Samuel Dame (abt. 1709 - 1750)

Born about 1709 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Downes) Dame — married about 1728 in Dover, Strafford, NH

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1750 at about age 41 in Dover, Strafford, NH

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Biography

Birth

Birth:

Date: abt 1708/09

Place: Dover, Strafford, NH

Military Service

Military Service: Militia - 2nd Foot Company of Dover New Hampshire - 1740

Marriage

Husband: Samuel Dame

Wife: Mary Downes

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1728

Place: Dover, Strafford, NH^[1]

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Child: Samuel Dame

Notes

Note N2363

No date of birth of Samuel Dam has been found, but as in 1752 his father's second wife, then Mrs Elizabeth Goodwin, was called his mother-in-law (step-mother), he was a child by his father's first wife, Easter Twombly.

On 26 Dec 1750 guardianship papers were granted to Thomas Westbrook Waldron, as guardian of Samuel Dam, Sarah Dam, and Pomfret Dam, minor children of Samuel Dam of Dover, Deceased. (Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, vol 4, p 92.)

Administration of the estate of Samuel Dam of Dover, yeoman, was granted to Thomas Westbrook Waldron of Dover 27 Mar 1751; and the inventory, dated 18 Apr 1751 and signed by Thomas Wallingford of Somersworth and Joseph Hanson of Dover, gentlemen, showed a value of £16485 15s. 0d.

A warrant issued 26 Dec 1751 by Hon Andrew Wiggin appointed five men to divide the estate. Their report dated 20 May 1752 and allowed 27 May 1752 stated that they appointed a committee to divide the real estate among the children "and also that Real Estate which Came to Said Children in the Right of their mother Mary Dam Deceased in ye Real Estate of her Late father Thomas Downs Deceased and also all the Right of Reversion which is now in the possession of Mrs Elizabeth Goodwin Mother in Law of Said Dec'd ... we Set off to Samuel Dam the Eldest son of said Deceased for his two Shares in Said Real Estate ... to Pomfret Dam the other son of Said Deceased for his one Share ... to Sarah Howard the Daughter of Said Deceased ....(op. cit., pp 93-94)^[2]

Sources

• Source: S1 Type: Periodical Title: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Publication: NEHGS, Boston, MA Data Changed: Date: 20 DEC 2009
• Source: S3 Type: Book Title: A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England Before 1692 Author: Savage, James Publication: Little, Brown and Co, Boston, MA. 1862 Media: online edition URL: http://books.google.com/books?id=XWYBAAAAQAAJ Data Changed: Date: 17 JAN 2010
• Source: S8 Type: Gedcom File Title: Dame_002 gedcom file Author: Holly Hendricks, Wakefield, MA Date: 20 May 2001 Data Changed: Date: 20 DEC 2009

1. ↑ Source: #S8
2. ↑ Source: #S1