Person:James Lamb (24)

James Lamb came to North America as a private in Capt. (later Major) John Campbell's Company of the 78th Regiment of Foot (Fraser's Highlanders). According to a regimental history, these troops were raised in Inverness, Scotland, and departed Glasgow April 1757. After spending the winter in Connecticut, they participated in the successful assault on the fortress at Louisbourg 8 June to 26 July 1758. A month later the regiment was transferred to Boston and then to winter quarters in the Mohawk Valley near Albany. In April 1759 the Frasers were moved to Long Island and in May sailed up to Louisbourg to train and prepare for the advance on Quebec. An attempt to land troops on the north side of Montmorency Falls in July 1759 failed, but victory ensued that fateful September on the Plains of Abraham.

Revolutionary War--
     "I James Lamb of Wendale in the County of Cheshire and state of NH, Husbandman do make the following declaration upon oath ---  that in the year of our lord 1777 in the month of April I enlisted as a private soldier in the Continental army in the USA at Hopkintown, NH the NH line for 3 years in Capt. Ebenezer Frye Company in Col. Joseph Cilleys Regiment in Gen'l Poors Brigade and marched to Tyconderoga and from that was at the taking of Burgoyne and from that to Valley Forge and from that to the James and from place to place until my 3 years had expired and was honorably discharged at ______bery in the state of MA but since have lost my Buildings by fire and my discharge was burnt. Also, I further say upon oath that I am poor and stand in need of the assistance of my Country for support.  I was 87 years of age last October."
 -Entered service April 23, 1775 to Aug. 1, 1775 3 mo. 16 dys. in Capt. Samuel Richards Co. in Col. John Stark's Regt.   [NH State PapersVol. 1, p. 56]  (Marched to Bunker Hill from Goffstown, NH)

French & Indian War--Plains of Abraham.

 - In an 1821 letter to the Secy of War, James wrote, "... I served my country several years in the old French war - was at the taking of Louisburg in Cape Breton ... was at the taking of Quebec; fought and was wounded on the Plains of Abraham on the day Gen. Wolf was killed, and was in the previous battle under Mount McKenney ..."

1.   The Portsmouth Journal and Rockingham Gazette, 20 March 1830, p. [1]:
   DIED In Wendell, Mr. James Lamb, age 104 years, a native of Scotland. He was a soldier under General Wolf, and was in the battle at Quebec, when that General was killed, and was there wounded. He was the first settler that moved into New London. {not sure he knew how old he was as he gave different ages late in life.}
2.   First permanent settler James Lamb came 1775 moved Sunapee 1791 son John Alexander probably the first child born in New London, some of his family died during their residence here and were buried near the clearing a white stone still marking their resting place.
   [Hist. of New London, NH, p. 119]
3.   NH Provincial Deeds:
   102:44 John Patee of Goffstown, yeo to James Lamb of Goffstown yeo land in Goffstown easterly part of the lot I now live on” 9 Oct 1770, recorded 23 Apr 1771 wit: Asa Patee & Thomas Dow.