Henry Straight

John married Hannah Brayton 4 Jan 1731/32, East Greenwich, RI. Hannah (daughter of Thomas Brayton and Mary Freeborn) was born 28 Mar 1711, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]

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John & Hannah were married by Thomas Fry, Justice.

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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:

In Memory of
Thomas Brayton
died March ye 10
1728 In ye 47th year
of his age

I have read that he owned property in East Greenwich at what is now Tarbox Corner, the intersection of Middle Rd. and Carrs Pond Rd. This property was given to his son Gideon and later bought by our ancestor Pasco Whitford in 1751.

Thomas married Mary Freeborn 23 Aug 1704, Portsmouth, RI. Mary (daughter of Gideon Freeborn and Mary Boomer) was born 24 Aug 1679; died Abt Jun 1761, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 52, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

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Mary's will, dated 27 July 1756, mentions sons Thomas, Gideon, & Francis; daughters Mary Gifford & Hannah Straight; and the following grandchildren: David, Elizabeth, & Mary Gifford; Thomas, William, Henry, John, & Job Straight; Thomas, Daniel, Benjamin, & George Brayton -- sons of Francis; Thomas, Gideon, Joseph, & John Brayton -- sons of Gideon; David, son of Thomas; also grandson Freeborn Brayton.

In Memory of
Mary ye wife of
Thomas Brayton
who died June ye 9th
1761 In ye 82d year
of her age

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BRAYTON Thomas, of Francis, and Mary, and Mary Freeborn. of Gideon and Mary; m. by Giles Slocum. Asst., Aug. 23, 1704.

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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]

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Francis Brayton was admitted as a freeman of Portsmouth, RI, on 30 April 1672.

The will of Francis Brayton, dated 6 Jan 1715/16 and proved (probated) 10 F eb 1718/19, at Portsmouth, RI, appoints his wife Mary and son Francis co-executors, and Jacob Mott, William Anthony, and Preserved Fish, as overseers.

For more information on this family see "Brayton Family History," by Clifford Ross Brayton, Jr., pub.1978 (at RI Historical Society Library, Hiope St., Providence, RI).

Francis married Mary Fish 18 Mar 1670/71, Portsmouth, RI. Mary (daughter of Thomas FISH and Mary Unknown) was born 1652, Portsmouth, RI; died Abt 4 Apr 1747, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]

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BRAYTON Francis, of Francis, and Mary Fish, of Thomas; m. by William Baulston. Asst., March 18, 1671.

Gideon married Mary Boomer 3 Jun 1678. Mary (daughter of Matthew BOOMER, Sr.) was born Abt 1640; died 1716, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. [Group Sheet]