Amos Spaford was born December 5, 1766 and died November of 1812. He married Experience "Speedy" Lawrence at Dalton on December 1, 1791; the daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Britton) Lawrence. He died May 3, 1808. He was involved in Shays' Rebellion, "apprehended and committed" on February 12, 1787; released to become the guardian of his sister's orphaned children. Listed as resident of Dalton in the 1800 census and Lenox, Berkshire in 1810.
Sources
"New Hampshire Revolutionary War Records, 1675-1835," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q242-VSBC : 15 March 2018), Amos Spafford, 04 Jul 1820; citing New Hampshire, United States, Military Service, New Hampshire State Archives, Division of Records Management and Archives, Concord; FHL microfilm 005834958
Spofford, Jeremiah, and Aphia T. Spofford. A Genealogical Record: Including Two Generations in Female Lines of Families, Spelling Their Name Spofford, Spafford, Spafard, and Spaford, Descendants of John Spofford and Elizabeth Scott, Who Emigrated, in 1638, from Yorkshire, England, and Settled at Rowley, Essex County, Mass. Boston: Printed by A. Mudge & Son, 1888. Pgs 84 and 169.
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-2HFL : 28 November 2018), Amos Spaford and Speedy Lawrence, 01 Dec 1791; citing Berkshire Village, Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,902,542.
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3K9X-KH4 : accessed 1 October 2019), entry for Amos Spafard, cites sources; "00-ALDRETE-VERA" file (2:2:2:MM6N-VNK), submitted 15 October 2018
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