Officers of the Continental Army
HISTORICAL REGISTER OF
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April. 1775, to December, 1783 By FRANCIS B. HEITMAN
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With Addenda By ROBERT H. KELBY, 1932
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Whiting Whiting, Elisha (Mass). Lieutenant of Heath's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775. Whiting, Francis (Va). 1st Lieuten· ant of Thruston's Additional Continen· tal Regiment, 28th May, 1777; Lieuten· ant 1st Continental Dragoons, April, 1779; transferred to Baylor's Regiment of Dragoons, 9th November, 1782, and served to close of war. Whiting, Frederick Jones (Conn). Cornet 2d Continental Dragoons, -1779; taken prisoner at Horse Neck: 15th December, 1780; Lieutenant, 14th June, 1781; Adjutant in 1782, and served to January, 1783. Whiting, Gamaliel (Mass). 2d Lieutenant of Fellow's Massachusetts Regi· ment, May to December, 1775. Whiting, Henry (Va). Ensign 4th Virginia, 25th March, 1776; 2d Lieuten· ant, 28th September, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 29th November, 1777; retired 14th September, 1778. (Died 1797'> Whiting, Israel (Mass). Surgeon's Mate 21st Continental Infantry, 1st July to 31st December, 1776. Whiting, James (-). 2d Lieutenant; was a prisoner in August, 1778; when and where taken not stated. Whiting, John (Mass). Private in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Private and Corporal in Bridge's Massachusetts Regiment, April to December, 1775; Sergeant and Quartermaster-Sergeant 6th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; Quartermaster· Sergeant 12th Massachusetts. 1st Janu· ary, 1777; Ensign and Regimental Quartermaster, 10th August, 1777; Lieu· tenant, 5th July, 1779; transferred to 2d Massachusetts 1st January, 1781, and served to 3d November, 1783; Lieuten· ant-Colonel 4th United States Infantry, 8th July, 1808; Acting Adjutant and Inspector of the Army, 17th July, 1809, to 17th August, 1809; Colonel 5th United States Infantry, 31st December, 1809. Died 3d September, 1810. Whiting, John (Pa). 1st Lieutenant ~ Chester County, Pa., Militia, 1775-1776; ~1\J"\ name also spelled Whitting. ,.. Whiting, John (Conn). Lieutenant 2d Continental Artillery; resigned 14th March, 1781. ' Whiting, Jonathan (Conn). 2d Lieutenant 5th Connecticut, 1st May to December, 1775; 1st Lieutenant. Connecticut, 1st January, 1777; reslgn~~ 10th 11arch, 1778.
Whiting, Judson (Conn). Ensign 5th Connecticut, 1st May to 30th Septem· ber, 1775; Ensign of Bradley's Connecti· cut State Regiment, 20th June, 1776; taken prisoner at Fort \Vashington 16th November, 1776, and died 16th January, 1777. Whiting, Matthew (Va). 2d Lieutenant 3d Virginia, 19th March, 1776; resigned - March, 1777. Whiting, Moses (Mass). Captain of Heath's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Captain 24th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; Captain Massachusetts ~lilitia, 1777-1779. Whiting, Nathaniel Haynes (Conn). Ensign of Webb's Additional Continen· tal Regiment, 9th April, 1780; transferred to 3d Connecticut, 1st January, 1781; Lieutenant, 10th February, 1781; retired 1st January, 1783. (Died 16th September, 1801.) Whiting, Samuel (Conn). 2d Lieu· tenant 2d Continental Artillery 1st January, 1777; taken prisoner on the expedition to Long Island, 10th December, 1777; exchanged December, 1780; resigned 14th March, 1781. Whiting, Samuel (Conn). Surgeon's :'>Iate 5th Connecticut, May to December, 1775. (Died 1832.) Whiting, Samuel (Conn). Lieutenant-Colonel 5th Connecticut, 1st May to 18th November, 1775; served subsequently as Colonel Connecticut Militia and State Troops. (Died 1803.> Whiting, Timothy (Mass). Private in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Sergeant·jI,lajor of Bridge's Massachusetts Regiment, April to December, 1775; 2d Lieutenant 16th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; served subsequently as Assistant to Deputy Quartermaster General, 1777 to June" 1780. (Died 10th July, 1799.) Whiting, William Bradford (N. Y.). Colonel New York Militia in 1775-1781. (Died 1796.)
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Ensign 4th New Jersey, 2d November, Whitlock, Ephraim Lockhart (N. J'>. 1776;2d Lieutenant, January, 1777; 1st Lieutenant, 23d 1st November, transferred to 1st New Jersey, 1st July, 1778; retained in New Jersey Battalion April, 1783; Brevet Captain, 30th Sept~mber, 1783, and served to November, 1183; Major 15th United States Infaniry, May, 1812; 4th 1st Infantry, 14th Lieutenant-Colonel November, 1813; honorably discharged 15th June, 1815.
Whitney Whitlock, James (N_ J.). Major New Jersey Militia; taken prisoner at LightHouse, 13th February, 1777; exchanged 22d December, 1780. Whitlock, John (N. J.). Lieutenant New Jersey Militia, --; killed at Mid· dletown 13th February, 1777. Whitlock, Reuben (Va). Sergeant· Major 2d Virginia State Regiment, March, 1777; Ensign, December, 1777; 2d Lieutenant, 29th April, 1778; resigned 29th October, 1779. Whitlow, Matthew (Pa). 1st Lieu· tenant of Roman's Independent Com· pany Pennsylvania Artillery, 14th February, 1776; resigned 15th May, 1776. Whitman, Samuel (Conn). Lieutenant of Webb's Continental Regiment, 1st January, 1777; resigned 7th March, 1778. Whitman, William (Pa). 1st Lieu· tenant 9th Pennsylvania, 15th November, 1776; wounded at Germantown 4th October, 1777; retired 1st July, 1778. Whitmarsh, Joseph (R. 1.). 2d Lieutenant 9th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 1st Rhode Island, 1st January, 1777; resigned 8th March, 1778. Whitmarsh Micah (R. 1.). Ensign of Varnum's Rhode Island Regiment, 29th May, 1775; Ensign, 1st September, 1775; 2d Lieutenant 9th Continental In· fantry, 1st January, 1776; 1st Lieutenant of Stanton's Rhode Island State Regiment, 12th December, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 1st Rhode Island, 14th Feb· ruary, 1777; resigned 25th April, 1778. (Died 30th December, 1819'> Whitmel, Blunt.-See Blunt. Whitmore, Thomas (Pa). Lieutenant 1st Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp, July to December, 1776. Whitney, Abner (Mass). Private in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Corporal in Gerrish's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Sergeant 26th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; Ensign 9th Mas· sachusetts, 1st January, 1777; resigned 15th December, 1777. Whitney, Benjamin (Vt). Lieutenant Vermont Militia in 1777 and 1778. Whitney, Francis (Md) _ 1st Lieuten· ant of Grayson's Continental Regiment, 28th May, 1777; retired 22d April, 1779. Whitney, Henry (R. 1.). Paymaster of Sherburne's Continental Regiment,
Officers of the Continental Army DURING·
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THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
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April. 1775, to December, 1783 By FRANCIS B. HEITMAN
I Reprint
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New, Revised, and Enlarged Edition II
011914
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With Addenda By ROBERT H. KELBY, 1932
GENEALOGICAL BALTIMORE
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Whiting Whiting, Elisha (Mass). Lieutenant of Heath's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775. Whiting, Francis (Va). 1st Lieuten· ant of Thruston's Additional Continen· tal Regiment, 28th May, 1777; Lieuten· ant 1st Continental Dragoons, April, 1779; transferred to Baylor's Regiment of Dragoons, 9th November, 1782, and served to close of war. Whiting, Frederick Jones (Conn). Cornet 2d Continental Dragoons, -1779; taken prisoner at Horse Neck: 15th December, 1780; Lieutenant, 14th June, 1781; Adjutant in 1782, and served to January, 1783. Whiting, Gamaliel (Mass). 2d Lieutenant of Fellow's Massachusetts Regi· ment, May to December, 1775. Whiting, Henry (Va). Ensign 4th Virginia, 25th March, 1776; 2d Lieuten· ant, 28th September, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 29th November, 1777; retired 14th September, 1778. (Died 1797'> Whiting, Israel (Mass). Surgeon's Mate 21st Continental Infantry, 1st July to 31st December, 1776. Whiting, James (-). 2d Lieutenant; was a prisoner in August, 1778; when and where taken not stated. Whiting, John (Mass). Private in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Private and Corporal in Bridge's Massachusetts Regiment, April to December, 1775; Sergeant and Quartermaster-Sergeant 6th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; Quartermaster· Sergeant 12th Massachusetts. 1st Janu· ary, 1777; Ensign and Regimental Quartermaster, 10th August, 1777; Lieu· tenant, 5th July, 1779; transferred to 2d Massachusetts 1st January, 1781, and served to 3d November, 1783; Lieuten· ant-Colonel 4th United States Infantry, 8th July, 1808; Acting Adjutant and Inspector of the Army, 17th July, 1809, to 17th August, 1809; Colonel 5th United States Infantry, 31st December, 1809. Died 3d September, 1810. Whiting, John (Pa). 1st Lieutenant ~ Chester County, Pa., Militia, 1775-1776; ~1\J"\ name also spelled Whitting. ,.. Whiting, John (Conn). Lieutenant 2d Continental Artillery; resigned 14th March, 1781. ' Whiting, Jonathan (Conn). 2d Lieutenant 5th Connecticut, 1st May to December, 1775; 1st Lieutenant. Connecticut, 1st January, 1777; reslgn~~ 10th 11arch, 1778.
Whiting, Judson (Conn). Ensign 5th Connecticut, 1st May to 30th Septem· ber, 1775; Ensign of Bradley's Connecti· cut State Regiment, 20th June, 1776; taken prisoner at Fort \Vashington 16th November, 1776, and died 16th January, 1777. Whiting, Matthew (Va). 2d Lieutenant 3d Virginia, 19th March, 1776; resigned - March, 1777. Whiting, Moses (Mass). Captain of Heath's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Captain 24th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; Captain Massachusetts ~lilitia, 1777-1779. Whiting, Nathaniel Haynes (Conn). Ensign of Webb's Additional Continen· tal Regiment, 9th April, 1780; transferred to 3d Connecticut, 1st January, 1781; Lieutenant, 10th February, 1781; retired 1st January, 1783. (Died 16th September, 1801.) Whiting, Samuel (Conn). 2d Lieu· tenant 2d Continental Artillery 1st January, 1777; taken prisoner on the expedition to Long Island, 10th December, 1777; exchanged December, 1780; resigned 14th March, 1781. Whiting, Samuel (Conn). Surgeon's :'>Iate 5th Connecticut, May to December, 1775. (Died 1832.) Whiting, Samuel (Conn). Lieutenant-Colonel 5th Connecticut, 1st May to 18th November, 1775; served subsequently as Colonel Connecticut Militia and State Troops. (Died 1803.> Whiting, Timothy (Mass). Private in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Sergeant·jI,lajor of Bridge's Massachusetts Regiment, April to December, 1775; 2d Lieutenant 16th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; served subsequently as Assistant to Deputy Quartermaster General, 1777 to June" 1780. (Died 10th July, 1799.) Whiting, William Bradford (N. Y.). Colonel New York Militia in 1775-1781. (Died 1796.)
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Ensign 4th New Jersey, 2d November, Whitlock, Ephraim Lockhart (N. J'>. 1776;2d Lieutenant, January, 1777; 1st Lieutenant, 23d 1st November, transferred to 1st New Jersey, 1st July, 1778; retained in New Jersey Battalion April, 1783; Brevet Captain, 30th Sept~mber, 1783, and served to November, 1183; Major 15th United States Infaniry, May, 1812; 4th 1st Infantry, 14th Lieutenant-Colonel November, 1813; honorably discharged 15th June, 1815.
Whitney Whitlock, James (N_ J.). Major New Jersey Militia; taken prisoner at LightHouse, 13th February, 1777; exchanged 22d December, 1780. Whitlock, John (N. J.). Lieutenant New Jersey Militia, --; killed at Mid· dletown 13th February, 1777. Whitlock, Reuben (Va). Sergeant· Major 2d Virginia State Regiment, March, 1777; Ensign, December, 1777; 2d Lieutenant, 29th April, 1778; resigned 29th October, 1779. Whitlow, Matthew (Pa). 1st Lieu· tenant of Roman's Independent Com· pany Pennsylvania Artillery, 14th February, 1776; resigned 15th May, 1776. Whitman, Samuel (Conn). Lieutenant of Webb's Continental Regiment, 1st January, 1777; resigned 7th March, 1778. Whitman, William (Pa). 1st Lieu· tenant 9th Pennsylvania, 15th November, 1776; wounded at Germantown 4th October, 1777; retired 1st July, 1778. Whitmarsh, Joseph (R. 1.). 2d Lieutenant 9th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 1st Rhode Island, 1st January, 1777; resigned 8th March, 1778. Whitmarsh Micah (R. 1.). Ensign of Varnum's Rhode Island Regiment, 29th May, 1775; Ensign, 1st September, 1775; 2d Lieutenant 9th Continental In· fantry, 1st January, 1776; 1st Lieutenant of Stanton's Rhode Island State Regiment, 12th December, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 1st Rhode Island, 14th Feb· ruary, 1777; resigned 25th April, 1778. (Died 30th December, 1819'> Whitmel, Blunt.-See Blunt. Whitmore, Thomas (Pa). Lieutenant 1st Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp, July to December, 1776. Whitney, Abner (Mass). Private in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Corporal in Gerrish's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Sergeant 26th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; Ensign 9th Mas· sachusetts, 1st January, 1777; resigned 15th December, 1777. Whitney, Benjamin (Vt). Lieutenant Vermont Militia in 1777 and 1778. Whitney, Francis (Md) _ 1st Lieuten· ant of Grayson's Continental Regiment, 28th May, 1777; retired 22d April, 1779. Whitney, Henry (R. 1.). Paymaster of Sherburne's Continental Regiment,
