Thomas Blood

Thomas was believed to have faught in the Battle of Bunker Hill along with both of his brothers.  However, no evidence of that has been found, except the following written "genealogy", believed to have been written by Stephen H. Simon.  Thomas was 16 years and 3 months old at the time of the Battle.
     "Genealogy:  Fathers' grandfather and his two brothers were in the Battle of Bunker Hill.  June 17, 1775.  Grandfather Thomas Blood born in Mason, N.H. 1757 and died 1835, father of Sarah Russell Blood Simon, fathers' mother.  The brothers names were Asa Blood and Ebenezer Blood Jr.  Ebenezer never returned from the battle.  Their fathers name was Ebenezer."

Thomas is known to have faught in the War, having served in Washington's Army.  He enlisted 23 Apr 1777, one month after his 18th birthday, and served for 3 years until 1 May 1780 as a Private in Captain Isaac Frye's Company of Colonel Scammel's 3rd New Hampshire Regiment.  He faught and was injured during the Battle of Saratoga; appears to have missed the encampment at Valley Forge that followed due to "sick leave" and "furlough".  He appears to have been part of the Sullivan Campaign of 1779.  He was discharched at West Point.

Thomas Blood's daughter Sarah Russell Blood married John Simon (from Bordeaux France) in Boston in 1807.  They started a confectionary in Salem, MA which was handed down to their son Stephen "Augustus" Simon, and then his son Stephen "Henry" Simon.  Henry married Ellen Theresa (Mumi) Canty (my great-grandmother).  Their daughter Mary (Simon) Cronin was my maternal grandmother.

I am a direct desendent of Isaac Frye, and have been reseraching his military career for several years now. 

Thomas Blood was back from furlough, and one of 8 men in the company who were not sick in June/July of 1778. The company only had 27 men it at the time.  Something nasty illness went through the company starting in late May, killing 4 men by the end of July.  That by itself was interesting because the general story is that by late spring, the camp at Valley Forge was relatively in good order and the men were healthy. 

Isaac Frye was also sick, so Wiliam Hawkins was in command, and I have wondered whether they were included when the Army marched out to chase after General Clinton's British Army.