Samuel Chesebrough Sr (1743 - 1811)

Born 24 Mar 1743 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Submit (Palmer) Chesebrough — married 10 Jan 1763 in Stonington, New London County, CT

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1811 at age 68 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

Samuel Chesebrough Sr performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.

Samuel CHESEBROUGH Sr^[1][2][3][4], born 25 Mar 1743 at Stonington, Connecticut, was the second child of Thankful Hinckley & Joseph Chesebrough of Stonington, Connecticut.

His Baptism was on 24 Mar 1745, at First Congregational Church, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.

He married 10 Jan 1765 @ Stonington, Connecticut, Submit Palmer. They had 13 children during the ensuing timespan through November 1788, all born at Stonington, Connecticut:

1. Jesse Chesebrough, born 20 Jun 1765
2. Thankful Chesebrough, born 24 Jul 1766 in Stonington, Conn.
3. Elias Chesebrough, b. 13 Apr 1768
4. Ezra Chesebrough, b. 27 December 1769
5. Simeon Chesebrough, b. 07 Dec 1771
6. Reuben Chesebrough, born 30 Apr 1773
7. Lois Chesebrough, born 14 Jun 1775
8. Sarah (or Sabra) Chesebrough, born 23 Nov 1777
9. Submit Chesebrough, born 10 Jan 1780
10. Joseph Chesebrough, born 21 Jan 1782
11. Rhoda Chesebrough, born 27 Oct 1783
12. Mercy Chesebrough, born 27 Jul 1786
13. Samuel B. Chesebrough, born 25 Nov 1788

Military Service

Samuel Chesebrough was a Revolutionary War Patriot, member of the Committee of One Hundred that acted in conjunction with the Committee of Safety of Stonington. Samuel Chesebrough , born 25 March 1743 in Stonington, Connecticut, died there 09 Sept 1811, and his wife Submit Palmer are honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution for patriotism: 1) SIGNER OF MEMORIAL^[5]

Samuel Chesebrough died 9 Sep 1811 at Stonington, Connecticut. His grave is in Wequetequock Burial Ground, Wequetequock, New London County, Connecticut, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S038796 Page: pages 26, 51, 528, 540 and 541
2. ↑ Source: #S038976 Page: page 514
3. ↑ Source: #S039182 Page: Vol, VII page 44: Vol XIX, pages 102-103; and Vol XXI pages 73-74
4. ↑ Source: #S039172
5. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Sept 15, 2018), "Record of Samuel Chesebrough l", Ancestor # A021420.

• DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A021420

• S038796 Title: Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough, Founder of Stonington, Ct. Author: Anna Chesebrough Wildey Publication: New York: Press of T. A. Wright 1903

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut; p. 296, 300 #103: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n322/mode/1up; p. 514 #167: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n536/mode/1up

• Source: S039172 Title: Leogue Family Records Author: James Joseph Leogue, Jr Publication: 1998-2001

• S039182 Title: Lineage Book, National Society, Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America Publication: 1931

• Palmer Groups (1901-1905); Leavitt, E. W.; Palmer, L. M.; p. 75, 124, no. 340: https://archive.org/details/palmergroupsjoh00leavgoog/page/n137/mode/1up

Notes

1. In May, 1776, Reverend Nathaniel Eells of Long Point, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut was appointed Chaplain of the regiment stationed at New London. There was much delay in providing the means of defense, and the dissatisfaction caused a "memorial" to be presented to the Connecticut General Assembly.

On October 14, 1776 Samuel was one of the signers of this memorial recorded in the Capitol Building, Hartford. (See "Revolutionary War, IV", Document 400 and Hurd's "History of New London County", page 629.) "Your Honors may remember that this town is the only one in this State that has received any damages from those sons of tyranny and despotism, sent by that more savage tyrant, George the Third, to deprive us of those unalienable rights that the Supreme Governor of Heaven and Earth has invested us with. Your memorialists therefore pray that the number of men ordered here may remain; and that the two eighteen-pounders and four twelve-pounders, and shot, &c., that were previously ordered here may be delivered as soon as possible, as the harbor is perhaps more used by coasters, and vessels bound to sea than any other harbor in the state; and is a place of great consequence, not only to this, but to other states.

We therefore beg leave to inform your Honors that several vessels have been chased into this harbor by the King's Ships, and have been protected. Your memorialists further pray that the three large cannon (now at New London) belonging to this town be likewise ordered to this place; and the two field pieces lent to the town of New London, by this town, be ordered back to Stonington.

And your memorialists will ever pray, &c.

Signed -

Nathaniel Minor, Paul Wheeler, John Brown, Jr., John Denison, Henry Babcock, Simeon Rhodes, Committee;

Joseph Denison, Alexander Bradford, Robert Stanton, Nathan Palmer, Nathaniel Palmer, Nathan Palmer, Jr., John Davis, Andrew Palmer, Michael Ash, Lemuel Dewey, John Rathbun, John Rathbun, Jr., Peleg Brown, Elisha Denison, Asa Palmer, Edward Hancox, Jr., Oliver Hilliard, John Dodge, Peter Crary, Clement Minor, Naboth Chesebrough, John Minor 2d, John Newman, Andrew Brown, Elkanah Cobb, Samuel Satterlee, Sands Niles, Thomas Robinson, John Denison 5th, Elijah Utley, James Tripp, Edward Eells, Zebulon Chesebrough, John Hancox, SAMUEL CHESEBROUGH, Moses Bromley, Jonathan Gray, William Slack, Henry Burtch, William Chesebrough, James Palmer, Nathaniel Crandall, Jared Crandall, Rufus Palmer, Elijah Palmer, Thomas Stanton 4th, Asa Lewis, Nathan Hinckley, Elijah Hinckley, John Rock, James Noyes Jr., Edward Crosby, Wyatt Hinckley, Elihu Babcock, George Batolph, Abel Hinckley, James Noyes, Peleg Noyes, John Randall, Eliphalet Buddington, James Cornish, John Breed Jr. Isaac Brown, Fish Brown, Hempsted Minor, Thomas Randall, John Denison, Joseph Champlin, Walter Palmer, Jed. Thompson, Thomas Palmer, David Thompson, Charlie Thompson, William Thompson, Joseph Vincent, Joseph Page, Gilbert Fanning, Daniel Hobart, John Cotton Rossiter, Eliphalet Hobart, James Hancox, John Haley, Peleg Chesebrough, Nathaniel Fellows, Nathaniel Fellows Jr., Simeon Hiscox, Thomas Hiscox Israel Lewis, Sylvester Pendleton, Achors Sheffield, William Palmer, Eliphalet Buddington Jr., Charles Welch, Job Taylor, William Scovill.

Dated, October 14, 1776."All descendants of this memorial are eligible for societies of the Revolution, Library of Congress Control Number: 05013594; Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.; Brief Description: Hurd, D[uane] Hamilton, [from old catalog] ed.; History of New London County, Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & co., 1882. 768 pageillus., plates (partly double) ports., double mapage29 cm. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 18540 F Copy 1 Request in: Microform Reading Room (Jefferson, LJ139B)

This group of Patriots was referred to as the Committee of One Hundred that acted in conjunction with the Committee of Safety of Stonington.

2. From the DAR Patriot Index:

CHESEBROUGH, Samuel

Birth: CT 25 Mar 1743

Service: CT

Rank: PS

Death: CT 9 Sep 1811

Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No

Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No

Spouse: (1) Submit Palmer

Acknowledgements

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