Theophilus DAME^[1]

1726 - 1800  (74 years)

• Name	Theophilus DAME  [2]
  Baptism	6 Dec 1724	Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire   [3]
  Born	1726	Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Soldier
  Military Event	American Revolution - British Army, King’s 8th regiment of Foot: Capt  [4]
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	10 Jan 1800	Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
  Buried	Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Hampshire   [5]
  Person ID	I1195	Main
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Moses DAM,   b. 14 Oct 1673, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 1754, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Abigail HUNTRESS,   b. Abt 1694, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. Bef 1739, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	22 Jul 1714	Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire   [6]
  Notes	by Rev Nathaniel Rogers.
  Family ID	F394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann KENNARD,   b. 1724, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 3 Dec 1797, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age 73 years)
  Married	Abt 1746
  Children	+ 1. Mary DAME,   b. 1747, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 16 Apr 1780, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 33 years) + 2. Capt George DAME,   b. 30 Jan 1750, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 18 Apr 1807, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada  (Age 57 years) + 3. Eliza DAME,   b. Abt 1751, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. ?   4. Lewis DAME,   b. 1771, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 27 Aug 1814, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Baptism - 6 Dec 1724 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire Born - 1726 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire Died - 10 Jan 1800 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Buried - - Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  He is listed as an officer of the King's Regiment (or at least "Theophilus Dame" is). From information on both the Army Lists (1757 through 1771) and the 1767 General Inspection Return, he was a Lieutenant in the regiment from 1757 until promoted to Captain on 27 March 1770, but retires in 1771. Listed in the DAR Patriot Index as a Col. ----- Considerable litigation was brought about in the settlement of his estate by Elizabeth Dean, granddaughter, and John Gains, grandson. For particulars, see Stafford County Probate Records, vol 6 p 137; also Administrators account, Probate Court of 12 May 1803 and 27 Jan 1808, and bill rendered against the estate. ----- Probate records call him a joiner in 1754, and gentlemen in 1760. He was Sheriff under the Crown in 1768, and he was Sheriff in the State of New Hampshire after the Revolutionary War. He served in Capt Trefetheren’s Company at the Siege of Louisburg, 1745, as a member of the Colonial Militia, and was active with the Colonial Governor in settling new territories in the Province., —— Also known as Theophilus Dame: He was a Canadian by birth, and had been an officer in the British service, but became a citizen of Dover about 1768. He was Sheriff of the County from its formation in 1773 till the time of his death, and as such had charge of the Jail, and was at all times a leading citizen.  [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA). [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA), 65:213; 111:46. [S12] Dover, New Hampshire, History of , Scales, John, (Higginson Book Co, Manchester, NH. 1923). [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution, A029436. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 101127817. [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA), 111:46.