Luther
Birth Date
1757/03/04
Barney
Death Date
1844/09/20
Burial Place
Ellery, Chautauqua County, NY
First Service
Enlistment Date
1775/05/10
Discharge Date
1775/12/17
Rank
Private
Brigade
Gen. Joseph Spencer
Regiment
2nd
Company
1st
Regiment Officer
Colonel Joseph Spencer
Company Officer
Captain John Willey
Other Officer
2nd Lieut. Daniel Cone
Second Service
Enlistment Date
1776
Discharge Date
Rank
Private
Brigade
Gen. Wadsworth
Regiment
4th Battalion
Company
6th
Regiment Officer
Colonel Samuel Selden
Company Officer
Captain Joshua Huntington
Other Officer
Third Service
Enlistment Date
Discharge Date
Rank
Brigade
Regiment
Company
Regiment Officer
Company Officer
Other Officer
Notes
Also served in Navy. Taken prisoner on a prison ship. Released through intervention of Lafayette. Was a privateer under Capt. Thomas Allen on the "Gen. Putman" of CT and under Capt. Buddington on the brig "Favourite" of Mass. 6/29/23. Ancestry records indicate Luther was born in Norwich and died in Upstate New York.