information from History of Framingham, Massachusetts: Early Known as Danforth's Farms, 1640 by Josiah Howard Temple
On June 13, 1722, the Governor and Council of Massachusetts declared war against the indigenous people.
Most of the battles were in Maine, but settlements on the northern border of Massachusetts were attacked. Rutland was one of the exposed frontier towns and had just been settled by Sudbury and Framingham families.
The war was ended by peace treaty signed in Boston on December 15, 1725.
The indigenous peoples in the United States before the arrival of Europeans included many distinct tribes and languages.
Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts was first known as Danforth’s Farms.
In 1701 the Framingham Church was organized with the Rev. John Swift as the town's first minister. In 1706 the town hired its first schoolmaster and in 1716 the first schoolhouse was built.
name
rank
remarks
Belknap, Jermiah
Framingham, out with Nathum Ward from Aug. 25, to Nov. 28, 1722
Bellows, Thomas
Trumper
Marl.
Benson, Nero
Trumper
Framingham,
Bent, John
Framingham,
Bridges, Gideon
Framingham, out with Nathum Ward from Aug. 25, to Nov. 28, 1722
Bridges, Hackaliah
Framingham, out with Nathum Ward from Aug. 25, to Nov. 28, 1722
Brintnall, Joseph
Framingham
Brintnall, William
in Capt. Samuel Willard's scout from Lancaster to Rutland and. north, in 1725
Buckminster, Joseph
Col.
In command of the south Middlesex regiment, sent troops to the relief of exposed points.
Buckminster, Thomas
Sgt.
known as the Rutland Scout. Commanded a detachment of horse that was in service from July 25, to Nov. 14, 1722.
Clark, Isaac
Captain
Framingham,
Clark, Matthias
Framingham
Clark, Uriah
Framingham, in February, 1724 sent to guard the new block-house above Northfield (Fort Dummer) in service from Feb. 1, to May 31, 1724.
Clayes, James
Framingham
Death, Oliver
Framingham
Dewing, Jonathan
Sherb.
Drury, Uriah
Framingham
Eames, Nathaniel
Corp.
Framingham
Eaton, Jonas
Corp.
Framingham
Fairbank, George
Fairbank, Jonathan
Sherb.
Frizzell, Samuel
Framingham
Goddard, Simon
Framingham, out with Nathum Ward from Aug. 25, to Nov. 28, 1722
Haven, Joseph
Framingham
Haven, Moses
Framingham
Hemenway, Benjamin
In service under Samuel Wright from Nov. 10, to June 10, 1724.
Framingham, out with Nathum Ward from Aug. 25, to Nov. 28, 1722, apprentice to Jona. Rugg, was in Capt. Samuel Wright's company.
How, Daniel
In service under Samuel Wright from Nov. 10, to June 10, 1724, in Capt. Samuel Willard's scout from Lancaster to Rutland and north, promoted to sergeant in 1725
Hudson, Samuel
apprentice to Jona. Rugg, was in Capt. Samuel Wright's company.
Lamb, Jonathan
Lt.
Framingham-employed to transport military stores from Boston to Rutland
Learned, Edward
Sherb.
Leland, Ebenezer
Corp.
Framingham
Leland, Isaac
Sherb.
Leland, Joseph
Sherb.
Morse, Asa
Sherb.
Morse, David
Sherb.
Morse, Joseph
Sherb.
Nutting, Jonathan
Framingham
Pepper, Jacob
Framingham
Pratt, Daniel
Framingham
Pratt, David
Framingham, under Thomas Buckminster in a detachment of horse that was in service from July 25, to Nov. 14, 1722.
Pratt, Philip
Framingham, under Thomas Buckminster in a detachment of horse that was in service from July 25, to Nov. 14, 1722.
apprentice to Jona. Rugg, was in Capt. Samuel Wright's company.
Ware, Joseph
Corp.
Sherb.
Ward, Nahum
Sgt.
Marlborough, out from Aug. 25, to Nov. 28, 1722
Wedges, Jeremiah
Framingham, out with Nathum Ward from Aug. 25, to Nov. 28, 1722, in February, 1724 sent to guard the new block-house above Northfield (Fort Dummer) in service from Feb. 1, to May 31, 1724.
Whitney, Mark
In service under Samuel Wright from Nov. 10, to June 10, 1724.
Willard, Samuel
Captain
Williams, Samuel
Sherb.
Winch, Thomas
Framingham
Wlkup, Georgea
Framingham
Wood, Thompson
Framingham, under Thomas Buckminster in a detachment of horse that was in service from July 25, to Nov. 14, 1722.
Wright, Samuel
Captain
Rutland company, in service from Nov. 10, to June 10, 1724.
Father Rasle’s War was between 1721 and 1725. It was also known as Dummer’s War, Grey Lock's War, and Lovewell’s War. Father Sebastian Rasle was a Jesuit missionary in New England and lived among the Abneki people. In 1705, during Queen Anne’s War, tensions escalated between the settlers and Father Rasle and the Abneki. The settlers attacked the mission at Norridgewock and burned the church. Hostilities continued after the end of Queen Anne’s War and in August, 1724 Father Rasle was attacked by the settlers, scalped and killed
