Levi Rounsevell was Captain of the only Freetown company of Minute Men "that responded to the call at Lexington Alarm, and he afterwards raised and commanded a company in the 9th regiment of the Continental Army." Nathaniel Morton, grandfather to Gov. Marcus Morton, was his Lieutenant in the company of Minute Men, and Henry, a younger brother of Capt. Job Peirce, was his Lieutenant in the 9th regiment of the Continental army. (War Rolls in office of the Secretary of State, Boston, cited by Ebenezer W. Peirce, The Peirce Family)
Per the History of Freetown: He was a Tory in 1768, but later became a Whig, and was captain of the Minute Men of Freetown who responded to the first call, known as the "Lexington Alarm,"
April 19, 1775. The roster of the company was as follows: Captain Levi Rounsvill. Lieutenants, Samuel Taber, Natt Morton: Sergeants, John White and Consider Crapo: Corporals, Joshua Lawrence and Seth Hilman. Privates, Philip Taber, Uriel Pierce, Benjamin Lawrence, Abiel Cole, Consider White, Jesse Keen,Jacob Benson, John Clark, John Braley, Percival Ashley, Ichabod Johnson, Michael Ashley, Seth Morton, Jeff Sachems, Israel Haskell, Louis DeMoranville, Abram Ashley, Charles DeMoranville, Aaron Seekel, Abner Haskins, Benjamin Runnells,Thomas Rounsvill, Peter Crapo and Joseph Hacket.
Per the History of Freetown: He was a Tory in 1768, but later became a Whig, and was captain of the Minute Men of Freetown who responded to the first call, known as the "Lexington Alarm,"
April 19, 1775. The roster of the company was as follows: Captain Levi Rounsvill. Lieutenants, Samuel Taber, Natt Morton: Sergeants, John White and Consider Crapo: Corporals, Joshua Lawrence and Seth Hilman. Privates, Philip Taber, Uriel Pierce, Benjamin Lawrence, Abiel Cole, Consider White, Jesse Keen,Jacob Benson, John Clark, John Braley, Percival Ashley, Ichabod Johnson, Michael Ashley, Seth Morton, Jeff Sachems, Israel Haskell, Louis DeMoranville, Abram Ashley, Charles DeMoranville, Aaron Seekel, Abner Haskins, Benjamin Runnells,Thomas Rounsvill, Peter Crapo and Joseph Hacket.
Levi Rounsevell was Captain of the only Freetown company of Minute Men "that responded to the call at Lexington Alarm, and he afterwards raised and commanded a company in the 9th regiment of the Continental Army." Nathaniel Morton, grandfather to Gov. Marcus Morton, was his Lieutenant in the company of Minute Men, and Henry, a younger brother of Capt. Job Peirce, was his Lieutenant in the 9th regiment of the Continental army. (War Rolls in office of the Secretary of State, Boston, cited by Ebenezer W. Peirce, The Peirce Family)
Per the History of Freetown: He was a Tory in 1768, but later became a Whig, and was captain of the Minute Men of Freetown who responded to the first call, known as the "Lexington Alarm,"
April 19, 1775. The roster of the company was as follows: Captain Levi Rounsvill. Lieutenants, Samuel Taber, Natt Morton: Sergeants, John White and Consider Crapo: Corporals, Joshua Lawrence and Seth Hilman. Privates, Philip Taber, Uriel Pierce, Benjamin Lawrence, Abiel Cole, Consider White, Jesse Keen,Jacob Benson, John Clark, John Braley, Percival Ashley, Ichabod Johnson, Michael Ashley, Seth Morton, Jeff Sachems, Israel Haskell, Louis DeMoranville, Abram Ashley, Charles DeMoranville, Aaron Seekel, Abner Haskins, Benjamin Runnells,Thomas Rounsvill, Peter Crapo and Joseph Hacket.
Per the History of Freetown: He was a Tory in 1768, but later became a Whig, and was captain of the Minute Men of Freetown who responded to the first call, known as the "Lexington Alarm,"
April 19, 1775. The roster of the company was as follows: Captain Levi Rounsvill. Lieutenants, Samuel Taber, Natt Morton: Sergeants, John White and Consider Crapo: Corporals, Joshua Lawrence and Seth Hilman. Privates, Philip Taber, Uriel Pierce, Benjamin Lawrence, Abiel Cole, Consider White, Jesse Keen,Jacob Benson, John Clark, John Braley, Percival Ashley, Ichabod Johnson, Michael Ashley, Seth Morton, Jeff Sachems, Israel Haskell, Louis DeMoranville, Abram Ashley, Charles DeMoranville, Aaron Seekel, Abner Haskins, Benjamin Runnells,Thomas Rounsvill, Peter Crapo and Joseph Hacket.
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LEVI ROUNSEVILL
died Jan 3d
1815
AET 75
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