Sam Hide

For the American comedian, see Sam Hyde.

Sam Hide is a historic or apocryphal character in the folklore of New England, used in the folk saying "to lie like Sam Hide".[1] There is no record of the death of a Sam Hide in the records of Dedham, Massachusetts though he is said to have died in 1732,[2] however Sam Hide is noted at age 105 at Dedham as being a sachem, chief or sagamore who first and last were, to a greater or less degree, land-holders, and leaders of the multifarious tribes of New England.[1]

Hide was said to be a Native American, a great wit, and an infamous cider-drinker and liar.[3] It has been speculated by James Wimer that Sam Hide may be a composite of several early anecdotes and stories.[4]

  1. ^ a b Kittredge, George Lyman (1920). The Old Farmer and His Almanack. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press. pp. 243. the old farmer and his almanack.
  2. ^ Caverly, Robert Boodey (1875). Heroism of Hannah Duston. Boston, Mass: B. B. Russell & Co. pp. 121. Heroism of Hannah Duston.
  3. ^ McKnight, Charles (1902). Our Western Border. Chicago, Il: Educational Company. pp. 752.
  4. ^ Wimer, James (1841). Events In Indian History. Lancaster, Pa: G. Hills & Co. pp. 498. Events in indian history.