Samuel Pierpont (1700 - 1723)

Born 30 Dec 1700 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Died 15 Mar 1723 at age 22 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

Samuel Pierpont was born on 30 Dec 1700 in New Haven, New Haven, son of Rev. James Pierpont (1660 - 1714) and Mary (Hooker) Pierpont (1673 - 1740).

His siblings were:

1. Abigail (Pierpont) Noyes (1696 - 1768)
2. James Pierpont II (1699 - 1776)
3. Mary (Pierpont) Russell (1702 - 1740)
4. Joseph Pierpont (1704 - 1748)
5. Benjamin Pierpont (1706 - 1706)
6. Benjamin Pierpont (1707 - 1733)
7. Sarah (Pierpont) Edwards (1710 - 1758)
8. Hezekiah Pierpont (1712 - 1741)

Samuel died on 15 Mar 1723 in Lyme, New London aged 22.

• Samuel graduated Yale in 1718
• He was ordained as a minister at Lyme, Conn., Dec. 12 1722.
• He never married
• He was drowned March 15, 1724 in crossing the Connecticut River in a canoe with an Indian "by the oversetting of a canoe in the hands of an experienced Indian water-man, while attempting to pass over the Connecticut River towards Lime, Conn." Buried on Fisher's Island. "It is said that at the time of his death hew was returning from a visit to a young lady in Middletown, to whom he was engaged to be married."^[1]
• His remains were found and buried at Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fishers Island, Suffolk, New York

Sources

1. ↑ * Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Holt, 1885) Vol.1, Page 191

• Find A Grave: Memorial #152328310
• Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850 (Order of the Founders and Patriots of America. Connecticut Society, 1917-1924) Part 1

• Page 86: Births in New Haven 1700: "Samuell ye son of ye Reuernt mr James pierpont: was born December ye 20th 1700"
• Page 186: "The Reud: mr Samll: pierpont Deceased the 15th day of March 1722/3"

• Colonial Collegians: Biographies of Those Who Attended American Colleges before the War for Independence (subscription). CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: Massachusetts Historical Society : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol. Yale page 107
• Inscriptions From Gravestones at Old Lyme, Conn., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1923) July, 1923, Vol. 77, Page 202: "drowned in passing Connecticut River Mar. 15, 1723, in his 23d year, and buried on Fishers island, where his remains were discovered Apr. 28, 1723"
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Pierponts of North Haven, Conn., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1921) Vol. 75, Page 89
• Extracts from Letters to Rev. Thomas Prince, Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society (The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford 1860) Vol. 3, Page 288-9: Lime: "... an assistant minister was sought for about 12 years, when the Rev'd Mr. Samuel Peirpoint was called and ordained, A.D. 1724. He was drowned a crossing Connecticut River in a canoe on Saturday evening, A.D. [1725.] There suddenly arising [a squall] he was drowned and his body was taken up and buried at Fishers Island."
• Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson_River (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913) Page 342
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. 1994-2002. - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
• Marks, Edward J. A genealogical abstract of descent of the family of Pierrepont (Hoggson & Robinson, Printers, 1881) Page 21
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)
• Colonial Collegians: Biographies of Those Who Attended American Colleges before the War for Independence. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: Massachusetts Historical Society : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol. Yale page 107
• Daily Constitution (Middletown, Connecticut) Thursday, May 28, 1874. Volume: II, Issue: 568, Page: 2

"A hotel is being built at Old Lyme, to be called the Pierpont House, from the fact that the Rev. Samuel Pierpont preached on that site 160 years ago, and that to him the first deed of the land was given."

• Connecticut Valley Historical Society, Papers and Proceedings (The Society, Springfield, Mass., 1904) Vol. 2, Page 72: An effort to bring Rev. Mr. Payrepoint to West Springfield.
• Sibley, John Langdon. Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University (Charles William Sever, Cambridge, 1885) Page 229-30
• The Boston News-Letter (Boston, Massachusetts, April 4, 1723)

• "New-Haven, March, 19, 1722/3. Last Friday, the 15th Currant, the Reverend Mr Samuel Pierpont essaying to pass over Connecticut River, towards Lime, a League above seabrook Ferry, in a Canoo, with an experienced Indian Water-man; suddain & unusual Storm of Wind came down upon them, overwhelmed and drowned them. The Freshet runs down so strong, that there is no expectation of their being found. Mr. Pierpont was second Son of the Reverend Mr. James Pierpons of New-Haven by Mrs. Mary hooker his Wife: Had an extraordinary Gift in Prayer; was Boanerges in Preaching; of a very acceptable Converstation, and highly valued by the People of Lime, to whom he was Ordained a Pastor in December last; and much lamented by all that knew him, and have at heart the Flourishing of Religion amongst us; was about 22 years old."