Colonial Wars, 1607 to 1763

United States U.S. Military Colonial Wars, 1607 to 1763

List of Colonial Wars

The following are the wars that occurred before 1775 in what is now the United States. (May not be complete)

Date	Name of the War
1637	Pequot War
1675-1676	King Philip's War
1689-1697	King William's War
1702-1713	Queen Anne's War
1739–1748	War of Jenkins' Ear
1744-1748	King George's War
1755-1763	French and Indian War
1774	Lord Dunmore's War

States Involved in Colonial Wars

Connecticut Delaware Florida (part of Spain) Georgia Louisiana (part of France) Maine (Mass. and France disputed)

Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina

Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont (NH and NY disputed) Virginia

Canadian Provinces Involved in Colonial Wars

• Map of Provinces around 1750

• New Brunswick (French)
• Newfoundland (British and French)
• Nova Scotia (British and French)
• Ontario (British and French)
• Quebec (British and French)

Where to Find Records

Many colonists served in local militias and participated in King William’s War (1689–97), Queen Anne's War (1702-1713), King George’s War (1744–48), and the French and Indian War (1754–63). Because these were local units and not part of the British Army, any surviving records are in historical societies and state libraries and archives.

The Family History Library has copies of many of the records that have been published. These are found in Place Search in the Family History Library Catalog under:

[STATE] ‑ MILITARY RECORDS

[STATE], [COUNTY] ‑ MILITARY RECORDS

[STATE], [COUNTY], [CITY] ‑ MILITARY RECORDS

Veterans and Lineage Society Records

The General Society of Colonial Wars

This society was established in 1893 and has no permanent headquarters.

The Family History Library has the following records of this society:

• Register of Members: FHL 528676
• Lineage Papers: various film numbers
• Supplemental Records: FHL 528429-675
• Member Index: FHL 528677-89
• Ancestor Index: FHL 528690-92, 533971-74

For current address and etc. on the society check the current edition of:

"Encyclopedia of Associations" by Maurer, Christine and Tara E. Sheets, eds. 33rd edition. Vol. 1, pt 2. Annual. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Section 12. (FHL 973 E4gr) (Worldcat) Provides addresses and phone numbers as well as a description of the organizations, their publications, and references to any library or research materials they maintain.

Books

• "Colonial Wars of North America 1512–1763: An Encyclopedia" Gallay, Alan, ed. 1996. (FHL 973 M2cw) (Worldcat) Contains short essays with references on people, events and topics from the Spanish conquistadors to Pontiac Wars of 1763.

• Lydon, James G. Struggle For Empire: A Bibliography of the French and Indian War.