Richard Falley Jr.

Richard Falley Jr. (January 31, 1740 – September 3, 1808) was a soldier who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill.

His father was born on Guernsey, but was reputedly kidnapped as a boy and brought to Nova Scotia.

[1] At age 16, Falley joined the Provincial Army and was among those captured by Native Americans at the surrender of Fort Edward.

Later he was ransomed from the tribe by a woman[1] for 16 gallons of rum and returned to Westfield.

"[1] During the American Revolution, Falley made guns for the Continental Army at an armory at the foot of Tekoa Mountain in Montgomery, Massachusetts.