Brother of Richard, Joseph, Jonathan, Oziel, Hope, Mercy and possibly Sarah. Birthdate is an estimate based on birth order. No known marriage or children.
Declining a commission, he entered the service as a volunteer and was killed at the bridge in Springfield, New Jersey. "Captain Olney, of the Rhode Island line, has given in his own memoir, an interesting account of his feelings and fears when left to guard the bridge, where (Thomas) lost his life." (Memoir of Rev. Stephen R. Smith. Sawyer, T.J.)
According to "Ye Olde Springfield" website, General Washington had his Military Headquarters in Springfield in June of 1780. Washington had just left the area on June 22, leaving General Nathanial Greene in the vicinity with Colonel Angell and his Rhode Islanders at the Rahway River vicinity, when on June 23 the British advanced from the Elizabethtown area with infantry, cavalry and several field artillery pieces. For more than 40 minutes Colonel Angell and his men fought five times their numbers to a standstill.
Some soldiers who fell in the battle are buried in the Revolutionary cemetery on Morris Street in Springfield. Thomas is buried in "Rockland Cemetery, Scituate, RI 31" (Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Ancestry.com). However, the cemetery name does not match the number given, as Rockland is SC 050 and SC 031 is Glenford. Any clarification would be appreciated.
Declining a commission, he entered the service as a volunteer and was killed at the bridge in Springfield, New Jersey. "Captain Olney, of the Rhode Island line, has given in his own memoir, an interesting account of his feelings and fears when left to guard the bridge, where (Thomas) lost his life." (Memoir of Rev. Stephen R. Smith. Sawyer, T.J.)
According to "Ye Olde Springfield" website, General Washington had his Military Headquarters in Springfield in June of 1780. Washington had just left the area on June 22, leaving General Nathanial Greene in the vicinity with Colonel Angell and his Rhode Islanders at the Rahway River vicinity, when on June 23 the British advanced from the Elizabethtown area with infantry, cavalry and several field artillery pieces. For more than 40 minutes Colonel Angell and his men fought five times their numbers to a standstill.
Some soldiers who fell in the battle are buried in the Revolutionary cemetery on Morris Street in Springfield. Thomas is buried in "Rockland Cemetery, Scituate, RI 31" (Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Ancestry.com). However, the cemetery name does not match the number given, as Rockland is SC 050 and SC 031 is Glenford. Any clarification would be appreciated.
Brother of Richard, Joseph, Jonathan, Oziel, Hope, Mercy and possibly Sarah. Birthdate is an estimate based on birth order. No known marriage or children.
Declining a commission, he entered the service as a volunteer and was killed at the bridge in Springfield, New Jersey. "Captain Olney, of the Rhode Island line, has given in his own memoir, an interesting account of his feelings and fears when left to guard the bridge, where (Thomas) lost his life." (Memoir of Rev. Stephen R. Smith. Sawyer, T.J.)
According to "Ye Olde Springfield" website, General Washington had his Military Headquarters in Springfield in June of 1780. Washington had just left the area on June 22, leaving General Nathanial Greene in the vicinity with Colonel Angell and his Rhode Islanders at the Rahway River vicinity, when on June 23 the British advanced from the Elizabethtown area with infantry, cavalry and several field artillery pieces. For more than 40 minutes Colonel Angell and his men fought five times their numbers to a standstill.
Some soldiers who fell in the battle are buried in the Revolutionary cemetery on Morris Street in Springfield. Thomas is buried in "Rockland Cemetery, Scituate, RI 31" (Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Ancestry.com). However, the cemetery name does not match the number given, as Rockland is SC 050 and SC 031 is Glenford. Any clarification would be appreciated.
Declining a commission, he entered the service as a volunteer and was killed at the bridge in Springfield, New Jersey. "Captain Olney, of the Rhode Island line, has given in his own memoir, an interesting account of his feelings and fears when left to guard the bridge, where (Thomas) lost his life." (Memoir of Rev. Stephen R. Smith. Sawyer, T.J.)
According to "Ye Olde Springfield" website, General Washington had his Military Headquarters in Springfield in June of 1780. Washington had just left the area on June 22, leaving General Nathanial Greene in the vicinity with Colonel Angell and his Rhode Islanders at the Rahway River vicinity, when on June 23 the British advanced from the Elizabethtown area with infantry, cavalry and several field artillery pieces. For more than 40 minutes Colonel Angell and his men fought five times their numbers to a standstill.
Some soldiers who fell in the battle are buried in the Revolutionary cemetery on Morris Street in Springfield. Thomas is buried in "Rockland Cemetery, Scituate, RI 31" (Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Ancestry.com). However, the cemetery name does not match the number given, as Rockland is SC 050 and SC 031 is Glenford. Any clarification would be appreciated.
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