1756 - 1825 (69 years)
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Name |
Samuel Cherry [4, 5, 6] |
Prefix |
Captain |
Suffix |
"Revolutionary War" |
Birth |
15 May 1756 |
Londonderry, Ireland [5] |
Gender |
Male |
Immigrated |
America |
FamilySearch ID |
LZ8Z-MYG |
FamilySearch URL |
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ8Z-MYG |
Death |
27 Oct 1825 |
New Haven, Oswego County, N.Y. [5, 7] |
Burial |
New Haven Cemetery, New Haven, NY [8] |
Person ID |
I1956 |
Main |
Last Modified |
7 Jul 2020 |
Family |
Ann Wallace, b. 23 Feb 1754-1757, Coleraine, Londonderry County, Ireland d. 24 Jun 1812 (Age 55 years) |
Marriage |
6 Mar 1777 |
Londonderry, NH [9] |
Children |
+ | 1. Samuel Cherry, Jr., b. 10 Oct 1779, New Hampshire, USA d. Oct 1823, Belleville, ON, Canada (Age 44 years) |
+ | 2. Susan Cherry, b. 23 Nov 1781, New Hampshire, USA d. Jul 1851 (Age 69 years) |
| 3. Issac Cherry, b. 30 Aug 1783 d. 1783 |
| 4. George W. Cherry, b. 8 Oct 1784, New Haven, New Haven County, CT d. Yes, date unknown |
+ | 5. Betsy P. Cherry, b. 8 Aug 1786, Londonderry, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire d. 1 Jul 1864, Lenox, Madison Co., NY (Age 77 years) |
| 6. John Wallace Cherry, b. 27 May 1788, New York d. 10 Feb 1854 (Age 65 years) |
| 7. Moses H. Cherry, b. 14 Aug 1789 d. 4 Feb 1822 (Age 32 years) |
+ | 8. Hannah Cherry, b. 25 Feb 1791, New Haven, NY d. 9 Aug 1848 (Age 57 years) |
| 9. Solomon Cherry, b. 24 Feb 1793 d. Abt 1820 (Age 26 years) |
| 10. Isaac Cherry, b. 20 Mar 1795 d. Dec 1814 (Age 19 years) |
| 11. Ann Wallace Cherry, b. 15 May 1797 d. Aug 1867 (Age 70 years) |
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Family ID |
F823 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
30 Sep 2009 |
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Notes |
- The most original notes I have are from a family document titled "Lannoy" authored by Margaret "Maggie" Stone (1861 - 1958) . In the section of this document on the Cherry family Maggie references "Nellie Cherry Robinson, who in order to become a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, had to prove all this"
(A Nellie Cherry Robinson appears as one of the founders of the Oshkosh, Wisconsin chapter of the DAR in 1897 - not sure if it is the same person that Maggie / Margaret Stone cites as her source.)
Margaret Stone provides the following:
"Samuel Cherry - born in Londonderry, Ireland in the year 1756, died in New Haven, Oswego County, N.Y. State, October 21st, 1825. He was married to Ann Wallace.
The following is a statement of the services of Samuel Cherry in the American Revolution - In the detachment enlisted from the army near Boston in the summer of 1775, to join the expedition against Quebec, Samuel Cherry served in Captain Harry Dearborn's Company. In the muster roll his age is given as nineteen and his residence is given as Londonderry, New Hampshire, the time of service was four months and eight days.
In 1776, Canada Service, Samuel Cherry was an ensign in Captain Nesmith's Company.
In 1777 New Hampshire raised three regiments for the term of three years. Samuel Cherry was appointed First Lieutenant in Colnel Nathan Hale's regiment. It also appears he had held a comission of Lieutenant since November 7, 1776. He was prompted (sp?) to Captain, November 30, 1779. From subsequent rolls it is evident that he continued in the service until the close of the war. The muster roll for the month of July, 1780 shows him in command of Captain Samuel Cherry's company of Light Infantry, Colonel Cortland's Regiment, detatched from the 2nd New Hampshire, and that he was comissioned Captain November 1779. His name is found on subsequent rolls up to and including the roll for the month of April, 1783, which is the lst roll upon which his name appears. The date and place of his discharge are not shown. After the close of the war Samuel Cherry returned to Londonderry, New Hampshire, where he lived for several years. Subsequently he moved to New York State. He died at New Haven, Oswego County, Octover 21st, 1825.
Authority for the foregoing statements:- Certificate of the Secretary of State of the States of New Hampshire dated Ferbruary 8th, 1896. Copy of record by Chief of Record and Pension Office War Department, Washington, D.C., January 29th, 1896. Affidavit of Samuel Alonzo Cherry, Marysville, Ohio, dated March 6th, 1896."
Notes from http://www.worldpath.net/~rwhite/histarchive/cherry/cherry: (An excellent site dedicated to Captain Samuel Cherry)
Service in the American Revolution
April 23, 1775 enlisted in Capt. George Reid's Co. after the Lexington alarm.
June 17, 1775 fought as Sergeant in Reid's Co. of Stark's Regiment at Bunker Hill.
September 18, 1775 volunteered to join Dearborn's Co. in Arnold's Detachment for the Quebec Expedition.
December 31, 1775 Participated in the assault on Quebec. (enlistment expired)
July 11, 1776 Mustered into Captain John Nesmith's Co. for Canada service; marched July 22, 1776.
November 8, 1776 Commissioned Lieutenant in Capt. James Carr's Co. in 2nd New Hampshire Regiment, Col. Nathan Hale commanding.
July 7, 1777 At battle of Hubbardton, Carr's Co. is encamped along Sucker Brook when attacked by the enemy's advance guard.
September 19, 1777 2nd New Hampshire plays a prominant role in the Battle of Bemis' Heights (Saratoga).
October 7, 1777 2nd New Hampshire plays a prominent role in the Battle of Freeman's Farm (Saratoga).
December 22nd, 1777 Commissioned Captain Lieutenant, 2nd New Hampshire Regiment, under Col. George Reid.
June 28, 1778 2nd New Hampshire participates in Battle of Monmouth.
June 17, 1779 to October 15, 1779 2nd New Hampshire on General Sullivan's Indian Exepedition through Pennsylvania & Western New York.
November 30, 1779 Commissioned Captain in 2nd New Hampshire Regiment.
October 19, 1781 Capt. Samuel Cherry is present at Lord Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown.
January 1, 1783 Capt. Cherry retires from the army.
Nellie Smith Rymal in her 1940 letter notes:
".... Major John Cherry, I believe was grandfather of Stephen, and fought against the British in the Revolution. I believe he is the John Cherry that married Ann Wallace (Scots-Irish), sister of Lese?/Jesse? Wallace" [10, 11]
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Sources |
- [S681] Rev. Edward Parker, History of Londonderry.
- [S680] Annis, Daniels, Londonderry, New Hampshire Vital Records, (1914).
Ancestors of the Colonists of Londonderry.
From the Earliest Record to the End of 1910
page 118
John (brother of Joseph) came to Londonderry about 1726; m. Janet Steele. Children: Jane, m. David Jennings; Mary, m. Samuel Millet; Elisabeth, m. Solomon Todd; Margaret, m. Samuel Gregg; Janet, m. Hugh McCutchins; Ann, m. Samuel Cherry. “Parker's History.”
- [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).
- [S676] Heitman, Francis B., Revolutionary War Officers, (Rev. ed. Washington, D.C.: The Rare Book Shop Pub. Co., 1914.).
Cherry, Samuel (N. H.). Sergeant 1st New Hampshire, 23d April to December, 1775; Ensign of Wingate's Regiment New Hampshire Militia in 1776; 1st Lieutenant 2d New Hampshire, 8th November, 1776; Captain Lieutenant, 22d December, 1777; Captain, 30th November, 1779; retired 1st January, 1783. (Died 21st October, 1825.)
- [S791] Margaret Stone (1851-1958), Maggie Stone's Delano to Stone History, (Aug. 1931 http://www.jhowell.com/pics/LannoyByMargaretStoneLowRes.pdf).
- [S651] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Lineage Books, p 318 #13852.
- [S1480] Abstracts of Wills in NY State 1787 - 1835, ((Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006), (From material originally compiled by William A. D. Eardeley, now held by the Brooklyn Historical Society.)), P. 203 - copy on file.
- [S1196] Bill Starck, Bill Starck, http://www.worldpath.net/~starck/.
- [S653] Elayne Pair Gibbons, Elayne Pair Gibbons, (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=egibbons&surname=Cherry%2C+Stephen - elayne@pairplace.net), http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=egibbons&id=I31120.
- [S791] Margaret Stone (1851-1958), Maggie Stone's Delano to Stone History, (Aug. 1931 http://www.jhowell.com/pics/LannoyByMargaretStoneLowRes.pdf), p. 3-4.
- [S1417] Nellie Smith Rymal, Nellie Smith Rymal, (Placerville, CA 1940 - copies provided by Cherry Dolezal), 1940 letter - copy provided by Cherry Dolezal via email 14 March, 2007.
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