John Gunby is said to have replied :
In the spring of 1775 , at the age of 30 , Gunby volunteered as a minuteman , for which his father , a staunch loyalist , warned him that he was running the risk of being hanged as a traitor .
Gunby   is said to have replied :
In the spring of 1775 , at the age of 30 , Gunby volunteered as a minuteman , for which his father , a staunch loyalist , warned him that he was running the risk of being hanged as a traitor .