Killngly Connecticut State Militia - Fifth Company, 11th Regiment, Fifth Brigade
Greetings. First-time poster.
Can anyone suggest where to look for documentation of the activities of this particular company of militia, in 1779-1781?
The commissioning of its captain and lieutenant in Oct 1779 can be found in the Public Records of the State of Connecticut Vol 2 p 418 (archive.org). The captain was appointed a recruiting officer (Killingly town records) in June 1780. But was the Fifth Company ever actually deployed in the late 1779-1781 period?
Both captain and lieutenant have pension records, but the captain's - a widow's pension - makes no mention of any service at all in CT. Pension was awarded based on the man's service as a private in the RI militia. The lieutenant's - a survivor's pension - includes his actual commission document, but no mention of the The Fifth or this captain. Two years may have passed before he served in the role of lieutenant. Of course, poor memory, etc.
I don't live in CT and have no experience with state resources. I'm aware of FSL films for Connecticut Archives and plan to view them on my next trip to my local FSL branch.
Thank you for your suggestions.
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Heres some links that may help. It looks like they were reorganised in to the 21rst regiment in 1774 but theres lots of reading yet but check this link out. very informative.
https://allthingsliberty.com/2016/07/connecticut-militia-1739-1783/#_edn21
Here is alot more info.
https://arw.fandom.com/wiki/11th_Regiment_of_Militia_(Connecticut)
And here is a good wiki.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Regiment_of_Connecticut_Militia
This good reading . Im loving it. I will be reading some more my self. Very educational.
I would guess the 5th of the 11th which reorganised to the 21rst regiment did take part in some key battles in 1779-1781. But so much more to read.
Hope this helps and the best of luck.
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Thank you. The 5th Co was still in the 11th regiment in 1779, when it was "officered" - that is, a captain and lieutenant were appointed by the General Assembly. The 5th had been involved in some action in 1775-1776 but I don't see anything after that.
Your comment about a reorganization of the 11th, in which it sounds like it was absorbed by the 21st, is a very excellent lead. That's going on my research list.
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Your welcome
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