Thomas J. Fenner

Thomas married Mary Alice Olney 20 Nov 1814. Mary (daughter of Jabez Olney and Hannah Pitcher) was born Abt 1798; died 24 Feb 1850. [Group Sheet]

1. James M. Fenner
2. Thomas R. Fenner
3. Edwin E. Fenner
4. Alexander W. Fenner was born Abt 1820; died 12 Jan 1885; was buried , Grace Church Cemetery, Elmwood & Broad, Providence, RI.

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James is mentioned in the will dated 18 May 1774 of his grandfather Joseph Fenner, of Cranston.

James married Sarah Remington Abt 1790. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Remington and Lydia Collins) was born Between 1766 and 1767; died Apr 1849; was buried , Pocasset Cemetery, Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]

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(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)

Sarah is mentioned as his daughter Sarah Sheldon in her father's will dated 25 June 1803, Coventry.

The will of Sarah Sheldon of Cranston, widow of Job Sheldon late of Cranston, dec'd., was dated 27 April 1847, and proved 26 May 1849 at Cranston, RI. It mentions sons Asahel & Thomas Fenner, both deceased, and a (probably) unnamed daughter who apparently had married Andrew Knight. Grandchildren mentioned are children of Asahel -- Leander, Ann Maria, & Mary Jane; children of Thomas -- James M., Thomas R., Alexander W., & Edwin E.; and children of Andrew Knight -- Caroline, & Sarah (Mrs. William S. Minkley).

Asahel married Robe Sarle 20 Aug 1759, Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]

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Robe is mentioned in the will dated 18 May 1774 of her father-in-law, Joseph Fenner of Cranston.

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Asahel & Robe were married by William Burton, Justice.

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)

Thomas may have been from Prudence Island. See notes below.

His will mentions his wife Lydia, sons Thomas and Richmond, and daughters Mary Cruff, Elizabeth LeValley, and Sarah Sheldon (see Rhode Island Genealogical Register" Vol. 9 # 3, p. 237).

Thomas Remmington of Prudence is listed at Coventry, RI, in the 1790 Federal Census (1 free white male age 16 and over; 2 free white males under age 16; 1 free white female; and 2 other free persons).

He probably is also listed as Thomas Remmington in the 1800 census.

His gravestone indicates that he was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. I have photographed his gravestone.

This is one of the mystery Remingtons, as I don't know who his parents were. One theory is that he may be a son of Prudence, b.c.1706, daughter of Thomas. In the 1790 Federal Census, there is listed "Thomas Remington, of Prudence" at Coventry. My question is, does this mean Prudence Island, or Prudence, his mother? If it is the name of his mother, possibly it means he was illegitimate, the son of Prudence Remington and the grandson of Thomas Remington of Warwick. However, there remain the other possibilities that his mother was a widow named Prudence Remington, or, that he was from Prudence Island, where there were Remington families in the 1700s (possibly including the family of our ancestor, Joseph). I am leaning toward this latter explanation, that he was from Prudence Island.

Could he have been the Thomas born 1732, s/o Jonathan & Lorana (Arnold) Remington?

Could he have been a son of William Remington & Mary Manton, who lived on Prudence Island in the 1700s?

Or, could he be the son of Matthew Remington & Rachel Estabrook, Thomas b 23 May 1736? I am tending toward this solution, especially since the Thomas born on that date had a sister Rachel who married William Allen in Portsmouth. Also, Matthew himself was possibly born in Portsmouth.

Thomas married Lydia Collins Aft 14 Feb 1757, RI. Lydia (daughter of Thankful Collins and Lydia Burgess) was born 19 Jan 1735/36, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 30 Nov 1819, RI; was buried , Remington Family Cemetery, David Dr., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

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I have photographed Lydia's gravestone.

Joseph married Wait Harris Abt 1716. Wait (daughter of Thomas Harris and Phoebe Brown) was born 21 Apr 1694; died Aft 8 Nov 1737. [Group Sheet]

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According to one genealogy, Wait (Harris) Fenner died in March 1720/21. If that is true, only two of these children are hers, and the other four are by Joseph's second wife, Amy. However, the genealogy at the Fenner family web site has all the children borne by Wait. (needs more research)

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The will of Thankful Collins of Warwick, yeoman, is dated 14 Feb 1757 and was proved 12 Sep 1757. It mentions his son Thomas; and daughters Elizabeth Remington, Sarah Collins, & Lydia Collins.

There is a notation in James N. Arnold's VRs concerning three of the children of Thankful -- Elizabeth, Sarah, & Thomas -- concerning a birth (or baptism?) at Narragansett on 12 May 1740.

Thankful married Lydia Burgess 3 Dec 1733, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Lydia (daughter of Thomas Burgess and Esther Richmond) was born Abt 1706. [Group Sheet]