Individual Details

Samuel was willed 168 acres on the North Fork of the Shenandoah which was likely where the family first lived when coming to Virginia. A deed lease & release, 5-6 May 1755 shows Samuel paying William Hubers for this property [the will did instruct Samuel to pay his siblings for the tract - his father apparently had originally purchased it from Huber].

In 1758, Lt. Samuel Fry raised a force of about 30-40 men to pursue the Indians that had killed five members of the Young family and carried off two of the daughters - they were able to retrieve the girls when the Indians ran off. The incident took place near the place Zane's forge would be built and about two miles east of the Ben Fry homestead on Cedar Creek. Samuel would have been about 28 or so, so this is surely this Samuel Fry. Likely the rank of lieutenant was bestowed by his neighbors.
Frey Family Association Journal, Spring 2011, p.34
Note: I suspect the Young family may have been related in some way to Agnes Young, wife of Samuel's oldest brother, Abraham.

Moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania c1768.

An old family group sheet says that a Virginia Land Grant issued to him dated 30 Dec 1784 for Revolutionary War Service. I believe this may be a misunderstanding as I found on the Internet another note stating that that a warrant was issued for 293 acres, "Christian's Queen" on Maple Creek adjoining lands of Abraham Frye, the land surveyed for Samuel Frye 23 Nov 1785. "Samuel's Farm", 236 was granted Frederick Cooper, 22 Feb 1780 who afterwards sold the same to Samuel Frye, who had it surveyed 22 Nov 1785.

Samuel is listed in the DAR database. He served in the Infantry, presumably from VA.

Buried Samuel Fry Cemetery near Charleroi, Washington County, PA

Birth	1729	Perkiomen, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Marriage	24 Sep 1767	Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia - Christena Spears
Military	1776	Virginia Infantry, Revolutionary War
Death	15 Aug 1814	Carroll Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Spouse	Christena Spears (1752 - 1841)
Child	Rebecca Frye (1768 - 1846)
Child	Rachel Frye (1771 - 1820)
Child	Christina Frye (1772 - 1854)
Child	Nancy Frye (1774 - )
Child	Elizabeth Frye (1777 - 1852)
Child	Samuel Frye Jr. (1779 - 1831)
Child	Catherine Frye (1781 - 1863)
Child	Sarah Frye (1783 - 1826)
Child	Henry S. Frye (1786 - 1789)
Child	Mary "Polly" Frye (1788 - 1831)
Child	Isaac Frye (1791 - 1861)
Child	Abraham Frye (1793 - 1866)

Father	BENJAMIN FREY (1696 - 1753)
Mother	REGINA CHRISTENA ?Markley (1699 - 1760)
Sibling	Elizabeth FREY ( - )
Sibling	ABRAHAM FRYE (1722 - 1807)
Sibling	Henry Frye (1724 - 1812)
Sibling	Jacob Frye (1726 - 1808)
Sibling	Joseph Fry (1727 - 1781)
Sibling	Benjamin Frye Jr. (1730 - 1813)
Sibling	Christena Anne Frye (1733 - 1782)
Sibling	William Frye (1735 - 1796)