The genealogical dictionary of Rhode Island : comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690 : with many families carried to thefourth generation, Part 87

Author: Austin, John Osborne, 1849-1918
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: Albany : J. Munsell's sons
Number of Pages: 930

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Inventory, £2,760, 15a., viz : suit of wearing apparel with silver buttons, and a new beaver hat £19, 15s. 6d., rest of apparel $10, 16s. 6d., bond £522, and other bonds, book debts $126. 19a. Id., silver tankard £24, 199 84, 4 silver spoons 93, 84. 2d, pair of silver shine buckles, &c., case of bottles with some methegin $1, 10%, pewter, ? feather beds, stillyards, warming pin, woolen and linen wheel, canoe, 4 apprentices EN, negro Long Joe £100. Megy £90. boy slave Jefferay £55, books £21, 7 horses, 4 fat oxen, fat cow, 36 milch cows and heifers, 4 working oxen, 23 fat cattle, and a fat bull, all on the Great Island ; a three year, 31 two year, 29 yearlings, 24 calves, 4 working ucat cattle, cow, 15 horsekind, 21 swine, 5 shoats, 24 geese, turkeys and other fowis, 4 hives of bees, &c. jb. 1 J. 1753. ( b.

IV. { MARTILA,

THOMAS WILCOX,

1d. 1728.

of Stephen & Hannah (Hazard)

Wilcox.

5. Abraham,

6. George.

". Edward,

8. Hannah,

1. Mary,

m. EDWARD WILCOX,

5 b. 1603 +

of Stephen & Hannah (Hazard)

Wilcox.

4. Edward,

VI. ( ROBERT,

[ b.

Kinga Town, R. I.

I. Jeffrey. 1638. Sep. 20.

4 Sasanna,

1291. Jan. 16.

AXET,

( d. 1718 + of

4. Robert, 1700, Jan. 19.

i. Thomas,

1313, Jun. IN.

6. Amey.

1:15. Sep. 20.

1. Marv.

1TIN. Mar 14.

1718. Sep. 50. Will-poved 1718. Nov. 10. Ex. son Jeffrey. Overseer, brother Thomas. To wite Amey, great room of dwelling house where It live, E30. a year while widow, cow, riding beast, tad, keep of cow. and what houscholl stuff is convenient. To son Jeffesy, farm where [ now live .ot ] 300 acres. To sou Robert, land in Kings Town where my mother hveth, 100 acres, with housing, &e., after Jeith of his grin im sher. To son Thomas, 200 acres in Kings Town and iGi acres at Westerly, at eighteen. To daughter Sa-inna Hazird, $100, an i like amount cich, to daughters Amney and Mary, at seventeen. To son Jeffrey, rest of real and personal, he bringing up children, &c.

. Inventory, £748, 9a. S., viz : wearing apparel, 3 bibles and other books C3. 15., beds, loom, spinning wheel, churn, 2 guns, warm'n; pin, 3 Indian children servants £23, 5 swine. 4 sheats, 11 pigs, 50 ccese and turkey", 219 sheep and lambs, o working oxen, 9 steers, 29 cow+, > >eurlings, riding beast, bull, 8 calves, horse, 6 marey, 5 colts, + yearling jades, &c.

JEREMIAH,

1 d. 1768, Feb. 1.

KARAR SMITH,

1 h. 16:8, Apr. 7 d. 1705, Mur. 12. of Jeremiah & Mary (Gercardy)

8mltb.

4. Saralı. 1PM. Jan. 11.

1707, Apr 18. Kings Town. Ile and wife Sarah sold land to William Browning,

1710, May 17. IIc and seventeen others bought 2,000 acres of the vacant lands ordered sokl by Assembly.

VILL. MARY.

11. 1;04. 0)cl. 19.

11. 1690.

( <1. 1:12, Apr. 6. of Rowland & Mary (Allen)

Robinson.

4. Surnah, 1:12, Feb. 9.

1. Robert,

2. Stephen,

3. Jeffrey,

L Thomas, 1013, Oct. 21.

1 d.

2. Hannab,

3. Stephen,

I d. 1718. b.

3. Hannah, 1203. Feb. 26.

100G. Freeman.

j b. 1675, Mar. 25.

North Kingstown, R. I. 1. Mary, 100. Mar. 16.

124. Apr. Il.

5. Martha, 18. 00. 8.

Hannah,

1 :: 4. AFC 1715. May :I.

7. Susanna,

1. Mary. 1.05. Sep. : 0

2 Sıralı, 1.6 :. Jam. 2:

Rah, 12. Mar. 12

South Kingstown, R. L.

1. Abigail 1690. Mar. 19.

2. Robert,

1604. Nov. 3.

3. Caleb. 1697. Nov. 24

4. George, 1700. Oct. 9

5. Thomas, 174. Mar. 20.

G. Oliver, 1710. Sep. 12

South Kingstown, R. I.

1. Mary.

1695. Jul. 20.

m. ( ELIZABETH HELME, 1 6. ¿ d. 1727 (-) of Rouse & Mary ( )

Helme.

4. Stephen, 1700. Nov. 99.

1:07. Jul. 29. 5. Robert, 1:03, Sep. 12. 6. Samuel, 1705. Jun. 29. 7. Thomas,

1708-18-19-20-21-22. Assistaut.

1727, Sep. 19.

Portsmouth, South Kingstown, IL I. | 1. Mary, 10%1. Okt. 2

2. Hannah, 16 3. Apr. 11.

3. Sarah. 14-2. Jul. 1.3.

4. Robert, 16-9. My :1

5. Thomas, 121. May 11.

j h. 1076.

{ d. 1715, Nov. 5.

188

٠ ٢

٣١٣

٠ ٨ ٠٠

322

( CHRISTOPHER, m MARGARET,

1 d. 1650.

( b.

¿ d. 1650 +

1647, Ang. 8. Sergeant. 1649. Member of Court of Trials.

1648, Jan. 23. He bound himself for any damage by occasion of receiving into my custody Robert Andrews, after the town had sent him back to master and he escaped from messenger.

1649, Jan. 23. He was disfranchised "for going about to undermine the liberty of the town," but subsequently the censure was removed. He had died before December of 1650. -

II. ( ELIZABETE,

GEORGE LAWTON,

5 b.

¿ d. 1693, Oct. 5. of

Lawton.

III. ( HANSAR, m. 1653. STEPHEN WILCOX,

( b. 3 d. [ b. 1633 ± {d. 1690 ±

of Edward

Wilcox

IV. (MARTHA, m. (1) ICHABOD POTTER, m. (2) BENJAMIN MOWRY,

§ b. 1 d.

( b. 1 d. 1676.

of Nathaniel & Dorothy ( ) Potter.

( b. 1649, May 8. d. 1719 +

of Roger & Mary ( , Mowry.

(2D WIFE, DO issue.)

HELME.

Warwick. Kings Town, R. L

-- ....

1661, Jan. 13. He, eldest son and heir of Christopher Helme and Margaret, late of Warwick, now deceased, confirmed a purchase made by Richard Carder from my loving mother Margaret (late of Warwick) some eight years since. He also ratitied a deed from Margaret and her attorney Ralph Earle, of Portsmouth, bearing date 1650, Dec. 19. He acknowledges himself satisfied for 6 acres of land and house, sold Richard Carder.

1671, May 20.

Kings Town. He took oath of fidelity.

1 b.

{d.

Kings Town, R. L

IL ( CHRISTOPHER,

1671, May 19. He took osth of fidelity. 1678. Freeman.

III. ( SAMUEL, § b.

1673.

Freeman.

IV. ( ROUSE,

( b. { d. 1712, May 17.

Kings Town, R. I.

( MARY, ( b. {d. 1712, May 9. - of

1671, May 19. He took oath of fidelity.

1671, May 23. He took as apprentice Thomas Marshall, with the consent of the boy's father and mother, Edward and Mary Marshall of Warwick.

1679, Jul 29. He and forty-one other inhabitants of Narragansett petitioned the King, praying that ; he " would put an end to :Lese differences about the government thereof, which bath been so fatal to the prosperity of the place, animosities still arising in people's minds as they stand affected to this or that government."

1684, Oct. 27. He took a receipt from Thomas Marshall, whose term of apprenticeship had ended.

1687, Sep. 6. Taxed 9a., 11d. 1687. Grand Jury.

1692, Jan. 30. He sold James Carder, of Warwick, 26 acres, 19 acres, a whole right of undivided land, and a right in commons, and all other interests there, for $50.

1711, Mar. 14. Will-proved 1712. Jun. 9. Exs. wife Mary and soo Rousc. Overseers, Thomas Eldred, John Eldred, William Knowles and Ephraim Bult. To son Samuel, east part of a farm ! (reserving 30 acres to be for wife's maintenance for life and then to son Ronse), so long as my son William liveth and then to return to son Samuel. To son Rouse, rest of above land and housiuz. and orchards and other land and negro Jack. To wife, half of the use of house, barn an.I orchard for life. To daughter Elizabeth Hazard. 95, paid by her brother Rouse, and to her a negro giri. To son Samuel, youngest negro boy. To daughter Margaret Potter, negro Mull. To dauzhter ; Mercy Watson, a heifer. To wife Mary, ball of movables to dispose of to children. and the other half equally, to son Sumutel and daughters Margaret Potter and Merey Watson, and sons Rouse and William, but son Rouse to have Wildam's part to keep him and if House dies before William, the part given for care of William, to go to those who take care of him and to find him in meat, drink, apparel, lodging, &c. All the children are charged to have a tender care of William.

Inventory, £284, 17a., 1d., viz : 77 sheep, 37 lambs, 4 oxen. 5 cows and calves, " three years, 5 two years. + yearlings, borse, 5 mares, 4 colts, negro Jack E30, Nan $15, stillyards, money scales, gan, ' 4 swine, &c.

1718, Oct. 21. A declaration signed by Mary Coggesball and Ezekiel Bull that Rouse Helme's wife died before him and that he considering huts wife's care of son William, that she would have taken, &c., desired ber part given to his son Rouse.

5 b.

Warwick, R. L.

I. ( WILLIAM,

Kings Town, R. I.

ـبـ

325

1. Thomas, 1708, Bcp. 3.

IX. { HANNAN, m. JEFFREY CHAMPLIN.

1b. 1 d. J b. 1 d. 1718 +

of Jeffrey

Champilo.

1. Isabel,

9. Juln.

. Mary, 4. George, 5. Robert, 6. Susanna, 7. Ruth, 8. Mercy. 9. Job,

10. Elizabeth.

1. Edward, 1663 ±

2. Thomas,

3. Daniel,

4. William, 5. Stephen,

6. Hannah,

7. Jeremiah.

1. Thomas,

3. John,

3. Robert,

4. Ichabod,

(By 2d husband.) 5. Roger, 6. Joseph, 7. Benjamin,

8. Jobu.

HELME.

South Kingstown, R. I.

1. Mary, 1700. Jan. 14.

I. ( SAMUEL,

5 b. 1 d. 1728.

3. Christopher1:02. Mar. 30.

8. John, 1.04. Feb. 11.

5. Dorcas, 1:10. Jun. 1L

6. William, 1714. Mar. 12.

7 Thomas,

1713. Jan. 3.

8. Mercy.

1. Mary, 1695. Jul. 90.

mı.

(STEPHES HAZARD. 6 b.

( d. 1727, Sep. 29. of Robert & Mary (Brownell)

Hazard.

4. Stephen, 1700, Nov. 10.

5. Robert, 1702. Sep. 12.

6. Samuel,

1,05, Jun. 20.

7. Thomas.

1.07. Jul 20.

8. Elizabeth,

9. Sarulı,

ICE. ( MARGARET,

1 b. 1679.

2 d. 1727 (-)

( ICHABOD POTTER, 1 h.

i d. 1730. of Ichinbod & Martha (Hazard)

Potter.

4. William, 1700. Har. 4.

5. Margaret,

1714, Oct. 11.

IV. ( MERCY,

WILLIAM WATSON, . b.

Watson.

South Kingstown, R. I.

1. James, 1710, May 7.

2. Sands, 1711. Aug. 21.

3. Rouse, 1713. Feb. 11.

4. Nathaniel, 1214. Per. 17.

5. Benedict, 1:18. Feb. 11.

8. Simeon, 171%. Dec. 15.

7. Benedict,

17:3. Oct. .:.

8. Nil:s.

1724, May 20.

9. Surah,

1:2%, May 1.

to Jonathan,

17.9. Oct. 1%.

11. oliver,

1:11. Jun. 11.

1224. Jun. J

1729. Nov. 26. He and Friner Willett petitioned for their pay for transcribing 1,230 pages EGG; being willing in consideration of prompt payment to | 12. Samuel, take EGO, the towns of North and South Kingstown having refused. The Assembly ordered North Kingstown to pay $30. to Willett, and South Kingstown, Co to Helme, and it the towns priused, the General Treasurer to pay saine, and withhold certain interest money from town.

1748. Apr. 1. Will-proved 1751. Sep. 9. Exe. sons James and House. To wife Sarala, half of dwelling house and a third of whole estate real and with all the sun, except James and Bone who have had their parts, to have the house and land. The two youngest sons Oliver and Samuel to have opportunity of learning a trade, being bound out, and they to have my tools, equally. All sous and daughters to be kind to your mother, and Intiful to her in all resperls.

VI. , WILLIAM, 1 h.

1.1.

7 d. 1751, Ang. 28.

14.

1 d. 1748 + of Nathaniel & Sarah (Sands)

Niles.

1714-17-20-22. Deputy.

1717-23-24-29-20-27-24-20-30-31-32-33-31-35-06-37-38-39-40-41-42-43-4. Assistant. 1720. Clerk of A-emily.

The Town records state that he was Judge of the Superior Court over twenty years successively. He and Francis Wiileft werr appointed by Assembly to draw a copy of all records belonging to South Kingstown, from the records of the late King, Town, and then to be delivered to the clerk of South Kingstown. (The two towns of North and South King towa had been lately format (emp Kings Town}

1723. Pcb.

f U.

V. ( ROUSE.,

n. 1709. Jul. 21.

SARAH NILES.

6 b. ¿ d. 1727 (-)

3. Hannah, 1697. Apr. 20.

3. Susanna, 1699. Apr. 20.

( DORCAS, 1 d. 1727 (-) of

4. Samuel, 1706. Oct. 21.

1727, Sep. 3. Will-proved 1729. Feb. 12 Ex. son Christopher. To son Christopher, my homestead farm, house, &c., he paying legacies, and to bim all mov able estate in doors and out. To son John. £100. To gon Samuel, £10). To son William, £70, at age To son Thomas, £70, at age. To daughter Mary Perry, 10s., she having had. To daughter Dorcas Helme, E40, at eighteen and n feither bed To daughter Mercy Helme, £40, teather bed, riding beast and side saddic. The Town Council to be guardian to young children and William and Thomas to learn to read, write, andi cipher, and to be put out to a trade, and Mercy to learn to read the bible.

II. ( ELIZABETH,

1. Ichabod,

3. Rouse, 1703, Feb. 13.

8. Thomas,

1. William,

7 d. 1740 + of Jobn & Dorcas (Gardiner)

3. Stophen, 1719, Feb. IG.

8. Williams, 1713, Mar. 3.

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384

HOPKINS (THOMAS).

( THOMAS (William').

J b. 1816. Providence, R. I., Oyster Bay, N. Y.

/ d. 1884.

4 b.

1640. Jul. 27. He and thirty-eight others signed an agreement for e form of government.

1650, Scp. 3.

Taxes 134., k.,

1652-59-60 Commissioner.

1675. Freenian.

1665, Feb. 19. He had lot 93, in a division of lands.

1665-66-67-72. Deputy.

1667-72. Town Council.

16.5. Oyster Bay. He removed here at the outbreak of King Philip's war or a little carlier: with a son who died before his father.

1684. Sep. 17. It was ordered by the authorities of Oyster Bay, on the | application of William and Thomas Hopkins, of Provuience, sons of de- ceased Thomas Hopkins, that an inventory should be taken on the estate of said Thomas Hopkins, Sr., who had deceased at the house of Richard Kirby, of Oyster Bay,

1654. Nov. 10. On receipt of a letter from Richard Kirby in regard to the death of Thomas Hopkins, the two sons in Providence to whom the letter was addressed, wrote to the Selectmen of Oyster Bay, of plantation called Littleworth, asking them to appoint Ephraim Carpenter and William Thornicraft to look after the matter of the estate for them : "For we do conclude them to be meu knowing as to our father's affairs," &c.

1685. Oct. 29. Administration on the estate having been given to the oldest | son, William Hopkins, he wrote at this date to the authorities at Oyster Bay, that with consent of younger brother Thomas he desired the estate movable of his father divide! as follows : To our sister Elizabeth Kirby, wife of Richard Kirby, 10s., and to cach of ber children by him, 5s., and all the rest of estate not before disposed of to the two children Anne and Ichabod of our said sister Elizabeth which she had before she married Richard Kirby. The administrator appointed as overseers, Ephraim Carpen- ter and William Thornicraft of Musketo Cove, and Richard Kirby of Little- worth, to look after the interests of the two children.

WILLIAN,

, b. 1647.

Providence, H. I. !

m. 1692, Jan. fof Stephen / d. 1723, Jul. 8.

He was a surveyor, besides having other occupations. ABIGAIL DEXTER, (W. )d. 1725. Aug. 19 of John & Sarah ( > 1672, Apr. 30. Frreman.

1674-77-80-52-93-9-97-99-1710-19-13-14-15-16. Deputy.

1676. Aug. 14. He was one of those " who staid and went not away " in King Philip's War, and no bad a share in the disposition of the Indian captives whose services were wohl for a term of years.

1679, Jul. 1.

Taxed 5s., "Captain Hopkins and his father's right. "

1679, Dec. 5. In a deposition of this date he calls himself aged thirty-two years. 1681-82-83-87-91-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-1707-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15. Town Council.

1682. Town Treasurer.

1687, Scp. 1. Taxed 7s., id.

1683. Ratable estate, 2 oxen, 5 cows, 3 heifers, 5 yearlings, bull. 9 sheep, 3 swine, 9 horses, mare, 2 colts, 2 shares of meadow, 6 acres of planting land, 20 acres pasture, 40 acres vacant lands, a night in land.

1692. Dec. 29. He decided his beloved brother Thomas for natural affection, &c., 20 acres where said Thomas dwelleth, with half of right in common belonging to my father Thomas Hopkins, deceased, and a torty font lot.

1696. Jan. 27. He and others were granted by the town a lot 40 by 40 feet to set a school house on if they would build in some considerable time.

1608. Major for the main laund.

1700-1-2-3-4-5-6-7. Assistant

1703, Oct. 27. He and two others were appointed by the Assembly to run the line between Rhode Island and Connecticut according to agreement of the Commissioners of two colonies.

1715-16. Speaker of the House of Deputies.

1723. Jul. 1. Will-proved 1723, Sep. 30. Exx. wife Abigail. To grandson William, all that my homestead, meadows and tenements, where I now dweil pear place called Missapauge, 200 acres in ] all. on condition that wife Abigail shall have a convenient room and be provided for in sickness and health for life, if she remain a widow. If she is not contented to dwell with grandson, be tu maintain her at another place of her choosing. The said grandson shall not dispose of any part of estate during hus grandmother's life, and he is to give his brother Rufus, when twenty-one, privilege of cutting two loads of hay yearly. To grandsou Rufus, a house lot upou Stamper's Hill. To son William, the farm where he dwells and all other lands not disposed of cither in Providence or else- where. To grandson William, a feather bed and cow, having before given him a heifer. . To wife Abigail, rest of movables to dispose of to my children and grandchildren, and what estate she brought with her to do with as she will.

Inventory, £111, 1 ... 6d., viz : rapier, cane, bible, law book, 5 pewter platters, feather bed. 2 spin- ning wheels, 4 cows, 3 swine, 4 shoats, silver money £2, 7s., 4d .. &c. The rooms named were the great room, bedroom, chamber bedroom, leanto chamber.

1725, Aug. 16. Will-proved 1725. Sep. 20. Widow Abigail. Ex. grandson William Hopkins. To three children Jolin Dexter. William Hopkins and Abigail Field, 40, cach, to be taken from money due te from Proprietor, uf Providence for services done by my husband, and the rest of money so due, about £3, to go to grandson William Hopkins. To grandson William Hopkins, also two cows. certain pewter, brass and ironware, case of bottles, and his grandfather's silver buttons tor a shirt Togranddaughters Hope and Abigail Hopkins, certain pewter, equally, and to each of them a pair 1 of linen sheets, &c. To granddaughter Abigail Field, granddaughter Abigail Dexter and grandson Stephen Dexter, legacies. To executor all the rest of estate.

II. (THOMAS, m. 1678. MARY SMITH,

Providence, R. L.

( b. / d. 1718, Apr. 21. § h. d. 1718 + of Jobn & Elizabeth ( 1 Smith.

1672, May 1. Freeman.

1672, May 14.

He and Nicholas Power were voted 10s., each, for apprehending an Indian.

1679. Jul. 1. Taxed 1s, 3d.

1687, Sep. 1. Taxed 48., 1d.

1688. Ratable estate, 2 oxen, 2 mares, 4 cows, steer, beifer, 162 acres, of which 10 seres improved lands, 5 acres being in tillage and 5 acres English pasture, 2 swine.

1706, Jan. 7. ; He and Eleazer Arnold, sons-in-law of Elizabeth Smith, widow of John Smith, agreed to support their mother-in-law provided they had the whole personal estate left brer by will ot her husband John Smith, deceased.

1711. Apr. 26. Will-proved 1718, May 19. Ess. wile and son William. To eldest son Thomas, a third of all land adjoining house, being part that said son's house was on, and to him certain other land. To son William, a third part of same truct, being the part testator lives on, and it was to an ' to William at his mother's decease. To son Joseph, all upland at Shenegachoconel. To son Zebedee, a third of land already alluded to, being the north part, also other land, he paring bis sister Anne, a legacy when she is cighteen or married To son Elisha. 64 acres a mile aou a halt west of house. To son Ezekiel, all land west of Seven Mile Line that had been laid out. To two sons Amos and Jeremith, ail undivided lands west of Seven Mile Live, &c. To three daughters Elizabeth, Mary and Rachel Hopkins. £10, each, payable three years after his decease. To fer sons Thomas, William and Zebedee and Elisha, all right of commonage, equally, on east side of Seven Mile Line. To Non William, a further gift was made of a forty foot lot on the Town Street and a share of Thatch Cove.

Inventory, £100, 154., viz : testament andifpart of another, feather bed, linen yarn. warming pon. 1 wool beds, pewter, iron, 2 spinning wheel», gun, sword, cooper's tools, yoke of uxen, horse, 3 cows, 14 sheep, 3 lambs, 9 swine,'tobacco, oats, rye, &c.

Winpple.

325

I. ( WILLIAM, m. RUTH WILKINSON,

+ b.

Providence, Scituate, R. 1. |

1. William,

3 Stephen,

1707, Mar. 7. 3. Inius,

4 John,

B. Fak.

1717. Mar. S. 1718, Apr. 20.

7. Samuel,

8. Alugul,

9. Susanna,

Scituate, R. I.

1. Susanna, 1708, Oct. 8.

m. ELIZABETH,

( b 1 d. 1746 + i b. ¿d. 1751, Feb. 1. of

2. Sarah, 1710, May 27. 3. Bethiah, 1714, Feb. 24. 4. Thomas, 1715, Sep. 9. 5. Reuben, 1717, Jul. 1.

6. Hanan, 1719. Jul. 17.

IL. ( WILLIAM,

1b. 1 8.

Scituate, R. I.

1. Jabesh, 1713, Jul. 15.

DEBORAH ALLEN,

J b. 1691, May 7.

1 d. 1781, Apr. 11.

. of Isaac

Allen. Scituate, R. I.

1. Joseph,

3. Oziel,

m. (1)

BETHIAH ALLES,

5 b.

3. Jeremiah,

m. (2)

MARTHA. J b.

1 d. 1740 + of

1740, Jul. 4. Will-proved 1740. Sep. 1. Exs wife Martha and son Jonah. To son Jeremiah, at age, 60 acres, &c. Toson Jonah, rest of homestead. he paying Abner at age, £200. To daughter-in-law Desire Tucker. a bed, cow, co. To daughter Dorcas, at eighteen, £100. To wife Martha, the Income of half of homestead till Jonah is of age, and then an eighth while widow. In case of death of sons, provision was made as to how the others should have. Jonah appeared before Town Council, aged about sixteen, and chose his brother Joseph as guardian.

IV. ( ELIZABETH, 1 b. 1 d. 1731, Feb. 26.

I UNMARRIED,

j b.

V. ( MART,

mn. 1716, Mar. 8.

1 b.

ROBERT DAVIS,

1 d.

id.

Davis.

VI. | RACHEL, d.

VII. ( ZEBEDEE,

( b. 1007. Feb. 22.

} d. 1780, Mar. 4.

Scituate, R. L. 1. Rachel, 1795, Dec.

( SUSAXSA JEXCERS,

1 d. 1755, Mar. 18. of Daniel & Catharine (Balcom)

Jenckes.

4. Zebedee,

1787. Nov. 5

1731, Oct. 25. He took iuimini-ination ou bis sister Elizabeth's estate.

VIEL. ( E.INT.,

ms. 1722, Jul. 13.

MERCY WAIDE,

J b.

Walde.

1,39. Town Council.

IX. ( EZEKIEL,

In.

j b. 1 d. 1262.

Scituate, R. I. 1. Daniel. 2. Ezekiel, 8. {'harles.

( ELIZABETHI,

j b.

1731 Town Council. 1745. DefHity. 1751, Rep. 16.

Will-proved 1762. Aug. 16. Exs. wife Elizabeth and sons Daniel and Nicholas.

He gave legacies to wife Elizabeth, sons Daniel,

Ezekiel, Charies and Nicholas, and daughters Abigail and Patience, and to children of daughter Catharine, vis: Ilutb, Catb wine and Sarah.

7. Mary. 8. Catharine,

6 b. 1 d. 1740, Jul. 19.

1 d.

of Isaac

Allen.

4. Abner,

5. Jonah,

1724,

6. Dorcas,

[ b.

1 h. 1700, Mav 24.

1724. OCL 5. 3. Deborah, 1720. 2. Susatlına.

Scituate, R. I.

1. Elisha,

HOPKINS (THOMAS).

1 d. 17:9. i IA JUNG, Jan. 31. 1 d. 1738 ( -- ) of Samuel & Plain (Wickenden) Wilkinson. 1734. Jun. 11. Will-proved 1738, Oct. 29. Ex. son-in-law Henry Harris. To sons William, Stephen and John, each 5s, having already given them sufficient To my two youngest sons beck and Samuel, a gun, log chain, horse and all my working tools, to be divided equally between them, and they also to have'all my wearing apparel. To the two younger daughters Abig sit and Susanna Hopkins, my two trunks and all in them except my paper. To daughter Susanna, bell, &c. To daughters Hope Harris, Abigail and Susanna Hopkins, 210, each, to be paid them one year after Bestator's decease. To sons Back and Samuel, all the rest of money and goods, equally.

I. ( THOMAS.

7. Mercy, 1721, Feb. 5.

8. Jonathan, 1722, Sep. 25. 9. Mary, 1,24, Feb. 17.

10. Timothy, 1725, Jul. 25. 11. Elizabeth, 1726, Aug. 9. 12. Anne, 1729, Jan. 24.

III. [JOSEPE,

4. Nicholas,

5. Abigail.

6. Patience,

$26

III.

ELIZABETH,

d. 1685 (-) 6 b. 1 d.

(She m. (2) Richard Kirby.)

1688, Oct. 27. The will of Richard Kirby, of this date (proved 1680, Jan. 10), gave legacies to bis wife Elizabeth and her two children Ichabod and Ann Hopkins, as well as to his own children, William, Thomas, Elizabeth and Mary Kirby. .

INMAN.

EDWARD, m. (1)

j b. 1 d. 1706.

( b.

m. (2)

[Michael. ( d.

BARBARA PHILLIPS (w. of ) b.

(d. 1706 +

He was a glover.

1648. Jun. 5. He was recorded as an inhabitant of Warwick. 1651, Oct. 27. Providence. He was recorded as a townsman. and Was granted a small piece of ground by the place where his house is. if no dam- age to highway, provided be alloweth o acres of ground tor it elsewhere. 1652. Dec. 13. He bought an acre of Thomas Harris.

1653. Jan. 3. He was not liable to forfeit his home lot for not building. " because he hath built in another more convenient place for his trade of dressing fox gloves."

1656, Jan. 27. He was granted 5 acres between the bridge that goeth to Mr. Scott's meadow and Mr. Dexter's bridge.

1657, Jun. 10. He entered two ankers of rum.

1658. Commissioner.

1661, Feb. 18. Grand Jury. 1663, Jul. 27. He enterei two ankers liquor.

1663, Dec. 7. He and Thomas Hopkins gave bond to the town for any money to be used for the relief of Joanna Hazard.

1664, Feb. 27. He had permission to exchange land.

1665, Feb. 19. He had lot 74 in a division of lands.

1666, May 14. Hc and John Mowry honght of William Minnion. of Panske- page, Massachusetts, for good consideration, 2,000 acres, iving from Loquesit } northward, boun ing partly on Pawtucket River: "To have and to hold without any trouble or mulestation by any luuitns."

16GO-07-68-72-74-76-77-75. Deputy.

1667. Sep. 2. He suld his dwelling house, &c., to Stephen Paine, Sr., of Rehoboth.

1669. Mas 13. He. calling himseit late of Providence, received a deed of 500 i acres on Pawtucket River from William Manaunion for $20, suid deed ! being confirmed by King Philip and others.

1679. Jnl. 1. Taxed Is. 191gd

1652, Apr. 26. He and his associates bud a grant from town of Providence ot 3,500 acres in north purt of town, having alreviy seuled their families | there. This grant was in settlement of some differences, the town " in- cliring to part with some of their right that so a neighborty amity might be settled, rather than to use extremity by which animosities might arise. 16.4. Oct. 29. Taxed 24.

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The genealogical dictionary of Rhode Island : comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690 : with many families carried to thefourth generation, Part 87

Author: Austin, John Osborne, 1849-1918 Publication date: 1887 Publisher: Albany : J. Munsell's sons Number of Pages: 930

Author: Austin, John Osborne, 1849-1918
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: Albany : J. Munsell's sons
Number of Pages: 930