Samuel STRONG
On August 10, 1711, he and his son Samuel Jr., took a team of horses out of Northampton to a meadow to get a load of grain. They soon were ambushed by three Indians. When the townspeople rushed there they found young Samuel dead and the father gone. Samuel Sr. had been wounded and taken prisoner. He was taken to Canada but later returned home. He arrived home on a Sabbath and entered the meeting house to the surprise and joy of the congregation.
He married Esther Clapp 19 Jun 1684 at Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts . Esther Clapp was born at Dorchester, Massachusetts 16 Jul 1656 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Esther Strong
born 30 Apr 1685.
Samuel Strong, Jr
born 21 Jan 1686/87.
Susannah Strong
born 26 Feb 1687/88.
Abigail Strong
born 23 Nov 1689.
Christian Strong
born 1 Mar 1691/92.
Nehemiah Strong
born 1 Mar 1693/94.
Ezra Strong
born 14 Oct 1697.
Samuel Strong died 29 Oct 1732 at Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts .
Esther Clapp died 26 Jan 1697/98 at Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts .