Revolutionary War Service Records
Last Updated 05-Dec-02
Obediah Wicket
Capt. Joseph Griffith's Company
Col. John Jacobs' Regiment
& Capt. Abner Howard's Company
in the 19th Division
Obediah Wicket was born about 1754, perhaps at Sandwich MA where he lived at the time of the war. He married Bathsheba Hammat at Plymouth MA in 1777. He came to Leeds ME after serving during the Revolution. He died at Leeds on 13-Jun-1819 and is buried next to his good friend, Abiathar Richmond, in the Shaker Cemetery in Greene ME.
It appears Obediah is the same person as Abraham Wicket in the 1790 Census and that he may have had some children. We are not certain of Obediah's tribal affiliation, however, another person using the surname Wicket in the early 1700's is documented as Mashpee Wampanoag. In 1780 Obediah is described as age 26, 5'9", Indian.
Obediah served from 10-Jun-1778 to 1-Jan-1779 as a private in Capt. Joseph Griffth's company, Col. John Jacobs Regiment. He re-enlisted and served from 11-Jul-1780 to 26-Jan-1781 with Capt. Abner Howard in the 19th [or 16th?] Division.
Obediah, at age 61, was granted a pension in 1819 and received a little over one year worth of payments before he died.
- Thanks to Marilyn Burgess at Leeds Historical Society for the grave stone photo
- Thanks to Barry Tracy for some additional information
