On This Day, January 14th

Some of the historic buildings in Newport, near the coast (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

January 14, 1645- My ninth great granduncle, William Hall, is born to William Hall & Mary Thomas in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.

January 14, 1666- My eighth great granduncle, Andrew Bacon, is born to Nathaniel Bacon & Ann Miller in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

February 1742- Rhode Island

Official seal of Newport, Rhode Island

February 27, 1742- Robert Fish is born to David Fish & Jemima Tallman in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.

"Robert Fish was born ye 27th of ye 2ndmo 1742
and was Married to Barsheba Barker & had Born unto them a number of Children"

 -From the Record Book of Job Serman (a.k.a., The Sherman Vital Records Book) that is in the possession of Susan White Pieroth.

(Robert Fish is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Hall & Mary Thomas.)

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November 1741- Rhode Island

Official seal of Newport, Rhode Island (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

November 7, 1741- William Sisson is born to Richard Sisson & Deliverance Tallman at Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

November 12, 1741- James Sisson, son of George Sisson & Mercy Ann Warren, marries Freelove Fish at Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.

November 22, 1741- Sarah Tew is born to William Tew & Jane Carr at  Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.

November 26, 1741- Lemuel Jordan marries Mary Strange, daughter of James Strange & Mary Cory, at Rhode Island.

(James Sisson is my first cousin 9 times removed. William is his first cousin once removed.
William Sisson is my second cousin 8 times removed. Sarah Tew is my second cousin 8 times removed. James is her first cousin once removed. William is her second cousin. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah F. Lawton.
Mary Strange is my third cousin 8 times removed. James Sisson is her second cousin once removed. William and Sarah are her third cousins. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)

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March 1741, Rhode Island

English: Winnapaug Pond in Westerly, Rhode Island (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

March 3, 1741

A son, John, is born to Thomas Sisson & Mary Saunders in Westerly, Kings County, Rhode Island.

March 9, 1741

A daughter, Ruth, is born to David Fish & Jemima Tallman in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

(John Sisson is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.
Ruth Fish is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Hall & Mary Thomas. )

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1741, Rhode Island

1741- George Sherman & Avis Sisson are married in Rhode Island. They are first cousins, grandchildren of Thomas Fish & Grizzel Strange.

(George Sherman is my second cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury. Avis is his first cousin. Avis Sisson is my second cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Atkinson.)

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June 1740, Rhode Island

June 4, 1740- My sixth great granduncle, Silas Harrington, is born to Josiah Harrington & Elizabeth Bennett in Scituate, Rhode Island.

June 8, 1740- William Tew marries Jane Carr in Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island.

June 11, 1740- Ann Fish is born to David Fish and Jemima Tallman in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

June 27, 1740- My eighth great granduncle, Richard Sisson, age 63, marries his second wife, Elizabeth Briggs, in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. His first wife, Ann Card, had died the previous year.

(William Tew is my first cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.
Ann Fish is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Hall & Mary Thomas.)

September 1739, Rhode Island

September 21, 1739- Elizabeth Greene is born to David Greene & Alice Hall in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island.

September 25, 1739- Ruth Fish, daughter of Preserved Fish & Elizabeth Slocum, dies at the age of three in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. She lies buried in the Common Burial Ground in Newport, Rhode Island.

(Elizabeth Greene is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Hall & Mary Thomas.
Ruth Fish is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)

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May 1738, Rhode Island

May 2, 1738- Joseph Peckham is born to Isaac Peckham & Jane Sisson in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.

May 12, 1738- Hannah Fish is born to David Fish & Jemima Tallman in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

May 26, 1738- Peleg Clarke is born to Benjamin Clarke & Grizzel Sherman in  Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

(Joseph Peckham is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.
Hannah Fish is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Hall & Mary Thomas.
Peleg Clarke is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)

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November, 1737- William Sisson is admitted as a freeman in Westerly, Rhode Island.

November 24, 1737- Ann Fish is born to Preserved Fish & Elizabeth Slocum in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

(William Sisson is my first cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.
Ann Fish is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury. William Sisson is her second cousin once removed.)

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September 7, 1736- Ruth Fish is born to Preserved Fish & Elizabeth Slocum in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. She would not survive, dying at age three.

September 10, 1736- Sarah Cornell is born to William Cornell & Hannah Thurston in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

(Ruth Fish is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.
Sarah Cornell is my fourth cousin 8 times removed. Ruth Fish is her fourth cousin. Our common ancestors are George Lawton & Isabell Smith.)

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July 1735, Rhode Island

July 9, 1735- Preserved Fish and Elizabeth Slocum are married by William Brown, J.P., in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

(Elizabeth Slocum is my second cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)

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February 1731, Rhode Island

February 3, 1731- Peleg Sherman, son of Peleg Sherman & Alice Fish, marries his first cousin, Bathsheba Sherman, daughter of Samuel Sherman & Sarah Pearce, in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Their fathers were brothers. They were married by Justice William Sanford.

The Shermans were an ancient family in England. The name is said to be derived from their ancient occupation, they having been cloth dressers or shearers of cloth.

The History of New Bedford, Bristol County, 

(Peleg and Bathsheba Sherman are my second cousins 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)

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