Reputedly, Neri Cramton was bold and fearless as a soldier. He was at Fort Ticonderoga with Ethan Allen's men on 10 May 1775. He was taken prisoner while part of a scouting mission. In order to gain his release, he took protection under Burgoyne. Returning home, he planned to return with his family to Litchfield, CT. They got as far as Arlington, VT when he learned there was to be a battle near Bennington. In spite of warnings that he would be hung if captured, he decided to join the fray, saying he could never be taken alive (Smith, H. P., 1886, p. 824 and Hemenway, Vol. III, p. 1143).
Later, he returned to Tinmouth, where he was active in the affairs of the town. He was tithingman at the Congregational Church in 1785.
Contributor: Cindy Walcott (48460179) • [email protected]
Reputedly, Neri Cramton was bold and fearless as a soldier. He was at Fort Ticonderoga with Ethan Allen's men on 10 May 1775. He was taken prisoner while part of a scouting mission. In order to gain his release, he took protection under Burgoyne. Returning home, he planned to return with his family to Litchfield, CT. They got as far as Arlington, VT when he learned there was to be a battle near Bennington. In spite of warnings that he would be hung if captured, he decided to join the fray, saying he could never be taken alive (Smith, H. P., 1886, p. 824 and Hemenway, Vol. III, p. 1143).
Later, he returned to Tinmouth, where he was active in the affairs of the town. He was tithingman at the Congregational Church in 1785.
Contributor: Cindy Walcott (48460179) • [email protected]
Inscription
IN
memory of Lieut.
NERI CRAMTON
who died Sept. 20th
1827
in the 85th
year of his
age.
Ah! in what perils is vain life engaged?
The hardest frame of toil will die:
The all-surrounding heaven the vital air
is big with death.
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement