Daniel LADD

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1698, Taken captive by the Indians

Notes:

At the time his father was killed by the Indians, he was captured by them. Chase, in his History of Haverhill, gives an account of his capture, from which we make the following synopsis: "Samuel Ladd was killed by the Indians at Haverhill, Feb. 22, 1698, and his son Daniel taken prisoner and and carried to Penacook, NH. Soon after reaching Penacook young Ladd made an attempt to escape. He left the wigwam when all were asleep, and had gone but a short distance when it occurred to him that a hatchet might be needed. He returned, and entered the wigwam where a squaw was sick. She noticed him, gave an alarm, awakened the other Indians, and he was recaptured. His hands were bound and he was laid upon his back, with one foot fastened to a tree. In this condition he was kept 14 days. As soon as he was bound, his face was gashed, powder was inserted into the wounds, and remained there until it became so indented in his flesh that it was impossible to remove it. The dark spots never left his face, and he was often referred to by his descendants as the "marked man". Some years after his capture he escaped and returned to Haverhill.

Daniel married Susannah HARTSHORN on 17 Nov 1701 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Susannah (daughter of John HARTSHORN and Ruth SWAN) was born on 15 Mar 1681 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jun 1750 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Ancient West Parish Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ruth LADD was born on 11 May 1712 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; died in UNKNOWN.
2. Samuel LADD was born on 20 Apr 1709 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Apr 1786 in Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in Franklin Plains Cemetery, Franklin, Mass..
3. John LADD was born on 21 Feb 1717 in Haverhill, Essex,; died on 03 Jul 1741 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Ancient West Parish Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass..
4. Mary LADD was born on 06 Aug 1702 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; died in UNKNOWN.
5. Daniel LADD was born on 13 Nov 1710 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; died in 1768 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.
6. Susannah LADD was born on 10 May 1704 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; died in UNKNOWN.

Notes:

Samuel, of Haverhill, lived in the West Parish, and his house stood on the spot where the West Parish Church now (1889) stands. Chase, in his History of Haverhill, says: "February 22, 1698, this Samuel Ladd, with his son Daniel, and Jonathan Haynes, with his son Joseph, who lived in the western part of the town, had started that morning with their teams, consisting of a yoke of oxen and a horse each, to bring home some hay which had been cut and stacked the preceding summer in their meadow in the extreme western part of the town. While they were slowly returning, little dreaming of present danger, they suddenly found themselves between two files of Indians, who had concealed themselves in the bushes on each side of their path. There were 7 of them on each side, with guns, presented and cocked, and the fathers seeing that it was impossible to escape begged for 'quarter.' To this the Indians replied' boon quarter, boon quarter.' (good quarter.) Young Ladd, who did not relish the idea of being quietly taken prisoner, told his father that he would mount the horse and endeavor to escape. But the old man forbade him to make the attempt, telling him it was better to risk remaining a prisoner. He cut his father's horse loose, however, and giving him the lash the horse started off at full speed, and though repeatedly fired at by the Indians, succeeded in reaching home, and was the mans of giving an immediate and general alarm. Two of the Indians then stepped behind the fathers and dealt them a heavy blow upon the head. Mr Haynes, who was quite aged, instantly fell, but Ladd did not. Another of the savages then stepped before the latter and raised his hatchet as if to strike. Ladd closed his eyes, expecting the blow would fall, but it came not, and when he again opened his eyes he saw the Indian stepped behind him and felled him at a blow. The Indians, on being asked why they killed the old men, said they killed Haynes because 'he was so old he no go with us,' meaning that he was too aged and infirm to travel; and that they killed Ladd, who was a fierce, stern looking man, because, 'he so sour.' They started for Penacook, where they arrived with the 2 boys."

Samuel married Martha CORLISS on 01 Dec 1674 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Martha (daughter of George CORLISS and Joanna DAVIS) was born on 02 Jan 1652 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; died in 1697 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]