John Battist served as an Indian Ranger in Jacob Bayley's
American Company during the Revolution 1780-1781 as did
John Sabattis and Joseph Sabattist. This is only a guess
on my part and not a proven fact, but I think John Sabattis
and Joseph Sabattist were brothers and one the father of my
John Battist. I also think there was a third brother called
Peter Sabattis who came from St. Francis and settled in the
Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Peter also served
in the Revolutionary War but I do not have his records. Below
is a bit of history and bio on General Jacob Bayley of Vermont.
General Jacob Bayley
Birth: Jul. 19, 1726
West Newbury
Essex County
Massachusetts
Death: Mar. 1, 1815
Newbury
Orange County
Vermont
Burial: Oxbow Cemetery
Newbury
Orange County
Vermont
Revolutionary War General. He moved to Hampstead, New Hampshire,
and was a Captain with the British in the French and Indian War,
later receiving promotion to Colonel. He settled in Newbury, VT
in 1764 and was one of the founders of the town, serving as Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas and Justice of the Peace. In 1776 he
was named to Vermont's Council of Safety and appointed Brigadier
General of the Vermont Militia. That year he began work on the
famed Bayley-Hazen Military Road to connect Newbury to St. Johns,
Quebec. Later in 1776 Bayley was appointed Commissary General of
the Continental Army's Northern Department. He was friendly with
the St. Francis Indians, who provided him important intelligence
on Burgoyne's army during its invasion. This enabled Bayley to keep
Generals Schuyler and Gates informed about the size and movement of
Burgoyne's force, which played a key role in Continental Army's
victory at the Battle of Saratoga, where Bayley commanded a division.
During and after the Revolution, Bayley continued his involvement
with Vermont's government, by serving as Newbury Selectman and Town
Meeting Moderator, Orange County Probate Judge, Chief Judge of the
County Court, and member of the Governor's Council. He died in
modest financial circumstances, never receiving compensation for
the personal expenses he incurred in support of the Revolution.
(bio by: Bill McKern)
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Bayley Hazen Military Road
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bayley-Hazen Military Road runs directely through the Northeast
Kingdom of Vermont. It starts in Newbury (town), Vermont and proceeds
to the north 54 miles to Hazen's Notch near the Canadian border. The
Bayley Hazen Military Road was built between 1760-1779. It was to be
used by General Benedict Arnold to move his troops from Southern VT
into Quebec for a proposed second assault during the later part of
the American Revolution. During the war it was used little, but helped
shaped the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. The Bayley Hazen Military Road
gets its name from Col. Jacob Bayley and Gen. Moses Hazen. Col. Jacob
Bayley worked on the road during the French and Indian War in 1760 and
Gen. Moses Hazen continued the work 19 years later in 1779. There were
hundreds of men at work to construct it, and in 1779 it was completed.
General Hazen then went on to the Siege of Yorktown.
(Bayley Hazen Military Road From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
