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Pvt. Francis Barker
Pvt. Francis Barker
1756-1805
Pvt. Francis Barker
It was then between nine and ten o'clock in the morning of April 19, 1775. Colonel Barrett retired to the rear on higher ground, and Major Buttrick hastened to execute the order. His choice for a company to lead was naturally one from Concord but the captain of the one designated replied that he would rather not. In any event it is now a matter of inescapable record that Buttrick turned to Davis and asked him if he was afraid to go, to which he responded promptly, “No, I am not; and I haven't a man that is”.
He immediately gave the command to march, and the men of Acton wheeled from the left of the line to the right, and with Barker and Blanchard once more playing his favorite tune, the White Cockade, he led his company down the hillside and along the causeway to the bridge.
Barker, Francis, Acton.Drummer, Capt. John Hayward's co., Col. Abijah Pierce s regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 5 days; also, Capt. William Smith's co., Col. John Nixon's regt.; receipt for advance pay dated Charlestown, July 7, 1775; also, muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 15 days; also, company return dated Sept. 30, 1775; also, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days.
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Barker, Francis, Acton.Descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 24 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, ruddy; residence, Acton; arrived at Springfield July 15, 1780; marched to camp July 15, 1780, under command of Capt. James Cooper; also, list of men raised for the 6 months service and returned by Brig. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster, in a return dated Camp Totoway, Oct. 25, 1780; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Acton for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 15, 1780; discharged Dec. 29, 1780; service, 5 mos. 24 days.
From: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, - Vol. I-XVII (17).
Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896.
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Descendants of Francis Barker
1. FRANCIS4 BARKER (FRANCIS3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born March 07, 1756 in Acton, Middlesex, MA., and died September 20, 1805 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. He married (1) ABIGAIL. He married (2) LOIS DAVIS September 04, 1777 in Acton, Middlesex, MA., daughter of EZEKIEL DAVIS and MARY GIBSON. She was born April 07, 1760 in Acton, Middlesex, MA., and died November 08, 1778 in Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About FRANCIS BARKER:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Military service 1: SAR 1775
Military service 2: April 19, 1775, Revolutionary War
Minuteman: September 29, 1774, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
More About LOIS DAVIS:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
More About FRANCIS BARKER and LOIS DAVIS:
Marriage: September 04, 1777, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
Child of FRANCIS BARKER and ABIGAIL is:
i. LOIS5 BARKER, b. April 15, 1788, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
Child of FRANCIS BARKER and LOIS DAVIS is:
ii. CHILD5 BARKER, b. October 28, 1778; d. November 08, 1778, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About CHILD BARKER:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Lt. Benjamin Brabrook
1741-1827
Lt. Benjamin Brabrook
Lieut. Benjamin Brabrook was born July 12, 1741,Acton. He married Lydia Taylor in 1770 and they had two children Benjamin and Lydia. Benjamin was the 2nd Sergeant in Capt. Israel Company and 2nd Lt. In Capt. Simon Hunt's Co. The Brabrook homestead was built in 1751 and the family lived there for about 150 years. Lt. Brabrook served as Town Treasurer 1787-1792. He died in 1827 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Brabrook, Benjamin, Acton. 2d Sergeant, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; marched from Acton to Roxbury March 4, 1776; service, 6 days; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Simon Hunt's (5th) co., 3d Middlesex Co. regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia; commissioned March 27, 1776; also, Capt. George Minot's co., Col. Samuel Bullard's regt.; engaged Aug. 14, 1777; discharged Sept. 24, 1777; service, 1 mo. 20 days, in Northern department; also, same co. and regt.; rations allowed from Aug. 14, 1777, to Oct. 3, 1777.
From: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, - Vol. I-XVII (17).
Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896.
Descendants of Benjamin Brabrook
Generation No. 1
1. BENJAMIN3 BRABROOK (BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born July 12, 1741 in Acton, Middlesex, MA., and died January 14, 1827 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. He married LYDIA TAYLOR August 06, 1770 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. She was born 1738, and died March 06, 1807 in Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About BENJAMIN BRABROOK:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Concord Fight: April 19, 1775, Capt. Simon Hunt's Co.
Elected: Bet. 1787 - 1792, Treasurer
Minuteman: September 29, 1774, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
Children of BENJAMIN BRABROOK and LYDIA TAYLOR are:
i. BENJAMIN4 BRABROOK, b. June 03, 1773, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. December 31, 1777, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. BETSEY BROOKS, May 21, 1809, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About BENJAMIN BRABROOK:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
ii. LYDIA BRABROOK, b. 1776, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. EBENEZER WOOLSON, February 17, 1799, Acton, Middlesex, MA..