Samuel Allyn (1734 - 1781)

Born 21 Nov 1734 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut

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Died 6 Sep 1781 at age 46 in Fort Griswold, Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States

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Capt Samuel Allyn served with Col William Ledyard's Co at Fort Griswold, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Capt. Samuel Allyn was Killed in Action during the American Revolution.

Samuel Allyn is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001808.

Samuel Allyn is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 103012
Rank: Captain / Patriotic Service

Samuel Allyn, born 21 Nov 1734 at Groton, Connecticut, was the second child of Hannah Avery & Samuel Allyn.

He married Mary Wood (abt.1730-1815). They had at least two children:

• Mercy Allyn, b. about 1769; d. 19 Nov 1849 @ Hartland, Vermont
• Patience (Allen) Newton (1775-1845), b. 14 Sep 1775; married Abel Newton

During the French & Indian War, this Samuel Allyn served the British cause in its campaign for the relief of Fort William Henry, 1757 (French and Indian War Rolls, 1:197); he was promoted to ensign, 1769 (Conn. Col. Rec., 13: 239).

American Revolutionary War service: Captain Samuel Allyn, serving the Connecticut Colonial Militia, thus the cause of American independence from the British Empire, was killed Sept. 6, 1781, at Fort Griswold while defending the fort against British attack (Conn. Men in the Rev'n, 556, 577); ^[1][2] As per his DAR record A001808 he also supplied clothing for soldiers.^[3]

His grave is in Wood Cemetery, Groton, New London County, Connecticut, USA ^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ Ft. Griswold casualties: https://www.newrivernotes.com/the-battle-of-fort-griswold/
2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C36R-9?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 594 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 7 March 2024), "Record of Samuel Allen", Ancestor # A001808.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #12526920

• The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 195, no. 113.ii: https://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/195/mode/1up

• Caulkins, Frances Manwaring. The Stone Records of Groton (Free Academy Press, Norwich, Conn., 1903) Page 70