Silas Winchester (1758 - 1838)

Born 5 Sep 1758 in Brookline, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (King) Winchester — married 1 May 1783 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1838 at age 80 in Holden, Penobscot, Maine, United States

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Biography

Private Silas Winchester served with Massachusetts during the American Revolution.

Silas Winchester is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A128347.

Silas Winchester is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P94360
Rank: Private

Silas Winchester was born in 1758. ^[1]He passed away in 1838. He married Sally King in 1783. Ancestry Thru Lines indicate descendants from his children Achsah, Benjamin, Charles and Sophia. He fought in the Revolutionary War. Was a private under Captain Thomas White, Colonel William Heath and marched in the alarm of April 19, 1775. ^[2] He married Sally King in 1783.^[3]. He began receiving a pension for his military service in 1819. ^[4] He died in 1838 and is buried at Hart's Corner in Holden, Maine. ^[5].

Silas Winchester and Sally King had the following children:

i. Achsah b. 1784. m as his second wife Samuel Cobb

ii. Benjamin b. 1786 m, Ruth Etta Leavens ^[6]

iii. Charles b. 1790 ^[7]

iv. Samuel b. 1793, died 1794 ^[8]

v. Polly b. 1795. the first child named Polly died. ^[9]

vi. Sophia b. 1796 ^[10]

vii. Phoebe b. 1801 ^[11]

viii. Thomas Jefferson b. 1802 ^[12]

ix. Silas born and died in 1805

Burial (1838) Holden, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Military Service A soldier of the Revolution

http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Place of residence during American Revolution was Wrentham Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-6V3 : 10 February 2018), Silas Winchester, 05 Sep 1758; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.
2. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. SAR Membership 94360
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-KY4S : 28 November 2018), Silas Winchester and Sally King, 01 May 1783; citing Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,902,305.
4. ↑ The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar
5. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-7DKQ : 16 March 2018), Silas Winchester, 1838; citing Burial, Holden, Penobscot, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,636.
6. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4MV-L85 : 10 February 2018), Silas Winchester in entry for Benjamin Winchester, 10 May 1786; citing Orrington, Penobscot, Maine; FHL microfilm 11,724
7. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4MV-L8Y : 10 February 2018), Silas Winchester in entry for Charles Winchester, 03 May 1790; citing Orrington, Penobscot, Maine; FHL microfilm 11,724
8. ↑ "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48M-5ZS : 11 February 2018), Silas Winchester in entry for Samuel K. Winchester, 13 Dec 1794; citing reference 534; FHL microfilm 11,724.
9. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4MV-LZ2 : 10 February 2018), Silas Winchester in entry for Polly 2nd Winchester, 22 Feb 1795; citing Orrington, Penobscot, Maine; FHL microfilm 11,724
10. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4MV-LZP : 10 February 2018), Silas Winchester in entry for Sophia Winchester, 31 May 1796; citing Orrington, Penobscot, Maine; FHL microfilm 11,724.
11. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4MV-LNG : 10 February 2018), Silas Winchester in entry for Phebe S. Winchester, 13 Jan 1801; citing Orrington, Penobscot, Maine; FHL microfilm 11,724.
12. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4MV-LJT : 10 February 2018), Silas Winchester in entry for Thomas J. Winchester, 27 Sep 1802; citing Orrington, Penobscot, Maine; FHL microfilm 11,724

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 September 2019, 15:46), entry for Silas Winchester(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHJS-LTP); contributed by various users.