Note Footnote 3 — Front matter

[3] John Thoreau, grandfather of Henry, born at St. Helier's, Jersey, April, 1754, was a sailor on board the American privateer General Lincoln, November, 1779, and recognized La Sensible, French frigate, which carried John Adams from Boston to France. See Journal, vol. v, June 11, 1853. This John Thoreau, son of Philip, died in Concord, 1800.