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Metacomet, the second son of Chief Massasoit, was called Philip by the English settlers in Massachusetts. Philip ended the peaceful relationship with the colonists after they repeatedly encroached upon the tribal lands which violated the terms of the treaty made with the Native Americans. The uprising that began in 1675 has become known as King Philip's War. |
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The Native Americans burned towns and killed settlers and the colonists retaliated by destroying crops and capturing Native American women and children. The conflict ended when King Philip was killed in 1676. |
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The colonists who fought the war did not organize into a formal army, nor did they create service or benefit records. The names of soldiers who served in King Philip's War may be mentioned in rosters or muster rolls printed in Massachusetts colonial and town histories. An important publication with a list of names is George M. Bodge's Soldiers in King Philip's War: Being a Critical Account of That War, With a concise History of the Indian Wars of New England from 1620-1677. 3rd edition. Boston: the author, 1906. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976. |
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King William's War, the first of four wars between the English and French in North America, began in 1689. Both sides enlisted the help of Native Americans. Raids and skirmishes took place in the colonies of New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire and in Nova Scotia and Quebec in Canada. |
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Although the colonists formed an expeditionary force, they did not create service or benefit records for those who served. The rosters and muster rolls listing the names of colonists who fought in the wars may be mentioned in the colonial and town histories of the places involved. |
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Queen Anne's War, the second war between the English and French in their efforts to control the North American continent, began in 1702. Major events include the burning of St. Augustine, Florida (a Spanish colony) in 1702 and the massacre of colonists living in Deerfield, Massachusetts in 1704 by the French and their Native American allies. |
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Although the colonists formed an expeditionary force, they did not
create service or benefit records for those who served. The names of
colonists who fought in the war may appear in muster rolls or rosters
printed in colonial and town histories of the places involved.
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The British and French continued to battle for control over North America in 1744 when King George's War began with the French attacking the British fort at Canso, Nova Scotia. A militia of nearly 4,000 colonists from New England and new York. At the end of the four year conflict, the matter of control had not been settled. |
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Names of colonial militiamen who served in King George's War may appear in rosters and muster rolls printed in colonial and town histories for New England and New York. |
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