FLAGG, Silas, s. of Josiah and Elizabeth, [born] Aug. 1, 1767.
[Note: This birth date is almost certainly incorrect, as Silas is named in his grandfather's will of 4 May 1767, and his mother is called deceased at that time. Whether the month is wrong (Apr is a possibility, and May, which has the same general shape as Aug - peaked capital, round vowel, hanging letter - in colonial writing), or whether the year is wrong (e.g., 1766), is a matter of speculation.]
