Edmund Bancroft (1726 - 1806)

Born 23 Nov 1726 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Atherton) Bancroft — married 30 Dec 1747 in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Rachel (Howard) Bancroft — married 18 Feb 1757 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 15 Oct 1806 at age 79 in Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Biography

Sergeant Edmund Bancroft served with Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Edmund Bancroft is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A005627.

NSSAR Patriot Ancestor ,sar-number is P-108136, rank of Sergeant. Cites 56th-77th Annual Reports DAR. Senate documents (United States Congress, Senate)

Bancroft, Edmund DAR Ancestor #:A005627 Service: Massachusetts Rank(s): Patriotic Service Description: 1) Delegate to Provincial Congress, Rep to the General Court. Spouses: Elizabeth Atherton, Rachel Howard, Phebe Lawrence. ^[1]

Edmund's father is Massachusetts patriot Benjamin Bancroft with his mother Anna Lawrence. ^[2] Edmund was born in Charlestown and removed himself to Pepperell where he married his first wife ^[3] and attempted to raise his family.

Marriage

On 30 Dec 1747 in Groton, Massachusetts, Edmund was united in marriage to Elizabeth Atherton. A year later they rejoiced in the birth of their child, Edmund Bancroft, and he was christened on 25 Sep 1748 in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[4]

Edmund was the treasurer for Pepperell and served as the Deputy for the general court and was Captain of the militia.^[5]

• 1790 Census, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Edmund has listed:

3 Males Under the age of 16

1 Male Over the age of 16

5 Females

Military - Revolutionary War

1775 Apr - There exists a Revolutionary War Muster Roll for Edmund of Pepperell of Middlesex County, Massachusetts referring to Edmund as a Sergeant. The Lexington Alarm Roll is for Capt. John Nutting Company assigned to Col. William Prescott's Regiment. On this document the unit was authorized to march 80 miles from Pepperell on 19 Apr 1775; it states he was also assigned to a Company of Minute-men.

1775 Jun - There exists a Revolutionary War Muster Roll for Edmund of Pepperell of Middlesex County, Massachusetts referring to Edmund as Captain. The specific record is dated 31 Mar 1777 and states he was receiving money for losses sustained at the Battle of Bunker Hill on 17 Jun 1775. The order is signed by Joseph Shed of Capt. Asa Lawrence's Company of Col. William Prescott's Regiment.

Burial

Walton Cemetery, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 6 Oct 2021), "Record of Bancroft, Edmund", Ancestor # A005627.
2. ↑ Page 201, Vol 3, Birth Record
3. ↑ Page 18, Groton Marriages
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDL-7ZT : 4 December 2014), Edmund Bancroft in entry for Edmund Bancroft, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 868,604.
5. ↑ Page 80, Crane

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• Dickinson, C. E., and Samuel P. Hildreth. A History of Belpre, Washington County, Ohio,. Parkersburg: Pub. for the Author by Globe Print. & Binding, 1920. Print.
• Page 201-202 Record of Births, Vol. 3, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records.
• Page 18, Groton Marriages, Massachusetts Vital Records
• 1790 Census Year: 1790; Census Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 499; Image: 542; Family History Library Film: 0568144
• Crane, Ellery Bicknell. "Bancroft Family." Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity. Vol. 1. New York: Lewis Pub., 1907. Print.
• FindAGrave Memorial 54823387
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM6-2Y6 : 4 December 2014), Edmund Bancroft and Mrs. Rachel Barron, 18 Feb 1757; citing reference Roll 4966 P63 R3; FHL microfilm 868,434.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YD9G : 13 July 2016), Edmund Bancroft and Mrs. Rachel Barron, 18 Feb 1757; citing Marriage Notice, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 868,434.
• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RW-GPS7 : 27 January 2017), Edmund Bancroft, 1775.
• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RW-LK2N : 27 January 2017), Edmund Bancroft, 1775.
• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RW-2YJF : 27 January 2017), Edmund Bancraft, 1775.
• Green, Samuel Abbott, A Brief Account of Some of The Early Settlers of Groton, Massachusetts, John Wilson & Son, Cambridge, 1878 Page 2.
• Children Births: "Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG5Z-7LK4 : 3 October 2019), Edmund Bancroft in entry for Amos Bancroft, .