George Whitford

George married Mercy Sweet 29 Oct 1786, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I am making an assumption that this marriage entry in Arnold's "Vital Record of RI" applies to this family, since it identifies George as son of Caleb.

Caleb married Elizabeth Herenton 11 May 1766, East Greenwich, RI. Elizabeth was born , Exeter, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I am making an assumption that this marriage, listed in Arnold's "Vital Record of Rhode Island," belongs to this particular Caleb, because the date fits him, and I have found no other Caleb Whitford on record for this time period. The couple were married by Elder Phillip Jenkins.

Notes:

The will of Robert Whitford, yeoman of East Greenwich, is dated 31 Oct 1768, provde 29 Nov 1788. It mentions wife Margaret; sons Caleb & Robert; dtrs Mary Hopkins, Maraley (single), Margaret Wait, and Diner (single).

Robert married Margaret Fones 10 May 1730, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married at North Kingstown by William Spencer, Justice, according to Arnold's "Vital Record of RI," East Greenwich Marriages.

Notes:

It is believed that Nicholas lived in Portsmouth, West Greenwich, and North Kingstown, RI. He was reportedly a weaver by occupation. His name is found in several legal documents:
On 13 March 1683 he received a legacy of a loom from Orpheus Pomeroy of Portsmouth.
On 21 January 1697 he bought land in East Greenwich from David Shippee for 6 pounds.
On 29 November 1703 he sold a house and 30 acres of land in East Greenwich to William Underwood for 15 pounds (witnessed by John and Elizabeth Pearse and John Heath, Vol. 3 p. 96).
On 3 February 1709/10 he was granted a "quarter right" in the vacant lands of Narragansett, apportioned by the 13 original proprietors as per Act of the RI Assembly (Narra. Hist. Reg., Vol.3, p. 3); this land comprised the present town of West Greenwich.
On 14 August 1721 he and his wife, Mary, mortgaged 25 1/2 acres and a house, for 30 pounds.
On 12 March 1733 he deeded his son Pasco 20 acres.
On 7 November 1733 the mortgage of 1721 was discharged.

In his will, dated 3 December 1743, proved 28 March 1748 W. G., Nicholas mentions:
his eldest son, Pasco, second son Robert, son David, youngest son Ezekiel, eldest daughter Catherine Peckham, and daughters Dinah Weaver, Mary Greene, Ruth Summers, grandsons Jonathan Hill and Thomas Jackwaise, and great-grandson Henry Jackwaise son of granddaughter Elizabeth Jackwaise.

(for additional info see Carl Stone's notes [Dutton family] at Rootsweb's Worldconnect)

Nicholas — Mary CARR. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

It is known that Nicholas's wife was Mary. It is believed she was Mary Carr because some of the male given names of Nicholas's sons and grandsons are names found among male relatives of Mary Carr, possibly indicating that they were named after these relatives. Alden Beaman says she was Mary Casey, born ca. 1674.

If she was Mary Carr, born about 1676-1678, her parents may have been Caleb and Phillip/Phillis Carr, and her paternal grandparents were Robert and Elizabeth Carr. These are our ancestors through the Carr/Kerr line.