Person:Samuel Semple (2)
Samuel Semple, "British Soldier that Escaped from the British Army"
b.2 Sep 1754 Northern Ireland
d.17 Jul 1806 Adair, Kentucky, United States
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  1. Samuel Semple, "British Soldier that Escaped from the British Army"1754 - 1806
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Name Samuel Semple, "British Soldier that Escaped from the British Army"
Gender Male
Birth? 2 Sep 1754 Northern Ireland
Death? 17 Jul 1806 Adair, Kentucky, United States
28 Sep 1781 - As British Soldiers, John and Samuel Semple are present at the Siege of Yorktown, York County, Virginia
19 Oct 1781 - The British Surrender Yorktown - John and Samuel Semple under the command of General Lord Charles Marquis Cornwallis. The brothers were with Cornwallis when he surrendered to General George Washington, at the Battle of Yorktown. At this time both are prisoners of war.
20 Oct 1781 - John and Samuel Semple are marched toward POW's Barracks in Winchester Virginia - The prisoners of war were marched from Yorktown to a prison camp at Winchester, Virginia. Along the way, many prisoners escaped. They were encouraged to do so, for every one that escaped, meant one less for America to feed.
21 Oct 1781 - John and Samuel Semple(s) Escape to the Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia and North Carolina - They lived one winter in a large cypress tree in the Dismal Swamp. After that the brothers became separated and never saw each other again.
1792 - Samuel Semple married Lucinda in Greenup County, Kentucky
17 Jul 1806 Samuel Semple dies in Adair County, Kentucky
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