Amasa Ladd, son of my 8th Great Grandfather (Henry Ladd).
Served in Capt Williams' VT co 1780; Married Elizabeth
Cox at Pittsford, VT 1781; died Chazy, NY p. 1791 (pension has d. Isle La Motte 1805).
Served in McClellan's Regiment, CT. Amasa Ladd served in both Vermont and Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.
Amasa was one of the earliest settlers of Pittsford. He came with one of his brothers, Nathaniel. Supposely, his log cabin that was built in 1790, still stands in Pittsford. Later, circa 1801, he settled in Chazy. It appears after Amasa's death, his home was always open to those who seeked shelter in Chazy.
His widow, "Betsey" married Aaron Miller. She is buried in Monkton, VT, next to her son, Ira Ladd, Esq. She received 20 dollars in a pension but the paperwork wasn't started until several years after Amasa's death. The exact gap, I am not sure yet. Elizabeth Cox was illiterate, and her son, Ira, wrote the bulk of her letters to claim a pension from her first husband.
Rufus Barnard, who was in his 80's, wrote on Amasa's behalf, that indeed he and the said Amasa were in the CT militia, and were at one point stationed in Crown Point, NY briefly.
Benoni Ladd, Amasa's nephew, claims that Amasa had died in Isle La Motte, VT, at "about 1806," and that at the age of 26, he attended his uncle's funeral.
Source:
History of Pittsford, VT.
History of Chazy, NY.
Copies of Amasa's pension records.
Still researching if the cemetery is indeed correct.
Served in Capt Williams' VT co 1780; Married Elizabeth
Cox at Pittsford, VT 1781; died Chazy, NY p. 1791 (pension has d. Isle La Motte 1805).
Served in McClellan's Regiment, CT. Amasa Ladd served in both Vermont and Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.
Amasa was one of the earliest settlers of Pittsford. He came with one of his brothers, Nathaniel. Supposely, his log cabin that was built in 1790, still stands in Pittsford. Later, circa 1801, he settled in Chazy. It appears after Amasa's death, his home was always open to those who seeked shelter in Chazy.
His widow, "Betsey" married Aaron Miller. She is buried in Monkton, VT, next to her son, Ira Ladd, Esq. She received 20 dollars in a pension but the paperwork wasn't started until several years after Amasa's death. The exact gap, I am not sure yet. Elizabeth Cox was illiterate, and her son, Ira, wrote the bulk of her letters to claim a pension from her first husband.
Rufus Barnard, who was in his 80's, wrote on Amasa's behalf, that indeed he and the said Amasa were in the CT militia, and were at one point stationed in Crown Point, NY briefly.
Benoni Ladd, Amasa's nephew, claims that Amasa had died in Isle La Motte, VT, at "about 1806," and that at the age of 26, he attended his uncle's funeral.
Source:
History of Pittsford, VT.
History of Chazy, NY.
Copies of Amasa's pension records.
Still researching if the cemetery is indeed correct.
Amasa Ladd, son of my 8th Great Grandfather (Henry Ladd).
Served in Capt Williams' VT co 1780; Married Elizabeth
Cox at Pittsford, VT 1781; died Chazy, NY p. 1791 (pension has d. Isle La Motte 1805).
Served in McClellan's Regiment, CT. Amasa Ladd served in both Vermont and Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.
Amasa was one of the earliest settlers of Pittsford. He came with one of his brothers, Nathaniel. Supposely, his log cabin that was built in 1790, still stands in Pittsford. Later, circa 1801, he settled in Chazy. It appears after Amasa's death, his home was always open to those who seeked shelter in Chazy.
His widow, "Betsey" married Aaron Miller. She is buried in Monkton, VT, next to her son, Ira Ladd, Esq. She received 20 dollars in a pension but the paperwork wasn't started until several years after Amasa's death. The exact gap, I am not sure yet. Elizabeth Cox was illiterate, and her son, Ira, wrote the bulk of her letters to claim a pension from her first husband.
Rufus Barnard, who was in his 80's, wrote on Amasa's behalf, that indeed he and the said Amasa were in the CT militia, and were at one point stationed in Crown Point, NY briefly.
Benoni Ladd, Amasa's nephew, claims that Amasa had died in Isle La Motte, VT, at "about 1806," and that at the age of 26, he attended his uncle's funeral.
Source:
History of Pittsford, VT.
History of Chazy, NY.
Copies of Amasa's pension records.
Still researching if the cemetery is indeed correct.
Served in Capt Williams' VT co 1780; Married Elizabeth
Cox at Pittsford, VT 1781; died Chazy, NY p. 1791 (pension has d. Isle La Motte 1805).
Served in McClellan's Regiment, CT. Amasa Ladd served in both Vermont and Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.
Amasa was one of the earliest settlers of Pittsford. He came with one of his brothers, Nathaniel. Supposely, his log cabin that was built in 1790, still stands in Pittsford. Later, circa 1801, he settled in Chazy. It appears after Amasa's death, his home was always open to those who seeked shelter in Chazy.
His widow, "Betsey" married Aaron Miller. She is buried in Monkton, VT, next to her son, Ira Ladd, Esq. She received 20 dollars in a pension but the paperwork wasn't started until several years after Amasa's death. The exact gap, I am not sure yet. Elizabeth Cox was illiterate, and her son, Ira, wrote the bulk of her letters to claim a pension from her first husband.
Rufus Barnard, who was in his 80's, wrote on Amasa's behalf, that indeed he and the said Amasa were in the CT militia, and were at one point stationed in Crown Point, NY briefly.
Benoni Ladd, Amasa's nephew, claims that Amasa had died in Isle La Motte, VT, at "about 1806," and that at the age of 26, he attended his uncle's funeral.
Source:
History of Pittsford, VT.
History of Chazy, NY.
Copies of Amasa's pension records.
Still researching if the cemetery is indeed correct.
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