Chuck Rodekohr
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What Memorial Day means to me.
As well as honoring our current and past members of our military, I think of these, my relatives that served and fought for our country:
Captain John Johnson (1588-1659) 10th Great Grandfather: Genealogical Data of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co of MA 1638-1774 [Reston, VA 1999] "Captain John Johnson was the first Clerk of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery. His son, Isaac, was its Captain, and leader at one time. It is the oldest military organization in this country, founded March 13, 1638, and which still proudly maintains its existence.
Captain Isaac Johnson (1615-1675) 8th and 9th G Gfather: Whitman, Zachariah G, The history of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, from its Formation in 1637 and Charter in 1638, to the Present Time, Second Edition, John. H. Eastburn, Printer, Boston, 1842: p. 151 [1645] Capt. Isaac Johnson, Roxbury; freeman 1635; Captain in Roxbury, and their Representative, 1671; Lieutenant of the Ar. Co. 1666, and Captain in 1667. He was one of the six Captains slain by the Indians in taking Narragansett Fort, Dec. 19th, 1675. A short will of his is dated June 28th, 1675. Inventory, £579 12 6. "Great Swamp Fight" [King Philip’s War]
John Payson, (1643-1719: 7th G Gfather: Ancestry.com. Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars Pedigrees [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut. Register of Pedigrees and Services of Ancestors. Hartford, CT, USA: n.p., 1941. p. 1213: John Payson, (1643-1719) Roxbury, Mass. Soldier in King Philip's War, 1675-'76. Authorities: Bodge, George Madison, A.B., Soldieers in King Philip's War. Aurin Eliot Payson, 1104
Captain Jonathan Payson (1678-1760), 6th G GfTHER: Ancestry.com. Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars Pedigrees [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut. Register of Pedigrees and Services of Ancestors. Hartford, CT, USA: n.p., 1941.
p. 1213: Jonathan Payson (1678-1729) Woodstock, Conn. Captain in the Campaign if 1756, French and Indian War, under Lieut.-Colonel Elizer Fitch. Authorities: Connecticut Historical Collections, French and Indian War, Vol. IX, p. 98. Aurin Eliot Payson, 110
Ensign Asa Payson (1724-1757), 5th G Gfather:: The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776, Copyright © 2000-2001 University of Connecticut.
http://www.colonialct.uconn.edu/default.cfm Vol 10, p.41, Oct 1751
This Assembly [p. 38 At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of His Majesty’s, English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America, Holden in [New] Haven in said Colony, on second Thursday of October, (being the 9th day of said month), and continued by several adjournments until the first day of November, Annoque Domini 1751] do establish and confirm Mr. Asa Payson to be Ensign of the 15th company or trainband in the 11th regiment of this Colony, and order that he be commissioned accordingly.
Captain Asa Payson (1756-1824) 4th G Gfather. Direct Data Capture. Revolutionary War Service Records, 1775-83 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1999. Name: ASA PAYSON Rank - Induction: CORPL Roll Box: 27 Roll Description: CT. Ancestry.com. Connecticut Men in the Revolutionary War [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Johnston, Henry P., ed.. The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution 1775-1783. Vol. I-III. Hartford, CT, USA: 1889. p. 53 THIRD REGIMENT - GEN. PUTNAM'S - 1775. [Siege of Boston 19 Apr 1775-17 Mar 1776] [Battle of Saratoga 17 October 1777. Captain in the Militia
John Clark (1740-1818) 4th G Gfather.: Roberts, James Arthur, Frederick Gregory Mather, New York in the Revolution as colony and state. Press of Brandow Print Co., Albany, N.Y., 1898
p 214, Westchester County Militia - Fourth Regiment
Colonel Thaddeus Crane
Capt. Daniel Bouton
Capt. Ebenezer Scofield
Enlisted Men
Clark, John
John Clark (1740-1818) 4th G Gfather.: Roberts, James Arthur, Frederick Gregory Mather, New York in the Revolution as colony and state. Press of Brandow Print Co., Albany, N.Y., 1898
p 214, Westchester County Militia - Fourth Regiment
Colonel Thaddeus Crane
Capt. Daniel Bouton
Capt. Ebenezer Scofield
Enlisted Men
Clark, John
William Payson (1791-1856) 3rd G Gfather: RECORD OF SERVICE OF CONNECTICUT MEN, In The I. - WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. II. - WAR OF 1812. III. - MEXICAN WAR. Compiled by Authority of the General Assembly. Connecticut Men in the Regular Army, War of 1812: p. 161, Payson, William , Priv, Place of Enlistment – Barkhamstead; Date of Enlistment Oct 29,'14, Commander - Riley Sweett, 37th Inf,, Des. Mch 4, '15.
August Brackman 1840-1927 2nd Great Grandfather: Company D Home Guards Militia. He was a 3rd Corporal in Captain Bruns' Co. D under Col. Neal. commanded by Captain Bruins, under Colonel Neal as a 3rd Corporal. He was in active service only 2 months fighting Bushwhackers. The remaining 2 months lying sick with typhoid fever.; Pvt. August Brockman (sp), Union Army, Capt. Becker’s Co., Boonville, Missouri Home Guards Organized by authority of Gen. Lyon, June, 1861. Guard duty at Booneville, Mo., till August, 1861. Mustered out August, 1861. Film No. M30 roll (as well as George, Henry Jr. and Henry Sr. Brockman also Privates Conrad, Fritz and Henry Bruns, no Neal listed. Others listed: Fritz, George and William Dierking; George and Henry Otting,
As well as honoring our current and past members of our military, I think of these, my relatives that served and fought for our country:
Captain John Johnson (1588-1659) 10th Great Grandfather: Genealogical Data of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co of MA 1638-1774 [Reston, VA 1999] "Captain John Johnson was the first Clerk of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery. His son, Isaac, was its Captain, and leader at one time. It is the oldest military organization in this country, founded March 13, 1638, and which still proudly maintains its existence.
Captain Isaac Johnson (1615-1675) 8th and 9th G Gfather: Whitman, Zachariah G, The history of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, from its Formation in 1637 and Charter in 1638, to the Present Time, Second Edition, John. H. Eastburn, Printer, Boston, 1842: p. 151 [1645] Capt. Isaac Johnson, Roxbury; freeman 1635; Captain in Roxbury, and their Representative, 1671; Lieutenant of the Ar. Co. 1666, and Captain in 1667. He was one of the six Captains slain by the Indians in taking Narragansett Fort, Dec. 19th, 1675. A short will of his is dated June 28th, 1675. Inventory, £579 12 6. "Great Swamp Fight" [King Philip’s War]
John Payson, (1643-1719: 7th G Gfather: Ancestry.com. Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars Pedigrees [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut. Register of Pedigrees and Services of Ancestors. Hartford, CT, USA: n.p., 1941. p. 1213: John Payson, (1643-1719) Roxbury, Mass. Soldier in King Philip's War, 1675-'76. Authorities: Bodge, George Madison, A.B., Soldieers in King Philip's War. Aurin Eliot Payson, 1104
Captain Jonathan Payson (1678-1760), 6th G GfTHER: Ancestry.com. Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars Pedigrees [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut. Register of Pedigrees and Services of Ancestors. Hartford, CT, USA: n.p., 1941.
p. 1213: Jonathan Payson (1678-1729) Woodstock, Conn. Captain in the Campaign if 1756, French and Indian War, under Lieut.-Colonel Elizer Fitch. Authorities: Connecticut Historical Collections, French and Indian War, Vol. IX, p. 98. Aurin Eliot Payson, 110
Ensign Asa Payson (1724-1757), 5th G Gfather:: The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776, Copyright © 2000-2001 University of Connecticut.
http://www.colonialct.uconn.edu/default.cfm Vol 10, p.41, Oct 1751
This Assembly [p. 38 At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of His Majesty’s, English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America, Holden in [New] Haven in said Colony, on second Thursday of October, (being the 9th day of said month), and continued by several adjournments until the first day of November, Annoque Domini 1751] do establish and confirm Mr. Asa Payson to be Ensign of the 15th company or trainband in the 11th regiment of this Colony, and order that he be commissioned accordingly.
Captain Asa Payson (1756-1824) 4th G Gfather. Direct Data Capture. Revolutionary War Service Records, 1775-83 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1999. Name: ASA PAYSON Rank - Induction: CORPL Roll Box: 27 Roll Description: CT. Ancestry.com. Connecticut Men in the Revolutionary War [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Johnston, Henry P., ed.. The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution 1775-1783. Vol. I-III. Hartford, CT, USA: 1889. p. 53 THIRD REGIMENT - GEN. PUTNAM'S - 1775. [Siege of Boston 19 Apr 1775-17 Mar 1776] [Battle of Saratoga 17 October 1777. Captain in the Militia
John Clark (1740-1818) 4th G Gfather.: Roberts, James Arthur, Frederick Gregory Mather, New York in the Revolution as colony and state. Press of Brandow Print Co., Albany, N.Y., 1898
p 214, Westchester County Militia - Fourth Regiment
Colonel Thaddeus Crane
Capt. Daniel Bouton
Capt. Ebenezer Scofield
Enlisted Men
Clark, John
John Clark (1740-1818) 4th G Gfather.: Roberts, James Arthur, Frederick Gregory Mather, New York in the Revolution as colony and state. Press of Brandow Print Co., Albany, N.Y., 1898
p 214, Westchester County Militia - Fourth Regiment
Colonel Thaddeus Crane
Capt. Daniel Bouton
Capt. Ebenezer Scofield
Enlisted Men
Clark, John
William Payson (1791-1856) 3rd G Gfather: RECORD OF SERVICE OF CONNECTICUT MEN, In The I. - WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. II. - WAR OF 1812. III. - MEXICAN WAR. Compiled by Authority of the General Assembly. Connecticut Men in the Regular Army, War of 1812: p. 161, Payson, William , Priv, Place of Enlistment – Barkhamstead; Date of Enlistment Oct 29,'14, Commander - Riley Sweett, 37th Inf,, Des. Mch 4, '15.
August Brackman 1840-1927 2nd Great Grandfather: Company D Home Guards Militia. He was a 3rd Corporal in Captain Bruns' Co. D under Col. Neal. commanded by Captain Bruins, under Colonel Neal as a 3rd Corporal. He was in active service only 2 months fighting Bushwhackers. The remaining 2 months lying sick with typhoid fever.; Pvt. August Brockman (sp), Union Army, Capt. Becker’s Co., Boonville, Missouri Home Guards Organized by authority of Gen. Lyon, June, 1861. Guard duty at Booneville, Mo., till August, 1861. Mustered out August, 1861. Film No. M30 roll (as well as George, Henry Jr. and Henry Sr. Brockman also Privates Conrad, Fritz and Henry Bruns, no Neal listed. Others listed: Fritz, George and William Dierking; George and Henry Otting,