[During the Revolutionary War I found our name spelt 6 different ways. Later the U.S. government checked these out and found they were all descendants of John Thurber of Swansea, MA. These names below will show up in different family of Thurbers.]
1. Ichabod | Therber, | Douglas, MA | b. Oct. 31, 1744 | |||
2. Darius | Thirbar, | Dartmouth, MA | b. abt. 1760 | |||
3. Seth | Thurbor, | Tiverton, MA | b. Mar. 27, 1759 | |||
4. Amos | Thurbar, | Rehoboth, MA | b. Jul. 22, 1737 | |||
5. Hezekiah | Thurbr, | Swanzey, MA | b. Aug 11, 1741 | |||
6. Leonard | Thurbur. | Rehoboth, MA | b. Dec. 28, 1728 | |||
No.1 | enlisted | 3 times | discharged | Dec 1, 1776, June 5, 1780 then | ||
enlisted | Jul 12, 1780 | discharged | Dec 14, 1780 | |||
No.2 | enlisted | Aug 1, 1779 | discharged | Nov 21, 1779 | ||
No.3 | enlisted | Sep 29, 1777 | discharged | Oct 30, 1777 | ||
No.4 | enlisted | Jun 20, 1778 | discharged | Jan 1, 1779 | ||
re-enlisted | Dec 8, 177? | discharged | Aug 1, 1780 | |||
re-enlisted | Jul 23, 1781 | discharged | Nov 8, 1781 | |||
No.5 | enlisted | Sep 29, 1777 | discharged | Oct 30, 1777 | ||
No.6 | enlisted | Jan 27, 1778 | discharged | Sep 10, 1778 |
Book A - Page X8
Many others in Revolutionary War, Barnabas, Benjamin, Darius, Edward, Harden, Hezekiah, Richmond N.H. James, Jeremiah, 3 Johns, Joseph, Leonard, Nathan, Richard, Samuel, Squire both of Prov. R.I. Nathaniel, and many others.
James Thurber of Rehoboth private Capt. John Lyons and Capt. Jesse Perrins march on the alarm Apr. 19, 1775 served 7 days then again from Rehoboth, Mass to the Burning of Bristol R. I. 7 days, Dec 8, 1776.