"(IV) Richard Dame, third child of John and Jane (Rowe) Dame, born at Newington in 1699, died May 13, 1776. He was a member of a local military company known as the Rangers, which on several occasions was called into active service by the colonists and in 1759 participated in the destruction of the Indian village of St. Francis. He was the recipient of special mention in his commander's report for meritorious conduct in the field. On January 24, 1724, he married Elizabeth Leighton, born 1703, died March 19, 1776. They were the parents of seven children: 1. Jonathan, who will be again referred to. 2. Benjamin, served in the expedition against Crown Point in Colonel Blanchard's regment with his uncle, Elnathan, and settled in Rochester. 3. Jabez. 4. Colonel Timothy, of Newington, married Elizabeth Pickering and had a son Richard who was the father of the late Hon. Timothy Dame. 5. John, married Elizabeth Furber. 6. Abigail, married _____ Commet. 7. Elizabeth married _____ Mathes."
