William Webster

• Death Notes
  • Born in: Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
    Died in:Ellicott, Chautauqua County, New York

• General Notes
  • William was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and alleges seven tours of service of about two months each, in the Connecticut Militia. 1st, was drafted in September, 1776, at Lebanon, Ct., served in Capt. Ephriam Carpenter's Co., of Col Hosford's Regt., marched to New Haven, Ct., thence to Rye, N. Y., and thence to Froge Point, near New York. The main army then marched to White Plains but Hosford's Regt. retreated to Rye, and thence to the Saw Pits, near Byram River, where they had a skirmish with a force of British and Tories in which some of the enemy were killed and wounded, and Gen. Parsons coming up with his Brigade, dispersed the enemy. His Regt. remained at the Saw Pits a short time, when he was discharged, and got back to Lebanon in November 2, 1777, and then resided in Woodstock, Connecticut. Eventually he moved about three miles south of the village of Northeast, Pennsylvania.William was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and alleges seven tours of service of about two months each, in the Connecticut Militia. 1st, was drafted in September, 1776, at Lebanon, Ct., served in Capt. Ephriam Carpenter's Co., of Col Hosford's Regt., marched to New Haven, Ct., thence to Rye, N. Y., and thence to Froge Point, near New York. The main army then marched to White Plains but Hosford's Regt. retreated to Rye, and thence to the Saw Pits, near Byram River, where they had a skirmish with a force of British and Tories in which some of the enemy were killed and wounded, and Gen. Parsons coming up with his Brigade, dispersed the enemy. His Regt. remained at the Saw Pits a short time, when he was discharged, and got back to Lebanon in November 2, 1777, and then resided in Woodstock, Connecticut. Eventually he moved about three miles south of the village of Northeast, Pennsylvania.vWilliam was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and alleges seven tours of service of about two months each, in the Connecticut Militia. 1st, was drafted in September, 1776, at Lebanon, Ct., served in Capt. Ephriam Carpenter's Co., of Col Hosford's Regt., marched to New Haven, Ct., thence to Rye, N. Y., and thence to Froge Point, near New York. The main army then marched to White Plains but Hosford's Regt. retreated to Rye, and thence to the Saw Pits, near Byram River, where they had a skirmish with a force of British and Tories in which some of the enemy were killed and wounded, and Gen. Parsons coming up with his Brigade, dispersed the enemy. His Regt. remained at the Saw Pits a short time, when he was discharged, and got back to Lebanon in November 2, 1777, and then resided in Woodstock, Connecticut. Eventually he moved about three miles south of the village of Northeast, Pennsylvania.