August 4, 1730- My sixth great grandfather, John Randall, is born in Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island. There is an issue with the research here. Most family trees list his parents as Henry & Susanna Randall. This is highly unlikely, as Susanna was born in 1674. This does not seem possible, and throws much of my earlier Randall associations into question. I'm working on it.
One possibility is that he is the child of John Randall & Martha Williams, but I have not found verification.
Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Record for John Randall lists his father as Captain John Randall.
The American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) lists his birthdate as 1730, in the rolls of Connecticut men who served in the French and Indian War. This would account for his also being referred to as "Captain."
(Christopher Sherman is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.)
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