Sterling Daniels (also given as Starling), Williamstown, Private, Capt. Samuel Sloane's Company, John Paterson's (26th) Regiment. Muster Roll dated Aug 1, 1775; service for three months, four days; also order for money in lieu of bounty land endorsed Dec 22, 1775; also Capt. Samuel Clark's Co., Col. Benjamin Simond's (Berkshire Co.) Reg't Enlisted Sept 7, 1777, discharged Sept 30, 1777; service 24 days; company marched to Pawlet by order of Maj. Gen. Lincoln for 20 days service from the time of joining at headquarters; also list of men mustered by Trueman Wheeler, muster master of Berkshire Co. for the term of 9 months from time of their arrival at Fishkill; Capt. Clarks Co., Col. Simonds Reg't; age 28 years; stature 5 ft 7 in; complextion dark; residence Williamstown, arrived at Fishkill 7 June 1778; also list of men returned as received of Johnathan Pownel's (Berkshire Co.) Regt. enlisted 22 July 1779; discharged 26 Aug, 1779; service one month and 13 days; travel included at New Haven, Connecticut,; also Capt. Samuel Clark's Co., Col. Benjamin Simonds (Berkshire Co.) Regt. enlisted 26 October 1780; discharged 29 Oct. 1780; service 3 days, company marched to Northern frontier by order of General Fellows on an alarm; service between 1 Oct and 11 Oct, 1781, 14 days; company marched from Berkshire Co. by order of General Stak on an alarm at Saratoga, also Capt. Thompson J. Skinner's Co., Col. Asa Barn's Berkshire Co. Reg't, enlisted 1 November 1781; discharged 10 November, 1781, Service 10 days, company marched to Western Fontier by order of Gen. Stark on an Alarm.
Record # W22924 Widow's pension # 4657 Sterling, Daniels Pension # 3366 Vol. 4 P. 414 of "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailers"
Veda Inez Mahaffey Biggs joined the DAR on this line, # 500683, and subsequently, Walter George Bob Mahaffey, son of her brother, Nyle Wayne Mahaffey also joined the SAR.
More About Sterling* Daniels and Charity Johnson: Marriage: November 11, 1779, New Haven, Connecticut.503, 504
Children of Sterling* Daniels and Charity Johnson are:
Sterling* Daniels (b. 1732, d. January 28, 1834)
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