May 4, 1743- A daughter, Sarah, is born to Thomas Sherman & Anne Sisson in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.
(Sarah Sherman is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah F. Lawton and Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
Ancestry & Genealogy of Alfred Leslie Worland, Rosella Johnston and Allied Colonial Families.
Showing posts with label Newport County Rhode Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Newport County Rhode Island. Show all posts
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Sunday, February 23, 2014
February 1743, Rhode Island
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| National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
(Stephen Brownell is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Hall & Mary Thomas.)
Saturday, December 7, 2013
On This Day in the Colonies: December 7
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| English: John Rogers House, Branford CT on National Register of Historic Places (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
December 7, 1664- My ninth great grandmother, Sarah Hall, wife of Deacon Thomas Wetmore, dies at the age of 42 in Middletown, Middlesex County,Connecticut.
Born in England, she was the daughter of John Hall & Esther Willoche.
December 7, 1696- Connecticut Route 108, third oldest highway in Connecticut, is laid out to Trumbull.
December 7, 1703- A daughter, Mary, is born to Daniel Maltby & Esther Moss in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut.
Mary is my second cousin 9 times removed.
December 7, 1708- A daughter, Margaret, is born to Matthias Tyson & Mary Potts in Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Margaret is my second cousin 8 times removed.
December 7, 1724- My ninth great grandmother, Deborah Allen Buckland, wife of Hugh Cole, dies at the age of 64 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Joseph Buckland & Deborah Allen.
She is buried in Kickemuit Cemetery, Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island.
December 7, 1732- A son, James, is born to Robert Harlow & Susannah Cole in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America.
James is my second cousin 9 times removed.
William Penn, son of William Penn & Mary Jones, marries Christiana Forbes, daughter of Alexander Forbes, a merchant, in London, England.
William Penn is my fourth cousin 8 times removed.
The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England.
December 7, 1747- A daughter, Mary, is born to Thomas Adamson & Mary Burson in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Mary is my second cousin 6 times removed.
December 7, 1749- Peleg Sisson, son of George Sisson & Elizabeth Sherman, marries Ruth Sherman, daughter of John Sherman & Grizzel Fish, in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. They are married by William Sanford, Justice.
Peleg is my second cousin 8 times removed.
December 7, 1751- A son, Samuel, is born to Benjamin Tallman & Elizabeth Gorton in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.
Samuel is my third cousin 8 times removed.
December 7, 1755- A son, John, is born to Jarvis Brown & Ann Kinnicut in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts.
John is my third cousin 7 times removed.
December 7, 1760- A daughter, Sarah, is born to Giles Sanford & Elizabeth Smith in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.
Sarah is my third cousin 7 times removed.
December 7, 1763- A daughter, Ann, is born to Jeremiah Walton & Margaret Tyson in Moreland Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
Ann is my third cousin 7 times removed.
December 7, 1767- A son, Seth, is born to Joseph Blake & Marnara Grant in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut.
Seth is my third cousin 7 times removed.
December 7, 1768- Stephen Brownell, son of Joseph Brownell & Rebecca Tripp, marries Susanna Fish, daughter of David Fish & Jemima Tallman, in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.
Stephen and Susanna are my third cousins 8 times removed.
December 7, 1771- A daughter, Tabatha, is born to Joseph Hoxie & Abigail Sherman in Dutchess County, New York.
Tabatha is my fourth cousin 7 times removed.
December 7, 1773- A daugher, Elizabeth, is born to Squire Seamans & Elizabeth Lee in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Elizabeth is my third cousin 6 times removed.
December 7, 1776- David Potts and his wife Alice Schull, moved to York County, Pennsylvania, He, along with his wife and children Jonathan, Ann, Hannah, Rachel, Joseph and Stephen, made a request to be received into Friends Meeting. Their request was granted February 8, 1777. They were members of Menallen Particular Meeting, (now included in Adams County,) then under the care of the Warrington Monthly Meeting.
David Potts is my second cousin 7 times removed.
Marquis de Lafayette attempts to enter the American military as a major general.
December 7, 1780- Josiah Seymour marries Dinah Doolittle, daughter of James Doolittle & Sarah Andrews, in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut.
Dinah is my third cousin 7 times removed.
Ebenezer Cole, son of Ebenezer Cole & Prudence Miller, marries Martha Ingraham, daughter of Joshua.
Ebenezer is my second cousin 8 times removed.
December 7, 1782- A son, Robert, is born to Reverend Robert Hubbard & Lucy Hubbard in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts.
Robert is my third cousin 6 times removed.
December 7, 1787- Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
September 1742, Rhode Island
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| newport, ri (Photo credit: karawho) |
September 23, 1742- Peter Easton, son of Peter Easton & Rebecca Thurston, marries Ann Slocum, widow of John Stanton, in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.
(Ann Slocum is my third cousin 8 times removed. Benjamin Barker is her nephew.
Benjamin Barker is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
Rhode Island took part in the expedition against Cartagena in 1741, one of the most disastrous campaigns in which Americans have ever participated, and assisted Captain Simeon Potter of Bristol, commanding the "Prince Charles of Lorraine" in ravaging the coasts of French Guiana.
During this war, in 1742, the colony chartered a special artillery company in Newport.
Friday, October 25, 2013
October 25, It's Our Birthday!
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| First Baptist Church, Swansea, Massachusetts (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Today, I'll take a look back at those who share this day. From my ninth great grandfather, Samuel Luther, in 1636 to my granduncle, Clem, in 1869.
October 25, 1636- My ninth great grandfather, Samuel Luther, is born to John & Elizabeth Luther in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
A captain of the militia, he was a prominent early figure in the Massachusetts Colony.
It is said that Samuel Luther survived a raid by a group of Lenape Indians at age nine while accompanying his father on a trading voyage to Delaware Bay, and was held captive for a period. His father, Captain John Luther, was killed in the raid.
"From the two sons of Captain John, Samuel & Hezekiah, are descended all the Luthers of this area, nineteen of whom are recorded as having served in the Revolutionary War. Samuel lived in Rehoboth for a time and later joined in the settlement of Attleboro. He sold out his interests in 1667 to join in the settlement of Swansea. In spite of the fact that he had no formal education, as few did in those days, he proved himself a man of such caracter and leadership ability that he was ordained Elder of the Swansea Baptist Church to succeed the distinguished Elder John Myles. He became known after that as Reverand Captain Samuel Luther." p.66 The Swansea Stage: A Local History
On October 25, 1662, his twenty-sixth birthday, he married Mary Abell, daughter of Captain John Abell & Joanna Hyde. One year later to the day, their first son was born.
It has been said he bought a stone house which had been built by Governor Benton of Newport, on land at Mattapoisett purchased in turn from the Indians in 1644, which house was garrisoned at the beginning of King Philip's War. He served as minister of the First Baptist Church of Swansea from 1685 until his death.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
November 1741- Rhode Island
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| Official seal of Newport, Rhode Island (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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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