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1649 - 1698 (48 years)
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Name |
Samuel LADD [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Birth |
01 Nov 1649 |
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts [3, 6, 7] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
22 Feb 1698 |
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts [6] |
Cause: Killed by Indians |
Notes |
- Samuel, of Haverhill, lived in the West Parish, and his house stood on the spot where the West Parish Church now (1889) stands. Chase, in his History of Haverhill, says: "February 22, 1698, this Samuel Ladd, with his son Daniel, and Jonathan Haynes, with his son Joseph, who lived in the western part of the town, had started that morning with their teams, consisting of a yoke of oxen and a horse each, to bring home some hay which had been cut and stacked the preceding summer in their meadow in the extreme western part of the town. While they were slowly returning, little dreaming of present danger, they suddenly found themselves between two files of Indians, who had concealed themselves in the bushes on each side of their path. There were 7 of them on each side, with guns, presented and cocked, and the fathers seeing that it was impossible to escape begged for 'quarter.' To this the Indians replied' boon quarter, boon quarter.' (good quarter.) Young Ladd, who did not relish the idea of being quietly taken prisoner, told his father that he would mount the horse and endeavor to escape. But the old man forbade him to make the attempt, telling him it was better to risk remaining a prisoner. He cut his father's horse loose, however, and giving him the lash the horse started off at full speed, and though repeatedly fired at by the Indians, succeeded in reaching home, and was the mans of giving an immediate and general alarm. Two of the Indians then stepped behind the fathers and dealt them a heavy blow upon the head. Mr Haynes, who was quite aged, instantly fell, but Ladd did not. Another of the savages then stepped before the latter and raised his hatchet as if to strike. Ladd closed his eyes, expecting the blow would fall, but it came not, and when he again opened his eyes he saw the Indian stepped behind him and felled him at a blow. The Indians, on being asked why they killed the old men, said they killed Haynes because 'he was so old he no go with us,' meaning that he was too aged and infirm to travel; and that they killed Ladd, who was a fierce, stern looking man, because, 'he so sour.' They started for Penacook, where they arrived with the 2 boys."
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Person ID |
I34696 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
16 Aug 2022 |
Father |
Daniel LADD, b. England d. 27 Jul 1693, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Ann ? d. 10 Feb 1694, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
1639/40 |
Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts [4, 6] |
Family ID |
F01835 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Martha CORLISS, b. 02 Jan 1652, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 1697, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 44 years) |
Marriage |
01 Dec 1674 |
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts [4, 5, 6, 7] |
Children |
| 1. Abigail LADD, b. 29 Sep 1691, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 02 Aug 1736, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 44 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Jonathan LADD, b. 13 Apr 1689, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts d. Bef 30 Mar 1774, (inventory taken) (Age 84 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Daniel LADD, b. 19 Nov 1676, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 15 Jun 1751, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years) [Birth] |
| 4. Samuel LADD, b. 22 May 1682, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 04 Mar 1736, Franklin, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Age 53 years) [Birth] |
| 5. Ezekiel LADD, b. 14 Feb 1686, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts [Birth] |
| 6. Daniel LADD, b. 03 Oct 1675, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 25 Oct 1675, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) [Natural] |
| 7. Joseph LADD, b. 16 May 1697, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 09 Jun 1697, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) [Birth] |
| 8. John LADD, b. 22 Jun 1694, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts d. Aft 1748 (Age > 55 years) [Natural] |
| 9. Lydia LADD, b. 25 Sep 1679, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 22 May 1684, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 4 years) [Natural] |
| 10. David LADD, b. 13 Apr 1689, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 13 Apr 1751, Franklin, New London County, Connecticut (Age 62 years) [Birth] |
| 11. Nathaniel LADD, b. 09 Sep 1684, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 11 Jan 1757, Coventry, Tolland County, Connectict (Age 72 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F01754 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S02557] Ladd Family by Warren Ladd 1890.
- [S03448] The Genealogy of Desc. (in part) of Samuel Ladd of Haverhill Mass. by Franklin Ladd Bailey 1896.
- [S02358] Genealogical Records: Massachusetts Genealogical Records, 1600s-1800s.
- [S01677] Ancestry and Genealogy of Thomas Grover by Joel P. Grover, 1959.
- [S03489] The Wells Family by D.W. Norris & H.A. Feldmann.
- [S02871] Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts, Vol. 1.
- [S03461] The Ladd Family by Warren Ladd.
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