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Captain Samuel Wadsworth
1630 - 1676 (46 years)-
Name Samuel Wadsworth Title Captain Birth 1630 England 
Gender Male Military Service 1675 Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts King Philip's War
Battle of Green Hill - killedDeath 18 Apr 1676 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Burial Mount Wadsworth Cemetery, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 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 16 Jun 2026
Father Christopher Wadsworth, b. 1609, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England d. 31 Jul 1677, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 68 years) Mother Grace Cole, b. 1607, England d. 13 Jan 1688, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years) Family ID F1896 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Abigail Lindall, b. Abt 1640, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 1687, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 47 years) Marriage 1656 Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Children 1. Ruth Wadsworth, b. Abt 1660 + 2. Deacon Ebenezer Wadsworth, b. Mar 1661, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 31 Mar 1717, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 56 years)3. Timothy Wadsworth, b. 1662 4. Christopher Wadsworth, b. 1663 d. 4 Dec 1687 (Age 24 years) 5. Judge Joseph Wadsworth, b. 11 Feb 1666, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 20 Nov 1750, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 84 years)6. Reverand Benjamin Wadsworth, b. 28 Feb 1670, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 16 Mar 1737, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 67 years)7. Abigail Wadsworth, b. 02 May 1672 > 8. Deacon John Wadsworth, b. 22 Dec 1674, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 31 Jan 1733, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 58 years)Family ID F251 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 1630 - England 
Marriage - 1656 - Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 
Military Service - King Philip's War Battle of Green Hill - killed - 1675 - Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts 
Death - 18 Apr 1676 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 
Burial - - Mount Wadsworth Cemetery, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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