Ebenezer SPOONER

1718 - 1776  (57 years)

• Name	Ebenezer SPOONER  [1, 2]
  	In early manhood he settled in Middleboro, where he married Mary Morton, the daughter of a wealthy farmer. In 1769 his daughter, Phebe Spooner, married Andrew Oliver, a son of the celebrated Chief Justice Oliver; and Ebenezer's family thus became connected with some of the first families of Massachusetts. In Ebenezer's life and character we note a feature which, as it does not seem to have been possessed by any other member of the family, entitles him to be spoken of apart from others. So far as is known, he was the only one of the family who did not side with the colonists in their struggle for independence. And not only this, but he was a pronounced Tory and Loyalist, and, from the first mutterings of discontent in 1765, until, 1776, he was forced to flee his home. Ebenezer was a consistent and strenuous opponent of everything but entire obedience to the British government. Driven from his family and possessions by the strength of public sentiment, he sought refuge within the British lines in Boston. He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the third Company of "American Loyal Associates," under the command of Brigadier-General Timothy Ruggles. Embarking with the British army at the time of the evacuation of Boston (March 17, 1776), he fell ill (whether from the effect of a wound or disease is not known), and died soon after. [1]
  Birth	26 Oct 1718  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1776  [1]
  Person ID	I93573	Main Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas SPOONER,   b. 1694   d. 19 Dec 1762 (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah NELSON,   b. 5 May 1695   d. 25 Jan 1767 (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	12 Dec 1717  [1]
  Family ID	F39094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary MORTON,   b. 29 Apr 1723   d. 12 Jul 1803 (Age 80 years)
  Children	+ 1. Lucy SPOONER,   b. Abt 1743   d. 17 Jul 1833 (Age 90 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F39093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S00071] Thomas Spooner, "Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Mass., and His Descendants", (Name: Name: Cinninnatti - 1883;;). [S02657] Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations Vol. 16 John Alden Part 3.