Captain David Gifford

1745 - 1790  (44 years)

• Name	David Gifford
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	15 Nov 1745	Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Group	Halls of Portsmouth, RI - DNA Family 015
  	Descendants of William Hall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island
  Group	Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War
  	Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	22113418
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22113418
  Died	17 May 1790	Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Buried	Aft 17 May 1790	Saint Pauls Cemetery, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Person ID	I17564	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2019

  
  

  Family	Abigail Durfee,   b. Abt 1742, Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island ,   d. 22 Aug 1832, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Married	25 May 1766	Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Children	1. Jeremiah Gifford,   b. 15 Jan 1771, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island ,   d. 21 Nov 1841, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  (Age 70 years)   2. Ephraim Gifford,   b. 25 Jun 1773, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island ,   d. 4 Apr 1854, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island  (Age 80 years)   3. Mary Gifford,   b. 12 Mar 1780, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island ,   d. 31 Dec 1848, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F8321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Nov 1745 - Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Married - 25 May 1766 - Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island Died - 17 May 1790 - Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island Buried - Aft 17 May 1790 - Saint Pauls Cemetery, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges

  Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: SAR marker by grave David Gifford was born November 15, 1745 at Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts to Joseph and Mary Brayton Gifford. He moved from Massachusetts, some time before 1764, to Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. It was in Portsmouth that he married Sarah Perry in 1764 and they had a daughter Sarah. Mother Sarah died soon after, January 28, 1766, leaving David a widower with a child. He married Abigail Durfee May 25, 1766, at Portsmouth and their children were: Gideon, Elizabeth (#116817366), Jeremiah (#22037830), Ephraim (#116908942), Joseph, Mary (#22113421) and Abigail Durfee (#22037850). David was well thought of by the people of Portsmouth and was chosen by the General Assembly of Rhode Island for various military duties - including appointed a Lieutenant in the First Militia Company of Portsmouth in 1775 and a Captain in 1776. In December 1776 he was given permission to fly a flag of truce to get an exchange of soldiers that belonged to his company that had been captured and were held as prisoners of war by the British. In August 1777 he was appointed a Lieutenant in Major Monroe's company, he was a recruiting officer in 1780 and member of the General Assembly in 1777 and 1780. At the age of forty-four, he died November 17, 1790 at Portsmouth and was buried in the St. Paul's Cemetery there. Bio by John E. Sherman #47749330