Samuel Luther (1636 – 20 December 1716) was a prominent early figure in the Massachusetts Colony.
Samuel Luther perhaps survived a raid by a group of Lenape Indians at age nine while accompanying his father on a trading voyage to Delaware Bay, and was held captive for a period.
Some chroniclers question the likelihood of a nine-year-old boy participating in such a risky trading endeavor, proposing that an older brother may have been the captive Luther.
However, no older son of Captain Luther is acknowledged by genealogical authorities.
In any event, the general circumstances of the incident are corroborated by several primary sources.