who died on June 3, 1775 in Oxford at the age of 17 - so it is certain some of the family were in the area at that date.
    Jonathan Lyman, the son, served in the Lexington Alarm, in the Third Company at the Siege of Boston, and as guard at Horseneck. He was believed to have been buried in the Oxford Congregational Cemetery.

Gideon Tomlinson:
Gideon Tomlinson served for two days in the Lexington Alarm and later was listed as a corporal at the Siege of Boston in the Third Company of General Wooster's First Regiment, 1775. The following year he was in the Fifth Battalion of Wadsworth's Brigade in the New York Area in Captain Nathaniel Johnson's company.
    He was reported missing on September 15, 1776, the date of the British attack on New York, when the Colonial army was forced to retreat hurriedly. He was never heard from again and was presumed dead.

Hezekiah Wooden:
Hezekiah Wooden appears to have resided in Seymour and Oxford at various times during his life. His military record includes service in the Lexington Alarm under Captain Nathan Smith, and as a guard at Horseneck.
    Local records indicate Wooden signed the 1789 papers for the organization of the Seymour Congregational Church. He was listed as a resident of Seymour in the records of school districts in 1779.
    In addition, there is a record of Hezekiah Wooden marrying Eunice Perkins of Derby on January 5, 1775 in Oxford.

Nathan Mansfield:
Nathan Mansfield, who was one of the founders of  Trinity Church in Seymour, spent two days in the Lexington-Concord area under Captain Smith.
    Mansfield, who lived on Squantuck Road and was a carpenter by trade, built many of the houses in old Derby. He a nephew of the Rev. Richard Mansfield. Nathan Mansfield was born on November 30, 1748 and died on November 5, 1835. He married Anne Tomlinson and buried in Squantuck Cemetery.