I am a descendant of Major John Buttrick of Concord:
“At about 10:30, the provincials advanced in military order with the intention of taking the bridge and moving on to the center of town to prevent the British from burning the village. As they advanced the British fired a few warning shots followed by a full volley. Several provincials were killed or wounded in this first round of firing. Seeing these casualties, Major John Buttrick of Concord, in command of the provincial column, commanded, “Fire, fellow soldiers, for God’s sake fire!” and the provincials returned fire, causing the British to immediately retreat back to Concord.”
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Time to lock and load!
Levi Temple. My ancestor.
He was a Free Will Baptist Minister
He fought in The American Revolutionary War in 1775.
He was at the Concord fight on April 19, 1775 and was also at Bunker Hill.
He served in Capt. Joshua Parker’s company, and in Col. William Prescott’s regiment.
The Temples owned land (farm) at the base of Winters Hill which ran to the base of Bunker Hill. The place was burned down by the “lobster backs” after the retreat from Bunker hill.
His ancestor, Abraham Temple, was born at Stowe House in Buckinghamshire England in late 1590s. They were the most powerful family in England at one time. There were also two of them who were signers of the death warrant for Charles the First-that did not go to well for those two.
Am also related to the Nuttings, Proctors and Parkers.