Deborah Sampson was born on a cold, wintry day, December 17, in 1760, in Plympton, Massachusetts. She was the oldest of three daughters and three sons born to Jonathan and Deborah Sampson. Her young life was a hard, dreary one. But, a bright spot in her life was her beautiful maternal grandmother Bathsheba Bradford. Mrs. … Continue reading American Revolution: Deborah Sampson Gannett