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Lieut David Wallingford

Birth	:	25 Sep 1744 Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	12 Mar 1791 Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial	:	Woodlawn Memorial Park I, Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5245000, -88.1767000
Inscription	:	LIEUT. DAVID WALLINGSFORD 27TH CONT'L TROOPS, REV.WAR Died Mar. 12, 1791
Description	:	David Wallingford was born in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts 25 September 1744.(1365) David died 12 March 1791, in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.(1366) He married Elizabeth Leeman, 6 or 25, in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Their marriage record states that they were both "of Monson" (the former name for the area around Milford/Hollis), but a separate descriptive paragraph on the two states that Elizabeth was of "Hollis". The same paragraph also states that they were married March 25th, contradicting itself in the marriage and family records sections. The History of Milford, p.970, also uses this March 25th date. Elizabeth... Read More	David Wallingford was born in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts 25 September 1744.(1365) David died 12 March 1791, in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.(1366) He married Elizabeth Leeman, 6 or 25, in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Their marriage record states that they were both "of Monson" (the former name for the area around Milford/Hollis), but a separate descriptive paragraph on the two states that Elizabeth was of "Hollis". The same paragraph also states that they were married March 25th, contradicting itself in the marriage and family records sections. The History of Milford, p.970, also uses this March 25th date. Elizabeth was born Feb 24, 1746, in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Elizabeth was the daughter of Abraham Leeman and Elizabeth Hastings. Elizabeth died 4 August 1822. David was very active during the Revolutionary War. He enlisted April 19, 1775, the day of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, in the company of Hollis minutemen, commanded by Capt. Dow. Most of the men who went from Hollis to the Boston area stayed for several months and were mustered into the Massachusetts regiment commanded by Col. William Prescott, the hero of Bunker Hill. One source states that he was at the battle of Bunker Hill on 16 June 1775. There seems to be no direct evidence that he was at the battle, but it seems likely that he was in the area at the time and may very well have been involved in the battle. In a muster roll dated 1 August 1775 he is 2d Lieutenant in Capt. Archelaus Towne's co., Col. Ebenezer Bridge's Massachusetts regt., having been engaged on 25 April 1775 for 3 mos. 14 days. In a petition addressed to the Council, dated Cambridge, Mass. 20 October 1775 and signed by Ebenezer Bridge, Colonel of the 27th regiment, Bridge states that Wallingford and other officers of said regiment had been in the service from May 1775 but had not received commissions, and he asked that they be recommended to General Washington for commissions in the Continental Army. It was subsequently ordered in Council 26 October 1775 that said officers be recommended accordingly, and David Wallingsford was commissioned as 2d Lieurenant in Capt. Archelaus Towne's company.(1372) On 22 March 1777 the N.H. House of Representatives voted that David Wallingford of Hollis be appointed Ensign of Capt. Isaac Frye's Co. in Col. Scammell's regiment in place of Aaron Russell of Mason who had resigned. In June, 1777, the advancing British army under Burgoyne captured Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York and an alarm went out through the countryside. From Hollis and adjacent towns a company of 58 men under Capt. Daniel Emerson, with David Wallingford as a 2d Lieutenant, organized and marched 65 miles, as far as Walpole, N.H., when they were ordered back, returning home July 4th. On the next day, however, they were ordered out again, and this time marched 100 miles to Cavendish, Vermont, where they met Col. Benjamin Bellows' regiment on the retreat from Ticonderoga. They were ordered home once again and reached Hollis on July 15th. Five days later, on July 20th, David served as 2d Lieutenant and second in command of another company, this time under Capt. John Goss, being the 4th co. of Col. Nichols' Regiment under General John Stark. On 16 August 1777 this army met a large force of Hessians and Tories commanded by the Hessian Lt. Col. Friedrich Baum. They had split off from Burgoyne's force a few days earlier on a foraging mission for cattle and horses. Wallingford's company was in the thick of the action as they handily defeated the invaders, and the action continued later in the day when a relief force under Col. Breyman tried to come to the rescue but was similarly defeated. This action, which took place outside of Bennington Vermont, became known as the Battle of Bennington. According to the History of Hollis, David was reportedly the first to order his men to fire at the Battle of Bennington. Following the battle the company marched as far west as Stillwater, N.Y. before being discharged on September 28th. At the close of the war David was paid off in worthless Continental money, and shortly thereafter had the misfortune to lose his home to fire.(1374) His name was often spelled Wallingsford. According to the history of Hollis, N.H. David moved from Bradford to Monson in 1765. Monson is a town that no longer exists, including parts of both Massachusetts and New Hampshire, much of which is now Milford, N.H. David Wallingford and Elizabeth Leeman had the following children: Elizabeth Wallingford was born Sept 14, 1768. Jonathan Wallingford was born Sept 10, 1770. Sarah Wallingford was born in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire July 5, 1772. Martha Wallingford was born March 26, 1774. David Wallingford was born in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Nov 26, 1776.David died September 27, 1777, at less than one year of age. David Wallingford was born Oct 12, 1778. Ebenezer Blodgett Wallingford was born Oct 5, 1780. Benjamin Wallingford was born Jan 24, 1782. Deacon Joel Wallingford was born Jan 22, 1784. Hannah Wallingford was born in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire June 29, 1785. Hannah died in 1851, in Marlborough, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Mary Wallingford was born in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Oct 29, 1787. Her name wasn't listed with her siblings in the History of Hollis, so she may have died young. She may have still been alive at the time of the 1790 census, however, as their were six females in the family at the time and her presence would bring the total to six. Abigail Wallingford was born in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Jan 4, 1790 On Feb 26, 1766 David Wallingford of Monson purchased land in Wilton, N.H. from Ebenezer Blodgett. On Dec 12, 1768 David Wallingford of Monson sold land in Monson to Moses Hadley of Nottingham West. His homestead was situated east of "Philip Woods" in Monson/Hollis. On Jan 1, 1775 David was taxed as living on the west side of Hollis. The town of Monson ceased to exist in 1770, much of it joining Hollis, so likely this is the same house. His tax was 6s, 6p, which when compared to others in town put him roughly in what today might be called the "upper middle class" of his community. On Jan 6, 1789 David of Hollis, yeoman, gave bond with John Savory, gentleman, of Bradford, Mass. and John Edwards, yeoman, of Haverhill, Mass. to become administrator of the estate of Martha Wallingford of Haverhill, widow, deceased intestate. This was presumably his mother. On May 23, 1782 from Amherst, N.H. David Wallingford signed a petition asking the N.H. House of Representatives to restore the old town of Monson. Monson was never restored to existence so the petition was apparently denied. All of his children except the first David were apparently living at the time of the 1790 census of Hollis, as there were two adult males, four males under 16, and 6 females in the household. The family isn't listed in the 1800 census of Hollis under the name Wallingford, presumably because the widow remarried to Nehemiah Barker. However Nehemiah Barker isn't listed in the 1800 census of Hollis, or anywhere else in the existing NH schedules so either missed being enumerated, lived with a relative, or moved out of state. There are no Wallingford marriages in the History of Hollis between 1799 and 1830.

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Lieut David Wallingford's memorial is located at: Woodlawn Memorial Park I, Joliet, Will County, USA.
When did Lieut David Wallingford death?
Lieut David Wallingford death on 12 Mar 1791 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
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Latitude: 41.5245000
Longitude: -88.1767000

Family Members:

Spouse

Elizabeth Leeman Wallingford

(1746 - 1822)

Children

Martha Wallingford Sawtell

(1774 - 1834)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Woodlawn Memorial Park I
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5245000, -88.1767000

2. Woodlawn Memorial Park II
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5250015, -88.1658020

3. County Farm Cemetery
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5078011, -88.1517029

4. Holy Cross Cemetery
Crest Hill, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5506000, -88.1356000

5. First Presbyterian Church Columbarium
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5281500, -88.1015900

6. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5238991, -88.0967026

7. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5494003, -88.1006012

8. Saint John's Cemetery
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5388985, -88.0952988

9. Mount Moriah Cemetery
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5480995, -88.0975037

10. Zarley Cemetery
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5003520, -88.0924180

11. Saint Mary Nativity Cemetery
Crest Hill, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5656000, -88.1014000

12. Stateville Prison Cemetery
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5671600, -88.1013300

13. Plainfield Township Cemetery
Plainfield, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6017914, -88.1992264

14. Plainfield Tornado Memorial
Plainfield, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6010800, -88.2040300

15. Troutman Grove Cemetery
Channahon, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4528008, -88.1278000

16. Seward Mound Cemetery
Kendall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4844017, -88.2782974

17. Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
Fairmont, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5558014, -88.0642014

18. Oakwood Cemetery
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5280571, -88.0544434

19. Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5287270, -88.0533080

20. Willard Grove Cemetery
Channahon, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4413986, -88.2328033

21. Albert Hassel Cemetery
Kendall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5719400, -88.2848300

22. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5275002, -88.0505981

23. Elmhurst Cemetery
Joliet, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5172005, -88.0503006

24. Mount Calvary Cemetery
Lockport, Will County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5550003, -88.0543976