Stephen Churchill

Biography

Steven Churchill was born 17 July 1741 in Plymouth, the son of Steven Churchill Jr. and his wife Hannah. [1][2] Steven Churchill and Lucy Burbank filed their intention to marry in Plymouth 19 April 1766, [3]

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Stephen Churchill (1743)

Stephen Churchill

Born 17 Jun 1743 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony

Son of Stephen Churchill and Hannah (Barnes) Howes

Brother of Sarah Churchill, Mercy Churchill, Stephen Churchill, Hannah Churchill, Zadock Churchill, Peleg Churchill and Meriah Howes [half]

Husband of Lucy (Burbank) Churchill — married 19 Apr 1766 in Plymouth, MA

Father of Lucy (Churchill) Bradford, Peleg Churchill, David Churchill and Maria (Churchill) Shaw

Died [date unknown] in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 2 Oct 2019 | Created 28 Nov 2015

Sources

↑ * Stephen Churchill; Massachusetts Births and Christenings; Name Stephen Churchill; Gender Male; Birth Date 17 Jul 1741 Birthplace Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Father's Name Stephen Jr. Churchill; Mother's Name Hannah. ↑ * Stephen Churchell Massachusetts Births and Christenings; Name: Stephen Churchill; Gender; Male Birth Date: 17 Jul 1741; Birthplace: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Father's Name: Stephen Jr. Churchell; Mother's Name; Hannah "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F454-3DQ : accessed 28 November 2015), Stephen Churchell, 17 Jul 1741; citing Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, p238; FHL microfilm 416,334. No image available; MASSACHUSETTS BIRTHS AND CHRISTENINGS, 1639-1915.
↑ Vital records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the year 1850 compiled by Lee D. Van Antwerp; edited by Ruth Wilder Sherman, published 1993 by Picton Press in Camden, Me.
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Lived in Plymouth. 1775 - Served in the Revolution. Reached the rank of Captain. Lieutenant in command of Plymouth Co. at Lexington Alarm; first lieutenant 5th Co., A roll of men under command of Mr. Stephen Churchill who marched to Marshfield on the 20 April, 1775, from Plymouth. Page 34 ..................Stephen Churchill. Made at Plymouth, 6 Feb., 1776. --Folio 7. 1776 - First Plymouth Reg., June 6 1776; Captain of Seacoast Co., April 8 1788, stationed at "the Gurnet"; Capt. in Col. Cotton's Reg., Newport, R.I., Mar. 1781. He also served at the Rhode Island Alarm. In 1776, an earthwork fort was erected at the Gurnet for the protection of Plymouth Harbor and named Fort Andrew. Six cannons were em placed at the Fort, which was manned by several companies of militiamen from Plymouth, Kingston, Duxbury and nearby communities. The first lighthouse, built in 1768, stood alongside the fort. It mounted two beacons. While in search of American privateers, the British frigate H.M.S. Niger, observed the fortifications and shots were exchanged during which one of the lighthouse beacons was destroyed. The warship grounded on Brown's Island, but was quickly re floated and sailed away without any further show of hostilities. The Gurnet's position atop Plymouth Bay made it an excellent site for observation of shipping. Fort Andrew was erected in 1776 by the Towns of Plymouth, Kingston, and Duxbury, under the direction of Isaac Partridge and Deacon Peleg Wadsworth. The fort mounted three twelve-pounders, one six-pounder, and two nine-pounder cannons, with a garrison of approximately sixty men, nearly half of whom were from Duxbury. The first officers were Captain William Weston, Lieutenant Andrew Samson, and Ensign Nathaniel Carver. They were succeeded by Deacon Smith and Ebenezer Barker and, later, Captain Stephen Churchill and Lieutenant John Washburn. 1788 - Records of The Towne of Plymouth 1636-1705 by William Thomas Davis, item 74/75, note 2 ........ " The sedge grew on flats on both sides of the Town Pond and now flowed by it' ...... the flats were leased ..... and on the south side, in 1788, to Stephen Churchill for the same period, ( 999 years ), at an annual rent of 4 bushels. " The 1790 Census shows 5 males over 16 , 1 male under 16 and 8 females in the family.

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