Daniel Palmer
1776
January 3	Connecticut	A Seaman	Left the ship	July 3 — 1776	57	Peter Peters
" 2	"	"	Left sick in Connectt		58	Moses Palmer
" 3	"	"	Left the ship	July 3 — 1776	59	Elihu Babcock
" 3	"	"	ditto	ditto	60	Asa Lewis
" 4	"	"	discharged	Aug 2 1776	61	John Chester
" 4	"	"	ditto	ditto	62	Peleg Toker
" 8	"	"	died	April 16 — 1776	63	Edwd Derrick
" 10	"	"	Run	March 13	64	Richd Salter
" 6	"	"	Left sick in Connectt		65	Labius Gavitt
1775
Decembr 20	"	"	discharged	June 20 — 1776	66	Thomas Cook
" 20	"	"	discharged	June 20	67	Ward Buckley
" 20	"	"	discharged	June 20	68	Daniel Wheeler
" 20	"	"	Turned over to A. Doria	May 13 — 1776	69	David McKinney
" 20	"	O Seaman	died	March 21	70	William Bennet
1776
January 2	"	A Seaman	Left sick in Connectt		71	John Perry
1775
December 22	"	"	Run	April 30	72	Rodwell Hewes
1776
January 3	"	"	Run	March 15	73	Robert P. Webber
1775
December 18	"	"	Left Sick in Connectt		74	Oliver Bradley
December 28	"	Oy Seaman	ditto		75	Titus Dutton
December 25	"	"	Run	Mar. 13 — 1776	76	George Leonard
1776
January 11	"	A. Seaman			77	William Bidwell
Feby. 11	New Jersey	Oy Seaman	died	June 9 — 1776	78	Dixon Ewing
1775
December 22	Philadelphia	Ships Cook	discharged	May 31	79	James Lynch
" 22	"	Carpenter	Run	June 4 — 1776	80	William Beatty
1776
Jany. 12	"	Stewd Mate	turned over to Columbus	May 30	81	Joshua Mitchell
1775
December 28	"	Carps Yeoman	ditto	ditto	82	James Lynn
Novembr 18	"	Trumpeter	Died of his wounds	April 25th	83	Thomas Ward
December 26	"	Carps. Mate	Turned over to Columbus	Aug. 7	84	William Morrow
" 28	"	A Seaman	ditto	May 30th	85	John Moor
1776
Jany 1	"	"	Run at Reedy Island		86	Patrick Rice
January 2	Philadelphia	A Seaman	Run at Reedy Island		87	Barnabas Mullen
" 2	"	"	ditto		88	Thomas Mulford
" 3	"	Master at Arms			89	Joseph Craig
" 3	"	Taylor			90	John Whiteman
" 3	"	A Seaman	Run at Reedy Island		91	Thomas Wheeler
" 3	"	"			92	James Wilson
" 3	"	"			93	Kennet McCloud
" 6	"	Oy Seaman	killed	April 8. 1776	94	Cornelius Sears
" 6	"	Taylor			95	Barnabas Steenback
1775
December 26	"	A Seaman			96	Anthony Frank
1775
December 20	Philadelphia	A Seaman	Run at Reedy Island		97	John Doran
10	"	Cabbin Cook	Run	May 9th 11776	98	Samuel Williams
10	"	Caulker			99	Robert Shillingsford
25	"	Cooks Mate	turned over to Columbus	Augt 7	100	Patrick Doyle
14	"	ditto	Made chief Cook	June 1st	101	Jacob Wasbie
26	"	Cooks Mate	turned over to A. Doria	May 13th	102	James Hayes
1776
Jany. 18	"	Cooprs Mate	ditto	ditto	103	Robert Cochran
1775
December 26	"	Quarter Mast.			104	John Dobbie
21	"	ditto	turned over to A. Doria	May 13th	105	Arthur McDougall
1776
January 2	"	ditto			106	Alexr Binnigall
15	"	ditto	turned over to Columbus	May 30th	107	Thomas Caton
1775
December 15	"	Quar unner	turned over to A. Doria	May 13th	108	Rolan Edwards
" 26	"	A Seaman			109	Emmanuel Lewis
" 14	"	"	Run	May 20	110	William Howell
1776
August 8	From Aw Doria	Boatswain	Run	Sept.	111	Joseph Shields
1775
December 27	Rho. Island	A Seaman	Run	April 30	112	Benja Sissell
" 27	"	"	turned over to A. Doria	May 13	113	Thomas Connor
" 27	"	"	ditto	ditto	114	Richard Wilson
" 28	"	"	Run	April 30th	115	Thomas Fisher
" 28	"	"	Run	April 27th	116	John Baptist
" 29	"	"	Run	ditto	117	Benja Night
" 27	Philadelphia	"	turned over to Columbus	Aug. 7th	118	James How
1776
Jany 3d	Rho. Island	"	Run	Sept.	119	Daniel Munro
1775
Decemr 31st	"	"	turned over to A Doria	May 30th	120	John George
" 14	"	"	turned over to Columbus	May 30th	121	Charles McDonald
" 31	"	"	discharged	April 15th	122	Gideon Freeborn
" 11	"	"	Run	March 15th	123	Henry Banks
" 11	Philadelphia	"	died	May 5th	124	Isaac Billangee
" 10	Rho. Island	"	turned over to A. Doria	May 13th	125	Ezekiel Wilson
" 29	"	"	ditto	ditto	126	William Burns
" 10	"	"	Run	April 30th	127	William McKinney
" 29	"	"	discharged	April 15th	128	Thomas Scott
" 31	"	"	turned over to A Doria	May 13th	129	Daniel Durfy
" 27	"	"	Run	March 13th	130	Charles Wisevat
Dec. 28	Rho. Island	A Seaman	died	May 20	131	Joseph Sampson
" 27	"	"	discharged	April 15	132	William Perkins
" 27	"	"	turned over to Columbus	Auge 7	133	Thomas Austin
" 28	"	"	discharged	April 15	134	John Ceveland
" 28	"	"	died	March 4	135	Israel Pawhig
" 29	"	"	died	April 9	136	Primus Helle
1775
December 27	Rho. Island	"	discharged	April 15	137	John Reed
" 31	"	"	"	June 1st	138	Thomas Rogers
" 31	"	"	Run	April 13	139	Richard Springer
" 11	"	"	Run	May	140	Jacob Litchanham
" 27	"	"	Run	May	141	Daniel Collins
" 27	"	"	Run	May 24	142	David Niles
" 14	Philadelphia	Rifle Man	discha	April 15	143	John Winters
" 14	"	"	turned over to Columbus	May 30	144	James Ogg
" 14	"	"	Run	April 15	145	James McCracken
" 26	"	A Seaman	Run	April	146	James Robinson
" 28	Rhode Island	"	Run	April	147	Joseph Brown
" 28	"	"	Run	April	148	Daniel Billings
" 28	"	"	Run	April 12	149	John Thomas
1776
Jany. 6	"	"	Run	April	150	Edward Ingraham
1775
December 11	Philadelphia	"			151	John Barmore
" 10	"	Ships Barber			152	John Holden
" 13	"	O Seaman	Run	Aug. 1st	153	John Kinnedy
" 31	"	"	Run	April 13	154	Robert Hardy
" 31	Rho. Island	Boy	Run	May 28	155	Ezekiel Billings
" 31	R. Island	Boy	died	March 27	156	Joseph Hope
" 21	Philadela	do	dischd	May 10	157	Edward Dorman
1776
Jany. 2d	"	do	turned over to A. Doria	Augt. 8th	158	Samuel Lewis
" 8	"	do	ditto	May 13	159	John McCormack
[1775]
Decm. 29	R. Island	do	Run	May 28	160	Samuel Rogers
1776
Jany 25	Philada	do	turned over to Fly	April	161	John Frame
3	"	do	turned over to Columbus	Aug. 7	162	Thomas Wailling
	"	do	Run	"	163	Jaames Betty
1775
Decemr 28	Connecticut	do	discharged	April 17	164	Walter Tyley
" 29	R. Island	O Seaman	dischard	" 15	165	Walter Chace
" 27	"	"	ditto	ditto	166	Joseph Hawkes
1776
April 12	from Bomb Brig	Seaman	turned over to A. Doria	May 13	167	Floris Ellidge
" 12	ditto	"	Run	July	168	John Farrill
" 12	ditto	"	turned over to Columbus	Aug 7	169	Francis Beaujack
"	ditto	"	Run	July	170	Thomas Clark
1775
Decem. 13	Philadelphia	"	died of his Wounds	April 16	171	John McCarty
1776
April 17	Connecticut	Surg. Mate	turned over to Columbus	Aug. 7	172	Abijah Perkins
" 23	"	Boy	turned over to Trumbull	Sept.	173	Brittain a Nagro
						(Capt Boy)
1775
Decem. 29	Rhode Island	Seaman	Died	Feby. 18	174	Christ. Phillips
1776
April 22	R Island	Seaman	turned over to Provide.	May 13	175	Richard Pendrick
Jany. 12	Philadelphia	Boy	turned over to A. Doria	ditto	176	William Robinson
April 16	Connectt	ditto	ditto	ditto	177	James Edwards
						Run Oct. 6
1775
Decr 27	R. Island	Seaman	ditto	ditto	178	Francis Gould
"	"	"	turned over to Columbus	Aug. 7	179	Jeremiah Brown
"	"	"	Run	May 17	180	Joseph Francis
1776
Jany. 20	Philada	"	Run	May 20	181	Thomas Adams
			Run at Reedy Island		182	Daniel Collit
			ditto at ditto		183	Edmund Tillotson
			sent on shore sick	May	184	Richard Grinnell
Jany.	Philada	A Seaman	Run	May	185	Benjamin Hamman
Jany. 2	"	"	Run	May 1st	186	Francis Gabriel
" 2	Connecticut	"	turned over to Fly	Feby.	187	Robert Robertson
1775
Decem. 29	R. Island	"	Run at Reedy Island		188	Thomas Johnson
" 29	"	"	Run	May	189	John Rogers
" 27	"	"	Run at Reedy Isld		190	Thomas Burgess
Jany. 6	Philada	"	Run at ditto		191	William Harris
"	"	"	ditto		192	William How
1775
Decemr 27	R. Island	"	ditto		193	Joshua Catavowe
1776
Jany. 3	Philada	"	ditto		194	Zephaniah Pool
		"	ditto		195	James Kirkwood
		"	ditto		196	John Mathews
		"	ditto		197	Michl Mc.Lallan
1775
Dec. 27th	Philada	"	ditto		198	Abner Russell
		"	ditto		199	Thomas Tracey
		"	ditto		200	Thomas Finney
Dec. 29	Philada	"	ditto		201	David Forbish
29	"	"	ditto		202	Joseph Dicks
28	"	"	turned over to Columbus		203	John Moore
1775
Nov. 20	Philada	Captain	Promoted		1	Samuel Nicholas Esq:
" 28	"	1st Lieut.	do		2	Matthew Parke
" 28	"	2nd Lieut	Killed	Apl. 6 — 1776	3	John Fitzpatrick
Dec. 14	"	Serjeant	turned over to Columbus	Aug. 7	4	William Hamilton
" 8	"	do			5	Alexander Nilson
" 14	"	Corporal	turned over to Columbus	Aug 7	6	James Marshall
" 19	"	"	Run	Feby. 8	7	John Creely
" 8	"	Drummer			8	James Edgar
" 13	"	Private	Run	May 19	9	John Bingham
" 17	"	"	Run	Septr 3	10	Richard Evitt
" 13	"	"	turned over to Columbus	June 9	11	Thomas Lewallen
" 19	"	"	discharged	Nov. 7*	12	Israel Vanluden
Dec. 16	"	"	Run	May 1	13	Samuel Mickery
" 16	"	"	turned over to Columbus	May 30	14	Thomas Vanluden
1775
Dec. 12	Philadelphia	Private	turned over to Columbus	May 30	15	Daniel Lafferty
Dec. 13	"	"			16	Thomas Pendall
" 6	"	"	turned over to Columbus	Augt 7	17	John Nick
" 7	"	"	Run	May 17th	18	Leonard Cooper
" 16	"	"	Died	May 11th	19	John Hannah
" 8	"	"	turned over to Columbus	June 9th	20	John Curtin
" 11	"	"	ditto	Augt. 7th	21	Robt McAuley
" 12	"	"	Run	May 23d	22	John York
" 21	"	"	discharged	Oct. 22*	23	John Long
" 24	"	"	turned over to Colubus	May 30th	24	John McLocklin
" 13	"	"	Run	April 9	25	William Howell
" 13	"	"	died	May 10th	26	John Coombs
" 15	"	"			27	Isaac Cogan
" 14	"	"	Run	Aug 6	28	John Steward
" 14	"	"			29	Jeremiah Connel
" 10	"	"	turned over to Columb	May 30	30	Robert Robinson
" 10	"	"	ditto	ditto	31	John Stolcop
" 8	"	"	ditto	ditto	32	Robert Richey
1776
Jany. 14	"	"	discharged	April 16th	33	James Kirkland
1775
Dec. 15	"	"	turned over to Columb	Aug 7	34	Thomas Burns
" 19	"	"	Run	May 11	35	Joseph Makood
" 16	"	"			36	Matthew Green
1775
Dec. 7	"	"	discharged	May 12	37	William Leonhard
" 13	"	"	Run	June 7	38	William Williams
" 15	"	"	turned over to Columbus	Aug. 7	39	Thomas Donahoe
" 21	"	"	killed	April 6	40	Thomas Owens
" 11	"	"	turned over to Columb	Aug 7	41	Patrick OBrian
" 21	"	"	" " " "	ditto	42	Edward Hagan
" 17	"	"			43	Charles Bryant
" 11	"	"	died	April 15	44	George Shrack
" 15	"	"	turned over to Columbus	Aug 7	45	Ellis Rowland
" 13	"	"	discharged	April 16	46	Andrew Reily
" 15	"	"	turned over to A. Doria	May 13	47	John Glacken
" 15	"	"	Run	March 13	48	John Fox
" 14	"	"	turned over to Columbus	Aug. 7	49	John Bill
" 8	"	"	ditto	ditto	50	James Wall
" 19	"	"	turned over to Columbus	ditto	51	Patrick McNamara
" 14	"	"			52	Stephen Bell
" 7	"	"	Run —taken at New London May 30. & turned over to Columbus	May 25	53	Isaac Hart
" 8	"	"	Run	June 7th	54	Timothy Lynch
1776
Jan. 5	"	"	discharged	Novemr 6th*	55	William Chester
1776
Dec. 16	"	"	Killed	April 6	56	John Dougherty
" 15	"	"	Run. (say sick)	Sept. 28*	57	Michael Cooley
1776
Jany 2d	"	"	turned over to Columbus	Aug. 7th	58	James Connell
1776
Jan 5th	Philada	Private	Run	May 25	59	Philip Fitzpatrick
1775
Dec 14	"	"			60	Michael Moore
" 18	"	"	Left at Philada		61
" 18	"	"	ditto		62	Edward Harwisky
" 19	"	"	Run	Jany 29:	63	Christ. Cazner
" 19	"	"	Dead		64	Saml Cornelius
" "	"	Corporal	turned to Columbus	7 Augt.	65	John Hamilton

The above is a true copy of the Roll left in the Ship by Captain Saltonstall

James Hogan

*Entries made after the date of the muster roll.

1. Transcript of Military Papers, Revolutionary War, XL, 657-63, R.I. Arch.

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1776 September 5

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Volume 6

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American Theatre from September 1, 1776, to October 31, 1776

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

"A Roll of All the Officers and Men Belonging to the Ship Alfred From the Time of Her Being Put Into Commission Untill the 5 Th of September 1776."

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