Captain
Rufus
Lincoln
Born in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Ichabod Lincoln
and Hannah (Codding) Lincoln
Brother of
Ichabod Lincoln, Prudence Lincoln, Asa Lincoln, Hannah (Lincoln) Robinson, Celia (Lincoln) Richmond and Nathaniel Lincoln
Husband of
Lydia (Sprague) Lincoln
— married
11 Feb 1783 (to 11 Feb 1838) in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
Drusilla (Lincoln) Leonard, Rufus Lincoln Jr., Bradford Lincoln, Prudence (Lincoln) Field, Gameliel Lincoln, Minor Sprague Lincoln, George Gilbert Lincoln and Lydia (Lincoln) Ellis
Died
at age 86
in Lincoln Hill, Wareham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2015
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Biography
Captain Rufus Lincoln served with Bristol County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Rufus Lincoln is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A070460.
Rufus Lincoln was born 10 Nov 1751 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. Rufus passed away 11 Feb 1838 at Wareham, Massachusetts, aged 87 as per the DAR Patriot Index.
- Revolutionary War Service: was at the siege of Boston, Ticonderoga, the Burgoyne Campaign and at the surrender. Was captured near Valley Forge in 1777, exchanged in 1781. He served until peace was declared. [1]
- Rufus Lincoln is DAR Patriot Ancestor #: A070460. He served as a Captain in the Massachusetts. His Pension Number: S*W13634. Spouse: Lydia Sprague. Children in file: Minor who m. 1) Mary Ann Manchester, 2) Almira Shepard, Prudence who m. James Field, Rufus who m. Mercy Stevens, Gamaliel who m. Susan Russell, Lydia who m. Elnathan Lewis, Bradford who m. Mercy Gibbs. [2]
- Original Member of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. [3]
Sources
- ↑ North American Family Histories https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290145-00240?pid=1851125.
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Aug 17, 2019), "Record of Rufus Lincoln", Ancestor # A070460. Meehan-411
- ↑ "The Lincoln Family and Branches of Wareham, Mass." compiled by James Minor Lincoln, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass. ©1899, pg. 27, 30
Acknowledgements
- Thank You to Howard Lincoln, Saturday, February 28, 2015 for starting this profile.
- Updated and details of his Revolutionary War Service and sources by Meehan-411 17 Aug 2019, 15 April 2024.
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