Display Patriot - P-240030 - Cornelius LYNDE

Cornelius LYNDE

SAR Patriot #: P-240030

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: MA/VT      Qualifying Service: Ensign
DAR #: A072659

Birth: 05 Aug 1751 Leicester / / MA
Death: 17 Feb 1836 Williamstown / / VT

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. He served as an Sergeant in the Massachusetts Militia in the Company of Captain Thayer of Colonel Fellows' Regiment
  2. He served as an Ensign in the Company of Captain William Satterlee of the Vermont Regiment commanded by Colonels Seth Warner and Samuel Elmore of the Green Mountain Boys

Additional References:
  1. DAR Patriot Index, pg 430
  2. Rev War Pension File #W20489
  3. Rev War graves; Orange County, Vermont. Wilbur R. Branthoover, compiler. 1997
  4. Samuel Davis of Osford, MA, and Joseph Davis of Dudley, MA, & Their Descendants, George L Davis, compiler

Spouse: Rebekah/Rebecca Davis
Children: John; Laura; Isaac;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1975-09-15 AZ Unassigned Charles E Lynde (109480) John   
Burial:
West Hill Cemetery (C-0064958)
Location:
Williamstown / Orange / VT / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
104320
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
82069382
Marker Type:
Headstone
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Newer stone, upright, legible, with a stake marker that appears to be from the SAR
  • Image 1, provided with permission from Emlen, Find-A-Grave contributor # 47897802


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

From the town of Williamstown, Vermont, go west on State Route 64. At the intersection with Henry Road, go right (north) and follow the road until you see the cemetery on the right (east) side



Author: Mark Andrew Davis

Cornelius Lynde was born on 5 August 1751 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, the son of John and Ruth Lynde.

Cornelius Lynde was living in Williamstown in Orange County, Vermont when he applied for a military pension. He states that he joined the Army of the United States in August 1775 as a substitute for Archibald Lamon.

He had been living in Weston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at the time and was a student at Harvard College when he served as a Sergeant in the Massachusetts Militia in the Company of Captain Abel Thayre of Colonel John Fellows' Regiment. He continued as a sergeant for four months until Archibald Lamon returned to active service. He also reports he was stationed in Dorchester near Boston.

After his discharge, he moved north to Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, about one mile from the current Vermont state border. In January 1776, the news of General Montgomery’s defeat in Quebec reached them. He immediately decided to volunteer and joined the 3rd Regiment of Continental Army commanded by Colonel Seth Warner. The company marched to South Bay on Lake Champlain, then across the ice to St John’s, and then on to Montreal. They then continued marching on the ice to Quebec, where the Regiment joined that of General Benedict Arnold.

There he served in the Company of Captain Wait Hopkins, commanded by Colonel Warner. They remained in Quebec from January to April 1776 without engaging the enemy but had frequent alarms. Smallpox raged through the camp, and Cornelius caught it along with most of the rest of the Army. It was decided that the Regiment should be moved to Albany. It was at this time that he was commissioned an Ensign on about the 15th of April in the Company of Captain William Satterlee, commanded by Colonel Samuel Elmore. He served as Ensign until the end of February or early March 1777. He marched with the Regiment from Albany to German Flatts and Fort Stanwix. He then requested a discharge to rejoin his class at college.

Cornelius married on 6 October 1788 to Rebecca Davis at Williamstown, Vermont. They had the following children:

  • Lorette was born on 25 October 1789 and died in 1795.
  • James was born on 21 April 1791 [no record of marriage].
  • Jacob Davis (1) was born on 10 September 1793 and died on 22 March 1795.
  • Jacob (2) was born in 1795 and died in 1800.
  • Cornelius [Jr] was born on 19 June 1797.
  • Laura was born on 15 June 1799 and married Calvin Ainsworth.
  • Lucy was born on 3 December 1802 and married Elias Smith.
  • Isaac was born on 23 July 1804 and married Margaret Wight.
  • John was born on August 1810 and married Laurie Davis and Dolly Smith.
  • George Washington was born on 12 May 1814 and married Lucretia Rich.

The Patriot died on 17 February 1836 in Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, and was buried in West Hill Cemetery.

Sources:

  1. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
  2. Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005.
  3. Revolutionary War Pension File W20489

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