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1697. Nov. 2 He was disfranchised. fined £20. and disclu.rged from bearing any public office. for setting his hand to a " seditious libel called a remonstrance or petition." This petition had been signed by himself and others, in the pre vious March, they affirming that Mir. Wheel- wright wns innocent, and that the court bad coudenined the truth of Christ.
1637. Nov. 00. He and others were warned to de- liver up all guns, pistola, swords, powder, shot. &c., because "the opinions and revelations of Mr. Wheelwright and Mrs. Hutchinson, have seduced and lel into dangerous errors many of the people here in New England "
1638. Mar. T. Portsmouth. He and eighteen others signed the following compact: " We. whose nanies are underwritten, do bere, sol- emnly, in the presence of Jehovah, incorporate ourselves into a Bodie Politick, and as he shall belp, will submit our jar-ous, lives and estates, Onto our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and to all those perfect and most alwolute laws of his, given us in his holy word of truth, to be guided and judged thereby." 1638, May 2. He was fined 20s. for selling beer at 2d. & quart.
1832. May 13. He was present at a General Meet- ing, mon publie notice.
1638. May 20. He was granted 6 acres. On the same dair he was allow el to " erret and set up a house of entertainment for misangers, and aime lol brew beer and to sell wines of simone waters and meh neciaury provisions ns may be useful in any kind." 1028. Jun. 27. Sergeant of the Train Band. 1640-41. Treasurer for Portsmouth and
Newport.
67-08-00-70-71-72-73. Assistant.
1043. Lieutenant,
1642. Apr. 10. He nud nuother were appointed to go to every inhabitant of Port-month and sce whether every one of them has powder, and what bullets run.
I. [ ELIZABETH,
j b. ? d. 1698 + 5 b. 1818. 7 d. 1703, Oct. 1. 4 b.
of John & Mary ( )
Coggesball.
(By 2d husband, no issue.)
į d. 1693, Aug. 20.
of Jeremiah & Priscilla (Grover) Gould.
1. John, 1650, Feb. 12.
2. Elizabeth,
1650, Feb. 12.
3. William.
1654 -
-
[ m. (1) 1647. Jun. 17, JOHN COGGESHALL, | m. (2) 1853. THOMAS GOULD,
1 b.
+ J. 1608, Nov. 16.
of
Jamestown, R. I.
II. (Jons, m. 1707. Sep. 16, MARGARET CARR, 5 b. 11244, Oct. 23. ¿ d. 1707.
Td. 1765 + of Nicholas & Rebecca (Nicholson) Carr. |
1677. Oct. 31. He and forty-seven others were granted 5,000 acres, to be called Fast Greenwich. 1650. Taxed 5s. G.f. 1693, Oct. 24. He bought of Thomas and Abigail Mumford, of Kings Town, for C1, 300 acres, in Pettaconscutt.
1695. Jul. 15. Lieutenant. 1700, Apr. 30, Freeman. 1706-16. Deputy. 1711, Mar. 21. His daughter Dinah, was drowned only three days after her marriage. "The said Dinah Greene, deceased, the 21st of March. 1710-11, and was drowned by the bont upset- ting, iu going from Newport to Jamestown."
No connection has been traced between Samson Batter and James Batter. The latter, late in- 1 habitant of Hog Istund. died 1600, Nov. 17. in- testate, and left behind him, wife and children ; ani she being a weakly woman, tor sometime bedridden, and inventory being found inconsider. abie, administration was given to John Borden, by the town council of Portsmouth, at the above date.
IV. ( WILLIAM,
( JANE,
5. William,
1. P'rivilla. 2. MATY. 3. Willian,
WILLIAM THURSTON,
( SAMCON, m. DINAII,
1643-44. Treasurer for Portsmouth.
1644. Aug. 20. Hle and another were to view the deer that Quesmequin, with teu men were given liberty to kill upon this island, within the town of Portsmouth. The liberty was to kill ten deer, and neither Ousamequin, nor any of his men sball carry any deer or skins off from the island, but at the town of Portsmouth, and to depart from off the island within five days. On the same date, it was onlens that Mr. Haulstone shouldi have ED a year for John Motts' washing and diet.
1645. Aug. 14. He bought of Thomas Spicer, of New Netherlands, and Michall, lus wife, a dweil- ing house and 8 seres, in Portsmouth, for $18 and last year's rent.
1646. Feb. 4. The wolf catchery were ordered to come to him and Mr. Santoni for their pav. . The pay for killing a wolf was £4 from Newport. and 20s. from Portsmouth. The town concurred with Newport in no order at this date, for no shooting of deer for two maths, that the wolves the more readily come to bait, that they may be catched for the general good of the island.
1654, Oct. 3. His daughter Elizabeth, signed agreement of divorce with first husband.
1654-35-38-59-60-81-62-63. Commissioner. 1655. Freeman.
1659, May 17. He and three others, were ap- pointed to buy Inand about a place called Nyante- cutt, of the sachein Ninecroft.
1654. He was one of the four commis- sioners appointed to meet the commissioners from Plymouth Colony, to lay out the casteru line.
1667, Ang. 10. He enlisted in a troop of borse.
1677, Mar. 11. Will-proved 1677. Mar. 23. Exs. grandsons Join and William Cogreshall. To wife Elizabeth, use of all personal, and use of any row, privilege of fruit in orchard, and to have £12 paid her yearly by grandson Joun Cog- geshall, in consideration of use of my farm, on which he lives (be to pay his grandmother the min of £5 in money, and rest in a barrel of pork). At death of wife, John is to pay my daughter Elizabeth Gould, said £12. Grandson William Cogreshall (or whoever heirs the lands shout this town given bini by mel, to yearly tind and allow my suid wite (lus grand- mother), daring her life, pasture and feed for 5 cow's, winter and summer, and at her death to continue the pasture and feed for my daughter Elizabeth Gould. To grandson Joun Cogge- sball and male heirs, all iny farin in Portsmoutit, with buildings, &c. To grandson William Coy- geshall and inale heirs, lands and meadows in place called Clay Pit lands, &c. If grindson Joba die without male heirs, his brother William and moale beirs to have land, he paying £60 to female beirs of his brother, if there are any. Like privilege for Jobn to inherit from his brother. To grandchild Elizabeth Peck, wife of Thomas, £30. Having bad it scriously in mind to give to sons of my brothers in England, in the common fence, yet upon further mature consid. eration, I not bearing whether any of my kin- dred are alive. I do therefore give all said land, to 2 grandson's John and William Coggeshall. At death of wife, all personal to be for use of daughter, Gould, and if she be then a widow, the profit of it to be paid her while widow. and if sbe need it, the protit of a third of the land. To woo-in-law Gould, £5.
17
BEERE.
EDWARD,
5 b.
L. (JOHN,
[ b. 1630. 1 d. 1671, Jul. 29.
Newport, R. I.
1. Mary,
1666. Aug. 6. 1669. Aug. 1. 1671, Sep. 6.
m. 1664, Sep. 4. PATIENCE CLIFTON,
5 b. 1646, Jul. 2.
1 d. 1692, Oct. 16.
of Thomas & Mary ( ) Clifton.
(She m. (2) 1677, May 16, William Allen.)
.1671. Freeman.
He died at ses, and the Friends' Records also state that he was the son of Edward Beere, of Dorset- shire.
IL, ( HENEY,
m. 1668. Sep. 28.
( b. 1 d. 1691, Jon. 11. 5 b. 1648.
( PATIENCE SCOTT,
{d. 1707.+
of Richard & Catherine (Marbury) Scott.
4. Jotın.
1678, Dec. 29.
5. Catherine, 1681, Feb. 25.
6. Charica,
109, dep. 4.
7. Mary,
1684. Sep. 15
1207, Nov. 6. His sons Edward and Henry Beere, marinors, for £250, sold John Becre, all their right in bouse and lot now or late in occupation of Patience Beere, at deceuse of our mother Patience, said ten- ement having been bequeathed by our father Henry, to said mother, for life.
1709. May 4. He and William Wanton, were to be paid £112, 10s., for a quarter of the sloop Endeavour, as voted by the Assembly at this date.
III. ( CHARLES, b.
Newport, R. I.
1680. Taxed 3s. Licensed.
1688.
1688, Scp. 6. He was sued by Joshus Brodbent, for a debt of £20, &c., but plead in defence that he owed nothing.
2. Edward,
1 b.
Dorsetshire, Eng.
--
Newport, R. I.
1. Edward,
2. Henry. 1673, Sep. 7.
3. Catherine, 1675, Oct. 22.
1671. Freeman.
1680. Taxed 134.
3. Patience,
3
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!
:
18
BENNETT (JOHN).
( JOHN,
1 b.
{d. 1656 +
1
Warwick. R. I.
1650, Nov. 97. Hle derded to Stukeley Westcott, for a maintenance by bim, all lands and hous- ing and goods, only reserving power to dispuse of £5. A receipt way given him by Stukcley Westcott, for eight head of cattle, nineteen pounds of peage (eight per penny) and a house and land, and agreed to maintain Jobo Bennett. for life, in mest, drink and apparel.
BENNETT (ROBERT).
ROBERT,
j b. id.
m
REBECCA,
/ d.
Newport, R. L.
1668. Freeman.
1679, Oct. 22.
Juryman.
1680. Taxed Gs.
1700, May 4. He was appointed High Sheriff by Assembly. during absence of Thomas Mallett.
1702, Mar. 4. He was a proprietor in connnon lands. He was buried in Newport f'emetery.
Newport, Portsmouth, R. I.
I. Caleb. 2. Robert.
m. (1)
1 b.
of William & Mary (Earle) Cory.
m. (2)
( b.
JOANNA,
{ d. 1726 + of
He was a miller.
1673. Freeman.
1680. Taxed 108.
1899, May 20.
Hle sold to John Eddy, of Swanzey, 5 acres there, for £8.
1721, Mar. 10. Will-proved 1722, Aug. 13. Ex. son Caleb. Overseers, brother-in-law Thomas Corey, of Tiverton, and son Robert Bennett. To wire Joanna, all estate she brought with her, a cow, gardeu, fruit of ten apple trees and half dwelling house whale widow. To sous Robert, Joseph and John, E5 each. To daughter Anne, wile of John Tailman, 5s. To sou William, 510. To daughter Mary, wife of William Fish, EJ. To son Job, 210, at age. To son Jonathan, $10, at age. To son Caleb, all housing and lands in Portsmouth, except what is reserved for wife, and that to be also for Caleb, at death of testator's wife, or at her marriage. To son Caleb, windmill and movable estate remaining. If son Culeb die without issue, then to son John. Inventory, £259, 58. 1d., viz: wearing apparel, books, money and plate £4, 12s .. pewter, walking cane, stillyards, gun, cheese tub, horsekind £18, 10s., neat cattle £13, 108., swine £4, geese, fowis, loom, &c. 1726, Feb. 16. His widow Joanna, mortgaged to Roger Brailey, of Middleboro, a lot and dwelling house in Portsmouth, for £64.
6 b. 1652.
Newport, R. I.
1 .. Jolın,
III. (JOHN, m.
d. ( b. 7 d.
of
1680. Taxed 58.
1718 He made a deposition, calling himself aged about sixty-six years.
b. 1659.
Newport, R. I.
1. John.
IV. ( JONATHAN, m.
1 d. 1708, Jul. 11. b.
>d. of
1680. Taxed 50.
He was buried in Newport Cemetery.
BENNETT (SAMUEL).
ib.
(SAMUEL,
1d. 1684, Sep. 4.
ATTA,
d. 1705 +
(She m. (2) Moses Forman.)
Providence, East Greenwich, R. L He was a cooper.
1652. General Sergeant,
1652, Hay 12. He bought of Surkeley Westcott, his house and lot, orchard, meadow, &c. 1655. Freeman.
1656. May ?, He was awarded 24a. for a calf. which Mr. Foote's dors were proved to live killed (the suit being brought against Hlenry Fowler, administrator of Henry Foote).
1656, Ort. 27. Sergeant He was to be paid £20, for his services in that oflice.
1657. Commissioner.
1660. Oct. 27. He sold certain lund to William
Carpenter. 1061. Grand Jury.
1666, May 31. He look onth of allegiance
1608-74-78. Deputy.
1078. May 1. Fant Greenwich. He was granted 100 acres at East Greenwich, by the Assembly ; and was to bave in the first division of 5,000 acres. if auy will relinquish a right, if not, then in the next township of 5,000 acres to be luid out
1682. Nov. 90. He and wife Anna, confirmed to beirs of Richard Everlen, land sold in Everden's lifetime, viz: 34 nerr. upland and a share of meadow, &c., in Providence, near Solitary Hill. 1684, Aug. 25. Will-proved 16-4, Ort. 23. Exx. wife Anna Ovencers, Thomas Olney and John Whipple, Jr. To son Elwant, 20 acres at Prov- Idence, To so Suinucl. GO acres and meadow,
I. ( EDWARD,
جار id.
Providence, R. L.
1676. Aug. 14. He was one of the men " who etaid and went not away," in King Philip's War, and so was entitled to a share in the disposition of certain Indian captives. The services of these ludiuns were suid for terms of years.
1686. Nov. 29. He sold Stephen Arnold certain land, which had been owned by father, Sumuel Ben- nett. deceased, for £6, 7%.
IL ( ELIZABETH,
i d. 1721 +
( EDWARD INMAS. ( b. 1654.
d. 1735, Juo. of Edward
Inman.
1. Edward, 2. Samuel, 3. Francis, 4. Benjamin, 5. Joseph, 6. Isaiah,
1. Samuel, 1090. Sep. 1L
mı. (1) 1699, Jan. 2
I SARAU FORMAN. 4 b.
id.
of
Forman.
4. Elizabeth, (ed wite.)
5. Benjamin, 1701, Nov. 2.
6 Johın, 1703, Oct. 15.
7. William, 1:06, May 15. 8. Priscilla, 170%, Oct. 7.
9. Mary, 1711. Apr. 2 1713, Feb. 12.
10. Desire,
1688. Grand Jury.
1690. Deputy.
1690. Lieutenant.
1703. Feb. 23. ile and wife Desire, gold Thomas Fry, for $68, my now dwelling house, orchard, &c., 20 acres.
1715, Dec. 21. He deeded son Samuel, for love, &c., 10 acres. His wife Rachel, joined in deed, calling Samuel, Jr., her son-in-law, (i. e. stepson )
IV. ( WILLIAM, 4 h. 1673.
[Clement ( d. 1753, Jul. 29.
RACHEL WEAVER, (w. of! b.
" } d. 1753 (-). of
Andrew.
1000 Freeman.
1703-13. Deputy.
5 b. 1644. 7 d. 1708, May 31. 1 b. } d. of
Newport, R. L.
1. Joseph, 1674, Oct. 1.
( MARGARET,
He was a tailor. 1039 He was in the employ of William Coddington; and was granted 10 acres this year.
1655. Freeman.
II. [ ROBERT,
1 b. 1650, Mar. / d. 1722.
3 Joseph,
4. Johu. 5. Anne. 6. William, 7. Mary,
8. Job,
9. Jonathan,
III. [ SAMUEL. ( b.
.
1 d. 1745, Apr. 15.
2. Sarah, 1093, Jan. 31. 3. Hannah. 1657. Apr. S.
m. (2) 1000. Apr. 25, DESIRE BERRY.
1 b.
7 d. 1714, Mar. 9. of
Berry
11. (3) 1713.
1b.
Į RACHEL,
14 of
He was a carpenter.
1685. Freeman.
East Greenwich, R. L.
1. William, 1004. Jun. 2
.
-
s b.
East Greenwich, Coventry, R. I.
1699. Nov. 15.
{ b.
I. ( JOSEPH.
m.
ANNE CORY,
٠
---
at World's End, Providence, To sous William and Benjamin, certain land at Fast Greenwich. equally, At ngr. To wife Anna, homestead land and buildings, at East Greenwich, for her use while widow, and the next day after her marriage, or at her decease, to go to son Wil- liam. To sons William and Benjanun. all rights of common at East Greenwich, and to them cooper's and carpenter's tools (except u plane to Samuel), To daughter Priscilla, E3 at twenty-ne or marriage. To wife, all debts. goods, chattels, &c.
Inventory, (62. 104., viz: 2 guns, 2 spinning wheels, carpenter's and cooper's tools, churn. 3 cows, 2 yearlings, steer, calf, horse, 8 swine, 5 shouts, &c.
1705. Jun. 19. Anna Foremman and her husband. Moses Foreman, sold Josiah Westcott, land in right of former husband, Samuel Bennett.
1715. Jan. 18. He and wife Ruchel, soll David Vaughan, a lot of It seres, for C90, reserving ground where honoured father and mother are buried.
1753, Jon. 12. Will-proved 1753, Ang. 25. Ex. grandson Benjamin Bennett. " To great-grandson Swert William Bonnett, all my homestead house and lot, where I dwell, only my grandson Benjamin Bennett, is to have the profits during his life, he paying my debts, and if grandson William Bennett's wife Elizabeth survive him, she to have profits white widow. If great-grandson Sweet William is- nett die before he arrives at age, the homestead to go to great-grandson Beng ania (son of Benjamink| and great-grandson Jonathan son of William). To grandson Benjamin Bennett, all carpenter's tools To grandson William Bennett, ewaper's tools and CS. To granddaughter Alive Weeks, Elizabeth Harris, Ann Greene and Sarah Bennett, each 20%. To each great-grandchild, &. To grandson Thomas Bennett, CIO. To grandson Benjamin Bennett, rest of estate.
Inventory, £75, 1%e, Gd., viz: wearing apparel £13, warming pan, pewter, sun dial, book, debts £10. Is. thl., sow, pig, &c.
V. ( BENJAMIN,
1602. Jul. 26. Ile (of Prudence Island), sold his brother, William Bennett, of East Greenwich, all my right, by will of father, lately deceased, to one-half of 90 acre farin in Engt Greenwich.
1 b.
+ d. 1754, Apr. 9.
( b. 1672, Oct. ¿ d. 1750, May 25. of Jeremiah & Eleanor (England) Westcott. 4. Benjamin, 1700, Dec. 31
BENTLEY.
WILLIAM,
7 d. 1720.
m. SARAH,
¿ d. 1720 +
of
Kings Town, R. I.
He was & currier.
1679, Jul. 29. He and forty-one others, of Nar- ragansett, sent a petition to the King. praying that " he would put an end to these differences about the government thereof, which hath been so fatal to the prosperity of the place ; animosi- ties still arising in people's winds, as they stand affected to this or that government."
1687, Sep. 6. Taxed 4. 6} d.
1705, Apr. He had liberty granted by town to set up a house, convenient for the carrying on of his currying trade.
1712, Jan. 20. He and wife Sarah, deeded son James 128 acres.
1714, Jun. 14. He bought of Priscilla Weathers, widow of Thomas, and her son John, 11 acres, for £13.
1715, Mar. 17. He appealed from judgment of Justice Court, in his case against James Updike.
1715, Nov. 1. He deeded to son Thomas, the 11 acres recently bought of widow Weathers and her son.
1718, Aug. 1. His wife testified that Samuel El- dred, father to Jobo, did dwell upon the land where John now dwells, fifty years ago.
1790 Will executed and proved. Exs. wife Sarah and son Benjamin. To eldest son William, 5a., and like amount to sous James and Thomas, and daughter Jane Whitman. To son Benjamin, 8 acres. To wite Sarah, rest of per- conal.
I. [ WILLIAM.
i d. 1760.
.
3. Caleb,
4. Ezekiel,
5. Elizabeth.
6. Tabithan,
7. Ruhama, 8. Mary.
1712. Freeman.
(2d wife. )
1735, May 29.
1748, Aug. 18. Will-proved 1760, Aug. 12, (by Governor after petition 1700. Mav). Exx. wife Buth- | 9. William, sheba. To eldest son Jobn. 3s., be having had already, and like amount to sons George, Caleb and : 10. Thomas, Ezekiel, eldest daughter Elizabeth Potter, daughters faithin Sweet, Ruhami Jamies and Mary Janes. . 11. James. To wife Batbsiteba, all my household goods and movabie estate. Executrix to sell homestend Jod . 12. Greene. 1700, Jun. 8. house I now live in, when my son Benjamin Bentley comes to age of fourteen, sud divide equally to muy , 13. Benjamin, 1744, Jun. 11. 1741, Mar. 23. tive youngest children, viz : William, Thomas, James, Greene and Benjamin Bentley. To wife Bath- 1 sheba, all'income ot whole estate, real and personal, to bring up my five youngest cluldren.
Inventory, £486, 15s., viz : apparel, spinning wheel, linen wheel, cow, 2 sheep, &c.
II. [JAMES,
td.
(2d wife.)
m. (1)
b. id.
of Samuel & Isabel (Lawton)
Albro.
HANNAH
7 d.
of
1712. Freeman.
{ b.
Kings Town, R. I.
III. ( THOMAS,
m. 1:06. Jun. 6, ( ELIZABETH CHAMBERLIN, j b.
of
Chamberlin.
He was a cord wainer.
1712. Freeman.
1718, Mar. He had suit brought against him by Thomas Phillips, for trespass, &c., and answered that he rightfully possesseth in the night of his father, William Bentley.
He may have been identical with: Thomas Bentley, of Exeter, who died 1779. and who mentions in his will (dated 1772, Jun. 15, proved 1778, Apr. 15), wife Mary, sons William and Benjamin, and grandson Calb.
IV. Į BENJAMIN,
m. RATHBONE,
¿d.
of Thomas & Mary (Dickens) Rathbone.
He was a currier.
1719, Sep. He and his father answered the suit of James and Daniel Updike, in an action for tres- pass, &c., damage £150.
1725, Feb. 8. He was witness to a deed from Alexander Huling and wife Elizabeth, to Alexander Brown.
1744, Aug. 29. He gave a receipt for his wife's portion of estate of her father.
1750. Apr. 29. His son William married Mary Sweet, daughter of Willinm. At this date, Benjamin Bentley was called of Exeter.
V. ( JANE, 5 b.
1. Alice, 1702, Oct. 16. 1704, Jan. 23.
m. 1700. Jan. 6,
b. 1674. Apr. 16.
1 0. 1750. of George & Elizabeth (Updike) Wightzcan.
4. James,
5. Valentine, 6. Jane,
7. Hary,
8. Deborab,
BERNON.
GABRIEL,' (ANDRE,') m. (1) 1675, Aug. 23, ESTHER LEKUT,
· b. 1644, Apr. 6. 4. 1226, Feb. 1.
1 b. 1474.
1 of Leroy. ¿ d. 1710, Juu. 14.
4
| m. (2) 1712.
1 b.
1694, Dec. 29. He wrote to his father, then in England.
1706. The tradition is that he embarked for the West Indies in a vessel which foundera.
of Thomas & Elnathan (Tew)
Harris.
(She m. (2) 1737, Dec. 3. Nathaniel Brown.)
II. ( MARY. m.
{ABRAHAM TOURTELLOT, d.
ef
Tourtenkt
IN. ( ESTHER,
id 1746, Oct. 20,
I'm. 1713, May 30,
, b. 1674.
1 KL. 1725, Dec. 24. of
Powe L
IV. ( SARAN,
1. 1722. Nov. 11. ( BENJAMIN WHIPPLE,
d. 1788. of Benjamin & Ruth (Mathew'on)
Whipple.
4. Daniel, 1724, S.p. 7.
5. Ephmim, 1729, Nov 7.
6. Esther, 1731, Mar. 12
7. Mary,
1732, May 28.
6 b.
1 b.
Kings Town, Westerly, Richmond, R. L |
1. John,
2. George,
mı. (1) 1703. Apr. 21. MARY EMOT. 1b
i d.
of
Eliot
m.(2) 1734, Ang. 1. [Ismel. BATHSHEBA LEWIS, (w. of ! ". 7 d. 1760 + of
Lewis.
He married his first wife at Stonington, Conn.
1 b.
Kings Town, R. L.
1. Hannah, 1703, Mar. 25.
DOROTHY ALBRO, นว. (2)
( b.
7 d.
Exeter, R. L
1. William,
3. Sarab,
JOHN WIGHTMAS,
3. John,
1. Gabriel, 1604, Sep. 24. 2. Esther, 1000, Jun. 12.
Rochelle, France, Boston, Mass., Newport, Kings Town, Providence, R. I.
He was & mercaunt at Rochelle, and early in | life engaged in conduercial enterprises in Canada, ; where he resided sometime.
1685. He was thrown into prison, for bis crime of Protestantisiu, and there remained wane months.
1650. Amsterdam. ile tled thence, un bis release from prison.
1637. Feb. Lanulon. 16H, Jul. 5. Boston. He arrived at this date in ship Dolphin, frum Gravesend. He obtained -
I. | GABRIEL,
1h.
t d. 1706.
¿ Unmarried.
1 h. + d.
i b.
3. Abrulanm.
1. Elizabeth, 1714, Apr. 8. 3. Esther, 1718, Hay.
ADAM POWELL,
5 h.
1. Andrew, 1724, Feb. 3.
d. 1 b. 1688, Nov. 11.
2. Benjamin, 172%, Jan. 5. 3. Content, 1727. Aug. 30.
19
1. Josinh, 1694. Dec. 2.
VI. ( PRISCILLA, m. 1693, Dec. 21. STUKELKY WESTCOTT,
Portsmouth, (Prudence Island) R. L.
2. Stukeley, 1608. May 2. 3. Freelove, 1702, Jul. 5.
L MARY BAURIS, id.
f b. 1077.
d. 1744. j b.
2. Daughter, 1718, Dec. 15.
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& confirmation of a tract at Oxford, Mass., where be subsequently built a grist-mill. . The area ot the tract wx4 3.072 womes which he valued at | £1.000 A French settlement existed there for quite a period. While living in Boston, he en Rayed in the manufacture of rovin, salt, to.
1693. He went to England and made a contract with the guvernment for supply of navul stores.
1606 He agnin went to England to further his commercial enterprises.
1697. Newport.
1699, Jun. 1. He and with Father and Abraham Tourtelot and wife Mary, aud Andrew Fan- euil, of Boston, attorney of brother Benjamin Fancuil sold for £110, in Prudence Thomson, wife of Benjamin Thompson, of Roxbury, their mansion house, andi 2; acres in Roxbury (meadow, Otowing and orchard).
1699. Sep. 23. He signed a petition for the estate lishment of an Episcopal church, at Newport (Trinity). 1710. Jun. 14. His first wife died while he was |VII. ( MARY,
Iving at Newport, and was buried there, in Now. port Cemetery, where the grave stone may still be scen. lle moved to Providence atter his wife's death, and lived there a short time, marry- ing his second wife there.
1712. Kings Town. He parchased at about this time, a lot, of Lanlowiek Updike, at Wickford, and built a wharf, warehouse and sluop.
1714, Mar. 17. He sold John Crawford, of Provi- dence, a warehouse lot there, for £21.
1716. Nov. 2. He having been ordered by As- sembly, to sign two acknowledgments. the one for his causelessly charging Capt. Joba Eldredge, who was hy Assembly deemed innocent, and the other for contemptuously and disorderly be- having himself before said Assembly -he ac- contingly signed two orders. expressing himself as " heartily sorry " for causelessly charging Capt. John Eldred and desiring him. " to for- give me my fault in so doing." and also acknowl- edging his misbehavior before the Assembly.
1718. He was elected one of the vestry of St. Paul's church.
1719. Providence. He moved there this year from Wirkford.
1721, Jul. 11. Hehad his daughter Eve, baptised.
1723. He was instrumental in establish- ing St. John's church.
1724. He went to England, to urge upon the church authorities there, the needs of the church in Providence.
Several interesting letters have been preserved from him to Rev. James Honeyman, of New- port, and Rev. Mir. McSparrow, of Narragansett, with replies from those gentlemen. &c.
1728, Feb. 16. Will-proved 1736, Feb. 16. Exx. wife Mary. As to goods that former wite Esther lett amongst her children, which I had by her. I fully release it to them to agree as they can, and to them he also gives 208. each, viz: Mary Tourtellot, Esther "Powell, Saralı Whipple and Jane Coddington. As to rest of | estate, thut I and my prisent wife, Mary, are| possessed of and entitled to give-disposition! was made as follows. To Mary, beloved wife, 1% of movables and 17 real estate while Lis widow, and rest to 4 small children, born hy present wife, viz : Gabriel, Susaunab, Mary and Eve Bernon. To wife, the use of estale to bring up children till of age to receive po. tions, and the children are committed to her charge, for tuition and bringing up. Negro man Man- tel, negro woman Peggy, to be at disposition of wife, as also the negro boy and girl, and the pro- duce of them, if sold, or they themselves, to come into division of estate. One negro chilli being with daughter Estber Powell, is left to ber, and a boy has been given to daughter Sarah and son-in-law Benjamin Whapple. Inventory, E-96, de. Gé., viz : negro than, Woman and 4 children $500, 44 oz. plate and 2 pair of large gold buttons £59, 5 feather beds £120, 1 oval table, 2 tables, 1 small table, ten table, 29 chairs, 2 looking glasses, books, 6 large maps, a silver hilted aword, silver billed cane, 12 pew- ter platters and 12 plates, 3 basins and 7 parts of pewter, stillvan's, case of glass bottles, 1 horse, 1 cow, 1 calf, 2 swine, 1 warming pan, brass, wearing apprei €40, 10a, Gd., lignum vite mor- tar, I pair scales with brass weights, &c. Several interesting memonais of Gatnici Bernon have been preserved by de cendants ; 118 Carvel chairs, s gold rattle, & sword (with dale 1414), a psalm book (said by tradition to have been pre- sented to him by a fellow priser in France), &c. He was buried beneath St. John's church. and a bronze tablet was placed in that church to bis memory.
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