Giles Churchill, Sr.

Giles Churchill Sr.
BIRTH 18 Jun 1718, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
DEATH 1771 (aged 52–53), Florida, Montgomery County, New York, USA
BURIAL Body lost or destroyed, Specifically: Family history states he died in Florida, NY, 1751. He is buried in one of the many early unknown and lost graves of Montgomery Co., New York.
MEMORIAL ID 115991952

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Giles Churchill, about 1751 settled on the Delaware River, in what is now near Cochecton, New York. Here, he built a small log cabin and in a short time brought his wife to the unbroken wilderness. He cleared land and began to get a good harvest. Children were born here.

Because of the encroachment of white men, the Indians became hostile and desparate to drive out the invaders. Raids started and in 1765, when it was learned the Indians were gathering, the settlers fled. The Indians burned the Churchill home while they were yet within sight of the smoke of its burning. The family had a horse, which the mother and younger children rode and a cow that carried the sack of meal. [Per "The Churchill Family in America, Part II", pg. 335]

He settled about 1751 on the forks of the Delaware river, upon the grant made by William Penn. He died in Florida, N.Y., 1771. All his children were born at the forks of the Delaware River. It is not known what took Giles to the Village of Florida, New York. In 1771, when he died, the Mohawk Indians were raiding and killing settlers in that area. There are many possibilities as to his early death.

Parents
Samuel Churchill
1688–1767
Martha Boardman Churchill
1695–1780

Siblings
Samuel Churchill
1721–1801
Charles Churchill
1723–1802
Jesse Churchill
1726–1806
Benjamin Churchill
1729–1819
William Churchill
1732–1782

Children
Joseph Churchill
1750–1812
Elijah Churchill
1755–1841
Stephen Churchill
1758–1813

References
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115991952/giles-churchill

Source
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Photo: Delaware river scene, Cochecton, New York