REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN
Son of Benjamin Havens, who was an owner of the Havens-Terry-Ketcham Inn during the British occupation during the Revolution.
Married Sarah STRONG 1753-1802. They had no children. After his death she married David "Priest" Rose, who rode the circuit between Bellport and Westhampton preaching in the churches at South Haven [his church], Moriches, and Westhampton.
Selah served in Col. Josiah Smith's Regiment, Captain Selah Strong's 7th Company. Captain Selah was his uncle and namesake. He has already received a new a new grave marker as a veteran. [p. 1007 Mather]. On June 7th 1781 he and his father, Benjamin were robbed by Capt. Zebulon Stowe of New London of goods worth 1200 pounds. In a letter they asked Gov. Clinton to have them restored. Stowe had a commission from Connecticut to go to Long Island and seize British goods. New York requested that the practice be stopped. Whether they ever got their goods back was unstated [p. 208, Mather]
Son of Benjamin Havens, who was an owner of the Havens-Terry-Ketcham Inn during the British occupation during the Revolution.
Married Sarah STRONG 1753-1802. They had no children. After his death she married David "Priest" Rose, who rode the circuit between Bellport and Westhampton preaching in the churches at South Haven [his church], Moriches, and Westhampton.
Selah served in Col. Josiah Smith's Regiment, Captain Selah Strong's 7th Company. Captain Selah was his uncle and namesake. He has already received a new a new grave marker as a veteran. [p. 1007 Mather]. On June 7th 1781 he and his father, Benjamin were robbed by Capt. Zebulon Stowe of New London of goods worth 1200 pounds. In a letter they asked Gov. Clinton to have them restored. Stowe had a commission from Connecticut to go to Long Island and seize British goods. New York requested that the practice be stopped. Whether they ever got their goods back was unstated [p. 208, Mather]
REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN
Son of Benjamin Havens, who was an owner of the Havens-Terry-Ketcham Inn during the British occupation during the Revolution.
Married Sarah STRONG 1753-1802. They had no children. After his death she married David "Priest" Rose, who rode the circuit between Bellport and Westhampton preaching in the churches at South Haven [his church], Moriches, and Westhampton.
Selah served in Col. Josiah Smith's Regiment, Captain Selah Strong's 7th Company. Captain Selah was his uncle and namesake. He has already received a new a new grave marker as a veteran. [p. 1007 Mather]. On June 7th 1781 he and his father, Benjamin were robbed by Capt. Zebulon Stowe of New London of goods worth 1200 pounds. In a letter they asked Gov. Clinton to have them restored. Stowe had a commission from Connecticut to go to Long Island and seize British goods. New York requested that the practice be stopped. Whether they ever got their goods back was unstated [p. 208, Mather]
Son of Benjamin Havens, who was an owner of the Havens-Terry-Ketcham Inn during the British occupation during the Revolution.
Married Sarah STRONG 1753-1802. They had no children. After his death she married David "Priest" Rose, who rode the circuit between Bellport and Westhampton preaching in the churches at South Haven [his church], Moriches, and Westhampton.
Selah served in Col. Josiah Smith's Regiment, Captain Selah Strong's 7th Company. Captain Selah was his uncle and namesake. He has already received a new a new grave marker as a veteran. [p. 1007 Mather]. On June 7th 1781 he and his father, Benjamin were robbed by Capt. Zebulon Stowe of New London of goods worth 1200 pounds. In a letter they asked Gov. Clinton to have them restored. Stowe had a commission from Connecticut to go to Long Island and seize British goods. New York requested that the practice be stopped. Whether they ever got their goods back was unstated [p. 208, Mather]
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