BHT-NH History

Ref#	Known As	Also Known As
1151	*Sampson Battis*	Moore	M

Events	Details	Description
Enslaved	Date Occurred	1752
	Acquiring Owner	Col. Archelaus Moore
	How Enslaved	Promised freedom after military service and seems to h
	Place of Event	Canterbury, New Hampshire
Birth	Date Born	1752
	Place of Birth	Canterbury New Hampshire
Military	Date Served	1775-04-19
	Branch of Service	Nh Continental Line
	Served In/At	Siege of Boston
Military	Date Served	1777-09
	Branch of Service	Gen. Stark’s regiment
	Served In/At	Saratoga
About	Date Observed	1780
	Miscellaneous	Now using name Battis
About	Date Observed	1781
	Place of Residence	Given 100 acres southwest part of. Canterbury known as
Military	Date Served	1781-07
	Length of Service	3 months under Capt Nathaniel Head
	Served In/At	Springfield Mass, Fort #4 Charlestown, NH
	Type of Transition	Discharged Nov 1781
Marriage	Date Married	1783?
	Name of Spouse	Lucy Carey formerly enslaved by William Coffin of Conc
	Place of Marriage	Canterbury, New Hampshire
About	Date Observed	1833-02-16
	Miscellaneous	Added to pension rolls at age 82
About	Date Observed	1847
	Number of Children	Lucinda Clark
Death	Date Died	1847-10-23
	Place of Burial	Canterbury Village Cemetery Canterbury, NH
	Place of Death	Canterbury, New Hampshire

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