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8. Ruth, 1701. Feb. 10.
9. Peter,
10. Elizabeth,
1700, Fch. 4.
11. Grace.
1700, Anz. 9.
13. Deborab,
1711, JaL' E5.
V. ( ROTH,
2. John, 1685. Nov.&.
m. JOUX COOK,
5 b. 1050. id.
of Jobn & Mary (Borden)
Cook.
1. Joseph, 1090, Jos. 17.
2. Sarah.
3. Nathaniel, 1003, Pch. 8. 4. Alice, 1637. Frb. m.
5. Deborah. 16217. Jan.
6. Elizabeth,
7. C'aleb. 1701, (ct IL.
8. Richard,
17033, Nur. St.
9. Israel,
1797, Apr. AL
12
I. ( JOHN.
§ b. 1684, May 3. 1 d. 1758, Oct. 1 b.
Newport, South Kingstown, R. L. |
1. Elizabeth, 1.00. Jan N.
2. Sarah, 1710, Aus 1.
m. 1708. Mar. 1. ( ALICE HELL,
of Joseph & Experience (Harper) Holl.
4. Mary. 1715, Feb. 12.
1704. Freeman.
5. Alice. 1712. Jan. 5%.
6. Judith, 1:19, Mar. I. 1.51. Dec. 2. Will-proved 1753. Nov. 19. Ex. son Joseph. To daughters Alice aud Susanns! Segar, 40 acres equally from land that was my father's. To son John, the rest of farm that was my : 7. Susanna. 1720. Auz. 4 father's. To son Joseph, the firm I bought of William Champlin, and other land. To son Samuel, 8. Experience. 1:22, Apr. 3. land bought of Jeremiah Clarke's beirs, Je. To daughter Abigail Segar, house and land I bought of . 9. Joseph. Experience Sheffield. To son Sunuel, three cows, twenty sheep, negro boy Prince. a feather bed, and , 10. Hannah. 1:45, Frb. IL 172%, Sep & gun. To daughters Alice, Susanna and Abigail, a feather bed each. To sou Joseph, a testner bed. : 11. Abigali, To daughters Elizabeth und Bathsheba Segar, each 5600, and rest of household goods equally divided, | 12. Samuel. a riding beast and saddle. To daughter Mary Gould, negro woman Jenny and $509. To daughter | 13. Elizabeth. 1729, Aug 2 :. 1:26, MAY 29. Experience Shetfield, £100. To rive grandchil tren Jonathan, Benjamin, Sarah, John and Ichabod | 14. Batusbeba, 1732, Jan. 3. Babcock, each £20, at age. To grandchildren Elisha and Robert Clarke, each 2:0, at age. To grand- i children Ichabod James and Samuel Shetfield, $20, cach at age. To son Joseph, time in mulatto girl | Peg, and farming and other tools.
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1665, Apr. 20. Portsmouth. He bought of Philip Taber a house and ten acres, for £40, and three koudred good boards.
1675, May 10. He was bound over for good be- bavior.
ISRAEL
IV. m. 1089.
( b.
-
U
of Peter
Taliman.
1690. Taxed Os. Gd.
1638, Dec. 19. Ile was fined 3. 4d., for breaking peace, &c.
1705, Oct. 1. Inventory, €213, 12. 24, shows by Israel Shaw. A cow, grindstone, silver money 29, bills due E165, 11×. ×4, negro man C. pewter, bruss, old horse very lame 10a, &c.
5 b.
-
VL ( GRACE, m
4 b. 1 d. 1737, Mar. 1 f b.
Josgru CHURCH,
¿d. 1715, Dec. 19. of Joseph & Mary (Tucker)
Church.
of Jobs
Boston, Hass., Portsmouth, Little Comptoo, R. L. His first three children were born at Boston.
1677. Oct. 24. He recovered 5r. in a suit against Edward Marshall of Warwick.
- TALLMAN,
1707. Feb. 11. He sold to brother-in-law Jolin Cook of Tiverton, two parcels of lind in Portsmouth, s right on Hog Island, buildings, orchards, &c., for £203. 10s.
1707, Oct. 20. 12. Comfort,
1. Ruth.
1729, Jan. 2%.
3. Jobo, 1712. Nov. 20.
175
ICHABOD. m. 1600. MARY PARKER,
5 b. 1626. 1 1. 1:12, Feb. ₺
1 b.
F
of George & Frances ( 1
Parker.
Portsmouth, Newport, R. L.
1696. Deputy.
1696-94-99-1700-1-2-3-4-5. Assistant.
1699, Oct. 25. Hle and six others were appointed to inspect into the transcription of all laws of the Colony ami make returns Nov. 2ist, in performance of his Excellency the Fart of Bellomont's request made at s General Council sitting at Newport the 20th of September.
1700, Feb 14. He was appointed sent for the Colony to England, with an allowance of 290, per annum, and reasonable expenses of transportation and accommodation.
1700, May 4. He was allowed 910, for his dishnursements and charges in pursuance of his intended voyage for England as agent of the Colony, the Assembly having decided to keep but one agent there, viz : Jouleel Brenton, who was already there.
1702, May 6. He and John Holmes, were empowered by Assembly to lease and settle the ferries in this Colony, that are not by law already setiled.
1702, Sep. 17. He was appointed on a committee to draw up an address to her Majesty, relating to the militia, &c., a demand having been made on Rhode Island, by Colonel Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts, for the whole militia of Rhode Island,
1703. Feb. 2. He was appointed sole agent to Engiand, to appear for the upholdling and continuing the Letters Patent, granted us by his Majesty Charles II. as well as for any other differences. He was to bare for the first year all neerwary expenses, charges for passage, &c., and for his reasonable accommodation unul his arrival in England. For his own noe, besides the aforesaid charges, be was to have £100. and 560 per annum, each year thereafter. If he should be taken in going or coming from England, the charge and cost of bis redemption was to be pant by the colony.
1703, Apr. The Assembly finding no occasion for the present to send an agent to England, the mutter was referred to the meeting in May.
1703, May 13. He and other commissioners signed an agreement with the Connecticut commissioners for the settlement of boundaries between the two Colonies. (The question had caused in the words of the Assembly "a long, tedious and extensive debate.")
1703. Jun. 22. Hle and two others were appointed to draw up the methods and proceedings of Court of Common Pleas.
1704-5-6. Attorney General.
1705, Jun. 19. He was appointed on a committee with three others to transcribe and print the laws of the Colony.
1706, Feb. 3. Will-proved 1706. Feb 18. Exs. wife Mary and brother Nathaniel. He directs 12 acres to be sold to pay debts. To son Joseph, all Jands in Portsmouth, he allowing his mother half of same for life, and to him also a gun. sadl.lle, chest, and a sixth of a score of sheep in William Brownell's custody. To daughter Mary Sheffield, a feather bed, chest, and a sixth of above sheep. To sons Benjamin, Edmund and Williant, all my land in Kines Town, equally. To son Benjamin, a mare, box and a sixth of above sheep. To son Edmund, a heifer, chest and a sixth of above sheep, and like legacy to son William. To daughter Elizabeth Sheffield, a bed. &c., aud a sixth of above shecp. To son Joseph, a gold ring. To son Benjamin, silver shoe buckies. To son Echinund, my speckled cage. To son William, my ivory headed staff. To wife, half of rest of movables, and the other half to six children.
Inventory, £120. 13s., viz: wearing clothes, 2 beds, pewter, 2 guns, 3 weapons, books 40s., 3 old spinning wheels, 6 old chairs, a churn, silver money aud piste £12, corn, tallow, oats, mest, rum, cider, 12 neat cattle, 110 sweep and lambs, mare, 2 shoots, &c.
II. ( MART,
§ b. 1864, Apr. 30. d.
III. { NATHANIEL,
( b. 1667. Apr. 18.
m. (1)
i d. 1729, Nov. 12.
MART,
5 b. 1672.
m. (2) [James, { d. 1707, Oct. 3. of ( b. 16:1, Sep. 6. -
CATHARINE GOULD (w. of d. 1752, Jan. 25. of Walter & Hannah (Scott) Clarke.
1699, Oct. 25. He was appointed on same committee as his brother Joseph. 1699-1701-3-9-10-11-13-18. Deputy.
1702. Captain.
1704, Jan. 4.
He and three others were given authority to see the laws printed.
1705-6-7-8.
General Treasurer.
1706, May 1. He was appointed, with pay of As., per day, for managing the repairing and further building, &c., of the fort at Goat Island alias Fort Island.
1706-8. Justice of the Peace.
1710-12-14-15-16. Major for the Island.
1712, Mar. 16. His daughter Ruth died. the young wife of Daniel Gould. 1713-14. Assistant.
1714. Jun. 15. He recorded his protest against the vote of the Assembly whereby they had granted the petition of Thatnas Castleton, of London, for a special Court of Trials, in a case between him and Francis Brinley, of Newport, merchant.
1722, Jun. He had his petition granted for the restoration to him of his negro Ben, ag also the latter's earnings since the constable has had him.
1732, May. In the case of Jaunes Shetfield, shipwright, against Samuel Sheffield, mariner, a para- graph from the will of Nathaniel Sheffield was brought in as evidence. To son Samuel, he gave conditionally a lot of land in Newport, with house. &c., and half of 1.000 acres in Narragansett, A gun with my name cograved on it, a carbine and sword, all on condition that he pay my wife 26. yearly for life if she demand it, and UND, to my daughter Sarah Fitch, and 960 to grandaughter Ruth Goukd, daughter of Daniel Goukl and Ruth, his wife. Samuel was also to pay Paul Richarda, of New York, £124, before 1731. Nov. 30. said sum being due from said son Samuel, the testator being jointly bound to pay it.
The deposition of Paul Richards, declared that Samuci Sheffield, now of New York, told him that he had sold his brother James, that part of land that his father bequeathed him.
The executors of Nathaniel Shetfield's will were his widow Catharine and son James.
He and his two wives and children Ruth, James and Mary, were buried in the Clinton Burial Ground.
IV. ( ICHABOD, ( b. 1670, Mar. 6.
South Kingstown, R. I. 1. Isaac. 1605. Sep. 30.
In. 1694, Dec. 27. 7 d. 1796.
14.
ELIZABETH MANCHESTER , d. 1729 (-) of William & Mary (Cook) Manchester.
1729, S.p. 17. Will-proved 1746. Jun. 4. Ex. son Jeremiah. To son Isaac, EMO. To son Ichabod, £80, at agc. To daughter Deborah, 650. mare, and feather bed. To daughter and four sons, rest of household stuff equally. To sony Jeremiah and Nathaniel, rest of personal estate. To son Jeremiah, my house and 40 acres, he paying legicies and half the mortgage. To son Nathaniel, rest of South Kingstown lands, he paying rest of mortgage. To daughter Deborah, use of north-east room and privilege of room at one hre while widow. To son Ichabod, a coll.
Inventory. C384, 150, 4d. viz : wearing apparel, beds, carpenter's tools, warming pan, linen wheel, pewter, carde, cider, 8 cows, yoke of oxen, swine, yearling bull, + mares, colt, &c.
1. Joseph. ING, Nov. 2.
J. Mary. 16-7. Nov. A.
1b.
(d. 1700 + of Thomas & Martha ( )
Sheriff.
3. Elizabeth, 16-8, Feb. 15. 4. Benjamin, 1601, Jun. 18. 5. Elmund, 1604. Apr. 5. 6. William, 1696, Mar. 30.
7. Elizabeth, 1695, Jun. 1.
1655. Freeman. (The entry In Colonial | reconts of " Fred." Sheffield as freeman, proba- bly refers to him.}
1660. Publishment of his marriage was made this year.
1660. Taxed 54., Gd.
1690. Deputy.
He was buried in the Clifton Burying Ground.
SHEFFIELD.
I. ( JONAPI, )m. 1687, Feb. 12. (MART SHERIFF.
6 h. 1661, Aug. 23. 7 4. 1506.
Newport, R. 1. )
Newport, R. I. 1. Ruth, 1692.
2. James, 3. Mary,
1604 169S.
4. Samuel,
5: Sarab,
2. Jeremiah, 3. William, 4. Deborah
1697, Mar. 23.
5. Nathaniel,
6. Ichabod,
1694. Freeman.
.
1
176
V. {AxoF.
( b. 1673. Jun. 25. d. 1710.
2. John,
1693. Feb. 8.
m. (1) 1696. Mar. 5.
J b. 1674. Feb. 14.
3. Mary,
ANNE PEARCE. Im. (2) 1708, Dec 22.
1 d. 1700, Nov. 27.
of Jolin & Mary (Tallman)
Pearce.
4. Ruth,
1701. Apr. 1. 1704. Jan. 10.
SARAH DAVIS,
1 d.
of Aaron & Mary ( )
Darla
5. Aaron,
1709, Dec. 8.
He was a blacksmith.
1692, Mar. 9. Hle was an inhabitant at the organization of the town.
1703-9. Asscasor.
1705-7. Selectman.
1709. Town Treasurer.
Re held the office of Town Clerk, for sometime, and was s deputy and captain, &c.
1707. Apr. 17. Will-proved 1710. Jun. 7. Exs. father-in-law John Pearce and his wife Mary Pearce To son John, at age my dwelling house and laod, mare, colt, and book called " Josephny's Antiquities of the Jews" To daughters Susannah. Mary and Ruth Shefflekl, certain land at eighteen and a feather bed, each. To son John. a bed . f suk grass, one of deer's hair, and one of tocks, and a little gun. The honung and the smith's shop to be reuted till son John is of age, and then he to have the shop and smith's tools if he learn the art of mystery of blacksmith, and if not be to have a third and the other children two-thirds of proceeds of sair of the shop and tools. Son Joun, to be bound ont to what trade he likes best, at sixteen, and the three daughters to be bound out to tarlors trude at sixteen. After children are brought up the rest of estate to be equally divided to four children. Inventory, £474. 4s. 1d., viz; wearing clothes, books, 2 runs. 2 swords, 2 cancs, 4 feather beds, 3 other beds, 3 spinning wheels, 3 cows, 4 horses, 7 swine, Housing, shop, &c., £247.
SHELDON (JOHN, OF KINGS TOWN).
(JOHN, m.
j b. 1 d. 1706. 1 b. 1 d.
Kings Town, R. 1.
1679, Jul. 29. Ilc and forty-one others of Narra- gansett, petitioned the King, praying that he " would put an end to these differences about | the government thereof which hath beet so fatal to the prosperity of the place : animosities still arising in peoples minds as they stand affected to this or that government."
1683, Oct. 20 He bou .ht 230 acres near Petts- comscott, for £7, of Benjamin Congdon. 1687, Sep. 6. Taxed **.
1712.
Freeman.
8. Valmer, 1724, MAY 16.
9. Benjamin, 1727, Mar. 4.
1735, Jan. 3.
1751, May 31. Will-proved 1752, Aug. 25. Ex. son Isaac. To wife Sarah, £150, and household goods she brought when I married her. To son Thomas. 5a., he having had already. To son Roger, (2d wite.) 5a. To daughter Elizabeth Tanner, a silver spoon. To son Isaac, all my homeste id farm. 166 acres, | 10. Sarah, where I live, and buildings, he paying debts, c. To sons John, Joseph and Benjamin, £100, each. To | son Benjamin, wearing apparel. To daughter Sarah, a feather bed, £150, and use of store beu room while single. To granddaughter Deliverance Reynolds, £5. To granddaughter Susanna Reynolds, a silver spoon. To grandson James Sheldon, son of Isaac, £50. To son Isaac, rest of real and personsl.
III. (JOSEPH,
IV. ( ELIZABETH, m.
(DASIEL SCSDERLAND,
5 b.
Sunderland.
5. Margaret,
6. Sarah, 7. Mercy,
8. Joseph,
9. Samuel,
V. ( ABIGAIL,
Q. b.
VI. ( MART,
VII. ( DINAH,
SHELDON (JOHN, OF PROVIDENCE).
JONN. m. 1660 JOAN VINCEST.
§ b. 1530. id. 1:09 +
5 b. ¿ d. 1708.
(SARAR BALCOM, 1 d.
5 b.
of Alexander & Jane (Holbrook) Balcom.
4. Mary,
1687, May 5. 1689, Mar. 1. 1601, Jan. 29. 1003, Aug. 1.
He was a cooper.
1698. Ratable estate: 2 cows, 1 steer, 1 heifer, 1 house, 1 mare, 1 acre planting, 4 acres pas-
turc, 1 sow.
1714. Jan. 22. He deeded son Timothy, for love, de., tract of land north side of homestead, &c.
1716, Der. 6. Hle deeder brother John for love, &c., a third of that land which honored father John Sheldon, decasal, formerly obtuned of William Arnold.
1724. Apr. 20. Hle deeded to son-in-Inw Thomas Mathewson and Martha his wife, for love, &c., a sixteenth of a full purchase right west side of seven Mile Line, for love, &c.
1725. Nov. 27. He and John, and Nicholas Sheldon sold to Jabez Bowen, practitioner of physic, half of a forty foot lot nud privilege of wharf for $15.
1729. Oct. 6. He and John and JJoseph Sheldon, sold Samuel Kilton half a lot of land, for £10.
1738. Jan. 20. He deeded to won Daniel, for love, &c., all my homestead farin whereon I now dwell, containing 80 acres, and certain fractional rights in land.
1741, Mar. 31. He was living at this date, his grandson Timothy (son of Timothy, deceased) still calling bimself Timothy, Jr.
. 1047. Sk.p. I. Taxed U. 1704. Deputy.
I. ( TIMOTHY. DL
5 b. 1661, Mar. 20. ¿d. 1744 +
Providence, R. L |
1. Martha, 2. Timothy,
Vincent.
of --- & Fridgywith (Carpenter) Providence, R. I. Ile was a tanner.
1675. Feb. 2. He testified as to the corn mill at Pawtuxet in controversy between Stephen Ar- Bold and Samuel Rouge, calling his age forty- fre years or therealkaits.
1633. Feb 14. He desired to exchange 10 acres of swamp for 5 acres of meadow.
165. May 19. He decided oldest son Timothy, for kowe. &c., 00 acres of upland, &c., and on sume date docked to some John and Nicholas. each one half of s veral parcels of land aggregating Mj acres, besides right+ in cominon.
| m. (2)
1 b.
5. John, 1718. Aug. 21.
SARAH,
d. 1751 +
of
6. Susanna, 1720, Oct 23.
1704, Aug. 15. Will-proved 1706, Jan. 16. Ex. son Joun. To eldest son Jobn. dwelling house | I now live in and land belonging to it. To son Isaac, half of a tract of land in Kinys Town (except 20 acres formerly given my son-in-law Daniel Sunderland), the western part with dwelling house. To son Joscph, eastern part of said tract. To daughter Elizabeth Sunder- land. £4. To daughters Abigail, Mary and Dinah Sheldon, each £4. To son Joseph, two steers, two heifers and a saddle To son John, rest of estate and he to take care of my honoured mother Sarah Shridon, and pay children as they come of age, said legacies. Inventory, £125, Ts. 6d., viz: a feather bed, 3 wool beds, pewter. warming pin, books 10%., gun. cutlass, bandolins, stillvardis. carpenter's tools, 4 cows, 2 steers. 2 two year old, s year- ling, 2 calves. 4 geldings, 4 mares, 31 sheep and lambs, 15 swine. 2 pair wool cards. 4 chairs, & tables, shoemaking tools, 20 losuis lay, &c.
I. ( JOHN.
( b. 1 d.
2. Dorcas,
1708, Jan. 4.
m. 170G, Apr. 11. HERODIAS WATSON,
( b.
1 d.
of John & Dorcas (Gardiner)
Watson.
4. Samuel, 1714. Jan. 15.
5. William, 1715, Mar. 27.
1719. Freeman.
6. Elizabeth, 1720, Mar. 31.
7. Sarah, 1722, Mar. 26.
jb.
South Kingstown, R. L.
1. Thomas,
1709, Feb. 18.
II. { ISAAC.
1d. 175
2. Roger,
1710. Dec. 15.
m. (1)
SUSANNA,
id.
of
3. Elizabeth, 4. Isasc,
1713. Nov. 8. 1716, Mar. 4.
7. Joseph, 1721, Mar. 17.
1. Daniel,
2. Jobn.
3. Son, 4. Elizabeth,
d. 1733, of
Tiverton, R. I. f
1. Humanna,
1697. Oct. 11.
.
Kings Town, R. I. 1. Jobn.
1707. Feb. 10.
3. George.
1709, May 25.
( b.
(2t wife.)
3. Daniel,
---
;
.
1708. Mar. 20. Hle deedled to con Nehemiah, for, love, Sc., all personal e-tate, goods, chattels and movables, and on same date his son signed an obligation " to do utmost of my ability to keep and maintain my ancient father John Sheldon as a dutiful son ought to do by s father."
II. ( JonN.
d. 1741, Aug. 16. 1b. d. 1739 (-) of
Providence, R. I. | 1. Roger,
3. Jolın,
m.
S. William.
4. Edward,
He was a conlwainer, and also was called a tanner.
1697, Sep. 1. Taxed 4d.
1727. May 6. Ile decded son John, Jr., 18 acres and subsequently deeded other sons.
8. Soralı,
1732, Apr. 27. Will-proved 1741. Aug. 29. Ex. son Roger. To him, homestead, dwelling house, &c. To son Ezekiel, meadow and all undivided lands cast of Seven Mile Line. To son William, all land west of Seven Mile Line, now situated in town of Glocester, and part of a small lot in Provi- dence. To son John, 10%. To son Edward, Ide. To son Ezekiel, EG, at age and a gun. To daughter Patience Thornton, £10. To daughter Deliverance Thornton, 56. To daughter Sarah Sheldon, a feather bed, A chest of drawers and EG. To son William. 108. All the rest of estate to son Roger, viz : sheep, cattle, household goods, &c., and he to take care of testator, if he live to old age and be helpless and unable to provide for myself. (As Roger died before his father, adminis- tration was taken by eldest son John, the father being deemed to have died intestate.)
III. ( MARY,
m. 1+88, Jan. 12.
§ b. 1 d. 1735, Apr. 28. 5 b. 1654, Nov. 27.
(STEPHEN ARNOLD,
¿ d. 1720. Mar. 1. of Stephen & Sarah (Smith) Arnold.
Providence, R. L
IV. ( NICHOLAS,
m. ( ABIGAIL TILLINGHAST,
{ d. 1744 (-) of Pardon & Lydia (Taber) Tillinghast.
4. Abigail,
1687, 8cp. 1. Taxed 2d.
1741, Apr. 8. He deeded to son Jeremiah, for £1,000, all my homestead lands where I dwell, with house, &c.
8. Jeremiah
1744, Jan. 16. Will-proved. 1748, Jan. 11. Ex. son Jeremiah. To daughter Mary, a riding horse, best feather bed, &c. To each grandchild, 20s. All the rest of estate to be divided into eight parts, the first choice being for daughter Mary ; a share to son Nicholas; one, to son Joseph; daughter Abigail Fenner, wife of Richard ; daughter Lydia Arnold, wife of Elisha ; daughter Hannah Arnold, wife of Edward; children of son Pardon, deceased (viz : Job, John, Pardon, and Mary), and to son Jere- miah the other eighth.
Inventory, £1717. 1s. 17d., viz: large bible and other books £10, gold necklace £16, cash £74, 128., plate, 12 oz. 433, wearing apparel £98, 12s., bonds and notes 5071, 13s., old musket, small gun, warning pan, desk, feather bed, yarn, fax, hemp, cooper's, carpenter's and shoemaker's tools, 7 loads hay, rye, 16 chairs, a settle, physick, 19 barrels cider, mare, saddle, &c.
V. ( NEHEMIAH,
{ d. 1754 +
RACHEL MANN,
3d. of Thomas & Mary (Wheaton)
Mann.
1609. He killed a wolf this year and received 10s. bounty.
1710, Aug. 14. Licensed to keep public house.
1712, Aug. 2. In a deposition at this date he calls himself aged forty years or thereabouts.
1735, Apr. 4. He and wife Rachel sold Anthony Sprague, of Smithfield, 80 acres in Scituate, for £800.
1753, Apr. 12. He dieeded son Abraham, as a gift, 60 rods of salt meadow, situated at landing place cove in the lands of Pawtuset.
1754, Jan. 14. He deeded son Philip, mansion house farm, &c., where I now dwell, the son having three days before signed an obligation "to keep and maintain my ancient father Nehemiah Sheldon as a dutiful son ought to do by a father during the term of his natural life." (Both papers were recorded 1754, Feb. 22.)
It is assumed that Mary Sheldon (who married 1721. Dec. 18, William Rhodes), Rachel Sheldon (who married 1728, Mar. 6, Fernot Packer), and Welthian Sheldon (who married, 1731, Jun. 6, John Wil- liams), must have been daughters of Nehemiah Sheldon.
SHERIFF.
THOMAS,
5 b. 1 d. 1675.
m. MARTHA,
b.
1 d. 1691 +
(She m. (2) Thomas Hazard and (3) Lewis Hues.)
Plymouth, Mass., Portsmouth, R. I
1641, Dec. 7. He and William Brown complained against James Lasford in an action of trespass. They attached four goals and a lamb in thej bands of Samuel Eddy and Joshua Pratt, | amounting to 33s., and several other sums in| other persons' hands
1666, Dec. 10. Portsmouth. He deeded Thomas Hazard a quarter of a share in Misquamicut and also paid him 920, receiving in exchange therefor 30 acres in Portsmouth, and house, orchard, &c., all to belong to Thomas Hazard for life, and at decrase of Thomas Hazard to be for Thomas Sheriff and wife Martha for their lives, and at death of both of them to go to el son John Sheriff and heirs, and for want of issue of John to go to 31 son Caleb Sheriff, &c. 1675, Jun. 11. Inventory, 52th, 12x., viz : house and laud £15, a hors: and mare 27, 2 cows, 3 calves, Jewes, 5 lambe, & shoats, a feather bed. 6 pillows, 2 bolsters, 6 blankets, ring, flock bed, 56 pounds pewter, warming pan, silver drum cup, looking glass, &c.
Her 2d husband, Thomas Hazard made a decla- ration (just after her first husband's death Hif). May 23) : " This is to satisfy all men, whom it may anyway concern, whereis there is a promis of matrimony betwist Thomas Hazard and Martha Sheriff, yet I the forsaid Thomas Hav ard ! do lake the said Martha Sheriff for her own per- son. without having anything to do with her catate or with anything that is here," &e.
1491, Mar. 92. Martha Hurs, wife of Lewis Ities, wide agreement with her won John shriet. which she had by former husband. Whores
I. ( THOMAS,
§ b. 1649, Sep. 2.
.
[ b.
( d. 1739, Oct. 14. 1 b.
d. 1739 (-) of John & Ann (
) Havens.
1680. Taxed 2s.
6. Daniel, 1702, Jan. 16.
7. William,
1705, May 3.
Inventory, C193, 8g .. viz: wearing apparel, silver buttons and cane £20, money due by bond £115, 5a., pewter, grindstone, &c.
III. ( CALEE,
fb. 3 d.
5 b.
1. Joseph, 1685. Nov. 2.
IV. ( MARY,
in. 1685, Fch. 12.
j b. 1661. Aug. 22.
( JOSEPH SHEFFIELD,
1 d. 1700.
of Ichabod & Mary (Parker) Sheffield.
4 Benjamin, 1091. Jun. 18.
5. Falunund, 1691. Apr. J.
6. William, 169%, Mar. 30.
7. Elizabeth, 1699, Jun 1.
V. ( SUSANNAR,
¿d. 1;14 +
{ b.
1 d. 1728.
of
Thomas.
Little Compton, R. I.
1. Martha, 1000, Jan 2.
2. Sution,
3. Jolın, In The. 11.
4. Daniel, JA, Det 13.
5. Elizabeth, 16, May 20.
6. Thomas,
7. Willi:un,
8, f'alel,
150; Mar. :.
9. Benjamin, 1:0.,
Inventory, E78, 17%, 6d., viz : wearing apparel, 4 cows, swine, woolen wheel, linen wheel, old mare, 2 old guus, pewter, &c. .
25
175
1. Stephen,
2. Philip, 1693, Feb. 12.
8. Edward,
4. Phebc, 1693, Mar. 5.
5. Mary, 1696, Dec. 12.
6. Sarah,
7. Penelope. 1701, 1703,
8. Larana,
1. Mary, 2. Nicholas,
3. Joseph,
5. Lydia,
6. Hannah,
7. Pardon,
1. Abraham,
2. Philip,
3. Mary,
1705,
& Rachel,
5. Welthian,
1. John, 1697. Jun. 10.
2. Thomas,
1032, Dec. 24.
3. Elizabeth, 1693. Nov. 16.
4. Mary, 1096. Jun. 10.
5. Caleb, 1699, Apr. 12.
1739, Sep. 27. Will-proved 1759, Nov. 12. Ex. son John. To son John, my andirons; iron crow, spit, and grindstone. To son Caleb, 5s. To son Ds 1, £30, und two pewter platters. To son Wil- liam, 550, and two pewter platters and all my beddit. . To daughter Elizabeth Durrington, 5s. To daughter Mary Fish, 5s. To daughter-in-law Mary Sheriff, wife of son John, E5, and & pewter plat- ter. To grandson John, son of Caleb, E5. To son John, rest of personal.
d. 1706 +
3. Mary 1697. Nov. 8.
3. Elizabeth, 16-4. Feb. 15.
- THOMAS,
VI. ( DANIEL, in. 1688 ±
TIL 1737. j b.
( JANK, ( d. 1737 + of
1737, Jun. 8. Will-proved 1737, Dec. 20. Ex. son Daniel. To wife Jane, a third of real and jNer- sonal estate in Little Compton, To sons Thomas, William and Caleb, and daughters Martha Linckin and Elizabeth Dyer, 104, rach. To gramdison Benjamin Sheriff, 10s.
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