Nathan Melvin (1729 - 1807)

Born 25 Jun 1729 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Foster) Melvin — married [date unknown] in Concord, MA

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1807 at age 77 in Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Nathan Melvin served with Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Nathan Melvin is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A077354.

Nathan Melvin is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 247791
Rank: Sergeant

Private, Capt. Deliverance Davis's co. of militia, Col. Asa Whetcomb's regt., which marched in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775, and later a Sergeant, Capt. William Thurlo's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt. ^{[1] [2]}

NATHAN MELVIN (also seen as MELVEN) was born on June 25, 1729 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony to JONATHAN MELVIN and SARAH HARTWELL. He married ANNA FOSTER after 1752 in his hometown. They were married 27 years and had 11 children together. He served as a Private, Captain, and Sergeant in the Revolutionary War under Captain Thurlo and Colonel Whitney. The family relocated from Ashburnham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Cambridge, Lamoille County, Vermont where he died on January 6, 1807 and was buried at Mountain View Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ DAR
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-08-22), "Record of Nathan Melvin", Ancestor # A077354.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 10, p. 624,7

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000; John Melvin of Charlestown and Concord, Mass , and his descendants. Source Information: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000; NSDAR, Volume 106 (1913)

• 1790 U S Census; Cambridge, Chittenden, Vermont; Series M637; Roll 12; Page 150; Image 129; Family History Library Film 0568152

• 1800 U S Census; Cambridge, Franklin, Vermont; Series M32; Roll 51; Page 422; Image 238; Family History Library Film 218688

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Birth of Nathan Melven on 25 Jun 1729 at Concord, MA to Jonathan and Sarah Melven

• Vital Records of Concord, MA; Birth of Nathan Melvin in Jun 1729 to Jonathan and Sarah

• Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870; Location: Concord; Date: 1747; Subject: Guardian; Record Number: 15037

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152499611/nathan-melven

• Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908; Nathan Melvin; Birth Date 1731; Death Date 6 Jan 1807; Death Place: Cambridge, Vermont, USA; Death Age: 76