▁of ▁the ▁P ly mouth ▁Col ony , ▁and ▁George ▁Sou le ▁( 1 5 9 3 – 1 6 7 9 ), ▁through ▁his ▁grand m other ▁Sus ann ah ▁Bar ber ▁Perry ▁( 1 6 9 7 – 1 7 5 5 ). ▁ ▁American ▁Revolution ▁Christopher ▁Perry ▁en list ed , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 , ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁milit ia ▁company ▁named ▁the ▁King ston ▁Red s ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁on ▁a ▁private er ▁commanded ▁by ▁a ▁Captain ▁Re ed . ▁After ▁one ▁cru ise ▁with ▁Re ed , ▁Perry ▁signed ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁private er ▁M if fl in ▁commanded ▁by ▁George ▁Wait ▁Bab cock . ▁The ▁M if fl in ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁Perry ▁was ▁conf ined ▁to ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁prison ▁ship ▁Jersey ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁har bor ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁before ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁escape . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 9 , ▁Perry ▁joined ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Navy ▁as ▁a ▁se aman ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁USS ▁Tr umb ull ▁commanded ▁by ▁Captain ▁James ▁Nich ol son . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 7 8 0 , ▁the ▁Tr umb ull ▁engaged ▁the ▁British ▁letter ▁of ▁marque ▁W att ▁in ▁a ▁hard - f ought , ▁but ▁inde cis ive , ▁action ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Tr umb ull ▁suffered ▁ 8 ▁killed ▁and ▁ 3 1 ▁wounded ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁W att s ▁ 1