Rev. Thomas Shepard styles "my most deare friend, and most precious servant of Jesus Xt," was a lieutenant-colonel,
and came from Earl's Colne, in Essex, Eng., in the same ship with Shepard, which arrived at Boston, Oct. 3, 1635. He settled
at Cambridge, was admitted freeman in 1636, was elected Assistant from 1626 to 1638, was selectman in Cambridge from 1635 to
1638, and died of the small-pox, Oct. 1638, aged 30, leaving a widow and two daughters.

Johnson, in his "Wonder-working Providence," says: "Among these Troopes of Christ's Souldiers, came at this time, the godly
servant of Christ, Mr. Roger Harlackenden, a young Gentleman< valiant in Faith, and appointed by Christ to assist his people
in this Desart, he was chose to the Office of a Magistrate, as also to be a choise Leader of their Military Forces, which
as yet were but in a strange posture; and therefore till the yeare 1644, (at which time the Countrey was really placed in
a posture of War, to be in a readinesse at all times) there shall not be any thing spoken concerning their Military Discipline,
the continuance of this Souldier of Christ was but short, the Lord taking him to rest with himselfe.

"HARLACKENDEN, among these men of note Christ has thee seated: In warlike way Christ thee array, with zeal, and love well
heated. As generall belov'd of all, Christ Souldiers honour thee: In the young yeares, courage appeares, and kinde benignity.
Short are thy days, spent to his praise, whose Church work thou must aid, His work shall bide, silver tride, but thine by
death is staid."

Appendix	Andrew Belcher Elijah Corlet Stephen Day Henry Dunster John Fessenden Nathaniel Gookin Samuel Green Jonathan Mitchel Thomas Shepard Gregory Stone Vassal Rev. Joseph Willard
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