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1759. Nov. 20. Will-codicil 1762, Jul. 30-proved 1763. Exx. wife Damaris. To son Oliver, a
farm. To son Teddeman, land at Greenwich, Conn. To sons Joseph and John, the Mount Sorrel Farm. To son Joun, the Eel Pond Farm. To son Wager, the homestead lands at the ferry. To all Lis sons, the Dutch Island lands equally diruled. The daughters had already been provided with portions during his lifetime. To wife, the profits of estate for life, and she was made residuary legatee.
VI. ( HANNAB, 5 b. 1697, Mar. 31. 1 d. 1725, Oct. 28. m. 1721, Apr. 27. , b. 1697. Jun. 14. (HOLDER SLOCUM, 7 d. 1758. of Peleg & Mary (Holder) Slocam.
1. Mary, 2. Alice,
1724, Mar. 19.
VII. ( JOSEPH,
[ b. 1701, May 6. ¿ d. 1173, Oct. 1.
Burlington, N. J.
/ Unmarried,
1723. Freeman.
He held the office of Collector of Customs at New London, Ct., for a time.
He inherited the Teddeman lands, at Burlington, West Jersey.
HULL (JOSEPH).
Kings Town, Westerly, R. 1. |
1. Mary, 2. Samuel,
3. Joseph,
1706, Oct. 1.
4 Hannah, 5. Bathsheba, 6. Charles,
8. Elizabeth, 7. Stephen,
9. Saralı,
1. Ann. 1702. Oct. 26.
2. William,
.פ משיJ .1705
3. Alice,
1:09, May 2%. (24 wife). 4. Joseph, 1714. Oct. 4 1716, Apr. 20. 6. Mary, 1719. Feb. 19.
7. Experience 1722. Aug. 25
m. 1207, May 22. (HENRY STANTON.
( b. 1688, May 23. i d.
5. Hannal, 1716, Sep. 27
O. Henry.
1719, May 2
7. Jowplı,
1724. Маг. 30
HI. (TEDDEMAN, 3m. 1211, May 28. (SARAH SANDS,
( b. 1000, Aug. 90.
( b. 1694, Jan. 30. 1 d.
ot Edward & Mary ( Williams) Sands.
5. Samb,
1728, Jun. 3.
1. William,
m. 1726. Apr. 3.
( b.
( DAMARIS CARE,
{ d. 1765 + of John & Damaris (Arnold) Cary.
He was a merchant, as well as sca captain.
1720. Freeman,
1748, Aug. 8. Damaris, He was appointed on a committee to purchase for the colony's use, the two ferry boats and other appurtenances, if the same may be had at a reasonable rate and cheaper than to build new. . If a purchase could not be made, then the committee were empowered to build a pier at the west end of highway which runs across Jamestown, and erect a house and purchase two boats, and appoint two | 11. Catharine, persons to tend boats, &c.
1751. Deputy.
Нагрег. 1696. Constable.
Kings Town, Westerly. R. 1.
I. ( MARY. 1 b. 1685, Sep. 11. id.
ALICE TEDDEMAN,
II. ( CATHARINK, m 1717. Apr. 18. THOMAS BORDEN,
109
$1,000, their interest in 500 acres, being part of land that Joseph Hull bought of Joseph Allen, lale of Dartmouth.
1700, Oct. 10. He deeded 100 acres to son Josephs, for love, &c.
1709, Mar 22. Ile as one of the Trustees for Ninegret, Sachem, for the good service and charge Le had been to in propagating the Interest of the colony, was allowed (16. 10%., by the Assembly, to be paid out of moneys from sale of vacant lands in Narragansett, or paid in lands, as the committee on vacant lands and Trustees can agrve.
The religious meetings of Quakers were held at his residence, described "as a very large wide house."
1703, Jun. 7. Constable.
1714. He bought lands In Westerly. 1724-25-26 Westerly. Town Council. 5 b.
1. John,
Joseph,
3. Solomon, 1710, Dec.
JOHN HOXIE.
¿ d. 1767.
of Lodowick & Mary (Presbury)
Hoxie.
4. Stephen,
5. Benjamin,
Kings Town, R. I
IV. ( Joux
1 d.
m. 1709. Jul. 11.
5.b.
of
Canada.
1. Elizabeth, 1700. Jan. 28
V. ( ALICE,
m. 1703. Mar. 1. ( JOHN SEGAR,
f b. 1684, May 3. .
1 d. 1753, Oct. of Jobn
Segar.
5. Alice. 1:17, Jau. 29.
6. Judith, 1719, Mar. 17.
7. Susanna, 1720, Ang. 4.
8. Experience, 1722, Apr. 26.
9. Joseph. 1:21, Sep. 6.
10. Hannab, 1721. Feb. 13.
11. Abigail,
1726, May 29.
12. Samuel,
1:29. Jan. 25.
13. Elizabeth,
172, Aug. 27.
14. Barsheba,
1732, Jan. 31
HUNT.
BARTHOLOMEW, m. ( ASN,
§ b. d. 1687. 6 b. ¿d. 1687 +
Dover, N. H., Newport, R. I.
1655. Newport Freeman.
1656, Mar. 17. It was ordered that the town of Newport should pay him for powder and lead that was taken fromn him. It had been con- fessed and proved that he had two. hundred| pounds of powder besides some lend, which an Indian said he bought at Newport.
1687, Feb. 11. Will-proved 1687. Jun. 16. Exx. wife Ana and Major John Albro. To wife. all personal estate, cattle, swine, sheep, house- hold stuff, debts, &c., she paying my four daughters the sum of £₺ To sons Bartholomew and Ezekiel, all my housing and land I dwell. upon, having given them aiready by deed ofi gift, they paying my son Julin, £30 To wife, use of great room for life, notwithstanding deed of gift to my son Bartholomew, of my mansion house.
Inventory, £36, 9s. (taken 1687, Mar. 5), viz : pewter £4, wearing clothes £3, 10%., warming pan, auger, wool bed, mulatto servant called Gift £12, &c.
I. ( BARTHOLOMEW, m. MARTHA,
j b. 1634, Dec. 7. 1 d. 1718, Feb. 20. jb.
Newport, Tiverton, R. I. I. Adamı,
2. Jobn,
3. Edward,
4. William,
5. Ezekiel,
6. Samuel,
7. Joseph,
S. Bartholomew
9. Benjamin,
10. Job.
11. Elizabeth,
12. Aun,
13. Sarah,
II. ( ADAM, § b. 1656, Sep- t d. young.
III. [ NAOMI, [ b. 1658, Sep. 15. ¿d. 1721, Jan. 13.
| m. (1) 1677, Jan. 17.
GEORGE LAWTON,
d. 1697. Sep 11.
of George & Elizabeth (Hazard) Lawton. 4. Job, 1662. Jan. 22.
Lawton.
Newport, East Greenwich, R. I.
IV. ( EZEKIEL, m. ( SARAH,
4 b. d. of
1683, Nov. 5. He bought of William Wilbur, Jr., of Portsmouth, 100 acres in East Greenwich.
1693, Nov. 90. He and Sarab, sold for £14, 10s., to William Davis, of Newport, 100 acres at East ! Greenwich, with house, &c. He soon after this moved to East Greenwich.
1702, Nov. 8. He bought of Anthony Sadler and wife Mary, of East Greenwich, for £34, house and ! 10 acres there.
1744, Jan. 5. Will-proved 1748, Nov. 5. Ex. son Joseph. To son Ezekiel, walking stick. To son Samuel, 5s. To son Joseph, gun, &c. To son Bartholomew, homestead at age and to linve bis | brother Joseph for guardian till then and if Bartholomew die to go to son Joseph's son Josephi. To ! son Joseph, 25 acres. To grandson Daniel Sweet (son of Daniel), land. To sons Ezekiel, Samuel; and Joseph, land in Warwick (two farms there). To son Joseph, farm in North Kingstown. To granddaughter Sarah Hunt (daughter of Joseph), a beifer. To daughter Sarah Freeborn, wife of ! . Thomas, a feather bed. To daughter Naomi Sweet, wife of Daniel, a feather bed. To daughter Acni Hunt, a feather bed. To granddaughter Mary (daughter of late daughter Hunt). a silver spoon, &c. i To son Bartholomew, a bed, &c. To son Joseph, rest of out door movables. To daughters Sarah, Naomi aud Ano, and granddaughter Mary, indoor movables. To son Joseph, rest of estate.
Inventory, £704, 124. 4d., viz : a cow, calf, pair of oxen, 14 sheep, marc. 8 swin?, 3 heifers, silver spoons, silver cup, silver shirt buttons, cane, gun, pewter, wearing apparel, &c.
V. (JOHN,
{ b.
VI. ( DAUGHTER,
5 b.
VII. ( DAUGHTER, § b.
VILI. ( DACORTER,
1. Elizabeth, 1678, Nov. 15.
2. George, 1685. Apr. 30. 3. Robert, 1699, Oct. 14.
(By 2dl husband, no issue).
1. Ezekiel,
2. Samuel,
3. Joseph.
4. Bartholomew 1705,Nov. 3.
5. Sarab,
6. Naomi,
7 Aon,
8. Daughter.
9. Bartholomew.
1679. Newport. Freeman.
1716. Jan. 9. Will-proved 1718, Apr T. Exs. wife Martha. To her all my lands and housing and all honsehold goods and all my stock. To son Adam, 1s., be having bad. To son Jobo. 1s. To sms Elwand, William, Ezekiel, Samuel. Joseph, Bartholomew, Benjamin and Job, each 10s. To daughters Elizabeth, Aon and Sarah, each 108.
Inventory, £83. 184. 3d., viz : wearing apparel, feather bed, flock bed, a gun, 23 sheep, 2 pair cards, spinning wheel, 3 cows, 2 heifers, 3 horsekind, 4 swine, 12 geese, 4 turkeys, &c.
6 b.
m. (2) 1701. Oct. 11. j b. 1650. Dec. 11.
LISAAC LAWTON, 1 d. 1732, Jan. 25. of Thomas
( b. 1663, Mar. 8. 1 d. 1748-
2. Sarah, 1:10. Ang. 17.
3. John, 1:12. Nov. 29.
4. Mary, 1715, Feb. 12.
(JEANE CANADA,
5 b.
¿ d.
III. ( MARY,
5 b. 1669. Feb. 25.
1 d. 1718, Jul. 8. of
---
110
JOHN.' (John.1)
m. (1) 1072.
4h 1613. 1 d. 1717, Feb. 21. + b.
ELIZABETH,
m. (2) 1704. May. [Samt ) 9. 1707, Mar. 8.
PRIMILLA TALBOT, (w. of ; d. 1799. Jun. 11.
of Falwand & Mary (Pabodie) South worth.
Duxbury, Muss., Little Compton, R. L. Ile was a carpenter.
The family appear to have had their residence! in Someretshire, England, as seen from an Indenture of John Irish, the father of above. This indenture was dated 1629. Apr. 20, and recorded in Taunton, Mass. records, 1697. Jul. 12. By the terms thereof, John Irish, of the parish of Clisdon, county of Somerset, laborer, agreed with Timothy Matherly, of the parish of St. Gloves, in Southwark, county of Surrey. I feltmaker, to abide with him five years at ! Plymouth. New England, having meat, drink t and lodging and 55 per year. and at the end of 1 the time, twelve bushels of that country wheat corn, and 25 acres land. John Irish,' sub-c- quently went to Daxbury, Mass., where his son John,' also lived, prior to coming to Little Compton.
1678, Mar. 5. The court onlered a division of a ! parcel of land at Saconett, which had belonged to John Irish, deceased, sad was by him be- queatlied to bis two sons, Elias and John, Jr. 1678. Jul. 5. Constable. Ile was appointed to | serve in this office at Saconett, and his liberty! and wardship was to extend to Puncteset I and places adjacent, and so to Pocassett, and ! as far as Fall River, and by special order he was to have his oath of office administered by Captain Benjamin Church.
1691, Jan. 7. Hle and John Woodman, bought of Joseph Wait a piece of salt marsh, for £34. IV. ( JOANNA, 1715, Nov. 9. Will-proved 1718, Mar. 20. Ex. son David, with assistance of wife. To wife, the part of great lot I live on and half the hous- ing and orchards, while widow, or if she marry, £7 a year. To sons David, Jonathan and John, all right in the sixteenth and seventeenth great lots, &c., and not to be sold except from one to another. To son David, 10 acres without the wood. To son Jedediah, lands in Middleboro, &c. To wife, all interest in my lands at Dux- bury, from my father, which I have been so wronged and abused, and imposed about. To four daughters, £20 each, they having already ! VII. ( JEDEDIAH,
had, viz: Elizabeth, Sarah, Content and Mary. | To daughter Joanna, 5a., she having had. Ifl wife should die or leave the farm, the part allotted to her to go to sons Jonathan and John. ! equally, they paying her Ef yearly. To son Jobo, half of carpenter's tools and a gun. Tol son David, half of carpenter's tools. To soni Jonathan, half of seventeenth lot undisposed of, and to son Jolin, the rest. If daughter-in-law i (i. e. stepdaughter) Hannah Talbe, live to marry, she to have a cow and ten sheep. Toi son David, meadow, &c. To wife. the crop in the ground at her disposal for family, aud rent of stall parcels of land.
Inventory, wearing apparel sud jack boots £20, 10%., 3 guns, carbine, warming pan, 3 cheese fats, 2 cheese presses, 30 sheep, 20 lambs, silver spoon, 2 mares, horse, colt, pair of oxen, pair | of steers, bull, 16 cows, 2 calves, 2 two years, 7 yearlings, sow, 5 shoats, 2 Lives of becs, S geese, pair of worsted combs, &c.
1723, Sep. 22. Administration on estate of widow Priscilla Irish, to her son Stephen Talbot. In- ventory, £50, 18. 3d.
IRISH.
I. ( DAVID, j b. 167. / d. 1749.
( MARTHA,
} d. 1760, Feb. 15. of
4. John.
5. William. 6 Ruth,
7. Content.
1746, Jan. 15. Will-proved 1748, Apr. 5 Eex. wife Martha. To wife, use of south-west room in now dwelling house, and entry, part of orchard, keep of'a cow, and firewood for hte, provided by son John .- To son John, all lands and buildings in Litte Compton and Tiverton. To son Willtam rights in Pine Ishments, lying south of my farm in Rochester, Massachusetts, housing. &c , and 200 į keres uplands, and he not to sell sune till forty years of age. To him also, a gun, all husiumnury | tools at Rochester and carpenter's tools, he providing a fat dressed bog of one hundred pounds of more, yearly, for his mother. To son John, 200 aeres upland in Rochester, meadow, &c., and cer tin carpenter tools at Little Compton. To daughters Priscilla Miller, Ruth Brownell, and Content Giford, rest of lands in Rochester. To wife Martha, use of half of farm in Rochester for life and half of housing, and the rest of movables.
Inventory, C1,421, 11s., 4d., viz: wearing apparel and cane, 121, 5s., books, spectacles, houc. razor and comb €70, 7x., 2 pair of cards, pair of combs, 2 wheels, warming pan, pewter, mare, 2 cowy. 50 sheep, 31 sheep and lambs, uotes, &c.
1759, Jun. 20. Will-proved 1700, Apr. 1. Widow Martha. Ex. son-in-law Joseph Gifford, of Dart- montb. To son John, of Little Compton, all farming utensils, and loom. To son William, of Rochester, all my household stutt left at his house, not disposed of. To daughters Priscilla ililler and Content Gifford, all household goods equally. To grandson Thomas Irish, household things lent him, To sons and daughters, equally, paper money.
Inventory, £2, 150, 108.
II. ( ELIZABETH,
J b. 1674, Fcb.
ILI. ( JONATHAN, ( b. 1678, Jun. 6. ¿d. 1732.
n. ( MARY,
{d. 1732 + of
1732, Aug. 31. Inventory, £1,710. 109., shown by widow Mary, administratrix. Wearing apparel, £16, pewter, loom, quilting wheel, I guns, pistol, yoke of oxen. steer, 4 two year olds, 2 yearlings, 4 cows. 3 calves, 3 horsekind, 7 swine, 3 bonds £344, housing and lands in Litttle Compton $900, house and land in Tiverton, £120, &c.
1732, Aug. 15. Samuel Irish, son of Jonathan, age of fourteen, chose his mother for guardian, as did Jesse, Hannah and Mary under fourteen.
§ b. 1691, Jun. 6.
m. 1209, Oct. 11 1 d.
( EDWARD ROBERTSON, 5 b.
¿ d.
of
Robertson.
V. ( SARAH, m. 1712. Dec. 4.
( b. 1684, Jan. ¿ d. 1739, Oct. 24.
2. Jolın, 1716, Fcb, 5.
3. William, 1718, Feb. 28.
4. Elizabeth, 1:21, Sep. 5.
VI. ( PRISCILLA,
¿d. 1715 (-)
/ Unmarried.
§ b. 1688, Oct. 7. Kings Town, Westerly, R. L., Stonington, CL
1. Jedediah, 1711. Nov. 16.
2. Mary, 1714. Jan. 22.
3. Elizabeth. 1715. Nov. 4.
4. Lydia, 1718. Nov. 6.
5. John, 1720, Jun. 9.
6. Thankful, 1722, Aug 24.
1722. Ear mark.
1741. Westerly. Freeman.
1754. Stonington. b. 1691, Sep. 1 d.
im. 1715, Jan. 4.
( b.
3. Priscilla. 1:21, Jun. 10.
4. Elizabeth,
1:23. Oct. L
5. Jobo,
1726. Feb. 23.
IX. ( MARY,
¿ d.
Little Compton. R. L.
1. Edward,
2. Charles, 1723, May 30.
( THANKFUL WILBUR,
3. Ichin bod,
4. Lewis,
5 Mary. 1773, Jan. 30. Will-proved 1773. Aug. 3. Ex. son David. To wife best bed. great bible, half of household stuff, and she to be provided by my sons David and Samuel, with all necessaries of hiet 6. Thankful, suitable for such an aged woman, and to be kind and tender of her in her onl age, she living with | 7. David, either. To son Edward, sixty Spanish milled dollars. To son Charles, $14. To -ou Ichaleaf, $14. 1 5. Samuel, To son Lewis, an English crown. To daughters Mary Manchester and Thankful Cook, $7, each. To sous David and Samuel, the rest of estate, real and personal, except that samuel was to have first the long gun.
Inventory, gun, 2 bibles, other books, silver spoon, 2 sheep, 2 lambs, ox, 3 cows, 3 ycarling cattle. 2 calves, horse, 10 swine, &c.
(2d WIFE, no issue.)
JACQUES.
AARON,
¿ d. 1711.
I. ( AARON, m.
¿ d.
j b.
HANNAH,
t d. 1711 +
- Kings Towo, R. I.
1670. Jul. 20. lle and forty -que others of Nar- ragansett, signed a petition to the King, praying | that he " would put an end to thewe differences about the government thereof, which bath been so fatal to the prosperity of the place : animos-i ities still arising in people's minds, as they stund efectul to this or that government."
1. -
1687, Sep. G. Taxed 2+ 0.
1700, May 27. Hle and five others bought 202 erres of the vacant lands in Narragansett.
1711, Apr. 7. Inventory shown by widlow Hannah. Spinning wheel, marc, cow, hay, cash, apparel, &c.
HANHAR SPINK,
S .l.
d. 1744 +
of Robert
Spink.
4. George,
1712. Freeman.
ý b.
II. { ELIZABETH,
im. 1701, Mar. 8.
I RICHARD SWEET.
1 d.
of Richard & Mehitable (Larkin)
Sweet.
5 b.
King. Town, R. I.
III. ( NATHAN,
- m. 1700, Apr. 14.
jb.
of
Norris
1723, Oct. 3. Administration to Joseph Mumford. Inventory, £39, 10a.
j b.
Kings Town, Exeter. R. I.
1. Thomas,
IV. ( THOMAS,
3 d. 1744.
2. Robert,
3. Samuel,
5. Jonathan,
1. Samuel. 2. Jesse, 3. Hannab,
4. Mary,
1. David,
1. Teddeman, 1713, Sep. 4
( WILLIAM SCUREICH, 1 d. of
Schreich.
§ b. 1686. Apr. 30.
id.
1 MARY,
( b. 1 d.
of
1716, Feb. 3. He and wife Mary, of Kings Town. took as apprentice for twenty years, David Robertson, son of Joanna Robertson, widow, late of Little Compton.
7. Josephı, 1724, Apr. 20.
.VIIL ( CONTENT
1. Rebecca, 1715, Dec. 19.
2. David, 1718, May 21.
( JOSEPH LAWTON, 1 d.
of Daniel & Rebecca ( ) Lawton.
[ b. 1695, Apr. 9.
X. ( JOHN, m.
1 d. 1773.
j b. 1700, Jun. 8. (d. 1723 + of Samuel & Mary (Potter) Wilbur.
Kings Town, R. I.|
2. Elisha,
(ELIZABETH,
d.
of
3. Магу. 4. Lydia.
1718. He, called himself thirty-five years old, in a deposition.
j b. 1076, Feb. 25.
I d. 1722.
HANNAH NORRIS,
j b. 1683.
Little Compton, IL I. ! 1. Elizabeth, 163. 0.t. 1 ;.
9. David.
3. Privilla,
1,01, Jin. 9. 1745. Jun. 1.8. 1709. Jag. +1.
16.
5 b. 1699, May 1.
Little Compton, R. I.
.
٠٠٠
111
1730. Mar. He and wife Hannah, were parties to n suit against Nicholas Spink, to recover certain ! Innds that had been owned by the father of wild Thomas Jacques' wife.
1741, May 31. Will-proved 1711, Dee. 11. Exx. wife Hannah. To wife Hannah, all estate, except 5s. to each of his children, viz : to Thomas, Robert, Samuel, George, Jonathan, Dinah, Elizabeth ani Amory. Inventory, £116, 14s., viz : a cow, Leifer, mare, &c.
G. Dinah, 7. Elizabeth, 8. Amory,
JAMES (THOMAS).
THOMAS,
Salem, Mass., Providence, R. I.
Ile is stated to have been a clergyman as well as physician.
1638 He had a grant of land.
1633, Oct. 8. Providence. He was one of the! twelve persons to whom Roger Williams deeded land that he bad bought of Canonicus and Miantonomi.
1639. He was one of the twelve original members of First Baptist Church.
1640, Mar. 20. Hle sold to William Fiekl my dwelling house and all my housing in Provi- deuce, as also my field. garden, meadow, &c., and land at Sassafras Hill, land on Moshassuck River and all other rights in Providence, for sun of £GO
1649. He is mentioned in a letter written this year by Roger Williams, who says that he returned from England with a full cargo of goods which were saved though the vessel was wrecked on Rhode Island.
JAMES (WILLIAM).
WILLIAM, m. 1677, Dec. 10.
1 b.
I. ( JOSEPH,
{ d.
SUSANNA MARTLY,
1 d. 1726, Mar. 4.
of Joseplı
Martin.
II. ( WILLIAM,
5 b. 1682. ¿d. 1088, May 5.
(She mr. (2) Benjamin Tayer.
Newport, R. L
1675, May 4. Freeman. Perhaps he was a son of an earlier William James who was freeinan of Newport in 1655. His widow died at the house of her son John James as the Quaker Records declare.
IV. [ JonN,
6 b. d. 1766.
Newport, R. L.
1. Martin,
1735, Apr.
. Ho and his wife were buried in the Coddington Burial Ground.
| m. (1) AXX TAYLOR,
( b. 1686, Sep.
of John & Abigail ( 1
Taylor.
m. (2)
LYDIA PECKHAM,
1 b. 1699, May 8. Į d. 1778, Jan. 28.
of John & Mary ( 1
Peckham.
JEFFERAY.
WILLIAM?, (Wm6., Tlros.3, ( b. 1591. Wnl' Jno Wm" Symon".) } d. 1613, Jan. 2. m. 1640 ± j b.
I. ( MARY,
d.
( b.
JOHN GREENE,
1 d.
Greene.
of Jeremiah & Priscilla (Grover) Gould.
II. ( THOMAS,
1 d.
1 b.
1. Edward, 1678.
2. William,
1690.
3. Abigail.
1686, Apr. 3.
1600. He took degree of B. A., at gradua-
tion.
1610. He took degree of M. J.
1611. His father died this year and the widow moved to London, where her father bad been a merchant.
1. William, 2. Thomas,
1684.
IV. ( PRISCILLA,
1 d. 1688, Aug. 2.
5 b. 1655. Nov. 5.
THOMAS CODDINGTON,
} d. 1604, Mar. 4.
of William & Ann (Brinley)
Coddington.
1. James,
1675, Dec. 4.
2. William,
3. Nicholas,
4. Mary.
5. Abigail,
6. Priscilla.
7. Jane.
8. Jeremiah, 1699, Jan. 18.
Salem. He was among the first
«-ttler».
1626. Apr. 1. He had legacy from his mother's will, of two houses and take house and ale i house, " with sign of Condetion," &c. all! anciently known as Flower de Luce, in South- mark.
1624 Hle and Mr. Burslem gave £2. and Mr. Binckitone, 12a., towards expense of banishing the notorious Morton, of Merry Mount, who way at that time -citing all law.] at defiance and sadly scandalusing the rigid virtue of the Puritans by his . xtravagance4. 1629, Apr. 21. Ile is stykxl " Willi. m Jeffries,
5 b. 1642, Mar. 20.
1. John,
MARY GOULD. d. 1675 +
Chiddingly, Sussex Co., Eng., Newport, R. I. He was born at Chiddingly Manor, where bis father and more remote ancestors were buried. 1603. Jul. 7. He matriculated as sizar of Caius College, Cambridge.
III. ( SUSANNAH,
m.
( EDWARD THURSTON,
5 b. 1652, Apr. 1.
¿ d. 1000, Dec. ?.
of Edward & Elizabeth (Mott)
Thurston.
4. Priscilla,
1687, Apr. 17.
V. ( SARAH,
m. 1673. ( JAMES BARKER,
S b. 1644.
( d. 1792, Dec.
of James & Barbara (Dungan)
Barker.
1621, Sep. Weymouth. He and Rev. Wm.} Blackstone were probably of Robert Gorges' party who made seitiement at this date at Wessagrassett ( Weymonth) and they both i acted as agents for John Gorges a few years i later (1620), being emmiwered by him to put! John Oldham in possession of his afterward contested territory. They were styled at that! time " W'm. Linckstone, Cler. and Wm. Jetferay. Gent."
5 b. 1650.
I d. 1736, Feb.
.
5. Jonathan.
5 b. 1674.
d.
5 b. 1685.
III. ( SARAH,
d. 1689, Feb. 8.
¿ d. 1727, Nov. 4.
5 b.
§ b. 1680, Feb. 24.
6 b.
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Gentleman," in a letter of instructions to Salem | settlement He was fer a time at Manchester. į Mars, (wn called for lum Jeffreys Creck), at Ipswich, Weymouth, Boston, and even as fari eastward as the Isles of Shoals, which he is; said to have owned, but used probably only as . fishing stage.
1631, May 18. Freeman.
1634, May. He is called "my very good gossip " by Morton in a letter from the latter, a fact sometimes cited to show they were intimates, but negatived apparently by his subscription for the expulsion of Mortoti.
1636 llc had a legacy of 10a, to buy af ring, by the will of his brother-in-law Hugh Evans, of London.
1641. Weymouth. Comtuissioner.
1652 Newport. He was on a Com-t mittee of four persons who wrote a letter fort Newport to towns of Providence and Warwick 1654. Mar. 27. He soll Lawrence Turuer andi Tobias Saunders, Land at Newport, measuring 67 by 57 ruds. 1655. Freeman.
1660. Oct. 16. He was granted 300 acres by ! General Court of Massachusetts "to be a final , Issue of all claims by virtue of any grant hereto- fore made by any ludiaa whatever."" This! was in lieu of a grant made to him years before, by Indians at Jeffrey's Neck. in Ipswich. He sold the 300 acres to William Hudson.
1661. Commissioner.
1664. Deputy.
1667, May 14. He was appointed on a commis- sion to make a rate for a levy of £130, for the prison, pound and stocks sod mounting of | great guns.
1674, Dec. & Will-proved 1675, Jan. O. Exx. ! daughter Mary Greene. Overseers, wife's two brethren Jolin and Daniel Gould, and sou in law John Greene to assist them. He provides for maintenance of wife Marv. To eldest daughter Mary, wife of Jolin Greene. of New-1 port, land lying and being in Blackinan street ! near the city of London, of a rent of $18, which was given bim by will of his mother Audy .. late of Chittiugleizh. To son Thomas, bouses end tenements in England, except what Mary ! bad. To daughter Sarab, wife of James Barker, i £5 in silver, 30,. whereof James Birker bath i already. To daughters Priscilla and Susanna. 25 acres in Newport. To daughters Priscils. Mary and Susannab, rest of estate after death | of their mother.
He was buried in Newport Cemetery. The inscription on his tombstone is as follows : 1 " Here lyeth interred the body of War. Jedfray, Geut, who departed this life on the i Zad day of Jany., 1675, in the 35th year of hist age.'
" Since every tomb an epitaph can have. The Muses owe their tribute to this grave. And to succeeding azes recouimend His worthy name who lived and die I their friend: Being full of days and virtues, love and peace, God from bis troubles gave him a release, And called him unto the celestial place. Where happy souls view their Creator s face. Vizit Fost funera Vartus."
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JENCKES.
JOSEPH," (Joseph.")
j b. 1632. 1 d. 1717, Jan. 4.
ESTHER BALLARD,
of William & Elizabeth (
Lynn, Mass., Providence. R. I.
1669, Mar. 25. Warwick. He was granted land : on cither side of the Pawtuxet, for the employ ; of his saw-till, and he, for this favor from the purchasers of Warwick, agreed to let them have . boards at 4s. Gd. the hundred, and all other: sown work to be equivalent to same. The . grant included irces of pine, chestnut or oak. : within half a mile on each side of the river, that . is floatable, the proprietors reserving the right. to cut what they need.
1670. Jan. 18. Hfc was foreman of a jury in the ' case of Thomas Smith, and Rath, his wife, "who : were both drowned in the nver of f'swtuxer. ! the 16th instant at night."
1671, Oct. 10. Provilcuce. He bougut 60 acres ; more or less with right of commonage. of Abel ; Potter, and wife Richel, sul land belonging ! formerly to Richel's grandfather, Ezekiel Hul : liman, and being situated uest Pawtucket Falls. liere be established his forge. saw-min. &c.
1676. His forze was destroyed by the Indians, in King Philip's War.
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