Solomon Tuttle (1757 - 1830)

Born 3 Sep 1757 in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Strong) Tuttle — married 1777 in Brandon, Rutland, Republic of Vermont

Descendants

Died 30 Nov 1830 at age 73 in Dover Township, Athens, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Private Solomon Tuttle served with Vermont Republic Militia during the American Revolution.

Solomon Tuttle is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A117455.

Solomon Tuttle is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 308361
Rank: Private

Captain Solomon Tuttle, born September 3, 1757; married first, in 1777, at Brandon, Vermont, to Deborah Strong, daughter of Elisha and Desire (Williams) Strong. He married second, in Athens county, Ohio, Anna Pugsley. He married third, Sarah (Lowe) Seamans, of Putnam, Ohio.

The following is taken from biographical memoirs left in manuscript form (91 pages) by Reverand Chandler Tuttle, born August 22, 1786, son of Captain Solomon, said manuscript now in the family of the late Rev. J.B. Tuttle, of Philadelphia:

" I find in a deposition which my father, Captain Solomon Tuttle, made before Hon. Robert Linsey, one of the associate judges of Athens County, and to which he certified that he was personally acquinted with Solomon Tuttle and knew his statement entitled to credit, that my father entered the service in May 1775, in Captain Peleg Sunderland's Company, and that he was of the taking of Ticonderoga by Col. Ethan Allen, that he was dismissed in July following, that afterward he enlisted in Captain Robert Correghran's company in Colonel Eastman's regiment, that he was of the taking of Fort St. Johns by General Montgomery; he also assisted in capturing a number of vessels on or at the outlet at the lake and was at the taking of Sorelle and was discharged in December. He enlisted about Christmas of the same year in Captain Woodbridge's company under General Wooster and wintered in Montreal. In the following April he was honorably dismissed without a written discharge. Afterward he was enrolled and served as a "minute man" upward of three years. In November, 1779, he, with my mother and their only child at that time were taken prisoners by a party of Indians which had accompanied the British from Canada. My mother and brother through the influence of the British officers were allowed to remain where they were, but my father was taken into Canada and kept by the Indians until the following Spring when he was given up to the British. He was then taken to Montreal where there were a number of Tories whom he had helped to expel from the country. They informed the British that he was an active Whig, and he therefore with others was immediately put in irons and lodged in jail as a rebel. After having lain in irons for seven months they were taken off, but he was kept in close confinement until he was regularly exchanged, when he returned to his family, the time of his captivity amounting to one year, nine months and three days. He made deposition to what I have written in substance April 29, 1818."

About 1798 he came to Marietta and then to Athens, building one of the first cabins there. After a residence here of a few years he removed to Sandusky Creek, being the first settle in Trimble Township. He died November 30, 1830, and is buried on Boudinot farm, north of Millfield. Two of his grandchildren live in the county, Mr. Austin True, north of Millfield, and Mrs. Daniel Fulton, west of Athens. His daughter, Cyrena, of the third marriage, was born November 22, 1817, in Trimble township. She was married to James J. Woods, November 14, 1839, in Athens county. She was the mother of nine children, three of whom are living. She has had 119 lineal descendants, 89 of whom are living (1904). In March, 1904, she removed from Anthon, Woodbury county, Iowa, to the home of her daughter at Arvada, Colorado.

written by Mrs. Floride Kistler Sprague, historian, Daughters of the American Revolution magazine, Vol. 27, pgs. 356-357, July 1905

• Note* Monument was located in the woods near the cemetery. It has been uprooted from it's original resting place. On the bottom (base) is written: DAR 1929. I am guessing this was placed at that time which may explain the "Lt" instead of Capt. The cemetery is located in a field on private property still owned by the Boudinot Family. Over time all the monuments have been removed and discarded into a ravine. Athens Historical Society along with Ohio University is in "delicate negotiations" with the family to be allowed to place a single marker with all the names listed. For more information contact the Athens Historical Society.

Revolutionary War Patriot (DAR #A117455)

Sources

• Descendants of James Crabtree Dew (1.), Pg. 1.

• James Crabtree Dew's page entry (5.) record as listed on genealogy.com on Billy Wade’s records.

• Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Volume 27, Pg. 356.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #111110880

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Salisbury, Page 115.