Abraham Nimham

Abraham Nimham (1745-1778), son of warrior and emissary Daniel Nimham, was a leader of the Wappinger tribe. During the Revolutionary War he served with his father in the Stockbridge Militia, often accompanying Daniel Nimham on diplomatic and recruiting missions.

A member of the Stockbridge Militia.

Abraham was commissioned a captain, and was given command of a detachment of sixty Stockbridge and River Indian soldiers. On April 28th, 1778, Abraham and his father joined the Continental Army at White Plains, NY. [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

"The Nimhams of the Colonial Hudson Valley, 1667-1783". Hudson Valley Regional Review. Vol. 9, No. 2: 80–99. 1992.

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[1] "The Nimhams of the Colonial Hudson Valley, 1667-1783". Hudson Valley Regional Review. Vol. 9, No. 2: 80–99. 1992.