Amos Stetson II (1730 - 1777)

Born 19 May 1730 in Stoughton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Experience (Holbrook) Stetson — married about 1760 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 1777 at about age 46 in Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York, United States

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Biography

Pvt Amos Stetson II served with Massachusetts Line during the American Revolution.

Amos Stetson II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A108586.

Amos Stetson II Died in Military Service during American Revolution.

Amos Stetson was born May 19, 1730. ^[1][2] 2nd child and son Son of Amos and Margaret (Thayer) Stetson ^{[3] [4][5][6]}

Marriage

He married Experience Holbrook. ^[7] 9 Children (Birth Order from John Barry's Records):

1. Elizabeth "Betsey" Stetson, b. 17 Jun 1764 ^[8]; m. (unknown) White ^[4]
2. Robert Stetson, b. 1763 ^[7] Unmarried, was a mariner ^[4]
3. Jacob Stetson , b. 1769
4. Isaac Stetson
5. Joshua Stetson, b 15 Sep 1770; d. 14 Feb 1863 ^[9]
6. Rhoda (Stetson) Thayer m. Isaiah Thayer of Sterling as his 2nd wife, Jun 1817 ^[7]
7. Phoebe Stetson, b. 6 Feb 1775.
8. Tamer Stetson, d. at age 10 ^[7]
9. Amos Stetson, b. 25 Feb 1777; d. 4 May 1859 ^[10]

Occupation

He was a cordwainer ^[7].

Military Service

• He was a soldier from Braintree 1758 ^[11][12].
• He served in the Continental military during the American Revolutionary War. He died at Saratoga, New York, either in 1779 ^[7] of sickness, soon after the surrender of Burgoyne, or in 1777 in one of the two Battles of Saratoga, which were fought September 19, 1777 and October 7, 1777. ^[12]

Death

Died in 1777 at the Battle of Saratoga ^[13] or in 1779 ^[7] After Amos died, John Vinton was appointed guardian to his children Robert and Betsy on July 17 1779, they being at that time over fourteen years of age. ^[14]

Research Notes

Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index #: 1-1-2-5-2

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Braintree, Massachusetts
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVY-HPP : 15 January 2020), Amos Stetson, 1730.
3. ↑ Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 1, Page 63
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Barry:Page 20
5. ↑ Vital Records of Braintree, Massachusetts. Births. p. 765. Lists Amos Stetson, born May 19, 1730 to Amos and Margret.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4KZ-GJ9 : accessed 15 April 2016), Amos Stetson, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 1,954,512.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6} Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 2, Page 115-16
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6C-2TT : 15 January 2020), Amos Stetson in entry for Elisabeth Stetson, 1764.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7JH-2JC : 2 March 2021), Joshua Stetson, 14 Feb 1863; citing Walpole, Massachusetts, v 166 p 257, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,183.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTM-QMB : 14 February 2020), Amos in entry for Amos Stetson, 1859.
11. ↑ Family Record of Service
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Massachusetts S and S in Revolutionary War Vol XIV, Pg 938
13. ↑ Barry: Page 26
14. ↑ Suffolk Count AM Probate File Papers. Volume: Suffolk Cases 16000-17999. (Cases 16627 through 16635, dated July 17, 1778, are probate cases for children: Amos, Betsey, Isaac, Jacob, Joshua, Phebe, Rhoda, Robert, and Turner (Tamer). John Vinton of Braintree became their Guardian.)

See Also:

• Barry, John Stetson. A Genealogical and Biographical Sketch of the Name and Family of Stetson (William A. Hall & Co., Boston, 1847)
• " Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ; Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Wright & Potter Printing Company, Boston, 1896. Seventeen volumes (https://archive.org/details/massachusettssolssthmass)
• Stetson, Oscar Frank, ed; Stetson, Nelson Mitchell. Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933, 1956, 2008)
• Vital Records of Braintree, Massachusetts. Births. p. 765.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4KZ-GJ9 : accessed 15 April 2016), Amos Stetson, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 1,954,512.