James WADSWORTH

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Note: From "A Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut.": James, who first settled at Durham. James, the son of Col. James, graduated at Yale College in 1748, and settled in his native town (Durham.) He soon became a gentleman of importance in the colony, and was advanced in military rank. During the war of the Revolution, viz. in 1775, Mr. Wadsworth, who was at this time a colonel, was appointed with Erastus Wolcott and others, a committee to provide for the officers and soldiers and their families, who were prisoners of war at Hartford. In 1776 he was made brigadier general of the battalion of militia raised to reinforce the continental army at N. York. In 1777 he was appointed second major general in the place of Maj. Gen. Huntington. He was one session a member of the Continental Congress. In 1777 he was one of an important committee appointed to revise the militia laws of the State, for the more effectual defence and safety of the country. In 1778 Gen. Wadsworth was again appointed with Cols. Pitkin and Chester, to adjust all accounts of the managers of the lead mines at Middletown. In 1777, upon the passage of the Ten Regiment Bill, Gen. Wadsworth was appointed to command them as brigadier general. He declined marching to Peekskill with the 2000 troops, and Gen. Erastus Wolcott was designated in his stead. In May, 1777, Gen. Wadsworth was ordered to Mar one-fourth of his brigade, properly officered by his own appointments, to New Haven, to defend the coast. In April, 1778, the Council of Safety directed him to enquire into the state of the guards at New Haven, and to dismiss the militia there in whole or part, at his discretion, &c. I might cite many other instances of public confidence in favor of Gen. Wadsworth during the eventful struggle of the Revolution. He was also for a time a member of the Council of Safety. He was Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State. He was also a prominent member of the Governor's Council. Dr. Field says, in 1789 or '90, he became conscientious about the oath of fidelity to the Constitution of the U. S, and retired from public business. He died in Sep. 1816, aged 87 years. He left no children--he had had two, both of whom died in infancy.

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