Capt. Samuel RANSOM b. 10 Apr 1738 Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 03 Jul 1778 Wyoming, Westmoreland Co., Connecticut: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1738 - 1778 (40 years)

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Name	Samuel RANSOM [1, 2, 3, 4]
Prefix	Capt.
Birth	10 Apr 1738	Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [3]
Gender	Male
Fact	02 Mar 1774	Selectman of Westmoreland and a Surveyor of Highways [5]
Death	03 Jul 1778	Wyoming, Westmoreland Co., Connecticut [1, 5]
Notes	Samuel purchased land on April 28, 1757 from DANIEL LAURENCE, JR. of Canaan, in the County of Litchfield and Colony of Connecticut. He paid 50 pounds. In the summer of 1773, he sold all of his lands in Litchfield County and emigrated to Wyoming Valley. On August 24, 1776, it was voted at a town meeting, to erect certain forts "as a defence against our common enemy," the British and Indians. Among the forts erected in compliance with this resolution, was one on Garrison Hill, in Plymouth; and for this Samuel hauled the first log. Samuel was commissioned by Congress, a Captain of the company August 26, 1776, Wyoming at that time being in Westmoreland Co., then within the jurisdiction of Connecticut. He served in New Jersey and Pennsylvania during the years 1777 and 1778, and was killed at the Wyoming massacre July 3, 1778. Excerpt from "the Wyoming and Lackawanna Valleys": Samuel Ransom during the French and English war was a soldier in one of the Connecticut battalions. His name first appears on the pages of Wyoming history, October 2, 1773, when he purchased of John Ransom "lower tier lot No. 10" in Plymouth township, Wyoming Valley. About this time he was admitted an inhabitant of Plymouth, and removed there from Canaan with his family. On March 2, 1774, he was selectman of Westmorland (Wyoming) and surveyor of highways, and in 1775 was constable of the town. He hauled the first log for the erection of Fort Shawnee, August, 1776, and at this time was captain of the Third Company, Twenty-fourth Regular Connecticut militia, having been commissioned in October, 1775; but having been commissioned captain in the continental service August 26, 1776, he gave up command of the militia, and with Captain Durkee began to raise the two Wyoming independent companies. Captain Ransom and his men were with Washington in the campaign of 1777, at Bound Brook, Mud Creek, Brandywine, Germantown, and other points, and went into winter quarters at Valley Forge. In May, 1778, he hastened back to Wyoming and took part in all the events preceding and during the battle. Early in the fight he was wounded in the thigh, was left on the field and fell into the enemy's hands and when the bodies of slain Americans were afterward gathered for burial, Captain Ransom's body was found near the ruins of Fort Wintermoot, covered with gashes and with the head cut off. After the battle the widow, Esther Ransom, fled with her six children to the Delaware, and finally made their way back to Connecticut. Early in 1780 she returned with the children to Plymouth.
Person ID	I45944	Main Tree
Last Modified	19 May 2021

Father	Robert RANSOM, b. 15 Sep 1695, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Feb 1744/5 (Age 49 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Sarah CHYLES
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	1729 [3]
Family ID	F04407	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Esther LAWRENCE, b. 1739, Windham County, Connecticut d. Aug 1794 (Age 55 years)

Marriage 06 May 1756 Canaan Township, Litchfield Co., Connecticut [1, 4, 5, 6]

Children

	1. Sarah RANSOM, b. 23 Aug 1757, Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA d. 19 Dec 1777, Plymouth, Pennsylvania (Age 20 years) [Birth]
	2. Maj. Samuel RANSOM, b. 28 Sep 1759, Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA d. 1807 or 1808, Tioga Centre, New York (Age 48 years) [Birth]
	3. George Palmer RANSOM, b. 03 Jan 1762, Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA d. 05 Sep 1850, Plymouth, Pennsylvania (Age 88 years) [Birth]
	4. Sybil RANSOM, b. 05 Feb 1764, Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA d. 30 Apr 1826, Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years) [Birth]
	5. Esther RANSOM, b. 12 Mar 1766, Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA d. Infancy [Birth]
	6. Louisa Laurence RANSOM, b. 28 May 1768, Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA d. 23 Jun 1834, Tioga Centre, New York (Age 66 years) [Birth]
	7. William RANSOM, b. 26 May 1770, Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA d. 08 Jan 1822, Tioga Centre, New York (Age 51 years) [Birth]
	8. Mary RANSOM, b. 20 May 1772, Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA d. 16 Sep 1825, Hunt Twp., Luz. Co., Pennsylvania (Age 53 years) [Birth]
	9. Lois RANSOM, b. 20 Mar 1775, Plymouth, Pennsylvania d. 21 Mar 1856, Spencer, New York (Age 81 years) [Birth]

Family ID F04408 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 19 May 2021

Event Map

Marriage - 06 May 1756 - Canaan Township, Litchfield Co., Connecticut

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Sources

[S01651] A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Captain Samuel Ransom by Capt. Clinton B. Sears.
[S00066] "Historical Outline of the Ransom Family of America" by Wyllys C. Ransom dated 1903, pg 62.
[S01991] Connecticut, 1600s-1800s Local Families and Histories; New England Families, Vol. II, Genealogies and Memorials.
[S12602] Frederick John Kingsbury, LL.D., The Genealogy of the Descendants of Henry Kingsbury of Ipswich and Haverhill, Mass.
[S01839] Ancestry.com: Wyoming & Lackawanna Valleys, Pennsylvanis Genealogies & Families Histories, Vol 1-11, Harding/Rice Family.
[S03405] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Canaan.