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James Mitchell Varnum was born December 17, 1748 at Dracut, Massachusetts. After a period at Harvard, he graduated with honors from Rhode Island College(Brown University) with its first class, 1769. He married Martha (Patty) Child of Warren; was admitted to the bar of Rhode Island in 1771 and settled in East Greenwich. Varnum showed an early interest in military affairs, becoming the first commander of the Kentish Guards, October 16, 1774, with the rank of Colonel.
