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1775 was also a Private and served under Jabez Thompson, Bradford Steele and Jabez Pritchard - essentially the same group of men who marched to Lexington-Concord.

John Bassett:
John Bassett was the son of Captain Samuel Bassett of Great Hill, who was a well-known merchant and farmer of that area. John was born on November 14, 1751, and died in the Revolutionary War. While little is known of his activities in the war, he was a private in the Lexington Alarm of  1775, and by November, 1780,  he had earned the title of Lieutenant. At that time he was named to a committee to complete the quotas for the Town of Derby, which was a sort of drafting committee.
    He served with Captain Fitch from March to October of 1776. He is believed to be buried in Hawkins Cemetery, in Quaker Farms, Oxford.

Isaac Durand:
Isaac Durand spent two days in the Lexington Alarm, and was also listed on the Pritchard list as a guard at Horseneck. In addition, he served at White Plains as a private in Captain Nathaniel Johnson's Company of the Fifth Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade. This group saw service during the Battle of Long Island, retreated to New York and eventually served at the Battle of White Plains, on October 28, 1776.

Jonathan Lyman:
The name Jonathan Lyman is familiar to students of Oxford history, who know Jonathan Lyman as the first minister of the Oxford Congregational Church, whose death ensued from a fall from his horse while making parish calls in 1763. His epitaph on the gravestone in the Congregational Cemetery reads, "He served the Church of Christ as Pastor in Oxford 18 years."
    The man listed as marching from the old Town of Derby to the relief of Boston appears to have been the son of Rev. Lyman. There are several records which indicate that the children of the clergyman remained in Oxford after his death. Comfort Fox married Noah Russell Lyman, son of Rev. Mr. Lyman of Oxford on Feb. 13,1771. In addition, there is a record of  Mary Lyman, daughter of Rev. Lyman,

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