Lot Gifford Sr. (1747 - 1836)

Born 13 Jun 1747 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Olive (Weeks) Gifford — married 2 Jan 1771 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 20 May 1836 at age 88 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Corporal Lot Gifford Sr. served with Barnstable County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Lot Gifford Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A045045.

Revolutionary War Veteran

Private Lot Gifford, Capt John Grannis's Co.; enlisted 4 July 1775; service to 31 December 1775, 6 mos 13 days; Company stationed at Elizabeth's islands; also, as Corporal Capt. John Plamer's Co., Col John Cushing's regt.; marched 26 September 1776; service 1 mo . 27 days at Rhode Island; enlistment 2 months; Role dated Newport and sworn to at Falmouth, Barnstable Co., also, Private in Capt. Samuel Fish's Co., Col. Nathaniel Freeman's Barnstable County regiment, service 7 days on an alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth in 1779: SOURCE: In The War of the Revolution, Page 403, Record image on familysearch.org,, does not allow a download of the page image with this information.

Sources

Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 Lot Gifford; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 2 January 1771; Event Place: Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Spouse's Name: Olive Weeks; Document Number: 11; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8D-BTHB

United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872; Lot Gifford; Event Type: Military Service; Rank: Lieut.; Event Date: 04 March 1831; Event Place: Massachusetts; Death Date: 20 May 1836; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-2T4R

New England Historical and Genealogical Register; William Gifford of Sandwich, Massachusetts, Volume 133; americanancestors.org

United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783; Lot Gifford; Event Type: Military Service; Event Date: 04 July 1775; Military Status: 6 mos. 13 days; Military Regiment: Captain John Grannis's Company; Military Rank: Private; End date: September 1779 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-X76D

Warrant Applications, 1800-1900; Veteran's Name: Lot Gifford; State: Massachusetts; Veteran's Military Service Branch: Massachusetts; Pension Number: S. 10,742; Event Type: Pension; Residence Place: Massachusetts; File Name: 1068; Affiliate Identifier: 21470291; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9L2-X2W

United States Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900; Lot Gifford; Veteran's Name: Silas Lawrence; Pensioner's Name: Susanna Lawrence; State: Massachusetts; Veteran's Military Service Branch: Massachusetts; Pension Number:W. 15008; Additional Name:Abner Davis, Elisha Nye, Isaac Parker, John Grannis, Lot Gifford, Prince Hatch; Event Type: Pension; Residence Place: Massachusetts; File Name: 1532; Affiliate Identifier: 24667735; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSMW-YMZ

Source: S148 Author: Ancestry.com Title: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R1

Source: S26 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).Original data: Town and C; Repository: #R1

SECONDARY SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7J5-VB2

Acknowledgments

Thank you to LJ Massey for creating WikiTree profile Gifford-1043 through the import of Clifton_McBride_2013-11-11.ged on Nov 11, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by LJ and others.

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