Career
Sammons was born in New York City and served during the war at the Battle of Oriskany and the Battle of Klock"s Field.
Sammons was born in New York City and served during the war at the Battle of Oriskany and the Battle of Klock"s Field.
lieutenant is said that the first shot of the Revolution west of the Hudson River was fired at Colonel Sammons by members of Johnson"s Rangers. He was a member of the Tryon County Committee of Safety and a builder of the old Caughnawaga Church.