Nathan Ainsworth

GEDCOM Note

Three sons died in the Revolutionary War. Wedding to Abigail performed by Mr. Stephen Williams. In 1729, attended Thaddeus Mason's school.

20. Nathan Ainsworth (Joanna Hemingway, Joshua Hemingway, Elizabeth Hewes, Mary Foote, Robert, Robert) was born on 20 Jul 1715 in Woodstock, Conn. He died on 24 Nov 1776 in Woodstock, Conn.

Nathan was a Tailor and was lame in one arm. Three of his four sons died in the Revolutionary War. Amasa was too young to serve. Resource : AFA.

Nathan married (1) Abigale Child daughter of John Child and Abigail Child on 11 Oct 1750 in Woodstock, Conn. Abigale was born on 1 Jan 1729. She died on 6 Dec 1794.

Resource : AFA.

Nathan and Abigale had the following children:

   40    F    i.    Mary Ainsworth  was born on 14 Aug 1751.

Source: AFA#1654.

   41    F    ii.    Willoughby Ainsworth  was born on 25 Jul 1754.

Willoughby was named for the birth place of her grandfather Edward Ainsworth.
Edward
was born in Willoughby, England. Source: AFA#1655.

   42    F    iii.    Abigail Ainsworth  was born on 6 Mar 1757.

Source: AFA#1653.

   43    M    iv.    Luther Ainsworth  was born on 16 Aug 1760. He died on 20 Oct 1780.

From two sources his death are recorded; One stating that he died in the army and the
other that he
was killed by Indians. Both were correct. Colonel Brown with a detachment from
Berkshire, marching
up the Mahawk to relieve the NY frontier, was seduced into an ambush and slain, with
forty-five
of his men, by a party of Indians and tories, who themselves were afterwards , and on
the same day,

defeated at Fox's Mills by Gen. Van Rensselear (see "Diary of the Revolution"). Luther
was one
of the three sons of Nathan to be killed. He enlisted in Wilbraham, Mass. Source:
AFA#1652.

Luther married Unknown on 17 Nov 1791.

+ 44 M v. Amasa Ainsworth was born on 1 May 1767. He died on 20 Nov 1846.

   45    F    vi.    Hannah Ainsworth .

Source: AFA#1651.

Hannah married Rowland Crocker on 17 Nov 1791.

Nathan married (2) Huldah Peake daughter of Joseph Peake and Grace Peake on 14 Apr 1736 in Woodstock, Conn.. Huldah was born on 9 Nov 1718 in Woodstock, Conn. . She died on 3 Apr 1749.

Huldah was da. of Joseph and Grace Peake of Woodstock.

Nathan and Huldah had the following children:

   46    F    vii.    Huldah Ainsworth  was born on 19 Sep 1737.

Huldah married James Wheeler on 12 Jun 1783. James was born in Scituate, R. I..

+ 47 M viii. Darius Ainsworth was born on 18 Sep 1738.

+ 48 M ix. Nathan Ainsworth was born about 1740.

   49    F    x.    Mary Ainsworth  was born on 6 Sep 1744. She died on 10 Apr 1749.

Died as a child. Source: AFA#1661.

   50    F    xi.    Joanna Ainsworth  was born on 2 Feb 1747.

Source: AFA#1662.

   51    F    xii.    Grace Ainsworth  was born on 1 Jun 1748.

Source: AFA#1660.