Silas Bemis

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor # A008960

Note: Massachusetts Army & Navy, the Revolution, 17 Vols.; Volume 1, page 928:

Bemis, Silas, Winchendon. List of men mustered in Worcester Co. for service at Rhode Island until Jan. 1, 1780; Capt. Boynton's co., Col. Grout's regt.; mustered by Thomas Newhall, Muster Master, July 19, 1779; residence, Winchendon; enlistment, 9 months; also, Capt. Thomas Fish's co., Col. Nathan Tyler's regt.; enlisted July 27, 1779; discharged Dec. 17, 1779; service, 4 mos. 26 days, at Rhode Island; also, pay roll for Dec., 1779; service, 1 mo. 5 days, at Rhode Island. (Not sure if this is the right person)[Received from Curtis Bemis, Jr.]

[Received from Curtis Bemis, Jr]

This individual was found on GenCircles at: http://www.gencircles.com/users/cbemis/7/data/1419

1850 US Census, Haverhill,Grafton County, NH; Roll xxxxx, p. 42, lines 1-2

Bemis, Silas, age 90, Farmer, b. Mass.

Judith, age 73, b. Mass.

Massachusetts Army & Navy, the Revolution, 17 Vols.; Volume 1, page 928:

Bemis, Silas, Winchendon. List of men mustered in Worcester Co. for service at Rhode Island until Jan. 1, 1780; Capt. Boynton's co., Col. Grout's regt.; mustered by Thomas Newhall, Muster Master, July 19, 1779; residence, Winchendon; enlistment, 9 months; also, Capt. Thomas Fish's co., Col. Nathan Tyler's regt.; enlisted July 27, 1779; discharged Dec. 17, 1779; service, 4 mos. 26 days, at Rhode Island; also, pay roll for Dec., 1779; service, 1 mo. 5 days, at Rhode Island.

Posted by: Linda M.F. Welch Date: February 22, 2001 at 12:58:11

In Reply to: Re: Vt. Bemis Famliles by georgene brookman of 537

Silas Bemis (6), {John (5), John (4), John (3), John (2), Joseph (1), was born in Winchendon, Mass., 4 Oct., 1761. He m. 1st in Springfield, 27 Jan., 1785, Olive Spencer (b. 1762, dau. of Timothy & Lois (Hill) Spencer of Springfield, Vt.) Olive d. ---. Silas m. 2nd at Springfield, 3 Feb., 1803, Beulah Sartwell. He m. 3rd at Springfield, 7 March, 1822, Judith Mannuel.

Silas left Springfield in June of 1848 and moved to Haverhill, NH where he was living at the age of 88 years.

Pension Declaration dated 2 Oct., 1848: "I, Silas Bemis of Haverhill, in the County of Grafton, and State of New Hampshire, late of Springfield in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged 88 years, testify and say that my father, John Bemis, at the commencement of the Revolutionary war, resided with his family, consisting of the following named children, in the town of Sudbury, County of Worcester, and State of Massachusetts, to wit: John, Isaac, Jonas, Jason, Silas, Amos, Reuben, Abigail, Sarah, Abel and Joel; they were all born in said town of Sudbury. I have understood that my brother, Amos drew for pension of $20 per annum and it was said that Jonas has drawn a year or so but an amount of his having considerable property he was dropped from the rolls. After the said war commenced, my father removed with his family from said town of Sudbury about 40 miles to the town of Winchendon in said County of Worcester. My said father John Bemis never was out in the United States military service during said Revolutionary War but four of his sons were to wit: John, Jonas, Amos and myself, but I have never obtained a pension

At the commencement of the war in 1775, my said brother John Bemis enlisted from the town of Sudbury in the company commanded by Capt. Aaron Haynes' Company of said Sudbury, Colonel Jonathan Brewer's (?) Regiment for the term of eight months as a private or corporal and I believe he served as Corporal the full term of the eight months and was discharged. My father aforesaid having removed to Winchendon, then my said brother John having returned home to said Winchendon and married Lucy Bates of said town. He then enlisted a second time at Winchendon in Capt. --- for Boynton's Company called -- Massachusetts Regiment. .... but was discharged after serving three months and returned home and his wife lived in my father's family during my brother's absence. After my brother John and myself removed from said Winchendon to Springfield Vermont about the year 1780, when I have resided until June, 1848, when I removed to this town, but my brother John removed to the State of New York about the year 1808 where he died and his widow now lives with his son James as I am informed, in the town of Rochester, Vermont. At the time of my father and I lived in Winchendon aforesaid, there was no other person living in said town by the name of Bemis except my father's family, or that was named John, but the two above named, to wit my father John and my brother John; And my father was never in the United States service. My brother John, if now living, would be 93 years of age.

All of the above is in accordance with my best recollection. State of New Hampshire, Grafton County, ss. Silas Bemis, Before Newall, Dike, Justice of the Peace."

Silas Bemis d. in Haverhill (Grafton Co) NH, 18 June, 1850.

   Posted by: Linda M.F. Welch Date: February 22, 2001 at 13:01:24

   In Reply to: Re: Vt. Bemis Famliles by georgene brookman of 537

   Children of Silas Bemis (that we know of):

   1. Malinda, b. 11 Sept., 1785. She m. Springfield, Vt., 1810, Philo Hitchcock (b. New Milford, Conn., 8 Jan., 1787, son of Nathan & Rebecca (Beebe) Hitchcock). Philo Hitchcock was a practicing physician. They removed to No. Springfield, Vt., thence to Whitestown, NY, and later to Monticello, Wisconsin where Philo died 5 July, 1860. Malinda died at Exeter, Wisconsin, 11 Jan., 1872. [10 chidden]

   2. Sarah, b. 18 Jan., 1787. She m. Springfield, 5 June, 1809, Ezekiel Lockwood (b. 19 Jan., 1783, son of Jacob & Esther (Field) Lockwood of Cranston, RI and Springfield, Vt.). [see Hubbards History of Springfield, page. 371-2]

   3. Silas, b. 18 Feb., 1789. He m. at Springfield, 28 Feb., 1808, Susanna Ward

   4. Theodocia Zeruah, b. 14 Nov., 1790. She m. Springfield, 8 Feb., 1810, Amos Lockwood 2nd (b. Springfield, 12 March, 1788, son of Abraham & Bethia (Field) Lockwood). [see Hubbards History of Springfield, page 380]. They moved to Akron, Ohio.

   5. Zernah Rugg, b. 27 June, 1791

   6. Abel, b. 21 June, 1793

   7. Daniel, b. b. 24 Feb., 1795.

   8. Asahel, b. 13 July, 1797

   9. Son, b. 24 Sept., 1801 ...... died young

   10. Son, b. 10 Feb., 1803 ....... died young

   11. Olive, b. 28 March, 1805. She m. Springfield, 18 Nov., 1824, James Glynn of Springfield (b. Tyngsboro, Mass. 7 Oct., 1804, son of Isaac Glynn).

   12. Daughter, b. 15 Feb., 1807 .... died young

   13. Ezekiel, b. 15 Dec., 1810

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Springfield, Vermont: History of the Town of Springfield, Vermont

By Charles Horace Hubbard, Justus Dartt

WEST HlLL.

Soon after the Lockwoods settled at the falls, where the village now stands, settlers began to locate westward on the hill, in what was at one time school district No. 11. Joseph Messenger, who came to the falls in 1785, located in the northwest corner of the district. Daniel Howe came in 1778, and settled on top of the hill. Benjamin Aldrich came in 1786. Israel Taylor, Smith Holman, Silas Bemis, Paul Clark and Riley Gilkey were early settlers in this part of the town. Silas Bemis lived on the farm since owned by the late J. M. Fullam.

Silas Bemis was born in Sudbury, MA on 4 October 1761. His parents were John Bemis IV and Abigail (Sanderson) Bemis. Silas married Olive Spencer in Springfield, VT on 27 January 1785. That was the same year his brother Isaac married Mary Stevens.

After the war, Silas' father moved the family from Sudbury, MA to Winchendon, MA, which was about 40 miles away. Around 1780, Silas and his brother John left Winchendon, MA to live in Springfield, VT, where he resided until June 1848. He then moved to Haverhill, NH. Silas married his second wife Beulah Sartwell in Springfield, VT on 3 Feb 1803. His third wife was Judith Juda" Mannual. He married Judith in Springfield, VT on 7 Mar 1822. Silas died in Haverhill, NH at the age of 89.

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