Barrington, northernmost town in Bristol County, had one militia company, which served in the Bristol County Regiment. There was also an “alarm” company, which would consist of the older men. Many of the men in the Alarm Company had previously served as officers in the main militia companies.
Known members of the militia from Barrington include:
Lieutenant Colonels: Thomas Allen
Majors: Peleg Heath
Captains: Vial Allen, John Short
Lieutenants: Samuel Bosworth, Samuel Carr, Daniel Kinnicutt, Joseph Reynolds, George Salsbury
Ensigns: Abel Grant, James Martin, Gideon Westcot
Serjeants: Rufus Angell, Luther Cote, Josiah Humphry, William Luther
Corporals: Amaziah Cole, Jonathan Drown, Josiah Wardwell, Nathan Westcot
Drummers: Benjamin Shearman
Fifers: Joseph Viall Allen
Privates: Joseph Adams, Whipple Andress, Abraham Andros, Zebedee Applebee, Israel Arnold, Peleg Arnold, Jeremiah Barker, Nathaniel Bosworth, William Bowen, Joseph Bullock, Silas Bundy, Jeremiah Burlingame, Nehemiah Burlingame, Pardon Burlingame, Rufess Burton, Thomas Champlin, John Clammons, Daniel Cole, Isaac Cole, Royal Cole, Samuel Dyer, Stephen Fales, Moses Horton, Samuel Howland, John Jones, Nicholas King, Waterman Lippitt, Gideon Luther, Samuel Martin, John May, William Morehead, Jeremiah Pearse, William Perry, John Potter, Nathan Pulling, Anthony Randall, John Randall, Waterman Randall, Theophlis Salsbury, Joseph Sarle, William Searl, James Short, Benjamin Simmons, John Sisson, Randall Smith, Esiek Thornton, Pardon Vinsent, Henry Warner, Moses Warner, Samuel Wilson, James Woods
Alarm List (those not listed elsewhere on this page): Joseph Allen, Matthew Allen, Samuel Allen, William Andrews, Henry Bowen, James Bowen, Stephen Bowen Jr., James Brown, William Brown, Hezekiah Child, Nathaniel Edward, Richard Harding, Nathaniel Heath, Elkany Humphrey, Samuel Humphrey, Joshua Ingraham, Dunken Kelley, Samuel Kent, John Willson Low, Luther Martin, Joseph Moran, Paul Mumford, Simon Smith, Moses Taylor, Consider Tripp, Solomon Townsend Jr., Joseph Vial, Josiah Vial, Matthew Watson Jr.
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