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SERVICES OF SOLDIERS. 387 Luther, JosiAH. Enlisted in Capt. Tliomas Allin's Co., Feb. 28,1778, for one year. Col. Crary's Reg, ; was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 17S0. " Mil Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc. Luther, Martix. Was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 1780. " Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc. Luther, Nathaniel. Was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co., in 17S0. "Mil. Papers," R. I. Hist. Soc. Martin, Anthony. Fourth son of Nathaniel and Susanna, born 1760. In 1775, entered the militia service, probably as waiter to his father, Col. Nathaniel Martin. After the battle of Lexington, (April 19, 1775), and before the battle of Bunker Hill, (June 17, 1775), the mil- itia were ordered out by Colonel Nathaniel Martin, under General Potter, and were stationed at Bristol, for its defence, the town having been fired upon by two armed British vessels, the Glasgow and Swan ; and to save the town from destruction the inhabitants were obliged to supply the vessels with provisions. On or before July i, 1776, he enlisted for nine months, in the company of Captain Thomas Allin, Col. Crary's Reg. The Adjutant of this Regiment was Simeon Martin, of Newport, and they performed duty at Bristol and Little Compton. The militia was classed, and relieved each other every other three days. Enlisted in Col. Smith's Reg. for 15 months from June 4, 1777. Bounty, £12. In 1779 he entered the guard service, where he remained until the British evacuated Rhode Island. He went from Providence to Newport with a tiag of truce; the trip occupied two weeks. He was for a year attached to the artil- lery company of Capt. Samuel Bosworth. The guard at Barrington had two pieces of cannon, and thirty-six men in the company when on duty. He recollected when Warren was burned. Sergt. John Harding was in charge of the guard that night at Rumstick Point. He married Susanna Allen May i, 1779; moved to Greenfield, N. Y., 1797; d., 1840, and his wife 1842. Martin, Benjamin, Capt. Son of John and Mary Martin, b. March 23, 1755. "In December, 1776, was a soldier of Capt. Viall Allen's Co. of Barrington militia, which at that date was ordered into the gen- eral service of the Government. They were stationed at Nayatt and Rumstick Points on the shores of Narragansett Baj-, the British at this time being in possession of Newport and the Island of Rhode Island, their patrols extending within a few miles of the Points, where the Barrington militia were quartered. They remained sta- tioned here until the enemy withdrew from Newport. This company was detailed under the command of Lieut. Kinnicutt to act with Gen. Sullivan's expedition, and they joined the same two days before the battle of Aug. 29, 1778. They were in pursuit of the British who burned Bristol and the boats at Kickamuit, driving them back to their shipping at Bristol Ferry. He applied for a pension July, 1832,