Samuel Adams (1744 - 1822)

Born 28 Sep 1744 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel Burrell — married 5 Nov 1772 in Killingly,Windham,Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1822 at age 77 in Elm Valley, Allegany County, New York, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Samuel Adams is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-101577
Rank: Private

Samuel Adams was born in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut on 28 Sep 1744, son of Joseph Adams and Dorotha Hyde. ^[1]

He married on 05 Nov 1772 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut to Rachel Burrell (spelled Burrill on FAG). They had 17 children. [both facts needs source]

He and Rachel lived in Poultney, Vermont for a while, then migrated to Allegany County. Wellsville, New York with Rachel's sister Ester and her husband, Nathaniel Dyke. They settled a farm, called "Deer Lick Farm by the Indians because of the salt on the ground at that place."

Samuel served in the Revolutionary War along with his brothers Abner and Benjamin.

DAR Ancestor #: A000629

Service: Massachusetts Rank: Private

Service:

1) LT COLE,CAPT CLARK, COL SIMONDS,

2) GEN FELLOWS

Residence City: Gageboro - County: Berkshire Co. Massachusetts

He died 27 July 1821 in Elm Valley, Allegany New York and was buried in Elm Valley (Andover), Allegany, New York, United States of America, Dyke-Cole Cemetery. ^[2]

Research Notes

Adams-16917 18:26, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

• erroneous death in Poultney, Vermont (deleted) came from Family Search; no substantiating source.

• named brother Benjamin not listed as son of Samuel's father Joseph Jr.

• FAG contributor Lisa Willis stated on his memorial, "Samuel Adams enlisted in the Revolutionary War October 13, 1780 probably with the Connecticut Reg.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74V-3VV : 11 February 2018), Samuel Adams, 28 Sep 1744; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 November 2019), memorial page for Samuel Adams (28 Sep 1744–27 Jul 1821), Find A Grave Memorial no. 146250101, citing Dyke-Cole-Dyke Cemetery, Elm Valley, Allegany County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Lisa Willis (contributor 47850186). Lisa stated, "He died in Elm Valley (Andover), New York and is buried in back of the Brown Homestead on a hill, next to his wife. My mother insists that this is the Dyke Cole Cem. but I think it may be called Brown Cemetery by the locals due to the fact that it is a hillside cemetery behind what was the Brown Family Home corner of Rt 417 and Elm Valley Rd County Rt 12."