Ebenezer Sanborn Jr (1745 - 1829)

Born 25 Oct 1745 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Way) Sanborn — married 22 Jan 1772 in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 1829 at age 83 in Lyman, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Biography

Ebenezer Sanborn Jr is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-284122
Rank: Captain

According to the date on his headstone, Ebenezer was born October 25, 1745 and died on February 13, 1829 in New Hampshire.^[1] He married Lydia Way in Haverhill, New Hampshire on January 22, 1772.^[2] They were some of the earliest residents there, and Ebenezer was one of the "shoemakers of the settlement."^[3]

Ebenezer served in the Revolutionary War in "Bedel's Company of Rangers."^[4] He was a sargeant for six months in 1775 and reinlisted in 1778, serving for 13 months. He was then appointed "Commissary of Hides," a position he held until the war ended.^[5] In 1798 (23 years later), the town of Haverhill voted to pay Captain Ebenezer Sanborn the sum of 10 pounds "for fetching 200 lbs. balls, 50 lbs. powder, and a quantity of flints from Exeter in 1775 for the use of the town."^[6]

Ebenezer and Lydia had twelve children, born in both Haverhill and Bath, but only five were known to be alive in 1850. They moved to Lyman, New Hampshire in 1780 where they resided until Ebenezer's death at age 83.^[5]

All known Children

1. Ebenezer b Oct 13, 1772;^[7]
2. Abigail b Sep 14, 1774; married a Carter and lived in Lyman
3. Martha b Apr 15, 1777; married a Stevens and lived in Lyman
4. Edmund b Apr 2, 1788
5. Ethan b Apr 4, 1779
6. Elias; lived in Norristown, Vermont
7. John; lived in Hardwick, Vermont

Children listed in Findagrave

1. Ebenezer Sanborn 1772–1839
2. Martha Sanborn Stevens 1777–1872
3. Lydia Sanborn 1783–1805
4. Elias Sanborn 1790–1866

Children listed in DAR record

1. EBENEZER m. MARY CHILD
2. MARTHA m. TIMOTHY STEVENS

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #52417115
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLFY-FBZ : 2 April 2020), Ebenezer Sandborn and Lydia Way, 22 Jan 1772; citing Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,306.
3. ↑ Whitcher, 1919. Page 37. https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofh00whit/page/36/mode/2up/search/%22Ebenezer+Sanborn%22
4. ↑ Whitcher, 1919. Page 79. https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofh00whit/page/78/mode/2up/search/Sanborn+(or+Sandborn)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Abstract of Revolutionary Pension Papers http://files.usgwarchives.net/nh/grafton/military/revwar/pensions/sanbornl.txt USG Archives Website.
6. ↑ Whitcher, 1919. Page 89. https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofh00whit/page/88/mode/2up/search/Ebenezer+Sanborn
7. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJL-MQL : 18 January 2020), Ebenezer Sandeborn, 1772.

• Whitcher, William F. History of the Town of Haverhill New Hampshire. Concord, NH: Rumford Press, 1919. Pages 37, 79, 89
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 4 Jan 2019), "Record of Ebenezer Sanborn", Ancestor # A099713.
• U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900