August 6, 1832 James McClure of the Plantation of Waldo, Maine, seventy-nine years of age, deposed: that he enlisted in the latter part of April, 1775, in New Hampshire troops, under Capt. George Reid, Col. John Stark, from Londonderry, N.H., where he then resided, and served until some time in February 1776 when he received his discharge; that he moved to Acworth, N.H., and in the summer or fall of 1776 enlisted as a Drill Sargeant under Capt. William Keys of Acworth, Col. Benjamin Bellows of Walpole, N.H., as a Volunteer; marched to Ticonderoga, where he served as Fusilier for the regiment about two months; that in 1777 he served as Lieutenant under Capt. Abel Walker of Charlestown, N.H., was stationed at Cavendish, Vt., "to guard the Indians and Tories" and continued in service until after Burgoyne's surrender October 17, 1777, four months; "I also commanded a company of Volunteers from the town of Acworth, N.H. at the time Royalston, Vt., was burnt by the Indians" served ten days; that he was born in Boston, Mass., 17 April 1753; moved to Londonderry when he was three years of age, with his father, and brought up there; after the Revolution lived for some time in Acworth and Charlestown, N.H., and then moved to his present residence, then called Swan Plantation or Tract.*
*-I'm thankful for being able to receive permission to use this information provided by Mary Beth Wheeler to the Genweb.com site.
August 6, 1832 James McClure of the Plantation of Waldo, Maine, seventy-nine years of age, deposed: that he enlisted in the latter part of April, 1775, in New Hampshire troops, under Capt. George Reid, Col. John Stark, from Londonderry, N.H., where he then resided, and served until some time in February 1776 when he received his discharge; that he moved to Acworth, N.H., and in the summer or fall of 1776 enlisted as a Drill Sargeant under Capt. William Keys of Acworth, Col. Benjamin Bellows of Walpole, N.H., as a Volunteer; marched to Ticonderoga, where he served as Fusilier for the regiment about two months; that in 1777 he served as Lieutenant under Capt. Abel Walker of Charlestown, N.H., was stationed at Cavendish, Vt., "to guard the Indians and Tories" and continued in service until after Burgoyne's surrender October 17, 1777, four months; "I also commanded a company of Volunteers from the town of Acworth, N.H. at the time Royalston, Vt., was burnt by the Indians" served ten days; that he was born in Boston, Mass., 17 April 1753; moved to Londonderry when he was three years of age, with his father, and brought up there; after the Revolution lived for some time in Acworth and Charlestown, N.H., and then moved to his present residence, then called Swan Plantation or Tract.*
*-I'm thankful for being able to receive permission to use this information provided by Mary Beth Wheeler to the Genweb.com site.
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