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The Gaspee Raiders
Paul Allen
Aaron Briggs
Ephraim Bowen
Abial Brown
John Brown
Joseph Brown
Joseph Bucklin
Abel Easterbrooks
Nathaniel Easterbrooks
Capt. Samuel Dunn
Capt. Rufus Greene
Capt Greenwood
Benjamin Hammond
Joseph Harris
Capt. John Hopkins
Justin Jacobs
Joseph Jencks
Hezekiah Kinnicut
John Kilton
Abner Luther
John Mawney
Simeon Olney
Ezra Ormsbee
Benjamin Page
Capt. Simeon Potter
Richmond: Barzillai or son
Nathan Salisbury
Capt. Chris. Sheldon
Capt. Shepard
James Smith
Turpin Smith
Capt Swan
Robert Sutton
Capt. Joseph Tillinghast
Capt. Abraham Whipple

Gaspee raiders can be divided into catagoriesThis division of www. Gaspee . Info is limited to the names and biographies of the men in the boats who in 1772 were in the raiding party that attacked, captured, and destroyed the English Navy ship Gaspee.   For history and information of the raid itself, go to our attack history division.

What follows is a Table of Contents to the major pages in our List of Raiders, which both the names and also a biography of each raider, as we publish them.  The biographies are an ongoing project, inasmuch as many of the men who attacked the Gaspee were little known, and discovery continues.

Biographical Info on American Raiders 1772 Attack on English Ship Gaspee

bulletPaul Allen, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletAaron Briggs, slave who told the English names of Rhode Island men involved
bulletEphrim Bowen,American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletAbial Brown
bulletDocuments/BrownAbiel2Joseph.PDF
bulletAbielBrown6WP.pdf
bulletDocuments/BrownAbiel2William.PDF
bulletJohn Brown, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletJoseph Brown
bulletJoseph Bucklin, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletAbel Easterbrooks
bulletNathaniel Easterbrooks
bulletCaptain Samuel Dunn, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletRufus Greene, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletCaptain John Greenwood
bulletBenjamin Hammond, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletCaptain Harris, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletCaptain John Hopkins, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletJustin Jacobs, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletJoseph Jencks, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletHezekiah Kinnicut
bulletJohn Kilton, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletAbner Luther
bulletJohn Mawney, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletSimeon Olney, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletEzra Ormsbee
bulletDocuments/OrmsbeePensionAppli.pdf
bulletBenjamin Page, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletCaptain Simeon Potter, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletEbenezer or Barzillia Richmond, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletNathan Salisbury, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletJ H Salisbury Letter
bulletDocuments/JHSalisbury1869.pdf
bulletCapt. Chris. Sheldon
bulletDocuments/ChristopherSheldon.pdf
bulletCapt Shepard, Possible American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletJames Smith
bulletTurpin Smith, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletCapt Swan, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletRobert Sutton, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletCaptain Joseph Tillinghast, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletCaptain Abraham Whipple, American Raider on English Ship Gaspee
bulletBoat Captains Gaspee Raiders
bulletRaider Connections
bulletCongregational Church
bulletSite Map

 

 

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