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Samuel Ames

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: July 21, 1808 (77)
Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, United States
Place of Burial: Cavendish, Windsor County, VT, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jacob Ames, Sr and Ruth Ames
Husband of Sarah Ames and Laurana Henry
Father of Phineas Ames; Edmund Ames; Isabella Hurd; Eleazer Ames; Ruth Merrill and 5 others
Brother of Ruth Osgood; James B. Ames; Pvt Elijah Ames; Jonathan Ames; John Ames and 3 others

Managed by: Gwyneth Potter McNeil
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About Samuel Ames

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Sons of the Revolution. Samuel Ames, Rutland Ma. Private in Captain David Bant's Company, Col. H. Thaniel Sparhawk's Regt. which marched April 20, 1775 in response to the alarm of April 19, 1975 to Cambridge, Ma. Service six days. Also in Liant. Wm. Muzzay's Company, Col. Sparhawk's Regt., enlisted July 5, 1778, discharged July 15, 1778: Service eleven days, under command of Maj. Daniel Clap at Barracks in Rutland, Ma.




https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ames-957
Samuel Ames (abt. 1732 - 1808)

Samuel Ames
Born about 11 Feb 1732 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Jacob Ames and Ruth (Shattuck) Ames
Brother of Jacob Ames, Ruth (Ames) Adams, James Ames, Elijah Ames, Jonathan Ames, John Ames, Elisabeth Ames and David Ames
Husband of Sarah (Ball) Ames — married 8 Jul 1756 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Baymap
Husband of Lurana (Cady) Ames — married 15 Dec 1793 in Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshiremap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Phineas Ames, Edmund Ames, Isabella (Ames) Hurd, Eleazer Ames, Ruth (Ames) Merrill, Sally Ames, Hannah (Ames) Morrison, Sally (Ames) Smith, Lydia (Ames) Gordon and Betty (Ames) Proctor
Died 21 Jul 1808 at about age 76 in Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont, United Statesmap
PROBLEMS/QUESTIONSProfile manager: Sandra Dighton private message [send private message]
Profile last modified 2 Apr 2023 | Created 6 Apr 2014
This page has been accessed 525 times.
Biography

Samuel was born in 1732 (or 1731?). He was the son of Jacob Ames and Ruth Shattuck.
1776 Project
Private Samuel Ames served with 7th Regiment, Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Samuel Ames is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A002260.
Samuel Ames of Rutland was a Private in Capt. David Bent's company, Col. Nathaniel Sparhawk's regiment which marched April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge and later served in Lieut. William Muzzey's company, Col. Sparhawk's regiment. [1] [2] [3]

In about 1780 he settled in Hancock, New Hampshire, where he established a saw mill and grist mill.[4] He was also a surveyor and served as town treasurer in 1782. [5]

He married Sarah Ball and the couple had several children. She died in 1790, and in 1793 he married widow Lurana Henry as his second wife.[6]

He passed away in 1808 in Cavendish, Vermont.

This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?

Sources

↑ DAR
↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
↑ A history of Rutland; Worcester County, Massachusetts
↑ Hayward, pp. 306-307
↑ Hayward, pp. 306-307
↑ Hayward, pp. 306-307
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-01-04), "Record of Samuel Ames", Ancestor # A002260.
Reed, Jonas. A history of Rutland; Worcester County, Massachusetts (Jonas Reed, Worcester, 1879);
p. 177 "LIST OF ALARM MEN OF 1775"
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896) Vol. 1, p. 222
"AMES, SAMUEL, Rutland. Private, Capt. David Bent's co., Col. Nathaniel Sparhawk's regt., which marched April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge; service, 6 days; also, Lieut. William Muzzey's co., Col. Sparhawk's regt.; enlisted July 5, 1778; discharged July 15, 1778; service, 11 days, raider command of Maj. Daniel Clap at barracks in Rutland. Roll dated Hubbardston."
Rice, Franklin P, Trustee, Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849; Systematic History Fund, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1905. p16 Groton Births, (https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Groton/Images/Groton_B016....) Accessed 4 Oct 2022
Rice, Franklin P, Trustee, Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849; Systematic History Fund, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1905. p109 Rutland Marriages, Ames (https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Rutland/Images/Rutland_M10...) Accessed 4 Oct 2022
Rice, Franklin P, Trustee, Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849; Systematic History Fund, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1905. p10 Rutland Births, Ames (https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Rutland/Images/Rutland_B01...) Accessed 4 Oct 2022
Hayward, William Willis. The History of Hancock, New Hampshire, 1764-1889. Vox Populi Press, S. W. Huse & Company, 1889.
Archives.com
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 May 2020), memorial page for Samuel Ames (11 Feb 1732–23 Jul 1808), Find A Grave: Memorial #104397397, citing Old Revolutionary War Cemetery, Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Laurie Stewart Tokarsky (contributor 47375347). (includes photo of gravestone)


https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ames-957
Samuel Ames (abt. 1732 - 1808)

Samuel Ames
Born about 11 Feb 1732 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Jacob Ames and Ruth (Shattuck) Ames
Brother of Jacob Ames, Ruth (Ames) Adams, James Ames, Elijah Ames, Jonathan Ames, John Ames, Elisabeth Ames and David Ames
Husband of Sarah (Ball) Ames — married 8 Jul 1756 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Baymap
Husband of Lurana (Cady) Ames — married 15 Dec 1793 in Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshiremap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Phineas Ames, Edmund Ames, Isabella (Ames) Hurd, Eleazer Ames, Ruth (Ames) Merrill, Sally Ames, Hannah (Ames) Morrison, Sally (Ames) Smith, Lydia (Ames) Gordon and Betty (Ames) Proctor
Died 21 Jul 1808 at about age 76 in Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont, United Statesmap
PROBLEMS/QUESTIONSProfile manager: Sandra Dighton private message [send private message]
Profile last modified 2 Apr 2023 | Created 6 Apr 2014
This page has been accessed 524 times.
Biography

Samuel was born in 1732 (or 1731?). He was the son of Jacob Ames and Ruth Shattuck.
1776 Project
Private Samuel Ames served with 7th Regiment, Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Samuel Ames is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A002260.
Samuel Ames of Rutland was a Private in Capt. David Bent's company, Col. Nathaniel Sparhawk's regiment which marched April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge and later served in Lieut. William Muzzey's company, Col. Sparhawk's regiment. [1] [2] [3]

In about 1780 he settled in Hancock, New Hampshire, where he established a saw mill and grist mill.[4] He was also a surveyor and served as town treasurer in 1782. [5]

He married Sarah Ball and the couple had several children. She died in 1790, and in 1793 he married widow Lurana Henry as his second wife.[6]

He passed away in 1808 in Cavendish, Vermont.

This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?

Sources

↑ DAR
↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
↑ A history of Rutland; Worcester County, Massachusetts
↑ Hayward, pp. 306-307
↑ Hayward, pp. 306-307
↑ Hayward, pp. 306-307
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-01-04), "Record of Samuel Ames", Ancestor # A002260.
Reed, Jonas. A history of Rutland; Worcester County, Massachusetts (Jonas Reed, Worcester, 1879);
p. 177 "LIST OF ALARM MEN OF 1775"
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896) Vol. 1, p. 222
"AMES, SAMUEL, Rutland. Private, Capt. David Bent's co., Col. Nathaniel Sparhawk's regt., which marched April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge; service, 6 days; also, Lieut. William Muzzey's co., Col. Sparhawk's regt.; enlisted July 5, 1778; discharged July 15, 1778; service, 11 days, raider command of Maj. Daniel Clap at barracks in Rutland. Roll dated Hubbardston."
Rice, Franklin P, Trustee, Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849; Systematic History Fund, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1905. p16 Groton Births, (https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Groton/Images/Groton_B016....) Accessed 4 Oct 2022
Rice, Franklin P, Trustee, Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849; Systematic History Fund, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1905. p109 Rutland Marriages, Ames (https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Rutland/Images/Rutland_M10...) Accessed 4 Oct 2022
Rice, Franklin P, Trustee, Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849; Systematic History Fund, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1905. p10 Rutland Births, Ames (https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Rutland/Images/Rutland_B01...) Accessed 4 Oct 2022
Hayward, William Willis. The History of Hancock, New Hampshire, 1764-1889. Vox Populi Press, S. W. Huse & Company, 1889.
Archives.com
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 May 2020), memorial page for Samuel Ames (11 Feb 1732–23 Jul 1808), Find A Grave: Memorial #104397397, citing Old Revolutionary War Cemetery, Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Laurie Stewart Tokarsky (contributor 47375347). (includes photo of gravestone)

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Samuel Ames's Timeline

1731
February 11, 1731
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1757
October 26, 1757
Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
1759
August 22, 1759
Rutland, Worcester County, MA, United States
1763
July 16, 1763
Rutland, Worcester County, MA, United States
1765
May 5, 1765
Rutland, Worcester County, MA, United States
1767
August 9, 1767
Rutland, Worcester County, MA, United States
1769
May 6, 1769
Rutland, Worcester County, MA, United States
1771
May 6, 1771
Rutland, Worcester County, MA, United States
May 6, 1771
Rutland, Worcester County, MA, United States