Captain Samuel Allyn

1735 - 1781  (45 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Samuel Allyn
  Title	Captain
  Born	21 Nov 1735	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Continental Army, American Revolution
  	Killed at The Fort Griswold Massacre.
  		The Fort Griswold Massacre (17) The fort Griswold Battle was one of the last of the American Revolution. It occurred September 6, 1781 in a fort by the town of Groton, Connecticut. Eighty-eight brave men lost their lives. Most of them were slaughtered after the fort was surrendered. It was particularly costly to the Avery family which took a huge blow. Killed: Captain Elijah Avery Captain Elisha Avery Captain Samuel Allyn (Son of Hannah Avery) Captain Hubbard Burrows (Husband of Sarah Avery) Captain Youngs Ledyard (Son of Mary Avery) Lieutenant Ebenezer Avery Ensign Daniel Avery Sergeant Christopher Avery Sergeant Jasper Avery Sergeant Solomon Avery David Avery Thomas Avery Simeon Morgan (Son of Dorothy Avery) Elisha Perkins (Husband of Sarah Avery) Christopher Woodbridge (Son of Susannah Avery) Henry Woodbridge (Son of Susannah Avey) Wounded: Ensign Ebenezer Avery Lieutenant Park Avery Amos Avery Taken Prisoner: Sergeant Rufus Avery Caleb Avery Captain Peter Avery
  Died	6 Sep 1781	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Buried	Wood Cemetery, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
  		Captain Samuel Allyn Headstone. From the book; "The Battle OF Groton Heights: A Collection Of Narratives, Official Reports, Records, Etc. Storming Of Fort Griswold, The Massacre Of Its Garrison, And The Burning Of New London By British Troops Under The Command Of Brig. Gen. Benedict Arnold, On The Sixth Of September, 1781." Page 195. By William H. Harris. New London, Connecticut 1888.
  Siblings	11 siblings
  1. Hannah Allyn,   b. 25 Nov 1732, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 21 Oct 1818, Bozrah, New London, Connecticut
  2. Eunice Allyn,   b. 29 Mar 1737, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  3. Esther Allyn,   b. 19 Apr 1739, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  4. Stephen Allyn,   b. 3 May 1741, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  5. Tryal Allyn,   b. 14 Apr 1744, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. Mar 1814, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  6. Thomas Allyn,   b. 27 Nov 1746, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 7 Apr 1828, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut
  7. Lucy Allyn,   b. 30 Jan 1748, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  8. Prudence Allyn,   b. 19 May 1751, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  9. Elizabeth Allyn,   b. 13 Jan 1753, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  10. Deborah Allyn,   b. 3 May 1755, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  11. Thankful Allyn,   b. 1 Feb 1762,   d. 19 May 1839
  Person ID	I36017	Nagel
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Samuel Allyn,   b. 26 May 1704
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hannah Avery,   c. 29 Jun 1718, New London, New London, Connecticut
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	27 May 1731
  Family ID	F11480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Nov 1735 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Died - 6 Sep 1781 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Buried - - Wood Cemetery, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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