Levi Adams II (1754 - 1843)

Born 14 Feb 1754 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Pettingill) Adams — married 9 Aug 1771 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1843 at age 89 in Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, United States

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Biography

Sgt. Levi Adams II served with Col. Ira Allen's Regiment, Vermont Republic Militia during the American Revolution.

Levi Adams II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000661.

Buried: Quincy Rural Cemetery, Ripley, Chataqua, NY.

"There was some discussion whether he died 1833 or 1843. He is in Ripley Census in 1840 living alone (age 60-90) beside Levi Adams III 40-50. In 1840 he received a pension, 1833,for service as private in the Connecticut and Vermont troops. He was born in Duchess County; His father, Levi Adams SR was also a Soldier in the Revolution, DAR records exist for this family; Levi Adams Senior, (1728-1816) served as private and corporal in Capt. Timothy Backus' company,. Col. John Douglas' Connecticut regiment. He was born in Canterbury, Conn.; died in Hartwick, N. Y. Wife was Hannah PETTINGILL, 1753-1835.

"Sergt. Levi (6), (1754):--He made a declaration, Oct. 12, 1832, before the judges of Chautauqua County, N. Y., and gave his birth date as Feb. 17, 1754, saying that he volunteered from Canterbury, Conn., Sept. 12, 1776, in the Co. of Capt. Sherebiah Butts, and served 2 months in Westchester County, N. Y., participating in the battle of White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776; enlisted again and served 5 months under Capt. Sanford Kingsbury at Providence, R. I., and Boston, Mass.; served 2 weeks under Capt. Ziba Hunt, at New London, Conn., in 1778; removed to Pawlet, Vt., in Feb., 1780, where he served 5 days in March, 1780, under Capt. John Stark, marking an expedition to Skeenboro (Whitehall) in pursuit of a party of Indians who had burnt the house of Col. Skeene and murdered a soldier. He also served several short terms at Castleton, Vt., and removed to Milford, Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1794, and removed thence to Ripley, Chautauqua County, N. Y., in 1826, where he died 23d Mar., 1845.He was a carpenter by trade, and a soldier. He was enrolled as a pensioner, May 11, 1833. Served 5 d. Serg. in Capt. Samuel Willards, Co.,Col. Ira Allen's Reg."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ The Genealogy and History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Massachusetts

• Quincy Rural Cemetery, Ripley, Chautauqua Co, NY: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=adams&GSfn=levi&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1843&GSdyrel=in&GSst=36&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=9730895&df=all&