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160. Hannah
ACKLEY3 was born on
18 Mar 1742 in East Haddam, Middlesex , Connecticut.3,5,6,20,121,292,293,294 U.S./Internat'l
Marriage Records, 1340-1980 has birth 1744 She was baptized on 7 Aug 1748.3,5
LDS has date as 8 May 1742 in East Haddam, Middlesex , CT She was ill with
Measels in Jun 1790.3 She
died on 24 Jun 1790 in East Haddam, Middlesex , Connecticut.3,121,293,294,295,296 The
Compendium of American Genealogy, 1600s-1800s has death as ca 1799
LDS lists several conflicting dates
In 1763, Gideon Ackley deeded land to his "Daughter Hannah Cone Hannah
ACKLEY and Sylvanus CONE were married on 13 Nov 1755 in East Haddam, Middlesex
, Connecticut.3,5,6,20,54,90,115,121,146,194,293,294,296 LDS
also lists ca 1756 for marriage
U.S./Internat'l Marriage Records, 1340-1980 has marriage 1760
East Haddam
New Haven Second Church
Sylvanus CONE (son of Lt James CONE and Grace SPENCER)
was born on 21 Jan 1734 in East Haddam, Middlesex , Connecticut.6,121,146,194,292,293,294,295,297 U.S./Internat'l Marriage Records, 1340-1980 has 1735
He was baptized on 2 Mar 1734 in East Haddam, Middlesex , Connecticut.3 He died on 4 May 1812 in East Haddam,
Middlesex , Connecticut.3,121,146,194,292,293,294,295 His gravestone is inscribed: "Sacred to the memory
of Mr. Sylvanus Cone who died May 4, 1812 in ye 78 year of his age." With
equal assurance, his granddaughter writes that, "He was born Jan. 21, 1731,
and died May 4, 1812, aged 81 years, 3 months, 12 days." He was buried
in Bashan Graveyard, East Haddam, Middlesex , Connecticut.3 He served in the military Revolutionary War in Battle
of Bunker Hill.3,121,292,296 Sylvanus Cone (1731-1812), who had served in the early
wars, turned out as a minute man from East Haddam, and was at the battle of Bunker
Hill.
SYLVANUS CONE, of East Haddam, Connecticut; b. 21st January, 1731; d. 4th May,
1812; he enlisted for the Fort Edward Expedition in Capt. Ichabod PHELPS Company,
4th Regiment, 4th September, 1755, and was discharged 11th November,1755; on
30th May, 1756, enlisted for the Crown Point Expedition in Capt. Edward WELLS
Company, 4th Regiment; was mustered at Fort William Henry, 13th October, 1756,
and was discharged 26th November, 1756; was at the Battle of Bunker Hill; m.
13th November, 1755, Hannah ACKLEY, b. 18th March, 1742 (?), d. 24th June, 1790,
at Millington, Connecticut, dau. of Gideon ACKLEY
Written evidence that he was a soldier at the battle of Bunker Hill was submitted
to the inspection of the Secretary and Registrar of the Connecticut Society of
the Sons of the American Revolution, and was by them pronounced satisfactory.
"Sons" and "Daughters" have followed along into the patriotic
societies, their claims to membership being founded on his services. He was probably
the Sylvanus Cone referred to in military records, both Colonial and Revolutionary,
which have been brought to light by recent investigations.
Sylvanus Cone was a private in Captain Ichabod Phelp's Company, 4th Regiment
of Connecticut, having enlisted in that Company September 4, 1755. He was discharged
November 11, 1755.
Sylvanus Cone enlisted as a private in Captain Edmund Wells's Company in the
4th Connecticut Regiment May 30, 1756, and was discharged November 26 of the
same year. His name also appears on a Muster Roll of the same Captain Edmund
Wells's Company, dated October 13, 1756, at Fort William Henry.
Sylvanus Cone was Corporal in Captain Joseph Woodford's Company in 1779, as appears
by the Officers' Pay Roll for Militia service for the defence of the State. (All
from original rolls)
In one branch of the family of our Sylvanus Cone a tradition exists that he was
a Revolutionary soldier, and many incidents are related of his experience in
the Army; among them the story of naming his youngest boy. It is said he was
one of the men who hurried forward to the vicinity of Boston in 1775 in response
to the call for troops and was at the battle of Bunker Hill. He left behind him,
on the farm in East Haddam, a wife and eight children, and before he returned
home, news was brought him that a son more had been added to his household. In
his admiration for General Joseph Warren and excitement at his tragic death he
sent for answer, "Call the baby Joseph Warren." Accordingly, Joseph
Warren Cone was the name he bore through a long life.
Hannah ACKLEY and Sylvanus CONE had the following children:
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