Militiamen and rangers from plantations 8 and 8-9, now Franklin, served from 1775 to 1781 in the Revolutionary War, including the defense of Machias, Frenchman's Bay, and the siege of Bacaduce. Those who served were Jeremiah Bragdon, John Bragdon, Moses Butler Sr., Moses Butler Jr., Stephen Card, Benjamin Clark, Stephen Clark, Abraham Donnell, Nathaniel Hardison, Stephen Hardison, David Hooper, Daniel Scammon, John Springer, Judah West, and John Williams.