Samuel AMBLER

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He bought land in Lower Salem, near Boutonville, of Nathan and Sarah Pardee on 5 Mar 1795, and was an important man in that section for 25 years. The Lower Salem, Prot. Episcopal Church having been nearly extinguished during the Rev., the family attended the Upper Salem Church, but in 1810 he and others recovered title to certain church property and on 15 Oct. 1810, he was a member of the first vestry under the reorganization. This church is now St. John's of Lewisburgh. he was elecyed warden in 1822. In 1806 he was appointed paymaster of Col. joseph Benedict's Regt. of Westchester militia resigning in 1809. His name appears several times in various Westchester records. by 1830 he removed to Austerlitz, Columbia Co., New York, for on 13 Aug. 1830, Mrs. Hannah Ambler wife of Samuel Ambler and Miss Charlotte Ambler were received by letter from the Church in Salem, by the GreenRiver Church, Hillsdale, Columbia Co. His g.s. in Spencertown that county states he d. 10 Jan. 1842, in his 74th yr. "Hannah, wife of Samuel Ambler d. 5 May 1846 aged 76."

Samuel married Hannah HOYT on 31 Oct 1790 in Salem, Westchester Co., New York. Hannah (daughter of Benjamin HOYT and Mary JOHNSON) was born on 04 Dec 1770; died on 5 May 1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]