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Abraham Nimham

A member of the Stockbridge Militia.

Abraham Nimham (c. 1745 – August 31, 1778) was a Native American man who was the son of sachem and emissary Daniel Nimham, and himself a Wappinger leader. During the Revolutionary War, he served with his father in the Stockbridge Militia, often accompanying him on diplomatic and recruiting missions.

Nimham was commissioned a captain, and was given command of a detachment of sixty Stockbridge and River Indian soldiers. On April 28, 1778, Nimham and his father joined the Continental Army at White Plains, New York.[1]

On August 31, 1778, both Abraham and Daniel Nimham were ambushed and killed by a ranger patrol under the command of John Graves Simcoe during the Battle of Kingsbridge at Cortlandt Ridge.

References

  1. ^ "The Nimhams of the Colonial Hudson Valley, 1667–1783". Hudson Valley Regional Review. 9 (2): 80–99. 1992.
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