Samuel Dakin
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Samuel Dakin (1700 - 1758)

Capt. Samuel Dakin
Born in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 13 Dec 1722 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusettsmap
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Father of , , and
Died at age 57 in Halfway Brook, Lake George, New Yorkmap
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Biography

Samuel is the son of Deacon Joseph and Dorothy (Worcester/Wooster) Dakin.[1] He is the grandson of Thomas Dakin who settled in Concord before 1650. He married Mercy Minott, the daughter of Col. James and Rebeccah (Wheeler) Minott, on 13 Dec 1722 at Middlesex County, Massachusetts.[2] They settled in the north end of Sudbury near the road to Concord after 1727. Among their children are:

  • Joseph, b. 20 May 1725;[3]
  • Oliver, b. 30 Mar 1727 in Concord;[4]
  • Samuel, b. 17 May 1731 in Sudbury;[5]
  • Mercy, b. 24 Apr 1733;[6]
  • Beulah, b. 22 May 1735;[7]
  • Mary, b. Aug 1741;[8]

About 1745, Samuel was appointed Ensign of the 2nd Company of Foot under Capt. Josiah Richardson and Col. Joseph Buckminster. On 10 Sep 1755, he became Captain of Col. Josiah Brown's regiment.

In May of 1758, Capt. Dakin received an order from Ebenezer Nichols to be present with his company at Worcester on the 25th, and to furnish his men with "Bounty for Biliting". From Worcester, the company proceeded to Fort Edward. On Thursday, 20 Jul 1758, Dakin and 10 of his men were scouting at Half-Way Brook (near Fort Edward) when they were attacked by Indians. They were able to alert the Fort but did not make it back alive. Among the 14 men killed in that rout were Capt. Samuel Dakin, Capt. Ebenezer Jones, Lieut. Samuel Curtis, and Ens. Davis. They were buried in a single grave just inside the Fort.


The following epitaph of Captain Dakin was written by his orderly Sergeant William Rice, Esq., who was his orderly sergeant: "Good by, Capt. Dakin Samuell, In a battle near Lake George he fell".ry.

Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
  2. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
  3. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
  4. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
  5. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
  6. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
  7. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
  8. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915




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Williams-27459 Kim Williams
I took a stab at it. I cleaned up unmerged text (numerous Source sections.) I removed the Ancestry Family Tree links and Family Data Collections as well as links to private MyHeritage pages. I tried to match the references with the relevant paragraphs but couldn't figure out all. I think most stated facts are sourced, but not sure which goes with which. Have it at my fellow Wikitreers!
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Lavieri-1 Deirdre Lavieri
This profile badly needs a cleanup! I've put it on my list, but it anyone gets to it first, it would be terrific! Thank you!
posted by Deirdre Lavieri
Sisson-190 Jimmy M. Sisson
Captain Samuel DAKIN

1700–1758

Birth 23 SEP 1700 • Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

Death 20 JULY 1758 • Halfway Brook, Lake George, New York

was married to


Mercy (TWIN) MINOTT

1702–1793

Birth 15 APRIL 1702 • Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

Death 25 JULY 1793 • Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States

posted by Jimmy M. Sisson
Sisson-190 Jimmy M. Sisson
Dakin-174 and Dakin-14 appear to represent the same person because: They are the same man. Mercy MINOTT is the correct wife.
posted by Jimmy M. Sisson
Sisson-190 Jimmy M. Sisson
I adopted this orphan profile on 26 July 2016.

Captain Samuel DAKIN was my maternal 1st cousin, eight times removed.

posted by Jimmy M. Sisson
Keniston-36 Bob Keniston Jr.
Dakin-81 and Dakin-14 appear to represent the same person because: Dates match.
posted by Bob Keniston Jr.

Rejected matches › Samuel Dakin (1700-1789)

Samuel is 10 degrees from Daniel Boone, 9 degrees from John Adams, 14 degrees from James Beckwourth, 14 degrees from Jemmy Bird, 12 degrees from Kit Carson, 10 degrees from William Clark, 13 degrees from James Clyman, 14 degrees from David Crockett, 13 degrees from Louis Jolliet, 15 degrees from Esther Pariseau, 13 degrees from Pierre Esprit Radisson and 14 degrees from Zachary Jon Smith on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

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