Puffer Genealogy
FORSYTH, Gilbert
1659 - Aft 1731 (> 73 years)
Generation: 1
1. FORSYTH, Gilbert was born on 15 Apr 1659 in Ballindollach, Scotland; died after 1731 in Hartford, CT. Other Events and Attributes:
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He was a shoemaker and farmer coming from the Highlands of Scotland to the United States in CT before 1670. He first lived around Boston, MA and was in "King Philip's" war between 1675-1677. During his service, Gilbert Forsyth participated in the "Great Swamp Fight" which occurred on 19 Dec 1675 near present day S. Kingston, RI. The battle, which was actually a "preemptive strike," was carried out by colonial militias from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut against a fortified town occupied mainly by "neutral" Narragansett Indians. During the battle, over 300 Indians and 70 militiamen were killed. The town was burned and the defeated Indians were forced to maintain their neutrality for the remainder of the war. As a result of his service in the militia, Gilbert Forsyth received a "land grant" on the Connecticut River near present day Hartford, CT. He was still residing in Hartford in 1731.
Gilbert married WATSON, Lillias on 1 Jul 1670 in Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland. Lillias was born in 1650 in Midlothian, Scotland; died on 19 Jul 1680 in Groton, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- FORSYTH, James was born about 1680 in Hartford, CT; died in 1768 in Groton, CT.