Pvt. Samuel Currier, Rev. War Vet.

Samuel Currier is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor. NSSAR Ancestor #: P142426 Rank: Private

He married (1) Mary Rowell in 1766, and (2) Abigail Dearborn in 1801. He moved to Wentworth, Grafton Co., NH about 1782.

Gravestone inscription (according to cemetery book):

S. CURRIER ~~ Died ~~ February 13, 1842 Aged 86 Years A SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION

Polly Derby Mecham wrote in 1895 that her grandfather Samuel Currier served in the Revolutionary War and drew a pension in Erie Co., PA. She was correct about this, but was probably incorrect in stating that he may have been born in England. He lived in Goffstown, Hillsborough Co., NH when he enlisted as a soldier in 1775 and 1776 (see his Revolutionary War pension record, below). Mistaken assumptions abound among researchers concerning this Samuel Currier. Most descendants of Elvira Derby Mecham and Polly Derby Mecham claim, by way of research done probably in the 1920's (and accepted without question ever since then), that Elvira and Polly were granddaughters of a Samuel Currier who was born in 1744 or 1746/7 at South Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH, son of Samuel Currier and Hannah Morrill, and that this Samuel married Anna Collins. Most pedigrees claim that Elvira & Polly's grandfather Samuel Currier died in Grafton Co., NH in 1802, aged around 55, although this completely disagrees with what Polly herself wrote about her grandfather (whom she knew personally).

Careful researchers have found proof that the Samuel Currier who was born 5 Jan 1746/1747 at South Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH, son of Samuel Currier and Hannah Morrill, didn't marry Anna Collins.....he married (1) Mary Rowell in 1766, and (2) Abigail Dearborn in 1801. He moved to Wentworth, Grafton Co., NH about 1782. He died there 5 May 1802 and is buried in East Side Cemetery, Wentworth, Grafton Co., NH. His gravestone says "In memory of Elder Samuel Currier, who died May 5, 1802 in the 56th year of his age." (see Find-A-Grave #16658886). This Samuel Currier was a Deacon or Elder, and his children were Aaron Currier, Eunice Currier Smart, Mary ("Molly") Currier Clement, Samuel Currier, Hannah Currier Eaton, Daniel Currier, David Currier, and Sarah Currier Hurd.

There is abundant proof that the Samuel Currier (1747-1802) buried in Wentworth, Grafton Co., NH, was the son of Samuel Currier & Hannah Morrill, but was NOT the Samuel who married Anna Collins, and was NOT the grandfather of Elvira Derby Mecham and Polly Derby Mecham!!

Polly Derby Mecham wrote that her father (and probably her maternal grandparents too) lived in Hanover, Grafton Co., NH until about 1818, then moved to Erie Co., PA, and she stated that "both my grandfather and grandmother Currier lived until they were 84 years old. They were buried in Springfield Cemetery [Erie Co., PA]." So apparently two Samuel Curriers lived in Grafton Co., NH around the same time period. The Samuel born in 1746/1747 (son of Samuel & Hannah Morrill Currier) died in Grafton Co., NH in 1802 at age 55, while the Samuel born in 1756 moved on to Erie Co., PA in 1815, and died there at age 86. The Samuel who moved to PA was Elvira & Polly's grandfather. His children were Reuben Currier, John Currier, Sarah Currier Derby, Samuel Currier, Ezekiel Currier, Abner Currier, and Anna Currier Derby.

The LDS Ancestral File has mistakenly combined the information of 4 different Samuel Curriers: the above two Samuels, plus the Samuel who married Dorothy Foote, plus another Samuel, who was born 18 Nov 1744 in South Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH and died 25 Dec 1745 (age 13 months). This child Samuel was a son of Samuel & Hannah Morrill Currier who died in infancy. Thus the obviously incorrect LDS file says that Samuel Currier was born 5 Jan 1746 and christened 18 Nov 1744(!), died 25 Dec 1745(!) married Mary Rowell on 12 Nov 1766, also married Anna Collins on 25 Jan 1780, and also married Dorothy Foote (date not given), and says he was buried in May 1802 in Wentworth, Grafton, NH (age 55). But Mary Rowell lived until 1801, and the Samuel Currier (1746/7-1802) who was son of Samuel Currier & Hannah Morrill and married Mary Rowell in 1766, was not the same man as the Samuel Currier (1756-1842) who married Anna Collins in 1780.

Polly Derby Mecham was just two years off when she said that her grandfather Samuel Currier died at age 84. He was actually 86 years old according to his gravestone.

Samuel Currier, a resident of Springfield Township, Erie Co., Pa., applied for a pension August 6, 1832, aged 75 years (Pension #S-3246). This, along with his gravestone, confirms his birth year as 1756. The only Samuel Currier found so far with this birth year was a Samuel Currier christened 3 Oct 1756 on the Isles of Shoals, Rockingham Co., NH (10 miles off the coast), son of Jeffrey Currier "Junior" & Sarah. Sarah's maiden name was probably Barber since records show that a Jeffrey Currier had married Sarah Barber 26 Mar 1752 at the New North Church in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Although not proven to be our Samuel Currier (1756-1842), the Samuel Currier christened 3 Oct 1756 is a strong possibility.

Jeffrey Currier "Junior"'s father (Samuel's grandfather) was probably the "Geoffery Currier, widower" who married "Sarah Downe, widow", 28 May 1754 on the Isles of Shoals. A few researchers have listed Jeffrey Currier & Sarah Down as the parents of Samuel who was christened 3 Oct 1756, but this doesn't appear to be correct. The suffix "Junior" would indicate that the younger Jeffrey was Samuel's father.

The Jeffrey Currier styled "Junior" at the time of his children's christenings, was almost certainly the Jeffrey Currier born 19 July 1719 to Jeffrey Currier and Marcy at Gosport, which is on Star Island, one of the "Isles of Shoals". Jeffrey and his father were both seafaring men, matching up with another element of Polly Derby Mecham's reminiscences. The elder Jeffrey married (1) Marcy or Mercy ___ in probably 1717 since his eldest son John was born in 1718, thus his estimated birth year would be 1692, but it could have been earlier. Births and christenings of 9 children of Jeffrey Currier and Mercy his wife were recorded at Gosport, Rye, and Isles of Shoals from 1718 through 1744: John, Jeffrey, Sarah, Samuel, Joseph, Mary, Edward, Amos, and Mercy. After his wife Mercy died, "Geoffery Currier, widower" married "Sarah Downe, widow" 28 May 1754....she was probably Sarah Muchmore, b. 10 Jan 1710 at Gosport, widow of Ambrose Down[s]. Jeffrey Currier who married (1) Mercy ___ and (2) Sarah Muchmore, widow Downs, was undoubtedly a grandson or son of the first Jeffrey Currier on the Isles of Shoals, who was born about 1635. Strangely, the name Jeffrey Currier apparently wasn't passed down among any descendants past the third or fourth generation. It is probable, however, that Samuel and Anna Collins Currier had some unknown children who died young, and perhaps one of these was named Jeffrey. There is a gap of 6 years between Samuel & Anna's oldest child Reuben (1780) and the rest of their known children, who were born in 1786, 1788, 1789, 1791, 1793, and 1795. Samuel & Anna probably lived in a different location in New Hampshire between 1780 and 1786, where the birth and christening records haven't survived. This should not be considered unusual, since the surviving records from those times are by no means complete.

Although it doesn't contain proof of his lineage, Samuel Currier's Revolutionary War pension application, dated Aug. 6, 1832, shows that he enlisted four separate times. He was a resident of Goffstown, Hillsborough Co., NH, when he enlisted in 1775 under Captain McFarland and served in Col. Lexington's Regt, NH Line. Their Captain was wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Lieutenant Quimby had command of the company. Samuel was discharged at Winter Hill after 3 months' service. In Feb. 1776 he enlisted again at Goffstown and served 2 months under the command of Capt. Buntin. In the fall of 1777 he enlisted again and served 3 months, this time being discharged at White Plains, N.Y. In Aug 1778 he enlisted again and served 6 months under Capt. Marston. He served about one month of this 4th enlistment at Portsmouth, NH, then marched to Providence, R.I., where he was stationed at the mouth of the river near Providence and remained there until his term expired in Feb 1779. After leaving the service, he stated that he lived in New Hampshire until about 17 years previous to the date of his pension application, when he moved to Springfield Twp., Erie Co., Penn.

Sketch written Sep. 5, 1895*[see footnote] by Polly Derby Mecham (1813-1898), with help from her daughter Emma Maria Mecham Hill, published in FAMILY BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE AND GENEALOGY....(1952), by Leonidas DeVon Mecham, p. 706-707:
"My grandfather Currier's name was Samuel. I think he was born in England*[see footnote]. His father owned a vessel, he had been to the East and West Indies several times, but was finally lost. Some thought that he was taken by pirates, but we never heard of him again. Currier, my grandmother, had consumption, and she died in or near the City of New York*[see footnote] at a good old age. She had two sons, one was Samuel and I think the other was William. She lost a daughter. My grandfather Samuel Currier served in the Revolutionary War. He drew a Pension in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Three of his sons, Reuben, Ezekiel, and Samuel enlisted in the war of 1812. Samuel at Plattsburg, Uncle Ezekiel served three years as commissary, he died at Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania at the age of 90. My mother, Sarah Currier Derby died while my uncle was in the war [of 1812]. She was buried in Hanover burial grounds [Grafton Co., NH], by the meeting house. My father's farm [a few] miles from Dartmouth College lay right at the foot of Moose Mountain. He sold it to the Shakers. I was only three months old when my mother died. I was in my fifth year [1818] when my father moved from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania and settled in Erie County. We lived there until I was in my fourteenth year [1827]. Both my grandfather and grandmother Currier lived until they were 84 years old. They were buried in Springfield Cemetery. Uncle Ezekiel and Aunt Sally Eldridge Currier were also buried there. Uncle Walter Derby lost his first wife in New Hampshire. Samuel Currier married Anna. He served in the Revolutionary War. His sons and daughters were Reuben -- he served in the war of 1812. Ezekiel married Sally Alldrich, he served in the war of 1812, and Abner married Margaret Davis -- died in Illinois."

• [footnotes]: the book actually says that Polly Derby Mecham wrote this sketch on 5 September 1815, but since Polly was born in 1813 this is obviously an error -- apparently a typographical error for 1895. Polly's account of her Currier ancestors contains some valuable information but also some confusing and seemingly contradictory information. Perhaps she was a little forgetful in her old age, but it is more likely that her daughter Emma Maria, who apparently wrote down what Polly said, got things mixed up. 1. I haven't yet found evidence of whether Polly was correct about her grandfather Samuel Currier being born in England and about his [unnamed] father owning a vessel and being lost at sea. While the first of these assertions is unlikely, the second sounds like it is almost certainly correct. 2. The sketch says that her grandmother Currier died in New York City, but later says that her grandmother Currier's death location was Springfield, Erie Co., PA, which is correct. Therefore Polly probably meant to say that her GREAT-grandmother Currier died in New York City (another clue for further research). 3. Says her grandmother Currier had two sons, Samuel and (she thinks) William, and a daughter who died young. Again, Polly was apparently referring here to her GREAT-grandmother Currier (mother of her grandfather Samuel Currier). A William Currier, son of Geoffery Currier Jr. and Sarah his wife, was christened July 29, 1759 on Isles of Shoals. He would have been a younger brother of the Samuel Currier christened 1756 on Isles of Shoals. 4. Says that her grandfather Samuel Currier had sons Reuben, Ezekiel, and Samuel, who served in the war of 1812. Later mentions another son, Abner, who married Margaret Davis. These have all been confirmed, plus another son, John.

Burial: Springfield Cemetery East Springfield Erie County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: Section F Lot 2

Created by: Karen Bray Keeley Record added: Jul 17, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 55063020

Biography

Samuel was born about 1756. [1][2]

He was a soldier in the revolutionary war. [2][1]

He resided in Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire when he entered the service in 1775. [2]

He married Anna Collins on January 25, 1780 in South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. [3][4]

His son Reuben was born on December 12, 1780 in South Hampton Township, Rockingham, New Hampshire. [5]

He drew his pension in Springfield Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania in 1832. [2][6]

He died on February 13, 1842. [1]

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Currier-797

Samuel Currier (abt. 1756 - 1842)

Samuel Currier

Born about 1756 in Gosport, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America [uncertain]

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Anna (Collins) Currier — married 25 Jan 1780 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Father of Reuben Currier, John Currier, Sarah (Currier) Derby, Samuel Currier, Ezekiel Currier, Abner Currier and Anna (Currier) Derby

Died 13 Feb 1842 in Springfield Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Profile last modified 3 Jun 2018 | Created 28 Jan 2016

Samuel Currier participated in the American Revolution

Samuel Currier is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P142426 Rank: Private

According to "Family Book of Remembrance: and Genealogy with Allied Lines" by Leonidas DeVon Mecham, Polly (Derby) Mecham wrote the following about her grandfather Samuel Currier [6]:

"My grandfather Currier's name was Samuel. I think he was born in England. His father owned a vessel, he had been to the East and West Indies several times, but was finally lost. Some thought that he was taken by pirates, but we never heard of him again.

Currier, my [great?] grandmother, had consumption, and she died in or near the City of New York at a good old age. She had two sons, one was Samuel and I think the other was William. She lost a daughter. My grandfather Samuel Carrier served in the Revolutionary War. He drew a Pension in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Three of his sons, Reuben, Ezekiel, and Samuel enlisted in the war of 1812. Samuel at Plattsburg, Uncle Ezekiel served three years as commisary, he died at Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania at the age of 90. My mother, Sarah Currier Derby died while my uncle was in the war. She was buried in Hanover burial grounds, by the meeting house. My father's farm miles from Dartmouth College lay right at the foot of Moose Mountain. He sold it to the Shakers. I was only three months old when my mother died. I was in my fifth year when my father moved from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania and settled in Erie County. We lived there until I was in my fourteenth year. Both my grandfather and grandmother Currier lived until they were 84 years old. They were buried in Springfield Cemetery. Uncle Ezekiel and Aunt Sally Eldridge Currier were also buried there. Uncle Walter Derby lost his first wife in New Hampshire. Samuel Currier married Anna. He served in the Revolutionary War. His sons and daughters were Reuben -- he served in the War of 1812, John married Sally Silver, Samuel died at Plattsburg, serving in the war of 1812, Ezekiel married Sally Alldrich, he served in the war of 1812, and Abner married Margaret Davis -- died in Illinois." According to "The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts" [4]:

"734 SAMUEL CURRIER, of South Hampton, m. Jan. 25, 1780, Anna Collins. Son Reuben, b. Dec. 12, 1780. Wid. of Samuel d. Oct. 2, 1784[S Hm rec.]. [Possibly (215) SAMUEL5?]" 215 is the son of Samuel Currier and Hannah Morrill, maybe this is where the confusion between the two came from?

Research Notes

To-Do

Look at cemetery book that supposedly has headstone transcription Is there an original (handwritten?) copy of Polly's recollections? Event: Memorial ID #55063020. FINDAGRAVE.COM Springfield Cemetery, East Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Revolutionary War Pension File #S-3246. AGE 75. 6 August 1832. Springfield Township, Erie, Pennstlvania, USA. Sworn statement within RW Pension File #S-3246. AGE 82. 16 October 1838. Springfield Township, Erie, Pennsyvania, USA. Gravestone Inscription. AGE 86. 13 February 1842. Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

Residence 1800 Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. 1820 Springfield Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. 1830 Springfield Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. 1840 Springfield Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. 1810 Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States.

Buried February 1842. Springfield Cemetery, Springfield Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.

Christening: 3 October 1756. Gosport, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.

Note: #2213098254227440. #4859022368675669. Caution! incorrect information about Samuel Currier is widespread. Incorrect information about Samuel Currier is widespread. The facts are wrong in the Mecham Family BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE from the 1950's, and this incorrect information has been copied, recopied, and passed along by thousands of Mecham descendants! Samuel Currier who married Anna Collins 25 Jan 1780 at South Hampton, Rockingham, NH, wasn't (WAS NOT) the son or grandson of Samuel CURRIER (1709-1766) and Hannah MORRILL (1711-1784). The son of Samuel Currier & Hannah Morrill was (Elder) Samuel Currier (born 5 Jan 1747 at South Hampton, Rockingham Co, NH, died 5 May 1802, aged 55, at Wentworth, Grafton Co, NH). He married (1) Mary ROWELL on 12 Nov 1766 at Hampstead, Rockingham, NH, and md (2) Abigail DEARBORN on 8 Dec 1801 at Plymouth, Grafton Co., NH. He fathered 7 children (all with his first wife Mary): Aaron (1767-1837) who md Abigail HUSE; Mary (1769-1852) who md Job CLEMENT; Samuel (1771-1805); Daniel (1773); Hannah (1775-1805) who md Moses EATON; David (1778-1829) who married Ruth STEVENS; and Sarah (1781) who married Elisha HURD. See his gravestone at http:/www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16658886 The Samuel Currier (1756-1842) who married Anna Collins wasn't (WASNOT) this Samuel Currier (1746/7-1802), son of Samuel Currier and Hannah Morrill. The Samuel Currier who married Anna Collins in 1780 lived much longer than 55 years. He was my 5th great-grandfather,and he was born in 1756. This info. comes from his REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION RECORD. Since he stated in the pension application in 1832 that he was born in 1756, he was likely the Samuel Currier who was christened 3 Oct 1756 at Gosport on the Isles of Shoals, Rockingham Co., NH, son of Jeffrey & Sarah (Barber) Currier who married 26 Mar 1752 at the old North Church in Boston, MA, but this parentage isn't certain. Samuel stated that his residence was Goffstown, Rockingham Co., NH in 1775 when he enlisted under Capt. McFarland and served in Col. Lexington's Regiment, NH line. After his militaryservice he married Anna COLLINS, 25 Jan 1780 at South Hampton, Rockingham, NH. After their marriage, he & Anna lived at South Hampton for only a year or so, before moving to Vermont, where they livedthroughout the 1790's, then they moved to Grafton Co., NH, then in about 1815 they moved to Erie Co., PA. They were the parents of 9 children: Reuben (1780) who md (1) Ruth BARTLETT and md (2) HannahMERRILL; a child who died young (abt. 1782); another child who died young (abt. 1784); John (1786-1841) who md Sarah SILVER; Sarah (1788-1813) who md John DERBY; Samuel (1789-1814) who died in the war of 1812; Ezekiel (1791-1882) who md Sally ALDRICH; Abner (1793-1872) who md Margaret DAVIS; and Anna (1795-1866) who was the second wife of John DERBY. As for the date & place of death for Samuel CURRIER & Anna COLLINS, my 3rd great-grandmother Polly Derby Mecham, a daughter of Sarah Currier Derby and granddaughter of Samuel & Anna Collins Currier, wrote her reminiscences in 1895 in Wallsburg, UT, stating that her grandfather Samuel Currier (whom she had known personally), had served in the Revolutionary War and had drawn a pension in Erie Co., PA, and that he died at age 84 and is buried inSpringfield Cemetery in Erie Co., PA. My research confirms Polly's words, except that he may have died at age 85 rather than 84. He died 13 Feb 1842 and is buried in the Springfield Cemetery in Erie County, just as Polly said (see his grave at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55063020). He was born in 1756 (or thereabouts) according to his gravestone, his Rev. War pension application, and all other records. Therefore Polly Derby Mecham's grandfather could NOT have been the Samuel born in 1747, son of Samuel Currier & Hannah Morrill, because (for one thing) his birth date was about 10 years later than that other Samuel. Also, his death date was about 40 years later, and the two Samuels died in different states. Strangely, although Polly Derby Mecham's 1895 account was published in the Mecham Family BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE in the 1950's, stating that her grandfather died at age 84 in Springfield, PA, elsewhere in the same book the erroneous information & erroneous pedigree for her grandfather Samuel Currier was also published. Everyone appears to have copied that pedigree, apparently no one noticed that the pedigree & parentage published in the Mecham book for Samuel Currier completely disagrees with Polly's first-hand account! And apparently no one checked census records or Revolutionary War pension papers for the Samuel Currier in Erie Co., PA. I hope that this genealogy can get straightened out, and that everyone can correct the earlier mistakes and get their records straight. On NewFS for Samuel Currier LCD9-B38, LZFX-FK9, and LZFL-6BZ there are (or were) 258 combined records, incorrectly merging at least 5 different Samuel Curriers into one person. Each of these Samuels should be kept separate and distinct: 1. Samuel Currier, oldest son of Samuel Currier & Hannah Collins was born about 1732 at Salisbury, Essex, MA, and died before 1744, aged 12 years or less. 2. Samuel Currier, 8th child of Samuel Currier & Hannah Collins, was born 16 Oct 1744, chr 18 Nov 1744, and died 25 Dec 1745, aged 14 months (born & died at South Hampton, Rockingham, NH). 3. Samuel Currier, 9th child of Samuel Currier & Hannah Collins, was born 5 Jan 1746/47 (the year would be 1747 in today's calendar, but before 1752 the new year didn't start until March 25th, so dual years are noted by genealogists for dates from Jan 1 to Mar 24 each year under the old calendar before 1752). He was chr 11 Jan 1746/47 at South Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH, and he died 5 May 1802, aged 55, and is buried in East Side Cemetery, Wentworth, Grafton Co., NH. He md. (1) Mary Rowell; (2) Abigail Dearborn. Abigail's first husband was Peter Hobart, 2nd husband was Thomas McCluer, 3rd husband was Samuel Currier, and 4th husband was William George. 4. Samuel Currier, probably son of Jeffrey Currier & Sarah Barber, was born in 1756, probably was the Samuel Currier chr 3 Oct 1756 at Gosport on the Isles of Shoals, Rockingham Co., NH, died 13 Feb 1842, aged 85, at Springfield Township, Erie Co., PA, and is buried in Springfield Cemetery. He married ANNA COLLINS. Another one merged with the above Samuels in NewFS is (was): 5. A Samuel Currier who married Dorothy Foote. Actually theSamuel Currier who married Dorothy Foote was the father of the Samuel Currier who married Hannah Morrill, and he lived much earlier, from 3 Jan 167475 to 30 July 1735 in Essex Co., MA (the marriage of Samuel Currier & Dorothy Foote took place 14 Dec 1700 at Amesbury, Essex, MA). Is it possible to get these records straight on NewFS and in the Family Tree, and to keep them that way? Does anyone have the time & know-how to fix this? I would greatly appreciate everyone's help in this matter. researcher, Karen (Bray) Keeley Farmington, NM. According to his granddaughter Polly (DERBY) MECHAM, Samuel CURRIER served in the Revolutionary War. He drew a pension in Erie County, Pennsylvania. She said that her grandfather and grandmother CURRIER both lived until they were 84 years old, & were buried in Springfield Cemetery (Erie Co., PA). Cemetery records and Rev. War pension records from Erie Co., PA show that Samuel Currier died there 13Feb 1842, and that he was born in 1756. Samuel's wife Anna Collins Currier died 19 Apr 1839 in Springfield, Erie Co., PA, and her birthdate was 8 Jan 1755. They are both buried in the Springfield Cemetery. From FAMILY BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE AND GENEALOGY....(1952), by Leonidas DeVon Mecham, p. 706-707, taken from a sketch written by Polly Derby Mecham 5 September 1895* and by her daughter Emma MariaMecham Hill: "My grandfather Currier's name was Samuel. I think he was born in England. His father [name not mentioned] owned a vessel, he had been to the East and West Indies several times, but was finally lost. Some thought that he was taken by pirates, but we never heard of him again. Currier, my [great]-grandmother, had consumption, and she died in or near the City of New York at a good old age. She had two sons, one was Samuel and I think the other was William. She lost a daughter. My grandfather Samuel Currier served in the Revolutionary War. He drew a Pension in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Three of his sons, Reuben, Ezekiel, and Samuel enlisted in the war of 1812. Samuel at Plattsburg, Uncle Ezekiel served three years as commisary, he died at Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania at the age of 90. My mother, Sarah Currier Derby died while my uncle was in the war. She was buried in Hanover burial grounds, by the meeting house. My father's farm [a few] miles from Dartmouth College lay right at the foot of Moose Mountain. He sold it to the Shakers. I was only three months old when my mother died. I was in my fifth year when my father moved from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania and settled in Erie County. We lived there until I was in my fourteenth year. Both my grandfather and grandmother Currier lived until they were 84 years old. They were buried in Springfield Cemetery. Uncle Ezekiel and Aunt Sally Eldridge Currier were also buried there. Uncle Walter Derby lost his first wife in New Hampshire. Samuel Currier married Anna. He served in the Revolutionary War. His sons and daughters were Reuben -- he served in the war of 1812. Ezekiel married Sally Alldrich, he served in the war of 1812, and Abner married Margaret Davis -- died in Illinois." *the book actually says that Polly Derby Mecham wrote this sketch on 5 September 1815, but Polly was born in 1813 so this is obviously an error -- apparently a typographical error for 1895. Polly's account of her CURRIER ancestors contains some confusing, contradictory, and mistaken information. Perhaps her daughter recorded some of the details wrong. 1. She said that she thinks her grandfather Samuel Currier was born in England, but all records show that he was born in New Hampshire. 2. Said that grandmother Currier died in New York City, later says at Springfield (Twp), Erie Co., PA. Apparently Polly meant that her GREAT-grandmother Currier died in New York City. 3. Polly said her grandmother Currier had two sons, Samuel and (she thinks) William. Apparently Polly was referring to her GREAT-grandmother Currier (mother of her grandfather Samuel Currier). 4. Said that her grandfather Samuel Currier had sons Reuben, Ezekiel, and Samuel who served in the war of 1812. Later mentions another son, Abner, who marriedMargaret Davis. There was also a son John, whom she forgot to mention. see also http:/www.rootcellar.usmechpoll.htm. This is the Samuel Currier who married Anna Collins. He lived from 1756-1842, is buried in Springfield PA, and was son of Jeffrey Currier and Sarah Barber. The Samuel Currier who married Mary Rowell lived from 1747-1802, was the son of Samuel Currier and Hannah Morrill, and is buried in Wentworth, Grafton, NH. Please don't get these two Samuel Curriers confused. This is the Samuel Currier who married Anna Collins. He lived from 1756-1842, is buried in Springfield PA, and was son of Jeffrey Currier and Sarah Barber. The Samuel Currier who married Mary Rowell lived from 1747-1802, was the son of Samuel Currier and Hannah Morrill, and is buried in Wentworth, Grafton, NH. Please don't get these two Samuel Curriers confused. There is a non-mergeable duplicate LZV3-Z51. Best to keep all duplicates linked up to the correct parents, spouses, and children, so none of them get lost, confused, or changed by someone. It's ok to have multiple sets of parents. Please keep all family members together.

Marriage @7240880238832682@ FAM. Husband @3294080632390160@. Wife @1690762053583117@. Child: @4303762481852732@. Marriage 25 January 1780. South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. [7]

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Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave memorial #55063020 ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900," digital images, Heritage Quest (http://ancestryheritagequest.com/HQA : accessed 27 January 2016), Service: N. H., Currier, Samuel, Number: S. 3426. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLFM-6P5 : accessed 28 January 2016), Samuel Currier and Anna Collins, 25 Jan 1780; citing South Hampton, , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,980. ↑ 4.0 4.1 David Webster Hoyt, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts: with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton, Vol. 3, p. 936 ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNT-D6V : accessed 27 January 2016), Samuel Currier in entry for Reuben Currier, 12 Dec 1780; citing SOUTH HAMPTON TWP,ROCKINGHAM,NEW HAMPSHIRE; FHL microfilm 1,000,491. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Leonidas DeVon Mecham, Family Book of Remembrance: and Genealogy with Allied Lines, p. 707. ↑ Source: #5144063061252797 29 May 2018 See also:

Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed January 27, 2016), "Record of Samuel Currier", Ancestor # A133895. Source: 1269135966051375 Samuel Currier in entry for Reuben Currier, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900" "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLL8-17D : 10 March 2018), Samuel Currier in entry for Reuben Currier, 12 Dec 1780; citing South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,491. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLL8-17D Source: 1831672975728305 Samuel Currier, "United States Census, 1810" "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH2N-5ND : accessed 30 May 2018), Samuel Currier, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States; citing p. 305, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 23; FHL microfilm 218,684. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2N-5ND Source: 2518345079924120 Samuel Currier, "United States Census, 1800" "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHR3-ZNH : accessed 30 May 2018), Samuel Currier, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States; citing p. 677, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 20; FHL microfilm 218,679. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR3-ZNH Source: 2881997290737934 Samuel Currier, "Find A Grave Index" "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV29-VKNC : 14 December 2017), Samuel Currier, 1842; Burial, East Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Springfield Cemetery; citing record ID 55063020, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV29-VKNC Source: 3186809267801301 Samuel Currier, "United States Census, 1840" "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHYK-FDP : 16 August 2017), Samuel Currier, Springfield Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 130, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 459; FHL microfilm 20,545. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYK-FDP Source: 3309893755460463 South Hampton, New Hampshire town records with marriages, births, and deaths, 1738-1919; ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99K-RX3K From FamilySearch.org 1780 marriage for Currier, Samuel and Anna Collins https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99K-RX3K Source: 408423932918482 Gosport, Isles of Shoals in the Eighteenth Century for Samuel Currier New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 66 page 220 online @ https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-... October 3rd 1756 Samuel son if Geoffrey Currier Junior and Sarah his wife was baptized https://api.familysearch.org/platform/memories/memories/32656598 Source: 4426708853606392 Samuel Currier in entry for John Currier, "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908" "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8LT-KZT : 11 February 2018), Samuel Currier in entry for John Currier, 21 Jun 1786; citing TUNBRIDGE TWP,ORANGE,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LT-KZT Source: 4548104485446237 Samuel & Anna Collins See Samuel Currier: Memories/Documents https://familysearch.org/photos/documents/8815548?pid=LZV3-Z51&retu... Source: 5173927919568111 Samuel Currier in entry for Sally Currier, "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908" "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8LH-H4R : 11 February 2018), Samuel Currier in entry for Sally Currier, 02 Apr 1788; citingTUNBRIDGE TWP,ORANGE,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LH-H4R Source: 5278705821551840 Samuel Currier in entry for John Currier, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954" "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFJN-DM4 : 18 October 2017), Samuel Currier in entry for John Currier, 21 Jun 1786, Birth;State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,522. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJN-DM4 Source: 6872478089677504 Legacy NFS Source: Samuel Currier - Published information: birth: 1756; Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States From FamilySearch.org Published information: birth: 1756; Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Source: 7252677115020504 Samuel Currier, "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920" "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FD2P-1HM : 10 February 2018), Samuel Currier and Anna Collins, 25 Jan 1780; citing reference 2:3ZGHV6B; FHL microfilm 1,000,980. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD2P-1HM Source: 7843466910241403 Samuel Currier in entry for Samuel Currier, "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908" "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8LT-K83 : 11 February 2018), Samuel Currier in entry for Samuel Currier, 21 Oct 1789; citing TUNBRIDGE TWP,ORANGE,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LT-K83 Source: 7898323539841015 Samuel Currier in entry for Reuben Currier, "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904" "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDNT-D6V : 10 February 2018), Samuel Currier in entry for Reuben Currier, 12 Dec 1780;citing SOUTH HAMPTON TWP,ROCKINGHAM,NEW HAMPSHIRE; FHL microfilm 1,000,491. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNT-D6V Source: 8294208801991973 Samuel Currier, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947" "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLFM-6P5 : 4 November 2017), Samuel Currier and Anna Collins, 25 Jan 1780; citingSouth Hampton, , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,980. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLFM-6P5 Source: 8536210741568005 Samuel Corran, "United States Census, 1820" "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLH-9SX : accessed 30 May 2018), Samuel Corran, Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States;citing p. 20, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 102; FHL microfilm 181,407. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLH-9SX Source: 8723222419685674 Samuel Currier in entry for Samuel Currier, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954" "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFJN-66Y : 18 October 2017), Samuel Currier in entry for Samuel Currier, 21 Oct 1789, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,522. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJN-66Y Source: 8928657523061497 Samuel Courier, "United States Census, 1830" "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHGR-RQT : 12 August 2017), Samuel Courier, Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 340, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 147; FHL microfilm 20,621. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGR-RQT