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Major William Shattuck, Sr

Male 1767 - 1810  (42 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name William Shattuck 
    Title Major 
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 31 Aug 1767  Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service While living in New York he was Major of a regiment of Militia which Colonel Timothy Church was Colonel and Major Henry Edwards formed for the protection of New York's rights in the long contested and territory now comprising Vermont.

    In the war that followed William and others were captured by the millitia lead by Colonel Ethan Allen. They were imprisioned and and their property was confiscated.

    In March, 1786, an act was passed by the legislature of New York, setting aside a township of land eight miles square on the Chenango River, (now Bainbridge) as a reparations for their losses and sufferings. From this land a grant of 3,200 acres was assigned to the Major. 
    Library book: Descendants of William Shattuck 107-004 
    Died 1810 
    • William applied for a land grant in what was "Canada West" (later Ontario). When it was rejected, he went to Canada West to resolve the issue in 1810 but was accidentally killed when he was thrown from his horse.
    Siblings 10 siblings 
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    Person ID I50237  Nagel
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2020 

    Father Samuel Shattuck,   b. 29 May 1716,   d. 29 Dec 1760  (Age 44 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Sara Clesson,   b. 10 Jan 1722,   d. 14 Sep 1785  (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F14916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Allis,   b. 7 Dec 1751,   d. 28 Sep 1833  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Eliphalet Shattuck,   b. 20 Apr 1778,   d. 23 Apr 1840  (Age 62 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Sophia Shattuck,   b. 22 Nov 1779  [Birth]
    +3. Phylinda Shattuck,   b. 7 Dec 1781,   d. 26 Apr 1843, Romulus, Seneca, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  [Birth]
    +4. William Shattuck, Jr,   b. 26 Dec 1784, Guilford, Windham, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +5. George Clinton Shattuck,   b. 8 Sep 1786  [Birth]
    Last Modified 3 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F14917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart