Abraham was the 2nd of 11 children (4 sons and 7 daughters) born of John Spoor (1738-1776) and his wife Cornelia (Christina) Holmbeck (Halenbeck) (d. 1776). Abraham's siblings were: Zerviah (b. 1757), Rhode (b. 1762), Christiana (1764-1846), Direck (b.1765), Catharine (b. 1766), Hannah (1768-1860), Christina (b. 1769), Mary (b. 1772), Rachel (1774-1860), and John (1775-1853).
On October 8, 1776, Benjamin was engaged in the Battle of White Plains, New York while serving in his father's, Captain John Spoor's 2nd Company, the West Company, of Sheffield in the 1st Berkshire County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia.
On April 26, 1777, Benjamin again entered the service in his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company then of Colonel Benjamin Simonds's Berkshire County Regiment. He was discharged on May 29, 1777 after serving 25 days at Saratoga, New York by order of General Gates.
On June 29, 1777, Benjamin entered the service in Captain Enoch Noble's Company, the Middle Company in Sheffield, of Colonel John Brown's Regiment. This Company was ordered out by Brigadier General Fellows and the Committee of Safety at the request of Major General Philip Schuyler. After serving 24 days with the Northern Army, he was discharged on July 21, 1777. On the same day, July 21, 1777, he entered the service in Captain John King's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment. After serving 25 days, he was discharged, August 15, 1777.
On September 19, 1777, Benjamin again entered his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment and marched to Stillwater, (Saratoga) New York. After serving 31 days and the capitulation of British General Burgoyne and his Army at Saratoga on October 17th, he was discharged on October 19, 1777.
On April 26, 1778, Abraham again entered his Father's , John Spoor's Company, then in Colonel Benjamin Simonds's Berkshire County Regiment. After serving 25 days at Saratoga and traveling 100 miles, he was discharged on May 20, 1778.
A little later in 1778, Abraham served with the men raised in Berkshire County to serve in the Continental Army for a term of 9 months from their arrival at Fishkill, New York. They arrived at Fishkill on May 31, 1778.
On August 1, 1779, Benjamin enlisted for 9 months and served in the Lieutenant Colonel's Company, the 9th Massachusetts Regiment until May 1, 1780.
Later in 1780 and 1781, Abraham served on 3 different occasions responding to various alarms. First, he served 8 days (June 7, 1780 - July 4, 1780) in Captain John King's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment when that Company marched by order of Brigadier General Fellows on the alarm of June 27, 1780, to sustain the Fort at West Point, New York. Second, he served 4 days (October 15, 1780 - October 17, 1780) in his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment when that Company marched to the Northward by order of Brigadier General Fellows on an alarm at the time of Fort Ann and Fort George at the southern end of Lake George, New York was taken by the enemy. Third, he served 16 days (October 12, 1781 - October 28, 1781) in his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Regiment when that Company was ordered to march to Barnes's Heiths in Stillwater, New York on an alarm.
Abraham married in 1780 at Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Rebecca Betts (Bates) by whom he had 8 children (6 sons and 2 daughters): David (b. 1780), Ephraim (b. 1782), Asahel (1784-1844), Mary (1787-1861), John (b. 1790), Almond (1793-1875), Louisa (1796-1858), and Orange (1803-1868).
By mid 1790, Abraham had settle in St. Albans, Chittenden County, Vermont where in the US Census of 1790 taken in Vermont in 1791, he was enumerated as the Head of a Family with 1 Free white male of 16 years and upwards, 3 white males under 16 years and 2 free white females.
The 1810 US Federal Census taken of the Inhabitants of St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, enumerated Abraham as the Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male of 45 years and over, 1 Free White Male of 16-25 years of age, 1 Free White Male of 10-15, 1 Free White Male under 10, 1 Free White Female of 45 years and over, 1 Free White Female of 16-25, 1 Free White Female of 10-15, and 1 Free White Female under 10 years of age.
At the age of 54 years, Abraham enlisted, on March 1, 1813 for the Duration of the War, as a Private in Captain Murdock's Company, 25th Regiment of US Infantry. He then was described as being 5' 8" tall with dark eyes, grey hair, a light complexion, a farmer, and being born in Sheffield, Massachusetts. He was discharged from this service at Burlington on June 18, 1815 for his term of service having expired.
By mid 1820, Abraham had moved to the Town of Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont where in the 1820 US Federal Census he was enumerated as the Head of a Family with one Free White Male 45 years of age and over, 1 Free White Male 16 to 26, 1 Free White Male 16 to 18, 2 White males under 10, 1 Free White Female 45 and over, 1 Free White Female 26 to 45, and 1 Free White Female 10 to 16. One member of the family was engaged in Agriculture.
In the 1830 US Federal Census taken of the inhabitants of Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont, Abraham was enumerated as the Head of a family with 1 Free White Male of 70 and under 80 years of age, 1 Free White Male of 60 and under 70, 1 Free White Male of 20 and under 30, and 1 Free White female of 70 and under 80.
On October 18, 1833, Abraham reported that he lately removed from Vermont and that he now resided in Wayne County, Pennsylvania where he intends to remain.
References:
(1) "Early Vital Records of Sheffield Mass. (Copied by Joseph E. Kellogg, Lawrence, Kansas) page 20.
(2) "The Spoor Family in America A Record of the known Descendants of Jan Wybesse Spoor who migrated from Holland and settled in the Hudson River Valley in the middle of the Seventeenth Century" by Marie A. Underwood, 1902, pages 91 and 92.
(3) " Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War" by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906, pages 472, 474 and 781 .
(4) US Federal Military Pension Case File No. W.3,195.
(5) Register of Records of Men Enlisted in the U.S. Army prior to the Peace Establishment, May 17, 1815.
On October 8, 1776, Benjamin was engaged in the Battle of White Plains, New York while serving in his father's, Captain John Spoor's 2nd Company, the West Company, of Sheffield in the 1st Berkshire County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia.
On April 26, 1777, Benjamin again entered the service in his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company then of Colonel Benjamin Simonds's Berkshire County Regiment. He was discharged on May 29, 1777 after serving 25 days at Saratoga, New York by order of General Gates.
On June 29, 1777, Benjamin entered the service in Captain Enoch Noble's Company, the Middle Company in Sheffield, of Colonel John Brown's Regiment. This Company was ordered out by Brigadier General Fellows and the Committee of Safety at the request of Major General Philip Schuyler. After serving 24 days with the Northern Army, he was discharged on July 21, 1777. On the same day, July 21, 1777, he entered the service in Captain John King's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment. After serving 25 days, he was discharged, August 15, 1777.
On September 19, 1777, Benjamin again entered his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment and marched to Stillwater, (Saratoga) New York. After serving 31 days and the capitulation of British General Burgoyne and his Army at Saratoga on October 17th, he was discharged on October 19, 1777.
On April 26, 1778, Abraham again entered his Father's , John Spoor's Company, then in Colonel Benjamin Simonds's Berkshire County Regiment. After serving 25 days at Saratoga and traveling 100 miles, he was discharged on May 20, 1778.
A little later in 1778, Abraham served with the men raised in Berkshire County to serve in the Continental Army for a term of 9 months from their arrival at Fishkill, New York. They arrived at Fishkill on May 31, 1778.
On August 1, 1779, Benjamin enlisted for 9 months and served in the Lieutenant Colonel's Company, the 9th Massachusetts Regiment until May 1, 1780.
Later in 1780 and 1781, Abraham served on 3 different occasions responding to various alarms. First, he served 8 days (June 7, 1780 - July 4, 1780) in Captain John King's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment when that Company marched by order of Brigadier General Fellows on the alarm of June 27, 1780, to sustain the Fort at West Point, New York. Second, he served 4 days (October 15, 1780 - October 17, 1780) in his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment when that Company marched to the Northward by order of Brigadier General Fellows on an alarm at the time of Fort Ann and Fort George at the southern end of Lake George, New York was taken by the enemy. Third, he served 16 days (October 12, 1781 - October 28, 1781) in his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Regiment when that Company was ordered to march to Barnes's Heiths in Stillwater, New York on an alarm.
Abraham married in 1780 at Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Rebecca Betts (Bates) by whom he had 8 children (6 sons and 2 daughters): David (b. 1780), Ephraim (b. 1782), Asahel (1784-1844), Mary (1787-1861), John (b. 1790), Almond (1793-1875), Louisa (1796-1858), and Orange (1803-1868).
By mid 1790, Abraham had settle in St. Albans, Chittenden County, Vermont where in the US Census of 1790 taken in Vermont in 1791, he was enumerated as the Head of a Family with 1 Free white male of 16 years and upwards, 3 white males under 16 years and 2 free white females.
The 1810 US Federal Census taken of the Inhabitants of St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, enumerated Abraham as the Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male of 45 years and over, 1 Free White Male of 16-25 years of age, 1 Free White Male of 10-15, 1 Free White Male under 10, 1 Free White Female of 45 years and over, 1 Free White Female of 16-25, 1 Free White Female of 10-15, and 1 Free White Female under 10 years of age.
At the age of 54 years, Abraham enlisted, on March 1, 1813 for the Duration of the War, as a Private in Captain Murdock's Company, 25th Regiment of US Infantry. He then was described as being 5' 8" tall with dark eyes, grey hair, a light complexion, a farmer, and being born in Sheffield, Massachusetts. He was discharged from this service at Burlington on June 18, 1815 for his term of service having expired.
By mid 1820, Abraham had moved to the Town of Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont where in the 1820 US Federal Census he was enumerated as the Head of a Family with one Free White Male 45 years of age and over, 1 Free White Male 16 to 26, 1 Free White Male 16 to 18, 2 White males under 10, 1 Free White Female 45 and over, 1 Free White Female 26 to 45, and 1 Free White Female 10 to 16. One member of the family was engaged in Agriculture.
In the 1830 US Federal Census taken of the inhabitants of Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont, Abraham was enumerated as the Head of a family with 1 Free White Male of 70 and under 80 years of age, 1 Free White Male of 60 and under 70, 1 Free White Male of 20 and under 30, and 1 Free White female of 70 and under 80.
On October 18, 1833, Abraham reported that he lately removed from Vermont and that he now resided in Wayne County, Pennsylvania where he intends to remain.
References:
(1) "Early Vital Records of Sheffield Mass. (Copied by Joseph E. Kellogg, Lawrence, Kansas) page 20.
(2) "The Spoor Family in America A Record of the known Descendants of Jan Wybesse Spoor who migrated from Holland and settled in the Hudson River Valley in the middle of the Seventeenth Century" by Marie A. Underwood, 1902, pages 91 and 92.
(3) " Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War" by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906, pages 472, 474 and 781 .
(4) US Federal Military Pension Case File No. W.3,195.
(5) Register of Records of Men Enlisted in the U.S. Army prior to the Peace Establishment, May 17, 1815.
Abraham was the 2nd of 11 children (4 sons and 7 daughters) born of John Spoor (1738-1776) and his wife Cornelia (Christina) Holmbeck (Halenbeck) (d. 1776). Abraham's siblings were: Zerviah (b. 1757), Rhode (b. 1762), Christiana (1764-1846), Direck (b.1765), Catharine (b. 1766), Hannah (1768-1860), Christina (b. 1769), Mary (b. 1772), Rachel (1774-1860), and John (1775-1853).
On October 8, 1776, Benjamin was engaged in the Battle of White Plains, New York while serving in his father's, Captain John Spoor's 2nd Company, the West Company, of Sheffield in the 1st Berkshire County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia.
On April 26, 1777, Benjamin again entered the service in his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company then of Colonel Benjamin Simonds's Berkshire County Regiment. He was discharged on May 29, 1777 after serving 25 days at Saratoga, New York by order of General Gates.
On June 29, 1777, Benjamin entered the service in Captain Enoch Noble's Company, the Middle Company in Sheffield, of Colonel John Brown's Regiment. This Company was ordered out by Brigadier General Fellows and the Committee of Safety at the request of Major General Philip Schuyler. After serving 24 days with the Northern Army, he was discharged on July 21, 1777. On the same day, July 21, 1777, he entered the service in Captain John King's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment. After serving 25 days, he was discharged, August 15, 1777.
On September 19, 1777, Benjamin again entered his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment and marched to Stillwater, (Saratoga) New York. After serving 31 days and the capitulation of British General Burgoyne and his Army at Saratoga on October 17th, he was discharged on October 19, 1777.
On April 26, 1778, Abraham again entered his Father's , John Spoor's Company, then in Colonel Benjamin Simonds's Berkshire County Regiment. After serving 25 days at Saratoga and traveling 100 miles, he was discharged on May 20, 1778.
A little later in 1778, Abraham served with the men raised in Berkshire County to serve in the Continental Army for a term of 9 months from their arrival at Fishkill, New York. They arrived at Fishkill on May 31, 1778.
On August 1, 1779, Benjamin enlisted for 9 months and served in the Lieutenant Colonel's Company, the 9th Massachusetts Regiment until May 1, 1780.
Later in 1780 and 1781, Abraham served on 3 different occasions responding to various alarms. First, he served 8 days (June 7, 1780 - July 4, 1780) in Captain John King's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment when that Company marched by order of Brigadier General Fellows on the alarm of June 27, 1780, to sustain the Fort at West Point, New York. Second, he served 4 days (October 15, 1780 - October 17, 1780) in his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment when that Company marched to the Northward by order of Brigadier General Fellows on an alarm at the time of Fort Ann and Fort George at the southern end of Lake George, New York was taken by the enemy. Third, he served 16 days (October 12, 1781 - October 28, 1781) in his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Regiment when that Company was ordered to march to Barnes's Heiths in Stillwater, New York on an alarm.
Abraham married in 1780 at Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Rebecca Betts (Bates) by whom he had 8 children (6 sons and 2 daughters): David (b. 1780), Ephraim (b. 1782), Asahel (1784-1844), Mary (1787-1861), John (b. 1790), Almond (1793-1875), Louisa (1796-1858), and Orange (1803-1868).
By mid 1790, Abraham had settle in St. Albans, Chittenden County, Vermont where in the US Census of 1790 taken in Vermont in 1791, he was enumerated as the Head of a Family with 1 Free white male of 16 years and upwards, 3 white males under 16 years and 2 free white females.
The 1810 US Federal Census taken of the Inhabitants of St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, enumerated Abraham as the Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male of 45 years and over, 1 Free White Male of 16-25 years of age, 1 Free White Male of 10-15, 1 Free White Male under 10, 1 Free White Female of 45 years and over, 1 Free White Female of 16-25, 1 Free White Female of 10-15, and 1 Free White Female under 10 years of age.
At the age of 54 years, Abraham enlisted, on March 1, 1813 for the Duration of the War, as a Private in Captain Murdock's Company, 25th Regiment of US Infantry. He then was described as being 5' 8" tall with dark eyes, grey hair, a light complexion, a farmer, and being born in Sheffield, Massachusetts. He was discharged from this service at Burlington on June 18, 1815 for his term of service having expired.
By mid 1820, Abraham had moved to the Town of Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont where in the 1820 US Federal Census he was enumerated as the Head of a Family with one Free White Male 45 years of age and over, 1 Free White Male 16 to 26, 1 Free White Male 16 to 18, 2 White males under 10, 1 Free White Female 45 and over, 1 Free White Female 26 to 45, and 1 Free White Female 10 to 16. One member of the family was engaged in Agriculture.
In the 1830 US Federal Census taken of the inhabitants of Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont, Abraham was enumerated as the Head of a family with 1 Free White Male of 70 and under 80 years of age, 1 Free White Male of 60 and under 70, 1 Free White Male of 20 and under 30, and 1 Free White female of 70 and under 80.
On October 18, 1833, Abraham reported that he lately removed from Vermont and that he now resided in Wayne County, Pennsylvania where he intends to remain.
References:
(1) "Early Vital Records of Sheffield Mass. (Copied by Joseph E. Kellogg, Lawrence, Kansas) page 20.
(2) "The Spoor Family in America A Record of the known Descendants of Jan Wybesse Spoor who migrated from Holland and settled in the Hudson River Valley in the middle of the Seventeenth Century" by Marie A. Underwood, 1902, pages 91 and 92.
(3) " Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War" by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906, pages 472, 474 and 781 .
(4) US Federal Military Pension Case File No. W.3,195.
(5) Register of Records of Men Enlisted in the U.S. Army prior to the Peace Establishment, May 17, 1815.
On October 8, 1776, Benjamin was engaged in the Battle of White Plains, New York while serving in his father's, Captain John Spoor's 2nd Company, the West Company, of Sheffield in the 1st Berkshire County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia.
On April 26, 1777, Benjamin again entered the service in his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company then of Colonel Benjamin Simonds's Berkshire County Regiment. He was discharged on May 29, 1777 after serving 25 days at Saratoga, New York by order of General Gates.
On June 29, 1777, Benjamin entered the service in Captain Enoch Noble's Company, the Middle Company in Sheffield, of Colonel John Brown's Regiment. This Company was ordered out by Brigadier General Fellows and the Committee of Safety at the request of Major General Philip Schuyler. After serving 24 days with the Northern Army, he was discharged on July 21, 1777. On the same day, July 21, 1777, he entered the service in Captain John King's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment. After serving 25 days, he was discharged, August 15, 1777.
On September 19, 1777, Benjamin again entered his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment and marched to Stillwater, (Saratoga) New York. After serving 31 days and the capitulation of British General Burgoyne and his Army at Saratoga on October 17th, he was discharged on October 19, 1777.
On April 26, 1778, Abraham again entered his Father's , John Spoor's Company, then in Colonel Benjamin Simonds's Berkshire County Regiment. After serving 25 days at Saratoga and traveling 100 miles, he was discharged on May 20, 1778.
A little later in 1778, Abraham served with the men raised in Berkshire County to serve in the Continental Army for a term of 9 months from their arrival at Fishkill, New York. They arrived at Fishkill on May 31, 1778.
On August 1, 1779, Benjamin enlisted for 9 months and served in the Lieutenant Colonel's Company, the 9th Massachusetts Regiment until May 1, 1780.
Later in 1780 and 1781, Abraham served on 3 different occasions responding to various alarms. First, he served 8 days (June 7, 1780 - July 4, 1780) in Captain John King's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment when that Company marched by order of Brigadier General Fellows on the alarm of June 27, 1780, to sustain the Fort at West Point, New York. Second, he served 4 days (October 15, 1780 - October 17, 1780) in his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Berkshire County Regiment when that Company marched to the Northward by order of Brigadier General Fellows on an alarm at the time of Fort Ann and Fort George at the southern end of Lake George, New York was taken by the enemy. Third, he served 16 days (October 12, 1781 - October 28, 1781) in his Father's, Captain John Spoor's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Regiment when that Company was ordered to march to Barnes's Heiths in Stillwater, New York on an alarm.
Abraham married in 1780 at Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Rebecca Betts (Bates) by whom he had 8 children (6 sons and 2 daughters): David (b. 1780), Ephraim (b. 1782), Asahel (1784-1844), Mary (1787-1861), John (b. 1790), Almond (1793-1875), Louisa (1796-1858), and Orange (1803-1868).
By mid 1790, Abraham had settle in St. Albans, Chittenden County, Vermont where in the US Census of 1790 taken in Vermont in 1791, he was enumerated as the Head of a Family with 1 Free white male of 16 years and upwards, 3 white males under 16 years and 2 free white females.
The 1810 US Federal Census taken of the Inhabitants of St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, enumerated Abraham as the Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male of 45 years and over, 1 Free White Male of 16-25 years of age, 1 Free White Male of 10-15, 1 Free White Male under 10, 1 Free White Female of 45 years and over, 1 Free White Female of 16-25, 1 Free White Female of 10-15, and 1 Free White Female under 10 years of age.
At the age of 54 years, Abraham enlisted, on March 1, 1813 for the Duration of the War, as a Private in Captain Murdock's Company, 25th Regiment of US Infantry. He then was described as being 5' 8" tall with dark eyes, grey hair, a light complexion, a farmer, and being born in Sheffield, Massachusetts. He was discharged from this service at Burlington on June 18, 1815 for his term of service having expired.
By mid 1820, Abraham had moved to the Town of Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont where in the 1820 US Federal Census he was enumerated as the Head of a Family with one Free White Male 45 years of age and over, 1 Free White Male 16 to 26, 1 Free White Male 16 to 18, 2 White males under 10, 1 Free White Female 45 and over, 1 Free White Female 26 to 45, and 1 Free White Female 10 to 16. One member of the family was engaged in Agriculture.
In the 1830 US Federal Census taken of the inhabitants of Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont, Abraham was enumerated as the Head of a family with 1 Free White Male of 70 and under 80 years of age, 1 Free White Male of 60 and under 70, 1 Free White Male of 20 and under 30, and 1 Free White female of 70 and under 80.
On October 18, 1833, Abraham reported that he lately removed from Vermont and that he now resided in Wayne County, Pennsylvania where he intends to remain.
References:
(1) "Early Vital Records of Sheffield Mass. (Copied by Joseph E. Kellogg, Lawrence, Kansas) page 20.
(2) "The Spoor Family in America A Record of the known Descendants of Jan Wybesse Spoor who migrated from Holland and settled in the Hudson River Valley in the middle of the Seventeenth Century" by Marie A. Underwood, 1902, pages 91 and 92.
(3) " Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War" by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906, pages 472, 474 and 781 .
(4) US Federal Military Pension Case File No. W.3,195.
(5) Register of Records of Men Enlisted in the U.S. Army prior to the Peace Establishment, May 17, 1815.
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