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Most of the children of Griffith and Margaret are reported as being born in "Gower". Gower is not a city, county, or parish, it is a geographic area, the Gower Peninsula, which forms the western boundary of Glamorganshire, a former county.
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Margaret has also been reported as being born in Slade (now Oxwich) but as this is only about seven miles from Llangennith, they are for all practical purposes the same place if the Fleming family resided between them.
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He was a mariner and was captured by the Turks. He died in captivity about 1686. He left at least one child, a son William.
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Obadiah Gore, Sr. was the 4th great granduncle of Winfield Gallup. A member of the Committee of Safety of Wyoming, PA/CT, he was called "Captain" and arranged the capitulation after what came to be called the Wyoming Valley Massacre which occurred on 3 July 1778. It was one of the first battles of the Revolutionary War and one of many later ones in which the British enlisted the aid of Indians and Tory's to fight for them. He lost three sons and two sons-in-law in that massacre but his son (Judge) Obediah, Jr. survived the massacre and wrote a letter about it to Nathaniel Gallup. (See Obediah, Jr. note.)
On 22 June 1778, just days before the massacre, Obadiah, Sr. wrote a letter himself to Nathaniel Gallup. From it we can sense that Nathaniel and wife, Hannah Gore, must have been close to Obadiah and his family.:
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Westmorland June 22nd 1778,Dear Brother and Sister
After our love to You and your children these few lines may inform you of our health through the Divine Goodness. It is a time of health in general though some difficulty with the Indians and torys. About 30 miles up the Susquehannah there has been a number taken by the Enemy and carried to Niagery fort - perhaps 20! and we have had some suspicion of some of that number Killed, but not certain. 16th Inst Capt Robins son Miner [?] and one Joel Phelps and four more went up the river about the afor mentioned distance in two canoes, and came near a number of Indians and torys, the number not known, who called to them and bid them surrender but our men thought not best to be made prisoner - made off in the Canoes as fast as possible! The indians shot at them a large number of Guns, and wounded the aforesaid Robbins and Phelps, and shot a great many bullets, which struck the canoes and paddles, and the four other men remained unhurt: they came down the River, and the next morning Mr Robins died - being shot through the belly, and Phelps was shot more on the side - there seems some hope of his recovery. We have forts. We Keep a watch and have sent to the Board of war for help - My two oldest sons are in Continental service. Obadiah a Lieut in Col [?]yth's Regiment, [?] of Daniel Lieut in a Company raised for our defense here, under Capt Detrick Hewitt. Remember my love to brother Hobart and family, and all inquiring friends: I take it a good deal hard of you that you never write to me. - I want to know whether you ever hear from brother Samuel or Moses and want to hear of any thing that is remarkable. So no more at present but remain your sincere friend and loving brother.
Obah Gore.[The following note is added at the bottom of the letter:]
[unreadable]B. This letter of which the forgoing is a true copy was directed to Capt Nathaniel Gallup at Stonington in [unreadable] of Elisha Williams Esq.
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He was a Harvard Librarian in 1705 and was afterward a captain of a vessel.
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Obadiah was a carpenter and the grandfather of Gov. Christopher Gore of Massachusetts. All of his children were baptized at the Brattle Street Church.
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Two birth years are reported for Sarah, 1691/1692 and 1704. Of the two the year 1691/1692 is certainly more likely to be correct because being born in 1704 would have her married at the ridiculous age of 6 years old.