Hezekiah Reed

Bio

Hezekiah was from Hatfield, Massachusetts.  He was born in 1761.  According to Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Vol. 13, pgs. 14 & 64), he was 5 feet, 6 inches (or 10 inches) tall with a dark complexion and dark hair.  He was a farmer.

An 1835 pension roll gives Reed’s rank as private. He was allowed $96 per year and received a total of $859.73.  His pension began on April 20, 1818, and he was placed on the roll on Sept. 6, 1819.  He died on April 3, 1827, at the age of 66.

Military Service

• June 16, 1778; Capt. Murray’s Co., Col. Rufus Putnam’s Regiment and/or Col. Israel Chapin’s Regiment; enlisted for 9 months; at Fishkill, NY
• Dec. 20, 1778-Dec. 31, 1779; private in Capt. William Watson’s Co., Col. James Wesson’s 9 th  Regiment
• Jan. 1- Dec. 31, 1780; Capt. J. Edes’ Co., Col. James Wesson’s Regiment; enlisted for the duration of the war
• Jan. 28, 1781; Capt. Edes’ Co., Col. Henry Jackson’s 9 th  Mass. Regiment; at “Hutts” 3 mi. from West Point, NY 
• Capt. Nahum Ward’s Co., Col. James Wesson’s Regiment; enlisted for 3 years