Silas Spaulding (1757 - 1812)

Born 25 Mar 1757 in Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Brown) Spaulding — married 24 Apr 1778 in Mason, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Feb 1812 at age 54 in Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, USA

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Biography

Silas Spaulding, son of James, was born 25 March 1757 at Westford, Massachusetts. He was baptized 3 April 1757.^[1][2]

Private Silas Spaulding served with 10th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Silas Spaulding is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A107706.

Silas was a sergeant in Captain Oliver Barron's company which marched on the Lexington alarm of 19 April 1775.^[3] He was a soldier of the in the Revolution and was at the battle of Bennington, Vermont and was also at the surrender of Burgoyne and in the battles which preceded it.^[2]

He married Hannah Brown, 24 April 1778, the service was by Rev. Jonathan Searl of Mason, New Hampshire. Hannah was born in 1760, she died 22 Aug. 1833.^[2]

He settled in Granville, New York, and later moved to Fort Ann, New York.^[2]

Silas died 29 Feb. 1812 at Fort Ann, New York.^[2]

Children of Silas and Hannah

1. Polly, b. Feb. 22, 1779. in Andover, Mass.; m.(1) Thomas Grover. m(2) David Young. m(3) Elihu Everts.^[2]
2. Eunice, b.—; m. Josephus Child; moved to Pennsylvania, where she d. about 1837.^[2]
3. Silas., b. April 14, 1786.^[2]
4. Samuel Brown Spaulding. b. Jan. 27, 1789.^[2]
5. Ann Spaulding. b. Oct. 13, 1797, at Fort Ann, N. Y.; m. Nestor Baker, Nov. 28, 1817; she d. March 16. 1847.^[2]
6. James. b. June 3, 1800, in Fort Ann, N. Y.^[2]
7. Eliza, b.—; m. John Larrabee, 1820; she d. 1840.^[2]
8. Abiram. b. May 9, 1807, at Fort Ann, N. Y.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch FamilySearch Record: VQ6X-ZV5, Silas Spaulding, 1757.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12} Samuel Jones Spalding. Spalding memorial; a genealogical history of Edward Spalding, of Massachusetts Bay, and his descendants. Boston, A. Mudge & son, printers. 1872. Available at Famly.Search.org.
3. ↑ Coburn, Frank Warren Muster Rolls of the Participating Companies of American Militia and Minute-Men in The Battle of April 19, 1775 Eastern National Park & Monument Association (1995) p.17

• DAR Ancestor #: A107706 [1]

• Cemetery marker [2]

• FindAGrave

• "New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2011. “New Hampshire Statewide Marriage Records 1637–1947,” database, FamilySearch, 2009. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. “Marriage Records.” New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3NF-W?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RMK%3A1588792209 : 24 January 2018), Massachusetts, vol 14, Sha, John-Sthenfield, Ephraim > image 696 of 1010; citing various published state rosters, United States.

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQZ-N9LX-C?cc=2548057&wc=QZZQ-MCL%3A1589088690 : 27 January 2017), Snown, Reuben - Spencer, Charles > image 2236 of 2904; Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

See Also

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.

Acknowledgments

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