J O NA T HAN JY COL . Q , DD IN G T O N ME E , WIT H S O ME A C C O ! N T O F T H E E DD Y FA MIL Y , A N D O F T H E E L AR Y SETTLERS O N PENOB SC O T R IV E R . “x " J O E P H W . S P O R T E R , R L T B! IN G O N , ME . A ! G ! S T A S P R A G ! E O W N N A H E , E S , P R I N T R S . 1 8 7 7 . O N A T H AN 1 7 2 6 J EDDY , born in , was the son of Eleazer and E lizabeth C o bb town N o rto n ( ) Eddy of that part of the of , n now Mansfield , Mass . His father dyi g while he was under - a A n twenty one ye rs of age , Jonathan Lincoln and John 7 1 7 3 9 i drews were appointed Nov . , , guard ans of Jonathan a an d and of Obadi h and Oliver , his brothers , to bind them ” . 1 1 1 7 48 out as apprentices until they come of age June , , ’ the . uardian s g account was rendered , and the estate of their 1 7 father was settled . From this time to 5 5 Jonathan appears f to have been in Norton . At that time he was an o ficer in ’ m . Col . Winslow s Regi ent at Nova Scotia I have a fragment - of an order book in his own hand writing , the first date in h 2 2 1 7 5 5 1 2 1 7 5 5 a w ich is June , , and then to July , , C mp at Fort Cumberland , N . S . I have , thus far , searched in vain in the Mass . Archives for muster rolls of his company . 7 1 7 5 8 l In , he en isted a company of troops for the War in Canada , under the following commission Province of the Massachusetts Bay . By His Excellency the Governor I do hereby authorize and empower Captain Jonathan u Eddy to beat his Dr ms any where within this Province , for ’ inlistin g volunteers for His Majesty s service , in a Regiment of Foot , to be forthwith raised and put under the command of Officers belo nging to this Province for a General Invasion ’ of Canada in conjunction with the King s Br itis h Troops and ’ u under the s preme command of His . Majesty s Commander in r Chief in A me ica . o f And the Col nels , with the other o ficers of Regiments , hi m within t s Province , are hereby co manded not to give the 4 said Jonathan Eddy any Obstruction or Molestation herein but on the contrary to afford him all necessary Encourage fo r f ment and Assistance which this is a su ficient Warrant . And the said Jonathan Eddy is hereby enjoined on Pain of my highest Displeasure , to return the names of the Men he in list o ut shall , and of What particular Companies and Regi inliste d C 01. ments they are , to William Brattle , Adjutant 1 7 th General , on or before the day of April next , that he m may lay the sa e before Me . M 2 7 th Given under y Hand at Boston , the Day of March , ’ 1 7 5 8 . , in the Thirty First year of His Majesty s Reign T H PO WNAL . 1 7 5 8 o f In he raised a company for the Reduction Canada , o . in a Regiment under the c mmand of Thomas Doty , Esquire “ ’ A Muster Roll of a c o mpany of foot in his Majesty s ser vice , under the command of Captain Jonathan Eddy , in a Regiment raised by the Province of the Massachusetts Bay for the Reduction of Canada , whereof Thomas Doty , Esquire , ” 1 3th . 1 0 is Colonel . Time of service from Mar . to Dec , 1 7 5 8 : . m u o d E s . o o o o ew e e o o J nathan E dy , q , Capt , N rt n Barth l B rt , Privat N rt n . mo d e eu . e o o . o uc i e o uc e s e . Ti thy Stan l y , Li t , Attl b r J hn B k , Pr vat , Gl t r o o e s o d o o o . i e d o o o . N ah R b r n , N rt n El jah Barn y , N rt n e e e o e si n d o m ue B s o d o e o o . Eb n z r Gr v r , En g . Sa l i h p , Attl b r o en d o o m s u o d o d o J hn King , Sarg t , Th a B rt n , mes e d o d o o s e c o m do d o Ja Gilb rt . J ph Bal , e e e w d o e o o . e em s o d o d o Eb n z r S an , Attl b r J r iah Bi h p , m o o e e d o o o . o o o s d o o . J hn P nn y , N rt n S l n Brigg , N rt n o W e o o d o e o o d o d o J hn hit , C rp ral , S th C k , m d o b . i s o d o d o A o s Swee t Attl e o ro S la C o k , s d o d o o e . Eli ha May , J nathan Catt ll o s d o o o . e e r e e d o e o o . J hn Brigg , N rt n St ph n Ca p nt r , Attl b r m o s ew d o d o e e o d o d o A N land , H z kiah Capr n , s i s umme d o o se umm s d o d o Eli ha Br gg , Dr r , J ph C ing , m o d o u o . ! e o e o u o . e e riah Ath rt n , Privat , St ght n B nja in C l , Ta nt n m d o o o . o e e s to . u J hn All n , Privat , Ea n Abial D nha , N rt n Dariet u s d o o to . c o d o e d o e o o . A tin , N r n I hab D gg t , Attl b r d w d d o d o o e d o d o E ar Babbit , M . D gg t , e em s d o d o N h iah Brigg , — A part o f th e Muster Ro ll is missing fro m th e Massachusetts Arc hives fro m D do wn . 5 1 7 5 9 m In the early part of he raised a co pany in Mansfield , ’ s fo r . Mas , and vicinity , Col Joseph Frye s Regiment , in 2 1 7 5 9 . 30 which he served as Captain from April , , to Sept , o 3d 1 7 9 2 5 . 3 1 7 6 . 0 His Order Book fr m April , , to Dec l st , 1 7 9 o n o o w 5 , I have , and from it , the c ver , I take the foll ing 1 1 d — Man s field o April th , marche from home ( ) to Landl rd ’ 1 2th . l o Robson s , Stoughton ; day , to Lieut Bents , Mi t n ; 1 3th o fo r day , to Castle William , and received our provisi n 7 0 o n . men , it being the marched We went on board 2 1 t 23d s . the day of April , and drew allowance the day Deto 2 1 7 5 9 The Regular Order Book begins April l st , , This dav Captains Eddy , Slocomb , Angier and Cheever , embarked 011 Board sundry Transports for Fort Cumberland . 2 3d u April 2 d . Capt . Eddy having a time f rnished his o n to company Billeting R ll , we t on shore the Castle to receive the Billeting money ; (befor e we departed fro m the Castle we 01 were sundry times mustered by the Governor and C . Bur f wh o n ot ton , attended with divers other regular o ficers , only reviewed us but als o saw that every man was properly ac c o u ’ terre d) in about two hours the Captain returned from the Castle , and brought word that the Billeting would be brought on board s o me time this Day . 2 ’ A . 4 . 9 p This morning about o clock , we and the whole o fleet made sail after the signal made from the Comm dore , 8 . Capt . Cobb , a Sloop of guns Wind S the people in - general sea sick , and made very Dirty Work . 2 . o . A p . 5 Came to anch r in Casco Bay 2 b 8 . a A p . Pemaquid in sight Served ack llowance of to l Rum the peop e . A . 2 M p 9 . o n hagin 011 our Starboard side .