October 20, 2026 - Westport Historical Society

Posted on October 20, 2026 by Jenny ONeill

Westport Revolutionary Stories illustrated by Ray Shaw

Illustrations created by Ray Shaw using AI “No taxation without representation” In February 1780, Paul and John Cuffe, brothers from Westport, submitted a petition to the Massachusetts legislature. The Cuffes were sons of a Wampanoag woman from Cape Cod and an Akan man, born in West Africa, sold into slavery in Massachusetts and later manumitted. […]

Posted on October 20, 2026 by Jenny ONeill

Westport’s Revolutionary Soldiers Comprehensive List

Research by Richard Gifford, Robert Barboza, Tony Connors, Betty Slade, Jenny O’Neill, Robin Winters Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800–ca. 1912 RWVC refers to Revolutionary War Veterans of Color, research by Richard Gifford. Name Remarks Burial Wife Location of residence Notes Benjamin Abel (d. 1777) RWVC […]