Samuel Hallett (abt. 1710 - abt. 1796)

Born about 1710 in Newtown, Queens County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Jemima Betts — married 1 Jan 1751 in Newtown, Queens County, New York

Descendants

Died about 1796 at about age 86 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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Samuel Hallett was a United Empire Loyalist.
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Biography

Captain Samuel Hallett was born in Newtown, Queens County, New York. He was a distinguished loyalist and removed to New Brunswick in Canada in 1783. ^[1] He passed away about 15 years later. ^[2] His will was dated 16 July 1795 and proved 22 April 1796 in Saint John, St. John County, New Brunswick. ^[3]

Samuel had been offered a commission of Colonel in the rebel army in 1775 when the Revolutionary War broke out, probably by his mother's family, the Blackwells. Some of the Blackwells were high-ranking rebel army officer. He declined the offer and declared himself in favour of Great Britain. Because of this, he was taken prisoner by the rebels and carried from his house on Long Island to Philadelphia where he was examined by Congress. He was later released on bond of £500, and was instructed to appear before Congress when required.

When the British fleet and army arrived at Staten Island he joined Sir William Howe, and was employed to take charge of the Niger and Brun, two armed frigates. He employed pilots to operate the men-of-war which were used to protect the landing of troops, and the flatboats which transported troops around Long Island. He also raised 55 men for the New York Volunteers, and later 200 men for Oliver DeLancey's Brigade in which Corps he was commissioned Captain September 8, 1776, and served for several years in the 2nd Battalion. He had served in Georgia during the southern campaign, and spent some time in Savannah. In 1781 two of DeLancey's Battalions were merged into one, and Captain Hallett returned to New York where he remained until the evacuation in 1783 when we came to Saint John. He settled in Saint John, and in 1784 received a grant of a city lot. In 1792 he was a member of the Vestry of the Episcopal Church.

Marriage

Samuel's first wife was Jemima Betts, daughter of Captain Daniel Betts. ^{[4] [5]} Second, he married a widow, Elizabeth Wilson, the daughter of John Lamb. ^[6] Elizabeth, his widow, died in Saint John in 1804, aged 69 years

Sources

1. ↑ Raymond
2. ↑ Riker, pg. 403
3. ↑ Probate record
4. ↑ Riker, pg. 376, 403
5. ↑ Genealogical Research Library, compiler, New York City, Marriages, 1600s-1800s, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, Marriage Id: 2220293445; The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly), 1925, selected extracts; New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, New York, NY; pg. 173. Cit. Date: 5 Jun 2016.
6. ↑ Riker, pg. 403

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