Jonathan Carley, b. Mar. 16, 1760, at Spencer, d. 1841 at Whitingham, Vt., where he lived. Johathan enlisted, Mar. 20, 1777, when he was 16 years of age, served all through the Rev. War as a matross in Col. John Crane's 3rd Artillery Regiment, his discharge signed by G. Washington himself, dated June 9, 1783, 6 yrs., 2 mo., 19 days. He served at White Plaines, Germantown, Monmouth, Yorktown, where he was said to have fixed the fuses to the last shells fired that finally compelled Cornwallis to surrender. At Monmouth he stood by his gun, loading and firing, until overcome by sunstroke, the blood gushing from his ears. In records at Camp in New Windsor, Jan. 12, 1780, he is described as 21 yrs. of age, 5 ft. 8 in., light complected. At the close of the war in 1783, he returned to his father's home in Hoosick, N.Y. He was issued a bounty land warrant for 200 acres in view of his services. In 1785 he married Elizabeth Kentfield, and settled in Pownal, Vt. In 1788 he moved to Whitingham, Vt., for the rest of his life, where he was known as a lieutenant in the militia. 6 children.
1. Betsy Carley, b. before 1788, in Pownal, m. Thomas Shumway, of Readsboro.
2. Rufus Carley, in Whitingham all his life, m. Sally Hosley.
3. Jonathan Carley, Jr., left town as a young man, m. 1837, Polly Green of Little Hoosick or Berlin, N.Y. Jonathan d. Jan. 17, 1857. 7 children.
4. Washburn Carley, in Whitingham all his life.
5. Joseph Carley, in Whitingham all his life.
6. Polly Carley, m. David Jillson, Jr. ...
