This Lodge is inserted rather as a matter of sentiment than from any desire to suggest that in the years covered by this report it conferred any degrees below that of Secret Master, the Fourth Degree in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. CARSON emphatically asserts it did not (Gould, American reprint, vol. iv., p. 630). Things were rather loosely done in those days, however, and the Grand Lodge prerogative was not as clear cut as now. The old minute book of the Ineffable Lodge ends with December 4, 1774; and its history, so far as minutes are concerned, is a blank until 1821, when, according to CARSON, "its labors were revived by GILES FONDA YATES and others." Washington Lodge. 1779. Massachusetts. Ancient. A military lodge, GEN. JOHN PATERSON (Master), COL. BENJAMIN TUPPER and MAJOR WILLIAM HULL (General in war of 1812), Wardens, organized at New Windsor, near Newburg, N. Y. "Capt. Moses Greenleaf of the Eleventh Massachusetts Regiment afterward became Master of this Lodge. His son, Simon Greenleaf, late Past Grand Master of Masons, said he had often heard his father mention Washington's visit to this Lodge while Commander-in-Chief, and the high gratification they gave to the officers and members, especially as he went without ceremony, as a private brother."-W. Hayden's Washington and his Masonic Compeers." Lodge No. 213. Fourth Royal Artillery. 1781. Ancient. Members who remained in New York after 1783 were granted a warrant by Grand Lodge to form Hiram Lodge, No. 5; which see. Lodge No. 215. Second Brandenburg Anspach. 1781. Ancient. Only attended meeting at Prov. Grand Lodge, December 5, 1782. Lodge No. 478. Seventeenth Dragoons. 1769. Ireland. Lodge No. 147. 1769. Scottish. In the Fourth Infantry. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776; occupation of New York. Lodge No. 86. 1738. Ireland. In the Fifth Infantry. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776; occupation of New York. Lodge No. 299. 1758. Ireland. Lodge No. 378. 1763. Both warrants in the Tenth Regiment. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776; occupation of New York. Lodge No. 245. 1754. Ireland. In the Fifteenth Infantry. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776; occupation of New York. Lodge No. 168. In Seventeenth Foot. 1771. Scotland. "Lodge Unity, in the Seventeenth Foot, was originally chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland as No. 168, in 1771. The Lodge landed at Boston in 1776, and was at Philadelphia in 1777 and 1778. During the latter period the Lodge (which remained on the Scottish roll until 1816) accepted a warrant (1779) from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, under the Ancients, with the local No. 18."-Gould. Warrant 237, Ancient, was also held in the Seventeenth. Its constitution and regalia were lost in a skirmish, and returned in 1779 by Colonel Parsons of American Union Lodge. Moriah Lodge, No. 132. In H. M. Twenty-second Foot. 1767. Scotland. Present December 5, 1782, at opening of Provincial Grand Lodge, and on January 23, 1781, united in formation of the body of which REV. DR. WALTER became Grand Master. Left at evacuation. Lodge No. 63. 1751. Scotland. Lodge No. 137. 1767. Scotland. Both warrants held in Twenty-third Infantry. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 24. 1734. Ireland. In Twenty-seventh Infantry. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 35. 1734. Ireland. In Twenty-eighth Infantry. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 90. In Thirty-third Regiment. 1761. Ancient. Acknowledged by Provincial Grand Lodge, August 5, 1783. Lord Cornwallis's Division, battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 205. 1749. Ireland. In Thirty-fifth Infantry. In battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 52. In H. M. Thirty-seventh Foot. 1756. Ancient. Left the country after July 2, 1783, when it last appeared in Provincial Grand Lodge. Battle of Brooklyn; occupation of New York. In camp at Bedford, Brooklyn, July to November, 1778. Lodge No. 441. Thirty-eighth Foot. 1765. Ireland. Left with the regiment in 1783. R.. W.. JOHN BROWNING, S... W... of Provincial Grand Lodge, belonged to this body and left the city with it. Lodge No. 42. No date. Ancient. In Fortieth Infantry. Battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 195. 1749. Ireland. In 424 Highlanders (Black Watch). At Staten Island, 1776; battle of Brooklyn, 1776; landed in New York, September 11, 1776; battle of White Plains; capture of Fort Lee; in camp at Bedford, Brooklyn, July to November, 1778; removed to Pennsylvania; returned to New York, 1780, and remained until close of hostilities. Had previously landed, in New York, in June, 1756, and marched to Albany; left, 1761; returned, 1762, and was stationed at Albany till summer, 1763; then it removed to Pennsylvania, embarking for Ireland in 1767. St. Patrick's Lodge, No. 43. 1769. Ireland. In 43d Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776; in camp on outskirts of Brooklyn, 1780. Lodge No. 445. 1766. Ireland. In 45th Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1766. Lodge No. 227. 1752. Ireland. In 46th Infantry; battle of Brooklyn; in camp at Bedford, Brooklyn, July to November, 1778. "Lodge of Social and Military Virtues," now Antiquity, No. 1, Quebec. First came to America in 1761. "The Masonic chest of the 46th, by the chances of war, fell into the hands of the Americans. The circumstance was reported to GENERAL WASHINGTON, who directed that a guard of honor should take charge of the chest, with other articles of value belonging to the 46th, and return them to the regiment."-Gould's "Military Lodges," p. 139. "During the Revolution its (46th Regiment) lodge chest fell into the hands of the Americans. They reported the circumstance to GENERAL WASHINGTON, who embraced the opportunity of testifying his estimation of Masonry in the most marked and gratifying manner by directing that a guard of honor under a distinguished officer should take charge of the chest, with many articles of value, and return them to the regiment. The surprise, the feelings, of both officers and men, may be imagined when they perceived the flag of truce that announced this elegant compliment from their noble opponent, but still more noble brother. The guard of honor, their flutes playing a sacred march, the chest containing the constitution and implements of the Craft borne aloft, like another Ark of the Covenant, equally by Englishmen and Americans who lately engaged in the strife of war, now marched through the enfiladed ranks of the gallant regiment that, with presented arms and colors, hailed the glorious act by cheers which the sentiment rendered sacred as the hallelujahs of an angel's song." ."—" London Freemason's Magazine." Lodge No. 354. 1760. Ireland. In 49th Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 370. 1761. Ireland. Lodge No. 226. 1762. Eugland. Both in 52d Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776. This Lodge never seems to have had any place on the Scottish roll. First military lodge in Grand Lodge of Scotland. In Colonel Lee's regiment, afterward 55th Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776. (See No. 7, N. Y. Prov., 1762.) Lodge No. 41. 1755. Ancient. In 57th Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776. (See Sion Lodge, No. 3, N. Y. Prov.) Lodge No. 7. In (60th) Loyal American Regiment. 1783. Provincial. A traveling warrant. COL. JOHN YOUNG, Deputy Grand Master of Scotland, was its commander in 1758. The subsequent history of this warrant is unknown. Lodge No. 512. 1774. Ireland. In 63d Infantry; Lodge No. 106. 1761. battle of Brooklyn, 1776. In 64th Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 134. In 1st Battery Royal Artillery. 1764. Scotland. ROSTER. NAMES OF BRETHREN BELONGING TO LODGES IN NEW YORK STATE WHO FOUGHT ON THE SIDE OF LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. [The numbers affixed to lodges are those they were known by before the beginning of the present century. This list might have been extended considerably but for the difficulty of identifying many of the names contained in our early lodge lists with those in the rosters of the troops raised in the State of New York. In the rosters, for instance, the name Josiah Smith appears twenty-three times and John Campbell fifteen times. Both of these names appear on our lodge lists of the Revolutionary era. Another difficulty lies in the numerous ways in which a name is spelled. Our good patriots were poor spellers, and recruiting officers and paymasters often wrote a name phonetically or the way they thought it looked prettiest. Thus Reynolds is given throughout the rosters as Raynals, Raunels, Raynolds, Rennels, Ronnels, Renalds, and Runnels, while Sherwood appears as Cherwood, Sharwood, Shearwood, Sherewood, and Shorwood.] Armstrong, James.. Masters' Lodge, 2 2 Private in regiment of Charlotte (Washington) County Militia. Lieutenant in Fourth line Regiment (Col. James Holmes). Adams, Amasa.... Alexander, Robert... Raised in 1791. Raised in 1793. .Unity, 17 ..Unity, 17 Lieutenant in Col. Abram Wemple's regiment (Albany County), composed mainly of Schenectady men. Was Master of St. George's in 1785 and 1786 and 1789 and 1790. Represented this Lodge at Morristown, 1780, at meeting which attempted to start a movement for a general Grand Lodge. Baylies, Hadijah (Major). Billings, Andrew.. Master's, Poughkeepsie, Solomon's, Master of Lodge in 1780 and 1781; Captain Third Regiinent, New York line; Captain, Dutchess County Militia Associated Exempts. July 12, 1775, Committee of Safety reported receiving a letter from Billings, setting forth his having enlisted seventy-two men. Instructed to report to Colonel Clinton, Captain Billings reported his company as complete July 20, 1775. In proceedings of New York Provincial Congress, Feb. 18, 1776, is the following letter: TO THE HON'BLE PROVINCIAL CONGRESS. Gentlemen: Whereas Capt. Billings from Poughkeepsie has marched with what men he had inlisted for the Continental Congress without any orders I conceive. At his arrival in Town made application to me to join my regiment. As he was entirely destitute where to go, I admitted him for the present to join 'till I could have your sentiments thereon, as it is essential to know immediately as I must make a return to the Gen of my regiment and of the effective arms and have them compleated to 20 rounds per man. I am, etc., etc., JACOB SWARTWOUT, COL. The following was the reply from Congress : "Your letter was read and immediately taken into consideration. The Congress are of opinion that Capt. Billings and his company cannot be permitted to join your regiment of Minute Men, but that he ought immediately to return and wait the orders, of Gen' Schuyler." Burrall, Jonathan.. Assistant Paymaster in Sixth Regiment, Albany County Militia. Brindley, Francis.... 2 1 Masters', 2 Union, 1 Lieutenant in Col. James Livingston's regiment; commissioned Feb. 2, 1777 (in Capt. Abraham Livingston's company). Bancker, Abraham B.. Best, Jacob.... Lieutenant in First New York line Regiment. Private in Sixth Regiment, Albany County Militia. Brogdon, John...... Adjutant in First New York line Regiment. Burnham, Joseph... .Masters', Union, 1 ..Masters', .St. John's, In 1778 Daniel Shays (Capt.), Oliver Owen and Ivory Holland (Lieutenants), united in recommending Joseph Burnham for initiation. The following incident, taken from the printed history of St. John's Lodge, No. 1, is given as having occurred in 1779: "It so happened that Joseph Burnham, a prisoner of war, who was brought to New York, and of course confined to prison, made his escape. But not knowing where to fly, fortunately found his way to the Green Bay Tree Tavern, Fair Street, where St. John's Lodge was held, and, indeed, the only one held in this city at that time, where he was kindly received, and brotherly protection afforded him by Brother Hopkins (commonly called Daddy Hopkins), the then keeper of the house. Brother Hopkins soon prepared a habitation of safety from the pursuers of the afflicted prisoner, by securing him in his garret. In this place he fed and nourished him for a considerable time, waiting an opportunity to convey him to the Jersey shore. One evening (a Lodge night), after the Lodge had convened, the prisoner, to pass the night, laid himself down to rest on some planks that formed the ceiling of a closet, that opened directly to the center of the Lodge-room. The boards, being unnailed, naturally slipped from their places, and the whole gave way. The door, too, being ouly fastened by a wood button, flew open, and gave the Lodge an unexpected visitor, for the poor prisoner stood aghast in the middle of the room. The Brethren, chiefly British officers, enveloped in surprise, called in Brother Hopkins, who was also Tiler to the Lodge. Brother Hopkins explained all, and acknowledged what he had done. They gave him credit for his charitable behavior to a Brother, and made a generous contribution, with their advice, which was that Brother Hopkins should transport him as secretly and as expeditiously as possible to the Jersey shore, which was accordingly faithfully performed." If, however, it be the case, as McClenachan and Barker agree, that the warrant of St. John's, No. 2 (No. 1), was away from New York City from 1776 until 1783, this incident must be credited to the brethren who apparently met without any charter until 1783, when they were formed into St. John's Lodge, No. 4. Baldwin, Isaac (Col.).. Baldwin, Thomas (Sergt.). Union, 30 .Union, 30 Union, 30 .St. George's, ...Union, 1 1 Union, No. 95, has his sword. Wounded at battle of Newtown (now Elmira). Bass, Samuel (Lieut.)... Bedel, Timothy.. Held four commissions as Colonel through the war. Colonel Bedel was born in Salem, N. H., in 1740. Served as a Lieutenant in the French War. He was with Montgomery at the taking of St. John's on the Sorel, and was in command of the force at the Cedars, near Montreal, which was attacked by Brant's Indians and surrendered without resistance by order of Captain Butterfield, the subordinate officer in command during the absence of Colonel Bedel, who lay ill at Lachine. General Arnold threw the blame on Bedel, who was deprived of his command, but was subsequently reinstated. Afterward Major-General of New Hampshire Militia. Died, 1787. Betty, A. (Lieut.).. St. George's, 1 Private in Colonel Pawling's regiment. First Junior Warden of Lodge at Half Moon, Saratoga Co. Bradshaw, Thomas.. ...St. George's, 1 Lieutenant in Col. John Harper's regiment of Levies. |