July 1743, Rhode Island

 

 

July 16, 1743- A son, Richard, is born to George Sisson & Drucilla Cole in Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island.

July 27, 1743- A son, Isaac, is born to Isaac Tripp & Susannah Spencer in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island.

Sisson Name Meaning

The name of Sisson is probably derived from Soissons, a province of France. Doubtless the progenitors of the English descendants of the name came to Britain with William of Normandy.

In the Poll-tax Returns of Howdenshire, (Yorkshire), for the year 1379 the following names are found: Johannes Sisson, Robertus Cisson, Henricus Sisson, Thomas Cysson, and William Cisson.

Canon Bardsley in his "Dictionary of English & Welsh Surnames" states: "Sisson, 'the son of Cecelia' " An English genealogist concludes that in one instance the name is derived from Syston, a populous village in Leicestershire.

The first record, yet found, of the name in the United States is at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. On
May 17, 1653 Richard Sisson was admitted a freeman of the town. (Richard Sisson is my tenth great grandfather.)

 

(Richard Sisson is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah F. Lawton.
Isaac Tripp is my third cousin 8 times removed. Richard Sisson is his third cousin. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Atkinson.)

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June 1743, Rhode Island

June 12, 1743- A son, Rufus, is born to Captain Jonathan Harrington & Sarah Foster in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island.

Family Lore:

Rufus' second great grandfather, John Errington, drowned in 1631 in Boston Harbor shortly after the family's arrival from England.
His son, Benjamin, went to live with an uncle. (Benjamin is Rufus' great grandfather.)  When he was about 15 years old, Ben embraced the Baptist faith, then under ban in Massachusetts. His uncle remonstrated with him without effect, finally punishing him severely and as a final resort tying him to a post and administering a flogging which was most unmerciful; threatening to turn him over to the authorities if he persisted in his heretical opinions. As soon thereafter as possible, he arranged his escape stealing away from his uncle's house penniless and alone with his bible, a fish line and a few other articles done up in a hankerchief and carrying a scanty supply of provisions.

He believed that the God he worshipped would care for him in some way and enable him to reach the Roger Williams settlement in safety. The trust was rewarded when, hungry, footsore and weak, he fell in with a family of Quakers, headed by William White, towards the same goal. They welcomed him, gave of their simple fare, caring for him until he became strong enough to assist them. He repaid them in labor caring for the team or when necessary to unload the wagon. He crossed the swollen streams and ravines, sometimes carrying the oldest daughter Elizabeth. The acquaintance with Elizabeth ripened into an enduring love and soon after their arrival in Providence, Rhode Island, she became his wife and in time the mother of his nine children.

In Providence, they settled on Harrington Lane, now Rochambeau Avenue. He fought in King Phillip's War and acquired considerable property, chiefly land. Possibly because of his bitterness towards his uncle, he changed his name to Herendeen and for two generations the name was spelled Herendeen, Herndern, Hearnden interchangably with Herington, Herrington, and Herrengton.


(John Errington is my tenth great grandfather. Benjamin Hearndon is my ninth great grandfather. Harrington is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Harrington & Lydia Cranston.)

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March 1743, Connecticut

Union Street, Middletown, Conn, by Bundy, J.K. (Joseph K.) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

March 17, 1743- A daughter, Abigail, is born to Nathaniel Doolittle & Hannah Foster in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

March 25, 1743- A son, Seth, is born to Joseph Blake & Esther Bacon in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

 (Abigail Doolittle is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Samuel Doolittle & Mary Cornwall.
Seth Blake is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Nathan Bacon & Ann Miller and Deacon Thomas Whitmore.)

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March 1743, Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island, 1858. Harbor view, taken from the grounds of George W. Rhodes, Esquire. Hand-colored lithograph. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

March 7, 1743- A son, Increase, is born to David Greene & Alice Hall in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island.

March 8, 1743- Abiel Tripp, son of Job Tripp & Elizabeth Sweet, marries Deborah Cleveland, daughter of Palmer Cleveland & Deborah Gardner, in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island.

March 9, 1743- A son, Ezekiel, is born to Job Tripp & Sarah Weeden in Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island.

( Increase Greene is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Hall & Mary Thomas.
Abiel Tripp is my second cousin 9 times removed. Ezekiel Tripp is his nephew. Ezekiel Tripp is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Atkinson.)

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March 1743, Massachusetts

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March 5, 1743- A son, Pardon, is born to William Davol & Abigail Hix in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

(Pardon Davol is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Atkinson.)

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February 1743, Rhode Island

National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

February 12, 1743- A son, Stephen, is born to Joseph Brownell & Rebecca Tripp in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

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

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February 1743, Maryland

Emmitsburg, MD Panorama from US-15 Rest Area (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

February 1, 1743- My fifth great granduncle, William Elder, son of William Elder & Elizabeth Finch, marries my fourth great grandaunt, Jacoba Clementina Livers, daughter of Arnold Livers & Helen Gordon, in Frederick County, Maryland.
Their daughter Elizabeth is born shortly thereafter.
It is William's second marriage, his first wife Ann Wheeler died in 1739.
Jacoba was the daughter of his neighbor Arnold Livers. She was named Jacoba Clementina after James, the "Old Pretender" to the English throne, and his wife Clementina.
Jacoba's father, Arnold Livers,  had registered a vow that his first child, whether a boy or a girl, should, be called James. The good priest to whom the child was presented for baptism found no difficulty in complying with the father’s wishes and so the babe was christened Jacoba Clementina. Livers in his flight from England carried this child with him.
William is attributed with being the first white settler and establishing the first home for the Catholic faith in the region. Mount Saint Mary's College was founded on what was originally William Elder's property and bears the name he gave the area.    William owned several farms including "Ogle's Good Will" & "Elder's Choice" in Frederick County. After their marriage, they resided in Emmitsburg. Their home was known as Elder Station and one room was reserved as a chapel for their family and the Catholics of the area. Sometimes Mass was celebrated by her brother Reverend Arnold Livers. A boatman's shell is on display at Mount St Mary's College library, donated by Archbishop Elder, which bears the inscription: "Used in calling the faithful to Mass at the home of William Elder about 1743." During the colonial period of American history, Catholics were not allowed to build churches or chapels. The few Jesuit priests that ministered to their scattered flock throughout Maryland and parts of Pennsylvania did so on horseback. When the priest arrived monthly the Cathlics gathered for Mass, instruction, and the receiving of Sacraments. William Elder's home served for over fifty years as the "priest station".
William Elder had five small children by his previous marriage. Jacoba mothered the children, aged five to thirteen years.

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January 1743, Connecticut

Black Rock Fort at Fort Nathan Hale historic site, New Haven, CT. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

January 25, 1743- A son, Jonathan, is born to David Dutton & Sarah Abernathy in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

January 31, 1743- Elizabeth Whitmore, widow of William Savage, dies at the age of 59 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Lieutenant Francis Whitmore & Hannah Harris. At age 20, she marriedDaniel Clark. They were wed 22 years, and Daniel ran a copper shop. Following his death in 1725, she then married William Savage, who died a few months later.

(Jonathan Dutton is my third cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestor is Abraham Doolittle.
Elizabeth Whitmore is my second cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestor is John Whitmore.)

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