Lt. Col. Hugh Maxwell

http://www.shaysrebellion.stcc.edu/shaysapp/artifact.do?shortName=maxwell_silhouet

Hugh Maxwell's house in Heath, MA.

Hugh Maxwell 5th great granduncle silhouette by Frederick Chapman, 1781 and memorial monument located in the South Cemetery in Heath, MA. Hugh was wounded in the battle of Bunker Hill and survived the winter at Valley Forge. He died and was buried at sea in 1799. One of the original members of the Society of the Cincinnati.

http://www.crookedlakereview.com/articles/101_135/131spring2004/131robortella.html

Major General Israel Putnam "Old Put"

Israel Putnam being rescued from being burned alive during the French and Indian War. Click on picture.

2nd cousin 8x removed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Putnam

Like his cousin, Brigadier General Rufus Putnam, Israel fought in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. Israel was the officer in command at the battle of Bunker Hill which was mostly fought on Breed's Hill. That's one version. Other versions have Col. William Prescott in command. Both men were there and history records that they both made a good accounting of themselves. However, as a former member of the military, I'm pretty certain that generals don't usually report to colonels. O.K., here's another version from the notes of Major Thompson Maxwell: There were three hills involved in the battle, Breed's Hill, Bunker Hill and Winter Hill. Generals Putnam, Heath, Sullivan and Colonel Prescott were all at Bunker Hill and Putnam had overall command. Click on this link for details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bunker_Hill Click on the following link to read of his exploits including crawling into a cave on his hands and knees to kill the last wolf in Connecticut.http://members.tripod.com/~compmast/putnam/putnam.html

Brigadier General Rufus Putnam

3rd cousin 7x removed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_Putnam

"The Father of Ohio", Surveyor General of the United States 1796-1803. Fought in the French and Indian War as well as the Revolutionary War. Established Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.

One of the original members of the Society of the Cincinnati. See the "Notable Ancestors" blog entry below for more information.

The Dorr Trail

Julia Alice Dorr B.1872 D. 1932 and William Henry Sprague B.1850 D. 1920

Van Buren Dorr B. 1837 D. 1908 and Sarah J Putnam B. 1840 D. 1906

Henry Gustavus Dorr B. 1807 D. 1855 and Amy Davis

Andrew Cunningham Dorr B. 1772 D. 1842 and Charlotte Plimpton B. 1781 D. 1817

Ebenezer Dorr B. 1739 D. 1809 and Abagail Cunningham B. 1739

Ebenezer Dorr B. 1712 D. 1782 and Amy Plimpton B. 1714 D. 1782

Ebenezer Dorr B. 1687 D. 1760 and Mary Boardman B. 1689 D. 1728

Edward Dorr B. 1648 D. 1733 and Elizabeth Hawley B. 1650 D. 1719

Joseph Dorr B. abt 1600

The Jones Trail

The Jones Trail: From the youngest in this line born in 2001 back to Joseph Jones B. abt 1574.

Three living generations.

Chester Wayland Perry Jones, JR born 1922 and 1. Mary Elizabeth Baynes 2. Theresa Urgento 3. Norma Raymond.

Chester Wayland Perry Jones, SR born 1897 and Inez Irene Frances Sprague born 1900.

Edward Wayland Jones born 1867 and Emily K. Tyler born 1858

George Wayland Jones born 1818 and Elizabeth E. Maxwell born 1845

Consider Jones born abt. 1784 and Phebe (Wayland ?) born ?

Seth Jones born 1744 and Priscilla Miller  born 1750

Ebenezer Jones born 1696 and Jane King born 1705

Joseph Jones born 1660 and Sarah Ford born 1668

Joseph Jones born 1628 and Patience Little born 1637.  Patience's grandfather, and our (my generation) 9th great grandfather, was Richard Warren, a Mayflower passenger.

Robert Jones born 1596 and Margaret Garnford born 1602 (progenitors).

Joseph Jones born abt 1574 and Judith Leavitt born ?

Emigrating from the vicinity of Reading, Berkshire, England our branch of the Jones family tree in America started around 1636 with Robert born 1596. For about 145 years our Jones ancestors inhabited the Hingham, Scituate, Marshfield and Middleborough region of eastern Massachusetts. During King Philip's War, (1675-76), Indians burned the home of Joseph b. 1628.  In 1675 Joseph's brother, Robert b. 1622, Robert's son, John, and his son-in-law, Joseph Lewis, were all killed and scalped by Indians in a battle at Swansea, MA (from Pane-Joyce Genealogy). Around 1780 Seth and Priscilla moved the line to the Berkshires where the next 125 years or so, found our ancestors living in the western Ma towns of Heath, Clarksburg, Chesire, New Ashford and Greenfield.  Sometime between 1900 and 1905, Edward and Emily moved the clan from Greenfield, where Edward had been working as a brakeman on the Fitchburg Railroad, to North Kingstown, Rhode Island where for the past 65 years or so, roots have spread to New York, New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, and now, Virgina. The "Great Migration" continues.

Major General Benedict Arnold V

This 3rd cousin 7X removed needs no introduction. You can read about how he went from a major Revolutionary War hero to etching his place in history as the poster boy for traitors at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Arnold He was the 2nd great grandson of William 1 Arnold who came to Rhode Island with Roger Williams in 1636 to help found the First Baptist Church in America. He was also the great grandson of Rhode Island governor, Benedict Arnold I. His older brother, Benedict IV, died before Ben. V was born and so Benedict V was given the same name but with the 5th place designation. Click on the link for his life story.

Brigadier General Charles R. "Boss" Brayton

In his day he was a Rhode Island institution unto himself.

You can read about this 4th cousin by clicking on this link or in the Notable Ancestors post further on. click on picture to enlarge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_R._Brayton