Samuel Broome Esq. (1735 - 1810)

Born 1735 in New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Platt) Broome — married 29 Jun 1763 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York Colony

Descendants

Died 29 Jun 1810 at about age 75 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Captain Samuel Broome Esq. served with 1st New York Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Samuel Broome Esq. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A015127.

Samuel Broome Esq. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-122052
Rank: Captain

Samuel Broome was born in 1735 to parents Samuel Broome (1689–1771) and Marie La Tourette. In 1763 he married Phebe Platt and they were the parents of about ten children. Samuel died in 1810 and is buried at the famous Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut.

During the Revolutionary War, Capt. Samuel Broome served in a variety of ways and was a military, civic and business leader of the time, and contributed enormously to the cause of freedom. He was a member of the Committee of 100 for the City and County of New York, May 1775; a Captain in the 1st New York Continental Regiment, commanded by then Col. Alexander McDougall, 30 Jun 1775; and a Captain in Col. John Lasher's 1st Battalion, New York City Militia in Jul 1775 ^[1]. The document New York City during the American Revolution states that he was was affiliated with members of the Sons of Liberty in the New York City area, and that he was a line officer in a regiment, where the officers embraced the most respectable citizens, many of them members of the Sons of Liberty ^[2]; one of his proven commanders, Col. McDougall, was a famed member of the Sons of Liberty in New York City before and during the Revolutionary War. A death notice and brief obituary states that "During the revolution he was uniformly a zealous patriot, and did his country service as far as his fortune and warm support could aid her in the struggle for liberty ^[3]".

According to the Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books ^[4] Broom fitted out privateers and loaned money without interest to equip militia in which body he was an officer; this fits with Broome's documented war service with the 1st New York Continental Regiment, commanded by then Col. McDougall in 30 Jun 1775. At a senior leadership level, Broome was chairman of the Committee of Safety of New York City ^[5], and on the committee in charge of captured prisoners. Also mentioned is that Samuel was a member of the Provincial Congress (New York State Constitutional Convention) which formulated a state constitution in 1777; his brother John is also attributed as a member of this constitutional convention, so perhaps it was one or the other, and not both (to be determined).

On July 20th 1775, Broome received a letter to raise 72 men in the defense of his colony (presumably Connecticut, but appears to New York) [www.loc. gov/resource/rbpe1080270a/?sp=1], which fits with the timing of his documented service with Col. John Lasher's 1st Battalion, New York City Militia in Jul 1775. A random citing on a public genealogy tree shows his rank as "colonel", "lieutenant colonel", and even "general" has been seen, but these assertions are unsourced (and a relevant SAR membership application shows captain, and omits "colonel" or "general"); however, nothing should be negated based on the evolving knowledge of his large role during the American War of Independence. As chairman of the Committee of Safety of New York City, he may very well have held the rank of colonel or general (to be determined). Based on the dates of his military service, Broome "may have" participated in the Invasion of Canada in Canada (Quebec), which culminated in the 1775 Battle of Quebec, but records are not comprehensive.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.
• Extensive profile updates made 22 Mar 2024 by Kurt Potter; feel free to contact him with questions or comments.

Sources

1. ↑ US Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Membership Applications, 1889-1970
2. ↑ New York City during the American Revolution
3. ↑ Find A Grave Index
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book
5. ↑ https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/new-york-committee-and-council-of-safety/ New York Committee and Council of Safety

• New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, New York Wills, Vol 028, 1771-1773 for Samuel Broome, VIA Ancestry.com SHOWS: [purported FATHER] Samuel Broome Inferred Death Date 1771, residence of Staten Island NY, inferred death place is New York; SHOWS a relationship with: Mary Laconte (stepdaughter), Abagail Broome (daughter), Elizabeth Broome (daughter, wife of John Vanderbilt), Samuel Broome (son), John Broome, and Mr Aaron Richerds.
• "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7LS-1QW : Sat Mar 09 18:59:52 UTC 2024) SHOWS the death of Samuel Broome at 75 years of age, born about 1735, who died 29 June 1810 at Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. Page Number 367.
• Find A Grave Index for Samuel Broome in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Plot: Maple Ave East. Death notice and brief obituary attached to the memorial states "DIED. At New-Haven, in Connecticut, on Saturday the 30th of June last, aged 76, Samuel Broome, Esq. after a long and very serious illness. He was truly a gentleman distinguished for his facetious wit, his benevolence and hospitality. During the revolution he was uniformly a zealous patriot, and did his country service as far as his fortune and warm support could aid her in the struggle for liberty."
• "New York Marriages, 1686-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F637-VYD : 21 January 2020) SHOWS the marriage of Samuel Broome and Phebe Platt on 29 Jun 1763 at Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Reference Item 3.
• "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CL-DXJ8 : Fri Mar 08 18:34:30 UTC 2024) SHOWS the marriage of Samuel Broome and Phebe Platt in June 1763 at New York, British Colonial America.
• "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HF-NFN : 17 February 2023) SHOWS the birth of Jennet Broome on 28 Feb 1774, and the christening of the same on 13 Mar 1774, at New York City, New York County, New York; PARENTS shown are Samuel Broome and Phebe Platt. NOTE: It is assumed that the christening and birth location are the same...
• US Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Membership Applications, 1889-1970 shows the membership application for Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, approved 4 Oct 1945, showing his Revolutionary War Patriot as Capt. Samuel Broome (1735-1810), who was a member of the Committee of 100 for the City and County of New York May 1775; Captain in the 1st New York Continental Regiment, commanded by Col. Alexander McDougall, 30 Jun 1775; Captain in Col. John Lasher's Battalion, New York City Militia in Jul 1775. Wainwright's membership application for the SAR was endorsed by General Douglas MacArthur ^[6].
• New York City during the American Revolution pp 71, the hickey plot, via Ancestry.com show him possibly as a New York City merchant, associated with elements of the "Sons of Liberty," and mentioned positively in a writeup related to The (Thomas) Hickey Plot to assassinate Gen. George Washington. Page 34 mentions "Samuel Bloom[e] & Co., exclusive dealers in hardware and cutlery, rum, pork, crockery, etc. Previously on this page it again mentions members of the Sons of Liberty.
• Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book NSDAR : Volume 025 : 1898, SHOWS: John Broome (1738-1810), fitted out privateers and loaned money without interest to equip militia in which body he was an officer. He was chairman of the Committee of Safety of New York City, and on the committee in charge of captured prisoners. He was a member of the Provincial Congress which formulated a state constitution.
• U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 New York Weekly Museum SHOWS: Broome, Samuel, died, after a long illness, at New Haven, Conn., on Sat., the 30th ult., aged 76 (published July 14, 1810).