General Jacob Bayley

General Jacob Bayley. , {East side} , Patriot , A pioneer of strong unselfish purpose , A patriot of uncompromising fidelity , A soldier unstained by personal ambition , A citizen ever devoted to the public good, {South side} , Soldier , French and Indian war , Lieutenant 1755, Captain 1757, Colonel 1760 , Siege of Fort William Henry, , Battles of Ticonderoga and Crown Point, , Capture of Montreal , Revolutionary war , Brigadier General 1776, , Commissary General of Northern , Department of Colonial Army 1777 , Battle of Saratoga , "I am determined to fight for , the United States as long as I live , and have one copper in my hands", {West side} , Citizen , A leading citizen of Hampstead , New Hampshire 1746-1764. , Founder of this town 1762. , Secured its first charter from , New Hampshire 1763. Its second , from New York 1772. , Founder of first church 1764, , and one of its two first deacons. , Delegate to New York , Provincial Congress 1777. , Representative to Vermont , General Assembly 1777 and 1784. , Member of Council of safety 1777, , of Court of Confiscation 1777, , of Constitutional Conventions , 1777 and 1793, , Judge of Court of Common Pleas , 1772-1777, , Delegate to Continental Congress , 1777, , Judge of Probate Court 1778, , Chief Judge of Supreme Court , of Gloucester County 1778, , Chief Judge of Orange County , Court 1783 1786-1791, , Member of Governor's Council , Ten terms 1778 1786-1794, {North side} , Pioneer , "I have nothing left but my farm, all else I have advanced for the public and I think it well spent if I have done any good"