Captain Samuel Wadsworth

1630 - 1676  (46 years)

• Name	Samuel Wadsworth
  Title	Captain
  Birth	1630	England
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1675	Milton, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA
  	King Philip's War Battle of Green Hill - killed
  Death	18 Apr 1676	Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Burial	Mount Wadsworth Cemetery, Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Notes	Samuel moved from Duxbury,Ma to Milton in 1656 where he built his home on Wadsworth Hill. In 1670 the house burned and the family moved into the barn where his son Benjamin was born. In 1675-6 Samuel served as a Captain in the Militia of Milton in King Philip's War, besides the following story, Capt Wadsworth participated in several Indian skirmishs throughout Massachusetts until the following....As the story is stated, by his son Benjamin(President of Havard College in the early 1700's), Capt. Wadsworth was sent from Boston with 50 men to releive Marlborough. After marching 25 miles, they were informed that the enemy had gone toward Sudbury,MA; so without stopping to take any rest, they pursued after them. On coming near the town, a party of enemy were discovered, and pursued about a mile into the woods, when all of a sudden they were surrounded on all side by nearly 500 Indians. With no chance of escape, this little band of brave men under the command of Capt Wadsworth now resolved to fight to the last man. They gained an eminence, which they maintained for sometime. While night was appoarching, they began to scatter, which gave the enemy the advantage, and nearly everyone was slain. The Battle of Green Hill, as it was known, was a dreadful blow to the country. President Wadsworth erected a monument where this battle was fought and his father was killed. The insciption reads, "Captain Wadsworth of Milton, his Lieutenant Sharp of Brookline, Capt Broclebank of Rowley, with about 26 other soldiers, fighting for the defence of their country, were slain by the Indian enemy April 18, 1676, and lye buried in this place." Capt Wadsworth left an estate valued at L1248, including his farm of 300 acres at Milton.[
  Person ID	I263	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Christopher Wadsworth,   b. Abt 1609, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England d. Sep 1678, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Grace Cole,   b. England d. Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F1896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Lindall,   b. Abt 1640, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 1687, Milton, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 47 years)
  Marriage	1656	Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. Ruth Wadsworth,   b. Abt 1660 + 2. Deacon Ebenezer Wadsworth,   b. Mar 1661, Milton, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 31 Mar 1717, Milton, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 56 years)   3. Timothy Wadsworth,   b. 1662   4. Christopher Wadsworth,   b. 1663   d. 04 Dec 1687 (Age ~ 24 years)   5. Joseph Wadsworth,   b. 11 Feb 1666/1667   d. 1750 (Age 83 years)   6. Benjamin Wadsworth,   b. 28 Feb 1669/1670   d. 16 Mar 1736/1737 (Age 67 years)   7. Abigail Wadsworth,   b. 02 May 1672   8. John Wadsworth,   b. 22 Dec 1674   d. 1734 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1630 - England Marriage - 1656 - Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA Military Service - King Philip's War Battle of Green Hill - killed - 1675 - Milton, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Death - 18 Apr 1676 - Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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