Job Sylvester

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name
Job Sylvester
sex
male
access
public
summary
A Revolutionary soldier, born at Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, in 1742, who marched on the Lexington alarm and lay in the lines at Roxbury through the siege of Boston, 1775-76, and was pensioned in 1818. He married Margaret Stetson at Hanover in 1765, later moved to Durham, Maine, and died there in 1832. Probably the father of Job Sylvester Jr., and very probably great-grandfather of Mary Abigail (Rice) Ellingwood.
born
date
1742
place
Hanover, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-dar-lineage-book-59, book-stackpole-1899-history-durham]
died
date
6 Oct 1832
place
Durham, Maine
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-stackpole-1899-history-durham, book-dar-lineage-book-59]
events
what
Lexington alarm march
date
20 Apr 1775
place
Marshfield, Massachusetts
sources
[book-massachusetts-soldiers-sailors]
note
The morning after Lexington he marched with Capt. Joseph Soper's company of Hanover to Marshfield, where British troops had lately been quartered among the Loyalists; three days' service.
what
Siege of Boston lines
date
Jun 1775
place
Roxbury, Massachusetts
sources
[book-dar-lineage-book-59, book-massachusetts-soldiers-sailors]
note
A private in Capt. William Reed's company of Col. John Bailey's regiment, he lay in the American lines at Roxbury through the siege of Boston, 1775-76.
father
name
Amos Sylvester Jr.
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
sources
[book-stackpole-1899-history-durham]
note
Born 14 Sept 1707, married Patience Palmer 7 Feb 1732, as Stackpole has it ("had a son Job, born 1742"); not checked further. Stackpole carries the line up through Amos (b. 1685) and Joseph (b. 1638) to Richard Sylvester of Weymouth, who came about 1630 and married Naomi Torrey in 1632.
spouses
id
margaret-stetson-fl1765
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-stackpole-1899-history-durham, book-dar-lineage-book-59]
married
date
8 Jun 1765
place
Hanover, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-stackpole-1899-history-durham]

A Revolutionary soldier, father of Job Sylvester Jr. and very probably great-grandfather of Mary Abigail (Rice) Ellingwood. Born at Hanover in Plymouth County, he married Margaret Stetson there in 1765 and later moved to Durham, Maine, where he died in 1832. The DAR, from his pension file: "Job Sylvester (1742-1832) was placed on the pension roll, 1818, for service as private, 1775-76, in Captain Reed's company, Colonel Bailey's Massachusetts regiment. He was born in Hanover, Mass.; died in Durham, Me." (source). Stackpole also calls him a "Revolutionary soldier" and names among his children Job Jr. (1767); Amos, killed in the War of 1812; Cynthia (m. Ezekiel Merrill of Freeport, 1798); Deborah (m. William Tuttle of Pownal); Zilpha (m. Zebulon York, 1810); Roland; and Joseph (source).

The Stetson, Phillips and Torrey wives of this line are Plymouth County families; a Mayflower descent through them is plausible but has not been looked for.

Research: Ellingwood line: the wives' families (Pattullo and Short, Adams and Deyoe, Rice and Sylvester).

  1. ---
  2. name: Job Sylvester
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. summary: >-
  6. A Revolutionary soldier, born at Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, in 1742, who marched on
  7. the Lexington alarm and lay in the lines at Roxbury through the siege of Boston, 1775-76, and was
  8. pensioned in 1818. He married Margaret Stetson at Hanover in 1765,
  9. later moved to Durham, Maine, and died there in 1832. Probably the father of Job Sylvester Jr.,
  10. and very probably great-grandfather of Mary Abigail (Rice) Ellingwood.
  11. born:
  12. date: "1742"
  13. place: Hanover, Massachusetts
  14. basis: compiled
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [book-dar-lineage-book-59, book-stackpole-1899-history-durham]
  17. died:
  18. date: 6 Oct 1832
  19. place: Durham, Maine
  20. basis: compiled
  21. confidence: probable
  22. sources: [book-stackpole-1899-history-durham, book-dar-lineage-book-59]
  23. events:
  24. - what: Lexington alarm march
  25. date: "20 Apr 1775"
  26. place: Marshfield, Massachusetts
  27. sources: [book-massachusetts-soldiers-sailors]
  28. note: "The morning after Lexington he marched with Capt. Joseph Soper's company of Hanover to Marshfield, where British troops had lately been quartered among the Loyalists; three days' service."
  29. - what: Siege of Boston lines
  30. date: "Jun 1775"
  31. place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
  32. sources: [book-dar-lineage-book-59, book-massachusetts-soldiers-sailors]
  33. note: "A private in Capt. William Reed's company of Col. John Bailey's regiment, he lay in the American lines at Roxbury through the siege of Boston, 1775-76."
  34. father:
  35. name: Amos Sylvester Jr.
  36. basis: compiled
  37. confidence: possible
  38. sources: [book-stackpole-1899-history-durham]
  39. note: 'Born 14 Sept 1707, married Patience Palmer 7 Feb 1732, as Stackpole has it ("had a son Job, born 1742"); not checked further. Stackpole carries the line up through Amos (b. 1685) and Joseph (b. 1638) to Richard Sylvester of Weymouth, who came about 1630 and married Naomi Torrey in 1632.'
  40. spouses:
  41. - id: margaret-stetson-fl1765
  42. basis: compiled
  43. confidence: probable
  44. sources: [book-stackpole-1899-history-durham, book-dar-lineage-book-59]
  45. married:
  46. date: 8 Jun 1765
  47. place: Hanover, Massachusetts
  48. basis: compiled
  49. confidence: probable
  50. sources: [book-stackpole-1899-history-durham]
  51. ---
  53. A Revolutionary soldier, father of Job Sylvester Jr. and very probably great-grandfather of Mary
  54. Abigail (Rice) Ellingwood. Born at Hanover in Plymouth County, he married Margaret Stetson there in
  55. 1765 and later moved to Durham, Maine, where he died in 1832. The DAR, from his pension file: "Job
  56. Sylvester (1742-1832) was placed on the pension roll, 1818, for service as private, 1775-76, in Captain
  57. Reed's company, Colonel Bailey's Massachusetts regiment. He was born in Hanover, Mass.; died in Durham,
  58. Me." ([source](/files/sources/book-dar-lineage-book-59/)). Stackpole also calls him a "Revolutionary soldier"
  59. and names among his children Job Jr. (1767); Amos, killed in the War of 1812; Cynthia (m. Ezekiel
  60. Merrill of Freeport, 1798); Deborah (m. William Tuttle of Pownal); Zilpha (m. Zebulon York, 1810);
  61. Roland; and Joseph ([source](/files/sources/book-stackpole-1899-history-durham/)).
  63. The Stetson, Phillips and Torrey wives of this line are Plymouth County families; a Mayflower descent
  64. through them is plausible but has not been looked for.
  66. Research: `research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Wives_Families.md`.
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