Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts

Overview
'Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusett is the oldest chartered military organization in North America and the nineteenth oldest chartered military organization in the world. Its charter was granted in March 1638 by the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay and signed by Governor John Winthrop as a volunteer militia company to train officers enrolled in the local militia companies across Massachusetts. With the professionalization of the US Military preceding World War I including the creation of the National Guard of the United States and the federalization of officer training, the Company's mission changed to a supportive role in preserving the historic and patriotic traditions of Boston, Massachusetts, and the Nation. Today the Company serves as Honor Guard to the Governor of Massachusetts who is also its Commander in Chief.

Reference Material

 * AHAC.US.COM - official website of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
 * Roll of members of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called the Ancient and honorable artillery company of Massachusetts, with a roster of the commissioned officers and preachers, 1638-1894 - primary role of members.
 * Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
 * The National Society of Women Descendants of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company

1666 Roster

 * 1) John Paine
 * 2) Thomas Snawsnell
 * 3) Benjamin Gibbs
 * 4) Thomas Watkins
 * 5) Thomas Sanford
 * 6) Theophilus Frary
 * 7) Thomas Hull
 * 8) Richard Jencks
 * 9) Hugh Clark (1613-1693)
 * 10) Laurence Hammond
 * 11) William Sedgewick
 * 12) Tobias Davis
 * 13) Daniel Brewer
 * 14) Philip Curtis

1667 Roster

 * 1) Freegrace Bendall
 * 2) William Kent
 * 3) John Ratcliff
 * 4) George Broughton
 * 5) Nathaniel Williams
 * 6) Samuel Bosworth