7th great-grandparent – 1 of 512 504 in this generation
(1724 – 1792)
Job Sammis was born on February 14, 1724, in Huntington, New York, when his father, Jeremiah, was 36, and his mother, Sarah, was 32.
Job was 14 when his mother passed away at the age of 46.
At the age of 26, Job married 24-year-old Elizabeth Kellam in First Church, Huntington. The church was destroyed by British troops in 1782 for use in construction of fortifications while occupying Huntington (www.wikipedia.org).
During the occupation, Job was pressed into service by the British, mostly for carting supplies to various towns. In April 1780, the British took one of his mares, by order of Colonel Hulet (probably Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hewlett), a loyalist from Hempstead, Queens.
During the time leading up to the Revolution, Job was hiding stores of weapons and gunpowder in his attic for use by the Suffolk County militia. His home became known as the Arsenal and is now a museum.
Job and Elizabeth had 10 children, including David Sammis, born in 1766.
Job Sammis died on May 24, 1792, in Huntington, New York, at the age of 68.
A FAMILY HISTORY 