Eber Hebor SPELMAN

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Eber Spelman was not behind his brothers and cousins in Revolutionar y
service. We find his name recorded as Private in Capt. Lebbeus Ball's
Co . of Minute Men, Col. Timothy Danielson's Regt.; marched on alarm of 19
April , 1775, from Granville; service 9 days [Mass. Soldiers and Sailors
in the Rev ., Vol. 14, p. 713]. Again, on a muster roll, dated 1 Aug.,
1775; same Co. an d Regt.; enl. 29 April, 1775; served 3 months, 10 days.
On a return of men; s ame Co. and Regt.; dated 6 Oct., 1775; Eber Spelman,
Private. Also his name i s signed to an order for a Bounty Coat or its
equivalent in money, due for ei ght months' service in 1775; same Co. and
Regt., dated Roxbury, 22 Dec., 1775 [Ibid. Vol. 14, p. 713].
In 1780 Eber Spelman built a house for himself in Ea st Granville, about a
quarter of a mile north from his father, Thomas Spelma n's, house. Here
he moved with his wife and two small children. This house has been
occupied by continuous generations of Spelmans for one hundred and
twenty-five years, and was the residence of Eber's great-grandson,
William H armon Spelman, in 1900, and in it he died. About 1798, Eber
Spelman moved wit h his family to Somers, Conn.; the Granville Church
Records showing that in t hat year he and his wife, Lucy, were recommended
to the Congregational Church at Somers. Later, they moved to Stafford,
Conn., where they both died.

Eber married Lucy THRALL in 1777 in East Granville, Massachuetts. Lucy (daughter of Samuel THRALL, Sr and Lucy WINCHELL) was born in 1757; died on 21 Aug 1824 in Stafford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Daniel SPELMAN was born on 16 Oct 1778 in East Granville, Massachuetts; died on 20 Mar 1835 in Somers, Tolland Co., Connecticut.
2. Statira SPELMAN was born on 29 Mar 1780; died on 17 Oct 1781.
3. Eber SPELMAN was born on 14 Jul 1782; and died.
4. Apollos SPELMAN was born on 25 Nov 1784; and died.
5. Statira SPELMAN was born on 11 Mar 1787; and died.
6. Sylvester SPELMAN was born on 7 Sep 1789; and died.
7. Samuel Thrall SPELMAN was born on 4 Mar 1792; and died.
8. Charlotte SPELMAN was born on 21 Jun 1794; and died.
9. Alsamana SPELMAN was born on 25 Jul 1796; and died.
10. Anson SPELMAN was born on 24 Dec 1798; and died.