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June 20, 1741
A son, John, is born to Nathan Hammond & Deborah Luther in
Swansea,
Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay.
(John Hammond is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Samuel Luther & Mary Abell and Hugh Cole & Deborah Allen Buckland.)
John Hammond is descended from my ninth great grandfather,
Samuel Luther (1636 – 20 December 1716)
Samuel was a prominent early figure in the
Massachusetts Colony. He served as the minister of the
First Baptist Church of
Swansea from 1685 until his death. He also served as a
militia captain. Through his wife Mary Abell, daughter of
Robert Abell, his descendants have richly documented
English ancestry, including extensive ties to
royalty and
nobility.
Samuel Luther perhaps survived a raid by a group of
Lenape Indians at age nine while accompanying his father on a trading voyage to
Delaware Bay, and was held captive for a period. His father, Captain John Luther, was killed in the raid. Some
chroniclers question the likelihood of a nine-year-old boy participating in such a risky trading endeavor, proposing that an older brother may have been the captive Luther. However, no older son of Captain Luther is acknowledged by
genealogical authorities. In any event, the general circumstances of the incident are corroborated by several
primary sources.
Taken from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Luther
