Lucetta Nichols

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I have a photocopy of the original birth entry, which follows her parents' marriage entry in the West Greenwich town records.

She is mentioned in her grandfather Carmi's will (proved in 1843), where her name is given as Lucitta, and in her mother's will written in 1865, by which time Lucetta had died.

Lucetta married Caleb Greene 15 Apr 1830, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. Caleb (son of Gideon Greene and Mary Tillinghast) was born Abt 1802, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 27 Dec 1894. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have a photocopy of the original marriage entry at West Greenwich.

A note in the family Bible has the date of marriage as 25 April 1830.

1. Ambrose N. Greene was born 25 Sep 1831; died 29 Oct 1834; was buried , Greene-Waite Lot, Rt. 102, West Greenwich, RI.
2. Urbane A. Greene was born 28 Apr 1833; died 27 Oct 1834; was buried , Greene-Waite Lot, Rt. 102, West Greenwich, RI.
3. Caleb Greene was born 20 Apr 1835; died 6 Jan 1836.

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Ambrose & Susanna and their family lived on Plain Meeting House Rd., West Greenwich.

Ambrose married Susannah Whitford 31 Dec 1807, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. Susannah (daughter of Carmi WHITFORD and Barbary BAILEY) was born 28 Jun 1788, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 8 Dec 1870, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

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Her birth record states: "Susannah Whitford the first Daughter of the aforesaid Carmi Whitford by barbary his wife was born the 28th of June AD 1788." I have a photocopy of this, and one of her will which was copied into the West Greenwich town record book. Her date of death is recorded in the Comstock-Remington-Tibbitts-Battey-Whitford family Bible. It says she died at age 82 y 5 m 10 d.

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I have a photocopy of the marriage entry from the West Greenwich town books.

William married Sarah Hall 24 May 1762, West Greenwich, RI. Sarah (daughter of Christopher Hall and Rosannah Matteson Sweet) was born 31 Mar 1745; died Abt Feb 1794. [Group Sheet]

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Her will mentions by name her father, late husband, ten sons and three daughters.

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They were married by Philip Greene, Justice.

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Several generations of Whitfords are buried, with their spouses, in Coventry Historical Cemetery #135 on Harkney Hill Road, directly across from the historic Maple Root Baptist Church. There are two cemeteries next to each other; the Whitford graves are in the one situated toward the west, which is the older one of the two, commonly known as Maple Root Cemetery. In one lot there are six stones standing in a row, representing three consecutive generations beginning with the ones for Carmi and his wife Barbary, then Jeremiah's and Sally's, then the two for Charles and Harty. I have pictures of the stones individually, as well as the whole group. There is a saying carved on Jeremiah's stone: "Dear husband, you have passed away, and left me here so lonely, But I hope to meet you in that heavenly land where we shall part no more." Some of the next generation are also buried nearby.

Pictures of these gravestones are posted on the family tree at our web site [www.thesorensens.net].

I believe Carmi's farm was up on the hill near the intersection of Rt. 3 and Interstate 95, where a motel is now. This is where my great-grandmother lived as a child.

Carmi's will was proved in West Greenwich on 28 Jan 1843. In it he mentions his father Nicholas; wife Barbara (Barbary); and sons Caleb B. and Jeremiah (our ancestor), the youngest; daughters Susannah Nichols and Phebe Potter; and granddaughter Lucitta Nichols.

An online genealogy shows this family group with two more children: John, b. c. 1800, and Lucietta, b. c. 1805. However, these names are not found on the page with the birth records of the other four children, and are not named as children in the will.

The 1850 census of Oneida County, New York shows a Lucetta Whitford, age 45, born in RI, along with Warren Tillinghast, 38. However, she was not of Carmi's family; she was Lucetta Tillinghast, daughter of Elder Pardon Tillinghast. Lucetta had married William M. Whitford on 5 Sept 1824, probably at East Greenwich. Warren was probably her younger brother.

Carmi married Barbary BAILEY 24 May 1787, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. Barbary (daughter of William BAILEY, Jr. and Phebe OLIN) was born 16 Sep 1765, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 19 Dec 1846, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Maple Root Cemetery, Harkney Hill Rd., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

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Barbary and her sister Comfort married two half brothers, Carmi and Reuben Whitford. Barbary's gravestone has been photographed along with her husband's. Some records show her name as Barbara; the gravestone says Barbary.

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I have a photocopy of their marriage entry from West Greenwich. It reads: "These May Certify all persons whom it may Concern that Carmy Whitford of Westgreenwich and Barbary Bailey of East Greenwich was Lawfully Married May the 24 AD 1787 By me James Wightman Elder"

Joseph married Mary Spink 7 Oct 1731, East Greenwich, RI. Mary (daughter of Ishmael Spink and Deliverance Hall) was born 1 Apr 1710, East Greenwich, RI; died Bef Jan 1783. [Group Sheet]

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He is mentioned in the will of his daughter Sarah Nichols, dated 27 Nov 1793, West Greenwich.

Christopher married Rosannah Matteson Sweet 18 Feb 1743/44. Rosannah was born Abt 1725. [Group Sheet]

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Some information on the Whitford family can be found in Beaman's Vital Records, Vol. 7, Washington County, pp. 408 - 414. This includes the marriage record of Nicholas and Susannah, as well as the births of several of their children.

The 1774 census shows Nicholas with 4 males over 16, 3 under 16, 3 females over 16, and 1 under 16, living in West Greenwich. The 1777 military census shows Nicholas of West Greenwich as 16-50 and able to bear arms. The 1782 census shows Nicholas Whitford of West Greenwich with 1 male over 50, 2 males and 2 females 22-49, 1 boy and 1 girl 16-21, and 2 boys under 16. (While there is a possibility that some or all of these records were for another Nicholas Whitford, most likely they pertain to this particular Nicholas.)

See his will dated 29 Oct 1785, proved last Mon Aug 1790, West Greenwich pp. 348-350. I have made an assumption that Nicholas died in West Greenwich.

In 1769 Nicholas Whitford bought from Thomas Comstock some property on Weaver Hill Road in West Greenwich. This became the Whitford farm and stayed in the family until 1866. Nicholas passed on the farm to his son Levi, and from him it went to Levi's sons Ezekiel & Nicholas. Ezekiel bought the rights from his brother Nicholas in 1814. In 1866 James A. Whitford, grandson of Ezekiel, sold the farm to Rhodes Greene & Ephraim B. Harrington; in 1884 Greene & Harrington sold it to Burrill Andrews. Along the way sections of it were sold to other individuals. In 1886 Andrews sold his portion, consisting of 70 acres and the house, to George W. Fish. Thereafter it stayed in the Fish family until 1979 when it was sold to John Searle. The house is still standing and occupied; the family grave plot is adjoining. (source: historical collections at the Louttit Library, 274 Victory Highway, West Greenwich, RI)

In recent years, descendant Ray Whitford and family of North Attleboro, MA, spent much time and effort cleaning up this family burial plot.

Nicholas married Susannah CARR 18 Nov 1752, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. Susannah (daughter of Caleb CARR and Sarah RICHMOND) was born 3 Feb 1733/34, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 1802, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

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Her will dated 24 July 1799, and proved on the last Monday of March 1802, describes Susannah as a widow, being aged. It mentions sons Levi, Asa, and Carmi, and daughters Mary (wife of Samuel Johnson) and Meribah (wife of Job Herington). A copy of this will is at the West Greenwich Town Hall.

I have made an assumption that Susannah died in West Greenwich.

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I have a photocopy of the original marriage entry in the Town of West Greenwich. They were married by Samuel Hopkins, Justice of the Peace.

William married Phebe OLIN 19 Jun 1760, East Greenwich, RI. Phebe (daughter of John OLIN, II and Susannah PEIRCE) was born 9 Nov 1735; died Abt 1808. [Group Sheet]

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William & Phebe were married by Thomas Shippee, Justice.