Subject: Lieut David Farnsworth Sources: Farnsworth Memorial and History of Fort No. 4, Charlestown, NH Source 1: p. 359 Farnsworth Memorial David Farnsworth was b. Aug 4, 1711 at Groton, MA son of Samuel Farnsworth and his wife, Mary Whitcomb. Grandson of Matthais Farnsworth & Mary Farr. David Farnsworth m. Aug 15, 1735, Hannah Hastings of Lunenburg, MA b. Jan 24 1716 at Watertown, MA. He with his brothers, Samuel and Stephen Farnsworth founded in 1740 Fort No. 4, Charlestown, NH Read of his captivity by Indians at my webpages below. Not long after his return from his escape from his captivity in Canada he removed his family to Hollis, NH where he was living at the time of the Revolution. Still later in life he removed to the northern part of Vermont where he died and is buried. His youngest son, David Farnsworth Jr. b. 1760 and died November 10, 1778 was executed by the British at Hartford as a spy for the Patriots of the American Revolution. He was but 18 years of age. He was also a drummer at Cambridge and Bunker Hill 1775. His father, David Farnsworth is listed on the D.A.R. Patriot List - Listed as Lieut. David Farnsworth. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On October 6, 1778 less than a month before the execution of David Farnsworth George Washington comments on an Intelligence Report on the British Fleet and their investigation regarding the spy, David Farnsworth. The document is posted: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George Washington Papers Series 4. General Correspondence. 1697-1799 David Farnsworth, October 6, 1778, Intelligence Report on British Fleet Image 926 of 1120 http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George Washington's own handwriting! He tried to intercede but ....