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Samuel Wadsworth (1747 - 1842)

Lieut. Samuel Wadsworth
Born in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Died at age 94 in Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshiremap
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Biography

28 September 1747 Started Life in Grafton, MA. Samuel was born to parents David Wadsworth and Hannah Paul in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.[1]

1768 Lived in Henniker, New Hampshire. Samuel "a single man, commenced clearing upon Goss Hill, and shortly after, exchanged places with Mr. Goss, where he lived and died."[2]

April 2, 1772 Married Margery. Samuel married Margery Hutchinson in Grafton, Massachussets, [3][4] the daughter of the Reverend Aaron Hutchinson and Margery Carter.[5] It appears that the couple named their first child after Samuel's grandfather (Samuel born July 14, 1772),[6] and their second son after Margery's father, Aaron, born February 5, 1775.[7]

23 April 1775 Enlisted in the War Samuel was one of the townsmen of Henniker that enlisted four days after the Battle of Lexington, and he fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill, and on the roll of Captain Aaron Adams Company of 1776.[8] He was consistently referred to as Lieutenant in the town minutes. Samuel signed the oath of allegiance in March on 1776:

We the Subscribers do hereby solemnly engage and Promise, that we will to the utmost of our power, at the risque of our lives and fortunes, with arms oppose the hostile proceedings of the british fleets and armies against the United American Colonies.[2]

Samuel was one of the town's Selectmen that submitted the list of residents that would not sign the oath of allegiance.[2][9]

1776, 1777, 1782, 1795, and 1799 Elected Town Selectman (1 of 3 on the Town Board). [2]

1782, 1784, 1799, and 1801 Elected as Moderator at Annual Town Meetings.[2] Note that the online images of Henniker's town records are handwritten copies, and do not include original signatures. See citation #8. Howe-14801

1798 Property Assessed in Henniker The town records documented that Samuel had 1 poll, 1 horse, 2 cows, 3 3-year-olds, 2 2-year-olds, 1 1-year old, no orchard, 2 tillage, 9 mowing, 15 pasture; his farm was 50 acres in Lot 16, Range 6, plus 7 acres in Lot 15, Range 6, plus 40 acres in Lot 18, Range 6, plus 7 acres in Lot 17, Range 7, plus 50 acres in Lot 17, Range 8. 126 acres were unimproved. 1 real, 50 estate, 8 sum, 21 total. Note: Image is online, no date, headings have no explanation.[10]

1800 Taxed Samuel was taxed $1.17 for the State, $ .26 for the County, $1.27 for the School, $ .38 for the Town, and$ .89 for the MInister. [10]

March 19, 1819 Incorporated a Religious Society Samuel was amongest the first members of the church founded in 1769,[2] so it was surprising to see an asterisk by his name in the church's history. In Articles of Faith and Covenant: With a Brief History of the Congregational Church in Henniker, NH, the membership list has a asterisk by names indicating "those whose relations with the church has ceased by removal."[11] The townspeople did not always have the two-thirds in agreement needed to settle a minister, so in 1803, the Reverend Sawyer and some of his followers, including Samuel, broke away as the Calvinistic Society, independent of town funding. The waffling of Henniker's lack of commitment to establish a church is described in Cogswell's History of Henniker. Samuel's name was listed on an official notice in 1819 reprinted in Cogswell's chapter titled Separation of Church and State.

1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840 Family Status in Federal Censuses

  • 1790 ~ Name: Saml Wadsworth, Home: Heniker, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2, Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 3, Free White Persons - Females: 3, Number of Household Members: 8.[12]
  • 1800 ~ Name: Samuel Wadsworth, Home: Henniker, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1, Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1, Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2, Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1, Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1, Number of Household Members Under 16: 3, Number of Household Members Over 25: 2, Number of Household Members: 6.[13]
  • 1810 ~ Name: Saml Wadsworth, Residence Date: 6 Aug 1810, Residence Place: Henniker, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 3, Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1, Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1, Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1, Number of Household Members Over 25: 2, Number of Household Members: 6.[14]
  • 1820 ~ not found Howe-14801 16:05, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
  • 1830: Samuel, Margery, and a male between the ages of 30-39;[15]
  • 1840 ~ not found Howe-14801 16:05, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

1772, 1775, 1777, 1779, 1787, 1789, 1790, 1792 Family Status in Birth Records Notice the seven year gap between 1779 and 1787. What were the circumstances? Howe-14801 16:05, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

  • Samuel, b. March 16, 1772.[16]
  • Aaron Hutchinson, b. February 5, 1775[17]
  • Margery, b. March 16, 1777. [2]
  • Joanna, b. July 20, 1779. [18]
  • Joseph, b. February 22, 1787.[19]
  • Jabas b.March 28, 1789. [20]
  • David, b. June 12, 1790.[21]
  • Titus Vespasian b. July 21, 1792.[22]

September 14, 1842 Samuel died. He outlived his wife by six years, and was age 95 when he died of "age"[23] He was buried at Old Cemetery in Henniker; the memorial posted at findagrave includes a photo of his grave marker.[24]


Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46T-PRS : Thu Mar 07 11:49:46 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Wadsworth and David Wadsworth, 28 September 1747.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Cogswell, Leander W, History of the Town of Henniker Merrimack County New Hampshire; A facsimile of the 1880 edition with a new foreword by Francis Lane Childs. (New Hampshire Publishing Company Somersworth 1973) p.61, https://archive.org/details/cu31924028835953/page/298/mode/2up?q=wadsworth
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCHZ-QYN : 28 December 2022), Samuel Wadsworth, 1772.
  4. ↑ Vital records of Grafton, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849; New England Historic Genealogical Society; Worcester, Mass. : Published by Franklin P. Rice 1906, pages 231, 296. https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofgr00graf/page/296/mode/2up?q=wadsworth
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46T-5R2 : Sat Mar 09 05:15:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Margerey Hutchinson and Revd. Mr. Aaron Hutchinson, 14 February 1750.
  6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46T-2B3 : Sun Mar 10 17:07:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Wadsworth and Samuel Wadsworth, 14 July 1772.
  7. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPF-VM6 : Sun Mar 10 19:20:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Aaron Hutchinson Wadsworth and Samuel Wadsworth, 5 February 1775.
  8. ↑ History of Merrimack and Belknap Counties, New Hampshire, Part 1. Duane Hamilton Hurd. J. W. Lewis & Company, 1885 - Belknap County (N.H.) p. 350. https://books.google.com/books?id=VpCGvMnEXuIC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=%22samuel+wadsworth%22+and+%22new+Hampshire%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s
  9. ↑ Provincial Papers. Documents and Records Relating to the Province of New-Hampshire: 1776/1783, Volume 8. 1874 - New Hampshire. p. 240. https://books.google.com/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=uo07AQAAMAAJ&dq=%22samuel+wadsworth%22+and+%22new+Hampshire%22&q=wadsworth#v=snippet&q=wadsworth&f=false
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Henniker. Land Records 1768–1822, Town Records 1768–1822, Vital Records 1768–1882; image 254 of 384, pages (handwritten) 138-139. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99K-HW8L?view=explore&groupId=TH-1942-28478-536-42
  11. ↑ Articles of Faith and Covenant: With a Brief History of the Congregational Church in Henniker N ...Henniker (N.H .). Congregational Church. Chadwick & Kimball. 1835, P. 9. https://archive.org/details/articlesfaithan00churgoog/page/n12/mode/2up?q=wadsworth
  12. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-WYJ : Fri Mar 08 05:03:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Saml Wadsworth, 1790.
  13. ↑ "United States Census, 1800", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR3-NXK : Fri Mar 08 19:12:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Wadsworth, 1800.
  14. ↑ Year: 1810; Census Place: Henniker, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: 24; Page: 583; Image: Nhm252_24-0158; FHL Roll: 0218685
  15. ↑ "United States Census, 1830", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH58-NX3 : Mon Mar 11 00:49:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Wadsworth, 1830.
  16. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPF-VMQ : Sat Mar 09 19:24:20 UTC 2024), Entry for Margery Wadsworth and Samuel Wadsworth, 16 March 1772.
  17. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPF-VM6 : Sun Mar 10 19:20:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Aaron Hutchinson Wadsworth and Samuel Wadsworth, 5 February 1775.
  18. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPF-VMZ : Sun Mar 10 00:55:28 UTC 2024), Entry for Joanna Wadsworth and Samuel Wadsworth, 20 July 1779.
  19. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPF-JRP : Thu Mar 07 22:43:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Wadsworth and Samuel Wadsworth, 22 February 1787.
  20. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPF-VM9 : Fri Mar 08 00:31:10 UTC 2024), Entry for Jabas Wadsworth and Samuel Wadsworth, 28 March 1789.
  21. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPF-VMN : Sun Mar 10 02:25:13 UTC 2024), Entry for David Wadsworth and Samuel Wadsworth, 12 June 1790.
  22. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPF-VMK : Mon Mar 11 01:46:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Titus Vespasian Wadsworth and Samuel Wadsworth, 21 July 1792.
  23. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSLK-8J9 : Sun Mar 10 20:12:37 UTC 2024), Entry for , 1842.
  24. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97610746/samuel-wadsworth: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial page for Lieut Samuel Wadsworth (28 Sep 1747–13 Sep 1842), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97610746, citing Old Cemetery, Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by KParn (contributor 47754621).

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Cogswell, Leander Winslow. History of the Town of Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire (Republican Press, Concord, 1880)




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