Samuel Amburn was born in 1761 in Worcester Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He entered the patriot army in 1776 as a substitute for his father Jacob Amburn and did a six months tour of duty which included the battle of Trenton and the winter of Morristown. in 1777 he was drafted for a second tour of duty, and during this term he was at Brandywine and Germantown. His third tour of duty was with a volunteer unit. That winter the army commanded by George Washington, their headquarters at Valley Forge and the headquarters of the enemy were in Philadelphia. It became necessary to keep a standing army there to prevent the Americans in the neighborhood from trading with the enemy and to drum the foraging parties of the enemy who frequently came into the county for supplies. Samuel along with fifty or sixty other men formed themselves into a volunteer company for for this purpose. He was chose by the company to be the commander or Captain. He accepted the appointment and stationed his company at the "Crooked Bittle" in Philadelphia County, State of Pennsylvania. During the last months of his service, he suffered a "fever" in his leg, which left him partly crippled for the rest of his life. After the war he moved to Guilford County, North Carolina where he lived for several years, then in 1797 he moved to Grayson County, Virginia. He came to Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County, Indiana in 1829.
Samuel Amburn was born in 1761 in Worcester Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He entered the patriot army in 1776 as a substitute for his father Jacob Amburn and did a six months tour of duty which included the battle of Trenton and the winter of Morristown. in 1777 he was drafted for a second tour of duty, and during this term he was at Brandywine and Germantown. His third tour of duty was with a volunteer unit. That winter the army commanded by George Washington, their headquarters at Valley Forge and the headquarters of the enemy were in Philadelphia. It became necessary to keep a standing army there to prevent the Americans in the neighborhood from trading with the enemy and to drum the foraging parties of the enemy who frequently came into the county for supplies. Samuel along with fifty or sixty other men formed themselves into a volunteer company for for this purpose. He was chose by the company to be the commander or Captain. He accepted the appointment and stationed his company at the "Crooked Bittle" in Philadelphia County, State of Pennsylvania. During the last months of his service, he suffered a "fever" in his leg, which left him partly crippled for the rest of his life. After the war he moved to Guilford County, North Carolina where he lived for several years, then in 1797 he moved to Grayson County, Virginia. He came to Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County, Indiana in 1829.
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