Private Cato Underwood (1754-unknown), recorded as “Negro” in Revolutionary War sources, is credited for serving for the town of Needham as well as for Natick. He initially enlisted in 1775 in Captain Aaron Haynes’ Company and Colonel Jonathan Brewer’s Regiment, for a service term of 7 days. His name appears later on service records at Fishkill, New York. It is unclear what his connection to the other soldiers with the same surname from Needham was.

Sergeant Isaac Underwood (1723-1793) likely of English descent/citizenship, son of John Underwood and Abigail Flagg, served for a total of two days as part of Captain Caleb Kingsbury’s Company as they matched on the alarm of 19 April 1775. His service is credited to the town of Needham, although at various times in his life he was also associated with Natick. The Underwood family homestead was located in the western portion of what was then called Needham, an area referred to as the Needham Leg.