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Ancestries[edit]

First ahnentafel[edit]

Joseph Reynolds Arnold[edit]

Shell[edit]

SAMUEL ARNOLD (c. 1677 - after 1752)[edit]

MARY SHEFFIELD (born 1687)[edit]

YELVERTON GIFFORD (1676-1772)[edit]

ANN NORTHUP (c.1696-by 1772)[edit]

JOHN REYNOLDS (1688-1771)[edit]

HANNAH HULL (c.1698-by 1769)[edit]

GEORGE TIBBETS (1706-1753)[edit]

DORCAS GARDINER (born 1712)[edit]

SAMUEL PHILLIPS (c. 1700-c.1790)[edit]

ABIGAIL BROWN (1713-1760)[edit]

SAMUEL ALBRO (1716-1767)[edit]

LOIS BROWNING (born 1720)[edit]

JOHN WHITFORD (1704-c.1782)[edit]

MARY HIAMES (c.1705-possibly 1773)[edit]

ISAAC VAUGHAN (born 1707)[edit]

Families[edit]

(10g) Nicholas Arnold[edit]

The Arnold Memorial (1935)[25]; NEHGR 33(1879):427

Nicholas ARNOLD was born Northover, Somersetshire, England about 1545, buried Ilchester, Somersetshire, England 26 Jan 1622/3, and married (1) about 1570 Alice GULLY, baptized at Northover 29 Sep 1553, buried Ilchester 25 Apr 1596, the daughter of John and Alice Gully; m. (2) c. 1598 Grace _______, who is the wife mentioned in his will. The baptism of Alice is found in the hand-written family record left by her son, William Arnold: "Imprimis Alce Gully the Daughter of John Gully of Norhouer. Who was my Mother. was Baptized ye 29:Septem 1553." Nicholas Arnold was a tailor, and likely spent his apprenticeship in the village of Northover as a young man. About 1575 he moved with his small family about half a mile across the River Yeo to the larger town of Ilchester, and there established himself as a merchant tailor. The mention of his occupation in his oldest daughter's baptismal record, and in his wife's burial record suggest that he was a prominent tailor, and probably a member of the Tailors Guild. Guilds were strong trade unions, being important to the political structure of their day. Nicholas remained a tailor his entire life, as he is called such in his will which was dated 18 Jan 1622/3 and proven at Wells, Somersetshire, England 28 Jul 1623. Children, first seven with first wife, last three with second wife; the first baptized in Northover, and the remaining born and baptized in Ilchester:

  • Tomsine/Tamzen, bapt Northover 4 Jan 1571[/2?], m. Ilchester 5 Oct 1595 Robert HACKER. The baptism of their seven children is recorded in William Arnold's family record (surname Hacker): (1) Robert, bp 22 Jan 1597/8; (2) Francis, bp 24 Jan 1599/1600; (3) John, bp 25 Oct 1601; had a son bp 20 Feb 1622/3; (4) William, bp 31 Oct 1604; (5) Alce, bp 25 Aug 1607; (6) Mary, bp 4 Mar 1609/10; (7) Thomas, bp 7 Apr 1616.
  • Joane, bp 30 Nov 1577, bur. Yeovilton, Somersetshire, Eng. 10 Mar 1621/2, m. ca 1612 William HOPKINS. Her two oldest children accompanied her brother William Arnold to America. Children, baptized in England (surname Hopkins): (1) Frances, bp 28 May 1614, d. Dartmouth, MA 26 Feb 1700, m. William MAN, br 1610, d. bef. 1650, with whom she came to America in 1635; they had two known children; (2) Thomas, bp 7 Apr 1616, d. 1684 at Littleworth, Oyster Bay Twp, Long Island, where he had gone from Rhode Island during King Phillip's War. He came to America with his sister Frances and Uncle William Arnold. He had two sons, but his wife's name has not been found. Thomas was the great grandfather of Gov. Stephen Hopkins who signed the Declaration of Independence and of Esek Hopkins who was the first Commander-in-Chief of the American Navy; (3) Elizabeth, bp 3 Jul 1619.
  • Margery, bp 30 Aug 1581, m. Northover 1603 Thomas BARNARD.
  • William, b. 24 Jun 1587, m. Christian PEAK (see below).
  • Robert, bp 18 Oct 1593.
  • Agnes, b. ca 1595, buried Ilchester Oct 1595. She is not included in William Arnold's family record.
  • Elizabeth, b. 9 Apr 1596, d. an infant. The fact that William Arnold gives her birth and not baptism in his family record suggests that she died too soon after birth to be baptized. She and her mother probably died within a very short time of each other and may have been buried in a common grave.
  • Thomas, bp 18 Apr 1599, witnessed his father's will in 1622; m. (1) ca 1622 Margaret, who was buried at Ilchester 18 Oct 1623; m. (2) Jane. This is not the Thomas Arnold who came to Rhode Island about the same time as William Arnold, as had been thought for many years. His children, with second wife: (1) Thomas, b. 3 May 1625; (2) Nicholas, bp 15 Jan 1627/8; (3) George, bp 15 Oct 1635.
  • Daughter, b. ca 1601. Nicholas Arnold in his 1622/3 will mentions his two unnamed youngest daughters, children of his second wife. No name has been found for this one, and she was not included in William Arnold's family record, as were most of her other siblings and half-siblings.
  • Eleanor, bp 31 Jul 1603.

SOURCES: E. S. Arnold, The Arnold Memorial, 1935; J. O. Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, 1887; E. Hubbard, "Early Records of the Arnold Family" in New England Hist Gen Register, Oct 1879, pp 429-430; E. S. Jones, "The Parentage of William Arnold and Thomas Arnold of Providence, R.I." in NEHGR, Jan 1915, pp 64-69; The American Genealogist, 20:120-1, 224-5, 227.

(9g) William Arnold[edit]

GM 1(1999):84-91, above references

William, the son of Nicholas Arnold (ba 1545) and Alice Gully (b 1553) was b. Ilchester, Somersetshire, England 24 Jun 1587, d. Pawtuxet, RI c. 1676, and m. c. 1610 Christian PEAK, bapt. 15 Feb 1583, d. Pawtuxet after 1659, the daughter of Thomas Peak of Muchelney, Somersetshire, England. Muchelney is located five miles down the River Yeo from Ilchester. Little is known of William while in England. He was warden of St. Mary's, the parish church in Ilchester, and in this position signed a transcript of baptisms, marriages and burials for the year 1622 which was sent to the town of Wells, a central repository for these documents. This is the earliest known date that William Arnold's name appears on a public record. The parish churches were required by law to send these bishop's transcripts, as they were called, to central locations, much as American towns and counties send their vital records to state health agencies today. In the will of William's father, Nicholas, dated 18 Jan 1622/3, William was appointed as overseer along with Ambrose Chappell, a friend of Nicholas. This will is the only other existing public record in England on which William's name appears. Exactly when William began planning his emigration from England isn't known, but sometime in the spring of 1635 he must have gathered members of his family and some close friends together and made the journey from Ilchester to the southern coast of England from where the group departed for the new land. William's son Benedict recorded in the family record the following particulars of the voyage: "Memorandom my father and his family Sett Sayle ffrom Dartmouth in Old England, the first of May, friday &c. Arrived In New England. June 24o Ano 1635." Dartmouth was the same port from which sailed the ships of the famous Drake and Raleigh, as well as the Mayflower 15 years earlier. The journey to America was less than two months in duration, and ended on William Arnold's 48th birthday. The name of the ship on which this group sailed was not recorded, nor has it been identified on any passenger list since. The ship was not the Plain Joan as stated in some accounts. The Plain Joan was carrying a Thomas Arnold (no known relationship to William) from England to Virginia at about the same time William and company were sailing to New England.

Once in New England, William joined a group of settlers from Hingham, County Suffolk, England who were about to establish the new town of Hingham, Massachusetts. The following spring, Roger Williams persuaded some of the Hingham settlers, including Arnold, to accompany him and establish a new settlement on the Narraganset Bay. On 20 April 1636, William Arnold was assigned a house lot on what is now N. Main Street in Providence, having spent less than a year in Hingham. He was one of the 13 original proprietors of Providence, and his initials appear second on the "initial deed" signed by Roger Williams in 1638.

William remained in Providence only about two years. About 1638 he, his son-in-law William Carpenter, and his nephew Thomas Hopkins and their families moved about five miles south to the Pawtuxet River. They settled at the ford where the Pequot Trail crossed the river, close to where the Warwick Avenue bridge crosses the river today. Here William Arnold remained until the final few weeks of his life. William's relations with the Indians were very good, and he was able to buy large tracts of land from them. Soon he and his sons owned nearly 10,000 acres and paid the highest taxes in the colony, suggesting their great wealth. William Arnold had been a devout man, and was important to his church in England. Samuel Gorton in his work entitled Simplicity's Defense... wrote that Arnold had been a great professor of religion in the west of England. It's therefore no surprise that William should become one of the first 12 members to organize the First Baptist Church in Providence in 1638. This church, founded by Roger Williams, was also the first Baptist church in America.

In 1641 the Pawtuxet settlers complained to the Massachusetts authorities of their neighbors in Warwick, the Gortonists, so-called, led by the Samuel Gorton mentioned above. Gorton had been causing trouble for several years, and had already been evicted from several places for his blatant behavior. The Massachusetts authorities replied that they were unable to help because the Pawtuxet settlement didn't fall under the jurisdiction of either Massachusetts or the Plymouth Colony. So, in 1642 William Arnold and other Pawtuxet settlers subjected themselves to the Massachusetts government, with Arnold appointed to keep the peace. This separation from Providence lasted for 16 years. One of the primary reasons for the separation was dissension over admitting Samuel Gorton and his Warwick friends to equal rights in Providence. After being evicted from other places, Gorton attempted to join in the Providence government which displeased the Pawtuxet settlers. On a more personal level, Gorton had bought of the Indians some of the same land William Arnold had bought four years earlier, and attempted to seize the land. Another cause for dissatisfaction concerned treatment of the Indians. Arnold was not only educated in England, but in America acquired the Indian language and acted as interpreter many times, strengthening his bond with these native Americans. He felt a strong sense of justice towards them, and in a long letter to the Governor of Massachusetts he complained of the injustice shown them by the Warwick settlers. So unhappy was William Arnold with the conduct of his fellow Rhode Islanders, that in 1650 he wrote to Massachusetts protesting Roger William's proposed errand to England to seek a charter for the colony. In this letter he spoke in very uncomplimentary terms of the Rhode Island settlers saying "under the pretense of liberty of conscience about these parts there came to live all the scum and runaways of the country, which in time for want of better order may bring a heavy burden on the land."

Over the next several years, Pawtuxet's dissatisfaction with the other Rhode Island settlers softened. Following an appeal to the Massachusetts government Gorton stopped causing trouble. In 1658 the Pawtuxet settlers expressed a wish to reunite with Providence, and upon their own motion it was done. During the next two decades, William Arnold continued to live in Pawtuxet until in July 1675 King Phillip's War broke into its full fury. Pawtuxet was not a safe place to be. William refused to go to his son Benedict's house in Newport, nor would he go up to Providence. He was finally persuaded to go to his son Stephen's garrison house further up the Pawtuxet River. In December 1675 a detachment of Massachusetts troops led by General Winslow, enroute to the "Swamp Fight" in Kingston, stayed at this garrison house and was given provisions. In January 1676, after the Kingston fight, about 300 Indians attacked Pawtuxet, burning buildings on William Carpenter's land, driving away livestock, and killing two members of his family. The Indian attacks continued, and by March the Indians had burned all the houses in Warwick, Pawtuxet, and most of Providence, scattering the residents to other localities. William Carpenter and Thomas Hopkins most likely went to Oyster Bay, Long Island where they had family. Where Stephen Arnold went with his family is not known, but William was not with him. He had died that winter or spring, aged 88, and was buried in a family plot with his wife and grandson William, son of Benedict. Children of William and Christian, born in Ilchester, England:

  • Elizabeth, b. 23 Nov 1611, d. Pawtuxet after 7 Sep 1685, m. before 1635 William CARPENTER, br 1610, d. Pawtuxet 7 Sep 1685, son of Richard Carpenter of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. William and Elizabeth Carpenter accompanied her father to America. William was one of 12 original proprietors of Providence, and one of the 12 original members of the First Baptist Church. He held many public offices, being at various times commissioner, deputy, and assistant. During King Phillip's War, he lost his son William and one other member of his household, when an attack was made on his property. His will, written 10 Feb 1679, with codicil in 1683, was proven 1 Oct 1685. Children (surname Carpenter): (1) Joseph, b. ca 1636, was alive on 10 Feb 1679 when his father's will was written, but had died by 15 Mar 1683 when the codicil to this will was written. He m. (1) Hannah CARPENTER, dau of William and Abigail Carpenter of Rehoboth; m. (2) Ann WICKES, d. after 1692, dau of Francis and Alice Wickes; (2) Lydia, b. ca 1638, d. 1 Oct 1711, m. ca 1660 Benjamin SMITH, b. ca 1631, d. 23 Dec 1713, son of Christopher Smith (br 1605) and Alice (br 1605); (3) Ephraim, b. ca 1640, d. ca 1703, m. (1) Susannah HARRIS, b. ca 1640, dau of William Harris (b 1610) and Susannah (br 1615); m. (2) 3 Dec 1677 Susanna ENGLAND, b. ca 1648, d. 1684, dau of William England (br 1610) and Elizabeth (b 1613); m. (3) Lydia DICKENSON, b. 5 Oct 1662, dau of John Dickenson and Elizabeth Howland; (4) Timothy, b. ca 1642, d. 19 Aug 1726, m. Hannah BURTON, b. ca 1659, d. bef 1726, dau of William Burton (br 1630) and Hannah Wickes (b 1634); (5) William, b. ca 1644, d. 20 Jan 1676 in an Indian raid during King Phillip's War; unmarried; (6) Priscilla, b. ca 1646, d. after 1690, m. 31 May 1670 her first cousin William VINCENT, bp Amesbury, Wiltshire, England 17 Jun 1638, d. 1695, son of Thomas Vincent and Fridgwith Carpenter; (7) Benjamin, b. ca 1648, d. 3 Mar 1711, m. Mary TILLINGHAST, b. Oct 1661, d. after 1711, dau of Pardon Tillinghast (b 1622) and Sarah Butterworth (b 1633); (8) Silas, b. 1650, d. 25 Dec 1695, m. his first cousin Sarah ARNOLD, b. 26 Jun 1665, dau of Stephen Arnold (b 1622) and Sarah Smith (b 1629).
  • Benedict, b. 21 Dec 1615, m. Damaris WESTCOTT (see below).
  • Joane, b. 27 Feb 1617, d. after 11 Feb 1692/3, m. (1) Zachariah RHODES, b. ca 1603, d. 1665; m. (2) 11 Jan 1665/6 Samuel REAPE of Newport who d. after 11 Feb 1692/3. Children, all by first husband (surname Rhodes): (1) Jeremiah, b. 24 Jun 1647, d. aft 1687, m. Madeline HAWKINS, dau of William Hawkins (br 1615) and Margaret; (2) Malachi, b. ca 1649, will proved 11 Dec 1682, m. 27 May 1675 Mary CARDER, d. 22 Jan 1693, dau of Richard and Mary Carder; (3) Zachariah, b. ca 1651; (4) Elizabeth, b. ca 1653; (5) Mary, b. ca 1655, m. 3 Mar 1675 John LOW, son of Anthony Low (br 1630) and Frances (b 1632); (6) Rebecca, b. ca 1657, will proved 1 Jan 1728, m. (1) Nicholas POWER, br 1645, d. 19 Dec 1675, son of Nicholas and Jane Power; m. (2) 2 Dec 1676 Daniel WILLIAMS, b. Feb 1642, d. 14 May 1712, son of Roger Williams (ba 1605) and Mary Barnard; (7) John, b. 1658, d. 14 Aug 1716, m. (1) 12 Feb 1685 Waite WATERMAN, b. ca 1668, d. ca 1711, dau of Resolved Waterman (b 1638) and Mercy Williams (b 1640); m. (2) Sarah _______, b. 1653, d. 30 Mar 1730; (8) Peleg, b. ca 1660, d. 6 Oct 1724, m. Sarah, d. 29 Jan 1731.
  • Stephen, b. 22 Dec 1622 (baptized 26 Dec), d. 15 Nov 1699, m. 24 Nov 1646 Sarah SMITH, b. 1629, d. 15 Apr 1713, daughter of Edward Smith of Rehoboth. He came to Pawtuxet about 1638, aged about 16, when his father and other relatives moved there. Here he stayed and owned much land which he divided among his sons during his life. He was deputy governor for a total of 13 Years from 1664 to 1690, and assistant for nine years from 1672 to 1698. Children, first three b. Pawtuxet, others probably the same: (1) Esther, b. 22 Sep 1647, d. ca 1688, m. (1) ca 1671 James DEXTER, b. 6 May 1650, d. 1676, son of Gregory Dexter (b 1610) and Abigail Fullerton (br 1625); m. (2) 30 Oct 1680 William ANDREWS, son of Edward and Bridget Andrews; m. (3) Edward HAWKINS, d. 24 May 1726, son of William Hawkins (br 1615) and Margaret; (2) Israel, b. 30 Oct 1649, d. Warwick 15 Sep 1716, m. 16 Apr 1677 Mary (BARKER) Smith, b. ca 1650, d. 19 Sep 1723, widow of Elisha Smith (br 1645; he was Israel's uncle) and dau of James Barker (b 1623) and Barbara Dungan (ba 1628); (3) Stephen, b. 27 Nov 1654, d. Cranston 1 Mar 1720, m. 12 Jan 1688 Mary SHELDON, b. ca 1665, d. 28 Apr 1735, dau of John Sheldon (b 1630) and Joan Vincent (ba 1640); (4) Elizabeth, b. 2 Nov 1659, d. 5 Jun 1728, m. 16 Dec 1680 Peter GREEN, b. 7 Feb 1655, d. 12 Aug 1723, son of John Green (b 1620) and Ann Almy (b 1627); (5) Elisha, b. 18 Feb 1662, d. 24 Mar 1710, m. his first cousin once removed, Susannah CARPENTER, br 1670, d. 6 Sep 1753, dau of Ephraim Carpenter (ba 1640) and Susannah Harris (ba 1640); (6) Sarah, b. 26 Jun 1665, d. ca 1701, m. her first cousin, Silas CARPENTER, b. 1650, d. 25 Dec 1695, son of William Carpenter (br 1610) and Elizabeth Arnold (b 1611); (7) Phebe, b. 9 Nov 1670, d. ca 1730, m. 25 Dec 1691 her first cousin once removed, Benjamin SMITH, b. 1661, d. 27 Apr 1730, son of Benjamin Smith (ba 1631) and Lydia Carpenter (ba 1638). Stephen and Sarah both have grave markers in the Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, that were moved from their original cemetery in Warwick. [26]

SOURCES: E. S. Arnold, Arnold Memorial, 1935; J. O. Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, 1887, pp 14, 36-7, 88, 176-7, 242-7, 266-8, 288, 312-14, 316-18, 338, 376-7, 380, 408-13; The American Genealogist 20:118, 120-1; E. Hubbard, "Early Records of the Arnold Family" in New Eng Hist Gen Register, Oct 1879, pp 429-30; E. S. Jones, "The Parentage of William Arnold and Thomas Arnold of Providence, R.I." in NEHGR, Jan 1915, pp 65-69.

(8g) Benedict Arnold[edit]

Benedict Arnold, son of William Arnold (b 1587) and Christian Peak (b 1583) was born in Ilchester, Somersetshire, England 21 Dec 1615, died in Newport, RI 19 Jun 1678, and married in Providence 17 Dec 1640 Damaris WESTCOTT, baptized in Yeovil, Somersetshire, England 27 Jan 1620/1, died in Newport after 1678, daughter of Stukely Westcott (b 1592) and Julian Marchante (ba 1600). Benedict sailed from England to America with his parents and siblings in 1635, aged 19. It is possible that Stukely Westcott and his family were on the same ship, and that this is where Benedict came to know his future wife. He moved with his father from Hingham to Providence on 20 Apr 1636 as he records in the family record. He was granted the second lot north of his father's on what is now N. Main St. When his father moved to Pawtuxet, Benedict remained in Providence where he soon married and where he stayed a total of 15 years. On 19 Nov 1651, as he records, Benedict moved with his family to Newport, and there lived the remainder of his life. Benedict first held public office in 1654 when he became commissioner, and in May 1657 succeeded Roger Williams as president of the colony under the Patent of 1644. In 1663, when the New Charter arrived from King Charles II, he was named the first governor of the colony, and held that office, with the exception of six years, until his death in 1678. While in office his views were liberal and he had a strong appreciation for the Rhode Island ideal of intellectual freedom. He resisted the United Colonies in their demands to forcibly expel the Quakers, and kept Rhode Island a colony of religious and personal freedoms. Following the death of Benedict Arnold, Samuel Hubbard of Newport wrote a letter to Dr. Edward Stennett of London saying: "Our Governor died the 19th day of June 1678, buried 20th day, all this island was invited, many others was there, judged near a thousand people, brother Hiscox spoke there excellently led forth, I praise God." Benedict was buried, as his will directed, between his dwelling house and his stone built windmill in the town of Newport. The cemetery, which had been lost and forgotten for years, was restored beginning in 1949, and is now maintained by the Society for Historical Preservation in Newport. His grave is marked with a slab, next to a similar slab for his wife. The inscriptions are long lost, but a medallion-type marker has been placed at his grave. His will, dated 24 Dec 1677, with codicil dated 10 Feb 1678, was proved at Newport in 1678. Children, first five born in Providence, remainder born in Newport: [27]

  • Benedict, b. 10 Feb 1641/2, d. 4 Jul 1727, m. (1) 9 Mar 1670/1 Mary TURNER, b. ca 1650, d. 16 Dec 1690, dau of John Turner of Taunton, Mass.; m. (2) ca 1694 Sarah MUMFORD, b. 1668, d. 14 Oct 1746, dau of Thomas Mumford (br 1635) and Sarah Sherman (b 1636). Benedict Jr. held many public offices during his life including Overseer of the Poor, Deputy, Assistant, and Speaker of the House of Deputies. His son Benedict III was the grandfather of the well known General Benedict Arnold, one of George Washington's favorite generals, who later betrayed West Point to the British during the American Revolution, becoming the most noted traitor in American history. The will of Benedict Jr., date lost, was proved in 1727. The will of his widow Sarah, dated 7 May 1746, was proved 5 Nov 1746. Benedict Jr. had six children with his first wife, and three with his second, all b. in Newport. He and his two wives are buried in his father's family cemetery in Newport. [28]
  • Caleb, b. 19 Dec 1644, m. Abigail WILBUR (see below).
  • Josiah, b. 22 Dec 1646, d. ca 1725, m. (1) 4 Sep 1683 Sarah MILLS, b. 1665, d. 1 Sep 1704, dau of _______ and Elizabeth Mills; m. (2) 12 Feb 1704/5 Mary (SANFORD) Brinley, b. 27 Apr 1674, d. 15 Jul 1721, widow of William Brinley (br 1655, d. 1704, son of Francis Brinley and Hannah Carr) and dau of Samuel Sanford (b 1635) and Sarah Wodell (b 1644). Josiah was Deputy during three separate years. He was called Captain, and ran a ferry between Jamestown and Narragansett. He owned a sizeable estate on the island of Conanicut (Jamestown). He had his first child at the age of 37, and had a total of 18 children (12 with first wife, six with second), the last being born when he was 68 years old. His will, dated 23 Sep 1721, was proved 23 Feb 1724/5 at Jamestown. His will directed that he be buried between his two wives in the southwest corner of his orchard, where three of his sons with his first wife are also buried. The cemetery is now RI Hist Cem, Jamestown #14, and his gravestone survives. [29]
  • Damaris, b. 23 Feb 1648/9, d. 1720, m. [24 Jun 1666, per B. Acker, Westcott Soc.] John BLISS, b. ca 1645, d. 1717, son of George Bliss (b 1591). In 1692 Damaris was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church. Her husband was at various times Ensign, Deputy, and Major for the "Island" (Newport?). His will, dated 3 Feb 1717, was proved 4 Mar 1717. A FAG memorial has been created for her with no cemetery. [30]
  • William, b. 21 Oct 1651, d. 23 Oct 1651. William's birth and death are recorded in the Arnold family record as follows: "Our ffourth Sonne was borne the 21d. Oct.r in the year 1651 & we named him William, Intending he should beare the name of his grandfather Arnold: but god has pleased in his great Wisdom to take him away. Oct.o 23.o 1651 he lived but a day &. 3 quarters of a day in much weakn's & great Stoping." He would have been buried in Providence, because his father did not move with his family to Newport until November 1651. [31]
  • Penelope, b. 10 Feb 1652/3, d. 31 Mar 1718, m. (1) 1 Jan 1672/3 Roger GOULDING, br 1650, d. 1694/5; m. (2) George CUTLER. Capt Roger Goulding and Major Peleg Sanford discovered the hiding place of the Indian chief King Phillip, and were given the honor of raiding his headquarters, which they did on 12 Aug 1676, killing him. Goulding was later granted 100 acres of land for his service in King Phillip's War. He was Deputy in 1685, and Major for the Island during several years from 1685 to 1691. The will of Roger Goulding of Rhode Island "now resident in Barbados" dated 22 Dec 1694 was proved 1 Mar 1694/5. His ship, the Thomas and George, was to be sent home to Rhode Island. On 12 Jan 1702/3 Penelope Cutler, widow of Roger Goulding, was named among the proprietors of common lands as guardian of her son George Goulding. She had three known children by her first husband, none by her second. She and her first husband are buried in her father's family cemetery in Newport; Penelope has a surviving grave slab with inscription, but the slab for Roger Goulding no longer has an inscription plaque. [32]
  • Oliver, b. 25 Jul 1655, d. 6 Nov 1697, m. ca 1679 Phebe COOK, b. 1665, d. 1732, dau of Thomas Cook (ba 1635) and Thamasin. Phebe m. (2) 17 Jan 1700 Jonathan Marsh, br 1660, d. 10 Jun 1704, whose first wife was Sarah Reape. Phebe m. (3) 7 Oct 1705 Robert Barker. Oliver lived in Jamestown and was Deputy in 1682 and Overseer of the Poor in 1687. His will, dated 10 Sep 1697, was proved 20 Nov 1697 at Jamestown. He had seven children with Phebe who had one additional child by her second husband. Oliver and Phebe both have surviving gravestones in the Cedar Cemetery, RI Hist Cem Jamestown #5. [33]
  • Godsgift, b. 27 Aug 1658, d. Newport 23 Apr 1691, m. ca 1681 Jireh BULL, b. 1659, d. Newport 16 Jul 1709, son of Jireh Bull (b 1638). Jireh Bull Jr. married (2) Sarah Bowdish, br 1670, dau of Nathaniel Bowdish (b 1642/3). Jireh Jr. was of Newport where he was constable in 1687 and sheriff in 1698. He and Godsgift had three sons. Godsgift and her husband are buried in her father's family cemetery in Newport. [34]
  • Freelove, b. 20 Jul 1661, d. 8 Sep 1711, m. 18 Apr 1683 Edward PELHAM, b. c. 1652, d. 21 Sep 1730, son of Herbert Pelham and Elizabeth Bosvile. Edward received his A.B. from Harvard in 1673. Besides owning land in Newport, he owned a large estate in Cambridge, Watertown, and Sudbury, Mass., and a life estate in Smeeth Hall (in Chapel Hall), Lincolnshire, England. Edward was a shipwright, and became a Newport freeman in 1684. He served on a grand jury in 1688, and on 4 March 1702 was a proprietor in the common lands. He was a Newport deputy in 1707, and on 25 Aug 1711 he and wife Freelove deeded land to their daughter Elizabeth, wife of John Goodson. Freelove's will was dated 7 Jan 1710, but not proved until well after her death, and the death of her husband (against the protest of her son Edward) on 3 May 1732. On 21 Sep 1730, John Comer of Newport wrote in his diary, "This day died Mr. Edward Pelham, senior, a witty man and a great scholar; but alas light in his conversation. He never engaged in any business but lived on his inheritance." Freelove and Edward had four children. A FAG memorial has been created for Freelove, with no cemetery. References for Edward include: Colket in TAG 18:144-45, 211-218, 19:197-202; NEHGR 33:291. His lineage goes back through Edward III of England to Cerdic, King of the West Saxons. [35] [36]

SOURCES: Will of Josiah Arnold, abs in RI Gen Reg 2(2):67; will of Oliver Arnold, abs in RIGR 2(2):65; Gov. Benedict Arnold Cemetery, Newport, RI; J. O. Austin, Gen. Dict. of Rhode Island, 1887; E. S. Arnold, Arnold Memorial, 1935; E. Hubbard, "Early Records of the Arnold Family" in New Eng Hist Gen Register, Oct 1879, pp 429-430; (no author given), The Burying Place of Governor Arnold, 1960, p 77.

(7g) Caleb Arnold[edit]

see NEHGR 83(1929):89-93 for Card family

Caleb, b Providence, RI 19 Dec 1644, d. Portsmouth, RI 9 Feb 1719, was the son of Gov. Benedict Arnold and Damaris Westcott of Providence and Newport, Rhode Island. He was married, likely in Newport, 10 June 1666 to Abigail Wilbur, b. c. 1645, d. 17 Nov 1730, the daughter of Samuel Wilbur and Hannah Porter. Caleb was a physician, or as he called himself, a "practitioner of physic". He lived in Newport during his childhood and young adulthood, but was living in Portsmouth by 1670 when he was admitted as a freeman there. He was a deputy for Portsmouth on several occasions between 1671 and 1707, and part of that time bore the title of Captain. In 1676 he was a member of a court martial held at Newport for the trial of some Indians charged with complicity in King Phillips War. During the winter of 1676 to 1677, Caleb's grandfather, Stukely Westcott, aged and infirm, came to stay with him at his house in Portsmouth. Here the elderly Westcott wrote his will on 12 Jan 1676/7, and died the same day. Caleb's will, dated 7 July 1716, was proved 9 march 1719. Abigail's will, dated 4 May 1725, was proved 14 Dec 1730. Caleb and Abigail were almost certainly buried in the family cemetery located in their orchard in Portsmouth, mentioned in Caleb's will. He gave the size of the lot as being about 3 rods by 3 rods (48 feet by 48 feet), and directed his son Josiah to keep the lot fenced. His son Peleg was the only burial there mentioned in his will. Children, perhaps the first two born in Newport; if not they were born in Portsmouth, as were the remaining children; the birth order is uncertain: [37] [38]

  • William, b. 31 May 1667, d. Portsmouth 22 Sep 1723, m. Portsmouth 22 Feb 1694/5 Hannah NICHOLS, b. 7 Aug 1674, d. after 1723, the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Nichols. William's will was dated at Portsmouth 19 Sep 1723. They had six children. [39]
  • Penelope, b. 3 Aug 1669, d. 1743, and m. c. 1689 George HAZARD, b. c. 1662, d. 1743, the son of Robert Hazard and Mary Brownell. George was a freeman in Kingstowne in 1696, and in Dec 1695 he was deeded land at Point Judith Neck by Oliver Arnold and probable wife Phebe (RIGR 10:271). He was at various times Deputy, Assistant, and a Lt Col of militia for the main land. George was called a yeoman of S. Kingstown in his will dated 3 Nov 1742 and proved 14 Nov 1743. His inventory showed a very large estate. George and Penelope had six children, and were great great grandparents of Commondores Oliver Hazard Perry and Matthew Calbraith Perry. [40] [41] [42]
  • Josiah, b. 26 Dec 1671, d. 17 March 1673, per his grandfather Arnold's family record. [43]
  • Caleb, b. say 1673, perhaps m. Hannah SLOCUM, per the 1935 Arnold Memorial. Caleb was mentioned in the will of his brother William in 1723, but not in the wills of either of his parents (1716 and 1725) or of his brother Josiah (1757). [44]
  • Samuel, b. c. 1675, m. 1708 Mary SHEFFIELD (see below).
  • Oliver, b. 1677, d. Newport 21 Sep 1741 in his 65th year, and m. Newport 15 June 1715 to Elizabeth CARD, b. say 1695, living in 1757, the daughter of Joseph and Jane Card. He was a physician and is likely the Doctor Oliver Arnold of Newport mentioned in the will of Abraham Row, dated Newport 27 Oct 1716. Curiously, Oliver is not mentioned in the 1716 will of his father, but he is mentioned in the 1725 will of his mother. A deed in Exeter, RI, dated 23 Aug 1742, between Benjamin Mory of N. Kingstown and Joseph Arnold of N. Kingstown (Oliver's nephew and son of his brother Samuel), mentioned land that did belong to Oliver Arnold, lately deceased. This land abutted land belonging to Oliver's brother, Samuel Arnold. (RIGR 4(3):243) Oliver and Elizabeth had four children, born 1719-1724. Oliver was called deceased in the 1 Jan 1757 will of his brother Josiah, but Elizabeth was also named in the will, so apparently still living. Their daughter, Abigail Rogers, was also named in the will. Oliver is buried with an extant marker in the Governor Arnold Burying Ground on Pelham St. in Newport. [45]
  • Peleg, b. say 1679. His father, in his 1716 will, mentions "my orchard where my son Peleg was buried."
  • Josiah, b. say 1681, d. Portsmouth Jan 1757, unmarried. He is mentioned in the wills of both of his parents, though he is mistakenly called Joseph in his mother's will. He was undoubtedly the Josiah Arnold who administered the estate of Hannah Wilbur, his grandmother, on 9 April 1722. His own will, dated 1 Jan 1757, was proved at Portsmouth 14 Feb 1757, and mentioned his brothers Oliver (deceased) and William (not called deceased, but should have been), Oliver's widow Elizabeth, and his two nieces Hannah Lawton, daughter of brother William, and Abigail Rogers, daughter of his brother Oliver. (RIGR 11:84) [46]
  • Sarah, b. say 1683, either never married or else married an Arnold as she is called Sarah Arnold in the wills of both parents (1716 and 1725), but is not mentioned in the 1757 will of her brother Josiah. [47]

(6g) Samuel Arnold[edit]

Samuel, b. Portsmouth, RI c. 1675, living in 1752, m. 1708 Mary SHEFFIELD, b. 1687, the daughter of Joseph Sheffield and Mary Sherriff. He did NOT marry Mary George as stated in several works; that was a different Samuel Arnold who lived on Block Island. Samuel was given land in Kingstown in the will of his maternal grandfather, and probable namesake, Samuel Wilbur, dated 21 Aug 1678, so was born that year or earlier. Samuel was of Portsmouth in 1699 when he deeded some of this land in the Narragansett country (Kingstowne) to Nathaniel Niles of Kingstown. (RIGR 9(1):77,79) By 1710, however, Samuel was called of Kingstown when he received from his father, Caleb Arnold, 200 acres of land lying "on the Northwest part of Pettiquamscutt [Purchase, bounded] north by land of Joseph [suname burned away, with other info]." Caleb Arnold "have unto set his hand [burn]teenth day of Nov 1710." (RIGR 8(2):183) Samuel's grandfathers, Gov. Benedict Arnold and Samuel Wilbur, and his great grandfather, John Porter, were three of the seven Pettaquamscutt purchasers. Family sources suggest that Samuel was a physician like his father, though he is called yeoman in a 1750 deed. Land of Samuel in N. Kingstown was mentioned in a deed dated 23 Aug 1742 between his son, Joseph, and Benjamin Mory. (RIGR 4(3):243) After the town of Exeter was established from N. Kingstown in 1742, the Arnold's property likely fell primarily on the Exeter side of the line. Thus, on 24 April 1747, the land of Samuel and his sons Caleb and Joseph was mentioned as being in Exeter in a deed between Edmund Sheffield of S. Kingstown and Benjamin Mory of Exeter. On 25 May 1750, Samuel Arnold of Exeter, yeoman, for love and affection, deeded to son Caleb Arnold of Exeter 51 acres of land partly in Exeter and partly in N. Kingstown, bounded on land of said Caleb Arnold, Benjamin Mory, and Benoni Hall. The deed was recorded 21 Nov 1751, signed by Samuel Arnold and witnessed by Benoni Hall and Joseph Arnold [Samuel's other son]. Samuel's wife, Mary, likely died at an early age, as she only had three children, and she did not cosign any deeds with him. Samuel was living on 25 March 1752 when mentioned in a deed between his two sons. His only known children, probably all born in Kingstowne (now N. Kingstown): [48]

  • Joseph, b. 1710, m. (1) Patience GIFFORD; m. (2) Hannah GIFFORD (see below).
  • Mary, b. say 1712, still living in 1776 when she joined her brother Joseph in visiting her nephews in camp. She is not known to have married.
  • Caleb, b. say 1715, will proved at Exeter 7 May 1798, m. c. 1748 Hannah REYNOLDS, b. roughly 1725, will proved at Exeter 4 Nov 1813. They had ten children (see below).

(5g) Joseph Arnold[edit]

Joseph Arnold, the son of Samuel Arnold and Mary Sheffield of Portsmouth and Kingstown, Rhode Island was born likely in Kingstown, RI in 1710 and died in Exeter or N. Kingstown, RI 28 Aug 1776. He was NOT born on 16 September 1712 as stated in the 1935 Arnold Memorial. The author of that family genealogy confused a couple of different records to come up with that date. Joseph was almost certainly named for his prominent maternal grandfather, Rhode Island Attorney General Joseph Sheffield. He was married twice: (1) N. Kingstown 23 Nov 1732 Patience GIFFORD, b. N. Kingstown 9 Feb 1716[/7?], d. c. 1736, the daughter of Yelverton Gifford and Ann Northup. He m. (2) N. Kingstown [30?] Aug 1737 Hannah GIFFORD, b. c. 1720, d. 1798, a sister of Patience.

Joseph was a resident of North Kingstown and Exeter his entire life, and was called "Deacon" in one account. On 23 Aug 1742 he was called a yeoman of N. Kingstown when he and wife Hannah deeded to Benjamin Mory for 50 pounds a driftway through his homestead farm bounded on land of Samuel Arnold [his father] and land of Oliver Arnold [his father's brother], who is lately deceased. Edmund and Sarah Sheffield witnessed the deed (Edmund was his mother's brother). In 1752 he was tasked with many others in Exeter to mend the highway from N. Kingstown to the "Great River." (RIGR 8(2):191) He died of "camp fever while visiting his sons in camp with his sister Mary," according to a 1953 Rhode Island History article, and his death date is recorded in the diary of one of his contemporaries named Jeffrey Watson. His will, dated August 1776, was proved in North Kingstown 2 October 1776. Joseph had two children with his first wife and 14 with his second. Of these 16 children, 15 grew to adulthood, married, and had children, leaving him with at least 87 known grandchildren. There is no record of the burial of Joseph, but his father settled the area that is now the boundary between Exeter and North Kingstown. Joseph was either born there, or lived there from very early in his childhood, and this is where many of his children lived their lives. The Arnolds established a family cemetery near what is now the eastern edge of Exeter, and three of Joseph's sons have grave markers in that cemetery. With multiple siblings buried in the same cemetery, it would appear likely that their parents are buried there as well. However, there are not many known unmarked graves in that cemetery. On the other hand, Joseph's son Oliver also had a family cemetery nearby, and in it were many adult graves not otherwise accounted for. Therefore, Joseph and his wives, and perhaps even his parents may be buried in that cemetery. A memorial marker for Joseph and wife, his parents, and many of his children was erected in the Quidnessett Cemetery (N. Kingstown, RI) in Dec 2017. Children, first ten births recorded in Exeter (though Exeter was not created from N. Kingstown until 1742): [49]

with first wife, Patience:

  • Abigail, b. N. Kingstown 24 Jan 1733, d. 1818, was married in Exeter on 4 September 1757 to Stephen WATSON, b. 1726, d. N. Kingstown, RI 1811, the son of Samuel Watson. Stephen's death is recorded in the Hale Collection (of Connecticut deaths and burials) as having taken place in "North Kingston" on 5 Jan 1811 (the same day his son Arnold Watson died as well). His death is recorded in the Providence Gazette as having occurred in N. Kingstown on 5 Feb 1811 in his 85th year. Stephen is recorded with family on the North Kingstown censuses of 1774, 1777, 1782, 1790, and 1800. In 1810 he is enumerated in West Greenwich, RI. Abigail and Stephen had five known children: Esther, m. Jonathan Hazard, the son of Thomas; Stephen; Josiah, m. (1) Mercy Watson, daughter of John Jr., and m. (2) her sister, Bridget Watson; Patience, m. 14 November 1802 Alexander Gardner; Arnold, (1772-5 Jan 1811 in his 38th year). Their burial location remains unknown. [50]
  • Josiah, b. 1735, d. 1739. [51]

with second wife, Hannah:

  • Joseph. b. N Kingstown 3 Feb 1738, d. Exeter 1818, was married in North Kingstown on 24 April 17__ (c. 1772) to Mercy BROWNING, b. 10 (or 19) Dec 1751, living in 1816, the daughter of Samuel Browning Jr. and Phebe Gardner of N. Kingstown. The marriage year for this couple is lost from the original records, and given as 1760 in a number of sources, but this is certainly in error based on Mercy's birth date. No birth years have been found for any of their four children, but their daughter Hannah was married in 1795, making her probable birth year around 1775, which is consistent with the approximate marriage year given here. Joseph's will, dated 22 November 1816, and proved at Exeter on 6 April 1818, calls him of Exeter, yeoman, advanced in years, and names wife Mercy Arnold, two sons Samuel and Benjamin Arnold, daughter Hannah Wait, wife of Beriah Wait, and daughter Abigail Wait, likely deceased. Also mentioned is grandson William A. Wait, son of Abigail. (RIGR 10:223). [52]
  • Stephen was born in N. Kingstown 20 April 1739 and died in Stephentown, NY 24 Feb 1810. He was married 3 March 1760 to Martha Gardiner, b. N. Kingstown, RI 31 Aug 1739, d. Stephentown, NY 6 Sep 1819, the daughter of Nicholas Gardiner and Martha Havens. In 1765 Stephen was a lieutenant and in 1766 he was captain of North Kingstown's Third Company of militia. He and his wife had five known children, born in Rhode Island. He was almost certainly still in Rhode Island in 1776 when named as the executor of his father's will. It is not known if he served during the American Revolutionary War, but it is likely that after the war he and his family moved to Stephentown, New York. His younger brother, John, moved to neighboring Saratoga County, NY. Stephen and Martha had four known children, and possibly a fifth. Their daughter Martha married Benajah Douglas, and they had a son, Stephen Arnold Douglas. This Stephen Douglas had a son, Stephen Arnold Douglas, Jr., who became a US Senator from Illinois, debated Abraham Lincoln in a series of famous debates, and lost to Lincoln in the 1860 election. Stephen and Martha are buried in the Denison-Jones Cemetery in Stephentown, and both have grave markers. [53]
  • Samuel, b. N. Kingstown, RI 16 Jan 1741, d. Exeter 25 Apr 1808, m. ca 1767 Mary (or Mercy) NICHOLS, b. 1745, d. 7 Jan 1809, the daughter of George Nichols. Samuel and Mary are buried, with extant grave markers, in the Samuel Arnold Cemetery in Exeter (Hist Cem #77), off of Rte 2, not far from the N. Kingstown town line. [54]
  • Josiah, b. Exeter, RI 31 Dec 1743, d. ca 1829, and m. N. Kingstown, RI 9 Jul 1775 Freelove CASE, b. ca 1750, d. ca 1838, dau of John Case (b 1723) and Freelove Niles (b ca 1725) of W. Greenwich. Josiah was still alive on 21 Jan 1828 when he deeded land to his son Josiah Jr., but does not appear on the 1830 census, so probably died by then. One source said Freelove died at the age of 88. She is called Freelove Arnold in the will of her maternal grandfather Nathaniel Niles, dated 25 Mar 1784. Josiah and Freelove had six known children. They are buried in the Josiah Arnold Cemetery in Exeter, which was described by Harris in 1880, but is now lost (see Cem A9 in Exeter Cem. book) (see below). [55]
  • Patience, b. Exeter 16 July 1745, was married in North Kingstown on 5 September 1765 to Abraham GREENE, b. Warwick 10 Oct 1740, a Quaker, and the son of James Greene and Hannah Tucker. I doubt that this is the same Abraham Greene who married Mary Reynolds in 1774, because that Abraham was called of E. Greenwich, and an Abraham Greene was born of Rufus Greene in E. Greenwich in 1736. Both Abrahams appear on the 1774 and the 1777 Rhode Island censuses, and one of them is in E. Greenwich in 1782, but it is uncertain which one is in N. Kingstown in 1790 and 1800. Patience and Abraham had six known children: Benjamin (married and had a daughter); William, b. 13 Feb 1769, m. (1) Sarah Shaw of Anthony, and m. (2) Mary Wilcox of Robert; Patience, unmarried; Hannah, m. James Hendrick; Ruth, unmarried; Jabez, went to sea and not heard from again. [56]
  • Mary, b. Exeter, RI 9 Oct 1747, likely dead by 1810, m. Exeter 29 Oct 1769 Joseph REYNOLDS, b. 26 July 1747, living in 1810, the son of Benjamin Reynolds and Alice Waite of N. Kingstown, RI. Mary was named in her father's 1776 will as "[name burned away] Reynolds, the wife of Joseph." There were two Joseph Reynolds living in Exeter in 1790: "Great Joseph Reynolds" was likely the son of John Reynolds (1688-1771) who was born about 1735 and died in 1791. Mary's husband was likely the other Joseph Reynolds, son of Benjamin and grandson of John (1688-1771). He is likely the Joseph Reynolds enumerated on the 1800 census in "Washington", Washington Co., RI, with male and female above 45 years, and three younger people. He is also likely the Joseph Reynolds in Exeter in 1810 with male 16-25, male over 45, and female 26-44, indicating that Mary had likely died by 1810, and Joseph was living with either his daughter or a younger second wife. There was no Joseph Reynolds in Exeter in the 1820 census, so it is reasonable to assume that this Joseph had died by then. [57]
  • Peleg, b. Exeter 15 Feb 1749, d. N. Kingstown 27 Nov 1839, m. N. Kingstown 26 April 1778 Margaret SLOCUM, b. 1755, d. N. Kingstown April 1823, aged 67, the daughter of Charles Slocum and Sarah Allen of Dartmouth, Mass., Portsmouth, RI, and N. Kingstown, RI. There is an error in the marriage record, either from the original record, or from James N. Arnold's transcription, which gives the groom's name as George Arnold, instead of Peleg Arnold. There was no George Arnold in N. Kingstown who could have married Margaret; in fact, George was the son of Peleg and Margaret. There was a George Arnold in Warwick, and another in Smithfield, but their wives were not Margaret Slocum. I cannot find a death record for Peleg; the date given here comes from the Arnold Memorial (a genealogy of the Arnolds, published 1935). The death notice for Margaret appears in both the Providence Gazette and the Rhode Island American, dated 12 April 1823. Peleg had a first cousin of the same name who lived in Exeter, and there were other contemporary Peleg Arnolds in other parts of the state, creating a challenge for identifying this Peleg in census records. He is likely one of the two Peleg Arnolds appearing in the 1777 census in N. Kingstown, and he is most certainly the Peleg Arnold living alone in N. Kingstown in 1830, aged 80-90. A Peleg Arnold from Rhode Island served during the American Revolutionary War, but there is no way of knowing which one. Children of Peleg and Margaret: Joseph (1779-1850), William (1781-1838), Elverton (b. 1783), George (b. 23 May 1785, m. (1) Jeanette Gardner; m. (2) Charlotte Gardner), Mary (1787-1846), Susannah (1791-1875). Burial place unknown, but a memorial has been created in Find-a-grave without a cemetery, and they will be on a monument in the Quidnessett Cemetery in N. Kingstown. [58] [59]
  • Oliver, b. Exeter, RI 5 Oct 1750, d. Exeter Sep 1827, married first, say about 1775, Sarah NICHOLS who was born say 1755, and likely died about 1781. He married second, in Exeter on 24 November 1782, Hannah REYNOLDS, b. Exeter, RI 29 June 1758, d. there in 1816, the daughter of Joseph Reynolds and Dorcas Tibbetts. Oliver married third, in N. Kingstown 21 August 1817, Hannah ALLEN, the daughter of Matthew Allen (note: Arnold's Vital Record of RI 17:56 makes it unclear whether the marriage occurred on this date, or the notice appeared on this date). Oliver's obituary appeared on the 26th of September in the Providence Phenix, so he likely died within the week prior. His will, dated 14 April 1824, was proved at Exeter 5 November 1827. He is almost certainly buried in the Oliver Arnold Cemetery, now lost, described by George Harris in 1880 as having only field stones, and being located in Exeter near the North Kingstown line. Harris mentioned the graves of small children, likely Oliver's children with his first wife, Sarah (see below). [60]
  • John, b. Exeter, RI 20 June 1752, d. Halfmoon, Saratoga Co., NY 2 June 1816, married about 1774 Ruth Hall, b. in New York on 29 Sep 1755 and died in Halfmoon, NY 4 Aug 1825. The birth date for Ruth comes from a private source found on a web site, but is consistent with her age at death and other accounts. A genealogical account of the Hall family found in a 1913 Weekly Journal of American Ancestry says she was born in Clive, NY, but this writer has been unable to find such a place. She was the daughter of John-4 Hall (William-3-2-1) and Ruth Reynolds of Rhode Island, Clive, NY, and Beckman, NY. John Arnold lived with his family in Halfmoon, Saratoga Co., NY, and appears there on the 1790, 1800, and 1810 federal censuses, and his widow Ruth appears there in 1820. They had seven known children. John and Ruth are buried in the Clifton Park Church Cemtery in Saratoga County. [61]
  • Caleb, b. N. Kingstown, RI 17 Mar 1754, d. Centerville, RI 8 Nov 1844, m. (1) by 1790 (had a child b. that year) Hannah TAYLOR, b. 1762, d. 1 Jul 1827 in her 66th year; m. (2) Sarah _______. Caleb lived in N. Kingstown, RI until shortly after the Revolutionary War when he moved to Exeter, RI. He was enumerated there on the 1810 census with what appear to be wife and six children, though the ages of him and his wife were understated. About 1811 he moved to Warwick, RI, and appears there on the 1820, 1830, and 1840 census. On 18 Nov 1836, Caleb made application in Kent Co., RI for a pension for his service with the RI Line, Rev. War. Based on his own testimony, and the depositions of others, he served more than a dozen one-month tours around the Narragansett Bay from 1776 to 1779. No record of his having received a pension has been found, though another contemporary man of the same name received a pension while living in Kent County. A record of his death says he died in Centerville, which appears to be a village in Hopkinton. Perhaps he went there to live with one of his children. Caleb and Hannah had nine known children, of which the burial location of eight are known. Caleb and Hannah are buried in the Samuel Arnold Cem. in Exeter, and both have surviving grave markers. [62]
  • Anna, 25 Dec 1755, d. 1841, likely in E. Greenwich, and married in North Kingstown on 12 Jun 1774 Micah Whitmarsh, the son of Daniel and Susannah Whitmarsh of Dighton, Mass. Shortly after their marriage, her husband served as an officer in the American Revolutionary War, serving for the duration of the war with the ranks of Sergeant, Ensign, Lieutenant, and Captain. Her husband received a pension for his service for a short while before he died, and with a new law in 1836 Anna applied for a widow's pension. Her pension was granted on 16 January 1837 in the amount of $288.33 per annum, commencing 4 March 1831, and to be paid semi-annually. The pension file is huge, and contains many documents and depositions. Anna appears on the 1830 census in E. Greenwich, aged 70-80, living with a female in her 40s (her daughter Polly) and a male in his 40s (either her son, Job, or Polly's husband Thomas). Anna's last appearance in a public record appears to be the 1840 census, where she is listed as a Revolutionary War pensioner, aged 82, living in the household of her daughter, Mary Spencer. Anna's death year comes from a deposition made by her two surviving daughters, Susan Miller and Polly Spencer, written in 1850. While no record of her burial has been found, she is almost certainly buried with her husband. That there is no marker is understandable based on the financial straits of the family following Micah's death, despite Anna receiving a widow's pension for a few years. [63]
  • Edmund, b. N. Kingstown 8 Dec 1757, d. 9 Mar 1843, m. (1) N. Kingstown 20 Apr 1777 Abigail HIMES, dau of George Himes; m. (2) ca 1783 Eleanor5 BROWN, b. ca 1757, d. 5 Mar 1843 in her 86th year, dau of Charles4 Brown (b 1721, Charles3, Beriah2, Charles1) and Mercy Sweet (ba 1725) (RIGR 4(1):70). Edmund served with his brother Caleb in the RI Line, Rev. War. The will of Edmund was dated 1 Sep 1838 and proved N. Kingstown Apr 1843 (RIGR 10:184). Edmund and Eleanor are buried in the Samuel Arnold Cem., Exeter. [64]
  • Dorcas, b. N. Kingstown 1 Aug 1760, d. 5 Sep 1795, m. after 1776 (she was called Dorcas Arnold in her father's 1776 will) Christopher CHAMPLIN, b. Exeter 11 Mar 1764, d. S. Kingstown, RI 15 Oct 1851, son of Christopher Champlin and Mary Cottrell. Christopher m. (2) by 1799 Alice ARNOLD, b. 3 Apr 1773, d. 16 Apr 1846, the niece of Dorcas, and dau of Samuel Arnold (b 1741) and Mary Nichols (b 1745), previously mentioned. Dorcas, Christopher, and Alice, along with Christopher's parents, are buried in the Champlin-Greene Cem., Exeter (Hist Cem. #26). [65]
  • Hannah, b. Exeter, RI 31 July 1765, d. Hamburg, NY 15 May 1821, married in Exeter on 24 November 1785 Giles Pierce, b. W. Greenwich, RI 22 April 1765, d. Hamburg, NY 3 Jan 1835, the son of George Pierce and Mary Greene. The family moved from Rhode Island to Vermont, and then to Hamburg, New York. Hannah and Giles had 12 children. They both have extant grave markers in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Hamburg, NY. [66]

(5gu) Caleb Arnold[edit]

Caleb, the son of Samuel Arnold and Mary Sheffield, was b. ca 1715, d. 1798, m. ca 1748 Hannah-4 REYNOLDS (John-3, Henry-2, James-1), b. c. 1726 (based on sequencing of siblings--see RFA Centennial (1992) p 477), d. 1813. In Nov 1751 Caleb bought 130 acres in Exeter, for 250 pounds, of John Reynolds of Exeter (and his wife Mary). (RIGR 8(3):277) Caleb's land in Exeter was mentioned in a 24 April 1747 deed between Edmund Sheffield of S. Kingstown and Benjamin Mory of Exeter. (RIGR 5(4):358) On 13 Jan 1753, Caleb Arnold of Exeter, yeoman, and Hannah, his wife, deeded 1.5 acres of land to Thomas Bentley, Jr. of Exeter for 40 pounds. (RIGR 9(2):190) The will of Caleb Arnold of Exeter, yeoman, was dated 13 Dec 1797 and proved 7 May 1798, mentioning wife Hannah, sons Caleb, Samuel, Oliver, Russell, Peleg, Gideon, and Solomon, and daughters Elizabeth Potter, Hannah Smith, and Sarah Whitford, deceased. Also, granddaughter Mary Wells, daughter of Sarah Whitford, and [great?] granddaughter Sarah Wells. (RIGR 9(3):244) The will of Caleb's widow, Hannah, was dated 17 May 1812 and proved at Exeter 4 Nov 1813, naming sons Samuel, Oliver, Russell, Gideon, Solomon, and Caleb; and daughters Elizabeth Potter and Hannah Smith. Also: granddaughter Sarah Wells and Dorcas Arnold, daughter of Oliver; and drandaughters Lyday and Salley Arnold, daughter of Russell, and grandson Caleb of son Russell (RIGR 10:218). Children, all births recorded in Exeter, except last two: [67]

  • Elizabeth, b. 1 Jan 1749, m. (1) Income Potter, and m. (2) after 1812 Timothy Lawton. An Income Potter was born in Richmond, RI 7 July 1749, son of David Potter and Susanna Barber. A Timothy Lawton was born in Portsmouth, RI 21 Sep 1743, son of Benjamin and Mary Lawton. Elizabeth was named Elizabeth Potter in her mother's 1812 will.
  • Sarah, b. 11 Jan 1752, d. c. 1777 (13 Dec 1779 per an internet source), m. Exeter 28 March 1770 Amos Whitford, b. 25 July 1743, d. Ex 1 April 1835, the son of John Whitford and Mary Himes. Following Sarah's death, Amos m. (2) Mary or Molly TILLINGHAST, b. EG 1 Sep 1747, d. Ex 4 Jan 1823, daughter of Pardon Tillinghast and Hannah Stafford. Sarah had a daughter Mary who married a Wells, mentioned in 1797 will of her father and 1812 will of her mother. Amos and second wife Mary have grave markers in the Whitford Lot, RI Hist Cem, Ex #19. Sarah is almost certainly buried there as well. [68]
  • Hannah, b. 11 Oct 1753, m. _______ Smith. She was called Hannah Smith in the 1797 will of her father.
  • Caleb, b. 11 Nov 1755; I do not find any record of his having married. He is named in his father's 1797 will and his mother's 1812 will.
  • Samuel, b. 24 Dec 1757, d. Exeter 7 Aug 1821, no record of marriage or children found, but he was named in the wills of both parents.
  • Oliver, b. 12 Dec 1759, perhaps d. Exeter 1824, m. Phebe Lawton. They had four, or possibly five, children. Oliver was named in the 1797 will of his father and the 1812 will of his mother.
  • Peleg, b. 21 March 1762, d. Feb 1823, m. N. Kingstown 20 Oct 1785 Lucy Hopkins, b. W. Greenwich, RI 29 April 1769, d. Norwich, CT 23 Jan 1850, daughter of Beriah Hopkins of W. Greenwich. Peleg is buried in his family lot, RI Hist Cem Exeter #11, and Lucy is buried in Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, CT. [69] [70]
  • Gideon, b. 18 Dec 1763, d. Exeter Nov 1821, m. Rebecca Rathbun. He was named in the wills of both parents.
  • Russell, b. 1765, m. Exeter 24 Oct 1790 Meribah Terry, daughter of William Terry. He was named in the 1797 will of his father and 1812 will of his mother. Five children.
  • Solomon, b. say 1767, and named in his father's 1797 will and his mother's 1812 will, but I find no other record of him.

(4g) Josiah Arnold[edit]

Josiah Arnold, son of Joseph Arnold (b 1710) and Hannah Gifford (ba 1720), was b. Exeter, RI 31 Dec 1743, d. ca 1831, and m. N. Kingstown 9 Jul 1775 Freelove CASE, b. ca 1752 (based on last child b. 1796), living in 1820, dau of John Case (b 1723) and Freelove Niles (b ca 1725) of W. Greenwich. Josiah was still alive on 21 Jan 1828 when he deeded land to each of his three sons. He may have been alive in 1830, as a male aged 80-90 was living with his son Benedict Arnold in the census for that year; however, this may also have been his wife's father. Josiah is assumed to have died by 8 March 1832 when his son Josiah (with wife Patience) is no longer called Josiah, Jr. There was no like-aged female (aged 80-90) with Benedict in 1830. The Arnold Memorial says Freelove died at the age of 88, but this cannot be supported because she hasn't been found on the 1830 census. The only time I find her name in a public record after her marriage is on 25 Dec 1810 when she cosigned a deed with her husband. She does not cosign a deed with him in 1817, but she is likely living in 1820 when Josiah appears on the 1820 census in Exeter, aged 45+, with a like-aged female. If her husband was living with their son Benedict in 1830, then she was likely dead by then, as she does not appear on the census. She is called Freelove Arnold in the will of her maternal grandfather Nathaniel Niles, dated 25 Mar 1784. Josiah and Freelove are buried in the Josiah Arnold Cemetery in Exeter, which was described by Harris in 1880, but is now lost (see Cem A9 in Exeter Cem. book). Their graves were marked with field stones: [71]; their Quidnessett cenotaph: [72]

  • Benedict, b. N. Kingstown, RI 23 Nov 1781, d. Exeter, RI 14 Jan 1864, and m. Mary (or Polly) LAWTON, b. ca 1780, d. 26 Jun 1860, aged 80. The provenance of Mary has not been learned. It would seem reasonable that she would be the daughter of Edward Lawton and Ann Green who have a modern marker in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery, but this couple had a daughter Mary b. c. 1796, d. 1814. Benedict appears on the 1830 census in Exeter with wife, children, and elderly man, aged 80-90, who is likely either his father, or his wife's father. He and wife Mary are also in the 1850 census in Exeter enumerated with likely daughter Mary C., aged 35, Martha R. Gardner, 54, and Albert G. Gardner, 47. Benedict and Mary are buried in the Chestnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Exeter. [73]
  • Catherine, b. 15 Mar 1784, d. 6 Jun 1859, m. 1802 Arnold SHERMAN, b. 15 Sep 1785, d. 4 Jan 1838. They are bur. in the Shearman Cem., Wolf Rock Rd., Exeter, RI (Hist Cem #84). [74]
  • Josiah, b. 1786, living 1850, m. say 1812 Patience LAWTON, b. RI 1787, living 1850, a sister of Mary Lawton, wife of Benedict, above. Josiah appears on the 1840 census in N. Kingstown, aged 50-59, with like-aged female and likely two sons and a daughter, all in their teens. They were living in N. Kingstown on 27 Nov 1843 when they both signed a deed, and appear on the 1850 census there with Alice Lawton, aged 72 (a sister of Patience?), and Josiah and "Patience C." Arnold both aged 63. The Find-a-grave memorial for Josiah gives his birth as Sep 1786 and death as N. Kingstown 5 Dec 1861, but I do not find the source of these claims. I can find six children: (1) Clarke, b. say 1813; (2) William, b. say 1815; (3) Stephen, b. say 1817; (4) Perry, b. 1819; (5) Samuel Clarke, b. 1823; (6) Mary, b. c. 1826 (in 1830 and 1840 censuses), m. _______ Lawton, and lived in Lafayette, RI (this from obit of Josiah's sister, Betsey Mawney). Josiah, Patience, and their first three sons are buried in the Josiah Arnold Cem. in Exeter, now lost, and their graves were only marked by field stones. [75]
  • Abigail, b. 1788, d. Richmond, RI 12 Sep 1854, in her 67th year, m. c. 1710 the widower Ichabod PETERSON, b. 1771, d. Richmond 10 April 1847. According to the obituary of Abigail's sister, Betsey Mawney, Abigail had no children. Ichabod had married first c. 1802 Elizabeth _______, b. 1782, d. Feb 1809 in her 27th year. The Ichabod Peterson on the 1777 military census and on the 1790 census in Richmond appears to be of an earlier generation, and perhaps the father of this Ichabod. Ichabod and Abby were living in Richmond in 1820, he aged 45+, she one of the three females aged 26-44, with two other females aged 10-15. In 1840 they were in Richmond, he aged 60-69, she aged 50-59, with another female aged 60-69. That other female is named in the 1850 census when just the two older women, Rhoda Peterson, aged 76, and Abby Peterson, aged 60, appear together as a household, living in the same dwelling as Eber S. and Sarah James (aged 39 and 44) and family. In his will, dated Richmond 10 March 1835, Ichabod calls himself "far advanced in years," which seems pretty odd for someone aged about 63. His will names wife Abigail Peterson, daughter Sally Clarke, widow, and two sisters Mary Peterson and Rhoda Peterson. Also named are two grandchildren, Albert Peterson Clarke and Benjamin F. Clarke, presumably sons of Sally Clarke. Sally is named as sole executrix, but on the day the will was proved, Eber S. James of Richmond was appointed as administrator, so it appears that the widow Sally Clarke had married Eber James before the will was proved. (see RIGR 8(1):48) In 1860 Rhoda [Ichabod's sister], aged 86, was living with Sarah James [Ichabod's daughter], and in 1865 she was aged 91, and still living with Sarah James in Richmond. Abby, Ichabod, and his first wife are all buried in the little Ichabod Peterson Lot, RI Hist Cem Richmond #39, but Rhoda has no gravestone there, and it is unknown where she is buried. Child of Ichabod with wife Elizabeth: Sarah "Sally" Peterson, b. 1806, m. (1) Samuel Clarke; m. (2) Eber S. James. [76]
  • Elizabeth (Betsey), b. Exeter 7 Dec 1791, d. 5 Oct 1884, m. Nov 1816 Moses MAWNEY, son of Pardon Mawney and Experience Gardner. After having three children, Elizabeth was widowed, and she appears on the 1850, 1865, and 1870 censuses in E. Greenwich with her two unmaried children, Robert and Eliza. See Mawney line, sandbox 7. [77]
  • William, b. N. Kingstown 1 Dec 1796, d. N. Kingstown 15 Jan 1880, m. about 1817 Elizabeth "Betsey" SWEET, b. Exeter 1797, still living in 1884 when mentioned inthe obituary of her sister-in-law, Betsey (Arnold) Mawney. William appears with family in N. Kingstown, RI on each federal census from 1850 to 1870, and on the RI state census in 1875. His widow is on the 1880 census in N. Kingstown, living with her son, Henry G. Arnold. In 1860 his post office was Lafayette, RI, and in 1870 it was Wickford. The burial location for William and Elizabeth has not been determined. Children: (1) Ruth, b. 1818, m. John Fitts. She was still living with her parents in 1850; (2) Josiah (called Joshua in the Arnold Memorial), b. 1820, d. 1886, m. Lucy Lovell; (3) Elizabeth Susan, b. 1823, d. 1887, m. a second cousin, James Burrill Arnold, the son of Oliver Arnold and Dorcas Phillips. Elizabeth and James are buried in the Elm Grove Cemetery, N. Kingstown, RI; (4) Pardon Mawney, b. 1826, d. 1909, married four times. He is buried with his last wife in the Hathaway Cemetery in Exeter, RI; (5) Nicholas., b. 1828, m. Martha R. Wilcox. He is on 1850 census with his parents; (6) William T., b. 1831, d. 1898, married three times. He is on 1850 census with his parents; (7) Henry G., b. 1833, d. 1906, m. about 1869 Mary Elizabeth Tisdale, b. 1847; at least three children; (8) Amos Whitford C., b. 1835, d. 1900, m. Annie Birch. A FAG memorial has been created for him. [78]

SOURCES: 1. Arnold, James N., Vital Record of Rhode Island, v 5, pt 3, b. of Josiah Arnold; pt 1, p 6, mar. of Josiah to Freelove (3:56, 68). 2. Exeter, RI Deeds 10:260 (4:144) 3. Exeter Deaths, v. _, p 3, d. rec. of Benedict Arnold (4:148). 4. NK Deaths, v. 3, d. rec. of William Arnold (4:151). 5. Sterling, John E. & James. E. Good, Exeter Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries, 1994, Cems 22, 84, and A9.

(4g) Oliver Arnold, Sr.[edit]

Oliver Arnold, son of Joseph Arnold (b 1710) and Hannah Gifford (ba 1718) was b. Exeter 5 Oct 1750 and d. Sep 1827 as his obituary appeared on the 26th of that month in the Providence Phenix. He m. (1) Sarah NICHOLS; m. (2) Exeter 24 Nov 1782 Hannah REYNOLDS, b. Exeter 29 Jun 1758, d. ca 1816 (she cosigned a deed on 8 Jan 1816, but Oliver remarried in 1817). Oliver m. (3) N. Kingstown 21 Aug 1817 Hannah ALLEN, dau of Matthew Allen (Arnold's Vital Record of RI 17:56 makes it unclear whether the marriage occurred on this date, or the notice appeared on this date). A Matthew Allen, b. 1734, d. Dec 1799, m. Hannah Dyer, b. 1737, d. Apr 1817, bur. N. Kingstown. These might be Hannah Allen's parents. Oliver's will, dated 14 Apr 1824, was proved at Exeter 5 Nov 1827. The Oliver Arnold Cemetery, now lost, was described by Harris in 1880 as having only field stones, and being located in Exeter near the North Kingstown line. Children, all with second wife and probably b. Exeter (order of first three uncertain): [79]

  • Sarah, b. ca 1784, m. Joseph THURSTON. Sarah is not mentioned in the will of her father, dated 1824. [80]
  • Dorcas, b. ca 1786, m. Jesse GARDINER. She is called the wife of Jesse Gardiner in her father's will of 1824. [81]
  • Experience, b. ca 1788, m. Ezekiel REYNOLDS. She was not mentioned in her father's will of 1824. An Ezekiel Reynolds, son of Henry and Dorcas, was b. N. Kingstown 1787 and d. N. Kingstown 7 Mar 1868. An Ezekiel Reynolds and wife Hannah Hazard had a daughter Experience A., b. N. Kingstown 1819. Could it be that Ezekiel Reynolds named this daughter for his deceased first wife? [82]
  • Lucy, b. 14 May 1790, d. S. Kingstown 23 Apr 1866, m. Exeter 22 Dec 1814 Daniel Gardiner CHAMPLIN, b. 17 Nov 1796, d. 29 May 1831, son of Daniel Champlin. They are buried in Fernwood Cem., S. Kingstown. Seven children. [83]
  • Oliver, b. 1793, m. Dorcas PHILLIPS (see below).

Note: Oliver Sr. also had young children buried in his family cemetery, mentioned, but not named, in his will. They may have been children with his first wife.

SOURCES: Exeter Vital Records, 2:66, 276; Exeter Town Council & Probate 11:126-128, will of Oliver Arnold Sr., and 5:104-108, will of Joseph Reynolds; Exeter Land Evidence 7:415; J. N. Arnold, Vital Record of RI, 5:3:5, 17:56, 18:239; A. G. Beaman, Vital Rec RI, New Series, 3:10, 226, 8:19, 9:168; C. P. and M. A. Benns, RI Cem Rec 5:30; E. S. Arnold, Arnold Memorial, 1935, pp 135, 182; Sterling, John E. & James. E. Good, Exeter Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries, 1994, Cem A21.

(3g) Oliver Arnold, Jr.[edit]

Oliver, b. 1793, d. N. Kingstown 17 Oct 1861, was the son of Oliver Arnold (b 1750) and Hannah Reynolds (b 1758) of Exeter and N. Kingstown, RI. He m. 20 May 1813 Dorcas PHILLIPS, b. Exeter 17 Jan 1794, d. N. Kingstown 5 Jan 1852, dau of Thomas-4 Phillips (b 1770, Thomas-3, Samuel-2-1) and Lydia-5 Whitford (b 1770, John-4-3, Pasco-2-1). Oliver was given the middle initial "A" on the tombstone of his daughter Abbie F. Himes, but no other record has been found with any middle name or initial. He appears on the 1860 census for Exeter, RI , sharing a house with John and Rebecca Gardiner. Oliver's will, dated 11 Nov 1858, was proved 2 Dec 1861 in Exeter. He and Dorcas are buried in the Arnold family plot in Elm Grove Cemetery, Allenton, N. Kingstown, with several of their children. Children, all b. Exeter: [84]

  • Sarah, b. 9 Apr 1814, d. N. Kingstown 4 Feb 1902, m. Clarke Sisson GARDNER, b. Exeter 27 Jun 1812, d. N. Kingstown 1 Nov 1883, son of Benjamin and Mehitable Gardner. Clark Gardner was a carpenter. He and Sarah are buried in the Arnold family plot, Elm Grove Cem. Three children. [85]
  • Lydia, b. 1816, d. N. Kingstown 17 Jul 1896, m. John REMINGTON, b. Coventry 23 May 1814, d. N. Kingstown 8 Feb 1889, son of Daniel and Theodosia Remington. John Remington was a train conductor. He and Lydia are buried in the Arnold family plot, Elm Grove Cem. [86]
  • Joseph Reynolds, b. 9 Sep 1818, m. Hannah MAWNEY (see below).
  • Thomas P., b. 11 Mar 1821, d. 28 Jul 1825 (per tombstone) or 28 Jul 1823 per a family record. He's buried in the family plot in Elm Grove Cem. [87]
  • James Burrill, b. 1823, d. N. Kingstown 5 Mar or May 1902, m. ca 1844 his second cousin Elizabeth Susan ARNOLD, b. N. Kingstown 24 Aug 1823, d. N. Kingstown 31 Jul 1887, dau of William-7 Arnold (b 1796, Josiah-6, Joseph-5, Samuel-4...) and Elizabeth Sweet. Burrill, as he was called, m. (2) Emily (WARBURTON) Townsend, b. England 1857, d. Cranston 1936, dau of John Warburton. Burrill was for many years the division master of the Stonington Railroad, later part of the New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad Co. The family resided in N. Kingstown. He and both wives are buried in Elm Grove Cem. Children, all b. N. Kingstown of first wife: (1) Benjamin F., b. 30 Aug 1845, d. 15 Jul 1865, m. N. Kingstown 30 Nov 1862 Ann Sarah A. WEEDEN, b. 1845, dau of William S. and Elizabeth Weeden. Following Benjamin's death, Ann married in Providence 20 May 1868 Henry HUNT, b. Warwick 1838, son of Arnold and Elizabeth Hunt. Benjamin was mustered into service during the Civil War and served as a private in Capt Daniel S. Remington's Company (Co B), 7th Battle Regiment, RI Volunteers. He was mustered out of service on 13 July 1865, and while returning home fell overboard his ship in the New York Harbor between Ambury, NJ and New York City, and drowned. His daughter's claim for minors' pension gives the following description of his death: "Capt of Company Certifies that the soldier walked over boad [sic] while asleep and was drowned July 15th 1865 while enroute to Providence R.I. Was a good Soldier and a man of good habits and was in line of duty." Benjamin's military record gives a description of him: 5 feet 4 1/2 inches tall, light complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, and a laborer by occupation when he entered the service. Benjamin's widow was given a widow's pension of $8 per month plus an additional $2 per month for her daughter. The daughter's pension was raised to $8 per month on 21 May 1868, after her mother's remarriage. Benjamin has a monument in his father's plot in Elm Grove Cem., N. Kingstown. Child: Ida May, b. NK 24 Apr 1863, d. 1919, m. William Clark LANPHEAR, b. 1862, d. 1904. Ida's grandfather, James B. Arnold, was her guardian while she was still a minor. She and William are buried in her grandfather's plot in Elm Grove Cem., N. Kingstown; (2) Harriet Mandana, b. 7 Jan 1847, d. Wickford 22 April 1932, m. Daniel Congdon SWEET, b. 1840, d 1904. Mandana was a telegraph operator at the railroad station in Lafayette, RI. Her husband was an insurance agent in Wickford. They are buried in Elm Grove Cemetery; (3) James Edwin, b. 7 Dec 1859, d. S. Kingstown 17 Jun 1932, and m. ca 1882 Mary E. SMITH, b. 1862, d. 1925, dau of John Smith. James and Mary are bur. Elm Grove Cem., N. Kingstown. Child: Daisy Merton, b. N. Kingstown 20 Jan 1883, d. 1921, m. Robert S. REYNOLDS, b. 1878, d. 1941. They lived in West Haven, CT, but are bur. Elm Grove Cem., N. Kingstown, RI. [88]
  • Hannah R., b. 1826, d. E. Greenwich 15 Jun 1872, m. Daniel W. PLACE, b. E. Greenwich 30 Mar 1819, d. E. Greenwich 18 May 1897, son of Arba J. Place (b 1790) and Betsey Johnson (b 1795-6). Daniel and Hannah are buried in the E. Greenwich Cemetery, RI Hist Cem EG #38. Three children. [89]
  • Thomas Phillips, b. 20 Jun 1829, d. E. Greenwich 18 Oct 1909, m. (1) ca 1865 Amey A. CONGDON, b. W. Greenwich 20 Feb 1838, d. E. Greenwich 29 Sep 1891, dau of Stephen A. and Harriet Congdon. He m. (2) Emily E. HOOD, b. England 14 Jan 1850, d. E. Greenwich 12 Jan 1899, dau of Thomas and Eliza Hood. Thomas P. was a carpenter. The author's grandfather, Frank E. Arnold, remembered Thomas P. Arnold as being a real gentleman, always nicely dressed with a very neat house. He and both wives are buried in the Arnold family plot, Elm Grove Cem. He had two children by his first wife. [90]
  • Abigail Frances, b. 6 Mar 1832, d. N. Kingstown 21 Apr 1872, m. Javis G. HIMES, b. N. Kingstown 1 Sep 1829, d. N. Kingstown 8 Sep 1910 (tombstone says 18 Sep), son of Wilbur and Elizabeth Himes. Following Abbie's death, Javis m. Sarah Bray, b. 29 Mar 1844, d. 14 Oct 1903, dau of Andrew and Frances Bray. Abbie, Javis, and Sarah are bur. Elm Grove Cem., N. Kingstown. Known child: Florence Bell, b. Sep 1857, d. 2 Mar 1874, aged 16y 6m, bur. with parents in Elm Grove Cem. [91]
  • Alfred P., b. 1835; in the 1850 census, but nothing more known of him.

SOURCES: Mar cert of Oliver Arnold to Dorcas Phillips; Exeter Vital Records 2:122; N. Kingstown Births, Marriages, and Deaths, births 4:68, deaths 4:10, 74, 134, deaths 5:2; E. Greenwich Births, Marriages & Deaths, v.4 (deaths) pp 34, 73, 84, 88; Warwick Marriages, 1:49; Oliver Arnold Jr. family record; Exeter Town Council & Probate 15:393-4, will of Oliver Arnold Jr.; J. N. Arnold, Vital Record of RI 5:3:38; A. G. Beaman, Vital Rec of RI, New Series, 3:8, 6:12, 65, 222, 7:278, 8:14, 16-19, 23, 259, 334; Elm Grove Cem, N. Kingstown; 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Federal Censuses; 1865, 1875, 1885 RI State Censuses; G. W. Gardiner, Lafayette, Rhode Island, 1949, pp 82, 97, 141; W. R. Cutter, New England Families 3:45; B. C. MacGunnigle, East Greenwich, Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Inscriptions, 1991, p 66.

(2g) Joseph Reynolds Arnold[edit]

Joseph Reynolds Arnold, son of Oliver Arnold (b 1793) and Dorcas Phillips (b 1794) was b. Exeter 9 Sep 1818, d. Exeter 18 Mar 1893. He m. at E. Greenwich 6 Sep 1838 his second cousin, Hannah MAWNEY, b. E. Greenwich 15 May 1819, d. Exeter 3 Sep 1898, daughter of Moses5 Mawney (b 1780, Pardon4, John3, Peter2, Moses1) and Elizabeth7 Arnold (b 1791, see Josiah Arnold Family above). Joseph R. was a farmer and merchant, living in N. Kingstown and Exeter. In 1860 he appeared on the census for Exeter with wife and two sons. About 1870 he acquired a piece of land on the Ten Rod Road in Lafayette (NK) RI, and built a cottage house there, with an adjoining building as a store with tenement above, along with a barn and other buildings. He also owned a farm at the easterly foot of Exeter Hill, which he sold to Rhodes Edwards. The following obituary appeared in a Lafayette, Rhode Island newspaper in 1893: "Joseph R. Arnold, an old and highly respected citizen, died suddenly last Saturday. He was 75 years of age and always lived in this vicinity. He leaves a wife and two sons to mourn his loss. The funeral took place Tuesday, Elder Wood officiating. Joseph R. and Hannah are buried in the old Mawney Cemetery, RI Hist Cemetery E. Greenwich #60, now located on Camp Fogarty, with limited access. Children: [92]

  • son, b. 8 Aug 1839, d. 25 Aug 1839; bur. with parents.
  • daughter, b. and d. 24 Oct 1840; bur. with parents.
  • son, b. and d. 12 Jul 1844; bur. with parents.
  • Joseph Oren, b. 12 Jan 1846, d. 19 Feb 1856; bur. with parents.
  • Edwin Thomas, b. Exeter 19 Dec 1856, m. (1) Mary Frances GARDNER; m. (2) Rosalind R. ROSE (see below).
  • Frank Herbert, b. Exeter Dec 1859, d. N. Kingstown 4 Oct 1902, never married. He lived in Exeter and is buried in the family cemetery, RI Hist Cem E. Greenwich #60.

SOURCES: Mar cert of J. R. Arnold to Hannah Mawney; Exeter Deaths, v __, pp 32, 37; N. Kingstown Births, Marriages & Deaths, v 4 (deaths), p 136; RI Hist Cem EG #60; Exeter Probate 19:240-1, 437-8, wills of Joseph R. and Hannah (Mawney) Arnold; A. G. Beaman, Vital Record of RI, New Series, 6:9, 8:17, 19, 9:86; 1865 RI State Census; 1900 Federal Census; E. R. Potter, French Settlements, 1879, pp 90-98; G. W. Gardiner, Lafayette, Rhode Island, 1949, pp 116, 117, 161, 163.

(1g) Edwin Thomas Arnold[edit]

Edwin Thomas Arnold, son of Joseph Reynolds Arnold (b 1818) and Hannah Mawney (b 1819) was born at Exeter 19 Dec 1856 and died at Providence 17 Apr 1951. He married first in North Kingstown 6 May 1877 Mary Frances GARDNER, born in North Kingstown 5 May 1858, died there 13 Feb 1930, the daughter of George W. Gardner and Mary Dugan. They were divorced 5 Feb 1881. Edwin T. married second at Warwick 27 Aug 1885 Rosalind Rosebud ROSE, who was born at Hopkinton 6 April 1867 and died in Providence 15 Oct 1938, the daughter of William Green6 Rose (b 1821, George5, James4, John3, Thomas2-1) and Mary Ann Griswold3 Morrarty (b 1828, John Mikel2, Edmond Augustus1). Edwin T. was a farmer and also worked as a carpenter on railroad cars. He and Rosalind are buried in Quidnesset Cemetery, North Kingstown. Children, first two born Exeter with first wife, others born E. Greenwich with second wife: [93]

  • Irving Thomas (twin), b. 13 Jul 1879, m. Elizabeth Isabella WHITEHEAD.
  • Orrin Mawney (twin), b. 13 Jul 1879, d. Exeter 22 Jul 1895 by accidental drowning. He is buried in RI Hist Cem, EG #60.

with second wife:

  • Nella Grace, b. 1 Nov 1886, d. S. Kingstown 12 Nov 1961, never married. She is buried in her parents' family plot, Quidnesset Cem., N. Kingstown.
  • Frank Edwin, b. 7 Jun 1888, m. Elinor Pearl WATSON.
  • Joseph Ralph, b. 29 Dec 1890, m. Hope Allen ARNOLD.
  • Ernest LeMoine, b. 6 Mar 1897, m. Wickford, RI 28 Sep 1926 Ruby Estelle HULING, b. N. Kingstown 5 April 1903, daughter of Edwin Wilson-9 Huling (Erie Wilson-8, Gardiner Clarke-7, James-6, Andrew-5, Alexander-4, James-3, Alexander-2, James-1) and Mary Eliza Kenyon.

SOURCES: Mar cert of E. T. Arnold to Rosalind Rose; Div cert of E. T. Arnold to Mary F. Gardner; Exeter Births 1853-1902, p 19; N. Kingstown Marriages 4:28-29; A. G. Beaman, Vital Rec RI, New Series 8:16, 271; family Bible of William G. Rose; 1900 Federal Census; RI Hist Cem E. Greenwich #60; Quidnesset Cem, N. Kingstown; Huling Gen. by Esther L. Woodworth-Barnes.

(11g) John Gully[edit]

NEHGR 33(1879):427; 69(1915):64-9

John Gully was born c. 1510, bur. St. Andrew churchyard (then in the parish of Northover, but now in Ilchester), Somerset, England 15 Sep 1591, aged about 81 years, and m. say 1533 Alice ______, b. c. 1510, bur. St. Andrew church 11 April 1583, aged about 73. Children, born in Northover Parish (from web sources, though some are alluded to in the 1915 nehgr article by Edson S. Jones, concerning the Arnold family): [94]

  • Christian, b. c. 1534, d. 1543
  • Nicholas, b. c. 1538, d. 1559
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1540, d. 1543
  • John, b. c. 1542, buried 1559
  • Robert, b. c. 1545
  • Johanna, b. 1548, d. 30 May 1622
  • Grace, b. c. 1551, d. Ilchester, Eng. 1622
  • Alice, bapt. Northover 29 Sep 1553, d. 1596, m. Nicholas ARNOLD (see above).
  • John, b. say 1555, d. 23 Oct 1605. The older John was not necessarily dead when this child was born, as it was not uncommon during this timeframe for parents to give two children the same name.

(9g) Stukely Westcott[edit]

The place of origin of the Westcott family appears to center around the town of Affton in county Devon in England. Here the unusual combination of the surnames Stukely and Westcott appears, as does the very unusual female given name of Damaris, found in the Stukely family.[8]

Stukely Westcott first appears on a public record when he was married in St. John's Church in Yeovil, Somerset, England on 5 October 1619 to Juliann Marchante; his marriage record indicated that he was from Ilminster, a town in Somerset about twelve miles west of Yeovil.[9][10] Juliann was the daughter of John Marchante (baptized at Yeovil 8 August 1571) who was the son of John Marchante (died 1593) by his wife Eva Corninge, which couple was married in Yeovil 18 July 1568.[10] John Marchante was the same as the John Marchant who sailed with Sir Francis Drake and died in Panama in 1595.[citation needed] The baptisms of two of Stukely Westcott's children were also recorded in Yeovil: a daughter Damaris in 1620/21 and a son Samuel in 1622/23.[9][10] There is no record of where Westcott lived following the baptisms of these two children, but there is evidence that in 1635 he and his family accompanied the family of William Arnold to New England, departing from the port town of Dartmouth in county Devon. Roscoe Whitman states this as a fact, [11] based upon a memorandum made in April 1656 by Benedict Arnold, the oldest son of William Arnold, and found among old family papers.[12] The Arnold family came from the town of Ilchester, scarcely five miles north of Yeovil, and it is probable that the two families were acquainted with each other before sailing to the New World. Both families came to Providence at about the same time. The oldest daughter of Stukely Westcott, Damaris, married Benedict Arnold several years later.[13]

Once in New England, Westcott first settled in the town of Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Here he was received as an inhabitant and made a freeman in 1636.[13] In late 1637, he was granted a house lot in Salem, his family then consisting of eight members.[13] Soon tensions arose with the local authorities, and he was given a license to depart Salem in March 1638, along with several others, with the proviso that he would be summoned if not gone by a court date in May.[13] Within weeks, Westcott and his family joined Roger Williams and other settlers in establishing a new settlement on land that Williams had bought from the local Indians on the Narragansett Bay. The settlement was named Providence, and the initials S.W. for Stukely Westcott appear first on the initial deed signed by Roger Williams, followed by the initials W.A. of his future in-law William Arnold.

In 1640, Westcott signed an agreement with 38 others to form a civil government in Providence. He lived in Providence for a few years, but he was recorded as one of the inhabitants of Warwick in 1648.[13] However, he had likely gone to Warwick shortly after its establishment by Samuel Gorton in 1642, and he may have been there as early as 1643.[14] He lived in Warwick for most of the remainder of his life until the events of King Philip's War compelled him to move across the Narragansett Bay.

Stukely Westcott appears most often on the public records for Rhode Island between 1650 and 1660. He was a commissioner from Warwick during five different years and, during most of these years, he was a surveyor of highways.[13] In 1653, he had the position of assistant in the colony and was on a committee to confer with the Indians about fencing and other matters.[13] Warwick settlers had been accused of treating the Indians unfairly, and Westcott and a Mr. Smith were ordered in 1655 to gather up compensation that was due the Indians.[15] In 1660, he was the foreman of a grand inquest to look into the beating death of a local Indian.[15]

In 1655, Westcott was appointed to keep a house of entertainment, and he again received authorization in 1664 for keeping "an ordinary for entertainment" while the King's Commissioners held court in Warwick.[15] One of the highest offices held by Westcott was Deputy to the General Court which he held during 1671 when he was nearly 80 years old.[15] Within a few years, he was surrounded by the tumultuous events of King Philip's War which was the outcome of severe friction between several of the indigenous New England tribes and the English settlers. The settlement of Warwick was totally destroyed, and the aged and infirm Westcott was taken to the settlement at Portsmouth on Aquidneck Island to the house of his grandson Caleb Arnold, the son of Governor Benedict Arnold.[16] On 12 January 1677, he knew that the end of his life was near, and he drafted a will under the direction of his grandson. He did not sign it, however, expecting his sons to arrive from Prudence Island the next day. He died before they could get to his side, however, and the will was never signed.[15] It was not until 20 years after his death that the will was approved and recorded into the town records.[15] Shortly after his death, his remains were carried back to Warwick where he was buried by his wife on their old homestead.[16] The location of the homestead has been determined, and in 1935 a society of Westcott descendants placed a memorial plaque there, commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Westcott's arrival in New England. [95]

Stukely and Juliann Westcott had six children, but a baptismal record has only been found for the first two.

  • Damaris, baptized at Yeovil 27 Jan 1620/21, living in 1678, m. Providence, Rhode Island 17 Dec 1640 Benedict Arnold, the son of William Arnold and Christian Peak. The couple had nine children. Damaris is buried with her husband in the Governor Arnold Burying Ground on Pelham Street in Newport, Rhode Island, her grave being marked with an uninscribed slab. [96]
  • Samuel was baptized at Yeovil on 31 March 1622, but he probably died before adulthood.
  • Robert, b. say 1624, d. c. 1676, m. c. 1663 Catharine Rathburn and they had six children born from 1664 to 1674. Robert was likely an adult on 5 June 1648 when recorded as an inhabitant of Warwick, Rhode Island. He was a Warwick Freeman in 1655, and was suspended as a commissioner there on 3 Aug 1659. He moved from Warwick to Kingstown, where he took the oath of allegiance on 20 May 1671. He had the title of lieutenant in 1671, and was killed during King Philip's War. Following Robert's death, Catharine m. (2) 10 April 1678 James Hazleton.
  • Amos, b. c. 1630, d. 1685, m. 13 July 1667 Sarah Stafford, b. c. 1647, d. 1659, the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Stafford. He m. (2) 9 June 1670 Deborah Stafford, b. 1651, d. 1706, the sister of Sarah. In a testimony on 12 April 1685 he called himself aged 54, but he was listed as a Warwick inhabitant on 5 June 1648, so should have been an adult by then. He had one child with his first wife and five with his second.
  • Jeremiah, b. say 1632, d. 1686, m. 27 July 1665 Eleanor England, b. say 1645, d. 1686, daughter of William and Elizabeth England. They had eight children born from 1666 to 1684.[17][9]
  • Mercy, b. say 1640, d. 25 March 1700, m. c. 1660 Samuel Stafford, b. 1636, d. 20 March 1718, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Stafford, and the couple had nine children born from 1661 to 1682.

(11g) John Marchant[edit]

Westcott Gen (1939):7

John Marchant, b. say 1545, d. 1593, m. Yeovil, Somerset, England 18 July 1568 Eva COMINGE, b. say 1548, liv. 1571. Child:

  • John, bapt. Yeovil 8 Aug 1571, m. Marie MUNTAGUE (see below).

(10g) John Marchante[edit]

Westcott Gen (1939):7; WikiTree website, citing parish registers which I do not have access to

John Marchant was bapt. Yeovil, Somerset, England 8 Aug 1571, bur. there 7 Jan 1612[/3?]. A John Marchant m. Stoke St. Gregory, Somerset 12 May 1589 Marie MUNTAGUE, but this would make him aged 17 when married--highly unusual, and likely not him who married in 1589. Children:

  • Julian, "daughter of John Marchant (no mother's name)" was bapt. Stoke St. Gregory 9 Nov 1595, m. Stukeley WESTCOTT (see above).
  • Rachel, bapt. Stoke St. Gregory 26 June 1603.
  • Joan, bapt. Stoke St. Gregory 25 Oct 1605, m. St. John, Yeovil, Somerset 1 Aug 1625 George HARRIS.

(10g) Nicholas Wilbore, Jr.[edit]

NEHGR 113(1959):98-99

Nicholas, the son of an earlier Nicholas Wilbore, was of Braintree and Sible Hedingham, Essex, England, where he was buried 11 Sep 1611. He m. (1) Mary PLUME, bapt. Great Yeldham, Essex 9 Oct 1566, d. by 1597, the daughter of Robert Plume and Elizabeth Purchas; m. (2) by 1597 when she is named in the Court of Chancery, Elizabeth (THICKINES) Harrington, d. 1624, the widow of Robert Harrington, vicar of of Sible Hedingham, who was buried there 10 Aug 1594. Robert Harrington had married Elizabeth Thickines in Black Nosley, Essex, 1 May 1581. The will of Elizabeth, wife of Nicholas Wilbore, was dated 12 May 1619, and proved in Braintree 21 March 1624, naming, without surnames, sons Edmund, Robert, and Samuel, son John Harrington, and daughter Elizabeth Wutton, wife of John Wutton. It turns out that Edmund and Robert were Harringtons, and Samuel was the only Wilbore. The case that this Nicholas and wife Elizabeth were the parents of Samuel Wilbore of New England is not strong, and Anderson, the Great Migration, does not name the parents of Samuel likely for this reason.

Children of Nicholas Wilbore and Mary Plume:

  • Robert
  • Mary, m. William LUKYN of Mashbury, Essex
  • Elizabeth, m. Great Yeldham 12 April 1609 John HARVEY of G.Y.
  • Nicholas, d. 1644, m. Frances _______. His will was dated 2 Aug 1638 and proved 17 April 1644

Child of Nicholas Wilbore and Elizabeth Thickines:

  • Samuel, b. c. 1597, m. Ann SMITH

Children of Robert Harrington and Elizabeth Thickines:

  • Edmund
  • Robert
  • John
  • Elizabeth, m. John WUTTON

(9g) Samuel Wilbore, Sr.[edit]

GDRI; NEHGR 112(1958):108-118,184-190,250-257; 113(1959):55-58,94-104; TAG 59(1983):224-230; GMB (1995)3:1986-1988

Samuel Wilbore (Wilbur in later generations) was born c. 1597, d. Boston, Mass. 29 Sep 1656 and m. (1) Sible Hedingham, Essex, England 13 Jan 1619/20 Ann SMITH, b. c. 1600, living in 1633, but dead by 1645; m. (2) Elizabeth, the widow of Thomas Lechford. Samuel was a freeman in Boston on 4 March 1633, and was admitted to the church there, with his wife Ann, on 1 Dec 1633. On 10 Nov 1634 he was Assessor of Taxes. During the Antinomian Controversy, Wilbore sided with Ann Hutchinson and John Wheelwright, as did most of the members of the Boston church. After signing a petition in favor of Wheelwright, he and many others were disarmed on 20 Nov 1637, and he subsequently joined the group that would settle Aquidneck Island in the Narragansett Bay. On 7 March 1638 he was among those who signed the Portsmouth Compact to establish a the town of Portsmouth and a government on the island. On 13 May 1638 he was present at a general meeting in the new settlement. The following month he was clerk of the Train Band, and later served as Constable. Having second thoughts about leaving Boston, on 16 May 1639 he repudiated his signature to the Wheelwright petition, though he remained in Portsmouth for the time being. On 16 March 1641 he was made a Portsmouth freeman, and in 1644 was a Sergeant. Having settled his differences with the Massachusetts government, he returned to Boston with his second wife, Elizabeth, and they were received into church membership there on 29 Nov 1645. On 2 May 1648 he made a deposition stating that when he married the widow of Thomas Lechford he never received anything of the estate, not even his wife's apparel. Wilbore had property in both Boston and at Taunton in the Plymouth Colony. He called himself of Taunton in his will, dated 30 April 1656, and proved six months later on 1 November, with wife Elizabeth and son Shadrach as executors. He bequeathed land in Rhode Island to son Samuel, and debts from Richard Smith the eldest; to son Joseph land in Taunton where he lives; to youngest son Shadrach house and land in Taunton; other small bequests to Robert Blatt of Boston; goodman Blasko; inventory 282 pounds and change. Children, all with first wife and all baptized at Sible Hedingham, Essex, England:

  • Samuel, bapt. 10 April 1622, m. Hannah PORTER, daughter of John Porter and Margaret (Lang?)
  • Arthur, bapt. 28 Dec 1623, buried Sible Hedingham 2 Sep 1624
  • William, bapt. 27 Aug 1626, buried Sible Hedingham 28 Jan 1626/7
  • Joseph, bapt 28 Feb 1629/30, d. 1691, m. c. 1651 Elizabeth FARWELL d. 9 Nov 1670, the daughter of Henry Farwell and Olive Welby. They lived in Taunton, in the Plymouth Colony, where Joseph served on a Grand Jury several times, was Constable and also Surveyor of Highways. His will, dated 1 April 1690 and proved 18 Nov 1691, left to his daughter Anna Wilbur, and to several of his nephews and nieces, children of his brother Shadrach. Anna's birth was recorded as 7 May 1672, which means that she was born of a second wife, if the first wife's death date is correct.
  • Shadrach, bapt. 6 Sep 1631, d. 1698, m. (1) c. 1659 Mary DEANE, b. c. 1638, daughter of Walter Deane; m. (2) Taunton, Mass. 13 Sep 1692 Ann (BASS) Paine, daughter of Samuel Bass and widow of Stephen Paine. This family lived in Taunton where Shadrach was Town Clerk for 35 years. On 27 Oct 1685 he was licensed to sell strong drink by the gallon, provided he didn't sell it to anyone who would abuse it. During the govenernment under Edward Andros, Shadrach was arrested and imprisoned for "seditious writing" etc. His will, dated 12 Sep 1696, was proved 1 March 1698. He had ten children, born c. 1660 to 1683, all with first wife.

(8g) Samuel Wilbur, Jr.[edit]

Wilbur genealogy (1907) [97] Forman genealogy (see p 69): [98]

Samuel, the son of Samuel Wilbore and his wife Ann, was baptized at Sible Hedingham, Essex, England 10 April 1622, d. Taunton, Mass. 1697 (per B. F. Wilbur, but justification found), and m. c. 1645 Hannah PORTER, b. say 1625, d. 6 April 1722, the daughter of John and Margaret Porter. The death year of Samuel is given by Benjamin Franklin Wilbur in his 1958 article on the family in the NEHGR, but is given with no reason. Samuel sailed with his parents from England about 1633, and then came with them from Boston to Portsmouth, Rhode Island in 1638. B. F. Wilbur offers that the ship who brought him may have been the Griffin, which brought Rev. John Cotton, but most of whose passengers are not known. Samuel appears on the list of Portsmouth freemen in 1655, and thereafter became very active in the affairs of the colony. He served as juryman, Commissioner, Deputy, and for several years as an Assistant (magistrate). On 20 Jan 1657 he and his father-in-law, John Porter, were two of the original five men who made a large purchase of land in the Narragansett country (west of the Narragansett Bay) known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. This purchase would later become the town of South Kingstown. On 29 Sep 1662 he and others were complained of by Ninecraft and other Indians for pretending title to lands at Point Judith. On 14 Oct 1671 he deeded 500 acres to his daughter Hannah, wife of Latham Clarke, and in the deed mentioned his son-in-law Caleb Arnold. He was titled Captain in 1676, on the eve of King Phillip's War, and on 24 Aug 1676 he was a member of the Court Martial held at Newport for the trial of certain Indians who were involved in the war. His will, dated 21 Aug 1678, was proved long after his death, on 7 Nov 1710. On 9 April 1722, administration of the estate of widow Hannah Wilbur was given to Josiah Arnold, a son of her son Caleb Arnold. Children of Samuel and Hannah (Note: it is problematical that only one or possibly two children were born in the roughly 16 year gap between Hannah and Elizabeth. This would normally suggest children of two different marriages, but there is no suggestion in the records that this might be so): [99]

  • Abigail, b. c. 1646, m. 1666 Caleb ARNOLD; their son Samuel Arnold was named in her father's 1678 will
  • Hannah, b. say 1648, d. c. 1697, m. c. 1667 Latham CLARKE, b. 1645, d. Portsmouth 1 Aug 1719, the son of Jeremiah Clarke and Frances Dungan.; their son Latham was named in her father's 1678 will. Following Hannah's death, Latham m. (2) 20 Sep 1698 the widow Anne (COLLINS) Newbury. Anne had m. (1) 13 April 1675 Walter Newbury, b. 1648, d. 6 Aug 1697, with whom she had eleven children. The family lived in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. In his will, dated 31 Dec 1714, and proved at Portsmouth 10 Aug 1719, Latham was called yeoman of Portsmouth, and the instrument named wife Anne; sons Samuel and William Clarke; daughters Abigail, wife of Samuel Thurston; Elizabeth, wife of John Stanton; Mary, wife of Joseph Fry; and Amie, wife of William Wood (RIGR 3(4):363). Hannah and Latham had nine children altogether, born 1668 to c. 1690. A Find-a-grave memorial has been created for Latham without a cemetery. [100] [101]
  • John, b. say 1650, was executor of his father's will in 1678
  • Elizabeth, b. 1664 (age 73 in March 1738), living in Jan 1742/3, m. Portsmouth, RI 9 Feb 1680/1 (VRRI) Morris FREELOVE, b. say 1655, d. Freetown, Mass. 30 Nov 1742. The will of Morris, dated 13 June 1740 and probated 19 April 1742, names wife Elizabeth; sons Samuel and Thomas (deceased); daughters Rebeccah Burrington (eldest daughter), iwfe of William Burrington, Abigail (2nd dau), wife of John Burrington; Hannah Borman (3rd dau), and Mary Brownel, deceased, youngest daughter; grandsons Thomas and John Freelove, son of son Thomas, deceased; grandson William Brownel, son of daughter Mary Brownel, deceased; granddaughter Sarah Soul; grandson John Freelove to be exec.; son in law Capt John Burrington of Portsmouth, RI and Samuel Forman (likely the son of Elizabeth's sister, Mary, who lived in Portsmouth) to be overseers. On 4 Jan 1742/3 widow Elizabeth Freelove resigned all her rights to land in Freetown.
  • Mary, b. 1666, d. 13 March 1728 in her 62nd year, called Mary Wilbur in her father's 1678 will; m. c. 1685 Samuel FORMAN, b. 1663, d. 13 Oct 1740 in his 78th year, the son of Aaron and Dorothy Forman. Samuel was likely born at Hempstead, Long Island, and moved with his parents to Oyster Bay when still young. As a young man he moved to Monmouth County, New Jersey with his brothers Thomas and Alexander, and on 29 Nov 1695 he was commissioned the high sheriff of Monmouth County by Governor Andrew Hamilton. Samuel deeded land to his son Aaron in 1719, and in a deed dated 16 Jan 1725, Samuel Forman "late High Sheriff of Monmouth Co." conveyed certain lands in that county to his son Captain John Forman. He and Mary had nine children born 1686 to 1706. Mary and Samuel are buried in the Wikoff's Hill Cemetery, Freehold Twp, New Jersey, but their gravestones, still extant in 1896, are now gone. [102]
  • Rebecca, b. c. 1668, d. 18 March 1728 (RIGR 20:2), m. c. 1688 (but before 25 Feb 1688/9) William BROWNING, b. Portsmouth, RI c. 1657, d. S. Kingstown, RI Jan 1730/1, the son of Nathaniel Browning and Sarah Freeborn of Portsmouth. Following Rebecca's death, William m. (2) c. 1729 Sarah _______, named in his 1730/1 will. In 1684 William was a Portsmouth freeman, and on 19 March 1685 he exchanged land with his brother-in-law, Thomas Manchester, Jr. On 25 Feb 1688/9 he sold 20 acres to Robert Fish for 70 pounds, being land given by deed of his grandfather William Freeborn. His wife Rebecca and uncle Gideon Freeborn also signed the deed. His will, dated 12 Jan 1730/1, was proved four weeks later in S. Kingstown on 8 Feb 1730/1 naming wife Sarah; sons Samuel, William, and John; daughter Sarah; and deceased daughter Hannah Knowles's two children, Rebecca and Hannah. Rebecca and William had five known children born 1688/9 to 1696. [103]
  • daughter, b. say 1670, m. Samuel CLARKE of Newport. I have seen no document that indicates that this is so, but Beaman, in his article in the RIGR, simply states that their daughter Mercy (or Mary) married Samuel Browning.

(9g) John Porter[edit]

GDRI(1887):155; GMB (1995)3:1501-4; TAG 73(1998):176-80 (Sarah (Odding) Sherman)--see Odding folder

John Porter, born say 1600, but perhaps earlier based on the age of his wife, living in 1674, m. (1) say 1624 the widow Margaret Odding, born c. 1590, living in 1665, and m. (2) by 1671 Herodias (LONG) (Hicks) Gardiner, who left her common-law husband, George Gardiner of Newport, RI. Margaret was the widow of William Oddyn, a weaver, b. say 1585, d. Braintree, Essex, England 1612. The ship on which Porter arrived in New England is not of record, but he settled in Roxbury, Mass., and was member #74 among those who arrived in 1633, and his wife Margaret was member #75. He became a Massachusetts Bay freeman on 5 Nov 1633. Porter soon moved from Roxbury to Boston, and during the Antinomian Controversy, he, like most members of the Boston Church, sided with Anne Hutchinson and John Wheelwright, and after signing a petition in support of Wheelwright, he and others were ordered to turn in all their weapons or else be apprehended. As a result of these draconian measures, he and 18 others signed the Portsmouth Compact, dated 7 March 1638, to form a new government on Aquidneck Island in the Narragansett Bay. On 13 May 1638 he was present at a general meeting in Portsmouth. Here he became a magistrate almost immediately, and served as Assistant for several years from 1640 to 1664. In 1655 his name appears on a list of Portsmouth freemen. On 20 Jan 1657, Porter, his son-in-law Samuel Wilbur, and three others bought a large tract of land of the Indians called the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. This land later largely became the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. He was a Portsmouth Commissioner from 1658 to 1661, but soon after that moved to his land in the Narragansett country and became interested in the common-law wife of George Gardiner of Newport, essentially abandoning his wife Margaret. On 3 May 1665, Margaret petitioned the Kingstown Assembly complaining that her husband did not give her suitable care, that he was gone from her, and that he left her in a necessitous state being dependent upon her children for maintenance (her children were Sarah (Odding) Sherman, the wife of Philip Sherman and Hannah (Porter) Wilbur, the wife of Samuel Wilbur). The court, "being satisfied that the complaints are true, and having a deep sense upon their hearts of this sad condition which this poor ancient matron is by this means reduced into--enacted that all estate real and personal of John Porter in this jurisdiction is secured, &c. until he hath settled a competent estate upon his aged wife." (GDRI) Less than two months later, on 27 June 1665, Porter was released from the restraint, having settled with his wife for life "such an estate as doth fully satisfy her." (GDRI). His wife had likely died by 1 Jan 1672[/2?] when his new wife, Horod (Herodias), signed a deed with him. For details on the marital entanglements of John Porter and Herodias, see her article. Porter was still living on 25 April 1674 when he was involved in a land transaction.

Only known child of John Porter, with wife Margaret:

  • Hannah, b. say 1625, m. Samuel WILBUR, Jr. Anderson in the GMB (p 1503) gives Hannah's birth as about 1630 and marriage about 1650. However, Hannah's daughter, Abigail, was married to Caleb Arnold in 1666, therefore, it seems more probable that Abigail was born closer to 1645 rather than say 1651, and therefore Abigail's mother, Hannah, was likely born closer to 1625. This would make John Porter's birth closer to 1600, rather than as late as 1608 as proposed by Anderson.

Child of Margaret with her first husband, William ODDING (or Oddyn):

  • Sarah, b. likely in Braintree, Essex, England c. 1611, living in 1681, m. c. 1633 Philip SHERMAN, b. 1610, d. 1687

(10g) Thomas Sheffield[edit]

Thomas Sheffield, b. c. 1545, was buried St. Peter's, Sudbury, Suffolk, England 29 June 1598, and m. Sudbury c. 1575 Ann HODSOLL, b. Sudbury c. 1554 and buried there 6 Oct 162_, the daughter of John Hodsoll (1534-1618) and Faith Thomas (b. 1538). Thomas was a lastmaker, a last being a wooden molding of a foot around which footwear can be made. Children of Thomas and Ann, born Sudbury: [104]

  • Edmund, b. say 1580, d. Ballingdon, Sudbury 10 December 1630, m. Thomazine _______, b. Sudbury c. 1586, living 3 September 1632.
  • George, b. say 1585, d. 1672, m. Mary _______. George's will was dated 10 July 1671 and proved 12 March 1671/2. He had two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary.
  • Edward, b. say 1590, d. Sudbury 1621.

The above material from the Find-a-grave memorial which cites many records

(9g) Edmund Sheffield[edit]

NEHGR 77(1923):190-194

Edmund Sheffield, the son of Thomas Sheffield and Ann Hodsoll, was born say 1580, d. 1630, m. c. 1607 Thomasin _______, b. say 1590. The family lived in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, where all of the known children were baptized. Administration of the estate of Edmund Sheffield was given to his son Humphrey on 4 Jan 1630/1. On 3 Sep 1632, Thomasine Sheffield, widow, was "presented" for not going to her parish church of All Saints. Children, first four baptized at All Saints Parish, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, and last two baptized at the Parish of St. Peter in Sudbury: [105]

  • Humphrey, bapt. 30 Nov 1608
  • Thomasine, bapt. 17 July 1610
  • Edmund, bapt. 16 Aug 1612, d. Braintree, Mass. 13 Oct 1705, "being about 90 years," m. (1) in England ____________, who probably died in England; m. (2) Roxbury, Mass. 17 April 1644 Mary WOODIE, d. Braintree 30 March 1662, daughter of Richard Woodie; and m. (3) Braintree 5 Sep 1662 Sarah (BEALE) Marsh, d. Braintree 9 Nov 1710 "aged about 84 years," the widow of Thomas Marsh and daughter of John Beale of Hingham, Mass. Edmund is undoubtedly the "Edward" Sheffield who was presented (in Sudbury) for not attening his parish church of All Saints on 18 Jan 1633/4. He was married and had a daughter, Elizabeth, bapt. All Saint's Parish, Sudbury 12 March 1635/6, but she likely died young since no record of her has been found in New England. Edmund probably immigrated to New England in the early 1640s, and was admitted a freeman at Roxbury, Mass. 29 May 1644. He then moved within a year or two to Braintree where he spent the remainder of his life. Edmund had nine children with his first wife, and three move with the second.
  • William, bapt. 15 Nov 1619, d. Sherborn, Mass. 6 Dec 1700, m. c. 1659 Mary [WEBB, per FAG memorial], b. 1636, d. Sherborn 31 Oct 1714, aged 78. He was of Dover, NH 1658, Braintree 1660, Holliston 1673, and Sherborn, Mass. 1686. He and his brother Edmund bought, prior to 1672, a parcel of land of Lt. Joshua Fisher of Dedham, Mass. at Chabboquasset, in what later became Sherborn. In his will, dated 14 Oct 1698 and proved at Cambridge, Mass. 24 March 1700/1, he mentions his house in Boston. He and Mary had 12 children born 1660 to c. 1685. [106]
  • Amos, bapt. Dec 1627, d. Braintree, Mass. 31 Dec 1708.
  • Ichabod, bapt. 23 Dec 1630, of Portsmouth, RI 1648, Dover, NH 1658, then back to RI (see below).

(8g) Ichabod Sheffield[edit]

NEHGR 104(1950)3-14

Ichabod, the son of Edmund and Thomazin Sheffield of Sudbury, Suffolk, England, was babtized at St. Peter's in Sudbury 23 Dec 1630, and d. Newport, Rhode Island 4 Feb 1712. He m. Portsmouth, RI 1660 Mary PARKER, b. say 1640, the daughter of George and Frances Parker. Ichabod was a freeman at Portsmouth 10 July 1648, bing shy of his 18th birthday, so he may have looked older than his age and gotten by with an exagerated age. In 1658 he was in Dover, NH with his brother William, and was taxed there, but soon returned to Rhode Island. On 25 April 1666 he was on a petit jury in Portsmouth, and on 3 June 1672 was chosen Constable there. In 1680 he was taxed 5s 6d, a very small amount, and on 13 Feb 1689/90 he was elected Deputy from Portsmouth to the General Assembly at Newport. His land was in the central part of Portsmouth, midway between the Middle and West Roads, and considerably south of Meeting House Lane. Though he was always a resident of Portsmouth, late in life he likely moved to the home of his son Nathaniel, and died there. He was buried in the Clifton Burying Ground in Newport, next to Nathaniel, and Moriarty references his gravestone in 1950, but his gravestone apparently has not survived, as I did not find it in 2013, and no picture has been produced for Find-a-grave, though there is considerable interest in this family. The stones for Nathaniel and many members of his family are extant as of 2008. Children, b. Portsmouth: [107]

  • Joseph, b. 22 Aug 1661, m. Mary SHERRIFF
  • Mary, b. 30 April 1664
  • Nathaniel, b. 18 April 1667, d. 12 Nov 1729, m. (1) c. 1691 Mary CHAMBERLAIN, b. 1672, d. 3 Oct 1707, the daughter of William Chamberlain of Hull, Mass.; m. (2) c. 1708 Catharine (CLARK) Gould, b. 6 Sep 1671, d. 25 Jan 1752, the widow of James Gould, and daughter of Gov. Walter Clark and Hannah Scott of Newport. He was a Newport Deputy for several years from 1699 to 1718, titled Captain in 1702, and was the General Treasurer of Rhode Island from 1705 to 1708. From 1710 to 1716 he was Major for the island, and from 1713 to 1714 was an Assistant. Nathaniel had five children with his first wife. Nathaniel, his two wives, and three of his children are all buried in the Clifton Cemetery in Newport. [108] [109]
  • Ichabod, b. 6 March 1670, d. 1736, m. 27 Dec 1694 Elizabeth MANCHESTER, b. say 1675, died by 1729, the daughter of William Manchester and Mary Cook of Tiverton. He was on a Coroner's Jury in Portsmouth 25 Aug 1692 and again on 9 Mary 1697. He later moved to Kingstowne where he was lieutenant of the Kingstowne company in Feb 1714, and Justice of the Peace June 1717. He was also the S. Kingstown treasurer. Ichabod's will, dated 17 Sep 1729 and proved 4 June 1736, named no wife, but named several sons and daughters. He and Elizabeth had six known children.
  • Amos, b. 25 June 1673, d. 1710, m. (1) 5 March 1696 Anne PEARCE, b. 14 Feb 1674, d. 27 Nov 1706, daughter of John Pearce and Mary Tallman; m. (2) 22 Dec 1708 Sarah DAVIS, daughter of Aaron and Mary Davis. Amos was a blacksmith, and an inhabitant of Tiverton, RI when the town was organized on 2 March 1691/2. He held the offices of Assessor, Selectman, and Town Treasurer prior to his death. He served as captain of the Tiverton company, and later as captain with the Massachusetts forces in the expedition against the French at Cape Breton, and he died on the expedition. His will, dated 17 April 1707 (before his remarriage) names no wife, but names his father-in-law John Pearce and his wife Mary, his son John, and several daughters. Amos had four children with first wife, born 1697 to 1704, and a son Aaron with second wife, born 1709.

(7g) Joseph Sheffield[edit]

NEHGR 104(1950):5

Joseph was born Portsmouth, RI 22 Aug 1661, d. Feb 1706, the son of Ichabod Sheffield and Mary Parker of Newport, Rhode Island. He was married 12 Feb 1684/5 to Mary Sherriff, b. c. 1664, living March 1718/9, the daughter of Thomas and Martha Sherriff of Newport. He was an inhabitant of Portsmouth in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and held a number of important offices within the colony, including Deputy, Assistant and Attorney General. He was a Portsmouth freeman on 14:6:1683 (14 Aug 1683) He is most noted for being selected as Rhode Island's agent to England on two occasions, but never appears to have served in that role due to the indecision of the General Assembly. He played a prominent role in the affairs of the colony during an extremely turbulent time, when Rhode Island was threatened with losing its charter due to "irregularities" perceived by the English Board of Trade. Joseph's will was dated 3 Feb 1706, and proved 15 days later. In it he made bequests to son Joseph, land; daughter Mary Sheffield, sons Benjamin, Edmond, and William; daughter Elizabeth Sheffield; executors were wife Mary and brother Nathaniel. Mary was living on 17 March 1718/9 when named in the will of her sister, Elizabeth (Sheriff) Carter, a widow of Portsmouth. Children, all born in Portsmouth: [110]

  • Joseph, b. 2 Nov 1685, d. 30 May 1732, in father's 1706 will. He, of Portsmouth, m. in Kingstown, RI 27 Jan 1708 Mary EARLE of Freetown, b. there 24 Oct 1693, the daughter of Ralph Earle and Mary (Carr) Hicks of Freetown, Bristol Co., Mass. The birth records of Mary and her siblings in the Freetown records are interesting--they are all based on their ages in 1701. Thus, Mary's birth is given thusly "she will be 8 years old on 24 Oct (1701)". Her age at marriage, 14, is quite young, even for that day. In his death notice, Joseph was called "Dr. Joseph Sheffield of Narragansett." They had six or seven children born 1711 to 1719. This suggests that Mary may have died shortly after the birth of the last child. [111] [112]
  • Mary, b 8 Nov 1687, called Mary Sheffield in father's 1706 will. She m. 1708 Samuel Arnold, the son of Caleb Arnold and Abigail Wilbur of Portsmouth, and they moved across the bay to Kingstowne.
  • Elizabeth, b. 15 Feb 1688/9, died Portsmouth 11 July 1689.
  • Benjamin, b. 18 June 1691, in father's 1706 will. Capt Benjamin Sheffield m. Elizabeth _______ and became a freeman in Kingstown on 3 May 1720, and then moved to Jamestown. He was a deputy from there in May 1738. One known child, Benjamin, b. 6 June 1727; perhaps others. Because the name is so uncommon in Rhode Island, he may also very well be the Benjamin Sheffield who married Damaris (ARNOLD) Cary Northup, b. Jamestown 30 Dec 1680, d. 1764, the daughter of Oliver Arnold and Phebe Cook of Jamestown, and granddaughter of Governor Benedict Arnold and Damaris Westcott. She had married first John Cary, b. Bridgewater, Mass 9 Dec 1674, d. c. 1709, the son of Deacon John Cary and Abigail Peniman, and married second c. 1712 Stephen Northup III (c. 1685-1715), the son of Stephen Northup, Jr. and Mary Thomas. Damaris's will was dated 15 Feb 1764 and recorded 25 June 1764
  • Edmund, b. 5 April 1694, d. Newport, RI 30 Nov 1764 in his 73rd year, was ment. in father's 1706 will. He m. Kingstown, RI 5 April 1719 Sarah Gardner, b. 18 March 1698, living 1759, the daughter of Nicholas Gardner and Hannah Palmer. Edmund was a housewright, and moved to the Narragansett lands given by his father, settling in the part of Kingstown that became South Kingstown. He was living with wife Sarah in N. Kingstown by 23 Sep 1728, and in 1732 was received as a freeman there. He and wife Sarah witnessed a deed in N. Kingstown dated 23 Aug 1742, between Joseph Arnold and Benjamin Mory. (RIGR 4(3):243) When Exeter was set off from N. Kingstown in 1742, he became a citizen of that town, and was a member of the first town council there on 22 March 1742/3. He was called a yeoman of Exeter on 3 April 1744 when he deeded 40 acres of land there to his son Ezekiel for love. (RIGR 4(3):242) By 1747 he was living in S. Kingstown again, but in 1750 he bought 700 acres of land in New Shoreham (Block Island). He resided there the remainder of his life. His will, dated 9 July 1759, was proved 24 Dec 1764, and names wife Sarah and several children. He died while on a visit to Newport, and was buried there. [113]
  • William, b. 30 March 1696, in father's 1706 will, perhaps m. Hannah _______.
  • Elizabeth, b. 1 June 1698, living 7 Jan 1774 when named in husband's will. Elizabeth was named in her father's 1706 will. She m. in Kingstown, RI 17 Oct 1717 Joseph Wait, b. Kingstown 27 April 1697, d. Exeter, RI 1776, the son of Samuel Wait and Alice Wightman of Kingstown and Exeter, RI. Joseph's will was dated 7 Jan 1774 and proved in Exeter 8 July 1776. He and Elizabeth had ten children born 1718 to about 1737. Their daughter Margaret likely married John Gifford, son of Yelverton Gifford of N. Kingstown. [114]

(9g) George Parker[edit]

GDRI(1887):143; GM 5(2007):363-4

George Parker, born say 1610, d. 1656, m. say 1637 Frances _______, b. say 1615, living in 1669. George was at Portsmouth, RI, in 1638. He may be the George Parker, son of George, who was baptized at Margate, Kent, England in March 1612. Also of note is that a George Parker, carpenter, aged 23, came to New England aboard the ship Elizabeth and Ann from London on 11 May 1634. However, this George Parker of Portsmouth is never identified as a carpenter, and in 1651 was called a water bailiff and town sergeant at Portsmouth. A George Parker, carpenter, was in Maine in the 1640s, and died there in the 1690s. On 15 Sep 1638 the subject George Parker and seven others were summoned to appear for a "riot of drunkeness" committed on 13 Sep, and ordered to pay 5 shillings and "sit till evening in the stocks." He was a Portsmouth freeman on 16 March 1651, a sergeant two years later, and a general sergeant there from 1655 to 1656. While Austin gives his death year as 1656, he does not indicate why this is so. Following his death, Frances m. (2) Nicholas Brown, who was another founding settler of Portsmouth in 1638. Frances was living on 28 Dec 1669 when named Frances Brown in a deed of her son Joseph Parker. Children of George and Frances:

  • Joseph, b. say 1638, d. 18 Oct 1684 (in Shrewsbury, NJ?), m. c. 1674 Margaret _______, b. say 1654, d. 6 Jan 1684 [1683/4?]. In a 1669 deed, he called himself the oldest son of George Parker, and mentioned his mother Frances Brown. He was a Portsmouth freeman in 1668 and made land transactions there in 1669. Austin calls him a Justice from 1676 to 1679, but does not say whether in Portsmouth, or in Shrewsbury, NJ. He was a commissioner to lay out highways in 1682 and a member of the legislature in 1683, but Austin doesn't say where. In May 1685, administration of his estate was given to Jedediah Allen. Joseph and Margaret had four children born (where?) from 1675 to 1681.
  • Mary, b. c. 1640, m. 1660 Ichabod SHEFFIELD (see above).
  • Peter, b. say 1642, m. say 1662 Sarah COOK, daughter of Thomas Cook. In October 1664, a petition by Sarah to the General Assembly requesting a release from her husband was postponed to the next assembly. Peter was in Shrewsbury, NJ in 1667 where he held the office of constable for many years. Austin gives him three children.

(8g) Thomas Sheriff[edit]

GDRI(1887):177-178

Thomas Sheriff, born say 1615, d. 29 May 1675, m. c. 1648 Martha _______, b. say 1628, living in 1691. Following the death of Sheriff, Martha m. (2) c. 1675 Thomas Hazard, b. 1610, living in 1680; and m. (3) by 1691 Lewis Hughes. Thomas Sheriff was first of Plymouth where on 7 Dec 1641 he and William Brown complained against James Laxford for trespass. On 10 Dec 1666 he was in Portsmouth, RI when he deeded to Thomas Hazard in an exchange of land. The nature of the deed suggests a fairly close relationship between Sherriff and Hazard. Thomas Sheriff's inventory was dated 11 June 1675, amounting to 318 pounds. It appears that shortly after the death of Thomas that his widow Martha married Thomas Hazard. Hazard then made a declaration that "I...Thomas Hazard do take the said Martha Sheriff for her own person without having anything to do with her estate or with anything that is hers..." On 22 March 1691 Martha, the wife of Lewis Hues, made an agreement with her son, John Shrieff. In this document she states "Lewis Hues was lawfully married to his above named wife Martha, took an occasion privately to go away within six or seven weeks after he was married, taking away great part of her estate that was hers in her former husband's time. She now surrenders all her estate real and personal to her son John...[except for a provision to her daughter Susanna Sheriff]". The children of Thomas and Martha Sheriff, many named in the will of daughter Elizabeth, were:

  • Thomas, b. 2 Sep 1649, not mentioned in the 1719 will of his sister Elizabeth.
  • Elizabeth, b. say 1652, d. 5 June 1719, m. Edward CARTER who was dead by 1719. Elizabeth's will was dated 17 March 1718/9 and proved 5 July 1719, naming her living siblings and some nieces and nephews.
  • Caleb, b. say 1654, d. Burlington Co., New Jersey 1741, m. c. 1682 (oldest dau. m. 1704) Sarah ARESON, b. c. 1662, the daughter of Diedrich Areson of of Long Island. Unlike his other living siblings, he is not mentioned in the 1719 will of his sister Elizabeth, perhaps because he moved away to another colony. Hi likely left Rhode Island for New Jersey around the time of his marriage, about 1680, and was a member of the Society of Friends (Quaker) there. His will was dated 5 April 1735. Caleb and Sarah had ten children, born likely in Burlington Co., NJ from c. 1684 to 1706
  • John, b. say 1657, d. 14 Oct 1739, m. Aug 1686 Jane HAVENS, b. say 1666, died by 1739, the daughter of John and Ann Havens. John was taxed in Portsmouth in 1680. His will, dated 27 Sep 1739, was proved 12 Nov 1739. John and Jane had seven children born in Portsmouth from 1687 to 1705.
  • Daniel, b. say 1660, d. 1737, m. c. 1689 Jane _______, b. c. 1669, living in 1737. Daniel's will, dated 8 June 1737, was proved 20 Dec 1737, naming wife Jane and children. Daniel and Jane had nine children, perhaps born in Little Compton, RI from 1690 to 1709.
  • Sarah, b. say 1663, d. 24 June 1732, m. c. 1684 John MOON, b. say 1660, dead by 1723, the son of Robert and Dorothy Moon of Boston, MA and Newport, RI. Sarah was called Sarah Moon in the 1719 will of her sister Elizabeth, but had a daughter, Abigail Vaughan, also named therein. Sarah, the widow of John Moon, left a will dated 25 Sep 1728 and proved 10 July 1732. She and John had five known children, born from 1685 to c. 1695.
  • Mary, b. c. 1665, living in 1719, m. 12 Feb 1685 Joseph SHEFFIELD, b. 1661, d. 1706. Mary was named in the 1719 will of her sister Elizabeth (see above).
  • Susanna, b. say 1667, living in 1719, m. _______ THOMAS, d. 1728. She was named Susanna Sheriff in a 1691 instrument, but called Susanna Thomas in the 1719 will of her sister Elizabeth.

(8g) William Gifford[edit]

NEHGR 128(1974):241-261, 129(1975):30-35

William Gifford was born say 1612, and died likely during the winter of 1687/8. The origin of William Gifford has not been definitively established. Of great interest is the marriage record in St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London of Guilielm Gifford and Elizabeth Grant on 11 Feb 1635 [/6?], particularly because in the same place on 18 Nov 1621 an Ananias Gifford was married to Maria Read. The William Gifford of this sketch named a son Ananias, a rather unusual name, lending some credence to the supposition that the marriage record pertains to this William Gifford. Gifford likely arrived in New England after the 1643 list of men able to bear arms was made. He settled in Sandwich, in the Plymouth Colony (now Massachusetts), and was first of record on 4 Dec 1647 when he was on a list of debts due concerning the inventory of Joseph Holiway. Gifford was on a list of Sandwich land holders in June 1658, which is also the month he was summoned, with others, for refusing to take the oath of fidelity. This is our first indication that he had become a Quaker, as it was against their religious tenets to take any oath. A few months later, Gifford and others were fined 5 pounds each, thus beginning the vigorous persecution against their sect. The heavy fines continued for a few years, until he is absent from the records in the early 1660s, with speculation that he may have gone to New Jersey. He was a signer of the "Monmouth Patent" on 8 April 1665, but there is no evidence that he settled there, though his sons Christopher and Hannaniah did. Another place Gifford may have gone was Dartmouth, also in the Plymouth Colony, but if he did, he was back in Sandwich before 1668. Despite the fines and persecutions, Gifford was able to prosper, having land holdings in Sandwich, Dartmouth, and New Jersey. It was in a 1670 deed that we see that Gifford's occupation was a tailor. On 4:3mo:1683 (4 May 1683) at a monthly (Friends') meeting, Gifford published his intention to marry Mary Mills, both being called of Sandwich. The marriage took place 16:5mo:1683 (16 July 1683) before 30 witnesses, none of whom was a child of William Gifford nor James Mills, the brother of the bride. Mary was the daughter of John and Sarah Mills of Blackpoint, Mass. (now Scarborough, Maine). Mary was much younger than her husband, and was still living in 1734. Gifford's will, dated 9:2mo:1687 (9 April 1687) was proved a year later on 9 March 1687/8. Children with first wife (or possibly first two wives), first three likely born in England: [115]

  • John, b. c. 1640, m. Elishua CROWE(LL); cb 1665 (see below).
  • Patience, b. c. 1644, d. c. 1675, m. Dartmouth 19 Oct 1665 Richard KIRBY, b. c. 1633, d. Dartmouth 8 March 1719/20, the son of Richard Kirby. Patience and Richard had five children, b. 1667 to 1673/4, all of whom are named in the will of their grandfather William Gifford.
  • Hannaniah, b. c. 1646 (cb 1672), d. c. 1709, probably at Manasquan, Shrewsbury Twp, Monmouth Co., NJ, m. Elizabeth _______, who survived him. Elizabeth m. (2) prob. John Greene of Rhode Island. Her inventory was filed on 11 Dec 1729, and administration of her estate granted to her son John Gifford on 6 June 1730. They were in New Jersey by about 1666. Hannaniah died intestate before 13 Feb 1709/10 when his oldest son, William, conveyed land to his brothers Joseph and John "which had falled to him by heirship on the death of his louving father Hananiah Gifford". Neither Hananiah nor Elizabeth are recorded as members of the Shrewsbury Friends' meeting, but he witnessed several Quaker marriages. They had three sons.
  • William, b. c. 1650 (cb 1676), d. Falmouth, Mass. 1739 m. (1) c. 1675 possibly Hannah _______, b. say 1655, living 17 Dec 1701 (daughter's birth), but dead by 21 Jun 1711 when he m. (2) Lydia HATCH, b. say 1690, living in 1745, the daughter of Joseph Hatch and Amy Allen of Falmouth. Lydia may have died shortly before 26 June 1753 when a final accounting of her husband's will was rendered. William was apparently settled at Falmouth before the birth of his first child in 1676. His will, dated 25 Feb 1737, was proved 2 Nov 1739. William had eleven children with first wife born 1676 to 1701, and six more children with second wife, born 1713 to 1728.
  • Robert, b. c. 1654 (cb 1685)
  • Christopher, b. July 1658, d. Little Compton, RI 22 Nov 1748, m. c. 1683/4 Deborah PERRY, b. Sandwich 2 April 1665, d. Dartmouth 23 March 1724, daughter of Edward Perry and Mary Freeman. It is possible that Christopher had a childless first wife named Meribah. Christopher for a time lived in New Jersey along with his brother Hananiah. He also lived at Sandwich and Dartmouth, at times in partnership with his brother Robert in the latter place. His will, dated 5 Oct 1746, was proved at Little Compton 8 Dec 1748, naming children and grandchildren. He and Deborah had seven children born from 1687 to 1700.
  • Mary, named in father's 1687 will, but there is no indication of her age or if she was married.

Children born with last wife, Mary Mills:

  • Jonathan, b. 4 May 1684, d. Sandwich 10 Feb 1734/5, m. 3 Aug 1708 Lydia ABBOTT, b. say 1685. Following Jonathan's death, Lydia m. (2) 30:9 mo: 1738 (30 Nov 1738) Joseph Taber of Dartmouth. Jonathan's will, dated 15 Sep 1734, was proved 21 Feb 1734/5 naming wife Liddia and children. Jonathan and Lydia had seven children born in Sandwich from 1709 to 1721.
  • James, b. 10 March 1685/6, d. Sandwich 20 Oct 1734, m. 30 March 1710 Deborah LEWIS, b. 20 Aug 1686, living 21 Feb 1734/5, daughter of James Lewis and Eleanor Johnson of Falmouth. Administration of James's estate was dated 8 Feb 1734/5 and on 17 March 1734/5 a guardian was appointed to the minor children. James and Deborah had nine children born in Sandwich from 1712 to 1730.

(7g) John Gifford[edit]

NEHGR: 129(1975):36-41

John, b. c. 1640, d. 1708, was the son of William Gifford. He was married c. 1665 to Elishua Crowe/Crowell, b. c. 1644, living in 1708, the daughter of Yelverton Crowe(ll) and Elizabeth [Hammond?]. John may have been born in England, shortly before the family immigrated to New England, settling in Sandwich, Mass. The name of John's mother has not been established, but see entry for his father. John's father soon became a Quaker as missionaries from England began to spread their message in the late 1650s. The group immediately became persecuted by the Puritan authorities in Massachusetts, who put pressure on the Plymouth colony to fine, harass, and evict the Quakers for their "religious heresies." The family appears to have left Sandwich about 1660 and gone to New Jersey, then under Dutch control, but John was back in Sandwich by 7 March 1664/5 when he served on a coroner's inquest. Being the oldest son, John only received 20 shillings from his father's will, having been given his share of the estate prior to his father's death in 1687. John's will, dated 9 April 1708, was proved on 17 May 1708 when witnesses made oath on the instrument, naming wife Elishua and children. Children, births recorded in the Sandwich vital records: [116]

  • Elizabeth, b. "25 of 12 mo. 1665/6" (25 Feb 1666, which conflicts with the next child, so must have been 25 Feb 1665), d. 19 Oct 1701, and m. c. 1691 Israel TUPPER, b. Sandwich 22 Sep 1666, son of Thomas Tupper and Martha Mayhew. She was called deceased in her father's 1708 will. Israel m. (2) Barnstable, MA 31 March 1704 Elizabeth Bacon. Israel was called living in 1730, according to Torrey's New England marriages, and likely living in 1734 when Israel Tupper, Jr. m. Mary Bourn in Sandwich. Web sources say he died in 1745, but I see no basis for this.
  • Samuel, b. 12 March 1666, d. at Sandwich 24 April 1738, and m. Sandwich 2 Nov 1699 Jane LORING, b. Hingham, Mass. 9 Aug 1663, d. Sandwich 24 Nov 1744, the daughter of Josiah Loring and Elizabeth Prince. Jane was named Jane Gifford in her father's 1712 will. Samuel and Jane had only one child of record: Josiah, b. 12 Feb 1700/1.
  • John, b. 12 June 1668, d. Rochester, Plymouth, Mass. 1750, and m. Sandwich 24 Nov 1696 Desire SPRAGUE, b. c. 1670, the daughter of John-2 Sprague (Francis-1) and Ruth Basset of Duxbury, Mass. John appears with brother Samuel on a list of Sandwich freemen on 25 June 1702. By 1712, John was living in Falmouth, and called a weaver of that place in a 1742 deed. Soon thereafter he was living in Rochester, Mass., and he was of that place when he wrote his will on 26 Aug 1749, which was proved 10 July 1750. He and Desire had only three known children, b. 1697-1705, with births recorded in the Falmouth records.
  • Mary, b. 9 Oct 1669, d. Plymouth, MA 2 Oct 1689, m. Plymouth 21 Feb 1686 Joshua RANSOM, b. Sandwich c. 1665, the son of Robert and Susannah Ransom. Before her death, Mary had two children, Robert and Mary Ransom, who were named in her father's 1708 will, and apparently were brought up in the household of their uncle Yelverton Gifford in Rhode Island. Following Mary's death, Ransom m. Plymouth, MA 10 March 1691/2 Susanna Garner, who d. Halifax, MA 6 Feb 1735, and they had three known children together. Joshua Ransom was of Plymouth, Plympton, N. Kingstown, RI, and Colchester, CT. Various web sources give his death year as 1713, but I find no source.
  • Grace, b. 17 Aug 1671, living in 1714 when her last child was born, but dead by 1740 when her husband remarried. She m. c. 1695 Gideon HOXIE, b. Sandwich 25 Feb 1672[/3?], living in 1740, the son of Lodowick Hoxsie and Mary Presbury. Grace and Gideon had eleven known children, born 1696 to 1714. He m. (2) in 1740 Hannah Allen.
  • William, b. "7 of 3 mo. 1673" (7 May 1673), d. Falmouth, Mass. 1733, m. (1) Sandwich, MA 13 March 1701/2 Elizabeth WHEATON, b. say 1680, d. by 1726 when her husband remarried; he m. (2) 7 Nov 1726 Experience (BOWERMAN) Claghorn, b. c. 1683, living in 1740, the daughter of Thomas Bowerman and Mary Harper of Falmouuth, and widow of James Claghorn with whom she had four children. William was called "Jr." to distinguish him from his uncle William. William was a Quaker, and called of Falmouth in his will, dated 7 Nov 1726, and proved 27 Nov 1733. William had three children with his first wife, births recorded in Sandwich, and had one or two children with his second wife.
  • Yelverton, b. 22 April 1676, m. Ann NORTHUP and lived in N. Kingstown, RI (see below).
  • Josiah, b. 17 Feb 1681, living in Falmouth, MA in 1733, m. 11 March 1714/5 Mercy CHADWICK. He was named as the executor of his father's 1708 will, and coexecutor of the will of his brother William in 1726 (proved 1733). He was likely living in 1742 when named as a parent in his son's marriage record. Josiah and Mercy had seven children whose births were recorded in the Sandwich town records from 1715/6 to 1732.

(6g) Yelverton Gifford[edit]

NEHGR 129(1975):40, 130(1976):132-3

Yelverton Gifford, b. Sandwich, Barnstable, MA 22 Apr 1676, d. NK, RI 31 March 1772, was the son of John Gifford and Elishua Crow of Sandwich. He was married in Jamestown, RI on 28 Feb 1713/4 to Ann NORTHUP, b. c. 1685, d. by 1772, assumed to be the daughter of Joseph Northup with an unidentified wife. Yelverton received land in Connecticut, on the east side of the Connecticut River, from the will of his father dated 9 Apr 1708. His own will was proved in May 1772, mentioning daughters Ann Congdon, Elizabeth Davis, and Hannah, wife of Joseph Arnold, and mentions his son John, along with several grandchildren, including Abigail Watson. His children, births recorded in NK: [117]

  • Ann, b. 5 June 1715, d. NK 3 Feb 1795, and m. N. Kingstown 30 Mar 1732 William CONGDON, b. N. Kingstown 6 Nov 1711, d. 14 Oct 1755, the son of Benjamin Congdon, jr. and Frances Stafford (see RIGR 4:149). Ann and William had 14 children. Ann has a FAG memorial, but no burial location. [118]
  • Patience, b. 9 Feb 1716(/7?), died by 1737, and m. NK 23 Nov 1732 Joseph ARNOLD, son of Samuel Arnold and Mary Sheffield (see above).
  • Elizabeth, b. 25 (May?) 1719, d. WG 27 Feb 1810 in 91 yr, and m. (1) NK 29 Dec [c. 1737] Joseph WEIGHT/WAIT, b. c. 1717, d. by 13 Oct 1744, the son of Joseph Wait and Elizabeth Sheffield; m. (2) WG 6 Nov 1748 William DAVIS, b. 1723, d. WG 25 Sep 1805 in his 83d year. She was called Elizabeth Davis in the will of her father (proved 1772). Elizabeth had four known children with her first husband, b. c. 1738-1744. She had six additional children with her second husband from 1749 to 1763, and their births are recorded in W. Greenwich. She apparently lived in E. Greenwich with her first husband, because she was called of that place in her second marriage record. [119]
  • Hannah, b. ca 1720, d. 1798 (will proved Aug 1798), m. (30?) Aug 1737 Joseph ARNOLD, widower of her sister Patience (see above).
  • Abigail, b. c. 1723, nothing more
  • John, b. May 1727, d. EG 6 Feb 1760, aged 32y 9mo, m. c. 1745 Margaret WAITE, b. c. 1725, the daughter of Joseph Wait and Elizabeth Sheffield. John and Margaret had six children, whose births were recorded in E. Greenwich, 1745-1758. [120]

(9g) John Crow[edit]

NEHGR 125(1971):231, 167(2013):180; GM:2(2001):245-248; TAG 35(1959):173

John Crow, b. say 1590, likely died shortly after 2 March 1651/2, m. c. 1614 Elishua _______, b. say 1594. A short article in the American Genealogist in 1959 gives some tidbits that offer clues to the English origins of this family: The wife of John Crowe was buried at New Buckenham, Norfolk, 21:3mo:1626, and the daughter of John Crowe was baptized there 21:6mo:1626. Her name was "Nasare" or the like (illeg.). An Edward Yelverton sold Grimston manor in Norfolk in 1615. He was a "Doctor of Physick" whose wife was named Nazareth. The will of a different Edward Yelverton (cousin of the first) was dated 20 March 1633 at Carlton Rode, Norfolk. However, to confound things, a 2013 article in the NEHGR shows that a John Crowe and family arrived on the Hopewell in 1635, and all the known passengers aboard this ship were from the west country (Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, and Somerset). The home of Crowe is given as "Eilpeck" which place name cannot be found in either Norfolk or the West country.

Elishua was in Charlestown, Mass. by 1634, because "Elishua Crowe" was admitted to the church there on 4 Jan 1634/5. Her husband arrived the following year, and in the 1635 accounting of hay ground at Charlestown, "Mr. Crow" held five shares, soon increased to six. On 16:4mo:1638 (16 June 1638) he sold a dwelling house and land to Mathew Averie, and moved to Yarmouth in the Plymouth Colony (now Mass.). He was called of that place on 18 Dec 1638 when he took the oath of allegiance and fidelity. On 2 March 1651/2, Mr. John Crow successfully sued John Wing and Wing's partners. After 1652, the title "Mr." is no longer found with the name John Crow, so these records likely refer to the son John, meaning the elder John likely died shortly after that 1651/2 date. Because of the large gap between the first two and second two children, two wives have been suggested for John Crowe. However, this is problematical because Yelverton is almost certainly a son of Elishua since he gave that unusual name to his oldest daughter. Also John, was almost certainly born before 1635 (he had a grandchild in 1676), and Elishua was still living then, so he is also likely her child. Children:

  • Yelverton, b. c. 1615, m. Elizabeth _______ (see below).
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1617, d. Boston 22 Feb 1696/7 ("an ancient widow"), m. (1) c. 1637 Arthur PERRY, d. c. 1652, and had five children b. Boston from 1637 to 1651. She m. (2) c. 1653 John GILLET and had a child with him b. Boston 12 Oct 1654; and m. (3) Boston (contract) 4 Dec 1657 William WARDWELL, bapt. Alford, Lincolnshire 4 Jan 1606/7, d. April 1670, son of "John Wardale". William Wardwell had been a Wheelwright supporter who was disarmed in 1637 during the Antinomian Controversy and went to Exeter in 1639. He soon returned to Boston, however, as most of his children with his first wife were born or baptized there.
  • John, b. say 1630 (but could be as early as 1620), m. c. 1656 Mehitable _______. Secondary sources say his wife's name was Mehitable Miller, daughter of Rev. John Miller, but evidence is lacking.
  • Moses, bapt. Charlestown 24 June 1637; no further record.

(8g) Yelverton Crowell[edit]

NEHGR 125(1971):231-235

Yelverton Crowell, the son of John and Elishua Crow, was born c. 1615, d. "suddenly" 24 Oct 1683, and m. c. 1640 Elizabeth _______, b. say 1620, d. Nov 1703. Generally, the family name was Crow with Yelverton and his parents, but Crowell with subsequent generations. He was of record in Charlestown in 1637 where he possessed "one cow common" and was in West Yarmouth by 1640. His will was dated 23 Dec 1681 and proved 8 March 1683/4. Children: [121]

  • John, b. c. 1641, d. 28 Feb 1731/2 in 91st year, m. c. 1680 Hannah _______, b. c. 1662, d. 5 Oct 1753 in her 92nd year, and had 13 known children. On 6 March 1665/6 "John Crow, son of Yelverton Crow" appears in the records, so he is presumably the "John Crow, Jr." in a 3 June 1668 record, his uncle being John, Sr. John and Hannah both have extant gravestones in the Ancient Cemetery in Yarmouth. [122]
  • Elishua, b. c. 1643, m. c. 1665 John GIFFORD (see above).
  • Edward, b. c. 1645, d. Woodbridge, NJ (31 July--source?) 1688, m. 16 Jan 1673/4 Mary LOTHROP, b. Barnstable, Mass. 22 March 1654, daughter of Joseph Lothrop and Mary Ansell. They had seven known children born from 1674/5 to c. 1688. Following Edward's death, Mary m. (2) Woodbridge, NJ 14April 1689 (This Old Monmouth of Ours, p 388) Samuel Dennis, b. say 1645, d. c. 1716, the son of Robert Dennis. Mary had three more children with Samuel: Mary, Reliance, and Elizabeth. [123]
  • Samuel, b. c. 1647, d. 12 April 1723, m. c. 1675 Hannah _______; lived in Yarmouth and in Cape May, New Jersey. They had one child, Hannah.
  • Thomas, b. 9 May 1649, d. 22 April 1722, m. Deborah _______. They had ten children.
  • Elizabeth, b. 9 May 1649, living in 1683 (father's will), m. Samuel MATTHEWS and moved to Cape May, NJ.
  • Yelverton, b. c. 1651, was dead by 1683.
  • Mary, b. c. 1653, d. 18 Sep 1727, m. (1) Joshua ALLEN; m. (2) 17 July 1700 William MORE, b. c. 1650, d. 28 April 1728, aged 77. She and Joshua had nine children. Mary and her second husband have extant gravestones in the Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, CT. [124]

(8g) Stephen Northup, Sr.[edit]

see sandbox7

(7g) Joseph Northup[edit]

Joseph Northup, b. Providence or Kingstowne, RI c. 1665, died by 1726, the son of Stephen Northup and Elizabeth Hearnden (or Herrington) of Providence and Kingstown, RI. He m. say 1693 ________ _________, b. say 1670, living in 1726 as a widow. Joseph was taxed 3s 11.5d in Kingstown on 6 Sep 1687. In 1706 he and his brother Stephen "were defendants in an appeal taken from the Court of Trials by Isaac Royal, plaintiff. The appeal was not sustained by Assembly, and appellant was ordered to pay costs in the Assembly."[18] In 1726 his widow "having no bed to lodge on" was given a bed from her husband's inventory. John Austin, in his Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, states, perhaps with a tad of reservation, that Joseph was married to Hopestill Smith, the daughter of John Smith and Phillis Gereardy. The will of this John Smith of South Kingstown, dated 1 Sep 1729, gave money and land at Coweset (Warwick) to daughter Hopestill Northup, and a Bible to each of her five children, but never gave the name of her husband.[18] However, it now appears far more likely that Hopestill Smith was married to Henry Northup (the son of Stephen-2 Northup and Mary Thomas). This is because on 13 April 1741, Henry Northup petitioned the South Kingstown Town Council to appoint an administrator for the estate of Phillis Smith (Hopestill's mother), who apparently had a sizable estate. Then, on 9 Oct 1759, Hopestill Northup, the widow of Henry Northup, late of N. Kingstown, swore before the Exeter, RI Town Council that the last place of her legal residence was N. Kingstown, so the Exeter council declared that she should be delivered to an overseer of the poor in N. Kingstown. Hopestill appears to have had two sons, Joseph and Sylvester, and was likely in Exeter because that is where her son Sylvester lived. Another concern is that usually when Bibles are given to children, they are YOUNG children. Bible's are not usually given en-masse to adult children. Therefore, the Bibles offered in the will of John Smith in 1729 to his daughter's five children likely went to children born say 1715 to 1729, meaning the father of these children would far more likely be born about 1690, rather than 1665. From all of this I think we have to conclude that we do not know the wife of Joseph Northup, and that Hopestill Smith was most likely the wife of the much younger Henry Northup. Known or probable children of Joseph Northup, mother unknown: [125]

  • Ann, assumed child of Joseph, b. c. 1694, m. 1714 Yelverton Gifford of N. Kingstown (see above).
  • Joseph, assumed child of the above Joseph, was b. c. 1698, dead by 1754, and married at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in the village of Wickford in North Kingstown, RI on 16 March 1726 to Elizabeth COOPER, b. say 1705. Joseph will was proved 13 May 1754, probably in N. Kingstown, RI. Joseph and Elizabeth had nine children, whose names were burned away, but whose birth dates survived, found in the North Kingstown town records.
  • Hannah, known to be a daughter of Joseph from her marriage record, b. c. 1702, m. S. Kingstown, RI 25 May 1724 Thomas LANGFORD, b. E. Greenwich, RI 22 March 1695, living in Dutchess Co., NY in 1756, the son of Thomas Langford, Jr. and Comfort Holderbee. NOTE: the marriage record as transcribed by Arnold in his Vital Record of Rhode island gives the husband's name as Thomas Sanford, but the original record shows his surname to be Lankford. A deed executed in E. Greenwich, RI on 5 Jan 1756 indicates that Thomas Langford and his son Holderbee Langford were living in Dutchess County, NY at that time. Online accounts state that Hannah died in E. Greenwich, RI in 1787, which I cannot substantiate, and also mistakenly give the death date for Thomas as the date the above deed was executed. Hannah and Thomas had four children born 1724 to 1731 whose births were recorded in E. Greenwich. There may have been more.
  • Samuel, assumed child of Joseph, b. c. 1706, m. Abigail MOSS. I find no record of such a Samuel, and the preceding comes from an internet account. However, there is record of an Abigail Morss, daughter of John Morss, who married _________ Northup, apparently mentioned in a probate of John Morss in 1727. This comes from the Vital Record of Rhode Island, New Series, volume and page not recorded.
  • Mary, assumed child of Joseph, b. c. 1712, d. Groton, CT 15 Sep 1757, aged 45, m. S. Kingstown, RI 12 Sep 1728 Nathan NILES, b. SK 12 Sep 1700, d. Groton, CT 5 July 1778, the son of Nathaniel Niles and Mary Hannah of S. Kingstown, RI. Following Mary's death, Nathan married Zerviah _______, who is the wife named in his will. Mary and Nathan had ten known children, born 1729 to 1749, the first three in S. Kingstown, RI, and the others in Groton, CT. Nathan had a large property, indicated in his will dated 5 May 1778, with extensive inventory dated 4 Aug 1778. In it he names his wife Zerviah, his five sons Robert Niles of Norwich, Nathan Niles of Stonginton, Nathaniel Niles, Elisha Niles and Thomas Np [Northup] Niles, executor; and he names his five daughters: Katharine Fish, deceased, Mary Avery, Sarah Avery, Hannah Avery, Tabith Stoddard, and Lucy Latham. He also names many grandchildren. Mary and Nathan are buried in the Niles Cemetery in Groton, New London Co., CT. NOTE: A Niles genealogy published in the NEHGR in 1931 mistakenly calls Nathan by the name Nathaniel. This is incorrect, the name on the tombstone and in the will are both very clearly Nathan. The same article also makes the all-too-common error of calling Mary a Northrup instead of the correct Northup. [126]

(8g) James Reynolds[edit]

Reynolds Gen (1922) [127]

James Reynolds was born c. 1620, most likely in England, d. 1700, and m. c. 1647 Deborah _______, b. say 1625, d. by 1692. The provenance of James has not been determined, but family tradition says he landed in Plymouth, and it is a reasonable possibility that the "James Renell" who was included on an August 1643 Plymouth list of those aged 16 to 60 years of age and able to bear arms was the same person who settled in the disputed Narragansett lands, later to become Kingstowne in the Rhode Island colony. It has been offered that James was a son of John Reynolds of Bermuda, but no evidence has been found to support this. On 13 May 1665 James and others petitioned the (Rhode Island General?) Assembly for "accomodation of land in Kings Province", which was often refered to as the Narragansett country, and became Kingstowne. Where he was living at the time is uncertain, but he was most likely living in Newport. This is because on 23 Oct 1667 he and others were members of the Petit Jury in Newport, indicating he had not yet made the move to Kings Province, and once he made the move, his land was in the northeast part of the Province known as Quidnessett, and virtually all the landowners around him were Newport men. On 20 May 1671 James took an oath of allegiance to the King and to the colony, and at the same meeting was appointed constable. On 26 Dec 1673 he and wife Deborah deeded 50 acres of land to son John. The control of the Narragansett lands was deeply contested between the colonies of Rhode Island and Connecticut, to the point where both colonies were imprisoning residents who supported the other colony. On 24 May 1677, Reynolds and others, who had been taken to Hartford as prisoners, had a letter written to them by the Rhode Ialand authorities. As tensions mounted, a petition to the King was signed by Reynolds and 41 others, to put an end to the differences between the two jurisdiction. Ultimately, the Narragansett lands fell under the juisdiction of the Rhode Island colony. On 29 April 1684 James and wife Deborah deeded 100 acres in E. Greenwich to son James. In the late 1680s James held several minor offices: Overseer of the Poor, Grand Jury, and Conservator of the Peace. On 3 April 1692 James deeded a slave named Elizabeth to son-in-law Thomas Nichols and Mercy his wife, if said slave be alive at decease of James. He made two more similar deeds in 1699: a negro boy John to son Francis, and 50 acres to son Henry. On 5 June 1699 he ratified a deed to granddaughter Sarah Aires (daughter of son John), and this is the last record of him being alive. The will of James Reynolds was dated 15 Oct 1692, naming his known surviving children, but no wife, so she had likely died by the time of its writing. The will was probated on 14 Oct 1700, but an earlier instrument suggests James was already dead when on 21 Sep 1700, a declaration was made by John Sweet about a deed of gift made by James to his daughter Deborah and her husband John Sweet, the declaration suggesting that James had died, and also alluding to the will that he made. On 14 March 1703, James Jr., as executor of his father's will, took receipts from his brothers Henry, Joseph, and Francis. The births of the seven children of James and Deborah Reynolds came from a family document with the following preface: "A memorandum of the births of the children born to Mr. James Reynolds and Deborah his wife who settled in North Kingston, Washington Co., R.I., having emigrated from England." The children are:

  • John, b. 12 Oct 1648, d. Kingstown 1675 when "killed by Indians the night King Phillips War broke out". He may have been the John Reynolds of Narragansett who was admitted Freeman on 6 May 1673. While the name of John's wife has not been found, they had two children: (1) John, died by 1699; and (2) Sarah, the wife of Thomas Ayres of Kingstown, was likely early a widow.
  • James, b. 28 Oct 1650, died by 1712, m. (1) 19 Feb 1684/5 Mary GREENE, b. 8 Sep 1660, daughter of James Greene and Deliverance Potter; m. (2) by 1699 Joanna _______. James signed the petition to the King on 29 July 1679, and was taxed in Kingstowne on 6 Sep 1687. On 2 March 1699 he and wife Joanna were witnesses to a deed from James Reynolds Sr. to his son Henry. On 23 Sep 1714, he sold to his brother Benjamin half of a farm for 22 pounds. James had one known child, James, b. 1686, died by 1692.
  • Joseph, b. 6 Nov 1652, d. N. Kingstown June 1739, m. (1) _______ _______; m. (2) Mercy _______ (see below).
  • Henry, b. 1 Jan 1656, d. E. Greenwich 1716, m. c. 1685 Sarah GREENE, b. 27 March 1664, living in 1716, the daughter of James Greene and first wife Deliverance Potter. On 29 July 1679 he signed the petition to the King. On 15 June 1696 he and wife Sarah sold land at Coweset (Warwick) to John Knowlman for 10 pounds. Henry had died by 28 April 1716 when an agreement was drafted between Sarah Reynolds, "widow of Henry, lately deceased intestate" and her children. Henry and Sarah had nine known children born 1686 to 1706.
  • Deborah, b. 17 Feb 1658, d. by 1716, m. John SWEET, d. 1716, the son of John and Elizabeth Sweet. Deborah and John had five known children.
  • Francis, b. 22 Oct 1662, d. N. Kingstown 14 April 1722, m. 1688 Elizabeth GREENE, b. 17 Oct 1668, living in 1722, the daughter of James Green and second wife Elizabeth Anthony. Francis was taxed at Kingstowne on 6 Sep 1687. On 26 Sep 1707 he bought of Sarah Barney, widow of Newport, 37 acres in Kingstown for 22 pounds. His will, date not given by Austin, was proved 14 April 1722 mentioning unnamed wife and many children. He and Elizabeth had eight known children.
  • Mercy, b. 22 Dec 1664, d. by 27 Dec 1738 (date of husband's will), m. c. 1683 Thomas NICHOLS, b. 6 Aug 1660, d. 1745, the son of Thomas and Hannah Nichols who were neighbors of Mercy's father in Quidnessett. They had eleven children born 1684 to 1703.

(7g) Joseph Reynolds[edit]

Joseph, born 6 Nov 1652, died N. Kingstown June 1739, was the son of James and Deborah Reynolds who may have come from the Plymouth Colony, but settled in the Narragansett country, later called Kingstowne, in the Rhode Island colony. Joseph m. c. 1672 a first wife whose name has not been identified, b. about 1652,, and died about 1695. Joseph m. (2) c. 1702 Mercy _______, born say 1670, and living 22 Oct 1762 when "Mercy Reynolds, widow" was taxed in Exeter. After King Phillips War (1675-1676), much of the land west of the Narraganset Bay had become vacant, and Joseph squatted in an area the would later be on the town line between North Kingstown and Exeter. It was ultimately necessary to gain clear title to this land, and on 3 June 1709 colonial agents sold to Joseph Reynolds, Rd., Joseph Reynolds, Jr., Robert Reynolds, and William Bentley 727 acres "as platted, etc., North by the new highway, South by the Pettaquamscott Northwest Line, East by the road running to East Greenwich, and West by vacant lands." The "new highway" mentioned would later be known at the Ten Rod Road, a name still in use today (2017). In 1713 Joseph Renalds Senr of Kingstown, yeoman, and Mercy deeded for love "to my son John Renalds of Kingstown" [burn] hundred and fifty five A land in Kingstown bounded by Great Plain, Rovert Renalds, James Bently, [burn]... Acknowledged by Joseph Renalds and Mercy Renalds 8 Jan 1713 before John Eldred Asst. This son, John, was the one who stayed with his father, and occupied his father's part of the 727-acre tract, which he was later given outright before his father's death. The only extant copy of Joseph's will was damaged badly in the 1870 fire of the North Kingstown, RI town hall. Nevertheless, a fair amount of the document has survived. It was dated June 1730, proved 11 Sep 1739, and recorded on 13 Sep 1739. The separate inventory was almost totally destroyed, but states that Joseph "departed [burn] of June A.D. 1739". With his two wives, Joseph had these known children: [128]

with first wife, whose name is not known, all b. Kingstown, RI:

  • Joseph, b. c. 1673, d. N. Kingstown April 1722, m. c. 1696 (first child b. 21 April 1697) Susannah BABCOCK, b. say 1675, d. 174-, daughter of John Babcock and Mary Lawton of Westerly, RI. Joseph's will, dated 6 April 1722, was proved before the end of April. Following Joseph's death, Susannah m. (2) E. Greenwich 7 Nov 1723 Robert Spencer.
  • Deborah, c. 1675, m. c. 1695 Job BABCOCK, brother of Susannah, above.
  • Robert, b. c. 1677, d. Kingstown 1715/6 (wp 12 Mar 1715/6), m. c. 1700 Deliverance SMITH, b. c. 1684, dau of Jeremiah Smith and Mary Gereardy of Prudence Island (Portsmouth). Following Robert's death, Deliverance m. (South) Kingstown 6 July 1718 Joseph Tefft. Robert and Deliverance had four known children born c. 1702 to c. 1712.
  • James, b. say 1680, m. 7 Oct 1705 Sarah _______. He is named in his father's 1730 will.
  • Benjamin, b. say 1682, was likely still living in 1730 when his father wrote his will, but his name in that instrument was destroyed by fire, if he was mentioned. In 1714, his father conveyed land to him in West Greenwich, when Benjamin was called of E. Greenwich.
  • Susanna, b. say 1685, was living in 1730 when named first among the daughters in her father's will. She m. _______ CLARK.
  • John, b. c. 1688, d. Exeter 2 Jan 1771, m. (1) unknown; m. (2) Hannah HULL (see below).
  • Samuel, b. say 1690, had a son John, of W. Greenwich who was admitted a freeman 1 May 1744
  • son, b. say 1693, illegible name following that of Samuel in father's will

with second wife, Mercy:

  • Mary, her surname appears very short in her father's will. Perhaps she is the Mary Reynolds who married in E. Greenwich 22 April 1709 Jeremiah JONES, in which case she would be a daughter of Joseph's first wife
  • Mercy, b. say 1705, m. _______ JONES
  • Sarah, b. c. 1707, m. Richmond, RI 15 Nov 1727 Joseph CLARK. They had nine children, 1729-1751
  • Alice, b. say 1709
  • Robert, b. say 1711. Robert Reynolds of Exeter was admitted freeman 1 May 1744. Though this is unusual, it appears that Joseph named a son Robert from his first wife, and after that Robert had children and died, he named another son Robert, from his second wife.

(6g) John Reynolds[edit]

from: The Reynolds Family Association, 31st Annual Report (1922), pp 88-91 (see 8g James Reynolds for link)

John Reynolds was the son of Joseph Reynolds and an unknown first wife, of North Kingstown, RI. He was born about 1688 (online sources give b. NK 10 June 1688), d. Ex 2 Jan 1771, and was married to a first wife whose name has not been discovered. He married second on 6 Dec 1717 Hannah HULL, b. 169_ (c.1695), died in Exeter before 27 March 1769, the daughter of Joseph Hull and Experience Harper. He was admitted as a freeman (of Kingstown?) on 1 May 1716, and lived on the southeast end of his father's 727-acre purchase. He took care of his father and his step-mother Mercy. John was the wealthiest member of the Reynolds family in Exeter, being taxed three times as much as any of the others. He eventually bought up and owned all but about 100 acres of his father's original purchase, the remainder being owned by George Reynolds, the son of his brother Joseph. John's will, dated 7 March 1769, and proved at Exeter 16 Feb 1771, very carefully doles out his lands with precise boundaries. His inventory, made by George Peirce and George Reynolds, totaled nearly 819 pounds. He owned a few negroes who were mentioned in his will and listed in his inventory. A negro man, "Pero" was valued at 37 pounds. Though John's son Benjamin was appointed as executor of the estate, it appears he did not fulfill this role as Stephen Richmond was appointed to administer the estate on 11 Feb 1771. For will of John Reynolds, see notes 3:67 and 4:25. Children: [129]

with first wife:

  • Hannah, b. N. Kingstown 1717, d. E. Greenwich 28 Aug 1749 aged 32, m. 3 Nov 1734 Henry TIBBITTS, b. c. 1708, the son of George and Mary Tibbetts of N. Kingstown, RI.

with second wife, Hannah Hull:

  • John, b. NK 23 Aug 1722, m. EG 15 May 1757 Mary SPENCER, dau of Job Spencer of EG. He was admitted a freeman (of ?) on 1 May 1744. From his father's will he received 90 acres of land, with dwelling and buildings, land in W. Greenwich, and a negro man, Pero. Children include Spencer, Sarah, and Polly.
  • Benjamin, b. NK 31 Jan 1726, d. Ex 7 Jun 1774, m. Ex 19 Mar 1746 Alice WAITE, (b. NK 22 Apr 1729, d. Ex 1801), dau of Capt John Waite and Sarah Smith of Exeter. in his last few years, Benjamin required care which was rendered by his son, Joseph. This was revealed in an accounting made by Joseph after his father's death. For the 11 Oct 1774 administration of his estate, see notes 3:153 and 4:27. The son, Joseph, was married on 29 Oct 1769 to Mary Arnold, the daughter of Joseph Arnold and Hannah Gifford of N. Kingstown and Exeter.
  • Jonathan, b. 9 Oct 1727, m. NK 11 Dec 1755 Ann KNOWLES, daughter of Robert Knowles and Ann Hull of S. Kingstown. He lived on land in the southeast corner of his father's 727-acre purchase, and from his father's will he received his father's homestead, his grandfather's old farm, and a negro boy named Caesar.
  • Elizabeth, b. 14 Nov 1729, m. Ex 19 Nov 1761 James SHEARMAN. She was given "800 pounds old Tenour" in the will of her father.
  • Mary, b. NK 11 Mar 1731, d. Ex 17 Aug 1768, m. Ex 25 Mar 1753 John CONGDON, b. NK 5 May 1734, wp EX 9 Jul 1785. She had died before her father wrote his will, but the latter left "800 pounds old Tenour" to her husband, John Congdon. John Congdon was the son of James-3 (Benjamin 2-1) Congdon; he was bur. at Escoheag Hill, EX, and following Mary's death he m. (2) Jamestown 22 Oct 1770 Naomi (Carr) Tew, b. Jamestown 10 Jan 1735, d. c. 1777, dau of Edward Carr (b 1689) and Hannah Haxton or Hazard (b 1694, and widow of Azariah Tew); he m. (3) Exeter 8 Mar 1778 Abigail Carr, b. Jamestown 6 Dec 1749, d. 19 Oct 1831, dau of James Carr (b 1703) and Abigail Cary (b 1702). (all this is in the Congdon article in RIGR 4:152-3, which also gives John Reynold's birth year as 1688, his wife as Hannah Hull, and her b. year of 1696) [130]
  • Joseph, b. 15 April 1733, m. NK 23 May 1756 Dorcas TIBBITTS, the daughter of George Tibbitts and Dorcas Gardner. From his father's will, he received the old Bentley farm in the northeast corner of his grandfather's 727-acre purchase. His own will was dated 28 Jan 1791, and proved in EX 23 June 1791 (RIGR 8(2):174) (see below).

The above material is from the 1992 publication of the Reynolds Family Association. The below individuals have been claimed as children of John, but not included in this publication:

  • Elisha, b. say 1735, d. before 1769, m. NK 19 Feb 1758 Mary DICKINSON, dau of John Dickinson and Mary (Mercy Phillips, online). Inexplicibly, he was not named in his father's will, but he became a Revolutionary War soldier and died in Petersburgh, Rensalaer Co., NY 12 July 1817. His wife was b. c. 1737 and d. Petersburg Mar 1793, aged 55; they are buried in Hoosick, Rennsealaer Co., NY.[131]
  • Waite, daughter of John Reynolds (b 1688) and Hannah (ba 1698), was ba 1742, and last child named in father's will DATED 1771 (this came from somewhere in RIGR, likely)
  • Eleanor, daughter of John and Hannah of NK, m. WG 26 Sep 1672 William SWEET as his 2nd wife (RIGR 8:5)

(5g) Joseph Reynolds[edit]

Joseph was born N. Kingstown, RI 15 April 1733, d. Exeter, RI in 1791, the son of John Reynolds and Hannah Hull. He was married in N. Kingstown on 23 May 1756 to Dorcas TIBBETTS, the daughter of George Tibbetts and Dorcas Gardner, b. N.Kingstown 18 May 1738, living in 1791 when mentioned in her husband's will. I've often pondered how Joseph, living in Exeter, came to know Dorcas, whose family lived in Quidnesset, in the far northern part of N. Kingstown. The answer, I've discovered, is that Joseph's grandfather, the first Joseph Reynolds, before settling on the 727-acre tract of land in western N. Kingstown and Exeter had come from the original Reynolds homestead in Quidnessett, and it appears that the Reynolds and Tibbetts families were very close neighbors. A plat showing the location of the Reynolds property shows a Tibbetts Creek nearby. From his father's will, Joseph received the old Bentley farm in the northeast corner of his grandfather's 727-acre purchase. He is likely the "Great Joseph Reynolds" enumerated on the 1790 census in Exeter, the other Joseph being his nephew and son of brother Benjamin. His will was dated 28 Jan 1791, and proved in EX 23 June 1791 (RIGR 8(2):174). Joseph and Dorcas are buried in a virtually defunct cemetery on the property of the Bald Hill Nursery, 90 Ten Rod Road, Exeter. When the cemetery was visited in 1992, it had three unmarked crude stones. In 1880, George Harris found 15 graves here. Children, all born in Exeter, whose birth dates are given by W. R. Cutter (New England Families, 1915, I:53), likely from a family record: [132] [133]

  • George, b. 27 Nov 1756, m. c. 1777 Sarah_______. He was to improve the N. Kingstown farm where he was living, according to his father's 1791 will. He was also given other lands, and his wife Sarah was mentioned in the will, as were his six children: Amos, George, Mary, Hannah, Joseph, and Robert. In the N. Kingstown records, the births of the seven children of George and Sarah are given, but the names have all been lost so only the dates remain. The birth dates are: (day) 1778, (son) 16 May 1780, 25 July 1782, 8 June 1784, 25 June 1787, 11 May 1790, and 15 Oct 1792. He is buried in the lot of his parents on the property of the Bald Hill Nursery in Exeter, RI. [134]
  • Hannah, b. 29 June 1758, d. 1816, m. 24 Nov 1782, as his second wife, Oliver ARNOLD, b. 1750, d. 1827, the son of Joseph Arnold and Hannah Gifford of N. Kingstown and Exeter, RI. Hannah is most certainly buried with her husband in the Oliver Arnold Cemetery in Exeter, now lost. All graves were marked only with field stones, so there is no definitive account of who is buried there, other than some "small children" of Oliver's mentioned in his will, perhaps from his first marriage (see above). [135]
  • Dorcas, b. 25 April 1760, called single in her father's 1791 will. She was married to Caleb WHEATON, with her announcement appearing in the Providence Gazzette on 5 March 1796. Caleb was born in RI on 4 June 1757, died in Providence 27 Oct 1827, the son of Comfort and Anne Wheaton. Caleb had married first in Providence 5 April 1783 Sarah Smith, whose death notice appeared in Providence on 6 May 1795. Caleb was a watch and clock maker, and his name appears on multiple lists of Providence craftsmen. [136]
  • Joseph, b. 9 March 1762, died young.
  • Lucy, b. 25 Nov 1763, not yet married in her father's 1791 will. She was married to Stephen Waite.
  • Martha, b. 15 Oct 1766, died young.
  • Martha, b. 9 June 1768, not yet married in her father's 1791 will; married Dean SANFORD.
  • Joseph, b. 20 Feb 1770, d. N. Kingstown, RI 1 Oct 1843, m. N.Kingstown (notice in Prov. Gazette 28 March 1801) Abigail UPDIKE, b. N. Kingstown 10 June 1769, d. N. Kingstown 19 Dec 1862, the daughter of Lodowick Updike and Abigail Gardiner. He was bequeathed land in his father's 1791 will. He and Abigail are buried in Elm Grove Cem. [137]
  • John, b. 27 Sep 1772, d. 18 Dec 1859, was bequeathed land in his father's 1791 will. He was married three times: (1) to Rosamond _______, b. 1781, d. 1812; (2) Elizabeth ________, b. 1777, d. 1836; and (3) in Providence on 7 August 1842 to Lydia J. Armington, b. 1791, d. 1874, aged 83. Since Lydia was about 51 years old when she married John, the assumption is that she was a widow, so her maiden name has not been learned. While amassing a great wealth, John managed to avoid the census takers. Most of what we know about John is from his will, dated 24 Aug 1844 with codicil dated 27 Nov 1852. In his will he left mansion house on Benevolent Street, Providence, to his wife, Lydia J. Reynolds, along with the proceeds from other assets. He also made bequests to his niece Anna Wheaton, daughter of his sister Dorcas; to his niece Lucy Champlin [daughter of his sister Hannah Arnold] and her two daughters Hannah and Penelope; and to his two nephews, Alfred Reynolds and Edwin Halsey Reynolds, sons of his brother Joseph. These nephews were executors of the will. Following the decease of these heirs, the principal of his many bank assets was to go for the benefit of the poor in his home town of Exeter, RI. For this generosity, a monument was erected to his memory on the site of the Exeter Poor Farm. Only one child for John has been identified, with his second wife: Martha Elizabeth Reynolds, 1822-1826. John is buried in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence with his three wives and daughter. He and his first two wives all have original tombstones, likely moved from another cemetery. [138]
  • Anne, b. 9 Feb 1775, m. ______ CORY, according to Cutter, but she is not mentioned in her father's will.
  • Benjamin, b. 26 Oct 1778. In his father's 1791 will, Benjamin's mother was directed to "have the Care & oversight of my younges Son Benjamin Reynolds & Bring him up..." Although reasonable, I cannot definitely prove that he is the one of his name who married Sarah Wolcott, b. RI 1786, and is buried in the Benjamin Reynolds Cemetery, Starkey, Yates Co., NY. This Benjamin died 29 Oct 1858, and his widow died 17 Oct 1870. This Benjamin came to Yates Co. in 1820, and appears there on the 1830 and 1840 censuses. His widow appears on the 1855, 1865, and 1870 censuses for Yates Co. The Benjamin Reynolds Cemetery is on the property of the Millstone Veterinary Clinic in Starkey, phone 607-243-5298. [139] [140]

(11g) Richard Hull[edit]

WikiTree website, citing Hull genealogies and parish registers

Richard Hull was born say 1510, d. 1559, and m. (1) c. 1535 _______ ________, b. say 1515, d. c. 1546; m. (2) c. 1547 Alice ________. Richard was of Crewkerne, Somerset, England and made his will 10 Feb 1558/9; it was proved at Taunton 6 June 1559. Children with first wife:

  • William, b. c. 1536, named in father's 1559 will
  • Thomas the elder, b. c. 1538, bur. 28 June 1612, named in father's 1559 will
  • Elynor, b. c. 1540, called Elynor Hull in her father's 1559 will
  • Raynold, b. c. 1642, named in father's 1559 will

Children with second wife, Alice:

  • James, b. c. 1548, d. 27 July 1567
  • Thomas the younger, b. c. 1550, m. Joan Pyssing
  • John, b. c. 1552, bur. 3 Nov 1588

(10g) Thomas Hull[edit]

WikiTree website, citing Hull genealogies and parish registers

Thomas Hull, the younger, the son of Richard and Alice Hull, was b. say 1550, bur. Crewkerne, Somerset 29 Dec 1636, and m. Crewkerne, Somerset, England 11 Jan 1572[/3?] Joan Pyssing/Peson, b. c. 1552, bur. Crewkerne 30 Oct 1629. The family lived briefly at Winsham in Somerset, where the first two children were baptized, but by 1579 they were living in Crewkerne where their third child was buried. In 1627 Thomas appears on the Crewkerne subsidy roll. The will of Thomas Hull of Crewkerne was dated 17 Dec 1636, leaving everything to the four children of his son John. All of his other children either predeceased him, except for George and Joseph who went to New England. Children, all baptisms at Crewkerne except for the first two:

  • Rev. William, bapt. Winsham, Somerset, England 6 Nov 1574, bur. Colyton, Devon, England 1 June 1627, m. (1) Anne Perkins; m. (2) Colyton, Devon, England 5 Dec 1603 Jane Sampson
  • Mary, bapt. Winsham 26 Sep 1576, bur. Crewkerne 6 Sep 1584
  • Agnes, b. c. 1578, bur. Crewkerne 11 Feb 1579
  • Richard, b. c. 1580, bur. Crewkerne 27 March 1597
  • Thomas, bapt. 21 July 1582, not named in brother William's 1627 will
  • Robert, bapt. 8 Nov 1584, bur. Crewkerne 5 April 1597
  • John, bapt. 14 Feb 1587, bur. Crewkerne 10 Oct 1627, m. Edith ______. They had seven children. All of his father's estate (1636) went to his four surviving children, and his wife, Edith was executrix in trust of the estate for their four children.
  • George, b. c. 1589, d. Fairfield, CT 29 Dec 1659, m. (1) Crewkerne, Somerset, England 27 Aug 1614 Thomasine Mitchell, b. say 1594, d. bef. 1654; m. (2) Boston, Mass. aft. 11 July 1654 Sarah (_______) Phippen, widow of David Phippen of Boston; she d. shortly before 25 Aug 1659. George was in Dorchester, Massachusetts by 1632, was in Windsor, CT by 1636 and in Fairfield, CT by 1647. He had seven children with his first wife, the first six of whom were baptized in Crewkerne.
  • Francis, bapt. 13 Feb 1592, not mentioned in the 1627 will of his brother William, nor in the 1636 will of his father.
  • Joseph, bapt. 30 March 1594, bur. Crewkerne 15 April 1595
  • Rev. Joseph, bapt. 24 April 1596, m. (1) Joan? _______; m. (2) Agnes ________, went to New England (see below)

(9g) Rev. Joseph Hull[edit]

GM:3(2003):452-460

Joseph Hull, the son of Thomas Hull and Joan Pyssing, was baptized at Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England on 24 April 1596, d. 19 Nov 1665, and m. (1) c. 1620 _______ _______; m. (2) by 1635 Agnes _______, born c. 1610, living on 5 Dec 1666. Many accounts give Joan as the name of the first wife, but Anderson states that there is no evidence for this.[19] Hull matriculated at Oxford from St. Mary Hall on 22 May 1612, aged 17, and received his BA on 14 Nov 1614. He became a minister, and from 1621 to 1632 was the rector of Northleigh in Devonshire. He then became the curate of Broadway in Somersetshire, and this is where he likely assembled a small flock for immigration to North America. On 20 March 1634/5, Joseph "Hall" of Somerset, a minister aged 40, Agnes Hall, his wife, aged 25, Joane Hall, 15, Joseph Hall, 13, Tristram, 11, Elizabeth, 7, Temperance, 9, Grissell Hull, 5, Dorothy 3, Judith French his servant aged 20, John Wood, servant, 20, and Robt Dabyn servant, 28, were enrolled at Weymouth as passengers for New England on the Marigould. After arriving in New England, Hull settled with his family in Weymouth, Mass., and then moved frequently as follows: Hingham by 1638, Barnstable in 1639, Yarmouth 1641, York 1643, Oyster River (now Durham, NH) and then the Isles of Shoals. He returned to England before 1648, as a son of his was baptized at Launceston, Cornwall on 23 Jan 1648/9. However, he was ejected as the rector at St. Buryan in Cornwall in 1662, and was back in New England shortly thereafter. Hull tended to stay immersed in controversy, and on 10 May 1643 Gov. John Winthrop wrote that the village of Acomenticus "had entertained one Hull, an excommunicated person and very contentious, for their minister". Letters of administration were to be granted on 12 June 1666 to "Mistress Agnis Hull" concerning the estate of her husband Joseph Hull, lately deceased. His inventory was taken the previous year on 5 Dec 1665. Joseph had numerous offspring with his two wives, and because of the short intervals between the births in many cases, the family must have employed a wet-nurse. Children with first wife: [141]

  • Joanna, b. c. 1619, m. (1) Sandwich, Mass. c. 28 Nov 1639 John BURSLEY; m. (2) Dolor DAVIS.
  • Joseph, b. c. 1621, was living in Nov 1644. The only record of him involves the death of Richard Cornish.
  • Tristram, b. c. 1623, m. by 1645 Blanche _______ (see below).
  • Temperance, bapt. Northleigh, Devonshire 20 March 1625/6, m. by c. 1650 John BICKFORD.
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1627, m. by 1643 John HEARD.
  • Griselda, b. c. 1629, was named on the ship passenger list in March 1634/5, but no other record for her has been found.
  • Dorothy, b. c. 1631, m. (1) by c. 1660 Oliver KENT; m. (2) after 28 June 1670 Benjamin MATHEWS.

Children with second wife, Agnes:

  • Hopewell, b. say 1636, m. by 1669 Mary MARTIN, daughter of John Martin.
  • Benjamin, bapt. Hingham 24 March 1638/9, m. c. 1668 Rachel YORK, daughter of Richard York.
  • Naomi, bapt. Barnstable 23 March 1639/40, m. Davy DANIEL. On 17 Sep 1667 "Amy Hull" was presented [to the court?] for committing fonication, and sentenced to be whipped to the number of 15 stripes and fees.
  • Ruth, bapt. Barnstable 9 May 1641, no further record
  • Dodovah, b. say 1643, m. c. 1680 Mary SEWARD, b. 1658, daughter of Richard Seward. He was granted land at York on 21 Sep 1667.
  • Samuel, b. say 1645, m. (1) Piscataway, NJ 16 Nov 1677 Mary MANNING; m. (2) by 1702 Margaret _______.
  • (possibly) Phineas, b. c. 1647 (aged 27 or thereabouts on 24 Aug 1674), m. (1) by about 1675 Jerusha HITCHCOCK, daughter of Richard Hitchcock; m. (2) after 1689 Mary (RISHWORTH) (White) Sayward, daughter of Edward Rishworth and widow of (William?) White and John Sayward.
  • Reuben, bapt. Launceston, Cornwall 23 Jan 1648/9, m. c. 1672 Hannah FERNISIDE, daughter of John Ferniside.
  • Ephraim, bapt. Launceston, Cornwall 13 Feb 1649/50; no further record
  • Priscilla, bapt. Launceston, Cornwall 30 March 1651 and buried there in 1652.

(8g) Tristram Hull[edit]

Tristram, the son of Rev. Joseph Hull, was born in Northleigh, Devonshire, England where his father was the parish rector, likely in 1623. On 20 March 1634/5, Tristram, aged 11, accompanied his father, step-mother, and several siblings and servants, awaiting to board the Marygould for passage to New England. His age and the date given here make it far more likely that he was born in 1623 rather than 1624. Once in New England, Tristram lived with his parents in Weymouth, Hingham, Barnstable, and Yarmouth. He died in Barnstable, (Plymouth Colony) 22 Feb 1666/7, and m. c. 1644 Blanche _______, b. c. 1624, living in 1670. Hull was a mariner, owned a ship named The Catch, was part owner of the bark Hopewell, and did a lot of trade with the West Indies. In 1643 he was living in Yarmouth, where he served in the local militia, but by 1648 he had moved with his family to the neighboring town of Barnstable. He was very active in public affairs in that town, but in the final several years of his life he sympathized with the Quakers, and came into conflict with town and colonial authorities because of this. His will was dated 30 Dec 1666 and proved on 12 March following, naming his five living children and wife Blanche. Following his death, his widow married the much older Capt William Hedge (1612-1670), but soon separated from him. Children: [142]

  • Mary, b. 30 Sep 1645, m. 1661 Joseph HOLWAY.
  • Sarah, b. 18 Oct 1647, d. an infant.
  • Sarah, b. 30 March 1650, m. Joseph ALLEN.
  • Joseph, b. 2 June 1652, m. Experience HARPER (see below).
  • John, b. 4 March 1654, d. 30 March 1733, m. 1684 Alice TIDDEMAN.
  • Hannah, b. 6 Feb 1656, d. 15 Nov 1733, m. 1674 Joseph BLISH.

(7g) Joseph Hull[edit]

RIGR 14:223

Joseph, b. Barnstable, Mass. 2 June 1652, still living in 1720 in Kingstown, RI, was the son of Tristram and Blanche Hull. He was a grandson of the Rev. Joseph Hull. [143] He was married in Barnstable in Oct 1676 to Experience HARPER, b. Sandwich, MA Nov 1657, living 4 Oct 1706 when she signed a deed in Kingstowne (d. 1715 from web source), the daughter of Robert Harper and Deborah Perry of Sandwich, Mass. A document dated Oct 1720 concerning the estate of Joseph's son, Reuben, implies that Joseph was still living then. Joseph sold his land in Barnstable shortly after his marriage, and on 23 July 1766 had a grant of land at Woods Hole. In May 1681 the first meeting for worship of the Quakers of Falmouth was held at his house. Shortly after this is when he beat the sheriff for persecuting him as a Quaker, and he was fined seven pounds. This fine was abated by the court in July 1685. He was in Kingstown, RI by 2 July 1695 when appointed on a committee to propose a method of making a rate. He was a freeman in Kingstown 5 May 1696, and from 1699 to 1703 he served as an Assistant. Quaker meetings were held at his house, which was described as "a very large wide house."

The following is probably from the genealogy of the Hull family, modified from a piece pulled from a website: "Robert Harper was one of the first Quakers to suffer in body and estate, and was banished from Boston in 1660; he removed to South Kingston, R. I., where he died about 1709. Joseph Hull was by occupation a planter, cooper, merchant and shipper. He doubtless joined the Society of Friends previous to his marriage in October, 1676. Joseph's story is tied to that of his father-in-law, Robert Harper, who was a Quaker of prominence, and in 1660 he stood under the scaffold and caught in his arms the body of his friend William Leddra, the martyr preacher, when cut down by the Boston hangman. For this act Harper and his wife were the same year banished. At about the time that Joseph Hull and Experience Harper were married, the magistrates of Massachusetts undertook without due process of law torelease bond servants and cancel articles of apprenticeship, where the masters were Quakers. In the execution of some such ex-party order the sheriff was soundly thrashed by Joseph Hull, who, for so doing was fined seven pounds. This fine, for some unstated reason, was abated at a subsequent session of the court. Soon after the occurance above noted, Joseph Hull sold the estate at Barnstable, which had been devised to him by his father, to one John Lathrop, and settled on land he had purchased at Little Harbor, South Kingston, R. I. In 1678 he increased his holdings at Little Harbor by an additional tract for which he paid one hundred and five pounds, and in1685 he and his father-in-law were granted authority to take upadditional tracts in the eastern section of the town. At the election held May 3, 1699, he was chosen Assistant in the Government of Rhode Island, an office corresponding in dignity with that of State Senator at the present time. On May 6, 1701, he was again chosen to the same office. At a General Assembly held March 22, 1709, the sum of sixteen pounds and ten shillings was voted him as a gratuity for the good service and charge he had been at in promoting the interest of the colony. The first houses of any pretention built in the Narragansett country were at Tower Hill, the capital of King's Province, which was at one time called Rochester, and which became and remained South Kingston. One of the first and largest of these dwellings was that of Joseph Hull. The Narragansett Monthly Meeting of Friends residing in the territory embracing Providence, Warwick, Greenwich and Kingston, was established in1699. Joseph Hull had now become a speaker or preacher, and the First day and weekly meetings were held in his spacious dwelling until the latter part of the following year, when the society's Meeting House, though not yet finished, was ready to use for worship. There is a tradition connected with this old Hull house at Narragansett which goes: A daughter of the host had been married during the day, and when in the evening the friends were celebrating the event, a rejected suitor approached in the darkness a window where the newly wedded couple stood conversing, and placing the muzzle of his gun within a few feet of the bride sent a bullet through her heart. Somewhere on Tower Hill farm there is said to be a burial plot, which cannot now be located with any certainity, in which Joseph Hull's body rests surrounded by those of several generations of his descendants." This cemetery is actually not lost: it is RI Hist Cem South Kingstown #119, and it has a few extant gravestones for some of Joseph's descendants, but none for Joseph or his wife. The ancient Friends' records have been lost, but some of his children were: [144]

  • Tristram, b. probably Barnstable Co., Mass. 8 Oct 1677, d. 1717, m. at the Friends Meeting House in Newport, RI 9 Feb 1698/9 Elizabeth DYER, b. c. 1680, d. Westerly, RI 1719, the daughter of Charles Dyer and Mary Waitt. Tristram and Elizabeth lived and died in Westerly, RI, raising a family of nine children, named in their wills. Tristram's will was dated 1 July 1716 and proved 6 Jan 1718, while Elizabeth's was dated 3 July 1719, and proved the same year.
  • Joseph, b. 1679, was living 29 Nov 1758 when mentioned in the will of his son-in-law Robert Knowles; m. (1) 1700, Ann GARDINER, b. c. 1680, d. 12 Sep 1710 (or 12 Sep 1711 per Beaman in RIGR 14:223), the daughter of William Gardner and Elizabeth Wilkinson. He m. (2) 1 Jan 1713/4 Susanna GREEN, b. Warwick, RI 27 May 1688, d. 1748, the daughter of James Greene and Elizabeth Anthony. Joseph was a constable in Kingstown in 1703. He bought land in Westerly in 1714, and was a member of the town council from 1724 to 1726. Joseph had three children with his first wife, and four more with the second.
  • Mary, b. c. 1681, d. Westerly, RI c. 1735, m. c. 1703, probably in Kingstown or Westerly, RI, John HOXIE, b. Sandwich, MA 2 Mar 1677, d. 1767, son of Lodowick Hoxie and Mary Presbury. Mary and John had six known children, born 1704 to 1716, probably all in Westerly, RI. Following Mary's death, John m. (2) "20d 3mo 1736" (20 May? 1736) in the Narraganset Friends' Meeting (South Kingstown?) Ann Richmond, b. N. Kingstown 1 Nov 1706, d. 1785, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Richmond. John's will was proved at Hopkinton, RI 12 May 1767, and Ann's will was likely proved at Hopkinton 31 Aug 1785. John and Ann were both called of Westerly in their marriage record.
  • John, b. c. 1685, m. Kingstowne, RI 11 July 1709 Jean CANADA. They lived in Kingstown, RI. Here we have a couple who seemingly would not exist, save for a marriage record, found in the N. Kingstown, RI records. Indexed under the bride we have Jeane Canadu m. John Hull. Under the groom, we have John Hull m. Jeune Conadu, by Nathaniel Niles, JOP. Nothing more.
  • Alice, b. c. 1687, m. likely in Kingstown, RI 1 March 1707/8 John SEGER, b. 3 May 1684, probably in Newport, RI, and d. S. Kingstown, RI 1753, son of John Segar of Newport. They had 14 children born 1709 to 1732, and the birth dates can be found in Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. Alice was living when her last child was born in January 1732, but was not mentioned in her husband's will, dated 2 Dec 1751. His will was proved at S. Kingstown 19 November 1753.
  • Reuben, b. say 1690, was executed for murder prior to October 1720.
  • Hannah, b. c. 1695, m. 6 Dec 1717, as his second wife, John Reynolds, the son of Joseph Reynolds of Kingstown, RI (see above).

(11g) Richard Pysing[edit]

Wikitree website

Richard Pysing, b. say 1521, d. 1588, and m. say 1546 Margery _______, b. say 1526, living 1588. Richard was supposedly born in Abbotsbury, Dorset, England, but was of Crewkerne, Somerset when he made his will on 13 April 1588, proved 25 June 1588. He was to be buried at St. Bartholomew, the Crewkerne church. Children:

  • Elizabeth, b. say 1547
  • Robert, b. say 1549
  • Mary, b. say 1551
  • Joane, b. c. 1553, m. 11 Jan 1573 Thomas Hull

(8g) Robert Harper[edit]

TAG 48:215-219

Robert Harper was born c. 1630, living in 1704, and m. Sandwich, Plymouth Colony (now Mass.) 9 May 1654 Deborah PERRY, b. c. 1634, d. Sandwich 14 Dec 1665. Following Deborah's death, Robert m. (2) Sandwich 20 June 1666 Prudence BUTLER, daughter of Thomas Butler and Dorothy Howes. The parentage of Deborah found in multiple online sources is largely fictitious. See discussion below. Robert Harper is first of record in New England in 1654 when he married his first wife, and is first of note as a Quaker on 1 June 1658 when he was fined 10 pounds at Plymouth for failure to take the oath of allegiance (Quakers did not take oaths). Over the next dozen years, he was fined multiple times for the same infraction, or for attending Quaker meetings, or sentenced to be whipped for disturbing established church meetings. On 24 March 1661 Robert went to Boston and stood under the scaffold and caught in his arms the body of Boston Martyr William Leddra, one of four Quakers hanged for their religious activism. As a result, he and his wife were banished from the Massachusetts colony, though they didn't live there, but lived in the Plymouth Colony instead. In 1685 Robert was one of eight men listed as a purchaser of land from the Indians at East Falmouth. He sold 100 acres of land at Falmouth on 22 April 1690, and on 11 June 1704 he witnessed a marriage at Falmouth. He was last of record in August 1704 when he signed the marriage certificate of a granddaughter. Robert appears to have continued living in Sandwich until his death, though many other Quakers found refuge in Rhode Island, including his daughter Experience and her husband Joseph Hull. Children with first wife, all b. Sandwich: [145]

  • Mary, b. 25 Dec 1655, living 9 March 1721, m. 7 June 1678 Thomas BOWERMAN, b. Falmouth (Mass.) Sep 1648, the son of Thomas Bowerman. They had nine children born from c. 1679 to c. 1698.
  • Experience, b. Nov 1657, living 27 April 1714, m. Joseph HULL.
  • Stephen, b. June 1662, d. c. Nov 1740, m. 1:9mo:1728 (1 Nov 1728) Eliphael (SMITH) Perry, b. Dartmouth (Mass.) 28 May 1683, the daughter of Eleazer Smith and Ruth Sprague. Eliphael had m. (1) 5 Oct 1705 Edward Perry, d. 1727, the son of Edward Perry, and had five children with him. Stephen apparently had no children; his wife was almost 45 years old when they were married.
  • Marcy (written as Mary in some records), b. 5 Dec 1665, likely died young, as there is no further record.

Children with second wife:

  • Hannah, b. 1 May 1670, m. 1 March 1690 Isaac ROBINSON, b. 16 Jan 1669/70, the son of John Robinson and Elizabeth Weeks, grandson of Isaac Robinson, and great grandson of Rev. John Robinson who was the pastor of the Pilgrims in Leyden, Holland. Hannah and Isaac had three known children, born 1694 to 1704.
  • Elizabeth, b. 16 Oct 1672, no further record
  • Mercy, b. 12 June 1675, d. Sandwich, Mass. 7 March 1754, aged 79 years and 2 months. She apparently did not marry, but in the Sandwich town hall records, her death is filed under the surname "Landers."

From a website: "Robert Harper was one of the first Quakers to suffer in body and estate, and was banished from Boston in 1660; he removed to South Kingston, R. I., where he died about 1709. Joseph Hull was by occupation a planter, cooper, merchant and shipper. He doubtless joined the Society of Friends previous to his marriage in October, 1676. Joseph's story is tied to that of his father-in-law, Robert Harper, who was a Quaker of prominence, and in 1660 he stood under the scaffold and caught in his arms the body of his friend William Leddra, the martyr preacher, when cut down by the Boston hangman. For this act Harper and his wife were the same year banished. At about the time that Joseph Hull and Experience Harper were married, the magistrates of Massachusetts undertook without due process of law to release bond servants and cancel articles of apprenticeship, where the masters were Quakers. In the execution of some such ex-party order the sheriff was soundly thrashed by Joseph Hull, who, for so doing was fined seven pounds. This fine, for some unstated reason, was abated at a subsequent session of the court."

The following, concerning the Perry family, was pulled from the "We Relate" website, and is an important read for this family:

"The name Edmund Perry cannot be found in the records of Sandwich or Plymouth. Although descendants of Edward Perry of Sandwich passed down a tradition that the family came from Devonshire, England, the Perry family has not been found in the Devonshire records. Without documentary evidence to support the name of Edmund for the father of the Perrys in the Plymouth and Massachusetts Colonies, his name must remain unknown.

The identity of Sarah as the mother of the Perrys found in the Massachusetts and Plymouth Colonies, again there is a problem. Her name is mentioned once in the Plymouth Colony Court Records. "Ezra Perry is allowed by the Court to be Executor of the Estate of Sarah Perry, there being noe other (although she hath many friends in the County) that claimeth interest to the Estate ..." Based on this record, B. (Phinney) Brownson and Maclean W. McLean in the Ezra Perry genealogy published in the New England Historical Genealogical Register, 115:86ff, concluded, "neither Ezra nor any of the other Perrys in Sandwich were closely related by blood to the deceased widow Sarah Perry." They suggested that Sarah Perry may have been Ezra's step-mother.

Recent DNA studies of descendants of Edward Perry and Ezra Perry show that these two men do share a recent common ancestor. But if Ezra was the only person who had an interest in the estate of Sarah Perry and by implication, Edward Perry did not have an interest, then there is doubt that Ezra Perry and Edward Perry were brothers. Perhaps they were cousins.

A long list of children for this hypothetical family of Edmund Perry and Sarah Unknown has been compiled from the several Perrys living in the Massachusetts and Plymouth Colonies including: Arthur, Anthony, John, William, Elizabeth, Margaret, Ezra, Edmund, Edward, Hannah, and Deborah. The only apparent basis for including these Perrys in the family group is that they lived in these two colonies at this time. Edmund is probably a corrupted spelling for Edward and may be the origin of the name for Edmund Perry, the hypothetical father of this family.

Without early records showing how these early Perrys were related, it is not possible to determine who was related to whom. But Edward Perry, Hannah (Perry) Dillingham and Deborah (Perry) Harper were members of the Sandwich Society of Friends. Possibly these three were siblings. Ezra Perry and Margaret (Perry) Freeman also lived in Sandwich, but there is no evidence that they were members of the Society of Friends. Edward Perry married Mary Freeman, possibly a cousin of Edmond Freeman, Margaret Perry's husband.

In the future, additional DNA studies may show that all of the Perry men listed share a recent common ancestor, or the tests may show that some of these men are not related."

(8g) Henry Tibbitts[edit]

GDRI (1887):202-4

Henry Tibbetts was born say 1635, d. 1713, and m. Dec 1661 Sarah STANTON, b. say 1640, living in 1708, the daughter of Robert and Avis Stanton. Henry is first of record when he was living in the disputed land west of the Narragansett Bay, claimed by both the Connecticut and Rhode Island colonies, and on 3 July 1663 he and others of the area desired to be under protection of Connecticut. On 13 May 1665 he and other petitioned the Rhode Island Assembly for an accomodation of land in Kings Province. On 22 June 1670 he was appointed as Constable by Connecticut, and he and other residents were expected to give their allegiance to that colony, but a year later he changed his mind, and on 20 May 1671 he took an oath of allegiance to Rhode Island. On 1 Jan 1672 he and five others bought a tract of land from Awashuett, a Chief Sachem in the Narragansett country. Tensions continued between Rhode Island and Connecticut, and eventually Tibbetts was taken to Hartford by Connecticut authorities and imprisoned. In response to this, the Rhode Island Assembly sent a letter, dated 9 May 1677, complaining to Connecticut with threats of getting Royal resolution of the dispute. At some point thereafter Tibbetts was freed, and on 12 June 1678 was appointed as Constable for the Rhode Island colony. As the territorial dispute continued, on 29 July 1679 Tibbetts and 41 others of Narragansett sent a petition to the King to resolve this issue once and for all. Eventually the dispute was settled in Rhode Island's favor, and the colony was given jurisdiction from the Narragansett Bay west to the Pawcatuck River. From 1687 to 1705 Tibbetts held a number of civil positions within the Kingstowne government on a grand jury, as Conservator of the Peace, on a committee to lay out highways, and one year as Deputy. Henry appears to have been a Quaker because in 1702 he donated six shillings towards erecting a Friends' meeting house at Mashapaug. His last action in the public record was on 9 Jan 1709/10 when he sold 90 acres in E. Greenwich to his son John. His will, dated 27 Nov 1708 and proved Kingstown 13 July 1713 names wife Sarah, sons George and John, daughters Mary, wife of Edward Greene; Sarah, wife of William Hall; and Martha wife of Benjamin Stanton; three grandsons, Thomas, William, and Henry, sons of son Henry, deceased; daughter-in-law Rebecca Tibbetts, widow of son Henry; granddaughters Rebecca, Avis, and Dinah, daughters of son Henry; granddaughter Anne Fones; grandson William Tanner (RIGR 4(4):320). Children, likely all born in the Narraganset country that became Kingstowne: [146]

  • Henry, b. c. 1662, d. 27 Dec 1702 (Gen:11), m. say 1689 Rebecca _______, b. say 1668, d. Warwick 10 June 1752 (Gen:11). Rebecca's maiden name is given as Medbury in a number of sources, including a 1913 article in Invincible magazine, but I have not seen the evidence as to why this is so. They had six known children, born say 1690 to 1702. Administration of Henry's estate was granted to widow Rebecca on 19 April 1703. Rebecca's will, dated 26 Jan 1737/8 and proved at Warwick 10 Aug 1752 called her of Warwick, widow, stricken in years, and named sons Thomas Tibbitts, deceased, and Henry and William Tibbitts; three daughters Avis Rice, Rebecca Greene, and Dinah Tibbitts, unmarried; and grandson Thomas Tibbitts, son of son Thomas, deceased. (RIGR 3(3):288) It appears that the will of her son William (had wife Judah) was proved the same date as her will. [147]
  • Hannah, b. c. 1664, d. c. 1689, m. say 1685 as the first of three wives, the immigrant William TANNER, b. say 1660, d. 1730, possibly the son of John Tanner and Elizabeth Smith of Bromley, Kent, England. Hannah and William had a son, William Tanner, named in the 1712 will of Hannah's father. Austin gives Hannah five children born from 1712 to c. 1725 (the births of these five children of "William and Hannah Tanner" are found in the N. Kingstown records). If this were the case, then Hannah could not have been born before about 1680, and her husband would have likely been a later generation William Tanner. However, many modern researches are now claiming that the wife of William with five children born in N. Kingstown 1712 to c. 1725 is Hannah Palmer, married to a son of Hannah Tibbitts and the first William Tanner. I'm accepting this explanation, and thus making Hannah an older child of Henry and Sarah Tibbetts. William Tanner is first of record in New England on 12 May 1682 when he witnessed a deed. He may have arrived a few years earlier, and some researches think he came with Randall Holden when Holden returned from a trip to England. Following Hannah's death, Tanner m. (2) 1690 Mary Babcock, and m. (3) Elizabeth Colgrove Gardiner Cottrill. William appears to have had 12 children with these two wives, born 1691 to 1719. Hannah and her husband have been given FAG memorials in the Tanner Cemetery. [148]
  • Mary, b. say 1666, m. Edward GREENE, b. say 1660, living in 1711, the son of John and Joan Greene of Kingstown, Rhode Island. Edward was taxed in Kingstown in 1687, and living on 6 April 1711 when he sold land in E. Greenwich to Anthony Low of Warwick. Only one child, Robert, has been identified from this marriage.
  • Ann, b. c. 1668, d. c. 1700 but definitely by 1702, m. c. 1688 Samuel FONES, b. 1666, d. Dec 1757, son of John and Margaret Fones. Their only known child, Ann, was b. Oct 1689. Following Ann's death, Samuel m. (2) c. 1701 Meribah _______, with whom he had six children born 1702 to 1710. Samuel was the Town Clerk of Kingstowne for many years from 1704 to 1715. In 1700 he donated two pounds towards building a Quaker meeting house. [149]
  • George, b. c. 1670, m. (1) Mary _______; m. (2) Alice SHERMAN; m. (3) Sarah BLIVEN
  • Sarah, b. c. 1673, d. Exeter 12 July 1733 ("Sarah, wife of William Hall"), m. c. 1697 William HALL, b. Portsmouth, RI 2 Dec 1672, d. Exeter 9 July 1759 in his 87th year, the oldest child of William Hall and Alice Tripp of Portsmouth. They had 10 children born 1698 to 1719. [150]
  • John, b. c. 1677, d. Cartaret Co., NC 1755, m. (1) 7 June 1705 Elizabeth HALL, b. 2 Oct 1687, d. c. 1725, the daughter of William Hall and Alice Tripp. Arnold's Vital Record of RI says that John, of Henry Tibbetts, m. 7 ___ 1705 at E. Greenwich Elizabeth Hazzard. John and Elizabeth had six known children, born 1707 to c. 1720. John m. (2) Dartmouth, Mass. 19:2:1726 (19 April 1726) Sarah SOULE, , b. c. 1688, living in 1768, the youngest daughter of George and Deborah Soule. John and Sarah joined the Quaker migration to North Carolina. The will of John Tibbitts of Cartaret Co., NC was dated 4 April 1755 and proved at the June 1755 court. In it are named wife Sarah, sons Henry and George, daughters Mary Hopkins, Aves Soule, Ann Bala (Bailey?), and Alse Hill. On 3:8:1756 Sarah Tibbits was granted a certificate to go to New England. The will of her nephew John Soule of Dartmouth (son of Nathan Soule), dated 9 Nov 1768, gave Sarah Tibbits the use of the best chamber in his house for life. (TAG 36(1):55 in GDRI:463) [151]
  • Martha, b. c. 1683, d. 11 July 1752, m. say 1708 Benjamin STANTON, b. 18 March 1684, d. 18 Sep 1760, son of John Stanton and Mary Harndel. They had four known children, one born in 1712. Martha and Benjamin are both buried in the Common Burying Ground in Newport, RI, but neither has a gravestone photo, so it is not known if their stones still exist. [152]

(7g) George Tibbetts[edit]

George was b. c. 1670, d. 1746, the son of Henry Tibbetts and Sarah Stanton. He married three times: (1) c. 1701 Mary _______, b. c. 1680, d. c. 1718; (2), c. 1719 Alice (SHERMAN) Howland, b. Portsmouth 12 Jan 1679/80, d. c. 1724, the widow of Isaac Howland, and the daughter of Samson Sherman and Isabel Tripp of Portsmouth; and (3) 30 Dec 1725 Sarah BLIVEN, b. say 1690, d. 1759, the daughter of John Bliven. In 1700 George took the oath of allegiance in E. Greenwich, RI. On 15 June 1723, he and his second wife Alice gave a receipt to Job Sherman, the executor for the estate of Alice's father, Samson Sherman. George lived in the Quidnessett area of far northern N. Kingstown, very close to E. Greenwich, and inherited the original homestead of his father, which he passed on to his son George. George's will was dated 4 Nov 1736 and proved N. Kingstown 15 March 1745/6 naming wife Sarah, sons George and Henry Tibbetts, daughters Martha Reynolds and Alyce underage and unmarried, and (probably granddaughter) Abigail Spink under 18, and grandson George, under 21 (RIGR 12:103). The will of Sarah Tibbetts of N. Kingstown was dated 7 July 1759 and proved at N. Kingstown 10 Sep of the same year, naming "Cozen Pricila Blivens", Marcy Baker wife of [burn] Baker, Elsie Pearce and her son John Pearce (RIGR 13:76). Children, all with first wife, except Alice with second wife: [153]

  • Ann, b. E. Greenwich, RI 12 Oct 1702, d. N. Kingstown, RI 28 Aug 1728, m. N. Kingstown 4 May 1721 Immanuel NORTHUP, b. N. Kingstown 17 June 1699, d. there 28 May 1790, the son of Henry Northup and Mary Kingsley. Following Ann's death, Immanuel m. (2) N. Kingstown "in 1727" acceding to the vital record, but the year must be wrong since his first wife was still living (unless her d. year is incorrect), Sarah Gould, b. c. 1706, d. N. Kingstown 15 March 1745. He m. (3) Jamestown, RI 11 March 1745 (again, there is conflict between marriage date and d. date of previous wife) Anne Carr, b. Jamestown, RI 15 March 1709/10, d. N. Kingstown 3 Feb 1780, the daughter of Nicholas Carr and Frances Holmes. Immanuel and his third wife have grave markers in the Elm Grove Cemetery in N. Kingstown. [154] [155]
  • Sarah, b. E. Greenwich, RI 29 March 1704, d. c. 1727, m. N. Kingstown 22 Aug 1725 (VRRI) John SPINK, b. N. Kingstown 6 Sep 1700, d. by 1769, the son of Nicholas and Abigail Spink. Sarah and John had one known child together before her premature death. Following Sarah's death, John m. c. 1728 Hannah Carpenter. John and Hannah had eight known children born N. Kingstown 1729 to 1746. FAG memorials have been created for John and his second wife. [156] [157]
  • George, b. 1 March 1705/6, m. Dorcas GARDNER
  • Martha, b. c. 1708, m. N. Kingstown, RI 2 Nov 1727 John REYNOLDS, b. N. Kingstown 18 Oct 1706, the son of Joseph Reynolds Jr. and Susanna Babcock. They had eight known children born in N. Kingstown, then Exeter from 1728 to 1753. The marriage date as published by Arnold in the VRRI is 1721, which is certainly in error. The first child wasn't born until 1728, and a 1721 marriage year would force a much earlier birth year for Martha, and mean that Martha would be bearing children into her 50s, which is highly unlikely. It would also mean John married at the age of 15--rather ludicrous. A marriage year of 1727 allows the birth years and child bearing years to all make sense.
  • Henry, b. c. 1710, m. (1) N. Kingstown, RI 3 Nov 1734 Hannah REYNOLDS, b. N. Kingstown, RI c. 1717, d. E Greenwich, RI 28 Aug 1749, aged about 32, the daughter of John Reynolds and his unknown first wife, of N. Kingstown and Exeter, RI. Following Hannah's death, Henry m. (2) c. 1751 Elizabeth _______. Henry was named in the will of his brother, George, in 1751 (RIGR 12:108). Henry and Hannah had nine children, the first born in N. Kingstown and the remainder born in E. Greenwich, 1735 to 1749, after which Henry and Elizabeth had two daughters b. 1753 and 1757. The births of all eleven children are found in the E. Greenwich vital records. [158]
  • Alice, b. 27 July 1720, m. N. Kingstown 13 April [1740] John PEARCE (or Pierce in NK mar. rec), b. 4 Aug 1722, the son of John-3 Pearce (Giles-2, Richard-1) and Susannah Nichols. The marriage of Alice and John was recorded in both N. Kingstown and E. Greenwich, but the year was burned away in the NK record. They had two children given in the published genealogy of the Richard Pearce descendants, born 1740 and 1746. A John Pearce appears in the 1774 and 1782 censuses for N. Kingstown, RI, and in the 1782 census for E. Greenwich, RI.

(6g) George Tibbetts, Jr.[edit]

George Tibbetts, b. E. Greenwich, RI 1 Mar 1705/6, d. N. Kingstown, RI 1753, was the son of George and Mary Tibbetts of E. Greenwich and North Kingstown, Rhode Island.[20] An online source gives George Jr.'s mother as Mary Sherman, daughter of Samuel Sherman and Martha Tripp, [159] but this cannot be so because in 1717 this Mary was named Mary Baker in her father's will.[21] Tibbetts was married on 11 March 17__ [1730/1?] to Dorcas GARDNER, born N. Kingstown 10 June 1712, the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Gardner. George and Dorcas were married by 1731, because on 25 August of that year "Dorcas Tibbetts" witnessed a deed whereby her father, Nathaniel Gardner, sold land to George Gardner. The subject George Tibbetts inherited the homestead of his grandfather, Henry Tibbetts, located in Quidnessett, in the northern part of N. Kingstown, near E. Greenwich. He was called George Tibbetts, Jr., when he was named as executor in the will of Benjamin Tanner, dated in Exeter 12 December 1743.(RIGR 4:310) George' was called of N. Kingstown in his will, dated in 1751 and proved on 10 September 1753, naming wife Dorcas who is to support the children, sons George, under 21, Nathaniel, under 21, Job and Benjamin Tibbetts; and daughters Dorcas, the eldest, Mary, and Mart[burn]; brother Henry Tibbetts, brother-in-law Nathaniel Gardner; and heirs of Daniel Gould, deceased (RIGR 12:108). Children: [160]

  • George, b. c. 1733, under 21 in father's 1751 will, and m. W. Greenwich 26 Jan 1758 Ann GREENE. He was a soldier from Kingstown during the Am. Rev. War according to the 1937 Tibbets genealogy (p 13). However, a George Tibbetts m. N. Kingstown 11 Dec 1760 (by Robert Hall, Justice) Susannah WALL (a daughter of Henry Wall and Hannah Gould).
  • Dorcas, b. 18 May, c. 1735, eldest daughter, m. N. Kingstown 23 May 1756 Joseph REYNOLDS, son of John Reynolds and Hannah Hull.
  • Nathaniel, b. c. 1737, under 21 in father's 1751 will. Nathaniel was married by Goerge Northup, Justice in N. Kingstown on 15 Feb 1766 to Waite WALL, daughter of Henry Wall.
  • Job, b. c. 1739, named in father's 1751 will. A Job Tibbetts was m. N. Kingstown 4 Oct 1781 to Lucy SWEET, daughter of James Sweet.
  • Mary, b. c. 1742, named in father's 1751 will. A Mary Tibbetts m. N. Kingstown 24 Jan ____ Caleb GREENE.
  • Benjamin, b. c. 1745, named in father's 1751 will.
  • Martha (called Anna at the birth of her children, but named Mart[burn] in her father's will), b. 22 April 1748, d. 22 Dec 1822, m. in N. Kingstown 25 October 1772 Francis (5) Reynolds, b. NK 4 Aug 1750, d. 20 Sep 1821, the son of John (4) Reynolds (James-3, Francis-2, James-1) and Mehitable Kingsley.(RIGR 1:4:233) Martha is buried with her husband in the Reynolds Cemetery in Cazenovia, Madison County, NY. Elaine and I visited this cemetery on 23 Aug 2015. It was about 720 steps (about 1/3 mile) behind the house at 2060 Stanley Road, Cazenovia, where Lois Rathburn (aged 88) was living. We spoke to Lois extensively, and then hiked back to the cem. It is a small hill full of fir trees, and only the one modern marker for Lois and her husband, Adelbert Rathburn was readily visible. Two other marker for Colonel and Phebe Reynolds were on their backs on top of the base, and were still legible. We probed around and found two more markers which I dug out: Samuel and Hannah Hutchinson. Near them, all under a fir tree with branches in the way, were one or possibly two deeply submerged stones, the one partly undug must have been face down. So, of 12 names in the cemetery, we found markers for six, with the other six either submerged or lost. Sadly, the markers for Francis and Martha Reynolds were not found. [161]

(9g) Robert Stanton[edit]

GDRI (1887):388-91

Robert Stanton was born 1599, d. 29 Aug 1672, aged 73, and m. Avis ALMY, said to be the sister of Newport immigrant William Almy, and daughter of Christopher Almy, but I would like to see any evidence. In 1638 Robert was admitted with others as an inhabitant of Aquidneck Island, and in September of that year was fined 5 shillings for being engaged in a "riot of drunkenness". On 30 April 1639 he and 28 others signed a compact for a local Newport government. He was made a Newport freeman in 1641, held the title of Sergeant Junior in 1642, and the title of Sergeant in 1644. On 29 Sep 1652 he sold Benedict Arnold (future governor) a dwelling house and 8 acres. In 1655 he was on a list of Newport freeman, and held the position of Deputy from there in 1670. There appears to be a family connection between Robert Stanton of Newport, and Thomas Stanton of Stonington, CT. Robert, with little doubt, became a Quaker in the mid 1650s, based on the fact that he allowed his young daughter, Mary, to accompany Herodias Gardiner on a mission into Massachusetts in 1658, and based on his death being recorded in the Quaker records. Stanton was a close friend of early Newport settler George Gardiner, and though Gardiner is not known to have become a Quaker, his common-law wife, Herodias Gardiner, became an avid Quaker evangelist. No burial records have been found for Robert and Avis, but Find-a-grave memorials have been created for them in the Common Burial Ground in Newport. Robert and Avis had the following children: [162]

  • Sarah, b. c. 1640, living in 1708, m. Dec 1661 Henry TIBBITS.
  • John, b. Aug 1645, d. 3 Oct 1713, m. (1) c. 1667 Mary HARMDEL, b. 6 July 1647, d. c. 1684, daughter of John Harndel, and m. (2) c. 1687 Mary (CLARKE) Cranston, b. 1641, d. 7 April 1711, widow of John Cranston and daughter of Jeremiah Clarke and Frances Latham. John was made a Newport freeman in 1666, and taxed there in 1680. On 21 June 1694, John Stanton and Joseph Gardiner, both of Newport, sold for 10 pounds to Joseph Clarke of Westerly 200 acres in Narragansett, being part of a neck of land formerly owned in partnership between Robert Stanton, father of John, and George Gardiner, father of Joseph. John had seven children with his first wife, born 1668 to 1684, and one child with his second wife born in 1688.
  • Mary, b. c. 1646, not included in the family by Austin, but this is the 12-year old daughter of Robert Stanton who accompanied Herodias (Long) Gardiner on her mission of Quaker evangelism to Weymouth, Mass. in May 1658, and was whipped and imprisoned as a result. The particulars given here come from the Quaker chronicler, Humphrey Norton, in his “New England’s Ensign” Feb 1659. Because her given age of 12 does not sequence her well with her other known siblings, she may have been 11 or 13 instead.
  • Daniel, b. 1648, d. c. 1690, m. Elizabeth _______ who was living in 1690. In 1679 Daniel sold land in Cosset to James Brown. He was taxed in Newport in 1680 and on a grand jury there in 1688. He and Elizabeth had six known children born 1676 to c. 1690.

(9g) George Gardiner[edit]

see other line (6a)

(8g) Benoni Gardner[edit]

Benoni, the son of George Gardiner and Herodias Long, was b. c. 1643, d. c. 1731, and m. c. 1665 Mary _______, b. c. 1645, d. Portsmouth, RI 16 Jan 1729, aged 84, at the home of her son-in-law, Job Sherman. Her death is recorded among the Friends' records, so it is likely that her daughter and family became Quakers. Some researchers have suggested that Mary was the daughter of Samuel Eldred and Elizabeth Miller of Kingstowne. Caroline Robinson in her genealogy of the Gardner/Gardiner family finds the evidence to be strong, that Benoni's wife was a daughter of Samuel Eldred. This is because the given name Bridget is very uncommon. Mary Eldred's brother, Thomas, named a daughter Bridget, undoubtedly because his grandmother, Susanna (Hutchinson) Cole (daughter of the famed Anne Hutchinson) had a sister named Bridget who married John Sanford, a governor of the island towns of Newport and Portsmouth. Also, Anne Hutchinson's mother was named Bridget. It is not at all unlikely that after Thomas Eldred named one of his daughters Bridget, that his sister Mary (Eldred) Gardner liked the name, and gave the name to one of her daughters. On the other hand, there is a high likelihood that Mary, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Eldred, was instead the wife of Rouse Helm. Overseers of Helm's 1711 will include two brothers of this Mary, and Mary and Rouse Helm named their oldest son Samuel, the father of Mary Eldred. The conclusion of all this is that we just don't know who the parents of Benoni's wife were.

Benoni and Mary were married by 22 March 1669 when she witnessed a deed with Benoni. Benoni's land (in Pettaquamscutt) was mentioned in a deed dated 7 Nov 1673 in which George Gardner (Jr.) transferred land to his brother Nicholas Gardner. (RILE:99) Benoni was said to be about 90 upon his death, suggesting he was born closer to 1640, and thus would have been a son of George Gardiner with an unknown first wife. However, he is treated like the other Gardner sons in receiving lands from his mother and step-father, John Porter, in Pettaquamscutt, and is almost certainly the son of Herodias, and therefore likely born about 1644, with his death age overstated. Benoni was a cordwainer and farmer. Children of Benoni and Mary, likely all born in Kingstowne: [163]

  • William (Gardiner, on tombstone), b. 1671, d. 14 Dec 1732, about 61, m. c. 1695 Abigail REMINGTON, b. 1678, d. 6 Feb 1763, in her 85th year, the daughter of John and Abigail Remington. William's will was proved at S. Kingstown (1732 or 1733?), and Abigail's was proved there as well. Following William's death, Abigail m. (2) 3 Sep 1740 Colonel Job Almy, b. 10 Oct 1675, son of Christopher Almy and Elizabeth Cornell. William and Abigail had seven known children born 1696 to 1708; they are buried in the Platform Cemetery in N. Kingstown, both with extant, but worn, gravestones. William's surname is given as Gardiner on his stone. [164]
  • Nathaniel, b. c. 1674, d. 1734, m. c. 1704 Mary _______ (Greene?), b. c. 1677, living 10 Feb 1734 when she administered her husband's estate.
  • Stephen, b. c. 1676, d. Gardner Lake, New London Co., CT 9 Feb 1743/4, m. 1700 Amie SHEARMAN, b. Portsmouth, RI 25 Oct 1681, d. 1752, the daughter of Benjamin Shearman and Hannah Mowry. Amie's will was proved at New London, CT 27 July 1752.
  • Jeremiah, b. c. 1685 [b. 1690 per Beaman], d. 1775, m. (1) c. 1711 Sarah _______, b. c. 1692, d. c. 1712; m. (2) c. 1713 Grace LAWTON, b. c. 1692, living in 1775, but dead by 12 Feb 1776 when administration of her estate was conducted. Jeremiah's will was proved at N. Kingstown 12 June 1775.
  • Isaac, b. 7 Jan 1687/8 (recorded at Exeter, RI), d. 1762, m. 24 March 1709 (recorded at Exeter) Elizabeth DAVIS, b. c. 1691, d. Exeter 20 May 1759. Isaac's inventory was taken 24 June 1762 at Exeter.
  • Bridget, b. c. 1691, d. c. 1731, m. Portsmouth 23 Dec 1714 Job SHEARMAN, b. Portsmouth 8 Nov 1687, d. there 16 Nov 1747, the son of Samson Shearman and Isabel Tripp. Bridget was alive on 13 Oct 1730 when she gave birth. Job m. (2) E. Greenwich 1 June 1732 Amy Spencer, b. E. Greenwich 14 March 1698, daughter of Benjamin and Martha Spencer.
  • Benoni (Gardner, on tombstone), b. c. 1695, d. Newport 25 June 1758, aged 62, m. Sarah ROGERS, b. c. 1700, d. 10 June 1770 in her 7_ th year, daughter of John Rogers and Jane Brown. Benoni's mother would have been aged about 50 when Benoni was born, raising questions about his inclusion in this family, or the accuracy of the dates and ages on the gravestones or in the town records. Benoni and Sarah are buried in the Common Burying Ground in Newport, both with extant grave markers. [165]

(7g) Nathaniel Gardner[edit]

Nathaniel Gardner, the son of Benoni Gardner (ba 1644) and Mary_______ (b 1644), was born about 1675 and died in 1734. The following is quoted from The Gardners of Narragansett: "He was admitted a freeman in 1696 [S. Kingstown?]. In 1705 his father gave to him, by deed, one hundred acres, "being the west half of the farm where I now live." This was possibly what is now known as the Isaac Nichols farm, bounded west on Saugatucket River, near the foot of Tower Hill. He married, about 1704, Mary [Greene, per one internet account]. In his will he is called of S. Kingstown, and mentions wife Mary, son Benjamin, giving him a farm in East Greenwich of two hundred and seventy-two acres; son Nathaniel; son Job; daughter Mary Kenyon, and daughter Dorcas Tebbitts." His will, dated 31 Jan 1734 (1734/5?), was proved ten days later on 10 February 1734, with an inventory made the same day.[166] Children of Nathaniel and Mary Gardiner, all births recorded in N. Kingstown except the last, which was recorded in S. Kingstown: [167]

  • Benjamin, born 26 February 1705, d. Stonington, CT 7 May 1749, and married in S. Kingstown 22 March 1726/7, Mary Howland, b. Tiverton, RI 10 Jan 1710, the daughter of Daniel Howland and Mary Sampson. Benjamin and Mary had eight known children, born 1728 to 1747. [168]
  • Mary, born 30 November 1707, married S. Kingstown, RI 23 March 1726/7, John Kenyon, b. Westerly, RI 21 Nov 1706, d. Exeter, RI March 1747, the son of John Kenyon and Elizabeth Remington. Mary and John have memorials in FAG, and have been placed in the Job Kenyon Lot, Exeter #68. [169]
  • Penelope, born 9 (or 11) October 1709, and likely died young, not being mentioned in her father's will.
  • Dorcas, born 10 June 1712, married, 11 March, c.1731 George Tibbitts, Jr., of North Kingstown. [170]
  • Nathaniel, born 16 June 1714, married, 23 ___ 1734, Sarah Peirce, b. c. 1716, (daughter of William Pierce per internet account). A Nathan Gardner appears on the 1747 census of S. Kingstown. Internet accounts give his death as 1761, or 1796, with service in the Am. Rev. War, which I doubt, since he would have been in his mid-60s.
  • Job, born 23 July 1723, was mentioned in his father's will in 1734, and may have been the one of his name who served as a mate on the Privateer Jonathan in 1747, and on the Privateer Ranger in 1747 and 1748, during King George's War. The following all likely refer to his nephew, Job Gardner, b. c. 1730, son of his brother Benjamin: likely the one of his name in E. Greenwich in 1774 and S. Kingstown in 1782. One account says he moved to Stephentown, NY in 1787. Job Gardner, who died 8 March 1806, is buried in Stephentown Cemetery, Rensealaer Co., NY, and his wife, Hannah Briton, b. 1734, d. 26 Dec 1781 in her 48th year, is also buried there. [171]

(7g) Samuel Phillips[edit]

Samuel Phillips, b. 1655, d. N. Kingstown, RI 30 March 1736 in 81st year, was married to Elizabeth _______, b. say 1675 and died 1748. Samuel came from Exeter, Devonshire, England, but neither the names of his parents or the maiden name of his wife has been discovered, nor when he arrived in New England. They lived in the part of Kingstown, Rhode Island that became North Kingstown in 1722. A relationship to the Phillips family of Newport has not been established, though it has been theorized. Following Samuel's death, his widow married in N. Kingstown, RI 9 Feb 1738 George Thomas, b. 20 Aug 1681, d. 1740, the son of John Thomas of Jamestown and N. Kingstown, RI. George had married as his first wife Alice Gorton, the daughter of Benjamin Gorton and Sarah Carder. Because Samuel died an old man, and his widow remarried, she was likely quite a bit younger than he. A birth date around 1675 has been chosen because her first child was born about 1694, but her second husband was born in 1681, and not many people remarry once past their mid-60s. Samuel was party to several land transactions in Kingstown from 1709 to 1717. His will, date lost, was proved in N. Kingstown, RI 11 May 1736, naming wife Elizabeth and four children. Elizabeth's will, date lost, was proved 4 July 1748, naming sons Thomas (excr), Christopher, and Samuel Phillips, and daughter Mary Dickinson, and grandchildren. Samuel is buried with a grave marker in the Platform Cemetery, Hist Cem N. Kingstown #36. Elizabeth is likely buried there as well, but without an inscribed marker, though there is a field stone next to Samuel that is thought to be hers. Known children: [172]

  • Christopher, b. 1694, d. 10 Aug 1753 in 60th year, m. Sarah [BROCK], b. 1701, d. 10 July 1753 in 53rd year. Sarah's death record in the St. Paul's Church records calls her the daughter of "Capt Buck." Christopher was named in his father's will, c. 1736. His own will, partially destroyed by fire, is either dated or proved in 1753, and found in the N. Kingstown records. Christopher and his wife share a large table marker, now mostly illegible, in the Platform Cemetery, N. Kingstown. [173]
  • Mary, b. say 1697, m. 1718 John DICKINSON, b. say 1695, apparently dead by 1736, the son of Charles Dickinson and Phillippa Greene. She was called Mary D[surname destroyed by fire] in her father's will, c. 1736. Though I have not viewed the will, she may be called a widow in her father's will. There are two articles on the Dickinson family in the The American Genealogist: 21:256-9 and 42:188-90, but only 42:190 mentions John and wife Mary Phillips.
  • Samuel, b. c. 1700, m. (1) Abigail BROWN and m. (2) Deborah (NICHOLS) Spencer
  • Thomas, b. c. 1702, buried 19 Jan 1772 in a severe snow storm, m. at St. Paul's Church (N. Kingstown) by Rev. James MacSparren 11 June 1725 Mary BROWN, b. 1705, d. 17 April 1737, the daughter of Samuel Brown. Mary has an existing grave marker in the Platform Cemetery in N. Kingstown. Thomas is also buried there, but without a surviving marker. Thomas and Mary had two known children who are both also buried in the Platform Cemetery. [174]

(6g) Samuel Phillips, Jr.[edit]

Samuel Phillips, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Phillips of South Kingstown, RI, was born about 1700, died 1789, and married (1) N. Kingstown 4 _____ 1733 Abigail BROWN, b. N. Kingstown 5 Nov 1713, d. there 22 Sep 1760, the daughter of Alexander Brown and Honor Huling. Samuel m. (2) in East Greenwich, RI 1 Jan 1771 Deborah (Nichols) Spencer, b. E. Greenwich 3 June 1725, d. c. 1793, the daughter of James Nichols and Elizabeth Huling, and widow of Joseph Spencer, b. E. Greenwich 11 June 1719, d. there 3 April 1749, the son of Peleg Spencer and Elizabeth Coggeshall. Samuel was made a North Kingstown freeman in 1734 and when his father died two years later, he was left land and a dwelling house in N. Kingstown. Samuel's will was dated 8 July 1782, mentioning only wife Deborah, son Thomas, and grandson Christopher Pierce. The will was proved in West Greenwich on 2 Jan 1790. Samuel was living on 12 Dec 1788 when he signed a receipt to Beriah Brown, Esq, but was dead by 20 Oct 1789 when his inventory was taken. Deborah was living on 2 Jan 1790, but dead by 11 July 1793 when her inventory was taken by Nicholas Spink, administrator. Administration of her estate was given to "her son Nicholas Spinks" and dated 25 May 1795, but this "son" has not been identified. Abigail has an existing grave marker in the Beriah Brown Cemetery in North Kingstown. Children of Samuel and Abigail, born in N. Kingstown: [175]

  • Mary, b. 1 Nov 1733, bapt. 17 Feb 1733/4, and prob. m. after Aug 1758 Josiah ARNOLD. She was named Mary Phillips in the 13 Aug 1758 will of her grandfather, Alexander Brown. Her probable children, surname Arnold: (1) Ann, m. John Herrington and lived in Arlington, VT in 1799; (2) Alexander, m. Avis _______ and living in Washington Co., NY in 1799; (3) Abigail (Nabby), m. Samuel Ames and lived in Killingly, CT in 1799; and (4) a daughter, m. Joseph Hopkins, Jr. to whom Phillips land was deeded. It appears that Mary's husband was Josiah-5 Arnold III, b. 17 June 1726, d. 18 May 1776 (Arnold Mem:91), the son of Josiah-4 Arnold Jr. (Josiah-3, Benedict-2, William-1) and Lydia Gardner. This Josiah Arnold apparently m. (1) Mary Phillips and m. (2) Martha Whitford, b. 21 Jan 1740/1, the daughter of John-3 Whitford (Pasco-2-1) and Mary Himes. Martha and Josiah were both living on 6 Feb 1782 when she signed a receipt concerning her father's will (RIGR 8(2):167), which conflicts with the 1776 death date for Josiah found in the Arnold Memorial. Some online sources, calling Josiah the son of Josiah Arnold (1707-1798) and Lydia Gardner (1707-1727), say he was b. 7 June 1726, and baptized by his grandfather, William Gardner, at Boston Neck (now in Narragansett), Rhode Island later that month, thinking he was not going to survive. He did survive, however, and was mentioned in his grandfather's 1732 will.
  • Thomas, b. 13 Jan 1735, m. (1) Dorcas ALBRO and (2) Elizabeth BROWN
  • Sarah, b. 27 April 1737; did she marry a Pierce, and then Jonathan Wall? She was named Sarah Phillips in the 13 Aug 1758 will of her grandfather, Alexander Brown. She prob. m. a Pierce and had a son Christopher Pierce named in the will of her father, and prob. m. (2) 25 Sep 1768 Jonathan WALL.
  • Henry, b. 11 Sep 1739, likely died before his father because he was not named in his 1782 will.

(5g) Thomas Phillips, Sr.[edit]

Thomas, the son of Samuel Phillips and Abigail Brown, was b. N. Kingstown, RI 13 Jan 1735, baptized 5 Feb 1735 (Huling Gen:107), died N. Kingstown about 1785, and married there (1) on 23 April 1761 Dorcas ALBRO, b. 1740, d. 27 March 1772, aged 31. Thomas m. (2) in N. Kingstown on 27 Oct 1776 Elizabeth BROWN, b. N. Kingstown 1745, d. Lafayette, RI 6 Nov 1821, in her 77th year, the daughter of Samuel Brown. Beaman in the RIGR 9(4):329 gives two options for the identity of this Samuel Brown: (1) the husband of Alice Joslin, or (2) the son of an earlier Samuel Brown and wife Mary. According to the Huling Genealogy (p 107), Elizabeth was married to another Brown prior to marrying Thomas Phillips, but gives not a hint as to who this other Mr. Brown might be. It does make sense that she was previously married, because she was about 31 years old when she married Thomas Phillips. Thomas was listed in Cowell's Spirit of '76 index as being a lieutenant in the regiment from Kings and Kent Counties, RI. He is found in the 1777 and 1782 Rhode Island censuses. Administration of the estate of Thomas Phillips was given to his widow Elizabeth on 16 Aug 1785, with inventory taken two days later (Huling Gen:107). Their daughter, Mary, asked that Samuel Phillips (likely her older brother, who was of age) be her guardian. Dorcas has a grave marker in the Beriah Brown Cemetery in N. Kingstown, and it is very likely that Thomas is buried there also. Elizabeth is buried in the Phillips Lot in N. Kingstown, Hist Cem #20, where two of her children and several descendants are also buried. Thomas's children with first wife, first four b. N. Kingstown, remainder born in Exeter: [176] [177]

  • Samuel, b. 7 Feb 1762
  • Frederich, b. c. 1764
  • Elizabeth, b. July, c. 1766, likely died young
  • Lois, b. c. 1768
  • Thomas, b. 20 April 1770, m. Lydia WHITFORD [178]
  • Mary, b. c. 1772, living in 1785 when she requested that Samuel Phillips be her guardian.

Children with second wife:

  • Abigail, b. c. 1777
  • James, b. c. 1779; the administration of his estate took place in 1805
  • Peter, b. 21 Aug 1781, d. 9 Nov 1865, m. c. 1805 Mary ELDRIDGE, b. 1781, d. 31 Dec 1866. Peter and Mary appear in every federal census in N. Kingstown from 1820 to 1860. Peter was a member of the convention to form the State Constitution in 1847 (Huling Gen:107). Peter and Mary are buried in the Phillips Lot in N. Kingstown where his mother and sister are buried. [179]
  • Elizabeth, b. 1783, d. Lafayette, RI 10 Sep 1845, in 63rd year, m. Jonathan WILCOX; divorced. She has a grave marker in the Phillips Cemetery, N. Kingstown, where her mother and brother Peter are buried. [180]
  • Sarah, b. c. 1784, d. 10 April 1842, in 59th year, m. Coggeshall THOMAS, b. NK 21 July 1784, d. NK 24 July 1871. Sarah and Coggeshall are buried in the Thomas Lot in N. Kingstown, RI. [181]

(4g) Thomas Phillips, Jr.[edit]

Thomas, the son of Thomas Phillips and Dorcas Albro, was born in Exeter, RI 20 April 1770, died there 11 Feb 1840, and married about 1793 Lydia WHITFORD, b. 29 March 1770, d. Exeter 23 Feb 1848, daughter of John Whitford and Mary Vaughan of Exeter. Thomas and Lydia are buried in their own family cemetery, RI Hist Cem, Exeter #53. Children, all born in Exeter: [182]

  • Dorcas, b. 17 Jan 1794, m. Oliver ARNOLD. They are buried in Elm Grove Cem., N. Kingstown. [183]
  • Elizabeth, b. 14 Oct 1796, died before 1840 (does not appear in census with husband), m. 19 May 1814 Whitman THURSTON, b. Exeter 22 Oct 1795, d. 22 Jan 1847 (Thurston Gen., below), the son of Nathaniel Thurston and Mary Whitman. They had as many as six children based on the 1830 census, but only four have been identified. They are undoubtedly buried in the Whitman-Thurston Cemetery in Exeter. [184]
  • Thomas, b. 23 Jan 1798, d. Exeter 2 April 1872, m. 26 Feb 1828 Mercy HOXSIE, b. 13 Aug 1802, d. Exeter 2 Nov 1887, daughter of Hon. Joseph and Elizabeth Hoxsie of W. Greenwich. Thomas was the town clerk of Exeter for 38 years, and was a businessman and had a mansion house. A long writeup on him is here: [185] Thomas and Mercy are buried with two of their children in the Chestnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery on Victory Highway, Exeter. [186]
  • Mary, b. 21 Mar 1801. d. 20 Dec 1883, m. Christopher Champlin GREENE, b. Exeter 4 Oct 1801, d. 14 Oct 1860, the son of William Greene and Marcy Tillinghast. They are buried in the Chestnut Hill Church Cemetery in Exeter. [187]
  • John, b. 13 March 1803, d. 10 Oct 1848, m. 19 June 1821 Mary SPINK, b. 1801, d. 2 Sep 1849 in her 49th year, daughter of Daniel Spink. They are buried in the John Phillips Lot in Exeter, RI Hist Cem Exeter #18. [188]
  • Lydia, b. 2 March 1805, d. 15 June 1807, buried in parents' family cemetery in Exeter. [189]
  • James, b. 25 July 1807, d. 15 Dec 1809, buried in parents' family cemetery in Exeter. [190]
  • Samuel, b. 21 Jan 1810, d. Exeter 6 March 1885, m. Tryphena HOXSIE, b. W. Greenwich 24 Oct 1811, d. 15 Oct 1869, the daughter of Hon. Joseph and Elizabeth Hoxsie. They are buried in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Exeter, near his brother Thomas. [191]
  • Abbie Ann, b. 23 March 1812, d. 20 Sep 1832, buried in parents' family cemetery. [192]

(9g) Charles Brown[edit]

see RIGR 4(1):67

Charles Brown was b. England c. 1623, bur. Rowley, Mass. 16 Dec 1687, and m. Rowley 14 Oct 1647 Mary ACYE, bapt. Cottingham, Yorkshire, England 17 Jan 1624/5, bur. Rowley 12 Dec 1683 (three days after her daughter Mary), daughter of William Acye and Margaret Haiton of Kirk Ella and Cottingham, Yorkshire, England and Rowley, Mass. Charles may be the son of John Brown and Wynefred Harper of Stretton, Derby, England. Charles wrote a will, abstracted in the 1915 genealogy of the family; it was proved 20 Dec 1687. Charles and Mary are almost certainly buried in the ancient Rowley Burial Ground, but have no surviving grave markers. Children, born Rowley, Mass.: [193]

  • Beriah, b. 8:5mo:1648 (8 July 1648), m. (1) Sarah HARRIS; m. (2) Abigail PHENIX; m. (3) Eleanor Sheffield, likely a widow.
  • Gershom, b. c. 1650, bur. Rowley 5 Dec 1683, (m. Hannah MANSFIELD per online, but I doubt it, since no wife ment. in will). Gershom's will was dated 1 Dec 1683, proved 25 March 1684, and mentioned brothers Joseph and Nathaniel to have half his farm and his mother the other half; cousin Sarah to be brought up by his mother; brothers John, Samuel, Ebenezer and William; sister Mary Browne; Uncle John Acey; father Browne executor.
  • William, b. 11:10mo:1651 (11 Dec 1651), d. Sudbury, Mass. 18 June 1705, m. Sudbury 11 Jan 1675[/6] Margaret STONE. A Margaret Brown m. Sudbury 27 Jan 1714 Joseph Foster. The Brown genealogy says he died in the "Canada voyage" with his inventory presented to the court on 22 April 1691 by his brother John Browne, administrator.
  • John, b. 1:12mo:1653 (1 Feb 1653/4), d. Rowley 18 Sep 1729, m. Rowley 31 Aug 1685 Abigail BROWNE. John was executor to the will of his grandfather, William Acey in 1690. John and Abigail had eleven children, apparently all born in Rowley from 1686 to 1708.
  • Samuel, b. 5:12mo:1655 (5 Feb 1655/6), d. young
  • Ebenezer, b. 14 Sep 1658, d. 1733, m. (1) 29 July 1698 Mary JEWETT, b. c. 1664, d. c. 1720, the daughter of Abraham Jewett and Ann Allen; m. (2) (int Rowley 7 April 1722) Mehitable Hovey of Ipswich, Mass., widow. His will was probated 17 April 1753. No children have been identified.
  • Nathaniel, b. 20 May 1660, d. Groton, CT May 1731, m. Rowley 4 June 1685 Mary WHEELER, daughter of David Wheeler and Sarah Wise of Rowley and Newburyport, Mass. Nathaniel sold his Rowley homestead to his wife's brother, Johnathan Wheeler, on 29 June 1707, which is the same date that he and his wife were dismissed from the church at Rowley to the church at Groton. His will was proved at Groton 16 May 1731. Nathaniel and Mary had eleven children born at Rowley, 1686 to c. 1706.
  • Samuel, b. 20 May 1660, d. by 1693, was in the Canada voyage in 1690. His brothers John, Nathaniel, and Ebenezer Browne petitioned to have John Staniford appointed administrator.
  • Mary, b. c. 1664, bur. Rowley 9 Dec 1683
  • Joseph, b. 29 June 1668, d. 1690

(8g) Beriah Brown[edit]

see RIGR 4(1):67-68

Beriah, the son of Charles Brown and Mary Acye, b. Rowley, Mass. 8 July 1648, d. Kingstown, RI Feb 1717, and m. (1) Rowley 6 Jan 1673/4 Sarah HARRIS, b. c. 1652, d. c. 1680, daughter of John Harris. He m. (2) c. 1683 Abigail PHENIX, b. c. 1667, dead by 1710, the daughter of Alexander Phenix and Abigail Sewell; m. (3) before 1717 Eleanor Sheffield, likely a widow, living in 1717.

Abigail's birth year is a point of contention. According to Austin, Abigail's mother, Abigail (Sewall) Phenix, was born in 1650, but Abigail was married in 1683, based on a deposition as follows: "according to testimony of Henry Gardiner, given in 1738, who declares that fifty-five years ago [1683], Mr. Spear, a minister of the Church of England, preached at Richard Smith's house for a year and used to preach at Jireh Bull's, and "married Beriah Brown to his wife." " (Austin, GDRI, p 151) It would be highly unusual for the daughter of Abigail (Sewall) Phenix to marry when her mother was only 33 years of age. This means that both mother and daughter would have been married at the age of about 16. Not impossible, but rather improbable. There is little else to go on, however, so we will have to accept what the records tell us. Some relief from this compression of dates could be found by assuming that Henry Gardiner's sense of time may have been off by a few years or else that the birth year for the elder Abigail is incorrect.

Beriah was a resident of Kingstown, Rhode Island, and was taxed there on 6 Sep 1687. On 12 July 1703 he was appointed with others to lay out highways. On 27 May 1706 he and five others were allotted 702 acres of vacant lands in Narragansett. On 1 April 1710 he deeded land in Kingstown to his son Alexander, being part of his homestead farm. He was buried on 20 feb 1717 during a snow storm. Administration of his estate was given to son Alexander, and on 12 March 1717 his widow Eleanor she gave a receipt to the administrator, and mentioned what she had brought to the marriage when she married the administrator's father. Beriah is buried in the cemetery bearing his name in North Kingstown, RI, and though there is no inscribed marker, the dilapidated stone vault built over his grave still remains. Child with first wife: [194] [195] [196]

  • Sarah, bapt. 4 Nov 1677, probably at Rowley.

Children with second wife, Abigail Phenix, born Kingstown, RI:

  • Mary, b. c. 1684, m. 18 March 1702/3 Joseph CARPENTER, b. c. 1677, the son of Abiah Carpenter and Ann Weeks. Mary and Joseph had five known children, born 1704 to c. 1710, including twin girls.
  • Alexander, b. c. 1686, m. (1) Honor HULING; m. (2) Marcy TIFT; and m. (3) Lydia _______
  • Charles, b. c. 1690, d. 1751, m. c. 1716 Ellinor _______, b. c. 1696, survived her husband. It has been suggested that this Ellinor was the daughter of the Eleanor Sheffield who married Charles's father as his third wife. On 30 June 1710 in Kingstown Charles had a deed from his grandmother, Abigail Phenix, of 130 acres being a homestead farm she had lately bought, and which was to be his at her death, she being comfortably supported. She subsequently took a bond from him for 500 pounds, and on 16 April 1717 released him from the bond. On 18 June 1717 he gave a receipt to his brother Alexander in the amount of 49 pounds and change for his part of father Beriah's estate. His will was proved in 1751, giving to his son John the same land that his grandmother had deeded him. He and Ellinor had six children born c. 1717 to c. 1727.

(7g) Alexander Brown[edit]

see RIGR 11:233-235; Huling Genealogy: 29-33, 47-60.

Alexander Brown, b. c. 1686, d. Aug or Sep 1758, was the son of Beriah Browne and Abigail Phenix of N. Kingstown, Rhode Island. He m. (1) c. 1711 (see discussion below) Honor HULING, b. N. Kingstown 1692, d. c. 1727, the daughter of Alexander Huling and Elizabeth Wightman; m. (2) N. Kingstown 8 Sep 1728 Marcy Tift; and m. (3) Lydia _____ who was named in his will, dated 13 Aug 1758 and proved in N. Kingstown 30 Sep 1758. Arnold's transcription of the N. Kingstown marriages gives the marriage year of Alexander and Honor Huling as 1739, and then states that this is an erroneous year, and the year is likely 1709, which is almost reasonable based on the children's birth dates. However, Honor is called Honor Huling in the 18 Jan 1710/11 will of William Gardner (RIGR 4:322), which means a 1711 marriage year is much more probable, with the birth year of the oldest child being 1712. Alexander's will, dated 13 Aug 1758, was proved 30 Sep 1758, naming wife Lyda [sic], children, and grandchildren. (Huling gen:29-31) Alexander is buried in the Beriah Browne Cemetery in N. Kingstown with his wives Honor and Lydia, all recorded by George Harris in 1880, but no inscribed marker has survived for any of them, if there were any to begin with. Children, all b. N. Kingstown with first wife; the complete dates survived only for the second and third child, and the remaining years are likely close approximations; the birth order is likely correct: [197]

Note: Elizabeth Wightman was the daughter of George Wightman and Elizabeth Updike. Elizabeth Updike was the daughter of Gilbert Updike and Katharine Smith who are likely buried in the Updike-Congdon Lot in Wickford, RI. Access to the cemetery is largely denied. Try writing: Donald McKendall, 91 Richard Smith Drive, N. Kingstown, RI 02852.

  • Honor, b. 16 April [prob. 1712], dead by 1787, m. N. Kingstown 23 April 1730 Samuel HOPKINS, b. Kingstown 6 Jan 1703/4, d. W. Greenwich 14 April 1790 (Huling Gen:47), the son of Joseph Hopkins and Martha Whaley. Samuel's will was dated 21 April 1787 and proved in W. Greenwich 24 April 1790, mentioning no wife, but his father and some children. A cenotaph was erected in Coventry that includes Samuel Hopkins, but not his wife. A FAG memorial has been created for her. [198]
  • Abigail, b. 5 Nov 1713 (Beaman says 15 Nov), d. 22 Sep 1760, m. N. Kingstown 4 ___ 1733 Samuel PHILLIPS, b. c. 1700, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Phillips of N. Kingstown. Following Abigail's death, Samuel m. E. Greenwich 1 Jan 1771 Deborah Spencer. Abigail has a surviving grave stone in the Beriah Brown Cemetery in N. Kingstown, RI, and her husband is likely buried there as well. [199]
  • Beriah, b. 16 Jan 1714/5, d. 8 July 1792 [death notices appeared for him on 12 and 14 July, and later dates], m. (1) N. Kingstown 30 ___ 17__ [c. 1739] Elizabeth SMITH, b. c. 1719, daughter of Joseph Smith and Sarah Stafford of Warwick; m. (2) Hopkinton, RI 11 Dec 1771 Elizabeth BABCOCK, b. Westerly 25 Jan 1725/6, d. Hopkinton 24 Sep 1815, the daughter of George Babcock and Susanna Potter. Beriah was the sheriff of Washington County, RI for most of 46 years from 1746 to 1792, and left behind extensive records, available at the RI Historical Society. Beriah had six children, all with his first wife, born N. Kingstown from 1740 to 1751. A find-a-grave memorial has been created for him and his wives in the Beriah Brown Cemetery in N. Kingstown, but their gravestones have not survived. [200]
  • Sarah, b. 7 July [1717], living 13 Aug 1758 when named Sarah Dolover in her father's will, m. (1) N. Kingstown Feb 1733 Joseph BAKER, probably the one b. N. Kingstown 2 Feb ____ [c. 1711], d. by 1750, the son of Thomas and Mary Baker; m. (2) W. Greenwich 29 April 1750 Joseph DOLOVER, d. c. 1801, perhaps the one b. RI 6 June 1721, the son of John and Mary Dolover, and perhaps the one whose administration was given to Joseph Dolliver, Jr. at W. Greenwich in Jan 1802. Sarah had one child with her first husband, and two more with her second.
  • Ebenezer, b. 20 Sep [1719], d. late 1792 or early 1793, m. N. Kingstown c. 1738 Mary-3 CONGDON (RIGR 4:150), b. NK 10 Mar 1718, living c. 1775 when mentioned in mother's will, proved that 19 Aug 1775, but NOT mentioned in husband's 1785 will, daughter of Benjamin-2 Congdon and Frances Stafford. His will, dated 1785, was proved in N. Kingstown 25 Feb 1793. A find-a-grave memorial has been created for both Ebenezer and Mary, though there is no record of their burials. Ebenezer and Mary had 16 children, born c. 1739 to c. 1764. [201]
  • Ann, b. 13 March [1721], living in 1777, m. S. Kingstown 1 March 1743 (rec Ex & SK) Mitchell CASE, b. SK 29 May 1722, living in 1775, son of Joseph Case and Elizabeth Mitchell. Ann and Mitchell had two known children, Elisha and Prudence, both named in the will of Ann's father. Mitchell Case was an innkeeper, and an officer during the French and Indian War. He was sued twice in 1762, once for non-payment of debt and the other time for taking the schooner Blackbird to Jamaica and selling it, without turning over the proceeds. Mitchell's travels and lifestyle affected his marriage, it appears. His widowed mother Elizabeth Case, in her 19 Aug 1775 will (proved 3 Nov 1777) left to her son Mitchell 12 1/2 silver dollars "if he come home and live with his wife, if not his wife Ann to have his part." (Huling Gen:58)
  • Mary, b. 8 July [1723], living in 1758 when named Mary Case in her father's will, m. c. 1744 Sanford CASE, b. c. 1720, d. c. 1803, son of Joseph Case and Elizabeth Mitchell. It is possible that Sanford m. (2) 1 May 1761 _______ Godfrey of E. Greenwich. It appears that, like his brother Mitchell, Sanford struggled with debt. In 1755 he enlisted in Edward Cole's company, "but owing above two hundre pound...was obliged to discharge him" 14 June 1755 at Newport. He did serve, however, in 1757 in Capt. Greene's company. On 26 Aug 1758 Sanford Case and his family were warned by the E. Greenwich town council to depart that town and return to S. Kingstown where he legally resided. Sanford appears on the 1790 and 1800 federal censuses for W. Greenwich. Administration of his estate was given to George Potter, Esq on 26 Feb 1803, with inventory taken on 12 Sep 1803. The administrator was instructed to sell a blacksmith's anvil belonging to the estate, and on 24 Sep 1803 the estate was declared insolvent. Mary and Sanford had three children born S. Kingstown 1745 to 1747, and then Sanford had two more children, likely with Mary, but possibly with his second wife. (Huling Gen:59-60)

(10g) William Acye (line 1 of 3)[edit]

TAG 24(1948):16-17

William Acye was baptized at Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England on 18 March 1596/7, d. Rowley, Mass. 1690, the son of William Acye and Jane Skales of Kirk Ella. The senior William was the son of Peter and Cecily Acye of Kirk Ella. The subject William Acye m. at Kirk Ella 25 Jan 1620/1 Margaret HAITON, b. c. 1600, buried at Rowley 12 Feb 1674/5. After his first child was baptized at Kirk Ella in 1621/2, he moved with his family, about 1623, to Cottingham, also in Yorkshire, where the remaining four children were baptized. Kirk Ella and Cottingham are about four miles apart. The family was in Rowley, Massachusetts by 1643 when William was given a house lot of two acres. He was made a freeman on 31 March 1646, and thereafter held many town offices. His will was dated 22 April 1689, and proved 30 Sep 1690, naming several grandchildren. Though there are no gravestones for William and Margaret, they are likely buried in the Rowley Cemetery. Children: [202]

  • Ruth, bapt. Kirk Ella 14 March 1621/2, bur. Rowley, Mass. 13 Oct 1649, m. Rowley 17 Sep 1645 Sgt. John PALMER, b. c. 1623, d. Rowley 17 June 1695.
  • Mary, bapt. Cottingham 17 Jan 1624/5, m. Rowley 14 Oct 1647 Charles BROWN (see above).
  • Abigail, bapt. Cottingham 13 March 1627/8, living in 1668 when her youngest child was born, m. c. 1649 John REMINGTON, b. Rowley near Beverley, Yorkshire, England c. 1623, d. Warwick, RI 13 Aug 1709, the son of John and Elizabeth Remington of Rowley, Eng. Abigail and John had eight known children, b. 1649/50 to 1668.
  • Elizabeth, bapt. Cottingham 22 March 1632/3, d. Haverhill, Mass. 11 Aug 1689, and m. c. 1650 Robert SWAN, bapt. at Gilberdike in Eastrington, Yorkshire, England 26 Feb 1625/6, d. Haverhill, Mass. 11 Feb 1697/8, the son of Richard Swan and Ann Spofford. Following Elizabeth's death, Robert m. (2) Haverhill 1 April 1690 Hannah (Bull) Ross, the widow of Fennel Ross, b. c. 1649, and living 2 March 1714/5, but dead by 1 July 1720. Elizabeth and Robert are buried in the Pentucket Cemetery in Haverhill. Elizabeth and Robert both have extant gravestones in the Pentucket Cemetery in Haverhill, Mass. They had 13 children, born c. 1650 to 1676 (see sandbox b2). [203]
  • John, bapt. Cottingham 12 May 1636, d. Rowley c. 1690/1, and m. Hampton, NH 5 June 1676 Hannah GREENE, b. c. 1658, d. Rowley 30 May 1718, the daughter of Henry and Mary Green of Hampton (NH). The inventory of John's estate was dated 24 March 1690/1. Following his death, Hannah m. (2) by 15 Feb 1691 John Shepard, b. Taunton, Mass. c. 1652, d. Rowley 8 July 1726, the son of William Shepard and _______ Hathaway. John and Hannah had two daughters, born 1678/9 and 1680/1.

(9g) Alexander Phenix[edit]

GDRI (1887):151

Alexander Phenix was born say 1620, dead by 1687, and m. (1) by 1650, a wife whose name is unknown, and (2) c. 1667 Abigail SEWALL, b. 14 Aug 1650, , living in 1718, the daughter of Thomas Sewall. Alexander was in North America as early as 1643 when he was of record in New Amsterdam. He continued there at least until October 1651 when his son Jacob was baptized in the Dutch church, but by 1652 he was in the Narraganset country (later North Kingstown) of Rhode Island. This region was a hotly contested area, primarily between the colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island. In July 1663, Phenix and others desired to be under the protection of Connecticut, and again in May 1668 he and others of Wickford petitioned Connecticut for protection. As animosities mounted over the next decade, Phenix and many others grew weary of the prolonged dispute, and, in July 1679, petitioned the King for resolution. Though the dispute would continue in some form or another for the next five decades, it was Rhode Island that was ultimately favored in the settlement. Phenix was taxed at Kingstown in 1680, but was dead by 6 Sep 1687 when his widow was taxed. In 1698 the widow Abigail was allowed a stipend from the town of Kingstown for the care of her father, Thomas Sewall, in his sickness. On 3 Jan 1709 Abigail, along with John Hyams, bought 163 acres of the Narragansett vacant lands, and the following year she deeded 130 acres to her grandson Charles Brown. Abigail was last of record on 30 Aug 1718 when she testified that Alexander Brown was the eldest living son of Beriah Brown, deceased. Children, first with first wife and others with second wife:

  • Jacob, b. 1651, living in 1727, m. 4 June 1686 Anna (Van VLEECK) Buck, widow of William Buck and daughter of Tillman and Magdalena Van Vleeck. Jacob and Anna lived in New York and had four children born from 1687 to 1694.
  • Abigail, b. c. 1668, m. Beriah BROWN (see above).
  • Alexander, b. say 1670, m. 29 Oct 1704 Hester (Van VORST) Montaigne, the widow of Isaac Montaigne. He was of New Albany, NY at the time of his marriage. Alexander and Hester had six children baptized at the Dutch Church of New York from 1705 to 1716.

(9g) James Huling[edit]

Huling Genealogy by Esther Littleworth-Barnes

James Huling was the founder of the Rhode Island Huling family, was b. c. 1634, died likely in Newport, RI 6 March 1686/7, aged 52, and was buried in the Common Burial Ground there. It is possible that he is the James Huling who was baptized at St. Nicholas, Ipswich, England on 25 Sep 1636, the son of James Huling and Susan Pettaugh. He married, likely in England, c. 1657, Margaret _______, b. c. 1631, d. 16 Feb 1707 in her 76th year. Margaret is buried in the yard of the Episcopal Church in Lewes, Delaware with an extant headstone at the front of the church.

James and Margaret were in Virginia by 12 Dec 1666 when several servants were indentured to them for a period of four years. James was apparently a mariner, and was in New England by 1674 when on 6 August of that year he and two others comprised a jury to deliver a verdict to the Court at Hartford, Connecticut concerning the death of Nicholas Stevens of Rhode Island, who apparently died while in command of a ship. Huling was a resident of Newport, RI where he served on a jury in October 1678, and where he was taxed 12 shillings in 1680. However, his wife Margaret signed a deposition in New York, dated January 1679/80, concerning the estate of Joseph Winslow, deceased. A few months later, on 14 May 1680, Margaret bought a dwelling house and lot in New York City from Elizabeth Lawrence, administratrix of William Lawrence of Flushing. Margaret, inhabitant of Newport and wife of James Huling, then sold this house and lot on 14 Nov 1684 to her son, John Huling of Rhode Island, mariner.

James Huling was among the witnesses who signed the Quaker marriage record of Robert Bracey to Ann Douglas, widow, in Sussex County, Delaware on 30 July 1685. James probably died in Newport, and is buried in the Common Burial Ground there. He had an extant gravestone in modern times, and a rubbing of it is found in the family genealogy by Esther Woodworth-Barnes. Margaret went to live in Delaware, likely with her son Walton or daughter Honour, and is buried in the Episcopal churchyard there with an extant gravestone that is the oldest in the cemetery. Children: [204]

  • John, b. c. 1658, d. likely in Connecticut 8 Nov 1709, aged 51, m. Sarah _______, b. 1667, d. Newport, RI 11 Jan 1708. John was called of Rhode Island in a 1677 New York court appearance concerning the Delaware River. In 1681 he was master of the ship Maidenhead of "Nuberry" (Newbury, Mass.?). On 14 Nov 1684 he purchased a dwelling house and lot in New York City from his mother. Over the next 20 years he appears on various maritime records of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia. In 1704 he bought a lot in Lewes, Del. and petitioned to build a fence there. He called himself a merchant of Sussex Co., Del. on 7 Feb 1707 when he sued to recover debts from the estate of John Elme. His last residence was apparently Newport, RI, where his inventory was filed following his death, but he likely died in Connecticut where he has an extant gravestone in the Green Cemetery in Glastonbury. Sarah had died nearly two years earlier at the house of Peleg Chamberlain in Newport and was buried in the Clifton Burial Ground in Newport. John and Sarah had one known child, Walton, b. 13 Nov 1707 in Newport, d. 22 Dec 1708, and buried in the Clifton Burial Ground. [205]
  • James, b. c. 1660, living in 1693 is only positively known to exist by the gravestone of his father which reads "Sen". He may be the James Huling fined 3 pounds for contempt by the Newport court in March 1693. He may also be the James Huling, mariner, whose will was dated 1 Dec 1696, leaving all estate to wife Elizabeth, but no evidence links this person to James Huling Sr., other than name.
  • Honour, b. c. 1662, living in 1720 but dead by 1739, m. (1) New Salem (Del.?) 11 July 1679 William CLARKE who d. 1705; m. (2) Thomas BEDWELL who d. 1717. Honor lived with her husbands in Delaware, and she likely died there. She had one child with her first husband (who had been previously married): William Clarke, b. c. 1682, m. Rebeckah Curtis.
  • Alexander, b. c. 1665, m. Elizabeth WIGHTMAN.
  • Walton, b. c. 1668, d. 1717, m. Martha PALMER, b. perhaps at Flushing, NY 17 Sep 1674, living in 1718, the daughter of Joseph Palmer and Sarah Marsh. Walton was likely born in Rhode Island, and was living there in 1693 when he witnessed a deed. On 4 March 1701/2 Walton was granted an acre of land in Newport, but by 12 October 1704 he was in Lewes, Delaware when he sold that small lot in Newport. Walton's will was dated Sept. 1705, but not probated until August 1717. Walton won a legal case against his brother, Alexander, in March 1713. Walton and Martha had three daughters, born c. 1700 to c. 1705, only one of whom, Esther, is known to have grown to adulthood and married.

(8g) Alexander Huling[edit]

Alexander, the son of James and Margaret Huling, was born in 1665 or 1666, possibly in Rhode Island, died 29 July 1725 in his 60th year, and married before 1688 Elizabeth WIGHTMAN, b. Quidnesset, RI 26 July 1664, d. N. Kingstown, RI Aug 1755, the daughter of George Wightman and Elizabeth Updike. Alexander and Elizabeth were lifelong residents of North Kingstown. Administration of the estate of Elizabeth Huling was dated 9 Feb 1756. Alexander has an extant gravestone in the yard of the Old Baptist Church near Quidnesssett. Children, probably all born in North Kingstown: [206]

  • James, b. c. 1690, d. c. 1730, m. c. 1722 Mary HAVENS, b. say 1700, living 30 June 1787, the daughter of Thomas Havens, Jr. (Thomas-2, William-1). Following the death of James, Mary married (2) at N. Kingstown in Sep 1730 or 1731 Jonathan Chase who had died by 16 Aug 1766 when his will was proved. In 1720 James Huling received 50 or 60 acres of land from his father, and then another 72 acres in 1721, he being called a husbandman. He joined with his brother Alexander in selling an acre of land in 1728. James had died by 9 June 1730 when letters of administration were given to his widow Mary. On 30 June 1787, Mary Chase, widow, quitclaimed to her son Alexander Huling all rights in the estate of her brother, William Havens. James and Mary had two children: Elizabeth, b. c. 1623, m. Jonathan Allen; and Alexander, b. 5 Aug 1725, m. Mary Smith.
  • Honor, b. c. 1692, m. Alexander BROWN
  • Margaret, b. c. 1694, m. (1) 12 March 1712 William HAVENS, son of Thomas-2 Havens (Wm-1); m. (2) in or after 1734, as his second wife, Joseph STAFFORD, son of Joseph Stafford and Sarah Holden. Margaret had five children with her first husband, born 1712 to 1730.
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1695, was living 19 Feb 1727 when her last child was born, but dead by 1730 when her husband had a daughter with his second wife. She married at E. Greenwich, RI 5 Jan 1715/6 James NICHOLS, b. E. Greenwich 29 March 1693, d. 1746 or 1747, the son of Thomas Nichols and Mercy Reynolds. Following Elizabeth's death, James m. (2) Deborah Reynolds and (3) EG 14 Jan 1732 Margaret Carpenter of Warwick. James's will was dated 5 July 1746 and proved 28 Feb 1747. Elizabeth and James had seven children born 1716 to 1726/7.
  • Catharine, b. c. 1697, was called Catherine Nickols in her father's will. Her husband may have been David Nichols, son of John Nichols, and not believed to be closely connected with the Thomas Nichols family. Administration of the estate of David Nichols was given to Benjamin Weight on 12 June 1738 in N. Kingstown. Catherine had one suspected child, Catherine Nichols, b. c. 1735, m. Rhodes Havens.
  • Alexander, b. c. 1700, d. c. 1772, and m. (1) by 1728 Elizabeth SPINK, b. say 1705, d. c. 1760, daughter of Robert-2 Spink (Robt-1), and m. (2) at Newport 14 May 1761 Sarah FREEBORN who was living in 1774. Alexander was a resident of N. Kingstown, probably all of his adult life, but had some connections in Newport. On 8 June 1772 administration of his estate was given to his son John at the N. Kingstown Town Council meeting. In 1776 Allen Johnson requested administration of his estate. Alexander and Elizabeth had nine children whose births were recorded at N. Kingstown from 1729 to 1749.
  • Mary, b. say 1702, was called "senseless" in her father's will.

(9g) George Wightman[edit]

GDRI (1887):226-7; RIGR 7(1):53 (will); Note: many dates come from the family Bible which survives, but I have not seen a transcription of the family notes therein. Austin probably derived many of his dates from this bible.

George Wightman, b. June 1632, d. Jan 1721/2, m. c. 1663 Elizabeth UPDIKE, baptized in New Amsterdam 27 July 1644, living in 1712, but not mentioned in husband's 1716 will, the daughter of Gilbert Updike and Katharine Smith. According to genealogist G. A. Moriarity, George was likely a son of George Wightman whose brother, Ralph Wightman of London, married Katherine, the sister of Roger Williams. Austin suggests George was a relative, possibly a brother, of Valentine Whitman of Providence. In his appendix to the genealogy of Stukely Westcott, Roscoe Whitman says that George Wightman was the son of John Wightman, who also settled Rhode Island, and the grandson of martyr Edward Wightman who was burned at the stake in England in 1612. Several genealogical works, including the history of Groton, CT, have accepted this latter lineage for George.

George is first of record in 1669 when arrested with others by Connecticut authorities and imprisoned in Hartford for owing allegiance to Rhode Island. He was a resident of the Narraganset Country, later Kingstown, which was disputed territory for many decades. He served as constable and as a member of the Kingstown Town Council. His will, dated about April 1716, was proved in N. Kingstown 12 Feb 1722 (per Austin) or 12 ___ 1721/2 (per Beaman). Elizabeth was living on 25 Dec 1712 when she cosigned a deed with George, but apparently dead by April 1716 when not mentioned in his will. Roscoe Whitman, in his 1939 appendix to his earlier genealogy of Stukely Westcott, gives a poorly organized genealogy of the early Wightmans, and suggests that the subject George was buried in the Captain John Wightman Cemetery, RI Hist Cem North Kingstown #50. There is an engraved boulder in that cemetery upon which is inscribed the name George Wightman, and then numerous pairs of dates (e.g. 1632-1722), apparently for many members of the Wightman family whose name was George. Whether George is actually buried here has likely not been established, but a Find-a-grave memorial for him has been put in this cemetery. Children: [207]

  • Elizabeth, b. 26 July 1664, m. Alexander HULING (see above).
  • Alice, b. 29 Dec 1666, living in 1747, m. Samuel WAIT, b. say 1665, the son of Samuel and Hannah Wait. Alice and Samuel had six children born from 1697 to 1709.
  • Daniel, b. 2 Jan 1668, d. 31 Aug 1750, m. (1) Catharine HOLMES, b. 1675, d. 8 Sep 1699, daughter of Jonathan Holmes and Sarah Borden; m. (2) Mary _______, b. 1669, d. 4 Nov 1733; and m. (3) Katharine (HOLMES) Gardiner, b. 1673, d. 28 Oct 1758, widow of Joseph Gardiner and daughter of John Holmes and Frances Holden. Daniel had two daughters with his first wife, and three children with his second wife, born c. 1703 to 1707. Daniel and all three wives are buried in the Common Burial Ground in Newport, and all four of them have gravestones found in the Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries database, but none of them has a gravestone photo in Find-a-grave. Daniel's third wife is found in the database under the name Katharine Whitman. [208]
  • Sarah, b. 25 Feb 1671, m. (1) 1697 William COLLINS who d. 1712; m. (2) ______ PETERSON. Sarah had four children with her first husband, born 1698 to 1709.
  • George, b. 8 Jan 1673, d. 1761, m. (1) Elizabeth _______; m. (2) 13 Aug 1738 Sarah LADD. George lived with family in Warwick, and was a deputy there in 1724. His will, dated 1 Sep 1759 with codicil 1 March 1760 was proved 15 Jan 1761. George had six children with his first wife.
  • John, b. 16 April 1674, d. 1750, m. (1) 6 Jan 1700 Jane BENTLEY, daughter of William and Sarah Bentley; and (2) Virtue _______ who was living in 1746. John had eight children, the first born in 1702.
  • Samuel, b. 9 Jan 1676; nothing more
  • Valentine, b. 16 April 1681, d. 9 June 1747, m. 17 Feb 1703 Susannah HOLMES, daughter of John Holmes and Mary Sayles, and granddaughter of Rev. Obadiah Holmes. In 1705 Valentine organized the first Baptist church in Groton, Connecticut, then served as its pastor until his death. He was given a house and 20 acres of land for settling there. He also organized a church in New York in 1712. In 1890 a memorial stone was erected in the Wightman Cemetery in Groton with the name of Rev. Valentine Wightman, and some of his descendants who were also pastors. Susannah does not have a stone, but is most likely buried there with her husband. Valentine and Susannah had nine children. [209]

(10g) Gilbert Updike[edit]

GDRI (1887):396-401

Gilbert was baptized on 25 Sep 1605 at the cathedral in Wesel, Germany known as the Willibrorde-Dom. His name at baptism was Gysbert op Dyck, and he was the son of Lodowick Op Ten Dyck and Gertrude Van Wesek. He was married in New Netherland on 24 Sep 1643 to the English woman Katharine Smith, b. c. 1622, d. say 1660, the daughter of Richard Smith who spent time in both New Netherland and at his trading post at Cocumscussoc (now Wickford, Rhode Island).

Gilbert immigrated to New Netherland in 1635, "establishing himself on Long Island at Lloyds Neck" according to John O. Austin in his Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode island (p 396). While living in New Netherland, he signed most documents using the name Gysbert Opdyck. He was the commissary at Fort Good Hope from 1638 to 1640, this being a Dutch trading post located in what is now Hartford, Connecticut. In 1641 he returned to Germany for a very short stay, but was back in New Netherland in 1642 when he served as the commissary of provisions for the Dutch colony. The same year he signed a contract with Governor William Kieft for building a church.

In 1644 Gilbert was granted a patent for Coney Island, and the following year he signed a peace treaty with several native sachems, while also serving as a member of the Council of War. In 1647 he was the commander of Fort Good Hope, and in 1656 he was appointed by Governor Stuyvesant as the Tithe Commissioner of Long Island, which office he held for two years. In 1658 he was a court messenger, this being the last record found for him, though the predominant opinion is that some time after the English took control of New Netherland in 1664 that he came to (what is now) Rhode Island with several of his children. His reason for coming to Rhode Island was likely because his father-in-law died in 1666, and his children likely came to lay claim to their inheritance. The family is known to have been in Kingstowne, RI by 1668 when his son Lodowick signed a petition. Though there is no death or burial record for Gilbert, he is most likely buried in the Ayrault-Congdon-Updike Cemetery near Wickford (N. Kingstown), Rhode Island, and a Find-a-grave memorial has been created for him in that cemetery. Katharine was dead by 1664, per her father's will, and was likely buried in New Amsterdam.

Of the children of Gilbert and Katharine, the first three were baptized in 1644, 1646, and 1650 in New Netherland, but the births/baptisms were not recorded for the other four. The children were: [210]

  • Elizabeth, b. 1644, m. George WIGHTMAN (see above).
  • Lodowick was baptized in New Netherland on 10 June 1646, d. N. Kingstown, RI c. 1737, and m. by about 1690 Abigail NEWTON, b. 1665, d. 1745, the daughter of Thomas Newton and Joan Smith. When Lodowick was baptized, one of his four sponsors was Richard Smith, his grandfather. Lodowick held various roles in the civil and military matters of the Rhode Island colony. In 1687 he was a Lieutenant in the militia, and the same year and following year he served on a grand jury. In 1696 he was a deputy, presumably representing Kingstown. He was still living on 16 Aug 1734 when he sold two tracts of land in N. Kingstown to his son, Daniel. In his will, dated in 1734 and proved in 1737, he directed his son Daniel to provide for the six children of his son Richard Updike. Abigail's will, dated 10 May 1742, was proved 8 May 1745. Though Lodowick has no inscribed marker, we know that he was buried in the Ayrault-Congdon-Updike Cemetery near Wickford, RI from the obituary of his son Daniel in the St. Paul's Episcopal Church records, which states that "[Daniel] was interred in the burial ground of the family beside the remains of his father..." Lodowick and Abigail had seven known children, all born in Kingstowne, RI from about 1691 to about 1712. [211]
  • Sarah, b. 1650, living in 1704, m. ________ WHITEHEAD. They had two known children, Sarah and Richard, both named in the 1704 will of their uncle Daniel Updike.
  • Daniel, b. c. 1652, d. 1704, m. Martha ________. Daniel was wounded during the Great Swamp Fight during King Phillips War. Daniel was a mariner, and was captured by Algerian pirates, being held for ransom on 4 April 1680. Shortly thereafter he was ransomed by his uncle Major Richard Smith for 1500 gun locks. In his will, dated 9 Feb 1704, and proved in September 1704, he calls himself of St. Dunstans, Stepney, County Middlesex [England]. He and Martha had no known children.
  • James, b. c. 1654, d. 1729, apparently did not marry. In 1675 James was a shipwright in Boston, Mass., and on 27 April of that year he and other shipwrights were found guilty of riding John Langworthy on a pole, and was fined 5 shillings. James was wounded during the Great Swamp Fight In Narragansett duringon 19 Dec 1675. On 21 April 1679 he took the oath of allegiance at Boston. His will was dated 12 Oct 1727 and proved 8 July 1729, leaving most of his estate to "kinsman" (probably nephew) Daniel Updike.
  • Richard, b. c. 1656, killed 19 Dec 1675 in the Great Swamp Fight in Narragansett during King Phillips War. While there is a monument and apparent burial site for the 40 or so soldiers killed during the engagement, Richard is most likely buried in his family's cemetery near Wickford, RI, and a Find-a-grave memorial has been created for him there. [212]
  • John, b. c. 1658, nothing more.

(11g) Richard Smith[edit]

GDRI (1887):185

Richard Smith was born about 1596, based on a deposition he made on 15 Oct 1662 when he gave his age as 66. He died about 1666, which is the year his will was recorded. Some sources say he was married in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England on 28 May 1621 to Joan Barton. I have not seen any commentary on this marriage in any scholarly publication, but the record is entirely plausible based on the timing, the location, and the fact that one of Richard's older daughters was named Joan.

The provenance of Richard Smith is known based on a statement by Roger Williams, saying "he left a fair possession in Glocestershire, and adventured with his relations and estate to New England..." He arrived in New England at an unknown date, where he settled for a while in Taunton in the Plymouth Colony, but soon established a trading post on the western side of the Narragansett Bay, the year being about 1637 by Williams' recollection, but Francis Brinley puts the year closer to 1641. Here he built the first English house among the native Narragansett people, and though destroyed during King Philip's War, another was built by his son, Richard, Jr., at the same location, and continues to stand as a local landmark called Smith's Castle. Within a few years, by 1645, Roger Williams left Providence and built another trading post about a mile north of Smith's establishment, along the main road, called the Pequot Path or Post Road. This main road connected the New York colony to Boston, and all travelers along the road passed Smith's and Williams's trading houses. Williams remained in the area until 1651, when he sold his property to Smith to generate funds for his proposed trip to England.

As Roger Williams later related, the wilderness arrangement in which Smith lived was suitable to him for being "instrumental under God in propagating the gospel among the natives, who knew not God as they ought to know him," and Smith took great pains in this regard until his dying day. Until Williams built his trading post nearby, the closest English settlers to where Smith built his home were at Pawtuxet, nearly 20 miles away.

Beginning in the 1650s, Smith, now with extensive land holdings, sought to have his lands put under the jurisdiction of either the Plymouth Colony or the Connecticut Colony. The lands on the west side of the Narragansett Bay were in dispute, and would continue to be for more than half a century. Smith owned an island in the bay called Hog Island, and in 1659 sought to put it under Plymouth jurisdiction, but not without reaction from the Rhode Island General Assembly. In 1663 an agreement had been brokered by John Clarke of Rhode Island and Governor John Winthrop of Connecticut. Members of the Atherton Company, which had extensive land holdings in the Narragansett country, were asked under whose jurisdiction they chose to be, and they promptly decided on Connecticut. This was accepted, and Richard Smith, Sr., Edward Hutchinson, and John Hewes were made selectmen and Richard Smith, Jr. became constable. Public business was conducted at Smith's trading house, and the settlement was given the name of Wickford. Clarke and Winthrop agreed that other than this settlement, the western boundary of Rhode Island's claim to the territory would be the Pequot River, where the State of Rhode Island would eventually have its western boundary.

There were so many parties interested in the valuable Narragansett lands, that the fragile agreement made by Clarke and Winthrop did not hold, and disputes leading into violence erupted. The Crown, tired of dealing with the constant claims and counter claims, turned the Narragansett country into a separate royal province known as King's Province in March 1665. This lasted until King Philip's War, when the territorial battle resumed once again, and it wasn't until 1726 (by royal decree) that the Narragansett lands were ultimately put into the hands of the Rhode Island colony, as spelled out in its Royal Charter of 1663.

Smith wrote his will 14 July 1664, and it was recorded 22 August 1666. Following his death, Roger Williams described Smith as "coming and going, himself, children, and servants; and he had quiet possessions of his housing, land and meadows, and there in his own house, with much serenity of soul and comfort, he yielded up his spirit to God (the Father of spirits) in peace."

There is no direct evidence that Richard is buried in the Updike family cemetery near Wickford. However, the cemetery sits on the land he owned, and his descendants are buried there. There is a grave marker on which is written "R. Smith 1679", but neither he nor his son, Richard, Jr., died in that year, and it is uncertain for whom that marker was intended. Richard's wife predeceased him, as evidenced by her lack of mention in his will, but they had several children together: [213]

  • Katharine, b. c. 1622, called deceased in her father's 1664 will, married 24 Sep 1643 Gilbert UPDIKE (see above).
  • Joan, b. c. 1626, called deceased in her father's 1664 will, married in Flushing, NY 16 April 1648 "against the consent of her parents" to Thomas NEWTON, whose first wife, Dorothea, had died. The objection of the parents was never articulated, and may have only been that the couple did not go through the proper steps of publishing their intention to marry. The couple was fined, after which they published three intentions, and then were married "properly". The sheriff who performed their original marriage was fired from his job. Thomas was a settler of Fairfield, CT in 1639, and was a deputy there in 1644 and 1645. He was later the sheriff of Middleburg, Long Island in 1653. He had died by 1683. Joan and Thomas had four known children, likely born in the 1650s, the oldest of whom, Abigail, married her first cousin, Lodowick Updike.
  • Richard, b. Gloucestershire, England 1630, d. Wickford, RI 1691, and married say 1655 Martha _______. His birth year comes from his testimony on 8 Oct 1662 concerning a deed when he called himself aged about 32. The death date is the year his will was proved. The territory where Smith lived was highly contested. The colonies of Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and Rhode Island all had an interest in this "Narragansett Country", as it was called, and the greatest contention was between Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Smith family owed their allegiance to Connecticut, but with animosity running high, the English Crown stepped in, in 1665, forming Kings Province. In 1669 Richard was appointed Conservator of the Peace, and from 1672 to 1673 he was an Assistant. During King Phillip's War (1675-1677), as Roger Williams testified in 1679, Smith opened his spacious house to colonial troops and gave them provisions. In 1678, Smith, with other inhabitants of Narragansett, petitioned the King to "forbear to have Rhode island exercise any authority over them" and to restore their lands to the government and jurisdiction of Connecticut. Because of this, in 1679 a warrant was issued for his arrest by the Rhode Island Colony, and he was ordered to appear before the General Assembly at Newport to answer charges. This is when Roger Williams, on 24 July 1679, testified on his behalf, telling of his honor, titling him Captain Richard Smith, and testifying as to his great service to the English colonies during the "Pagan War" (King Phillips War). When all of the New England colonies were put under the jurisdiction of the English Crown in the late 1680s, under Governor Edmond Andros, Smith was appointed Justice of the Peace and Chief Commander of His Majesty's Militia, both horse and foot, within the Narragansett Country. In 1687, he was taxed more than two pounds, paying the highest tax in Kings Town. His will was dated 16 March 1691, and proved 12 July 1692, naming wife Martha, siblings, and several nieces and nephews. His inventory was valued at 1159 pounds. There is no record of Richard's burial, but it is inconceivable he would be buried anywhere other than the family cemetery on his land. A marker in this cemetery reads "R. Smith 1679", but neither he nor his father died that year, and it is unclear for whom this grave marker was intended.
  • James, b. say 1635, was living 1 Dec 1659 when he witnessed a deed, but likely dead by 1664 when not mentioned in his father's will. He appears to have not married, and has no known children.
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1640, m. (1) c. 1663 John VIALL, b. say 1635, d. 26 Feb 1685/6; m. (2) by 15 March 1690/1 (will of her brother Richard) Samuel NEWMAN. She had five known children with her first husband, b. 1664 to c. 1674. John Viall lived at various times in Boston, Mass. Bay Colony, Kingstowne, Rhode Island Colony (disputed), and Swansea, Plymouth Colony. Samuel Newman was the guardian of Elizabeth's youngest son, Jonathan Viall, on 30 Oct 1693.

(9g) John Albro[edit]

GDRI (1887):234-237; RIGR: 1(1):30-38; GM 1(1999):15-20

John Albro, b. likely in England c. 1620, d. Portsmouth, RI Dec 1712, m. c. 1643 the widow Dorothy (_______) Potter, b. 1617, d. 19 Feb 1696/7, the widow of Nathaniel Potter. One record gives John's death date as 1 Dec 1712 "in this 96th year" (VRRI 4:Po:49) and another gives 17 Dec 1712, aged 96 (VRRI 7:84). John embarked in the ship Francis from Ipswich, England, bound for New England, as a servant of William Freeborn, being enrolled on 30 April 1634. His age was given as 14 on the ship manifest, which likely gives us a more accurate estimate of his birth year than his age at death. After likely living in the Massachusetts Bay Colony for a few years, he accompanied William Freeborn to Rhode Island in 1638, and the following year was granted a lot of land provided he built on it. In 1644 he held the rank of corporal in the local militia, but through the years he rose in the ranks to lieutenant, captain, and ultimately major. In 1655 he was on a list of Portsmouth freemen. From 1660 to 1661 he held the position of Commissioner, and for most years from 1671 to 1686 he was a magistrate, holding the position of Assistant. In 1676, at the outset of King Phillip's War, Albro was one of 16 men considered "the most judicious inhabitants" whose counsel was requested by the colonial government "in these troublesome times." On 24 Aug 1676 he was a member of a Court Martial held at Newport. As the land west of the Narragansett Bay was being settled in the middle of the 17th century, it was claimed by both the Connecticut and Rhode Island colonies, and the royal charters of both colonies gave each jurisdiction. This caused great animosity and conflict in the region, and in 1677 Albro was on a committee in the matter of "injurious and illegal acts of Connecticut." In 1679 he was on a committee to draw up a letter to the King, giving an account of territorial claims and the late war. Ultimately, these Narragansett lands were given to Rhode Island, and in 1679 Albro and one other were appointed to lay out the western line of the colony. His will, dated 28 Dec 1710, was proved 12 Jan 1712/3. He was buried "in his own orchard" as the Friends' records state. Children: [214]

  • Samuel, b. 1644, d. April 1739, m. Isabel LAWTON.
  • Elizabeth, b. say 1646, d. 15 Nov 1720, m. c. 1671 Benjamin CONGDON, b. c. 1642, d. Kingstown, RI 19 June 1718. They had six known children.
  • Mary, b. say 1650, living in 1710, m. c. 1670 Thomas HICKS, b. say 1645, d. 1698, the son of Samuel Hicks and Lydia Doane. They had seven known children. Their daughter Sarah married on 1 May 1693, providing some date estimates for Mary and Thomas.
  • John, b. say 1655, d. Portsmouth 4 Dec 1724, m. Portsmouth 27 April 1693 Mary STOKES, b. say 1670, d. by 1720. John was chosen for the jury of trials on 21 April 1676, so certainly born 1655 or earlier. On 31 Oct 1677 John was among those who were entitled to a division of the 5000-acres called East Greenwich. In May 1679 he was charged with "begetting a child on the body of Margaret Hall." On 13 Dec 1687 he was fined for refusing to take the oath as a grand juryman. John's will, dated in 1720, was proved 14 Dec 1724, mentioning no wife. John and Mary had four known children born 1694 to 1701.
  • Susanna, b. say 1665, living in 1715, m. 3 Jan 1693/4 as his second wife, John ANTHONY, b. Portsmouth 1642, d. 20 Oct 1715, the son of John Anthony and Susan Potter. John had m. (1) 23 Nov 1669 Frances Wodell, b. 6 July 1652, the daughter of William and Mary Wodell. Susanna and John had three known children born 1694 to 1699.

(8g) Samuel Albro[edit]

Samuel, the son of John and Dorothy Albro, was b. Portsmouth, RI 1644, buried N. Kingstown 17 April 1739 in his 95th year, and m. c. 1677 Isabel LAWTON, b. c. 1648, d. 1 April 1730, buried 3 April 1730, the daughter of George Lawton and Elizabeth Hazard. On 10 Aug 1677 Samuel enlisted in a troop of horse for the protection of Aquidneck Island. Four years later he was living across the bay in the Narragansett country, and in 1671 took the oath of allegiance in Kingstown. Samuel was able to take advantage of two major land give-aways. On 31 Oct 1677 he was one of the 48 who divided a 5000-acre tract to become East Greenwich, and on 5 Dec 1679 he was one of 25 to whom 7630 acres in Narragansett was laid out. On 29 July 1679 he and 41 others of Narragansett petitioned the King to end the differences and animosities arising from the dispute between Connecticut and Rhode Island over ownership of the Narragansett lands. He held some minor offices in Kingstown, such as Treasurer in 1683 and Overseer of the Poor in 1687, and Selectman at other times. Samuel was a member of the Anglican Church, and before 1709 he and his wife crossed the bay to be baptized at Trinity Church in Newport. On 20 Oct 1715 he and seven others signed a letter to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts, earnestly requesting that an Episcopal pastor be settled in Narragansett. Their wishes were soon answered, and on 14 April 1718 Albro was a Warden of the Episcopal Church at Narragansett. Children: [215]

  • Ruth, b. c. 1678, m. Jeremiah SWEET, b. c. 1674, probably the son of James Sweet and Mary Greene
  • John, b. c. 1680, m. (1) Margaret SWEET; m. (2) Barbara (ELDRED?)
  • Dorothy, b. c. 1682, d. c. 1716, m. c. 1702 James BENTLEY, b. c. 1677, the son of William and Sarah Bentley. They had a daughter Hannah born in 1703. Following Dorothy's death, James m. (2) c. 1717 Hannah _______, and had a child born 15 Dec 1718.
  • Sarah, b. c. 1684, m. 1706 Samuel DAVIS, b. c. 1680, the son of Aaron and Mary Davis.

(7g) John Albro[edit]

John Albro, b. c. 1680, d. c. 1746, was the son of Samuel Albro and Isabel Lawton of Portsmouth and N. Kingstown, Rhode Island. He was married first, about 1715, to Margaret SWEET, b. N. Kingstown 22 Sep 1690, d. there 27 Oct 1727, and buried at St. Paul's Church on 2 Nov 1727. She was the daughter of Benoni Sweet and Elizabeth [Manchester?] John m. (2) Barbara, whose surname was likely Eldred, b. c. 1706, likely the daughter of Capt John Eldred and Margaret Holden. John was a freeman in Kingstowne in 1712, and a vestryman of the Narragansett Episcopal Church in 1718. He carried the title of major when he died. In 1747, administration of his estate was given to his son Samuel. He had 13 known children, all births recorded in N. Kingstown, but the year of most births were lost in a fire: [216]

With first wife, Margaret (all six children were baptized at St. Paul's Church, Narragansett, on 26 June 1726):

  • Samuel, b. 1716, m. (1) Lois BROWNING; (2) Alice
  • John, b. c. 1718, m. Freelove GARDNER, b. 28 Feb 1716 (per Gardner Genealogy), prob. d. by 12 June 1775, daughter of Jeremiah Gardner and Grace [perhaps Lawton]. They had six children born N. Kingstown c. 1739 to c. 1747.
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1720, d. 30 Oct 1726, buried 1 Nov 1726 in common grave with twin siblings
  • James (twin), b. c. 1723, d. 29 Oct 1726, buried 1 Nov 1726
  • Isabel (twin), b. c. 1723, d. 31 Oct 1726, buried 1 Nov 1726
  • Benoni, b. c. 1725, m. NK Jan 1744 Mary or Mercy BROWNING, b. NK 18 Nov 1724, daughter of Samuel Browning and Mercy Clark. Benoni's wife is called Mercy in her birth record, and Mary in her marriage record. Benoni appears in the 1774 and 1782 Rhode Island censuses.

With second wife, Barbara (first five baptized at St. Paul's):

  • Stephen, b. c. 1728, bp 14 March 1729/30, d. 1761, m. c. 1751 Alice WAIT, b. c. 1726, living in 1774, the daughter of Joseph Wait and Elizabeth Sheffield. Stephen's will, dated 11 March 1761, was proved 16 June 1761 in Exeter, naming wife Alice, son Benjamin, and daughter Mary Albro. Following his death, Alice married _______ Bentley, and is called Alice Bentley in the 7 Jan 1774 will of her father.
  • Margaret, b. c. 1729, bp 14 March 1729/30, d. 19 April 1730 and buried 20 April at St. Paul's Church
  • Elizabeth, b. 17 April 1731, bp 10 Oct 1731; she may be the one of her name who m. John Cleveland, son of Palmer Cleveland, as his second wife. This Elizabeth was living on 17 Jan 1767, but certainly dead by 28 Jan 1773 when her husband married his third wife. This Elizabeth had two children: Palmer Cleveland, b. c. 1756 and Albro Cleveland, b. NK 15 Dec 1761.
  • Isabella, b. c. 1733, bapt 13 June 1736
  • Lawton, b. 10 Aug 1735, bapt 13 June 1736
  • Barbara, b. 27 Oct 1737
  • William, b. 25 Feb 1739 [/40?], was still a minor on 12 Jan 1756 when his half-brother, Samuel, was appointed as his guardian.

(6g) Samuel Albro[edit]

RIGR 9(4):329-330

Samuel Albro, the son of Maj John Albro and Margaret Sweet, was born in N. Kingstown, RI in 1716, baptized at the Narragansett Episcopal Church on 26 June 1726, and living in 1756. He married N. Kingstown 3 June 1736 Lois BROWNING, b. S. Kingstown 16 March 1720, the daughter of Samuel Browning and Mercy Clark. It was probably a different Samuel Albro (see below) who married Alice _______, who d. 26 Mar 1787. Samuel had the title of Major. He died after 1 January 1756 when he was appointed guardian of his brother William.(RIGR 1:33, 9(4):329) It has been postulated that Samuel and Lois moved to Nova Scotia in 1760, becoming founding settlers of the town of Newport. A Samuel Albro has will dated Exeter 19 March 1767, proved 18 April, mentioning wife Alice and sons Weight Albro, under 21, Samuel Albro, under 21, Martin Albro, under 21, and Thomas Albro; and daughter Alice Albro. (RIGR 6(1):75) This would not be the subject Samuel because the son Samuel is too young, and there's no mention of daughter Dorcas Phillips. [217] Children:

  • Samuel, b. 1738, d. Halifax, NS 9 Dec 1791, aged 53, m. N. Kingstown 3 Dec 1758 Jane COLE, b. c. 1740, the daughter of John Cole (ba 1710) and Anne (ba 1714).(RIGR 9:4:329 citing will of John Cole) Samuel and Jane moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where they raised a family of several children. Their son, John was a political figure in Nova Scotia. Samuel and some of his children are buried in the Old Burying Ground in Halifax. [218]
  • Dorcas, b. 1740, d. 27 Mar 1772, m. 23 April 1761 Thomas PHILLIPS, son of Samuel Phillips and Abigail Brown. [219]

(13g) Richard Lawton[edit]

Shurtleff and Lawton Fams (2005):73 (very poorly documented)

Richard Lawton was born say 1495, liv. 1542, m. say 1520 _______ PURRIER (sister of John Purrier), liv. 1558. On 13 Oct 1536, Richard Lawghtn was a juror in Cranfield parish, Bedfordshire, and is also of record there in 1542. Child:

  • Thomas, b. say 1527, prob. m. Joan WHEELER (see below).

(12g) Thomas Lawton, Sr.[edit]

Shurtleff and Lawton Fams (2005):73 (very poorly documented)

Thomas, the son of Richard Lawton, was born say 1527, and m. say 1552 Joan WHEELER, b. say 1532, daughter of Thomas and Ellen Wheeler. Children:

  • Joan, b. say 1553
  • Marian, b. say 1555
  • Thomas, b. say 1558, m. Mary _______ (see below)

(11g) Thomas Lawton, Jr.[edit]

Shurtleff and Lawton Fams (2005):73 (very poorly documented)

Thomas, the son of Thomas Lawton and Joan Wheeler, was born in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England say 1558, bur. in Wharley End in the parish of Cranfield, Bedfordshire 8 Dec 1605, and m. (1) say 1580 Mary _______; m. (2) say 1599 Annis/Agnes ______. Thomas's will was dated 3 Dec 1605. Children with first wife, Mary:

  • George, b. say 1581
  • Thomas, b. say 1583
  • Mary, b. say 1585
  • Joan, b. say 1587

Children with second wife, Agnes:

  • Richard, b. say 1600
  • Annis, b. say 1603

(10g) George Lawton, Sr.[edit]

Shurtleff and Lawton Fams (2005):73-4 (very poorly documented)

George, the son of Thomas and Mary Lawton of Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, was born at Cranfield say 1581, bur. Cranfield 26 Nov 1641, and m. there 13 Nov 1606 Isabel SMITH, b. c. 1585, liv. 1541, likely the daughter of Francis and Ann Smith. Children, baptized in Cranfield:

  • George, bapt. 23 Sep 1607, m. (1) c. 1642 _______ _______; m. (2) by 1669 Elizabeth Hazard, daughter of Thomas and Martha Hazard
  • Sarah, bapt. 1 Oct 1609
  • Mary, bapt. 28 Oct 1611
  • Thomas, bapt. 17 April 1614, d. Portsmouth, RI c. 1681, m. (1) Cranfield 29 May 1635 Elizabeth SALSBURIE, b. c. 1616, living in 1654, daughter of John Salisburye and Margaret Crowley; m. (2) by 1674 Grace (PARSONS) Bailey, widow of William Bailey and daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth Parsons. Thomas had six children, all with first wife Elizabeth, born 1637 to 1650, with first baptized at Cranfield (10 Sep 1637), and the remainder born in Portsmouth, RI.
  • Isaac, bapt. 3 Nov 1616
  • Bennet, bapt. 27 Feb 1618
  • Nicholas, bapt 20 Feb 1621
  • Elizabeth, bapt. 29 May 1623

(9g) George Lawton[edit]

GDRI(1887):121-2; Shurtleff and Shurtleff: Shurtleff and Lawton Genealogies (2005):73-4

George Lawton, baptized in the parish of Cranfield in Bedfordshire, England on 23 September 1607, died in Rhode Island 5 Oct 1693, was the oldest of eight children born to George Lawton and Isabel Smith of Cranfield.[22] I see two scenarios for his wife/wives: (1) George must have had an unknown first wife, because his oldest daughter, Isabel, was born about 1643 or 1644, which is much too early to be the daughter of his second wife, because the second wife's father was born in 1610 according to Austin's GDRI. Therefore, he m. (1) say 1642 _______ _______, and m. (2) by 1669 Elizabeth Hazard, b. say 1635, the daughter of early Newport founder Thomas Hazard.[22] Scenario (2) is that Thomas Hazard was born well before 1610, which is likely correct, because his son Robert sold land in 1649, making his birth 1628 or earlier. If Thomas Hazard was born about 1600, then his daughter Elizabeth could have been born c. 1623 and m. c. 1642 George Lawton, and be the mother of all of Lawton's children. All known authorities, including Anderson (Great Migration project) accept Elizabeth Hazard as the mother of all of George Lawton's children. I'll go with scenario #2.

In 1638 George Lawton and his younger brother Thomas were accepted as inhabitants of Aquidneck Island, in what was soon to become the town of Portsmouth in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.[23] Dissension arose among the leaders of this colony, and in April 1639 a group of nine individuals signed an agreement for a government and moved to the south end of the island to establish the town of Newport. Within days of this, on 30 April, Lawton was one of 29 inhabitants remaining in Portsmouth who signed their own compact for a government.[23] In 1648 he was granted 40 acres of land, near that of his brother Thomas, and this same year he became a member of the Court of Trials.[23] His name appears on a list of Portsmouth freemen in 1655, and in 1665 he became involved in the service of the colony as a Deputy to the General Assembly, a position he held for five of the next 15 years.[23] Lawton had a land interest in Conanicut Island (now Jamestown, Rhode Island), and in March 1672 sold 24 acres to merchant Richard Smith of Newport.[23]

The year 1675 brought about the beginning of King Philip's War, the most devastating event to occur in the Rhode Island colony prior to the American Revolutionary War. During this war all of Warwick, all of Pawtuxet, and much of Providence were destroyed. In April 1676 the General Assembly voted "That in these troublesome times and straits in this colony, the Assembly desiring to have the advice and concurrence of the most judicious inhabitants, if it may be had for the good of the whole, do desire at their next sitting, the company and counsel of.." and 16 names are thereafter written, among which is the name of George Lawton.[24] In May 1676 Lawton and John Easton were directed to go to Providence to determine if garrison houses there should be maintained at the colony's expense.[25] In October 1678 the Assembly determined that a meeting was to be held at Lawton's house the following January to audit the accounts between Newport and Portsmouth concerning the expenses from the recent war.[25]

In May 1680 Lawton and two others were empowered to purchase a bell for the colony, to be used for giving notice of the sittings of the assemblies, courts of trial, and general councils. Previously these assemblies were gathered by drum beat. A bell was purchased for £3 10s from Freelove Arnold, the daughter of the late Governor Benedict Arnold.[25] In 1680 Lawton was elected to the position of Assistant, and held this position for seven of the next ten years. In January 1690 he was one of six Assistants who drafted a letter to the new English monarchs, William III and Mary II, congratulating them for their accession to the throne, and also mentioning the seizure of Governor Andros in Rhode Island, and his removal to Massachusetts for trial.[25]

Lawton died on 5 October 1693 and was buried in his orchard in Portsmouth.[25] While the location of his grave is no longer known, a Find-a-grave memorial has nevertheless been created for him. George had the following ten children, the first two almost certainly being with the first wife, but after that the mother is unknown: [220]

  • Isabel, b. say 1643, d. 1 April 1730, buried 3 April, aged "between 86 and 87 years old", m. say 1677 Smuel ALBRO. Burial records for Isabel and Samuel are found in the records of St. Paul Episcopal Church, so they are likely buried in the cemetery there, now known as the Platform Cemetery. [221]
  • Mary, b. say 1645, d. 8 Nov 1711, m. say 1665 John BABCOCK, b. 1644, d. 1685, son of James and Sarah Babcock. Mary and John had ten children.
  • John, b. say 1648, died by 1678, m. Mary Boomer, b. say 1650, living in 1715, daughter of Matthew and Eleanor Boomer. Following John's death, Mary m. 3 June 1678 Gideon Freeborn. John and Mary had one known child, George.
  • Susanna, b. say 1652, d. 9 Dec 1712, m. c. 1673 Thomas CORNELL, b. 1653, d. 11 oct 1714, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Cornell. Susanna and Thomas had three known children born 1674 to c. 1678.
  • George, b. say 1654, d. 11 Sep 1697, m. 17 Jan 1677 Naomi HUNT, b. 15 Sep 1658, d. 13 Jan 1721, daughter of Bartholomew and Ann Hunt. George's will was dated 8 Sep 1697 and proved 24 Sep 1697. George and Naomi lived in Portsmouth and had 4 children born 1678 to 1692. Following George's death, Naomi m. (2) 11 Oct 1701 Isaac Lawton.
  • Robert, b. say 1656, d. 25 Jan 1706, m. 16 Feb 1681 Mary WODELL, b. say 1660, d. 14 Jan 1732, daughter of Gershon Wodell and Mary Tripp. Robert was a Portsmouth freeman in 1684, and the sealer of wights and on a grand jury in 1688. He was a Portsmouth Deputy for three years between 1690 and 1702, and was Assistant in 1691 and 1702-3. His will, dated 8 Jan 1706, was proved the following month on 11 Feb. Robert and Mary had four children born 1682 to 1696.
  • Job, b. say 1658, d. 8 Oct 1697, apparently did not marry. Job was apparently a mariner or merchant, as his will mentions 1/16 of brigantine George to his brother Robert. His will, dated 6 Oct 1697, was proved the following month on 19 Nov.
  • Ruth, b. say 1660, d. 15 April 1726, m. 10 Feb 1681 William WODELL, b. 1663, d. 6 Jan 1699, son of Gershon Wodell and Mary Tripp. They had no known children.
  • Mercy, b. say 1662, died by 1685, m. 19 Jan 1682 James TRIPP, b. c. 1656, d. 30 May 1730, son of John Tripp and Mary Paine. They lived in Portsmouth.
  • Elizabeth, b. say 1664, d. 1724, m. Robert CARR, b. say 1660, d. 1704, the son of Robert Carr. They had two known children, Robert and Abigail.

(13g) Thomas Wheeler[edit]

Shurtleff and Lawton Fams (2005):73 (very poorly documented)

Thomas Wheeler was born say 1505, d. by 1555, and m. Ellen _______, b. say 1510, d. c. 1555/6. The will of Ellen, widow of Thomas Wheeler, was dated 17 Dec 1555 and proved 4 Feb 1555/6. Child:

  • Joan, b. say 1532, m. Thomas LAWTON. She was named Joan Lawton in mother's 1555 will.

(10g) Thomas Hazard[edit]

GM 3(2003):294-8; Austin: GDRI (1887)

Thomas Hazard was born say 1600, living 6 Aug 1677, and m. (1) say 1623 Martha ________, b. say 1603, d. before 1675; m. (2) about 1675 Martha (______) Shreive, widow of Thomas Shreive/Sherrif. After his death, his second wife married Lewis Hues, who abandoned her and took a significant part of her estate. Austin, in his Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, gives Thomas the birth year of 1610 based on an Oct 1674 deposition in which Thomas calls himself aged 64. This deposition has not been found. Troublesome is that a 1610 birth year is unrealistic, because Thomas's son, Robert, sold land in 1649, meaning he was born in 1628 or earlier. It is highly doubtful that Thomas was 18 when Robert was born. Thomas was likely born much closer to 1600 than 1610, and this is important if Elizabeth is his daughter, because Elizabeth had to have been born no later than about 1624, as her oldest daughter was born about 1643 or 1644. Assuming a 1600 birth year for Thomas, and a roughly 1623 marriage year, then we can say about the children:

  • Elizabeth, b. say 1624, m. George LAWTON, b. 1607, d. 1693, son of George Lawton and Isabel Smith of Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England; their oldest child was born in 1643 or 1644, resulting in the birth year given here for Elizabeth.
  • Robert, b. say 1626, m. by about 1660 Mary BROWNELL, b. c. 1640, daughter of Thomas Brownell. On 12 Oct 1649, Robert Hazard of Portsmouth sold land to Robert Cowland of the same. This puts Robert's latest birth year at about 1628.
  • Hannah, bapt. Boston 10 Sep 1637, m. about 30 Jan 1658[/9?] Stephen WILCOX
  • Martha, b. say 1642, m. (1) by about 1662 Ichabod POTTER; m. (2) Benjamin MOWRY

NOTE: Despite the large gap between the first two and last two children, we have no other basis for assuming another wife, though this is entirely possible.

(10g) John Sweet[edit]

see

(9g) James Sweet[edit]

see

(8g) Dr. Benoni Sweet[edit]

see

(10g) John Greene[edit]

see

(9g) Thomas Manchester[edit]

see

(10g) John Wood[edit]

see

(9g) Nathaniel Browning[edit]

GDRI(1887):262-3; TAG 20:182; RIGR 20:1-5; GM 2(1999):573-5

Nathaniel Browning, b. say 1620, d. Portsmouth, Rhode Island 1673, m. c. 1651 Sarah FREEBORN, baptized St. Mary, Maldon, Essex, England 2 Oct 1631, d. 23 April 1670, the daughter of William Freeborn and Mary Willson of Maldon, England; Roxbury and Boston, Mass.; and Portsmouth, Rhode Island. On 30 April 1634, Sarah Frebourne, aged 2, was enrolled with her parents and older sister (and John Albro) at Ipswich, England for passage to New England aboard the ship Francis. On 23 Oct 1645, Nathaniel bought of John Roome a dwelling house and two lots of eight acres in Warwick, RI. On 2 Jan 1651/2 Sarah Browning had a deed of gift from her father of a small parcel of land adjoining James Weeden's land, this likely being a wedding gift. Eight years later she had another gift of 20 acres from her father. In 1655, Nathaniel was on a list of Portsmouth freemen. Nathaniel's will was made by the Portsmouth Town Council on 4 April 1673, and mentioned five children all underage, but Mary, the eldest, soon to come of age. Also mentioned was the land given by William Freeborn to Nathaniel and wife Sarah by deed of 2 Jan 1651/2. Executors were Gideon Freeborne and Clement Weaver of Newport, both nearly related to the children. Children: [222]

  • Mary, b. c. 1652 (soon to come of age on 4 April 1673), living in 1718, m. by 6 Jan 1677/8 Thomas MANCHESTER, Jr., b. c. 1650, d. 1722, son of Thomas Manchester and Margaret Wood. Mary and Thomas were both living on 16 June 1718 when they sold land. The administration of Thomas's estate took place on 13:6:1722 (13 Aug 1722: RIGR 20:31). [223]
  • Sarah, b. c. 1655, d. c. 1677. On 6 Jan 1677/8 the estate of Sarah Browning, single woman, late of Portsmouth was divided by the Portsmouth Town Council among her siblings at 1/4 share each: Mary, wife of Thomas Manchester, Jr.; William Browning at 21 years of age; sisters Rebecca and Jane at 16 or marriage. Administration of the estate was given to Gideon Freeborn, uncle of the deceased. [224]
  • William, b. c. 1657, m. (1) Rebecca WILBUR; m. (2) Sarah _______
  • Rebecca, b. c. 1659, under 16 on 6 Jan 1677/8 when named in the estate of her sister Sarah.
  • Jane, b. c. 1661 (under 16 on 6 Jan 1677/8 when named in the estate of her sister Sarah), presumed to be the unnamed wife mentioned in the 10 Feb 1717/8 will of her husband, m. James SWEET, b. 8 May 1658 (Sweet Family History, p 32), d. 26 June 1719, the son of John and Elizabeth Sweet. The will of James Sweet of Warwick, dated 10 Feb 1717/8, was proved at Warwick on 18 July 1719 mentioning unnamed wife; sons Daniell, William, and Nathaniell Sweet; and daughters Mary Sweet, Sarah Sweet, Elizabeth Sweet, Renewed Sweet, and Freelove Sweet. (RIGR 3(1):34) [225]

(8g) William Browning[edit]

William, the son of Nathaniel Browning and Sarah Freeborn, was b. Portsmouth, RI c. 1657, d. S. Kingstown, RI Jan 1730/1, m. (1) c. 1688 (but before 25 Feb 1688/9) Rebecca WILBUR, b. say 1668, d. 18 March 1728 (RIGR 20:2), the daughter of Samuel Wilbur and Hannah Porter; m. (2) c. 1729 Sarah _______, named in his 1730/1 will. In 1684 William was a Portsmouth freeman, and on 19 March 1685 he exchanged land with his brother-in-law, Thomas Manchester, Jr. On 25 Feb 1688/9 he sold 20 acres to Robert Fish for 70 pounds, being land given by deed of his grandfather William Freeborn. His wife Rebecca and uncle Gideon Freeborn also signed the deed. His will, dated 12 Jan 1730/1, was proved four weeks later in S. Kingstown on 8 Feb 1730/1 naming wife Sarah; sons Samuel, William, and John; daughter Sarah; and deceased daughter Hannah Knowles's two children, Rebecca and Hannah. Children, all with first wife, b. Portsmouth and/or Kingstown, RI: [226]

  • Samuel, b. 9 Feb 1688/9, m. Mercy CLARK
  • Hannah, b. 16 July 1691, d. S. Kingstown by 1726, m. say 1711 William KNOWLES, d. 1727, the son of William Knowles and Alice Fish. The will of William Knowles, Jr. of S. Kingstown was dated 26 April 1726 and proved in S. Kingstown 9 Aug 1727, mentioning no wife, but brother-in-law John Browning, daughters Rebackah and Hannah Knowles, both under 18, brother Henry Knowles, Jr. (RIGR:6(1):82). They had two known children, Rebecca and Hannah, named in the 1730 will of their grandfather, William Browning and the 1726 will of their father. [227]
  • William, b. 29 Sep 1693, d. 11 Feb 1773, m. (1) Portsmouth 7 Dec 1721 Mary FREELOVE, b. 10 Aug 1700, d. c. 1727, the daughter of Morris Freelove and Elizabeth Wilbur; m. (2) Westerly, RI 5 Aug 1728 Mary WILKINSON, living in 1770, the daughter of William and Dinah Wilkinson. William's will, dated 19 June 1770, was proved S. Kingstown 8 March 1773. William had one child with his first wife, born 1724, and seven more children with his second wife, born 1731 to c. 1743. [228]
  • Sarah, b. April 1694 (this date is unrealistically close to b. date of previous child), d. by 1748 (29 March 1741 per one account), m. N. Kingstown 6 Oct 1721 Eleazer KELLY, b. Yarmouth, Mass. 5 March 1696/7, d. there 5 Oct 1775, the son of Jeremiah Kelley and Sarah (Chase?). Following Sarah's death, Eleazer married Yarmouth 8 Sep 1748 Phebe Baker, named in his will, dated 4 July 1775 and proved 6 Dec 1775. [229]
  • John, b. 4 March 1696, d. Exeter 1777, m. 21 April 1721 Ann HAZARD, b. N. Kingstown 28 Feb 1701, d. by 1770, the daughter of Jeremiah Hazard and Sarah Smith. John lived for a while in South Kingstown at Point Judith, on the coast, and was living there in 1730 when bequeathed 100 acres in his father's will. In 1738 he bought 200 acres from Jeffrey Hazard, and in 1741 he sold 100 acres to Stephen Hazard, presumably land in S. Kingstown. John's will, dated 23 Aug 1770, was proved 14 April 1777, giving all his land in S. Kingstown, part of his homestead farm, to his grandsons Thomas and William Browning, sons of his son Thomas, deceased. They had ten children. John and Ann were buried in the Old Quaker Cemetery near Wakefield, RI,, and John at one time had a crude stone with only his name inscribed on it. Record of their burial here comes from Cutter's New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, 2:706. [230]

(7g) Samuel Browning[edit]

Samuel, the son of William Browning and Rebecca Wilbur, was b. Kingstown, RI 9 Feb 1688 [1687/8?], according to John O. Austin and members of the family, even though a Bible record gives the date as 9 Nov 1688. His death date has not been discovered, though he was still living 5 Feb 1741. He was married about 1717 to his first cousin, Mercy (or Mary) Clark, b. c. 1692, living in 1741, the daughter of Samuel Clark of Newport, whose wife was a sister of Rebecca Wilbur, above. In 1715 he received 500 acres in Kingstowne from the Wilburs (his mother and his wife's mother were Wilbur sisters). In 1718 he sold this land plus two other large tracts to his father for 1600 pounds sterling. Samuel witnessed the will of his brother-in-law William Knowles in S. Kingstown on 26 April 1726. In 1730 he was named as the executor of his father's will. He was called a resident of North Kingstown in a 1735 deed. Children, b. N. Kingstown: [231]

  • Samuel, b. 11 Nov 1718, d. 25 Oct 1764 in his 46th year, m. c. 1740 Phebe GARDNER, b. N. Kingstown 26 Oct 1722, d. 16 Jan 1810 in her 88th year, the daughter of Jeremiah Gardner and Grace Lawton. In 1747 he was Ensign of Company 2, Regiment 2, South Kingstown; in 1749 he was Lieutenant; and in June 1754 he was Captain. Samuel continued to hold the title of Captain, and had considerable land holdings. He was also a justice of the peace, and a member of the town council. He and Phebe had seven children born 1741 to 1761. [232]
  • Lois, b. 16 Mar 1720 (16 Jan per Beaman), m. N. Kingstown 3 June 1736 Samuel ALBRO, b. 1716, the son of John Albro and Margaret Sweet. It was likely a different Samuel Albro who m. Alice ______ who died in 1787. It is possible that Samuel and Lois moved to Nova Scotia in 1760, but when either died has not been discovered.
  • Sarah, b. 11 Sep 1722, d. S. Kingstown 1800, m. Alexander NICHOLS of E. Greenwich, b. c. 1718, d. E. Greenwich 1788. Alexander's will was dated 16 Aug 1784 and proved at E. Greenwich 26 April 1788. He was likely the Alexander Nichols b. E. Greenwich 28 Jan 1717/8, son of James Nichols and Elizabeth Huling. Sarah's will was dated 26 Jan 1791 and proved in S. Kingstown 14 April 1800, naming brother Isaac Browning and sister Mercy Albro, wife of Benoni Albro.
  • Mercy, b. 18 Nov 1724, m. N. Kingstown January 1744 Benoni ALBRO, b. c. 1725, the son of John Albro and Margaret Sweet. Mercy was called Mary Browning in her marriage record. Benoni appears in the 1774 and 1782 Rhode Island censuses.
  • Isaac, b. 17 June 1726, living Feb 1789 when he deeded land, m. N. Kingstown 2 Dec 1754 Elizabeth MILLIMAN, b. c. 1732, living April 1787 when she signed a deed, the daughter of Aaron Milliman and Ann Case (daughter of Joseph Case and Eliz. Mitchell). Isaac and Elizabeth had five children born c. 1755 to c. 1763. Their son, John Browning, has an existing grave stone in the Browning Lot in Warwick, RI.

(10g) William Freeborn[edit]

GM 2(2001):573-575; GDRI (1887):296-9; NEHGR:177(4)(Fall 2023):395-399

William Freeborn, b. c. 1594 (passenger list), bur. Portsmouth, RI 28 April 1670 "aged 80 years", m. (1) St. Mary, Maldon, Essex, England 25 July 1625 Mary WILLSON, b. say 1605, bur. St. Mary, Maldon 11 Oct 1629; m. (2) St. Mary, Maldon 30 Nov 1629 Mary PERK(IN?), b. c. 1601 (passenger list), bur. Portsmouth 3 May 1670 "aged 80 years." The ages at death given for William and Mary are exaggerated, and more accurate birth years come from their ages given when they boarded their ship for immigration in 1634. On 30 April 1634 "William Frebourne" aged 40, "Mary his wife" aged 33, "Mary Freeborn" aged 7, and "Sarah Freeborn" aged 2, along with "John Aldburgh" (John Albro), aged 14, were enrolled at Ipswich for passage to New England aboard the ship Francis. William settled with his family in Roxbury, Mass., but later moved to Boston, shortly after which he became embroiled in the events of the Antinomian Controversy. On 20 Nov 1637 he was among the Boston men who was disarmed for his support of Rev. John Wheelwright and Anne Hutchinson. On 12 March 1637/8 he was included among eleven men "having license to depart", but he was already in Rhode Island at the time, and was among those who attended the organizational meeting for the town of Portsmouth on 7 March 1637/8. William was granted a lot in Portsmouth in 1639, provided he built there within a year. He became a freeman there on 16 March 1641 and was constable in 1642. He appears on a list of Portsmouth freemen in 1655, and in 1657 he was a commissioner.

William, his wife Mary, and their daughter Sarah Browning all died within about 10 days of each other in early spring, 1670. They all succumbed to an epidemic that was described in a letter written by Richard Smith to John Winthrop, dated New London 2 May 1670: "Here is many people dead at Rhode Island the later hand of winter and this spring 30 or 40: Mr. John Gard the Chief, others, those you know not and very sickly: still it takes them with a pain in head, stomach, & side on which follows a fever, & dies in 3 or 4 days." The deaths of William and Mary are recorded in the Friends' records, so at some point they apparently became Quakers. While no record of their burials exists, Find-a-grave memorials have been created for them in the Friends Burial Ground in Portsmouth. Child with first wife: [233]

  • Mary, bapt St. Mary, Maldon 28 Jan 1626/7, m. c. 1650 Clement WEAVER, d. 1683. Clement's will (not extant) was dated 24 Nov 1680.

Children with second wife:

  • Sarah, bapt St. Mary, Maldon 2 Oct 1631, d. Portsmouth, RI 23 April 1670, m. c. 1651 Nathaniel BROWNING.
  • Gideon, bapt. St. Mary, Maldon 20 Nov 1633, bur. there 1 Dec 1633.
  • Gideon, b. c. 1635, d. Portsmouth, RI 27 Feb 1719/20, m. (1) Portsmouth 1 June 1658 Sarah BROWNELL, b. c. 1638, d. 6 Sep 1676, daughter of Thomas and Ann Brownell; m. (2) Portsmouth 3 June 1678 Mary (BOOMER) Lawton, living in 1715 (husband's will), widow of John Lawton and daughter of Matthew and Eleanor Boomer of Freetown, Mass. Gideon was a Portsmouth deputy for five one-year terms between 1675 and 1713. His will was dated 27 Jan 1714/5 and proved 14 March 1719/20. Gideon had six daughters with his first wife, and three daughters and three sons with his second wife, born 1664 to 1692. Austin writes that Gideon was buried in his own burial ground, per the Friends' records.

(11g) Nicholas Wilbore[edit]

see earlier

(10g) Samuel Wilbore[edit]

see earlier

(9g) Samuel Wilbur[edit]

see earlier

(10g) John Porter[edit]

see earlier

(8g) Samuel Clark[edit]

I have no idea where any of this comes from!!!

Samuel Clark, b. say 1665, probably of Newport, married say 1690 _______ Wilbur, a sister of Rebecca Wilbur, and daughter of . Only known child:

  • Mercy (or Mary), b. c. 1692, living in 1741, and m. c. 1717 Samuel BROWNING, b. 1688, liv. 1741, son of William Browning and Rebecca Wilbur.

(8g) Pasco Whitford Sr.[edit]

GDRI (1887):223; RIGR 1(3)(1979):154

Pasco Whitford was born say 1640, d. 1690, and married a woman whose name was possibly Mary, though no public record with her name has been found. In 1680 he was taxed 2 shillings, but Austin does not say where; in 1689 he was an E. Greenwich freeman. The only other record we have of him is his crude gravestone in the Tarbox Cemetery, RI Hist Cem #29 in West Greenwich, Rhode Island on which only the initials "P.W." and year "1690" are inscribed. Children: [234]

  • Pasco, b. c. 1665, m. c. 1690 Lydia ________, thought possibly to be Lydia BLY.
  • Nicholas, b. c. 1670, d. 1748, m. Mary CASEY who was likely dead by 1743 when not named in her husband's will. Nicholas was a weaver. On 13 March 1683 he had a legacy of loom, etc. from the will of Orpheus Pomeroy of Portsmouth. On 21 Jan 1697 he bought land in E. Greenwich from David Shippee, but he may have been living in Kingstowne, for on 13 April 1697 he witnessed a Kingstown deed from Samuel Eldred, Sr. to his son John Eldred. On 3 Feb 1710 he had a quarter of a right of land in a tract of 30,000 acres that afterwards became West Greenwich. On 12 March 1733 he deeded 20 acres to son Pasco. His will, dated 3 Dec 1743, was proved 28 March 1748. Nicholas has a crude gravestone in the Tarbox Cemetery, RI Hist Cem. WG #29 with his initials "N.W." and death year "1748." This is where his father has a similar grave stone. [235]

(7g) Pasco Whitford Jr.[edit]

RIGR 1(3)(1979):154

Pasco, the son of Pasco Whitford, Sr. and possibly wife Mary, was born c. 1668, died 1727, and married c. 1690 Lydia, b. say 1670, possibly a daughter of Daniel Bly. Two deeds, in 1709 and 1723/4, mention wife Lydia. In the deed dated 24 Dec 1709, Pasco and wife Lydia deed to their son, Pasco Whitford, 110 acres, when he becomes 21 years old. A Find-a-grave memorial has been created for Pasco Whitford, though his burial location is not known. Children, of N. Kingstown (birth order and birth dates highly uncertain; it appears most of the children were married within a period of 3-4 years from 1722 to 1726): [236]

  • Alice, b. c. 1690, was called deceased in a deed dated 29 Sep 1722. She apparently did not marry, but had a son named Venus (possibly short for Sylvenus). In a bond, dated 4th of 12th month 1726 (4 Feb 1726/7), Alice's brothers, John and Joseph, were directed to pay Venus 30 pounds. If Venus had reached his majority on that date, then he was born about 1706, and giving Alice an age of 16 at his birth would put her birth about 1690.
  • Pasco, b. c. 1692, d. 1748, m. N. Kingstown 5 July 1723 Deborah FOWLER, b. c. 1705. Pasco's will, proved N. Kingstown 13 Oct 1748, mentions Christopher Fowler, but the relationship to Pasco's wife was burned away. The administration of the the estate of Deborah Whitford, widow of N. Kingstown, was given to Benjamin Fowler on 14 Oct 1793 at N. Kingstown.
  • Ezekiel, b. c. 1694, d. 1741, m. (1) say 1722 Mary [STRAFFORD?], b. c. 1697, the daughter of Joseph Stafford and Sarah Holden. He m. (2) Bridget Eldred. With his first wife he had four children, Joseph, Ezekiel, Nicholas, and Mary, born about 1723 to 1730.
  • Joseph, b. c. 1696, d. 1748, m. N. Kingstown 1722/3 Sarah WIGHTMAN, b. Kingstowne 23 Jan 1704, daughter of John Wightman and Jane Bentley.
  • David, b. c. 1698, d. 1744, m. N. Kingstown 5 April 1722 Mary or Mercy WELLS, b. c. 1706, daughter of John Wells and Elizabeth Congdon. His will was proved in 1744.
  • John, b. c. 1700, m. c. 1726 Mary _______, perhaps the daughter of James HIMES.
  • Henry, b. c. 1706, m. E. Greenwich 11 March 1732/3 Dinah JENKINS, b. Sandwich, MA 17 Mary 1703, daughter of Zachariah Jenkins and Abiah Allen. Henry was called of S. Kingstown and Dinah of E. Greenwich in their marriage record. Other marriage dates for them, in the timeframe of 1723 and 1724 abound for this couple on the internet, but the date given comes from Arnold's Vital Record of Rhode Island.
  • Nicholas, b. c. 1708, d. 1672, m. Marbary PLACE, who administered his estate at Exeter, RI on 14 Sep 1762. There is a good possibility that this Nicholas does not belong in this family, and is, instead, a son of Ezekiel Whitford, above. Nicholas, who had a son named Christopher, was the brother of Ezekiel Whitford, but probably Ezekiel Jr., and not Ezekiel Sr.

(6g) John Whitford, Sr.[edit]

RIGR 1(3)(1979):154

John WHITFORD, the son of Pasco Whitford and Lydia (perhaps Bly), was born about 1700 at North Kingstown, and died in Exeter about 1782, the year his will was proved. He was married first, about 1726, to Mary, thought to be Mary HIMES, the daughter of James Himes and Sarah (Spink?), born about 1710. The will of James Hyams, proved in N. Kingstown 13 March 1744/5, mentions daughter Mary Whitford. John was married second, by 1771, to Martha TEFFT, likely the one of that name born, say, 1745, the daughter of James and Martha Tefft. Martha was John's wife in a 1771 record of the Six Principle Baptist Church in N. Kingstown. John's second wife, Martha, signed a deed with John on 7 June 1774. The 1774 census of Rhode Island shows John Whitford with a very large household consisting of 3 males above 16, 3 females above 16, 3 females under 16, and 9 blacks (free or slave not specified). John Whitford wrote his will on 3 September 1774 (RIGR 8:2:166) mentioning his wife Martha in such a way to imply that she was a later wife, and not the mother of his children. Martha Tefft was still single in May 1758 when mentioned in the will of her father, James Tefft. John Whitford was dead by 5 February 1782, the date his will was proved. Martha, the widow of John, was still alive on 17 March 1804 when she witnessed the will of Diadama Young in Exeter, but was called deceased when that will was proved in Richmond on 26 August 1817. Children of John and Mary Whitford, born in North Kingstown (but recorded in Exeter); (much of this material from a seemingly well-documented web source): [237]

  • Sarah, b. 17 September 1727, m. _________ MOREY, possibly Samuel Morey; she was called Sarah Morey in her father's 1774 will. (I have an other unnamed source calling him John Morey)
  • Benjamin, b. 1 March 1729, m. Mary TOURGEE; he was not mentioned in his father's will, so may have been dead by 3 Sep 1774. (some other source says unmarried) An "M.W." was buried in the Amos Whitford Cemetery (Exeter #19), with death date of 2 April 1773. Could this be the wife of Benjamin?
  • Lydia, b. 22 November 1730, m. William HIAMES, b. ca 1726, wp 4 August 1794 at Exeter, possibly the son of Benjamin-3 Himes (James-2, John-1) and Mary James. Lydia was still living in 1782 when she signed a receipt concerning her father's will, but was likely dead by 11 June 1794, the date of her husband's will in which she is not mentioned. However, a Sherman genealogy says she was married again, to John Higginbotham Sherman on 24 Nov ____ (1770), and died on 14 Dec 1809, but this doesn't fit with the above information.
  • Elizabeth, b. 3 April 1733, d. c. 1761, m. in Exeter 8 March 1752 William-3 SWEET, b. 18 Feb 1725, the son of Nathaniel-2 Sweet (James-1) and Giffie Kettelle. She was dead by 26 September 1762, when William married at W. Greenwich Eleanor REYNOLDS, the daughter of John Reynolds and Hannah Hull.
  • Mary, b. 22 December 1735, m. at Exeter 15 April 1762 Thomas TANNER, the son of William Tanner and probably his first wife Martha Hill. Mary signed a receipt concerning her father's will in 1782. She and her husband lived most of their lives in Exeter, but after 1794 moved to Norway, Herkimer Co., NY.
  • John, b. 1 December 1737, m. Mary VAUGHAN, daughter of Isaac Vaughan.
  • Mercy, b. 25 March 1739, d. Springfield, Windsor Co., VT 6 January 1836, and m. at Exeter 1 January 1760 Daniel GILL, Jr., b. Ex 25 Sep 1734, d. Ossening, Westchester Co., NY 7 Dec 1793, the son of Daniel Gill and Hannah Kingsley. Mercy is buried with a grave marker in the Walker-Gill Cemetery in Springfield, VT. [238]
  • Martha, b. 21 January 1740/1, m. Josiah ARNOLD, (b. 1726?). Martha and Josiah were both living on 6 Feb 1782 when she signed a receipt concerning her father's will. Some online sources say that Josiah, was the son of Josiah Arnold (1707-1798) and Lydia Gardner (1707-1727), b. 7 June 1726, and baptized by his grandfather, William Gardner, at Boston Neck (now in Narragansett), Rhode Island later that month, thinking he was not going to survive. He did survive, however, and was mentioned in his grandfather's 1732 will. I find no other record of this Josiah or of Martha.
  • Amos, b. 25 July 1743, d. Ex 1 April 1835, m. (1) Ex 20 Mar 1770 Sarah-6 ARNOLD, b. 11 Jan 1752, died by 1797, the daughter of Caleb-5 Arnold (Samuel-4, Caleb-3, Benedict-2, William-1) and Hannah Reynolds. Sarah was called Deceased in her father's will, dated 13 Dec 1797. Amos m. (2) Mary or Molly-5 TILLINGHAST, b. EG 1 Sep 1747, d. Ex 4 Jan 1823, daughter of Pardon "Molasses"-4 Tillinghast (John-3, Pardon-2-1) and Hannah Stafford (b 1721). Amos and Mary are buried in RI Hist Cem, Ex #19. [239]

(5g) John Whitford, Jr.[edit]

RIGR 1(3)(1979):154

John, the son of John Whitford and Mary Himes, was born in N. Kingstown, Rhode Island 1 December 1737, d. 1822, and married in N. Kingstown 22 March 1767 Mary VAUGHAN, b. c. 1744, died roughly 1805 as she appears on the 1800 census, but John is living alone in Exeter in 1810. She is the daughter of Isaac Vaughan and Mary (possibly Cornell). John's will was dated 1821 and proved at Exeter, RI 31 Oct 1822. Children, b. Exeter, RI: [240]

  • Benjamin, b. 1768, m. (1) c. 1794 Amey TILLINGHAST, b. Exeter 29 Oct 1767, daughter of Stukely Tillinghast and Honor Hopkins; she was dead by 9 July 1818 when called deceased in her father's will. John m. (2) Elizabeth Allen, b. c. 1775. Benjamin was mentioned in his father's 1821 will.
  • Lydia, b. 29 March 1770, m. Thomas PHILLIPS. They are buried in the Thomas Phillips Lot in Exeter. [241]
  • Ruth, b. c. 1772, m. _______ WHITHABEE, b. c. 1768
  • Isaac, b. c. 1774, d. 1812. The administration of his estate was dated 13 June 1812 at Exeter. He was apparently married, and had a daughter, Hannah R. Whitford, who was placed under the guardianship of Benjamin Whitford. He appears on the 1800 census of W. Greenwich as a male, aged 26-44, with similarly aged wife and a female aged 10-15. In 1810 he was in Exeter, aged 26-44 with a male aged 10-15 and three females under age 25, so his wife had apparently died by then. The 1821 will of John Whitford mentions land belonging to the heirs of Isaac Whitford, late of Exeter deceased, but doesn't explicitly call him son.
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1778; not mentioned in her father's 1821 will.
  • John, b. 22 July 1783, d. Exeter 26 May 1842, m. (1) c. 1804 Polly HATHAWAY, b. c. 1788, d. 1821, daughter of Nathan and Sarah Hathaway; she was still living when mentioned in her father's 1815 will. John m. (2) by 1826 Sybil HALL, b. Exeter 27 Dec 1794, d. Providence, RI 10 Feb 1879, daughter of Caleb and Mary Hall. Polly is buried in the Nathan Hathaway Lot in Exeter. Sybil was buried in the Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, and the remains of John were moved from some undetermined cemetery in Exeter to be with her. [242] [243]

(7g) James Hiames[edit]

see RIGR 2:234-5

James Hiames, born say 1670, d. N. Kingstown, RI 1744/5, probably m. (1) Sarah SPINK, b. say 1675, the daughter of Robert Spink and likely Alice ______. Sarah was a minor when named in her father's 1685 will. James m. (2) Abigail MOWRY, the daughter of John Mowry and Abigail Northup. James's will was proved in N. Kingstown, RI 13 March 1744/5. In the Rhode Island Genealogical Register, Alden Beaman estimated the birth of James to be about 1676, and that he was the son of Jonathan and Susanna Hiames. However, there is a record of birth of James Himes, son of David, b. 14 Aug 1663 in Milton, Mass. Based on probable birth dates of James's children, Beaman likely never considered his being a much older man. Children:

with first wife:

  • Benjamin, b. c. 1700, m. N. Kingstown June 1723 Mary JAMES, b. say 1702, living in 1794, daughter of William James. On 10 Dec 1756, Benjamin Hiames of Exeter, yeoman, and his wife Mary, sold 30 acres in Exeter to William Hyames of Exeter for 600 pounds. On 27 Jan 1757, Benjamin Hyames of Exeter, millwright, sold 20 acres to William Hyames of Exeter, "taylor". (RIGR 10:306-7) Their son William wrote his will 11 June 1794, proved 4 Aug 1794, mentioning his mother Mary. William's wife was Lydia (see series of deeds where cited).
  • Mercy, b. c. 1702, was called deceased in the c. 1745 will of her father. She had a child who was mentioned but unnamed in her father's will
  • Mary, b. c. 1704, probably the wife of John WHITFORD whom she married c. 1726 (child b. 1727)
  • Sarah, b. c. 1706, was not mentioned in her husband's 21 Dec 1759 will (proved at Richmond, RI 3 March 1760). She m. N. Kingstown 24 April 1726 Jeffrey WILCOX, b. c. 1702, buried 16 Feb 1760, son of Thomas Wilcox and Martha Hazard.
  • Anne, b. c. 1708, was called deceased in her father's c. 1745 will. She m. N. Kingstown 1727 Thomas WILCOX, b. N. Kingstown c. 1704, buried 18 Feb 1760, the son of Thomas Wilcox and Martha Hazard. Following Anne's death, Thomas m. (2) Exeter 3 March 1744 Abigail (Arnold?), b. c. 1723, daughter of ______ Arnold? and Rachel Cottrell.
  • Deborah, b. 5 April 1712, living 3 April 1745 (husband's will), m. as his second wife, Thomas WILCOX, b. c. 1698, the son of Daniel Wilcox and Mary Wordell. Thomas had six children, born 1723 to 1743, all listed the the W. Greenwich town records, and these may all be with his first wife.
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1714, was calle Elizabeth Bro___ or Bos___ in her father's will, proved 1744/5.

with second wife:

  • James, b. c. 1724, wp N. Kingstown 12 July 1756 mentioning no wife or children
  • Sylvester, b. c. 1726, had seven children b. N. Kingstown 1761 to 1777.
  • Mary, b. c. 1728, prob. m. N. Kingstown 26 March 1747 Jonathan BATES. In his will, James Hiames mentions two daughter's named Mary.
  • George, b. c. 1730, called deceased in 1802 when his son John chose his (John's) brother Stutely as his guardian. George m. probably Martha CONGDN, b. c. 1736, living in 1777 (father's will), daughter of Joseph Congdon and Martha Wells.
  • Dorcas, b. c. 1732, mentioned in the will of her brother James, proved 12 July 1756
  • Freelove, b. c. 1734, mentioned in the will of her brother James, proved 12 July 1756

(8g) Robert Spink[edit]

GDRI (1887):188-9

Robert Spink was born in England in 1614 or 1615 (aged 20 on 28 May 1635), died in 1695, and m. say 1657 Alice _______, b. say 1637, living in 1695. The dates given for Alice assume that she is the mother of all ten of Robert's children, but it is also reasonable that Robert had an earlier wife who was mother of some of his older children. On 28 May 1635 Robert embarked at London aboard the ship Speedwell, bound for Virginia. He was at Newport and Portsmouth, RI from 1648 to 1665, and on a list of freemen in 1655. In 1665 he bought a property south of Davisville docks on the shore of the Narragansett Bay, and in 1671 he took the oath of allegiance (in Kings Province?), and purchased land in Quidnessett from the Atherton Company. In 1679 he was one of 42 petitioners seeking an end to the animosity resulting from competing claims between Connecticut and Rhode Island over the Narragansett lands (Kings Province). His will was dated 2 Dec 1685, but not proved until 1695, naming wife Alice and many children. Their children were:

  • Robert, b. say 1658, died c. 1709. He must have been an adult on 29 July 1679 because he signed the petition to the King, as did his father. He was taxed one shilling in Kingstowne on 6 Sep 1687. He had five children with an unknown wife, all born after 1685. Of them, Margaret m. Samuel Tarbox of E. Greenwich; Hannah m. Thomas Jacques; Elizabeth m. Alexander Huling of N. Kingstown; and Abigail m. John Fry of Newport.
  • Margaret, b. say 1660, living in 1704, m. E. Greenwich 26 July 1680 George VAUGHN, b. Newport 20 Oct 1650, d. 7 May 1704, son of John and Gillian Vaughan. They had six children born from 1682 to 1690/1.
  • Shebna, b. c. 1665, was a minor in his father's 1685 will, but an adult in 1687 when taxed one shilling in Kingstown.
  • Nicholas, b. say 1670, d. 1733, m. (1) Abigail _______, who was his wife in a 23 Mar 1702 deed; m. (2) Sarah _______, who was living in 1733. Nicholas lived in N. Kingstown. In March 1730, the four daughters of his brother Robert, and their husbands, filed suit against Nicholas to recover certain lands in N. Kingstown. His inventory was dated 5 March 1733, with widow Sarah the administratrix. He had four known children, likely with first wife.
  • Samuel, b. say 1672, was named in his father's 1685 will.
  • Sarah, b. say 1675, named in her father's 1685 will.
  • Elizabeth, b. say 1678, named in her father's 1685 will.
  • Ishmael, b. N. Kingstown 1 Sep 1680, d. 1759, m. E. Greenwich 9 June 1702 Deliverance HALL, b. Portsmouth, RI 8 Jan 1683, (d. W. Greenwich 20 March 1752?), daughter of William Hall and Alice Tripp. He was of N. Kingstown, but in 1720 was a freeman in E. Greenwich. In 1728 he had the title of Captain, and from 1728 to 1729 was a Deputy to the General Assembly. In 1743 he was a Deputy for W. Greenwich. His will, dated 28 May 1759, was proved 1.5 months later on 14 July. He and Deliverance had 12 children born from 1702/3 to 1724.
  • Benjamin, b. say 1682, named in father's 1685 will.

(9g) John Vaughan[edit]

GDRI (1887):400-401; TAG 35(1959):72

John Vaughan, b. say 1610, living in 1687 m. Gillian _______, b. say 1623. They lived in Newport, Rhode Island. On 4 March 1634 he and others dwelling in Massachusetts were fined for drinking and selling alcohol to others contrary to law. On 20 May 1638 he was on a list of inhabitants of Newport. In 1639 he was granted a lot in Newport on condition that he build within a year. He was to have 42 acres at a place called the Hermitage. In 1655 his name was on a list of Newport freemen. On 16 April 1673 he deeded 8 acres for love etc. to son John. In 1680 he was taxed more than two pounds (a sizeable amount) in Newport. On 23 July 1687 he deeded a farm and mansion house in Newport, where he dwells, and 50 acres with orchard to son Daniel of Newport. Children, born Newport:

  • John, b. 19 April 1644; a freeman in 1668
  • David, b. 19 July 1646, m. Mary
  • George, b. Newport 20 Oct 1650, d. E. Greenwich 7 May 1704, m. E. Greenwich 26 July 1680 Margaret SPINK, b. c. 1660, living in 1704, the daughter of Robert and Alice Spink. On 31 Oct 1677 George was one of 48 who were granted 5000 acres in E. Greenwich. He was taxed in 1680, presumably in E. Greenwich, and he served as a Deputy from E. Greenwich for a few years between 1684 and 1704. His will, dated 11 April 1699, was proved 25 May 1704. He and Margaret had six children b. E. Greenwich from 1682 to 1690.
  • Daniel, b. 27 April 1653, d. by 1715, and m. (New) Plimoth (later Mass.) 27 March 1678 Susanna JENNEY, b. Plimoth (later Mass.) 22 Nov 1657, living in 1715, the daughter of Samuel and Ann Jenney of Plymouth and Portsmouth (TAG 35:72). On 31 Oct 1677 he was one of the 48 to divide up 5000 acres in E. Greenwich, but he never settled there, and instead stayed in Newport. On 19 March 1686 he exchanged land in E. Greenwich for land in Newport with his brother George, who was living in E. Greenwich. On 13 June 1715, widow Susanna Vaughn of Newport petitioned the Assembly that her negro man Job might be permitted to return to this colony, he having been sometime since banished by the Court of Trials. The petition was granted.
  • Mary, b. 3 July 1658, (d. Newport 24 Aug 1727 per FAG), m. E. Greenwich 16 June 1681 Thomas WEAVER. They had eight known children. Find-a-grave memorials have been created for them in the Friends Burial Ground in Newport, though there is no record of their burial there. [244]

(8g) David Vaughan[edit]

David, the son of John and Gillian Vaughan, was b. Newport 19 July 1646, d. Portsmouth 1678, and m. say 1670 Mary _______ who was still living in 1681. On 7 Nov 1666 David bought of John Anthony of Portsmouth a house and 25 Acres there for 80 pounds. In 1671 he was a Portsmouth freeman. His will, dated 1 March 1678, was proved 25 May 1678, naming wife Mary, father John Vaughan and brother John Vaughan, and son John Vaughan, under age. In 1680 widow Vaughan was taxed 12 shillings. His widow married (2) Thomas Joslin, and on 14 Dec 1681 the two released all right in the will of David Vaughan for 37 pounds and change. The only known child:

  • John, m. 24 Nov 1698 Elizabeth BULL.

(7g) John Vaughan[edit]

John Vaughan, the son of David (and Mary?) Vaughan, was b. probably at Portsmouth, RI by about 1671, and died 1751 in N. Kingstown, RI. He married in Portsmouth 24 Nov 1698 Elizabeth BULL, b. England say 1677, living in 1743, daughter of Isaac Bull of Donington, Gloucestershire and Providence, RI. John had been admitted as a freeman of Portsmouth on 22 Aug 1692. He moved across the bay to Kingstowne likely in the early 1720s, soon after the birth of his son John in 1721. His will, dated 1743, was proved 9 Sep 1751 at North Kingstown. Children, all births recorded in Portsmouth, RI: [245]

  • Elizabeth, b. 18 Dec 1701, m. E. Greenwich 10 March 1725 John CORPS, b. c. 1700, d. 1748 per web sources, but I cannot confirm. She was named Elizabeth Corps in her father's 1743 will.
  • David, b. 25 Oct 1704, d. Duchess Co., NY 1761, m. Dinah BAKER, b. c. 1708, the daughter of Benjamin Baker and Mercy Havens. Dinah died in 1772 in Nova Scotia, per one web account. David's will, dated 8 Aug 1761 in Beckman's Precinct, Duchess Co., NY, and proved 16 Oct 1761, mentions wife Dinah, eight sons, and five daughters. The executor to the will was his brother-in-law, Benjamin Northup, the husband of David's sister, Mary.
  • Isaac, b. 31 March 1707, m. Mary _______
  • George, b. 24 July 1709, d. W. Greenwich, RI 21 March 1780, m. E. Greenwich 26 Sep 1736 Elizabeth BASSETT, b. E. Greenwich 5 March 1708, the daughter of Samuel Bassett and Elizabeth Weaver. George was admitted a freeman of N. Kingstown in April 1734. His will, dated at W. Greenwich 10 Jan 1770, was proved there 31 March 1780.
  • Mary, b. 19 March 1713, m. (1) N. Kingstown 30 March 1732 James CONGDON, b. 1713, d. N. Kingstown 21 Dec 1740 in his 28th year, the son of Benjamin Congdon and Frances Stafford.; m. (2) after 1743 (when called daughter Mary Congdon in her father's will) Benjamin NORTHUP, b. N. Kingstown 1 June ______ [c. 1710], the son of David Northup and Susanna Congdon. Mary's death year is not known, but Benjamin Northup's will was dated 7 Nov 1791 and proved at East Greenwich 31 Dec 1791. Mary's first husband is buried in the Congdon-Gardiner Lot, N. Kingstown Hist Cem #74, and has an existing grave marker, though it is now broken and partly missing. [246]
  • Charity, b. 20 July 1716, was called Charity Vaughan in her father's 1743 will. She was of N. Kingstown when she married in Exeter 1 Sep 1754 Henry OLIN of Warwick, b. say 1715. Henry may be the one of his name who married, at the age of 93, in E. Greenwich on 26 May 1810 Sarah Aylesworth, aged 75.
  • John, b. 18 July 1721, m. Barbara RATHBUN, possibly a daughter of Samuel Rathbun and Abigail Eldred. John was named in the 1743 will of his father.

(6g) Isaac Vaughan[edit]

Isaac Vaughan, son of John Vaughan and Elizabeth Bull, was b. Portsmouth, RI 31 Mar 1707, d. N. Kingstown, RI 1778, and married in N. Kingstown on 14 Feb 1730 Mary _______. b. ca 1710, and living in 1777 when mentioned in her husband's will. Isaac was named in the 1715/6 will of his grandfather and namesake, Isaac Bull. H. Vaughan Griffin, the author of the John Vaughan genealogy, gives Isacc's wife the maiden name of Cornell, with absolutely no source or reference. It is true that two of Isaac's sons married Cornells, but the names of his children do not match well with those found in the Cornell family. One researcher who posted members of this family gave the maiden name of Isaac's wife as Davis. This fits much better with the names of Isaac's children, because there was an Aaron Davis in Newport, and he had a son named Joshua. This is probably a better place to be searching for the family of Isaac's wife. Nevertheless, there was a connection between this Vaughan family and the Cornell family, as Isaac, having just turned 21, and his brother David executed a deed on 2 May 1728 to George Cornell, and there were other transactions made by Isaac's father with Thomas and George Cornell. Isaac was admitted a freeman of N. Kingstown in May 1730 and was appointed ensign of the Third Company, NK Militia in May 1743. He operated Vaughan's Tavern on the Ten Rod Road in N. Kingstown, near the Exeter town line. His will, dated 18 April 1777, was proved on 5 October 1778. Parts of it have survived the fire in the North Kingstown town hall. Children: [247]

  • Jonathan, b. ca 1732, first child named in father's will, m. in E. Greenwich 1 January 1756 Elizabeth GOULD, probably the daughter of John Gould and Mary Barker of N. Kingstown. Per a web site, Jonathan had the title of "Major" and he appears in the Founders and Patriot's index, suggesting he had revolutionary war service. He was aged 16-50 in the 1777 Rhode Island Military census for N. Kingstown. He is likely the Jonathan Vaughan of N. Kingstown who had a slave, Prince Vaughan, who served in the Black Regiment during the Am. Revolutionary War. Several sources give his death date as 16 June 1815 in N. Kingstown, but I cannot confirm.
  • Aaron, b. ca 1735, m. EG 9 Dec 1764 Sarah CORNELL, b. Portsmouth 12 July 1740, the daughter of Richard-2 Cornell (c.1676-1752, George-1) and Mary Martin (1678-1732 of Joseph & Mary).
  • Daniel, b. ca 1737, m. EG 27 July 1766 Mary CORNELL, b. Po 7 May 1739, daughter of Richard Cornell and Mary Martin.
  • John, b. 1740, d. NK 11 Feb 1823, m. Sarah HARRIS, b. c. 1739, d. NK 9 Oct 1820
  • Mary, b. ca 1744, m. 22 March 1767 John WHITFORD, son of John Whitford and Mary (Himes?).
  • Jeremiah, b. ca 1746, d. 1786, m. Exeter 23 June 1776 Sarah TRIPP, b. Exeter 1 Oct 1749, the daughter of Peregrine-4 Tripp (Job-3, Peleg-2, John-1) and Susanna Sherman. He was co-executor of his father's 1777 will, with his mother. His will was dated 1786, and proved 11 Sep 1786. Following his death, his widow married on 8 Feb 1787 Henry Congdon, b. Exeter 24 July 1759, the son of John-4 Congdon (James-3, Benjamin-2-1) and Mary Reynolds. Jeremiah and Sarah had one child: Capt Jonathan Vaughan, b. NK 6 Jan 1779, d. Montrose, PA 29 Jan 1869. [248] [249]
  • Ruth, b. ca 1748, m. NK 1 November 1772 Nathaniel LOVELL, b. Scituate, RI (29 June?) 1742, d. Scituate 29 June 1824, the son of Alexander Lovell, Jr. and Mary Waterman. Another, or the same, Nathaniel Lovell is buried in the Prospect Hill Cemetery in Millis, MA; his wife's name is Mary Barber. A Nathaniel Lovell m. Medway, MA 25 October 1779 to Mary Knowlton. This Nathaniel Lovell may have been a Revolutionary War soldier.
  • Joshua, b. NK 11 September 1750, m. NK 4 February 1779 Mary GARDINER, b. NK 16 Jan 1753, d. NK 28 Nov 1833, the daughter of Samuel Gardner (1722-1765) and Elizabeth Congdon (1732-1773). Samuel Gardner was the son of Isaac Gardner (1688-1762) and Elizabeth Davis (1691-1759). Elizabeth Congdon was the daughter of James-3 Congdon (1713-1740, Benjamin-2-1) and Mary Vaughn (b 1713). Isaac Gardner was the son of Benoni Gardner (1636-1731) and Mary Eldred (1648-1729). In an SAR application, Joshua Vaughan, the father of Elizabeth Vaughan, was called Ensign of the 3rd Company, N. Kingstown Regiment [RI Militia] in 1775, and Lieutenant of the same company 1775-1779. [250]
  • Abigail, b. ca 1752, still single in her father's 1777 will
  • Elizabeth "Betty", b. ca 1755, still single in her father's 1777 will; m. ca 1782 Joshua-5 BROWN, b. NK 22 Oct 1754, d. NK 1803, son of Charles-4 Brown (b. 1721, Charles-3, Beriah-2, Charles-1) and Mercy Sweet (b. 1725). (RIGR 4:70 and Ancestry.com)

(8g) Isaac Bull[edit]

GDRI (1887):30 (note: much of the material here comes from a few web sources that rely on the book Descendants of Josiah Bull of Duchess County, New York by Mary Lynch Young. Direct reference has not yet been made to this book; also referenced is Isaac's indenture document which appears to be faithfully quoted in his Find-a-grave memorial)

Isaac Bull, born c. 1653, died winter 1715/6, was the son of Edward Bull of Donington, Gloucestershire, England. On 29 Sep 1668 Isaac was indentured, and the original indenture document was preserved in a Bible of his daughter, Hannah, and published by a descendant in a Cleveland, OH newspaper in 1874. The document begins thusly, "This indenture witnesseth that Isaac Bull, sonne of Edward Bull of Donnington, County of Gloucestershire, by and with the consent of said father has put hisselfe Apprentice to and with William Williams of Stow-on-The-Wold, aforesaid carpenter..." The indenture was for a standard 7-year period, and it is likely that shortly after its conclusion that Isaac was married in England to his first wife, name unknown, who was the mother of his four older children. He was NOT the Isaac Bull who married Sarah Parker in Boston, Mass. in 1653. Isaac was in England as late as 1682 when he was apparently named in his father's will. He is first found in New England in 1686 when he was granted land in Worcester, Mass., and bought an additional four lots, he being called a carpenter in these instruments. He was in Providence by 1700 when he sold 110 acres to Stephen Sly for 35 pounds, and he was taxed there in 1713. His first wife apparently having died, he m. (2) on 2 March 1714 [1713/4] Mary WALLING, d. 1724, the daughter of James Walling. Isaac wrote his will on 5 Jan 1715/6 and it was proved three months later on 17 April 1716 with wife Mary as Executrix, and naming his four daughters and four of his grandchildren. Following Isaac's death, his widow m. (2) 18 April 1719 Joseph Cook. In a document dated 18 Jan 1725 [1724/5], Mary Cook, widow of Isaac Bull, was called deceased and intestate, and her father, James Walling, was directed to gather any estate remaining of Isaac Bull for the benefit of Isaac and Mary's daughter Hannah. The burial location for Isaac is not known, but a Find-a-grave memorial has been created for him, and has some excellent documentation within. His children, first four with first wife, presumably all b. in England, last of second wife, b. Providence: [251]

  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1678, m. 24 Nov 1698 John VAUGHAN
  • Mary, b. c. 1680, d. c. 1733, m. 27 Nov 1701 Henry MOWRY, b. c. 1669, d. Smithfield, RI 23 Sep 1759, son of Nathaniel Mowry and Joanna Inman. Following Mary's death, Henry m. (2) 4 Jan 1733/4 Hannah (Packard) Mowry, the widow of his cousin John Mowry, and daughter of Nathaniel Packard. Mary and Henry had seven children born in Providence from 1702 to 1717.
  • John, b. c. 1682, m. c. 1707 Mary _______. On 15 July 1707 he made a request to live in the town of Jamestown, RI, and the request was approved provided he would not be troublesome to the town. He had two children, Isaac and John, b. Jamestown 1708 and 1710 respectively. The Find-a-grave memorial for John, likely referencing the Josiah Bull genealogy, tells us that John's wife was Mary Closson, and that they had a total of ten children together, many of whom moved to Duchess County, NY. John was not named in the 5 Jan 1715/6 will of his father, as were his four sisters, but his son Isaac was. [252]
  • Rose, b. c. 1684, d. c. 1718, m. c. 1708 Francis INMAN, b. say 1682, d. Cumberland, RI 11 Feb 1776, son of Edward Inman and Elizabeth Bennett. Following Rose's death, Francis m. (2) c. 1719 Susanna Bartlett, daughter of Jacob Bartlett. Mary had two children, born 1709 and 1712, after which Francis had five more children with his second wife, born 1720 to 1734.
  • Hannah, b. 1715, m. Daniel PHILLIPS. It was Hannah's Bible that contained the original indenture paper of her father. The following details come from a website that likely references the above sources: Hannah d. Adams, Mass. 3 Jan 1810 and m. Smithfield, RI 1 March 1731/2 Daniel Phillips, b. Smithfield c. 1705, d. Adams, Mass. c. 1794, the son of Joseph Phillips and Elizabeth Malavery. They had nine children, b. Smithfield from 1735 to 1756.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Anderson 2003, pp. 452–460.
  2. ^ Anderson, Sanborn & Sanborn 1999, pp. 15–20.
  3. ^ Austin 1887, pp. 127–128.
  4. ^ Anderson 2003, pp. 294–298.
  5. ^ Anderson 1995, pp. 1789–1790.
  6. ^ Anderson 2003, pp. 141–148.
  7. ^ Austin 1887, pp. 230–231.
  8. ^ Arnold 1921a, p. 29-30.
  9. ^ a b c Moriarity 1944, p. 233.
  10. ^ a b c Whitman 1939, p. 7.
  11. ^ Whitman 1932, p. 13.
  12. ^ Bullock 1886, p. 10.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g Austin 1887, p. 416.
  14. ^ Whitman 1932, p. 20.
  15. ^ a b c d e f Austin 1887, p. 418.
  16. ^ a b Arnold 1921a, p. 31.
  17. ^ Austin 1887, pp. 416–421.
  18. ^ a b Austin 1887, p. 141.
  19. ^ Anderson 2003, p. 458.
  20. ^ Austin 1887, p. 202.
  21. ^ Austin 1887, p. 170.
  22. ^ a b Shurtleff & Shurtleff 2005, p. 73.
  23. ^ a b c d e Austin 1887, p. 121.
  24. ^ Austin 1887, pp. 121–2.
  25. ^ a b c d e Austin 1887, p. 122.
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