Military officer; born at
Weathersfield, Conn., Dec. 15, 1753; father of the preceding and step-son of Silas Deane; was thanked for his gallantry in the battle of
Bunker (
Breed's)
Hill, where he was wounded, and in June, 1776, was appointed aide-decamp to
Washington.
In the
battle of White Plains he was again wounded; also at
Trenton.
He was in the
battle of Brandywine, and in 1778 raised and took command of the 3d Connecticut Regiment.
In 1779 he, with most of his men, were captured by the British fleet while crossing to
Long Island with
General Parsons, and was not released until 1780, when he took command of the light infantry, with the brevet rank of brigadier-general.
He lived in New York City after the war, until 1789, when he removed to
Claverack, N. Y., where he died, Dec. 3, 1807.