Individual Details
Samuel Luther
(25 Oct 1636 - 20 Dec 1716)
was a prominent early figure in the Massachusetts Colony. He also served as a militia captain.
Samuel Luther perhaps survived a raid by a group of Lenape Indians at age nine while accompanying his father on a trading voyage to Delaware Bay, and was held captive for a period. His father, Captain John Luther, was killed in the raid. Some chroniclers question the likelihood of a nine-year-old boy participating in such a risky trading endeavor, proposing that an older brother may have been the captive Luther. However, no older son of Captain Luther is acknowledged by genealogical authorities. In any event, the general circumstances of the incident are corroborated by several primary sources.
From the two sons of Captain John, Samuel & Hezekiah, are descended all the Luthers of this area, nineteen of whom are recorded as having served in the Revolutionary War. Samuel lived in Rehoboth for a time and later joined in the settlement of Attleboro. He sold out his interests in 1667 to join in the settlement of Swansea. In spite of the fact that he had bo formal education, as few did in those days, he proved himself a man of such caracter and leadership ability that he was ordained Elder of the Swansea Baptist Church to succeed the distinguished Elder John Myles. He became known after that as Reverand Captain Samuel Luther." p.66 The Swansea Stage: A Local History
Samuel Luther perhaps survived a raid by a group of Lenape Indians at age nine while accompanying his father on a trading voyage to Delaware Bay, and was held captive for a period. His father, Captain John Luther, was killed in the raid. Some chroniclers question the likelihood of a nine-year-old boy participating in such a risky trading endeavor, proposing that an older brother may have been the captive Luther. However, no older son of Captain Luther is acknowledged by genealogical authorities. In any event, the general circumstances of the incident are corroborated by several primary sources.
From the two sons of Captain John, Samuel & Hezekiah, are descended all the Luthers of this area, nineteen of whom are recorded as having served in the Revolutionary War. Samuel lived in Rehoboth for a time and later joined in the settlement of Attleboro. He sold out his interests in 1667 to join in the settlement of Swansea. In spite of the fact that he had bo formal education, as few did in those days, he proved himself a man of such caracter and leadership ability that he was ordained Elder of the Swansea Baptist Church to succeed the distinguished Elder John Myles. He became known after that as Reverand Captain Samuel Luther." p.66 The Swansea Stage: A Local History
Events
| Birth | 25 Oct 1636 | Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 25 Oct 1662 | Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts - Mary Abell |  | ||
| Event | 1685 | Swansea | | ||
| Death | 20 Dec 1716 | Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Abell (1642 - 1718) |
| Child | Samuel Luther (1663 - 1714) |
| Child | Theophilus Luther (1665 - 1728) |
| Child | Susannah Luther (1686 - 1777) |
| Child | Mary Luther (1668 - ) |
| Child | Mehitable Luther (1676 - 1764) |
| Child | Ebenezer Luther (1678 - 1754) |
| Child | Martha Luther (1681 - 1765) |
| Father | John Luther ( - 1644) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Turner (1614 - ) |
| Sibling | Hezekiah Luther (1640 - 1723) |