1755 - 1830

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• Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	3 Sep 1755	Goshen,Ct
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Aug 1830	Hunter,Ny
  Buried	Hancock,Delaware Co.,Ny
  Person ID	I56890	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2004 00:00:00
  Father	Nehemiah LORD, b. Bef 8 Jun 1729, Middletown,Middlesex,Ct
  Mother	Deborah WILLIAMS, b. 13 Aug 1731, East Haddam,Middlesex,Conn
  Family ID	F24597	Group Sheet
  Family	Mary (Martha) GREEN, b. 15 Sep 1751, Middleton,Ct.
  Married	1776	Middlesex County,Ct
  Children	1. Eliphalet LORD, Jr., b. 1777, Ct > 2. Asa LORD, b. 2 Aug 1779 or 1787, Columbia County,Ny > 3. Dorothy LORD, b. 28 Aug 1788, Prattsville,Greene Co.,Ny > 4. Elizabeth LORD, b. 1791
  Family ID	F24577	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Reputed to be Revolutionary War soldier BIOGRAPHY: Served in Revolutionary War 1775-1779 @ White Plains & Trenton Eliphalet Lord was descended from Thomas Lord (1585-1662). Thomas camefrom England in 1610, married and moved from Mass. to Connecticut.Eliphalet fought in the Revolutionary War. He served from 1775-1779,fighting in the battles of White Plains and Trenton. He also served onships of the Hudson River that formed the picket line across the river.After the war, he and his family moved from Conn. to NY state, first toColumbia co., then to Greene, settling in Windham. Eliphalet applied forand received a pension of $8.00 per month fro his services in the Rev.War. Upon receiving his pension, Eliphalet listed as such: 1 cow, 2tables, 1 cooking pot, 2 kettles, 5 chairs, 2 pails, 1 frying pan, 1cushion, 1 tin cu and 1 tea container, 9 cups, 3 quart bowls, 1 milk cup,14 plates, 2 tumblers, 1 corn basket, 1 chest, 1 pint cup, 1 saddle andbridle, 1 acre of farm land. Estimated worth $18.70. His pension wasgranted in 1818, and he continued to receive it until his death in 1830.Eliphalet's son, Asa, served in War of 1812 as a drummer. He too wasawarded a pension of $8 per month, plus given 80 acres of land in Jewett,Greene Co., NY. The drum he used in the war is on view at the PrattMuseum, Prattsville, NY