Daniel Thurston
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Daniel Thurston (March 1, 1719,
Family
He was the eldest son of Benjamin Thurston and Mary Gage, whose family had a history of military service in America, dating back to MG Humphrey Atherton. He married Hannah Parker first on 3 September 1741; second on 10 September 1761, Judith Gerrish; and third on 17 September 1767, Elizabeth Rolfe.
His son, Nathaniel Thurston (January 17, 1755 - October 21, 1811), was also a member of the Massachusetts Legislature. His daughter, Mary (born July 24, 1746) married May 21, 1771 Deacon Richard Walker, a farmer and tanner in Bradford, Mass. <ref. Thurston Genealogies 2nd edition, Brown Thurston, Portland Maine, 1892>
Military and political career
Thurston was a captain of the Bradford Militia as early as 1765.
Daniel Thurston was chosen at a Town Meeting (Monday October 10, 1774) to travel to Concord, Mass. on October 11, 1774 to represent Bradford Mass. as a Deputy to the Provincial Congress. He was again chosen at another Town Meeting on January 4, 1775, to represent Bradford in the Provincial Congress. <ref. An Historical Sketch of Bradford, Mass;, In The Revolution>
Only one web source actually attributes to him the rank of colonel. However, at least three of his brothers-in-law held that rank—Joseph Gerrish, Samuel Gerrish and Jacob Gerrish, all commanding regiments—during the Revolution.[citation needed]
Multiple sources list him as a member of the Committee to Draft the
Sources
Vital Records of the Town of Bradford Essex Co. Mass. to the Year 1850.
" Thurston Genealogies, compiled by Brown Thurston, Portland Maine, 2nd Edition 1892"
" An Historical Sketch of Bradford, Mass;, In The Revolution, by Louis A. Woodbury 1895"