George Henry Remington

Notes:

Gravestone inscription:
REMINGTON, Geo. H., died Dec. 6, 1869, aged 25y 11m
[inscript. by _ Newark, O.]

At first, I thought George was a son of James & Sarah (Boyce) Remington, because he is buried near them. But according to Jane Hardin's genealogy, he is a son of Amos, James's brother.

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, Amos & Clarissa B. Remmington, ages 42 & 34, are living at Jersey, Licking Co., OH. They have five children.

In the 1860 Federal Census, Amos & Clorina, ages 53 & 45, are living at Jersey, Licking Co., OH. They have eight children in the household.

In the 1870 Federal Census, Amos & Clarina are 63 & 55, living in Jersey, Licking Co., Ohio, with the following family members: Lucy 28, Mary 22, Austin 20, Howard 18, Charles 17, Lester 13, Florence 10, & Effie 6. They are near James & Betsey Remington. James & Amos are first cousins.

In the 1880 Federal Census, Amos & "Clorina" are still at Jersey, Licking County, Ohio, near Joseph Remington -- probably his brother. It says his father was born in RI and his mother in NY. Amos is 72, Clorina 64, and with them are three daughters: Lusy, Florance, & Effie. Charley Clemons, age 10, is also in the household.

Gravestone inscription:
REMINGTON, Amos, died June 6, 1881, aged 74 years -Gone to Rest-

Amos married Clarina Bent Chester 8 Nov 1838, Alexandria, Licking County, OH. Clarina was born 11 May 1815, NY; died 4 Nov 1901; was buried , Maple Grove Cemetery, Alexandria, St. Albans Twp., Licking Co., OH. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

One genealogy has her maiden name as Chesler. However, it is Chester in the cemetery records.

In the Federal Census of 1900, Clarina Remington is a widow age 85, living at Bennington, Morrow Co., OH, with her daughter Lucy Meeker and her husband Lyman and daughter Lida G. According to the census data, Clarina has had 11 children, 7 of whom are still living.

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In the 1850 Federal Census, Gardner Remington is age 80, living at Easton, Washington Co., NY. Living with him is son Jenks and his family.

In the 1860 Federal Census, Gardner Remington is age 90, living in Easton, Washington Co., NY, with son Jenks and family. He is also with them in 1850 at age 80.

Gardner married Mary Hawes 1790, Washington County, NY. Mary (daughter of Obediah Hawes and Tabitha Richardson) was born Abt 1774, NH or NY; died 14 Nov 1812; was buried , Greenwich Cemetery, Washington Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

It has not been confirmed that Mary's surname was Hawes.

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I believe that David was probably born in Portsmouth, RI, because that is where the family lived during his early childhood. They may have moved to Tiverton in 1750, but later moved back to Portsmouth -- at least, they had to obtain permission from Portsmouth Town Council to move to Richmond in 1757.

The 1774 Census of Rhode Island lists David Remington living in Richmond. This census was taken in May. David's household consists of five indiduals: 1 white male above 16, 3 white males under 16, and 1 white female above 16. These sons would have been Benjamin, Gardner, & David; Sarah had not yet been born.

The RI 1777 Military Census lists a David Remington age 16-50 A (able) in Richmond, but notes "res. Tivertown." This would make sense that it is this David, because he was brought up in Tiverton.

David enlisted five times from April 1776 to Sept 1780, for a total of about two and a half years, with RI companies. Battles he engaged in were: White Plains, Trenton, and Sullivan's Expedition at RI.

A David Remington is listed as a Sergeant in the list "Pay abstract of Capt. Dyer's Company for the month of September 1776."

At some point -- possibly after the war -- David & Mary and family settled at Greenwich, NY. He is listed as a resident of Easton in 1789.

In 1804 David Remington was overseer of the roads in District 12 of Greenwich, NY (see p 339 History of Washington Co., NY at Google Books). This could be David Sr. or David Jr.

On 1 Aug 1832, David Remington, aged 85, a resident of Greenwich, NY, appeared in the county court to testify concerning a military pension. His Revolutionary War Pension file is #S11288. At the time he said he was residing in Greenwich. He testified that he had been a private in Col. Varnum's Company in RI. He enlisted in April 1776 into Capt. Ethan Clark's Company, Col. Varnum's Regiment, and with them marched from Washington County, RI, where he lived, to Harlem Plains, NY, on NY Island. He said he was engaged in the Battle of White Plains, marched to Delaware, and to Bristol, PA, then to Fenton, NJ, to take the Hessians . . . was in the Battle of Fenton, then to Princeton and thence to Morristown, then accross the Delaware River to Bristol, PA, where he was discharged 18 Jan 1777. During the summer of 1777 he was on duty as a volunteer guarding the mainland of RI. In Aug 1778 he was a volunteer in the RI Expedition under Col. Charles Dyer for about four weeks. In July 1779 he enlisted in a regiment called Barton's Corpse, for one year, under Capt. Stephen Babcock, and was discharged in July 1780. He enlisted again about 1 Sep 1780 for six months under Lieut. Johnson and served until about 1 March 1781 and was discharged. Soon after the war he removed from RI to this town.

His annual pension allowance was $69.75. David was listed on the US Pension Roll of 1835 for Washington County, NY.

David married Mary Sheldon 15 Nov 1767, Cumberland, RI. Mary (daughter of Samuel Sheldon and Susannah Sherman) was born 9 Jul 1744, South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 2 Sep 1807, Greenwich, Washington Co., NY; was buried , Greenwich, Washington Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Her gravestone inscription reads: "Mrs. Mary Remmington died Sept. 2, 1807 in the 64th, year of her age, consort of Mr. David Remmington. Parent of goodness and unblemished life, here lies the tenderest mother, fondest wife, whose easy manners, free from pride of art, with sweet simplicity engaged the heart, whose lovely person and whose lively mind, each female grace with every virtue joined."

Mary is a descendant of Pilgrims Francis Cooke & Richard Warren.

Notes:

David and Mary were married by Dr. Torrey.

Obediah — Tabitha Richardson. [Group Sheet]