"Abijah Flagg5 Jr., b. 5 May, 1755 in Bristol, Conn., was a tanner by trade. Served in Revolution as a private in Capt. Heart's Co. (Farmington, Conn.), Col. Wolcott's regt., and was a pensioner in 1832 and in 1840. What is beyond any reasonable doubt his war record is as follows: 'Abijah Flagg; account current showing money received on account between Jan. 26 and March 30 (probably 1776); reported enlisted 26 Jan; service probably in Capt. Selah Heart's Co.; also, company receipt dated 26 June, 1776, for wages for two months' service in the winter of 1775-6, in Capt. Selah Heart's Co., Col. Erastus Woolcot's regt.' (From Mass. Soldiers and Sailors in Rev. War, Vol. V, page 748)."