Adam F. Helmer | |
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 Marker at the burial site of Helmer and his wife on the north side of Cottle Road in the Town of Brutus, New York. Their grave stones were moved to the Weedsport Rural Cemetery. | |
| Born | c.1754 |
| Died | April 9, 1830 Brutus, New York, US |
| Resting place | Grave stone in Weedsport Rural Cemetery |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Known for | Revolutionary War Hero |
| Title | Lieutenant in the Provincial Militia and Scout in Captain John Breadbake's company |
| Spouse | Anna Bellinger (1757–1841) |
| Children | 10 |
Adam Frederick Helmer (c. 1754 – April 9, 1830), also known as John Adam Frederick Helmer and Hans Adam Friedrich Helmer, was an American Revolutionary War soldier among those of the Mohawk Valley and surrounding regions of New York State. He was made nationally famous by Walter D. Edmonds' popular 1936 novel Drums Along the Mohawk with its depiction of "Adam Helmer's Run" of September 16, 1778, to warn the people of German Flatts of the approach of Joseph Brant and his company of Indians and Tories.