Ammitai Barlow (1739 - bef. 1783)

Born 1 Apr 1739 in Rochester, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Churchill) Hammond — married 6 Jun 1781 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Died before 2 Jun 1783 before age 44 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Ammitai Barlow performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

Ammitai was a mariner.

Military

Private. Earl Clap's co., Col. Theophilus Cotton's regt., which marched on the alarm of 19 April 1775; service 12 days; also, muster roll dated August 1, 1775; enlisted May 2, 1775; service 3 mos. 6 days; also company return dated October 7, 1775; also Sergeant, Capt Nathaniel Hammond's co., Col. Ebenezer Sprout's reft.; service, 15 days (probably in December 1776); marched from Rehoboth to Rhode Island on an alarm.^[1]

He married Lydia Churchill on 6 June 1781 in Plympton.^[2]

Probate

Amity Barlow of Rochester, mariner, died intestate and on on 2 June 1783, his widow Lydia was granted the administration of his estate.^[3]

His inventory was taken on 15 July 1783 in Rochester.^[4]

In 1786, Enoch Hammond of Rochester was appointed guardian of his minor daughter, Susannah who was under the age of 14 years.^[5]

In 1790, an account of his estate by his widow, now Lydia Hammond was recorded which included debts paid, schooling the children, and administration fees.^[6]

In 1796, Lemuel Lebaron of Rochester was appointed guardian of his daughter, Susanna, who was above the age of 14 years.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War, Vol. 1, page 625.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-9NX5 : 24 November 2022), Amittai Barlow and Lydia Churchill, 1781.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-XWVQ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1778-1794 vol 26-27 > image 336 of 549; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-6CCC : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 375 of 638; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-X7K7 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1778-1794 vol 26-27 > image 110 of 549; State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-8Z99 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 484 of 639; State Archives, Boston.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-736C : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1791-1808 vol 32-33 > image 44 of 539; State Archives, Boston.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-KHB : 5 January 2021), Amittai Barlow, 1739.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Karen Johnson for creating WikiTree profile Barlow-931 through the import of Karen Parkins Family Tree (1).ged on Apr 11, 2013.

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