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- Birth
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Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
- Death
- 3 Jul 1778 (aged 40)
Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Burial
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Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 41.3054, Longitude: -75.8448
- Memorial ID
- 42343955 View Source
Samuel was the son of Robert and Sarah (Chyles/Childs) Ransom. He married Esther Lawrence May 6, 1756 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut. Children: Sarah, Samuel, George Palmer, Sybil, Esther, Lovisa, William, Mary and Lois.
His wife Esther married Captain James Bidlock after his death.
The following from The genealogy of the descendants of Henry Kingsbury of Ipswich and Haverhill, Mass., page 115-116:
"Samuel Love conveyed to Samuel Ransom, "late of Norfolk, now being of Susquehanna," Nov. 5, 1773, land in the south part of the present town of Plymouth, Pennsylvania. March 2, 1774, he was chosen a Selectman of Westmoreland, and Surveyor of Highways. Aug. 26, 1776, Congress commissioned Samuel Ransom to be Captain of a company raised for the defense of Westmoreland. This was known as the Second Independent Company for the Revolutionary service, and was attached to the Connecticut line. They joined the Continental army at Morristown, N. J., in January, 1777, and were engaged in the battles of Millstone, Brandywine, Germantown, Bound Brook, and Mud Fort, and in other lesser engagements. In June, 1778, Captain Ransom resigned to go to his home and defend it against the British and Indians under Col. John Butler. He reached Forty Fort on the morning of the massacre, July 3, 1778, and reported to Col. Zebulon Butler, the American commander, as a volunteer aide. He fully sustained his reputation as a cool and fearless soldier, and was killed in the heat of the fight.
"His house was burned, and his family fled down the valley with the other refugees. After the advance of Sullivan's army the family returned and occupied their land, only to become involved in the troubles growing out of the struggle for the ownership of the valley between the Connecticut and Pennsylvania authorities. In November 1783, Mrs. Ransom and her daughters were, in the most inhuman manner, turned out of their house in a cold and bitter storm to seek shelter as best they might, by the Pennsylvanians. Mrs. Esther Ransom married 2nd Captain James Bidlack, Senior, who moved from Windham County to Wyoming in 1777. They returned to Norfolk, Conn., where she died in Aug., 1794. 'A Genealogical Record of Captain Samuel Ransom of the Continental Army. By Captain Clinton B. Sears.' "
Children by only wife Esther Lawrence:
1) Sarah, who married Timothy Hopkins; no children.
2) Samuel, who married Mary Nesbitt; had issue.
3) George Palmer, who m. 1st Olive Utley and 2nd Elizabeth Lamoreux; issue by both wives.
4) Sybil, who married Ira Stephens; had issue.
5) Esther, infant death.
6) Lovisa Laurence, who married Arthur Frink; no issue.
7) William, who married Rachel Brooks; had issue.
8) Mary, who married Samuel Franklin; had issue.
9) Lois, who married Stephen Bidlack; had issue.
Samuel was the son of Robert and Sarah (Chyles/Childs) Ransom. He married Esther Lawrence May 6, 1756 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut. Children: Sarah, Samuel, George Palmer, Sybil, Esther, Lovisa, William, Mary and Lois.
His wife Esther married Captain James Bidlock after his death.
The following from The genealogy of the descendants of Henry Kingsbury of Ipswich and Haverhill, Mass., page 115-116:
"Samuel Love conveyed to Samuel Ransom, "late of Norfolk, now being of Susquehanna," Nov. 5, 1773, land in the south part of the present town of Plymouth, Pennsylvania. March 2, 1774, he was chosen a Selectman of Westmoreland, and Surveyor of Highways. Aug. 26, 1776, Congress commissioned Samuel Ransom to be Captain of a company raised for the defense of Westmoreland. This was known as the Second Independent Company for the Revolutionary service, and was attached to the Connecticut line. They joined the Continental army at Morristown, N. J., in January, 1777, and were engaged in the battles of Millstone, Brandywine, Germantown, Bound Brook, and Mud Fort, and in other lesser engagements. In June, 1778, Captain Ransom resigned to go to his home and defend it against the British and Indians under Col. John Butler. He reached Forty Fort on the morning of the massacre, July 3, 1778, and reported to Col. Zebulon Butler, the American commander, as a volunteer aide. He fully sustained his reputation as a cool and fearless soldier, and was killed in the heat of the fight.
"His house was burned, and his family fled down the valley with the other refugees. After the advance of Sullivan's army the family returned and occupied their land, only to become involved in the troubles growing out of the struggle for the ownership of the valley between the Connecticut and Pennsylvania authorities. In November 1783, Mrs. Ransom and her daughters were, in the most inhuman manner, turned out of their house in a cold and bitter storm to seek shelter as best they might, by the Pennsylvanians. Mrs. Esther Ransom married 2nd Captain James Bidlack, Senior, who moved from Windham County to Wyoming in 1777. They returned to Norfolk, Conn., where she died in Aug., 1794. 'A Genealogical Record of Captain Samuel Ransom of the Continental Army. By Captain Clinton B. Sears.' "
Children by only wife Esther Lawrence:
1) Sarah, who married Timothy Hopkins; no children.
2) Samuel, who married Mary Nesbitt; had issue.
3) George Palmer, who m. 1st Olive Utley and 2nd Elizabeth Lamoreux; issue by both wives.
4) Sybil, who married Ira Stephens; had issue.
5) Esther, infant death.
6) Lovisa Laurence, who married Arthur Frink; no issue.
7) William, who married Rachel Brooks; had issue.
8) Mary, who married Samuel Franklin; had issue.
9) Lois, who married Stephen Bidlack; had issue.
Family Members
- Created by: Shari Hanson Frey
- Added: Sep 24, 2009
- Find a Grave Memorial ID:
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42343955/samuel-ransom: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Samuel Ransom (10 Apr 1738–3 Jul 1778), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42343955, citing Battle of Wyoming Burial Ground, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Shari Hanson Frey (contributor 47119699).