Silas Accrow of Portland Land Grant Application

1836 land grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office on behalf of Silas Accrow for service in the Revolutionary War, by his widow Sarah.

• Name: Silas Accrow/Ackrow
• Birth: About 1756
• Residence: Portland, Maine, USA (1776-1780)
• Marriage: In 1784, Silas Ackrow married Sarah Boaz in North Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine, USA. The marriage was witnessed by James Boaz, Sarah’s brother, one year after the Revolutionary War ended. The exact officiant is unclear, as it was either Esq Lewis or Esq Merrill.
• Military Service: Silas served in the Revolutionary War, with records from Massachusetts and Plymouth, Mass.
• Death: 1816 in Portland, Maine, USA

Silas Ackrow’s life spanned from around the time of the American Revolution to the early 19th century. He resided in Maine, served in the military, and was part of the Ackrow-Boaz family union. His spouse, Sarah Boaz, was born in 1775, and they had a daughter named Elizabeth Ackrow, born in 1793 who married James Davis in May 1811 at Portland, Maine. The family’s history is tied to the early development of Maine and the aftermath of the Revolutionary War.

Revolutionary War Service Record

“Acrow, Silas, Plymouth. Capt. George Dunham’s co., Col. John Bailey’s regt.; list of men mustered by James Hatch, Muster Master; age, 24 yrs.; enlistment, 3 years; also, Private, Capt. Judah Alden’s co., Col. Bailey’s regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Feb. 14, 1780; reported a negro.” ^[1]Secretary of the Commenwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Boston : Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 1896.