My 2nd cousin 6x removed. Buried about 20 miles from my house.

From the Migrations section of the Jefferson county genweb site;

History of Strafford VT: "In a few years, and before the war of the Revolution began, SILAS ALGER, JOHN ALGER, JONATHAN RICH, ELIPHALET ROBERTS, LEVI ROOT, JOSHUA TUCKER, ENOCH BEAN, HEZEKIAH MAY, DAVID CHAMBERLIN and SOLOMON CALKINS..had settled in the town."

From Calkins Memorial Military Roster, p 26: SOLOMON CALKINS enlisted 2 Aug. 1778 in Capt. Jonathan Rudd's Company, Col. Chapman's Regiment, Tyler's Brigade. Discharged 12 Sept 1778; was in the battle of RI. On page 197: SOLOMON CALKIN, Private and Ensign; Annual Allowance $67.86. In Vermont militia. Placed on pension roll, 17 Jan. 1833 at age 85. Jefferson County, NY. (Editor noted that this was the same person.)

SOLOMON CALKINS Jr the son of SOLOMON CALKINS Sr, and ZERVIAH DEWEY was born 26 Dec 1746 in Lebanon CT and died on 16 April 1841, age 94, in Champion, Jefferson Co., NY.

SOLOMON Jr (b 1746) married on 1 Sept 1768 in Lebanon, New London CT to HANNAH CRANDALL who was born on 22 June 1745 in Lebanon, CT. She died on 26 Oct 1827, age 83, in Champion, Jefferson Co. and was buried in the Hillside Cemetery, as wife of Deacon SOLOMON CALKINS. SOLOMON'S Revolutionary War pension began in 1833 and at that time he was in Jefferson County NY; his arrival was between 1830 and 1833. The SOLOMON CALKINS who served in the War of 1812 from Jefferson County may have been his son, SOLOMON.

Children of SOLOMON and HANNAH CALKINS: (Note: some records call her "ANN")

1)CALKINS born 17 Jan 1771 CT

2)GERUD CALKINS born 15 June 1775 CT

3)LYDIA CALKINS born 7 Aug 1776 CT

4)CALKINS born 17 Mar 1779 CT

5)CALKINS born 7 April 1782 VT

6)CALKINS b 12 May 1784 VT

7)LUCRETIA CALKINS b 7 Mar 1776 Mansfield CT; married 1)JOSHUA SLY; 2)JOSEPH THORNTON, c 1793 in Canada

8)SOLOMON CALKINS b 31 May 1769 CT
9)SAMANTHA CALKINS b 17 Jan 1772 CT

10)HANNAH CALKINS b 17 Mar 1774 CT

11)HANNAH CALKINS b 17 Mar 1779 Windham, CT; married PENUEL BACON (b 1775 at Ashfield, MA- d 6 June 1848) WAUPUN, Fond du Lac, WI, son of ABEL BACON and SARAH McKINSTRY who were married 19 Sept 1773 Sturbridge, MA

12)ZERVIAH CALKINS b 7 April 1782 VT; married ELISHA ENOS

13)LYDIA CALKINS b 12 May 1784 VT

14)ANNA VERA CALKINS b 20 June 1786 VT d 28 June 1862 in Watertown, Jefferson Co.; married ABEL LEONARD CRANDALL on 13 Sept 1808.

(Transcriber's note: List of children from the LDS repository in Salt Lake City, Utah)

From the DAR search site;

DAR# A018333
Service: NH, CT
Rank: Ensign, Patriotic Service
Birth: 12/17/1747 Lebanon, New London, CT
Death: 4/12/1840 Watertown, Jefferson, NY
Pension: *S23568
Service Source: *S23568
Service Description: Private, Captain Easterbrook, NH, Captain Rudd, CT. Ens, Captain Hazen, VT, Prisoner of War.
Spouse: Annie Crandall