Major General John Paterson, born in 1744 in New Britain, Connecticut, graduated from Yale College in 1762, entered the law, married Elizabeth Lee on June 2nd, 1766, moved to Lenox in 1774, served in the Berkshire Convention and the Provincial Congresses, raised a regiment in 1775, entered the field after the battle of Lexington, helped defend Boston, was commended by Washington on Nov 10, 1775, served on Staten Island and in Canada, fought at the Cedars, crossed the Delaware with Washington on Dec 25, 1776, fought at Trenton and Princeton, became Brigadier General on Feb 21, 1777, helped capture Burgoyne in October 1777, was at Monmouth in 1778, commanded West Point in 1780, sat on the trial of Major Andre, served throughout the Revolution, helped found the Society of the Cincinnati in May 1783, became Major General on September 30, 1783, returned to Lenox after the war, commanded Massachusetts troops against Shays rebellion in 1786, moved to Lisle, New York, in 1790, served in the N.Y. General Assembly, helped revise the constitution of New York State in 1801, was appointed Chief Justice of Broome Col., N.Y., served in the U.S. Congress from 1803 to 1805, and died on July 9, 1808. Major Azariah Egleston, born in 1757, enlisted as a private in Colonel John Paterson's regiment on April 22, 1775, marched after the battle of Lexington, went to Canada, enlisted for the whole war, fought at the Cedars, crossed the Delaware with Washington on Dec. 25, 1776, fought at Princeton and Trenton, served against Burgoyne in 1777, fought in both battles of Bemis Heights, was at Saratoga at Burgoyne's surrender, was promoted to Ensign on May 18, 1776, was promoted to Lieutenant at Valley Forge, fought at Monmouth and the siege of Newport in 1778, was promoted to Major on March 7, 1779, served on the staffs of Gen. Ashley and Gen. Paterson, was at the evacuation of New York in Dec. 1783, returned to Lenox in 1784, served in Shay's rebellion in 1786, was Deputy Quartermaster General in 1787, was a friend of Washington, Kosciusko, and Lafayette, helped found the Society of the Cincinnati, became a leading figure in Lenox civic and educational life after the war, was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1787, was chosen Representative in 1796, 1797, and 1798, was elected State Senator in 1807, 1808, and 1809, was appointed Associate Justice of the Court of Sessions in 1808, and died in 1822.