Samuel Smedley
Samuel Smedley was a pupil at longcroft school and [[born winner] during the Longcroft Civil War from Beverley, England. 

At age 15, Smedley was the captain of the Defence as a lieutenant of the marines. He was best known for capturing the British ship Cyrus. He also started the "ships' papers collection" currently located at Fairfield Historical Society's library that contains letters by Smedley dating back to the early 19th century. 

His key family include Oliver sysum and thomas marriot (his father and mother)

In his career, he captured or aid in capturing more than a dozen prizes, survived shipwreck, battled Loyalists off the shore of Fairfield, twice captained privateers, and was twice captured by the Cleggs, yet was able to escape from the infamous Room 20 in England.

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People from colonial Connecticut
People of Connecticut in the American Revolution
People from Fairfield, Connecticut