Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families . line of Willimantic,and which was then the home of his parents, Sam-uel and Jemina (Gardner) Adams. Ebenezer Adams, the grandfather of Samuel G.,held a commission in the Revolutionary army asMajor, and in after years was known as Col. remains were interred on the old Adams home-stead near West Kingston, R. I. Col. Adams wasa volunteer from Rliode Island under Arnold, andbecame a captain o
Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families . line of Willimantic,and which was then the home of his parents, Sam-uel and Jemina (Gardner) Adams. Ebenezer Adams, the grandfather of Samuel G.,held a commission in the Revolutionary army asMajor, and in after years was known as Col. remains were interred on the old Adams home-stead near West Kingston, R. I. Col. Adams wasa volunteer from Rliode Island under Arnold, andbecame a captain of the artillery. One of the orig-inators of, and captain in, the expedition under , he took a conspicuous part in the captureof Gen. Prescott in 1777, where he served as cap-tain under Col. Barton (for this act was breveted Colonel, and a sword wasvoted him by Congress). This exploit was thecapture of Gen. Prescott by thirty-eight men onthe night of July 12, 1777. They crossed Narra-gansett Bay in four whaleboats under the commandof Col. Barton, and passing unobserved threeBritish frigates, landed and made their way toa farm house, five miles above Newport, R. I.,.
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