John AMBLER

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John Ambler removed with his father to Fredericktown, Dutchess Co., where he appears in census of 1790. he was ensign of Light Infantry in Col. Samuel Augustus Barker's Regt. Dutchess militia on Mar. 12, 1790, and Lieut. in 1793. He is marked "removed" in 1796 but appears as a Franklin, Duchess Co., householder on list of 1 oct., 1798. he was a signer of the Articles of Faith at Old Gilead Ch. Fredericktown subsequent to 9 Aug., 1792, along with wife Ruth and sister Abigail. Ch. Rec., lists his children under date 7 Dec., 1793, as Sarah, Ephraim, Elizabeth, John and Lydia. he appears to have removed to Spencertown, columbia Co., N.Y., by 1800. On 13 Aug., 1805, John Ambler of Hillsdale, Columbia Co., bought of Samuel Bell of Hillsdale, 150 acres in the town of Norwich, Chenango Co., N.Y., and removed to South New Berlin where he was a tanner, farmer and inn keeper for twenty years and established the hamlet long known as Ambler'sSettlement. Twelve deeds of land appear on Chenango land records as given by John Ambler and wife Ruth. they were organizers of the Norwich Ch. 19 June, 1812, and marked "dismissed" in 1817. In a deed dat. 18 may, 1824, he was of South New Berlin but in a deed of 22 June, 1826, he was of Truxton, Cortland Co., N.Y. john Ambler of Truxton "aged 73 last June" applied for Rev. War pension 26 Sept., 1832. He stated that he entered the service in Jan., 1776, at Salem, enlisting for 3 months in Capt. Cornelius Steenrod's Co. of Col. McDogel's Regt., and reenlisted for 9 months. He served at Horn's Hook and in the operations around New York City and on Long Island. he served as Gen. Putnam's sentinel, was in action at White Plains. He returned home in Feb., 1777, but soon entered the service again in Capt. Wood's Boston Co and served 3 months in N.J. He was born in Stamford, at 16 removed to Salem where he was living in 1779 when he volunteered to go with Capt. Samuel Lawrence and Col. Drake to Bedford at the time that town was burned. He lost a brother at battle near Bedford. he was under the same officers when Danbury was burned and took part in the battle of Ridgefield where he saw Arnold riding back and forth between the two armies and Wooster was killed. In 1778 he volunteered to assist in taking the refugees at Ward's House and was in that battle. he served as minute man and was out on scout duty many times. He mentions residence in Dutchess Co. and Truxton but omits Columbia and Chenango Counties. His pension was granted. Pro rec. of cortland Co., show that John Ambler d. intestate 13 Oct., 1835, leaving a widow Ruth and 3 sons, John Ambler, D.C. Ambler ad Stephen Ambler. Stephen was mad admr. The g.s. of John Ambler stands in the Nassau, Rensselaer Co., cem., probably he died while visiting his bro. Abraham.

John married Ruth COLEY on 7 Dec 1780. Ruth died on 18 Sep 1842 in Massena Springs, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The will of Charles Weed late of Stamford, dated 28 Aug. 1759, pro. 29 Sept., 1759, mentions among his children "Sarah wife of John Ambler Jr., of Stamford." Sarah Ambler was admitted to 1st Ch. Stamford, 19 July 1761. he was admitted 3 Nov., 1765. they are marked "dismissed by letter, removed." He was a grantee of Chiswick, N.H. 31 Jan., 1764 but never removed. On 2 Apr., 1771 being of Stamford he deeded Stamford lands to "my brother Joseph." Certain of these lands were bounded y "my brother David Ambler's lands." He deeded other Stamford lands on the same day and on 1 May 1771 John Ambler and his wife Sarah were received by the Cong. Ch. at Salem, Westchester Co., NY. On 14 Apr. 1773 and subsequent dates John Ambler of Cortlandt manor (Salem), Westchester Co., conveyed Stamford lands.

Westchester land recs., contain a deed dated 5 Aug., 1773 from Cortlandt Skinner and other Van Cortlandt heirs to John Ambler of Cortlandt Manor conveying the west part of farm No. 4 in lot No. 10, eighty-eight and three quarters acres along with rough lot No. 4, "together with the houses, outhouses, barns, stables, orchards, gardens meadows, pastures, woods, underwoods etc., etc.," price L314. On 30 May 1774 James Lockwood conveyed to john Ambler (both of Cortlandt Manor) farm No. 2 in great lot 10, price L111. Ambler property lay in Lower Salem for on 3 Jan., 1785 John Ambler and wife Sarah of that town sold to Charles Weed "rights in the estate of our uncle Gideon Weed, late of Stamford." They removed to Fredericktown, Dutchess Co., soon after April 1790 and are credited to that own in census of 1790. They signed Articles of Faith of the West Philipi or Old Gilead Ch. (Carmel) 9 Ag., 1792. Foster's History of Gilead Church says taht John Ambler was elected deacon in June 1795--"John Ambler sustained the family name in the part he too in Gilead Church at the opening of this period. He was a frequent attendant of the associated Presbytery." (Foster errs in calling him a son of Abraham Ambler. Actually he was a great grandson.) John Ambler appears las in the land records when on 10 May 1794, being of Fredericktown he deeded Stanford lands to John Scofield. Probably he accompanied his oldest son John to Spencertown, Columbia Co., NY, before 1800. He and Sarah have a twin stone behind the ch. at Spencertown. he d. 13 oct., 1802 in his 70th yr. She d. 22 Oct., 1802 in her 67th yr. John Ambler served in the Rev. with the Associated Exempts, Westchester militia under Col. Joseph Benedict. Perhaps also in Cap. Seely's Co. of Col. Drake's 3d Westchester milita.

John married Sarah WEED on 3 Mar 1757 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Sarah (daughter of Charles WEED and Susannah WEED) was born on 8 Apr 1736 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 22 Oct 1802 in Spencertown, Columbia Co., New York; was buried in Spencertown Cemetery, Spencertown, Columbia Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]