Ebenezer Drury (1734 - 1818)

Born 17 Jan 1734 in Shrewsbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Keyes) Drury — married 26 Sep 1761 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 19 Aug 1818 at age 84 in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Private Ebenezer Drury served with Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Ebenezer was born in 1734. He was the son of Daniel Drury and Sarah Flagg. He passed away in 1818.

Ebenezer served as a Private in Captain Benjamin Nye's Company; Colonel Nathan Sparhawk's Regiment from 20 Sep 1778 to 12 Dec 1778^[1]

Birth

Ebenezer was born 17 Jan 1734 at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts to Daniel Drury and Sarah Flagg. According to William Cutter he was baptized 17 Feb 1734^[2]

Marriage

Ebenezer had 3 spouses before he died and 10 children (at least) between all three women.

1. He married Hannah Keyes 26 Sep 1761 at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts^[3][4]
2. He married Thankful Scott ca. 1778 at Pittsford, Vermont
3. He married Mary Jackson 28 Feb 1792 at Pittsford, Vermont^[5]

Children

Children with Hannah Keyes:

1. Luther Drury b. 25 Nov 1762 at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
2. Calvin Drury b. 8 May 1765 at Temple, Massachusetts
3. Sarah Drury b. 16 Jun 1767 at Temple, Massachusetts
4. Ebenezer Drury b. 10 Mar 1770 at Temple, Massachusetts
5. Abel Drury b. 7 Feb 1772 at Temple, Massachusetts
6. Hannah Drury b. 3 Mar 1774 at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
7. Louise Drury b. 9 Aug 1776 at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Children with Thankful Scott:

1. Daniel Drury b. 18 Apr 1780 at Pittsford, Vermont
2. Jonathan Drury b. 21 Feb 1782 at Pittsford, Vermont

Children with Mary Jackson:

1. Mary Drury b. 11 December 1795 at Pittsford, Vermont

Death

Ebenezer died 19 Aug 1818 at Pittsford, Vermont and his will was probated 2 Oct 1818^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War: Vol IV, Page 986
2. ↑ New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial: Vol 4, Page 1713
3. ↑ “Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988,” ‘’Shrewsbury’’, Births, Marriages and Death, 322; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 May 2019); locate through database of same title.
4. ↑ “Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988,” ‘’Shrewsbury’’, Births, Marriages and Death, 358; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 May 2019); locate through database of same title.
5. ↑ “Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 ” ‘’1870 and Prior’’, Drake, J - Dunbar, D, 2192; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 May 2019); locate through database of same title.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 May 2019), memorial page for Ebenezer Drury (17 Jan 1734–19 Aug 1818), Find A Grave Memorial no. 57101963, citing Baptist Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Mary Walzer (contributor 47177344) .
7. ↑ “Vermont, Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999” ‘’Rutland ’’, Probate Records, Vol 10-11, 1816-1825, 159; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 May 2019); locate through database of same title.

• Cutter, William R, editor. ’’Space:New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial’’ (Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, NY, 1914)
• Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ; Space:Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, (Wright & Potter Printing Company, Boston, 1896)
• Will: Image Page 289, Vol 10 or 11? Rutland County Probate Records