Return of Officers in Third Regiment New Hampshire

A return of the rank and occurrences that have happened to the Officers of the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment from 8 Nov, 1776 to 1 Jan, 1780.

Name

RankFrom what time to
what time
Remarks

Alex Scammell

2nd Lieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 Jan 1780
Henry Dearborn

promoted to

Major
Lieut Col
8 Nov 1776 – 19 Sep 1777
19 Sep 1977
Andrew ColburnLieut ColNov 1776 – 19 Sep 1777Killed Sep 19, 1777
James Norris

promoted to

Captain
Major
Nov 1776 – 1 Jun 1778
20 Sep 1777
Nicholas Gilman

promoted to

Adjutant
Captain
8 Nov 1776 – 1 Jun 1778
1 Jun 1778
William WeeksPay Mast8 Nov 1778 – 1 Jun 1778Resigned
James Blanchard

promoted to

Q Mast
Lieut/PM
8 Nov 1778 – 1 Jun 1778
1 Jun 1778
Ivory HoveySurgeon8 Nov 1776 – 1 Feb 1778Appointed to Col.
Wigglesworth’s Reg. 1 Feb.
Edmund Chadwick

promoted to

Mate
Surgeon
8 Nov 1776 – 1 Mar 1778
1 Mar 1778 – 9 Sep 1778
Resigned
Jacob Hall Jr.Surgeon1 Oct 1778 – 1 Jan 1780
Isaac SmithMate1 Aug 1778 – 1 Jan 1780
James GrayCaptain8 Nov 1776 –left the service 4 Jan
1778 and drew pay till 1 Jun following.
Joseph HuntoonLieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 Sept 1778wounded & left the
service
Adna PennimanLieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 Jan 1780
Jonathan Cass

promoted to

Ensign
Lieut
8 Nov 1776 – 4 Aug 1777
4 Aug 1777
Zacheriah BealCaptain8 Nov 1776 – 6 Nov 1777Killed 8 Nov 1777 —
Nathaniel GilmanLieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 Apr 1778Resigned
John DennittLieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 Jan 1780
Joseph Boynton

promoted to

promoted to

Ensign
LieutAdjutant
8 Nov 1776 – 7 Oct 1777
7 Oct 177715 Jan 1778 – 1 Jan 1780
Michael McClaryCaptain8 Nov 1776left the service 25 Dec
1777 and drew pay till 1 Sep 1778
Andrew McGaffeyLieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 Jun 1779left the service 20 Nov
1778. Discharged 1 Jun 1779 & drew pay to that time.
Joseph HiltonLieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 Sep 1778wounded & left the
service 7 Oct 1777
Dudley L. Chase

promoted to

Ensign
Lieut
8 Nov 1776 – 7 Oct 1777
7 Oct 1777 –  Jan 1780
Daniel LivermoreCaptain8 Nov 1776 – 1 Jan 1780
David McGregore

promoted to

Lieut
Captain
8 Nov 1776 – 4 Aug 1777
4 Aug 1777 – 1 Jan 1780
Amos ColburnLieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 Aug 1778Discharged for —
Nathan Hoit

promoted to

Ensign
Lieut QM
8 Nov 1776 – 1 Jun 1778
1 Jun 1778 – 1 Jan 1780
Richard WeareCaptain8 Nov 1776 – 4 Aug 1777Killed 4 Aug
James WedgwoodLieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 Sep 1778left the service 4 Jan
1778 & rec’d pay to 1 Sep 1778
Thomas SimsonLieut8 Nov 1776 – 20 Jul 1779Resigned July 1779
Nathaniel Leavitt

promoted to

Ensign
Lieut
8 Nov 1776 – 1 Jun 1778
1 June 1778 – 1 Jan 1780
Benjamin StoneCaptain8 Nov 1776 – 22 May 1779Resigned
Benjamin HickoxLieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 Jul 1777Cashiered and Deserted to
the enemy
Amos WebsterLieut8 Nov 1776 – 7 Oct 1777Killed 7 Oct 1777
Joseph ThomasLieut1 Jul 1777 – 19 Sep 1777Killed 19 Sep 1777
John EatonEnsign8 Nov 1776 – 1 Aug 1778Resigned
Isaac FryeCaptain8 Nov 1776 – 1 Jan 1780
William A. Hawkins

promoted to

Lieut
Captain
8 Nov 1776 – 1 Jun 1779
1 Jun 1779 –
Ezekiel GoodaleLieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 May 1778Resigned
Samuel LeemanEnsign8 Nov 1776 – 7 Jul 1777Killed
William EllisCaptain4 May 1777 – 1 Jan 1780
Moses BeldingLieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 Sep 1778Left out of new
Arrangement
Benjamin EllisLieut8 Nov 1776 – 1 Jan 1780
Joseph FacyEnsign8 Nov 1776 – 2 Nov 1777died of his wound
Nathan Weare

promoted to

Sergeant
Ensign
4 Aug 1777 –
4 Oct 1777 – 1 Jan 1780
Jonathan CilleyEnsign4 Aug 1777 – 1 Jan 1780
Archibald StarkEnsign20 Sep – 1 Jan 1780
Bradley Richard

promoted to

Sergeant
Ensign
1 Jan 1777 – 1 May 1778
1 May 1778 – 1 Jan 1780
Neal McGaffey

promoted to

Sergeant
Ensign
1 Mar 1777 – 14 Nov 1777
14 Nov 1777 – 1 Jan 1780
John Harvey

promoted to

Sergeant
Ensign
1 Mar 1777 – 1 May 1778
1 May 1778 – 1 Jan 1780
Moses Page

promoted to

Sergeant
Ensign
18 Mar 1777 – 20 May 1777
May 1779 – 1 Jan 1780
Robert B. Wilkins

promoted to

Sergeant
Ensign
1 Mar 1777 – 1 May 1779
1 May 1779

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