Deacon Samuel Woodsum1 
b. circa 1757, d. 30 June 1841
Deacon Samuel Woodsum|b. c 1757\nd. 30 Jun 1841|p7941.htm|Michael Woodsum|b. 16 Apr 1732|p7925.htm|Elizabeth Dyer||p7926.htm|Joseph Woodsum|b. 1680/81\nd. b 4 Jun 1776|p7927.htm|Abigail Abbot|b. 3 Oct 1694\nd. 4 Jun 1776|p7928.htm|William Dyer|b. 6 Aug 1709|p7977.htm|Lucretia Emery|b. 6 Mar 1709|p7978.htm|
2nd great-granduncle of Ruth Minerva Fairfield.
4th great-granduncle of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Fairfield and Allied Families
Deacon Samuel Woodsum was probably born circa 1757 in Narragansett, No. 1.1 He was the son of Michael Woodsum and Elizabeth Dyer.1 He married Eunice Atkinson on 28 May 1783.1 He died on 30 June 1841.1
Deacon Samuel Woodsum was a Revolutionary soldier; served in Captain Jeremiah Hill's company, having enlisted on 3 May 1775; was drafted to go with Arnold to Quebec by way of the Kennebec and Chaudiere rivers. He served three years in the company of Capt. Daniel Lane, was at Ticonderoga, and at the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga. He was captured by the Indians in New York State and carried to Canada, where he remained until the war closed; then to the great joy of his friends he came home. His granddaughter said that he gained his liberty by "running the gauntlet." During his captivity he learned the Indian language, and was afterwards employed as interpreter.1 He and Eunice settled in Saco not far from the Buxton line.1 They had seven children.2
Deacon Samuel Woodsum was a Revolutionary soldier; served in Captain Jeremiah Hill's company, having enlisted on 3 May 1775; was drafted to go with Arnold to Quebec by way of the Kennebec and Chaudiere rivers. He served three years in the company of Capt. Daniel Lane, was at Ticonderoga, and at the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga. He was captured by the Indians in New York State and carried to Canada, where he remained until the war closed; then to the great joy of his friends he came home. His granddaughter said that he gained his liberty by "running the gauntlet." During his captivity he learned the Indian language, and was afterwards employed as interpreter.1 He and Eunice settled in Saco not far from the Buxton line.1 They had seven children.2
