The genealogical dictionary of Rhode Island : comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690 : with many families carried to thefourth generation, Part 93

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


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Inventory. £78. 94. 5d, viz : wearing apparel, 2 hals, two feather beds, one being of English ticking, a Rock bed, warming pan, bellows, shoemaker's tools, pewter, 3 brass candlesticks, 3 Looks, viz: Ainsworth's Annotations, Concordance. Fisher's Ashford Dispute. Money £?, 14x .. + cows, gun, &c. The rooms mentioned were parlor. old bedroom. hall chamber, cellar. kitchen. In the shop there was a smith's vice, 2 currier's shears, shoemaker's inst.


OLNEY.


m. 1600. Jul. 3 ELIZABETH MAHKE.


1d. 172 (-)


March. 1


1657. Freeman,


1661-65-66-67-83-81-85-MA-47-84-90-90-01-09-91-04-95-96-97-08-09-1700-1-3-3-4-5-6-7-9-9-19-11- 12-13-14-15. Town Clerk.


1665, Feb. 19. He had lot 41 in a division of lands,


Onlained pastor of First Baptist Church.


1669-70-71-77-78-79. Assistant.


1671-73-71-32-87-81-47-48-91-93-91-96-97-99-99-1700-1-3-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14. Council.


Ton


1672-76-77-90-82-89-85-96-03-96-1704-7-8-11. Deputy.


1679. Jul. 1. Taxed 7s. 6d.


16%, Mar. 13. At his request a Town Council meeting coadhiere i matter of a cow and her increase. which ilereased Thomis Oney Left in care of Town Corovil, the said catfir being in customiv of Epenetus Otney, the said cow formerly bring of estate of deve ised James Olery, and being left in ! care of Town Conned by Thomas Ofnev, deceased, for three children of JJohn Whipple, &c. 1682, Svp. 1. Taxed 124. 7d.


Ratable estate, 9 cows, 2 heifers, 3 steers, 2 oxen, 5 two years, 3 yearlings, 4 swine. | 3 horses, mare, 2 acres salt marsh. $ acres mongrel meadow, ?acres fresh meadow. 2 acres mowing, 10 acres tillage. 6 acres wild pasture.


1695. Jul. 2.


Ile and two others were chosen by Assembly to run the northern line of colony.


1699. Aug. 2. He was appointed on a committee to meet the Connectient gentlemen to treat before' Lord Bellomont about the western bounds of Colonv.


1699, Oct. 25. Hle was chosen agent for the colony to go to England for maintaining of liberties granted in our charter. He refused the appointment.


1722, Feb. 20. Will-proved 1929 Jul. 9. Ex. son William. To son William, two home lots (G1; acres cach), one of which was my father Thomas Olney's homestead, also 40 foot lots by water side on west side of Town street, &e., with a reservation of burying place in father's homestead lot, where my father and mother and some of my children and relatives are buried. and where testater himself desired to be laid. This reservation was to be 5 pules square and to be fenerd, &c. To com. William he also gave all homestead lands and tenements where I now dwell on both sides the river at place called the Staumapers, with dwelling house ang appartenances. To son Willam, hall ot southern endt of fari at Wenscott, the other half of southern end being already confirmed by dordt to grand-on William. To son William other land, meadow by the Woontsquatucket Hvis. firm at Westquadnair, &c. To grandson Thomas, son of son Thomas, deceased, half of farm at Wenscott, bring the northern end, with buildings, de. and if he did without issue his brother Quidich was to. have it, but his mother Lydia was to have whole rule of what my son Thomas ieft her in passion of during life while his widow, and Obadiah to have a living in the house with his brother Thomas til het could get a settlement of his own. To grandson Thomas, also, 196 acres in a farm west of Seven Mile Line, wear colony line oa Killingly road, &c. To grandson Obadiah, land at " Observation "" east side of Seven Mile Line, and 150 acre firm west sale of Seven Mile Live near Round Hill, &c. : To grandson Thomas, son of Witham, land near Elward Hawkins. All other hand, to grandsons; Oba mais and Richard To son-in-law Joka Waterman, few book called " Coke upon Littictos," and; Lo daughter Ange Waterman, a piece of eight. To sou William, all rest of estate.


Inventory, 9115, 5% Gd .. siz: feather bei, dock b.1. 55 bound books, 93 small unbound books, pewter, 2 combs, greit tible, 4 chairs, silver mmey £30, lealea standard to hold ink. 5 wooden trenchers, shoemaker's tools, warming pan, &c.


II. ( EPENETCS,


j b. 1334


d. 1698, Jun. 3.


Providence, R. L.


m. ICCO. Mar. 9. ( MARY WHIPPLE, j b. 1648.


( d. 1698 + of John & Sarah ( ) Whipple.


He kept a tavero.


1662. Jun. He was appointedl with others to get the timber out and frame a bridge, that was to be built over the Moshassuck River.


1665, Feb. 19. He had lot 87 in a division of lands.


1666-76-84-SG. Deputy.


1671, Oct. 23. His bill of 8s. for charges abou: a horse committed to his custody by the town, Was allowed.


1679, Jul. 1. Taxed 6s. 3d.


1687, Sep. 1.


Taxed 88.


1689. Ratable estate, 270 acres, 512 shares of meadow, house and lot, 3 acres within fence. 5 acres tillage, 2 horses, 1 mare, 4 cows, 4 oxen, 3 yearlings, 5 swine, 23 sheep.


1605-96-97. Town Council.


1696, Jan. 37. He and others were grauted a lot measuring 40 feet square, for a school house if they would build in some considerable time.


1608. Jul. 12. Inventory. 5143, 1s. id . exhibitel by widow Mary. 2 oxen, a steer. 5 cows. 2 thrce year old, a two year aleer. yearling, heifer. 2 calves, 50 sheep and lambs, 3 swine, 4 shoats, 2 horses. 5 stacks of bees, 2 tibles, 6 chairs, vible and other books, 1 gun, 1 warming pan, a barrel of cider 3 aides of leather, augers, chisels, gauge, &c.


Administration was given to widow Mary and son James.


HIL ( NEDABIAU, , J b. 1637, Ang.


7 d. young.


IV. ( STEPIEN,


( d. 1058 ±


-


USMARRIED.


1 b.


Providence, R. I.


V (JAMES, { d. 1676, Oct.


( UNMARRIED,


1676, Aug. 11. ffc was one of those " who atail and went not away" in King Philip's War, and so had a share in the disp sition of the Indian captives whose services were sold for a term of years. 1676, Oct. 10. He was birte I at this date as town records declare.


1677. Арг. His will is alluded to as in custody of Town Clerk.


-


Proviskne, IL. I.


1 4. 1722. Jan. 11.


j b.


Providence, R. L.


·


-


OLNEY. .


I. ( THOvin,


1 b. 1601, Mav 4.


1 d. 1:18, Mar. 1.


im. 1687. Jul. 13. ( LYDIA BARNKA,


1 1. 1:29 +


of Thomas & Prudence ( 1


Barnes.


4. Thomas, 1696, Jan. IM.


5. Elizabeth, 1698. 3.1. 2.


6. Anne, 1700, Mar. SG.


7. Mary. 1202. Frh. 25.


8. Olkulinb.


1710, Feb. 14.


1707, Feb. 25. He and two others were appointed to andit the colony's accounts. Ile was called Captain at his death. 1718. Ang. 4. Adiministration to widow Lydia and son Thomas Inventory €141. 7s. 3d., viz : an ox, 2 enwe, 5 steers, 3 heifers, a bull, 7 shots, carpenter's tools, survevor's compass, &c., ckler null, 3 barreis cider, part of a coro mill £1, id., part of a saw mill £5, tinx, corn, bay, gun, 5 spinning wheels, warming pain, &c. -


IT. ( WIT.I.FAM. í h. 1663. Jun. 35.


*d.


m. 1602, Dec. 29. CATHARINE SAYLES, 4 b. 1671.


7 d. 1:51, Feb. 91. of Jobn & Mary ( Williams)


Sayles.


III. ( ELIZABETH,


j b. 1666. Jan. 31. 1 d.


8. Richard,


1711, Nov. L.


UNMARRIED.


IV. ( ANNE,


1. Elizabeth, 1602, Apr. 18.


2. Mercy, 1604, Jun. 27. .ות


Waterman.


4. Jobın, 1698. Feb. 5.


5. Benoni, 1701, May 25.


V. ( PHEBE,


[ b. 1675, Sep. 15.


J.


6. Resolved,


1703, Oct. 13.


7. Phebe,


UNMARRIED.


8. Patience,


1. (MARY,


5 b. 1668, Jan. 13. 1 3. 1725 (-)


NATHANIEL WATERMAN, $ b. 1 d. 1725, Jun. 14. of Nathaniel & Susanna (Carder)


Waterman.


4. Zuriel, 1201, Mar. 19.


5. Sarab, 1702, Nov. 6.


6. Mary, 1705, Mar. 23. 7. Jolın, 1709. Oct. 6.


II. ( JAMES,


m. 1702. Aug. 31. HALLELUJAH BROWN,


6 b. { d. 1771.


of Daniel & Alice (Hearnden)


Brown.


He held the title of Captain.


1740. Feb. 26. He and other Baptists were given permission by the Assembly to meet on the first day of the week in the County House in Providence, to worship during the pleasure of the Assembly, upon security being given to the Sheriff, for repairing and making good all damages.


1744, Sep. 2. Will-proved 1744. Nov. 10. Exx. wife Hallelujah. To son Joseph, homestead. &c., half at my decease and half at death or marriage of wife. To sou Jonathan, 910. and privilege to ent thatch. he baring already had his portion. To daughter Mary, wife of Arthur Fenner, and danglater Lydia, wife of Robert sterry. £40. ench. To daughter Mercy O.ney, $300. To wife, the use of the homestead, and all estate not disposed of to be here for life and then disposed of to children. (She to keep negro woman Amey and negro boy Billy for life, and have Elu0, paid her by son Joseph if she married, in lieu of dower.)


Inventory, £987, 15s., viz: fenther bed, flock bel, warming pan, rum and wine £8, a yoke of osen, 3 cows, 3 small cattle, horsckind £15, 6 swine, negro man and woman 9:20, 7 silver spoons, &c.


1766. Feb. 5. Will-proved-1771. Sep. 30. Widow Hallelujah. Ex. son Joseph. To son Joseph, all estate acquired in widowhood and negro man Billy, in consideration of son's great care and kindness to me in my widowed state. To only surviving daughter Lydia Sierry, best suit of apparel and silver shoe buckles. To son Jonathan, £5. he having already received husband's wearing apparel. Rest of estate to son Josephi.


IIL ( SARAU, [ b. 1672, Sep. 10. 1 d.


Providence, R. I.


IV. ( EPENETCS, m. ( MART WILLIAMS, j b.


5 b. 1673. Jan. 19. d. 1740, Sep. 13.


( d. 1740 + . of Daniel & Rebecca (Rhode=)


Williams.


1716. Mar. 94. He had deed from Pelez Williams, for love, &e., that latter bore to my brother-in-law. Ensign Epenetus Olney of Providence, and to my sister Mary, his now wife. &c.


1735. Der. 14. Will-codicil 12:0. Jan. I-amyi-1 1:40. Oct. 20. Ecc. wife Mirv. To son James, landt where he dwelleth near Woonasquatucket River, &c. To wm Charky, my i wearing hone. se., but wife Mary to have till Charle, is of age, the't to nim half till death of mother, and other half at her death, &c. To win Joseph, 192 Great Saco Fern Plain, near Pasklerer. Gowater. . To urt Anthony. Il. To -one Joseph and Anthony, restof land west of Seven Mile Line. Tos sons Stars and Charges, undivided land- rast of seven Mile Ling, my part of saw mandat Wen scott. se. To three dugh- tera Mary, Amy and Anne Oines, Sier, each. To write Mary, 9150. Bas daughter. Martha Angel and Freelearn Winsor, 208, each. Best to wife. Calicil gives son-in law Willrun Colweit and wife Anne, to seres, and to daughters Martha Angell, Freeborn Wir, Amey Hawking and Anne Colwell, eich. 95. &c. Inventory. 01.010. 19s. 96, viz : 15 cattle, 63 sheep, a swine a horse, cider mill, books, 3 feather beds, cane, silver 103; o%. Bills Public Credit CH41, Ha. Gl, &c.


V. (Jons, 5 b. 157%. Oct. 21.


Providence, It. I.


1. John, 1201, May =C.


m. H433, Ang. 11. IL 1554 Nov. o.


2. William, 1204. Frb. : 2. 3. Jen mialı,


RACHEL CONGENITALL, ( b. 1 . 1760, Jun. 24. of


Coggishall.


Ile was a black-inith.


4. Freelove, 1:11, Nov. 2 5. Nedalaab, 1.1. Frb. 10.


1717.


7. Alaguil, 8. Tabitha, 9. Jabez,


.


m. 1693, May 9.


5 b. 1670. Nov. 9.


1 d. 1744, Ocr. 6.


Providence, R. I.


1. James, 1703, Sep. 18.


2. Mary, 1:04, Sep. 30.


3. Joseph, 1706, Jun. 7.


4. James, 1:09. Dec. 29. 5. Jonathan, 1710, Mar. 9. 6. Jeremiah, 1711, Mar. 20.


7. Lydia,


1716, Nov. 1.


8. Mercy,


1. James, 2. Charles, 3. Joseph,


4. Anthony,


5. Mary. G. mey,


7. Anne, 8. Martha,


9. Frechorn,


1980, Sep. 29. Administration was taken at this sue on estates of both John Olney and his widow Michel by their son William Olney. Inventory of Ww wwlow Ra wi i mount i to 0787. Ta. Gl.


45


Providence, IL [. ] 1. bydis,


169. 04. 2


3. Sarah,


He was a carpenter.


· 1600-1707.


: Deputy.


Providence, R. I.


1. William, 1604, Oct. 6.


2. John, 1600, May 9.


3. Catharinc, 1701. Aug. 11.


4. Thomas, 1:06, Apr. 26.


5. Deborah, 1708, Jul. 80


§ b. 1669, Jan. 13.


d. 1:15, Oct. 26.


I JORN WATERMAN.


§ b. 1666.


3. Anne, 1696, May 20


d. 1798, Aug. 26.


of Resolved & Mercy ( Williams) .


1. Bethiah, 1603, Feb. 27.


2. Nathaniel, 1695, Sep. 9.


3. Joseph, 1697. Jan. 17.


364


-


VI. ( MARY, m. 1663. Dec. 4. (Joux WHIPPLE,


1 b. 11. 1670 ± 56. 1640. ¿d. 1700, Dec 15.


of John & Sarah ( - Whipple.


VII. ( LYDIA,


m. 1669. Dec. 17.


( JOSEPH WILLIAMS,


( b. 1645.


1 d. 1724, Sep. 9.


( b. 1643. Dec. 13


1 d. 1724, Aug. 17.


of Roger & Mary ( 1


Wiliama.


POTTER (NATHANIEL).


NATHANIEL,


5 b. 1d. 1644 (-)


Portsmouth, R. I. |


m.


DOROTHY,


Sb. 1617. 1d. 1000, Feb. 19.


(She m. (2) John Albro.)


1638. He was admitted an inhabitant of island of Aquidneck.


1049. Apr. 30. He and twenty-eight others signed the following compact : " We whose names are underwritten uo acknowledge ourselves the legal subjects of his Majesty King Charies, and in his name do hereby bind ourselves into a civil body politicke, unto bis laws according to matters of justice."


No relationship is known to exist between him and Thomas Potter, who bad wife Ann, and a daughter Mary, born at Newport, 1664, July.


I. ( NATHANIEL,


id. 1704. Oct. 20.


( ELIZABETU.


(d. 1704 + of


1664. Sep. 5. He and Abel Potter confirmed a deed of & aeres that was once in their fathers' posses- sion, said decd having been made 1668, May 7, by Samuel Wilbur to John Tripp, shaft carpenter. 1677. Freeman


Taxed 58.


1704. Oct. 18. Will-proved 1704. Nov. 20. Ers. wife Elizabeth and son Stokes. Overscers. James Tripp and Hugh Mosher. To wile. all movables, her living in the house for life and a third off estate. To son stokes, half my land on south side of highway. To con John, half my bed on north side of highway, with orchard. To son Nathanici, 1s. To son William, 54. To son Benja- min. £3. To son Samp1, !#, To daugliter Mary Wilbur. 92, and a cow. To daughter Rebecca Kirby, £? and a cow. To Pachter Elizabeth Potter. £3. Todaughter Katharine Potter, £4, at age. To son Ichabod Potter, 2 acres.


Inventory, £198, 128., Gil , viz: house and land £120, 2 beds, brass, glass, iron and pewter ware, loom, cheese press, 2 oven, 3 cows. 3 yearlings, calf, 19 sheep, 10 swine, time of prentice girl &2, 10e., 4 spinning wheels, 3 chests, 6 chairs, &c.


His children were not born in the exact order he names them probably.


-


(b. 1637.


Portsmouth, R. I., Dartmouth, Mass.


365


Providence, R. I. | 1. Lydia, 1711, Jun. 2.


3. Esther, 1714. Jul. T.


1 d. 1745, Ang. 8. of Roger & Mary ( 1


1709.


Freeman.


1742-21-25-28-30-32-34. Deputy.


1723.


Town Treasurer.


1725-26.


Town Council.


1753. Sep. 26.


Administration to son-in-law Daniel Edily and daughter Esther Olney.


Inventory, £534, la., viz : silver money €9, wearing apparel £31. gun, woolen wheel, linen wheel, 3 books, &c. He and his wife were buric.1 in North Burial Ground.


VIL. ( LYDIA,


D. 16. Jan. 26.


a. 1727 (-)


( HENRY HARRIS,


1. Mary,


1663. Mar. 4.


2. Julin, 1661. Oct. 2. 3. Elnathan; 1675. Jan. 2.


1. Joseph,


1620, Scp. 26.


2. Thomas,


1672. Feb. 16.


3. Joseph,


1674. Nov. 10.


4. Mary,


1676 Jun.


5. James,


1680, Sep. 20.


6. Lydia,


1633, Apr. 26.


POTTER (NATHANIEL).


I. ( STORKS,


ELIZABETH,


§ b.


d. 1718.


1 b.


d. 1718 +


of


1718, Jan. 25. Will-proved 1718, Feb. 3. Exx. wife Elizabeth. To son Nathaniel, all lands in Dartmouth. To son Benjamin, £5, paid by Nathaniel, when twenty-one. To daughter Isabel Potter, 5s., paid by Nathaniel. To daughter Margaret Potter, 5s., and like amount to daughters Hanunh, Dorothy and Sarah Potter. To wife, rest of estate. Inventory, £084, 4a., viz : house and land £200, money £10, 11s., 6d., 5 cows, 'pair of oxen, 4 two years, 2 yearlings, mare, colt, 9 sheep, 6 swine, 4 gcesc, 4 wheels, warming pan, 2 barrels cider, pewter, &c.


{ b.


II. ( JOHN.


m.


1 d. 1769.


MART,


5 b.


1 d.


of


1760, Sep. 11. Will-proved 1769, Dec. 25. Ex. son Nathaniel. To wife, bed, warming pan, and use of indoor movables, best room in house, ten bushels apples, cow, Iwo geese and use of garden. To son Nathaniel, all my homestead and house, he keeping wife's cow, &c. To son Joho, rest of lands not before decded and buildings, be having my granddaughter Comfort Potter, 12s., and allowing use of room in house where he dwells to my wife, his mother, and providing firewood. To daughter Hannah Brightman, 6s., and a third of indoor movables, and like legacy to daughters Margaret Macomber and Amey Cass. To son John, £20, all wearing apparel, weaver's loom, de. To sons Nathaniel and Jolin, all stock and hay, equally. Dartmouth, Mass.


( b.


III. ( NATHANIEL,


1 d. 1736.


6 b.


nı.


( JOAN WILBUR.


{ d. 1759.


of William


Wilbur.


1733. Nov. 15. Will-proved 1736. Nov. 16. Exs. wife Joan and son William. To wife, dwelling house and part of homestead and negro Cesar, for


life, and all money and movables forever. To son William, south-easterly part of my homestead wherein bis dwelling house stands. To son-in-law Isaac Wood and daughter Mary his wife, land whereon she dwells, and Cesar, at death of wife. To son William, the part of homestead where I dwell, at death of wife, during his life, and then equally to my two grandsons Nathaniel and Daniel. Inventory, £424, 123., 10d., viz : wearing clothes £40, cash in paper £174, Gs., 11d., 27 oz. silver, bed, pewter, warming pan, pair of worsted combs, carpenter's tools, 2 cows, # swine, sheep, fowls, negro lad £70, sword, &c.


1743, Jul. 3. Will-proved 1739, May 1. Widow Joan. Ex. friend John Sanford, of Little Compton. To son William, 5%. To daughter Mary . Brownell, 5s , and negro Caesar. To grandson Nathaniel Potter, bible and a pair of silver buttons. To granddaughters Mary and Rachel Wood, each a feather bed. To grandchildren Benjamin, William, Jane Soule, Nathaniel, David, Sarah, Mary, Robert and Martha Potter, children of sou William, one-halt of rest of estate. To grandchildren Richel and Gideon Wood, children of daughther Mary Browneil, other half.


IV. ( WILLIAM.


1 b.


1 d. 1720 +


( ASS DURFEE,


5 b


( d. 1710 + of Thomas


1G9G. Freeman.


1697, Jan. 14. He and wife Ann, sold William Burrington, 10 acres for £50.


1720, May 9. He Jeeded for love, &c., to son William Potter, Jr., all lands and housing in Portsmouth.


( b.


Portsmouth, R. I., Dartmouth, Slass.


V. ( DESJAMIX,


d. 1709.


1 b.


( MART,


d. 170} +


of


1696. Frecman.


1700, Dec. 7. Inventory, £140, 174 .. 11d., shown by widow Mary, administratrix. Among items were house and lands £100, 2 cows, calf, mare, 2 pigs, 13 geese, fowis, loom, 3 wheels, gun, pair of cards, hive of bees, &c.


VI. ( SAMUEL.


/ d. 1749.


In. MART.


( d. 1748 +


of


17:38, Mar. 5. Will-proved 1719. Aug. 17. Exx. wife Mary. Overseers, son Aaron and brother Ichsirot. To her, improvement of all estate real and personal for life. To sons Aaron and No'hiniel, as., each. To son Benjamin, 10 acres at desth of wife and like le grey to say Samuel. To son Jul, 20 acres at death of wife. To daughter> Frar Holladay, wife of Wilham, Mary Tripp, wife of O:hniel, and Ericchth Dav, wite of Richard, at | house hold goods at death of wife, and half of stock and outdoor movables. To soas Benjamin, Samuel and Job, the other half of stock and outdoor movables.


5 b.


VII. ( MART,


( SAMUEL WILBUR,


1 h.


1 d. 1740. of William


Wilbor


1. Isabel, 1703. Oct 19.


2. Marguret, 1705. Jun. 20.


3. Hannab, 1707, Mav S. 4. Nathaniel, 1709, Jan. T. 5. Benjamin, 1711, Jun. 21. G. Dorothy, 1714, Feb. 2. 7. Sarab,


5. Jolın, 1720, Sep. 16.


6. Amcy,


1. William, 1680. Nov. 12. 2. Mary, 1702, Mar. 25.


1. Nathaniel, 2. William, 1696, Nov. 11.


5. Elizabeth, 1:11, 1. 2. 10. G. Benjamin, 1711. M.p. 2. 7. Samuel, 1:14, p. 2: 1717, Nov. 20.


9. Job,


1. Martha. 1600 0L 22.


2. Samuel, IGD :. X.X ...


3. Willi:tt, 1693. 1 .. 1. 6 4. Mary, 5. Joanna, s. Thankful, 1.01 .... ..


7. Ehzalath,


8. Themas, 120%, the. 2. 9. Abial,


10. Hannah, 11. Ixinc,


Lius. Fr .. 9.


161. Aug 24.


im. 1710, Jun. 15.


VI. ( THOMAS,


1 b. 1640, May 18.


1 4 1232. Jul. 28.


PATIENCE BURLINGANE,


1 b. 10%).


Burlingame.


1. Thomas, 2. Henry, 3. Lydia,


5 b. 1675, Nov. 10.


d. 1727, Mar. 20.


of Thomas & Elnathan (Tew)


Harris.


Dartmouth, Mass.


Dartmouth, Mass. 1. Job, 1708, Apr. 8. 2. Nathaniel, 1710, Jan. 8. 3. Hannalı, 1712, Mar. 22. 4. Margaret, 1716, Apr. 22.


Portsmouth, R. I. Durfee.


1 b. 1673.


Dartmouth, Mass, 1. Aaron, 1701, Sep. 26. 2. Nathaniel, 1703, S.p. 9. 3. Frar.


4. Mary. 1200, r'.h. 1.


,


356


Portsmouth, R. L


II. ( ICHABOD, m.


{b. 3d. 1676.


( MARTHA HAZARD,


of Thomas & Martha ( )


(She m. (2) Benjamin Mowry.)


1661, Mar. 22. He signed certain articles relative to Misquamicut (Westerly) lands.


1671. Oct 18. Grand Jury.


1680. His widow Martha was' taxed 4x, 2d., at Portsmouth. She moved to Kings Towa not many years after this (where her brother Robert Hazard weat about 108?).


1683, Dec. 31. The lan lof Ichabod Potter, deceased, is allude2 to in a deed from Daniel Grinnell and wife Mary to Henry Brightman, of 23 acres in Portsmouth.


By one account he had daughters Susannah and Sarah.


POWER.


NICHOLAS,


5 b.


Providence, Il. L !


JANE,


7 d. 1057, Aug. 25. ( b. 1 d. 1007 +


1610. Jul. 27. He and tinrty-cigut others signed a compact for good govern- InenL


16133. Oct. 17. Ile Was among the band of Gortonists arraigned at Boston al this date, though his residence was very brief at Warwick, if indeed he ever lived there. He was dismissed with an admonition but his com- prenions sulered imprisonment.


1614. Dec. 25. He bought of Willian Burrows a 5 urre lot luat had been William Wicken.len's, whoining Nicholas Power's own lot.


1:19 Constable. 1650. Sep. 2. Taxed £1.


I. ( Nscuon.As, m. 1672, Frb. 3.


5 b. 7 d. 1675. Dec. 19.


Providence, K. L J


( REBECCA RHODES, ( b. 1 d. 1727. of Zachariah & Joanna (Arnold)


(She ni. (2) 1676, Dec. 2, Daniel Williama)


1665, Feb. 19 Ile had lot 87 in a division of landa.


1670. Jul. 27. It was voted that Nicholas Power, son of Nicholas, deceased, " be entered in arri Town book a purchaser as by his father's purchase right, " Le.


1672, May 14. He and Thomas Hopkins, Jr., were voted 104., each, for sppretending an Indian.


1675. Jan. 27. He was granted right to exchange 60 acres.


1675. Dec. 19. . He was Liked in the forest sw ump Fight in X.r. anett, by a shot from the e nur with which he warserving, bring in an advanced position hatoch. In this battle over a 1_init. com Indians aud more than two hundred Englishummen were kill di audl wounded. There were waty -Dte hundred Indiaus and fifteen hundred colmiste engaged in the night.


.


357


( REBECCA,


b. i.d.


ROBERT KIRBY.


b. 1074, Mar. 10.


of Richard & Patience (Gifford)


Kirby.


9. Nathaniel, 8. Ichabod, 4. Rocomje:De. 5. Silne,


6. Rotx.rt,


1. Katharine, 1209. May 17.


2 Benjamin, 1:09. Nov. 15. 3. Nathaniel, 1;12. Frb. 27.


( BENJAMIN THIPF,


1 b. 1878, Fcb. 31.


¿d. of John & Susanna (Anthony)


Tripp.


4. Lvdin, 1 :: 1. 001 36. 5. Rebecca, ITTF. May 1. 6. Elizabeth, 1:2, Mav 6. 7. Stol:es, 1:25. May 13.


1. Rebecca, 1:17. Ang. 3.


2. Poleg. 1714 Th. 9.


I .::. May 13. 4. Joshua, 1.24. Jun. 23. 5 Catharine. IT: L Jon. 22. G. Elizabeth, 1723. Jul. 17.


1. Rebecca, 12:0. Mar. 20.


2. George, 1: : 4. Jam 3.


3. Jonathan,


1:14. Nov. 14.


4. Elizabeth.


1 :! 9. Dec. 1G.


1.4. 1. 1G.


1 :.!. Feb. 9.


1:27, Mar. 13.


1754, Mar. 15. Will-proved 1755. Nov. 4. Ex. son Jonathan. Tu son Jonathan, part of homestead. To son Ichabod, the part of homestead farm | 5 Stokes. where I live, be paying certain legacies To grandson Thomas Potter, son of George, deceased, land. To son Stokes Potter, certain land. To ; G. Ichalien, daughter Rebecca, a bed and privilege to live in house with her mother while unmarried, and at marriage, 410. by son Jonathan, sand son maintaining, 7. Sarah, ber it she never marries. To daughter Sarab Wood, 44. To granddaughter Elizabeth Potter, daughter of George, deceased. S. To wile Elamor, , all household goods, all money in the house, a cow, privilege in dwelling house while widow and maintenance by sons Jonathan and Ichabod, To Boas Jonathan. Stokes and Ichabod, rest of live stock and husbandry tools. To daughters Rebecca Potter and Sarah Wood, all household goods left at death of wife. To son Jonathan, all wearing apparel.


Inventory, 13 geese, an ox, 9 heifers, 3 cows, &c. 5 b.


I. [THOMAS,


ni. (1) 1687. Jan. 20. 1 d. 1728.


( b. 1667, Oct. 31.


of John & Susanna ( Anthony) Tripp.


Wilcos.


1727. Jun, 3. Will-codicil, 1727, Jun. 4-proved 1228, Jun. 3. Ex. son Thomas. To wife Lydia, £100. To daughter Susan Shekion, STO. To! daughter Sarab Earle, £70. To granddaughter Mary Sherman. £100. To sons Iebabod and Nathaniel, all that farm I bought of Joseph Knight ; 9. Marv, Nathaniel having the dwelling house in his share. To sons John and Benjamin, east end of farm where I live. To son Joseph, rest of farm, and also the farm bought of Thomas Hlazard. To son Thomas, £300. In codicil he gives to wife a riding beast and feather bed. To daughter Martha | 10. Martha, Potter, $100, avd a feather bed.


Inventory, £4.002, Sa., Tel., viz: wearing apparel £22. 16s., books, cane. 5 oz., 17 pwt. silver money, warming pan, pewter, spinning wheel, linen i wheel, gun, 19 horses, mares and celis, bull, 14 oxen, 4 steers, 12 cowa, 3 calves, other cattle £19. 72 ewes, 72 lambs, 62 dry sheep, 36 year old sheep, ; negroes, Harry £20, Scipio, £45, Simon £8), Pero £55, apprentice and an Indian boy £16, &c.


J b. 1653 ±


d. 1715.


II. (JOHN, ₹m. ( b. 160G. SARAH WILSON, 7 d. 1:30 + of Samuel & - (Tefft) Wilson.


1715. Jun. 25. Will-proved 1715, Jul. 12. Ex. son John. To wife Strau, house in Point Judith, half acre of land, 2500, ten cows, a good riding' borse, three beds, a man servant, two women servants, the wintering of two cows by son John, and privilege of firewood for one fire. To daughter Martha Allen, $400. To daughter Susannah Potter. $500, at eighteen, a bed, two cows, mare, horse, &c. To daughter Mary Potter, £500, bed, two cows, horse, &c. The rest of household sind to be divided among my own daughters at wife's death as she may see cause. To son John, all housing . and land in Matunock Neck, 450 acres, and 400 acres of other land. all movables, money, bills, bonds, chatteis, borsekind, farming utensils, &c. If child wife is with be a son he to have house and land at Point Judith, 100 acres, at age and other land. If child prove to be a girl said lands to go to ! John, he paying said girl £500.




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