David Richmond
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David Richmond Major
from Rhode Island
in the American Revolutionary War
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the son of Seth Richmond a Mayflower
Descendant. He married Nancy Davis in 1766.
Richmond had five sons (Joseph, David, Thomas, Samuel and Seth) and four daughters (Lucy, Esther, Lydia and Nancy).
in Captain John Field's Company, Colonel
Daniel Hitchcock's Regiment.
From December, 1776 Richmond was a First Lieutenant in Captain Timothy Vilmarth's Company, Colonel Chad Brown's Regiment. He was appointed Captain on September 30, 1778 in Colonel Chad Brown's Regiment.
In the summer of 1780 Richmond served one month and acted as a Major.
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
from Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
in the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
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Early years
Richmond was born in Taunton, MassachusettsTaunton, Massachusetts
Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River...
the son of Seth Richmond a Mayflower
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
Descendant. He married Nancy Davis in 1766.
Richmond had five sons (Joseph, David, Thomas, Samuel and Seth) and four daughters (Lucy, Esther, Lydia and Nancy).
American Revolutionary War Record
From May 1, 1775 - October 1775 Richmond was a LieutenantLieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in Captain John Field's Company, Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Daniel Hitchcock's Regiment.
From December, 1776 Richmond was a First Lieutenant in Captain Timothy Vilmarth's Company, Colonel Chad Brown's Regiment. He was appointed Captain on September 30, 1778 in Colonel Chad Brown's Regiment.
In the summer of 1780 Richmond served one month and acted as a Major.