__
|
__|__
|
__|
| |
| | __
| | |
| |__|__
|
_Samuel PLUMMER _____|
| (1742 - 1820) m 1767|
| | __
| | |
| | __|__
| | |
| |__|
| |
| | __
| | |
| |__|__
|
|
|--Luther, Sr. PLUMMER
| (1789 - 1872)
| __
| |
| __|__
| |
| __|
| | |
| | | __
| | | |
| | |__|__
| |
|_Sarah BRAGDON ______|
(1747 - ....) m 1767|
| __
| |
| __|__
| |
|__|
|
| __
| |
|__|__
[383]
Original data from Fink with birth as Nov 3 1790. Chefalo adds thefollowing -
Luther appears in the 1820 Indiana US Census in Dearborn County amongthe Maine migrants. From HISTORY OF DEARBORN & OHIO COUNTIES, pp544-5: Luther Plummer was an unassuming man of sterling worth & strictintegrity, looking to the welfare of his family & attentive to his owninterests. He put on no foolish style or attempts to appear incharacters other than his own, but like ornaments made of pure goldthey need no varnish or gilding, so with a true-hearted man, who isthe same at home as abroad, today and tomorrow, who acts well his partwithout pomp or dazzling parade. To say that Mr. Plummer was anhonest man would be no compliment, for like the description we onceheard of a certain person that he deserved no credit for being agentleman, he was one naturally, so with Mr. Plummer, he deserves nocredit for having been an honest man, he was one naturally.
Luther Plummer obit: December 12, 1872 DEMOCRATIC REGISTER,Lawrenceburg, Ind. "Luther Plummer died at his residence inManchester township, Nov. 24th, 1872. He was born in the town ofScarborough, Maine on the 10th of December 1789. Was married to MissLydia Sylvester in the year of 1810. Left his native State, in companywith several other families of friends and relatives, on the 24th dayof September 1817, and arrived at Lawrenceburgh on the 9th ofDecember, of the same year, and remained there during the next year;and in the fall of 1818 or the spring of 1819 removed to Manchester,then an almost unbroken forest, and purchased the land of which hemade the old homestead, where he has lived (except a few years ) tothe time of his death, a term of 53 or 54 years. His wife, aged 80years, survives him; also five sons and three daughters -- Lafayetteand Rev. Benjamin Plummer being the only sons present to mourn theloss of a beloved father. For many years Mr. Plummer has been a memberof the M.E. Church, and lived an exemplary life. In worldly matters hehad been governed by the principle of honesty and liberality, and hasdone much to bless his race. His funeral was attended from the M.E.Church, at Wright's Corners, by a large concourse of friends andcitizens. Rev. J.S. Alley, Pastor, preached the funeral sermon. Thusby the side of his elder brother, Rev. Daniel Plummer, we consignedour brother to the tomb, and said, "Blessed are the dead that die inthe Lord." Appeared in LAWRENCEBURG PRESS on 28 Nov 1872: Capt.Luther Plummer died 24 Nov 1872, aged about 84 years.
1850 U.S. Census, Manchester Township, Dearborn County, IN. Dwelling431, family 431: Luther Plummer, age 59, male, farmer, Real property$8510., born Maine Lydia Plummer, age 56, female, born Maine JobSylvester, age 82, male, farmer, born Maine. Lydia Plummer, age 19,female, born IN. Lafayette Plummer, age 17, male, farmer, born IN.William Plummer, age 22, male, farmer, born IN. (Job Sylvester isLydia Sr.'s father) Luther Plummer is found in the 1830 Indiana CensusIndex for Dearborn County, p. 448 Luther Plummer is found in the 1840Indiana Census Index for Dearborn County, p. 223.
__
|
__|__
|
_Samuel PLUMMER _____|
| (1742 - 1820) m 1767|
| | __
| | |
| |__|__
|
_Joseph PLUMMER _____|
| (1779 - 1834) m 1810|
| | __
| | |
| | __|__
| | |
| |_Sarah BRAGDON ______|
| (1747 - ....) m 1767|
| | __
| | |
| |__|__
|
|
|--Lydia PLUMMER
|
| __
| |
| __|__
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | | __
| | | |
| | |__|__
| |
|_Mary (Polly) SMITH _|
m 1810 |
| __
| |
| __|__
| |
|_____________________|
|
| __
| |
|__|__
[390] All data from Fink.
_____________________
|
_____________________|_____________________
|
_Samuel PLUMMER _____|
| (1742 - 1820) m 1767|
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_____________________|_____________________
|
_Luther, Sr. PLUMMER _|
| (1789 - 1872) m 1810 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| | _____________________|_____________________
| | |
| |_Sarah BRAGDON ______|
| (1747 - ....) m 1767|
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_____________________|_____________________
|
|
|--Lydia PLUMMER
| (1831 - ....)
| _Amos SILVESTER _____
| |
| _Job, Sr. SILVESTER _|_Patience PALMER ____
| | (1742 - 1832) m 1765
| _Job, Jr. SILVESTER _|
| | (1767 - 1859) m 1790|
| | | _Abijah STETSON _____
| | | |
| | |_Margaret STETSON ___|_____________________
| | (1751 - 1818) m 1765
|_Lydia SYLVESTER _____|
(1792 - 1874) m 1810 |
| _____________________
| |
| _____________________|_____________________
| |
|_Lydia PHILLIPS _____|
(1769 - ....) m 1790|
| _____________________
| |
|_____________________|_____________________
[491] Original data from Fink. Chefalo added birth data.
__
|
__|__
|
__|
| |
| | __
| | |
| |__|__
|
_Samuel PLUMMER _____|
| (1742 - 1820) m 1767|
| | __
| | |
| | __|__
| | |
| |__|
| |
| | __
| | |
| |__|__
|
|
|--Mary PLUMMER
|
| __
| |
| __|__
| |
| __|
| | |
| | | __
| | | |
| | |__|__
| |
|_Sarah BRAGDON ______|
(1747 - ....) m 1767|
| __
| |
| __|__
| |
|__|
|
| __
| |
|__|__
[498]
Original data from Fink as Sallie with no other information. Chefalosupplied all used here as well as the following -
This individual is often shown to be married to Eben Roberts. Thenickname for Mary is more often Polly, with Sally being the nicknamefor Sarah. There is no Sarah generally identified as a daughter inthis family although one may expect it.
_____________________
|
_____________________|_____________________
|
_Samuel PLUMMER _____|
| (1742 - 1820) m 1767|
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_____________________|_____________________
|
_Luther, Sr. PLUMMER _|
| (1789 - 1872) m 1810 |
| | _____________________
| | |
| | _____________________|_____________________
| | |
| |_Sarah BRAGDON ______|
| (1747 - ....) m 1767|
| | _____________________
| | |
| |_____________________|_____________________
|
|
|--Mary Sylvester PLUMMER
| (1822 - ....)
| _Amos SILVESTER _____
| |
| _Job, Sr. SILVESTER _|_Patience PALMER ____
| | (1742 - 1832) m 1765
| _Job, Jr. SILVESTER _|
| | (1767 - 1859) m 1790|
| | | _Abijah STETSON _____
| | | |
| | |_Margaret STETSON ___|_____________________
| | (1751 - 1818) m 1765
|_Lydia SYLVESTER _____|
(1792 - 1874) m 1810 |
| _____________________
| |
| _____________________|_____________________
| |
|_Lydia PHILLIPS _____|
(1769 - ....) m 1790|
| _____________________
| |
|_____________________|_____________________
[466] Original data from Fink. Chefalo supplied birth data and middle name.
__
|
__|__
|
__|
| |
| | __
| | |
| |__|__
|
_Samuel PLUMMER _____|
| (1742 - 1820) m 1767|
| | __
| | |
| | __|__
| | |
| |__|
| |
| | __
| | |
| |__|__
|
|
|--Mehitable PLUMMER
| (.... - 1842)
| __
| |
| __|__
| |
| __|
| | |
| | | __
| | | |
| | |__|__
| |
|_Sarah BRAGDON ______|
(1747 - ....) m 1767|
| __
| |
| __|__
| |
|__|
|
| __
| |
|__|__
[500] Data from Fink. Chefalo supplied death data.
__
|
__|__
|
_Samuel PLUMMER _____|
| (1742 - 1820) m 1767|
| | __
| | |
| |__|__
|
_Joseph PLUMMER _____|
| (1779 - 1834) m 1801|
| | __
| | |
| | __|__
| | |
| |_Sarah BRAGDON ______|
| (1747 - ....) m 1767|
| | __
| | |
| |__|__
|
|
|--Rebecca PLUMMER
| (1807 - 1880)
| __
| |
| __|__
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | | __
| | | |
| | |__|__
| |
|_Sarah TAYLOR _______|
m 1801 |
| __
| |
| __|__
| |
|_____________________|
|
| __
| |
|__|__
[387] Data from Fink with birth as Nov 1806. Date used here from Chefalo.
__
|
_Samuel PLUMMER _____|__
| (1742 - 1820) m 1767
_Daniel PLUMMER _____|
| (1783 - 1858) m 1809|
| | __
| | |
| |_Sarah BRAGDON ______|__
| (1747 - ....) m 1767
_Freeman PLUMMER ____|
| (1816 - ....) m 1846|
| | __
| | |
| | _____________________|__
| | |
| |_Lucy Smith FREEMAN _|
| (1791 - 1869) m 1809|
| | __
| | |
| |_____________________|__
|
|
|--Sallie PLUMMER
|
| __
| |
| _____________________|__
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | | __
| | | |
| | |_____________________|__
| |
|_Sereeta COLBURN ____|
m 1846 |
| __
| |
| _____________________|__
| |
|_____________________|
|
| __
| |
|_____________________|__
[443] All data from Fink.
__
|
__|__
|
_Samuel PLUMMER _____|
| (1742 - 1820) m 1767|
| | __
| | |
| |__|__
|
_Joseph PLUMMER _____|
| (1779 - 1834) m 1810|
| | __
| | |
| | __|__
| | |
| |_Sarah BRAGDON ______|
| (1747 - ....) m 1767|
| | __
| | |
| |__|__
|
|
|--Samuel PLUMMER
|
| __
| |
| __|__
| |
| _____________________|
| | |
| | | __
| | | |
| | |__|__
| |
|_Mary (Polly) SMITH _|
m 1810 |
| __
| |
| __|__
| |
|_____________________|
|
| __
| |
|__|__
[389] All data from Fink.
[374]
Data from Fink. Samuel and three sons, Joseph, Daniel and Luther withfamilies came to Dearborn Co., IN 1817/1819. No record that Sarahcame to IN. A son, Arthur, remained in ME.
Leining states, "I show Sewell Plummer as son of Samuel Plummer, asoldier in the American Revolution from Scarborough, ME and his wifeSarah Bragdon. Born 1805 ME, died 31 Dec 1865 in Aurora, DearbornCounty, IN."
Chefalo supplied the following -
Samuel was a soldier in the Revolutionary War from Scarborough, Maine.According to the DAR Index, a sergeant. War record is on file inoffice of Sec. Boston Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Samuel diedDearborn County, Indiana 5 Mar 1820. Gravestone marked by DAR inWright' s Corner M.E. Churchyard. Newspaper Article: REV. PLUMMERAND FOLLWERS OPEN FARMS IN MANCHESTER: It is not known why their(Daniel & Luther Plummer's) elderly father, Samuel did not buygovernment land, possibly because he had lost a leg due to a fallingtree. He had been a soldier in the Revolutionary War and hisgravestone in Wrights Corner cemetery was marked by Col. ArchibaldLochry Chapter DAR 7 Nov 1926. Samuel, the Revolutionary War soldier,died near Manchester 5 Mar 1820. Source: Kathy Lady,KDL3908@worldnet.att.net.
NEW ENGLAND PLUMMER FAMILIES: Samuel Plummer 4-9-1742 to 1820, andwife Sarah Bragdon first lived in Durham, Cumberland Co., Maine, andmoved to Dearborn Co. Indiana. In 1817. He served in theRevolutionary War.
From COTTON'S KEEPSAKE, by Rev. Judge A.J. "Jude" Cotton, publishedfor the author by Applegate & Co., 1858 in Cincinnati, p. 475 (copy atDAR Library, Washington, D.C.): The venerable old Mr. Plummer, thehonored father of the Rev. Daniel & Capt. Luther Plummer , had a legtwice amputated, it being all fearfully fractured by a falling tree inthe East - - survived many years, and died at a ripe, good old age.Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution,Volume 12, p. 482: Plummer , Samuel, Scarborough. List of menmustered by Nathaniel Wells, Muster Master for York Co. , dated Wells,May 23, 1777; (late) Capt. John Skillins's Co., Col. EbenezerFrancis's Regt.; residence, Scarborough; enlistment, 3 years orduring war; reported received State and Continental bounties.