Taunton, Bristol Co., MA, 1643 Military Roster
Extracted from
Our County & Its People
A Descriptive & Biographical Record of
Bristol County
Massachusetts
Alanson Borden
1899
Page 260

          The first roster that is accessible is for the year 1643, when it was sent to Plymouth as a record of "all the males able to beare arms from XVI years old to 60 yeares." The list was as follows:

Mr. John BROWNE

James BROWN

Thomas GILBERT

Timothy HOLLOWAY

John PARKER

Will'm PHILLIPS

James WYATT

James CHICHESTER

John BARRETT

Edward BOBBETT

Edward CASE

Henry ANDREWS

John GILBERT, jr.

Edward ABBOTT

Hezekiah HORE

John PERRY

Richard WILLIAMS

Christopher THRASHER

Mr. William POOLE

James WALKER

Richard STACYE

Will'm PARKER

Will'm HAILSTONE

John MAYCOMBER

Edward REW

Will'm SEWARD

Nicholas HART

Richard PAULL

Thomas FAREWELL

John GALLOP

Thom CASSELL

Walter DEANE

George MACIE

Benjamin WILSON

Will'm EVANS

Thom COOKE, jr.

John BROWNE

Oliver PURCHASE

Will'm HOLLOWAY

Peter PITTS

Wm. HODGES

Thomas COGGIN

Thom HARVEY

Aron KNAPP

Will'm POWELL

Anthony SLOCOME

Thobias SAUNDERS

John STRONG

John DEANE

Wm. WETHERELL

George HALL

Mr. STREET

Thomas COOKE

John GINGELL

The officers of this First Military Company of Taunton were William POLE, captain; James WYATT, lieutenant; Oliver PURCHASE, ensign bearer.