Samuel Proctor 3rd served with 6th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Samuel Proctor 3rd is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor. NSSAR Ancestor #: 274040 Rank: Soldier
Samuel served in the 6th Regiment (often referred to as the 7th) of the Continental Line and was taken captive by Rangers and Iroquois the day before the Cherry Valley Massacre. He was held in captivity among the Iroquois for an uncertain number of months and probably won his freedom at some point during the Sullivan Campaign. He had returned to his regiment by January of the following year.
Samuel Proctor (POW) was born in April 1749 in Falmouth, ME. He was the son of Samuel Proctor (2nd). Proctor served in the military from 1775 to 1776 as a private in local militias. He enlisted from Falmouth, ME under Captain Lane on 28 February 1777. Proctor lived in North Yarmouth, ME on 28 February 1777. He served in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment from 28 February 1777 to 10 November 1778. Samuel was taken prisoner while on scout on 10 November 1778 as part of the attack on Cherry Valley. He served in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment from 1 January 1780 to 31 December 1780. Samuel married Joanna Berryon 6 March 1784in Falmouth, ME. Proctor lived in Lewiston, ME. Proctor died when a tree fell on him while hauling timber from the woods on 26 November 1794 in Lewiston, ME. His pension file number is W26524.
In the 1790 census Samuel was in Portland, Cumberland, Maine.[1]
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The following sources are similar, but not an exact match to the person in this profile, but his parents appear to be the same (especially on FindAGrave). More research is needed to sort this all out.
Birth: 13 December 1755, Boston, Suffolk, MA, Samuel Proctor, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Proctor "Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DV-LM6 : 29 December 2022), Samuel Procter, 1755. Page 287.
Find A Grave: Memorial #152816411 and FamilySearch Person: MFNQ-XMD shows mother’s maiden name as Linch/Lynch. There are many sourced records, but none for service in the Revolutionary War.
also see FamilySearch Person: 9CWB-YM1, although the sources contained don’t match for him, there may be useful clues for linked family members.
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↑1790 Census:
"1790 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Series: M637; Roll: 2; Page: 195; Family History Library Film: 0568142 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #139816 (accessed 25 August 2023)
Samuel Procter in Portland, Cumberland, Maine.
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Proctor-2478 and Proctor-10 appear to represent the same person because: I believe these are the same person. Same parents. It doesn’t make sense that they would have two sons named Samuel living concurrently. I can’t find any evidence of a second son named Samuel, born about 1750. Check it out, and please merge if you agree after doing more research. Thanks! I suppose it’s possible that Samuel F (Proctor-10) was born and died BEFORE the other Samuel was born. I couldn’t find anything on Samuel F. Thanks for looking in to this little dilemma.
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