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Author: Rodney France
Samuel Jones was born the 25th of August 1742 in Dracut, Massachusetts and died on the 12th of April 1835 in Leominster, Massachusetts and is buried in the Old Pine Grove cemetery, Leominster, Massachusetts
Samuel Jones served as a private in Captain John Minot's company of Col. Josiah Whitney Regiment arrived at destination May 10, 1777; discharged July 9, 1777; service, 2 mos. 9 days, at Rhode Island, including 8 days (156 miles) travel to and from place of destination, Warwick Neck. Warwick Neck was strong Patriot fort built at Rocky Point to prevent the British from landing there and making a land advance against Providence. Even with the gift of historic hindsight, it’s difficult to evaluate the significance of the militia units in Rhode Island. Without a doubt, the forts at Pawtuxet and Warwick Neck served, at least to some extent, of having British hesitate to invade the mainland. The Warwick area enjoyed a brief period of high spirits following Major Barton’s capture of the British general, Richard Prescott.
Samuel also served as a private in Captain Joseph Bradley Varnum's company, in Col. Simeon Spaulding's Regiment abstract of equipments for train band and alarm list, endorsed “1777;” reported as belonging to train band.
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NSDAR has date of birth as 1742, while find-a-grave has calculated 1756 basedon age at dod