His name appears on the roll in Belchertown, which identifies him with the Army of the Revolution.
Col. Porter's regiment, Capt. Bardwell's company, he is listed as Corporal Amasa Shumway and
is credited with service "1 month and 2 day, 130 miles from home". In a document relating to
Capt. Eli Parker's Co, Col. Leonard's regiment which was raised to reinforce the Continental
Army at Ticonderoga for two months in 1777. He was a minute man of those times and has been
called Captain by his descendents. It is said he was at the battle of Bennington.
At the close of the war he removed to Whitingham Vt. while that locality was a wilderness.
His brother Levi accompanied him and together they cleared the land for a settlement and
afterwards became thrifty farmers. He served as treasurer of Whitingham, also as Constable several terms.
Source- A.A. Shumway's book "Genealogy of the Shumway Family"
SHUMWAY, Amasa of Amherst area. Listed on the pay-roll of Capt. Eli Parker's company,
Col. Leonard's regiment of militia, who marched from Hampshire county to Ticonderoga,
May 8, 1777. The list contains names of men from Belchertown, Granby and Amherst, the particular
place of residence not being given. Their enlistment was for two months [page 83].
SOURCE: [33] The History of the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts, 1896; page 83.
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Shumway, Amasa:
Additional military information: Private, Capt. John Cowls's co., Col. Benjamin
Ruggles Woodbridge's (25th) regt.; (probably Oct 1775); also, Capt. Eli
Parker's co., Col. Leonard's regt.; from 8 May 1777 for 2 mos 8 (or 9) days;
company marched from Hampshire Co. to reinforce Continental Army at Ticonderoga
for 2 months. Ref. MA01
SOURCE: Participants in the Battles of Saratoga
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysarato/batlsh.htm#shusam
BURIED: Readsboro Cemetery, Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont
SOURCE: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.4, p. Serial: 11127; Volume: 2
Description:
This collection of abstracts of grave sites contains information originally published in
the Senate documents of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, as well as
the Society magazine. Veterans and patriots of the Revolutionary War whose graves were found between 1900 and 1987
are included in this first volume.
At Whitingham, on the 19th ult. Capt. Amasa Shumway, aged 74 years; a soldier of the revolution and
amongst the earliest settlers of Whitingham. He left a widow and many children, grand children & other
relatives to lament the loss of a tender husband, an affectionate parent & faithful friend.
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