Minor was active in public affairs in both New London and Stonington. He was commissioned as the captain of the Stonington militia company in 1665.Soldiers in King Philips War. George Madison Bodge. 1896. pg. 468. Both he and his sons served during King Philip's War. His son, Lieutenant Thomas Minor, appears on the list of Connecticut men who volunteered for service in King Philip's War who were the original proprietors of Voluntown, Connecticut.Soldiers in King Philips War. George Madison Bodge. 1896. pg. 443.
