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Lulls at the Battle of Saratoga, New York
Article by; Gary Allen Lull, 10-06-2004
My genealogy roots can be traced to this very early interesting New England Patriotic town of Hartland Vermont. Joseph Lull being my Third Great Grandfather as listed here as # 2436. Private Joseph Lull. He is the son of Old Capt. Timothy Lull of Hartland, Vermont. Joseph Lull's father Capt Timothy Lull was the founding father and first settler above Fort # 4 in from Charlestown, New Hampshire, to settle Hartland as the founding father of Hartland in the year 1763.
Joseph Lull b. abt. 1755; of Ware, Ma. Canoed up the Connecticut River in 1763 along with his dad, mother Mary H. Brown and siblings to Hartland, Vermont in a log canoe. He like so many other Lull children of Old Capt., Timothy Lull and grandchildren were not to be out done by each other by their own family members, History Wise.
Joseph Lull and his cousin John Lull now long buried in Plains Road Cemetery at Hartland
were in fact at The Battle of Saratoga as confirmed by yet
another History source investigation. This has just recently happened this year. Along with two other two other Lull cousin family members.
David Lull and Moses Lull both of Fort # 4 and from New Hampshire originally from Massachusetts.
New York Genealogy Historical History Channel has Honored with recognition;
LULL, Joseph VT. Private, Capt. John Benjamin's co., Col. Joseph Marsh's regt., from 16 Aug to 4 Oct 1777. Ref. VT01
LULL, David MA. Worcester Co. Private, Capt. Bartholomew Woodbury's co., Col. Job Cushing's regt.; from 13 Aug to 29 Nov 1777. Ref. MA01
LULL, John VT. Private, Capt. John Benjamin's co., Col. Joseph Marsh's regt., from 16 Aug to 4 Oct 1777. Ref. VT01
LULL, Moses MA. Worcester Co. Private, Capt. Bartholomew Woodbury's co., Col. Job Cushing's regt.; from 13 Aug to 29 Nov 1777. Ref. MA01
Lull, William from Butternuts, NY Private, stood three roll calls at Saratoga, and has documentation to this effect is at Albany, NY
where a record copy I have to this effect.
All three of these young boys at the time were also escorts for the newly captured Burgoyne troops.
Escorting them back along the Crown Point Road to Fort # 4 and on to Boston, Massachusetts. Where they were removed from County.
# 2436. Private Joseph Lull, son of Capt. Timothy Lull.
R6518 and VT01 Battle of Saratoga, NY
d. Nov. 26, 1829: est ae 74 near where he lived in Unadilla, NY. Drown in Susquehanna, river.
m. 1789 / 1793 wid. Deborah (Beach) Priest b. . , 1767; wid of Joseph Priest at Unadilla,
NY listed in 1830 census, Otsego County, NY. d. Jan. 23, 1851; at age 84 in, Thomson, Geauga Co.,
Ohio. Had moved to Troy, Pa. Bradford Co. in Feb. 03, 1842.
Made inquiry Feb. 03, 1842 stated she had just moved to Troy, Pa. Bradford Co.,
with no permanent residence and had been in Little Genesee, Pa.,
“also a river which flows North and South,” with no permanent residence.
Information found in Abstracts of Rev. War Pension files page 2142.
Chautauqua County Historian: Elizabeth Crocker, 131 Center Street, Fredonia, NY 14063
# 2436. Private Joseph Lull and Deborah Beach (Priest) (Lull).
Children: children listed but only two were by name.
- 24361. Josiah Addison Priest b. 12/9/1788; NY; d. 4/ /1851, Genesee, NY buried in Ceres, Pa.
(father Josiah Beach) b. 12/9/1788; Unadilla, NY. ? d. Dec. 10, 1851: age 62
24362. (father Un-know) Francis Asbury Priest b. ?
24363. Rev. William Lull b. July 5th 1787; Unadilla, NY. d. Cannonsville 1868; AE 81yr., buried in Pepacton, NY.
m. Eunice Lanthrop (Sage) d. Aug. 25, 1853 AE 57, Cannonsville, NY., reburied in Pepacton, NY.
24364. Esther Lull b. . , 1806; Unadilla, N.Y. d. . , ; NY.
m. Potter Vanemburgh - living in Ohio in 1852. 5 Children ?
made application to partition; May 13, 1852 at Thompson in Geauga Co. Ohio.
24365. Jerusha Lull b. 1810/16 Unadilla, NY. d. Dec. 10, 1835, ae 27 But is logged at Windsor, Vermont. d.?
m. 1831, Otsego, NY./ Lysander Hathaway b. 1808; Children. Theresa Lull, d. e. and Edward Lull.
24366. Marcus Scott Lull b. est. 1811/1822 ?: d. Jan. 20, 1865; est. age. 54 yr. Salisbury, N.C.
Captured at Reams Station. Va. Union Corp., Prisoner of Civil War at Confederate Prison at “Little Andersonville, Prison.”
m. Nov. 1st, 1849 m. Lydia Ann Getman b. 1821; Palermo, Oswgo, NY.
243661 a.) Herman Marcus Lull b. Aug. 12, 1861 s/o Marcus Scott Lull
2436611 b.) Laurence Marcus Lull b. Dec. 13, 1892 s/o Herman Marcus Lull
24366111 c.) Norman Harvey Lull b. Jan. 22, 1916 s/o Laurence Marcus Lull
24366 1111 d.) Gary Allen Lull b. Apr. 10, 1940 s/o Norman Harvey Lull
Note: Joseph, Walter, Lyman Lull were all listed in 1830 NY census records in Pomfret, NY., which might be Ripley, NY or East Ripley, NY now. Lyman Lull comes from Hartland, Vt. belongs to Joel Lull Jr. under Joel Lull from Hartland, Vt. My Grandfather said, we had a Starr in the family. Walter married Rachel Starr. Emily Lull above as a child of Joseph or wife of one of the other men listed, here in this Paragraph.
History: Vermont Revolutionary Rolls include: Joseph Lull - Pension Record 1(#R6518 ) 41, pg 28. Capt. John Benjamin's Co. 8/16-10/4/1777 (Pg 28) Ranger 1780 (Pg 195) Rev. War soldier of 1776 served in the Hartland Militia. Green Mt. Boys, under Col. Ira Allen. THE SARATOGA CAMPAIGN OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR September - October 1777
Joseph Lull, finally settled in Unadilla, N.Y. 1793. As Listed from the book Solders, Sailors, & Patriots of the Rev., War Vt., by Major General Carleton Fisher & Sue Gray Fisher. Rev. Josiah Addison Priest Grandson of Deborah Beach & wife of ( Joseph Priest ) & ( Joseph Lull ) Great Grandson of Timothy Beach, of Ct., He wrote several books all published by J. Munsell, Albany, NY. Stories of the first Rafts men on the Susquehannah. Revision 11-20-2002. Page 57
2436. Joseph Lull s/o Old Capt., Timothy Lull cont:
History: Gilbertsville Library Date: 6/7/99: The Pioneers of Unadilla and Reminiscences, Francis Whiting Halsey and Dr. Gaius Halsey, Unadilla, NY 1902.
“On the site now occupied by Mr. Eells's house there stood ... one ... occupied by Amos Priest, who was the practical farmer for the Nobel and Hayes firm,
Amos Priest came to Unadilla as early as 1828 and probably before that time. He was, I believe from Catskill. His wife's maiden name was Olmstead.
She was from Sidney and long survived him.” Page 194.
The Census of 1850 says Amos Priest was born in Mass., and his wife born in NY. Gary Allen Lull, found one Rev. William Lull listed in census records in Catskill area.
Patriot Military Service
# 2436. Joseph Lull, Served with Capt. Benjamin Coxe's Company, include Lt. Green and Pvt. Joseph Lull, who went to relief of Fort Royalton, Vt. Source Article from “Vermont History Vol. 30 page 89 1962 on Jonathan Carpenter and the American Revolution and The Journal of an American Naval Prisoner of War and Vermont Indian Fighter. Dated October 16, 1780. “This morning we were alarmed by intelligence that the enemy were burning and plundering at Royalton (VT.) and it was supposed ye woods wer full of them. Lt. Green, with four day's provision, we marched (by night) to Fort Bethel from whence upwards of 100 men had just come under Captain Sefford to Royalton.” “History of Captain Benjamin Coxe's Company included Lt. Green and Pvt. Joseph Lull the son of Old Capt. Timothy Lull of Hartland, Vermont.”
History: Hartland, Vermont at Lull Creek where Old Capt. Timothy Lull is buried. Original family location was from Hartland, Vt. Under Joseph Lull who went to Unadilla, NY with family. Although the Walter Lull was listed originally under Joseph Lull from Morris, NY. Which was wrong because THAT Joseph Lull did not include him in his will and the reason was he was from the other Joseph Lull Jr. from Butternuts, NY. Which would make sense as there was no other reason to do it, because he was not his child? Someone made a mistake and placed him under the wrong Joseph Lull. This writer has found this to be a common mistake with former researchers. This error has been made twice, once with Rev. William Lull and now with Walter Lull.
History: Rangers: Original Rangers were Rogers Rangers: Under Maj. Jonathan Rogers, Mass.
Another group of Ranger's were formed: by Seth Warner who was with the Green Mountain Boy's and served with then Col. Ethan Allen.
Later forming his own Regiment of Rangers. From this unit Original Rogers Rangers, were Indian Fighters during the French and Indian Wars.
Ref: Ann Massengil note's./by Gary Allen Lull
Ref: Clare L. Lighthall page 51.
Ref: "The Lull Book" - H. V. Eddy "History of Windsor Co., Vt. 1891"; Vermont Vital Records.
DAR Patriot Index 1:429. *Ware, Mass. Vital Records available at N. Eng., Historical Genealogy Society +Pension Records #R6518 = 1820 N.Y. Census.
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Deborah Lull shows up in the Otsego County 1830 census of New York also. Along with three William Lull's, one of which is her son by Joseph Lull s/o Old Capt., Timothy Lull.
For me it has been with great pleasure, pride and in 42 years of genealogy research I have been rewarded
that I am from such a Patriotic family. My heart soared like the Eagle when I found the result of this research.
I am, so proud, I served to defend this symbol of our country. To say, I too, can measure up to standing,
Muzzle to Muzzle against the British Rifles in the field, under fire.
For you who do not understand, it is, the Honor for me to walk in the ghost foot steps of my ancestral hero's, to be able to say with pride, I am an American. Defender of the Faith, Honor, Duty to County.
I say to “John Lee Hancock” and “Mil Gibson,” Gentleman have I got a movie story for you.
Gary SP-4, USARMY 1957-1963.