Capt. Samuel Ransom

Capt. Samuel Ransom
Birthdate:	April 10, 1738
Birthplace:	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death:	July 03, 1778 (40) Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States (Killed in the Battle of Wyoming Valley)
Place of Burial:	Wyoming Massacre Memorial Wyoming Luzerne County Pennsylvania
Immediate Family:	Son of Robert Ransom, IV and Sarah Ransom Husband of Esther Bidlack Father of Major Major William Ransom; Maj Samuel Ransom; Col. George Palmer Ransom; Lovisa Lawrence Frink; Mary "Polly" Franklin and 2 others Brother of Robert Ransom, Jr; Debrah Ransom; Mary Ransom; Anna Inglee; John Ransom and 2 others Half brother of Josiah Hathaway, Jr.; Ebenezer Hathaway; Molly Hathaway; William Ransom and Sarah Williamson

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About Capt. Samuel Ransom

A Patriot of the American Revolution for CONNECTICUT with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A094561

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Captain in the Revolutionary War. Slain in the Battle of Wyoming, which was in Wyoming Valley, Westmoreland County, Connecticut at the time of his death. Captain Samuel Ransom and his company joined General Washington shortly after December 12, 1776 and fought with him in the battle at Millstone; they were also at Bound Brook, at Brandywine, at Germantown, and at Mud Fort. In October, 1777, Captain Ransom's company mustered still sixty-two men. They continued with the continental army until the threatened invasion of Wyoming by the British and Indians in 1778, when Captain Ransom, with others, hastened to the defense of their families and homes. Some of them arrived in time to participate in the bloody fight of July 3, 1778; and many of them , among whom was Captain Ransom, lost their lives in the battle.

Samuel was the son of Robert and Sarah (Chyles/Childs) Ransom. He married Esther Lawrence May 6, 1756 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut. Children: Sarah, Samuel, George Palmer, Sybil, Esther, Lovisa, William, Mary and Lois.

His wife Esther married Captain James Bidlock after his death.

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Capt. Samuel Ransom's Timeline

1738	April 10, 1738	Birth of Capt. Samuel Ransom Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1759	September 28, 1759	Birth of Maj Samuel Ransom Canaan, Connecticut, Usa
1762	January 3, 1762	Birth of Col. George Palmer Ransom Canaan, Litchfield, CT, United States
1764	February 5, 1764	Birth of Sybil Stephens Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
1768	1768	Birth of Lovisa Lawrence Frink
1770	May 26, 1770	Birth of Major Major William Ransom Canaan, Litchfield Co CT
1772	May 20, 1772	Birth of Mary "Polly" Franklin
1775	March 3, 1775	Birth of Lois Bidlack
1778	July 3, 1778 Age 40	Death of Capt. Samuel Ransom Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States

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