Samuel Straight

Samuel married Sarah Bundy 13 May 1735, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

See East Greenwich will dated 5 Oct 1732, proved 4 Nov 1732. This names these sons and daughters. There were two younger children, Henry and Rebeckah, who died in early infancy. Subsequent children received the same names.

I have estimated his birth year, pending further research.

He probably married second to Mary Webb at Warwick, 1 Aug 1725. In this ceremony, Mary was wearing "only a shift," signifying that this was a "shift marriage" in which the woman's new spouse was protected from debts of her previous marriage because he could be held responsible only for what she held on her person.

Henry married Hannah UNKNOWN 13 Feb 1696/97, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. Hannah died Between 1714 - 1725. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

It has been suggested by one family historian that she was Hannah Tolman.

Notes:

Henry first appears in records at Portsmouth on 21 December 1667.

Henry's occupation was wheelwright.

Henry and family moved from Portsmouth to East Greenwich sometime around 1678. There he held several civic positions -- town constable, deputy to the RI General Assembly, and member of a grand jury.

His land, which previously had been awarded to Henry Brightman, was located on the south side of Middle Rd., near where it meets Carrs Pond Rd.

For more details on Henry and his family, see:
Patricia R. Reed, "Henry Straight of Portsmouth and East Greenwich, RI, and His Family" in "Rhode Island Roots" Vol 40 No 3 pp 115ff

Henry married Unknown WIFE Abt 1674. Unknown was born Abt 1654; died Bef 14 May 1683. [Group Sheet]