Samuel was the last of 2 children born of Abraham Adams (1716-1769) and his wife Anne Hayden (Hoiden) (b. 1706). Samuel had one sister, Anne (b. 1734)
Samuel married, November 19, 1767 at Suffield, Hartford County, Colony of Connecticut, Dorcas Frost (d. 1778) by whom he had 5 children (2 sons and 3 daughters): Abraham (Abram) (1769-1865), Anne (Anna) (b. 1770), Sophia (1772-1832), Samuel (1774-1845), and Lucinda (Lorinda) (b. 1776).
In the summer of 1776, the British massed about 30,000 men to reduce the city of New York to their possession. To withstand this force General George Washington called upon Connecticut for assistance. In compliance with his requisition, the Connecticut General Assembly in August ordered all the militia west of the Connecticut River to march forthwith to New York. Three companies marched from Suffield, including all the militia of the town, and probably nearly every man in the place liable for military duty.
On March 26, 1777, Samuel enlisted for 3 years as a Private in Captain William Judd's Company, Colonel Samuel Willy's 3rd Regiment of the Connecticut Line raised for the new army, the Continental Line. Colonel Willy's Regiment was recruited mainly in Hartford County and the eastern part of the state. Soon after the Regiment's rendezvous at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut along the Connecticut River, a part of the Regiment assisted in repelling the enemy during its raid at Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, April 26th and 27th. The Regiment went into camp at Peekskill, Westchester County, New York on the Hudson River in May 1777 and served under Major General Israel Putnam in Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons 1st Brigade until January 1778 when the Brigade took post at West Point and later began the construction of permanent works there. In the summer of 1778, the Regiment encamped at White Plains with General Washington's main army. The Regiment wintered, 1778-1779, at Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut. During the operations of 1779, it served in Major General Heath's wing on the east side of the Hudson River. The Regiment wintered, 1779-1780, at Morristown, New Jersey and served on outposts in the vicinity of Elizabeth and Newark. Samuel was discharged from this service, March 26, 1780.
A little over a year after his 1st wife died, Samuel married, February 18, 1779, Elizabeth Purchase (1751-1820) by whom he had 4 more children (2 sons and 2 daughters): Eli (1780-1809), Elizabeth (1782-1870), Horace (1784-1866), and Dorcas (1788-1846).
Samuel, from Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, came to West Haven, Rutland County, Vermont, in 1792, with his wife, 4 sons and 1 daughter.
References:
(1) "Connecticut Vital Records Suffield Births - Marriages - Deaths 1674-1850 Barbour Collection Connecticut State Library" 1928, pages 1-7
(2) "The Hamlin Family a Genealogy of Capt. Giles Hamlin of Middletown, Connecticut, 1654-1900" by H. Franklin Andrews, 1900, page 170
(3) "Celebration of the Bi-Centennial Anniversary of the Town of Suffield, Conn., Wednesday, Oct. 12, 1870" by Wiley, Waterman & Eaton, Steam Book and Job Printers, 1871, pages 44 and 45
(4) "The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service during the War of the Revolution 1775-1783" by Henry P. Johnston, 1889, pages 125-132, 136, 141, 168-171, 315 and 317-318
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Rutland County, VT., for 1881-82." by Hamilton Child, 1881, page 256
Samuel married, November 19, 1767 at Suffield, Hartford County, Colony of Connecticut, Dorcas Frost (d. 1778) by whom he had 5 children (2 sons and 3 daughters): Abraham (Abram) (1769-1865), Anne (Anna) (b. 1770), Sophia (1772-1832), Samuel (1774-1845), and Lucinda (Lorinda) (b. 1776).
In the summer of 1776, the British massed about 30,000 men to reduce the city of New York to their possession. To withstand this force General George Washington called upon Connecticut for assistance. In compliance with his requisition, the Connecticut General Assembly in August ordered all the militia west of the Connecticut River to march forthwith to New York. Three companies marched from Suffield, including all the militia of the town, and probably nearly every man in the place liable for military duty.
On March 26, 1777, Samuel enlisted for 3 years as a Private in Captain William Judd's Company, Colonel Samuel Willy's 3rd Regiment of the Connecticut Line raised for the new army, the Continental Line. Colonel Willy's Regiment was recruited mainly in Hartford County and the eastern part of the state. Soon after the Regiment's rendezvous at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut along the Connecticut River, a part of the Regiment assisted in repelling the enemy during its raid at Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, April 26th and 27th. The Regiment went into camp at Peekskill, Westchester County, New York on the Hudson River in May 1777 and served under Major General Israel Putnam in Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons 1st Brigade until January 1778 when the Brigade took post at West Point and later began the construction of permanent works there. In the summer of 1778, the Regiment encamped at White Plains with General Washington's main army. The Regiment wintered, 1778-1779, at Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut. During the operations of 1779, it served in Major General Heath's wing on the east side of the Hudson River. The Regiment wintered, 1779-1780, at Morristown, New Jersey and served on outposts in the vicinity of Elizabeth and Newark. Samuel was discharged from this service, March 26, 1780.
A little over a year after his 1st wife died, Samuel married, February 18, 1779, Elizabeth Purchase (1751-1820) by whom he had 4 more children (2 sons and 2 daughters): Eli (1780-1809), Elizabeth (1782-1870), Horace (1784-1866), and Dorcas (1788-1846).
Samuel, from Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, came to West Haven, Rutland County, Vermont, in 1792, with his wife, 4 sons and 1 daughter.
References:
(1) "Connecticut Vital Records Suffield Births - Marriages - Deaths 1674-1850 Barbour Collection Connecticut State Library" 1928, pages 1-7
(2) "The Hamlin Family a Genealogy of Capt. Giles Hamlin of Middletown, Connecticut, 1654-1900" by H. Franklin Andrews, 1900, page 170
(3) "Celebration of the Bi-Centennial Anniversary of the Town of Suffield, Conn., Wednesday, Oct. 12, 1870" by Wiley, Waterman & Eaton, Steam Book and Job Printers, 1871, pages 44 and 45
(4) "The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service during the War of the Revolution 1775-1783" by Henry P. Johnston, 1889, pages 125-132, 136, 141, 168-171, 315 and 317-318
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Rutland County, VT., for 1881-82." by Hamilton Child, 1881, page 256
Samuel was the last of 2 children born of Abraham Adams (1716-1769) and his wife Anne Hayden (Hoiden) (b. 1706). Samuel had one sister, Anne (b. 1734)
Samuel married, November 19, 1767 at Suffield, Hartford County, Colony of Connecticut, Dorcas Frost (d. 1778) by whom he had 5 children (2 sons and 3 daughters): Abraham (Abram) (1769-1865), Anne (Anna) (b. 1770), Sophia (1772-1832), Samuel (1774-1845), and Lucinda (Lorinda) (b. 1776).
In the summer of 1776, the British massed about 30,000 men to reduce the city of New York to their possession. To withstand this force General George Washington called upon Connecticut for assistance. In compliance with his requisition, the Connecticut General Assembly in August ordered all the militia west of the Connecticut River to march forthwith to New York. Three companies marched from Suffield, including all the militia of the town, and probably nearly every man in the place liable for military duty.
On March 26, 1777, Samuel enlisted for 3 years as a Private in Captain William Judd's Company, Colonel Samuel Willy's 3rd Regiment of the Connecticut Line raised for the new army, the Continental Line. Colonel Willy's Regiment was recruited mainly in Hartford County and the eastern part of the state. Soon after the Regiment's rendezvous at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut along the Connecticut River, a part of the Regiment assisted in repelling the enemy during its raid at Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, April 26th and 27th. The Regiment went into camp at Peekskill, Westchester County, New York on the Hudson River in May 1777 and served under Major General Israel Putnam in Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons 1st Brigade until January 1778 when the Brigade took post at West Point and later began the construction of permanent works there. In the summer of 1778, the Regiment encamped at White Plains with General Washington's main army. The Regiment wintered, 1778-1779, at Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut. During the operations of 1779, it served in Major General Heath's wing on the east side of the Hudson River. The Regiment wintered, 1779-1780, at Morristown, New Jersey and served on outposts in the vicinity of Elizabeth and Newark. Samuel was discharged from this service, March 26, 1780.
A little over a year after his 1st wife died, Samuel married, February 18, 1779, Elizabeth Purchase (1751-1820) by whom he had 4 more children (2 sons and 2 daughters): Eli (1780-1809), Elizabeth (1782-1870), Horace (1784-1866), and Dorcas (1788-1846).
Samuel, from Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, came to West Haven, Rutland County, Vermont, in 1792, with his wife, 4 sons and 1 daughter.
References:
(1) "Connecticut Vital Records Suffield Births - Marriages - Deaths 1674-1850 Barbour Collection Connecticut State Library" 1928, pages 1-7
(2) "The Hamlin Family a Genealogy of Capt. Giles Hamlin of Middletown, Connecticut, 1654-1900" by H. Franklin Andrews, 1900, page 170
(3) "Celebration of the Bi-Centennial Anniversary of the Town of Suffield, Conn., Wednesday, Oct. 12, 1870" by Wiley, Waterman & Eaton, Steam Book and Job Printers, 1871, pages 44 and 45
(4) "The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service during the War of the Revolution 1775-1783" by Henry P. Johnston, 1889, pages 125-132, 136, 141, 168-171, 315 and 317-318
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Rutland County, VT., for 1881-82." by Hamilton Child, 1881, page 256
Samuel married, November 19, 1767 at Suffield, Hartford County, Colony of Connecticut, Dorcas Frost (d. 1778) by whom he had 5 children (2 sons and 3 daughters): Abraham (Abram) (1769-1865), Anne (Anna) (b. 1770), Sophia (1772-1832), Samuel (1774-1845), and Lucinda (Lorinda) (b. 1776).
In the summer of 1776, the British massed about 30,000 men to reduce the city of New York to their possession. To withstand this force General George Washington called upon Connecticut for assistance. In compliance with his requisition, the Connecticut General Assembly in August ordered all the militia west of the Connecticut River to march forthwith to New York. Three companies marched from Suffield, including all the militia of the town, and probably nearly every man in the place liable for military duty.
On March 26, 1777, Samuel enlisted for 3 years as a Private in Captain William Judd's Company, Colonel Samuel Willy's 3rd Regiment of the Connecticut Line raised for the new army, the Continental Line. Colonel Willy's Regiment was recruited mainly in Hartford County and the eastern part of the state. Soon after the Regiment's rendezvous at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut along the Connecticut River, a part of the Regiment assisted in repelling the enemy during its raid at Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, April 26th and 27th. The Regiment went into camp at Peekskill, Westchester County, New York on the Hudson River in May 1777 and served under Major General Israel Putnam in Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons 1st Brigade until January 1778 when the Brigade took post at West Point and later began the construction of permanent works there. In the summer of 1778, the Regiment encamped at White Plains with General Washington's main army. The Regiment wintered, 1778-1779, at Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut. During the operations of 1779, it served in Major General Heath's wing on the east side of the Hudson River. The Regiment wintered, 1779-1780, at Morristown, New Jersey and served on outposts in the vicinity of Elizabeth and Newark. Samuel was discharged from this service, March 26, 1780.
A little over a year after his 1st wife died, Samuel married, February 18, 1779, Elizabeth Purchase (1751-1820) by whom he had 4 more children (2 sons and 2 daughters): Eli (1780-1809), Elizabeth (1782-1870), Horace (1784-1866), and Dorcas (1788-1846).
Samuel, from Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, came to West Haven, Rutland County, Vermont, in 1792, with his wife, 4 sons and 1 daughter.
References:
(1) "Connecticut Vital Records Suffield Births - Marriages - Deaths 1674-1850 Barbour Collection Connecticut State Library" 1928, pages 1-7
(2) "The Hamlin Family a Genealogy of Capt. Giles Hamlin of Middletown, Connecticut, 1654-1900" by H. Franklin Andrews, 1900, page 170
(3) "Celebration of the Bi-Centennial Anniversary of the Town of Suffield, Conn., Wednesday, Oct. 12, 1870" by Wiley, Waterman & Eaton, Steam Book and Job Printers, 1871, pages 44 and 45
(4) "The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service during the War of the Revolution 1775-1783" by Henry P. Johnston, 1889, pages 125-132, 136, 141, 168-171, 315 and 317-318
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Rutland County, VT., for 1881-82." by Hamilton Child, 1881, page 256
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