History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

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feet, nine inches, complexion light; engaged for the town of Great Barrington; also served twelve days at Stillwater, 1781.
ESBON GREGORY
The Bureau of Pensions at Washington gives the following record:
Esbon Gregory enlisted June 15, 1777, and served till August I7, 1777, as
private in Capt. Amariah Babbitt's company, Col. Benjamin Simon's
regiment of Massachusetts troops; also re-enlisted August 17, 1777, and
served till October 17, 1777, under Capt. Herrick and Col. Seth Warner;
also, after October 17, I777, to May or June, 1778, as teamster under
Capt. Luther Loomis and Col. Warner; also from May or June, 1778,
for eight months in Capt. Peter Porter's company, General Stark's Life
Guard; also April, 1779, three months as quartermaster transporting
military stores for General Stark; also July I, 1779, served as sergeant
under Capt. Barnes in Col. Israel Capen's regiment; also June I, I780,
one year as sergeant under Captains Hickok, Spoor and Gross, and
Colonels Brown and Willett; also June I, 1781, through November of
that year. He engaged in the battle of Bennington in which he was
wounded; also battles of Stone Arabia and Johnstown. At the time of
his enlistment he was a resident of New Ashford or Lanesborough,
Berkshire county, N. Y. and at the time of his application for pension
May 4, I8I8, he resided in Manlius, New York. In 1833 he lived in
Hanover, that state. In 1837 he was living in Troy, Oakland county,
with his son, Jesse Gregory, where he remained until his death in I84-.
He is buried in the Plains cemetery, one and one quarter miles east of
Troy Corners, Oakland county. His wife was Salome Sherwood.
Children: (I.) Solomon, m. Maria Hagerman.
(II.) Abigail, m. Johnson.
(III.) Salome, m. Absalom Kief.
(IV.) Mary Ahn, m. Jan. 15, 1829, Sylvester Francis.
(V.) Jesse, b. Sept. 26, 1796, -, N. Y.; d. July 22, 1849,
Troy, Mich.; m. Mar. 26, 1826, Laura Downer, b. Dec. 29, I799; d. July
7, 1874; dau. of Jackson and Tabitha (Hackett) Downer.
ZADOCK WELLMAN
Zadock Wellman and his sons, Joel and Aaron, settled in Troy as
early as I819. They came from Vermont and were active in the Baptist church and town affairs until about I847, when their names disappear. Zadock Wellman's name is found in the list of Revolutionary
soldiers who were pensioners in I840 when his age is given as seventynine and he resided with Joel Wellman in Troy. The wife of Joel was
Martha and Aaron Wellman's wife was Lucy. The Wellmans are buried
in the cemetery east of Troy Corners, Oakland county.
CALEB CARR
Caleb Carr, born October 13, 1762, died July i8, 1839, and is buried
in Novi cemetery. He is said to have been a Methodist exhorter, (p.
130, Vol. III "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors").