Our Family's Military Service
1640-60
1693-1750
1640-60
Military service in the 1600s in America was primarily militias that were responsible for defending communities from Native American attacks and other actions.
Dr. Thomas Starr served as a surgeon in the Pequot War; also serving in the Pequot War were: Captain Joseph Weld,
John Baldwin was Marshall of the Milford, Conn. settlement, and commissioned as Sgt. of the Milford militia in 1658.
1675-85
1693-1750
1640-60
Learn more about the French & Indian wars,
Bacons Rebellion, and the role of early American Militias.
Elder John Strong helped defend Northampton, Massachusetts against Indian attacks during King Philip's War (1675-1676) and also played an important role in town and church affairs.
1693-1750
1693-1750
1693-1750
John Taylor, Captain of Hampshire Troop (1704)
1758-77
1777-1865
1693-1750
John Sharp Sr. was a soldier at the Battle of Point Pleasant during Dunmore’s War on October 10, 1774 in Colonial Virginia and served under the command of Captain John Floyd. He also served as a soldier in the Militia of Fincastle, Colony of Virginia during the American Revolution. He is a DAR Patriot, Number: A102958, and he is a SAR Patriot, Number P-287792.
1777-1865
1777-1865
1777-1865
Political Office
Positions Held
From Governors to Supreme Court Justices and Mayors, our family has a long history of serving in political office.
Elder John Strong represented Taunton, Massachusetts in the General Court of Plymouth Colony for four years, from 1641 to 1644.