Peleg Remington

Notes:

Paraphrased from Warwick land evidence, July 21, 1760:

The 34th year of the reign of George II, Peleg Remington yeoman of Warwick, to Stephen Wilcox yeoman of Warwick, two acres of land in Scituate set off on the south side of Peleg's land, bounded on the west by land of Isaac Tripp, north by land belonging to Jane Remington, east by the highway, south by Stephen Wilcox's land, 100 pounds 10 shillings 4 p. Anstice Remington, wife of Peleg, released and quitclaim her right of dowry and power of thirds on the land in Scituate, deed signed 21 July 1760. Recorded at Warwick 30 Dec 1767.

I am assuming that this Peleg is one of the two Peleg Remingtons listed for Warwick in the 1774 RI Census. If so, he probably had at least one daughter (b. aft. 1758) and three sons (one b. bef. 1758 and two b. aft. 1758). Some time ago I discovered (at the Warwick Historical Society) a reprint of a newspaper article referring to a Peleg Remington who inherited the estate of Capt. Thomas Remington, slave trader of Pawtuxet. This increases the number of Pelegs and Thomases to sort out.

From Warwick Land Evidence, 20 June 1772:

"I, Oliver Arnold of East Greenwich, inn holder, am bound and obliged to Peleg Remington of Warwick, laborer, for L20."

Conditions of above obligation -- aforementioned Peleg Remington -- both this day made a deed of sale of a certain house and lot of aforementioned Oliver Arnold. Deed to the place at death (?) of Jean Remington mother of aforementioned Peleg Remington, sd. premises in Warwick.

Aforesaid Peleg Remington pay unto aforesaid Oliver Arnold money with interest due thereon at death of above Jean Remington.

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The following notes are from East Greenwich Town Council Records, courtesy of Cherry Fletcher Bamberg, also published in "Gleanings" Apr 2008 by RIGS:

30 Dec 1749 -- A summons was issued to Nansey Remington, wife of Peleg Remington of Warwick, to appear and explain her presence in the town.

21 Jan 1749/50 -- Nansey Remington of Warwick, wife of Peleg Remington, was ordered to leave town before the next council meeting or bring security for abode.

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Does the above refer to this Peleg? Are Nancy and Anstice the same person? Probably -- Nancy was usually a nickname for Ann and its variations.

Is he the same Peleg Remington, of Warwick, RI, who served in Capt Wall's Company in 1757 during the French & Indian War? Possibly.

There are two Peleg Remingtons listed for Warwick in the 1774 RI Census.

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From Warwick Town Council Records (courtesy of Cherry Fletcher Bamberg):

6 April 1747: Josiah Remington of Warwick, deceased "some time since," leaving a small estate in Warwick. The council offered administration first to the unnamed widow and then to the son Peleg Remington who both refused. The clerk was to post notices in Warwick and surrounding towns asking creditors to come forward at the next quarterly meeting.

13 October 1764: Capt. Silas Cook submitted his bill for sundries delivered to Peleg Remington's wife by order of the overseer of the poor. Approved.

(Was this bill referring to this particular Peleg, husband of Anstice? If so, she was still alive as of this date.)

Peleg married Anstice "Nancy" Unknown Bef 30 Dec 1749. Anstice died Aft 13 Oct 1764. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

A Josiah Remington is mentioned several times in the Portsmouth Town Council records. Also, a Josiah Remington is mentioned in the East Greenwich Town Council records, he having gone there from Prudence Island, Portsmouth. I have made an assumption that they are the same individual, and that he is or may be a son of William Remington whose wife Abigail who also went from Prudence Island to East Greenwich. This is purely speculation in piecing together the available evidence.

According to the East Greenwich records (source: Cherry Fletcher Bamberg, editor of RI Roots and Gleanings), Josiah testified that he came to East Greenwich from Portsmouth about April 1742. He is identified as "Josiah Remington of Prudence Island." He said he had lived in Portsmouth 10+ years, and made his living doing farm work, primarily as a day laborer. He said there were 11 in his family, which I take to mean two parents and 9 children. From this I guess he might have been born c1695-1700 and married c1720-1725.

Could he have been anyone's son other than William's? (such as Joseph Remington b 1654 or his son John b 1680, Jamestown records?)

1730 census of Prudence Island (Par 56):
Josias Remington (Josiah)
William Remington

Granted permit by Portsmouth to live elsewhere - 1743

Josiah Remington to Warwick (Par 91)

Above three excerpts from research by Charles Gregory Maytum "Paragraphs on Early Prudence Island"; and Remington family manuscript file.

From Portsmouth Town Council records:

17 Aug 1732: Josiah Remington, a member of coroner's Grand Inquest appointed to investigate deaths of Negro and Indian men - possibly drowned by accident off Warwick shore and driven on shore at Prudence Island (Par 59; also Bk 3)

9 May 1743: Josiah Remington of PI given certificate to remove to Warwick and settle there for 4-year term if Town Council there accept him; sd Remington qualified (Bk 3 p 290)

From Warwick Town Coucil Records (courtesy of Cherry Fletcher Bamberg):

13 June 1743: Jeremiah Lippitt was ordered to issue a warrant to warn out Josiah Remington and his family.

16 June 1744: Josiah Remington produced a certificate for himself and his family from Portsmouth. The certificate was good for four years. The council refused to accept the certificate with the time restriction but told him that they would accept a standard one.

11 February 1744/5: Josiah Remington and William Wood and their families were in town without settlement and likely to become chargeable. The council ordered that a warrant be issued to "carry" them out of town.

6 April 1747: Josiah Remington of Warwick, deceased "some time since," leaving a small estate in Warwick. The council offered administration first to the unnamed widow and then to the son Peleg Remington who both refused. The clerk was to post notices in Warwick and surrounding towns asking creditors to come forward at the next quarterly meeting.

Josiah married Jane Unknown Abt 1725. Jane was born Abt 1705; died Aft 1774. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Jane Remington is listed in the 1774 RI Census:
FAMILIES.: Remington, Jane
WHITES. FEMALES. Above 16.: 2
WHITES. FEMALES. Under 16.: 1
Total.: 3

From Warwick Town Council Records (courtesy of Cherry Fletcher Bamberg):

6 April 1747 at the house of Major Joseph Stafford: Josiah Remington of Warwick, deceased "some time since," leaving a small estate in Warwick. The council offered administration first to the unnamed widow and then to the son Peleg Remington who both refused. The clerk was to post notices in Warwick and surrounding towns asking creditors to come forward at the next quarterly meeting.

13 June 1768 at the house of Maplet Arnold: Jane Remington exhibited an account for

Notes:

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

William Rimington witnessed the will of Philip Sweet on 12 Dec 1709.

First of all, I am not at all sure that William is the father of our ancestor Joseph. At this point it is a possibility, placed here as a working model and subject to change. Research is ongoing to link together the Rhode Island Remingtons. Most of the Remingtons on this family tree are properly linked with documentation noted. However, in the case of a few families, a best-guess scenario is being used until further evidence comes to light. That is the case here.

The four names of the children have been chosen because they appear as names (not identified as siblings) in the Portsmouth town records. I am placing them here simply as a working model.

According to their father's will, William and his brother Thomas must have been at least 21 in 1710, with William receiving most of the property and designated as joint executor along with his mother; this might suggest that the two older sons were born c1687 and 1689. However, Torrey's "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" says the first child of record was born 1682, and that is the date assigned to Thomas in several reputable genealogies. Consequently, I have given William the birth year of 1682 as the oldest son. However, this means that if he is the one who married Mary Manton, he was at least 43 when they married. This opens up four possibilities: his birth year actually may be later, such as 1687; or, he married later in life; or, he married someone else first and Mary Manton was his second wife; or, he isn't the William who married Mary Manton, in which case he may have an unknown marriage c1700 and a son William Jr. who married Mary. This last idea is the one I have used here, for the time being.

William Remington of Warwick was made a freeman of the colony on 1 May 1711 (Bartlett, Records of RI, 4:114). He registered an earmark for his cattle "and other Creatures" on 1 Jan 1712/13 (Early Records of Warwick, p. 10). From this one might assume that William's birth year could not have been after 1690.

According to Oliver Payson Fuller's "The History of Warwick, RI," in 1712 William sold his share of the Remington farm, located on the northwest corner of Post Rd. & Cowesett Rd., but reserved the burying ground where his father and grandfather are interred. Portions of the Remington land were later bought by Thomas Jones Spencer & Thomas LeValley.

Where did William live after this land sale? I speculate that he may have gone to Prudence Island, where his mother's family resided, and where William himself may have been born.

I was informed of a reference to a couple named William & Abigail Remington in the East Greenwich Town Council records of Jan 1742/3 (source: Cherry Fletcher Bamberg, compiler & editor of "RI Roots" and "Gleanings.") Therefore, I have made a tentative assumption that this may be William, the son of Thomas & Mary, and that his wife is the Abigail referenced in the East Greenwich records. Abigail and her family had come to East Greenwich from Prudence Island but did not have the official permission or the financial means to stay there. Her husband William was employed for a year as a servant of Philip Arnold of Warwick, so the East Greenwich Town Council ordered that Abigail and her family be taken to the Arnold home.

From Portsmouth Town Council records:

1729: William Remington of PI & family warned out of town of Po (Bk 3 pp 17 & 21)

1737: William Remington & family given certificate from Po to relocate to East Greenwich (Bk 3 p 260)

14 Feb 1742: William Remington of PI qualified with certificate for himself, wife, and children to reside in Warwick for 4-year term if Town Council there accept him (Bk 3 p 289)

20 Jun 1743: William Remington of PI qualified with certificate to reside at Providence with wife and children for 7-yr-term if Town Council there accept them (Bk 3 p 291)

Some or all of the above notes from the town records could refer to his (possible) son William who married Mary Manton.

SK land evidence, Jan 1722: William Remington witnessed documents of Ebenezer & Mary Smith, regarding bequeathing two negro children named Primus & Dinah. Could this William be the son of Thomas & Mary (Allen) Remington, of Warwick? It is in the correct time frame. However, he might be the individual mentioned in the last paragraph below, who was "of Jamestown" in 1733 (h/o Mary Manton). (I have placed that other William, schoolmaster, as possible son of this William.)

At the funeral of a William Remington on 3 March 1764, Elder John Gorton preached on the text John 5:25. I am not sure if that was this particular William Remington, but for the time being I am using that date here, pending further research. (source: Bamberg, Cherry Fletcher. Elder John Gorton and the Six-Principle Baptist Church of East Greenwich, RI. Greenville, RI: RI Genealogical Society, 2001; p. 53)

In addition, there was a William Remington, of Jamestown, who was a schoolmaster in 1733. He was most likely the same William Remington who was a schoolmaster at Prudence Island. He married (after 7 Aug 1723) Mary Manton, of Edward, and had several children, including Elizabeth & Anne (m. Vial, had a son John). He is possibly the William Remington who died at Cranston 21 Apr 1768. These two Williams could easily be confused, since apparently they lived during the same time. Could they be father and son? That is my assumption here for the purpose of linking them to the family tree. (needs more research to determine and confirm relationships)

William married Abigail UNKNOWN Abt 1703, RI. Abigail was born Abt 1685; died Aft Jan 1742/43. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Her name may have been Abigail; this is an idea deduced from observing the reoccurrence of this name among the descendants.

Some time after entering the above note, I was informed of a reference to William & Abigail Remington in the East Greenwich Town Council records of Jan 1742/3 (source: Cherry Fletcher Bamberg, compiler & editor of "RI Roots" and "Gleanings.") Therefore, I have made a tentative assumption that this may be William, the son of Thomas & Mary, and that his wife is the Abigail referenced in the East Greenwich records.

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)
According to Oliver Payson Fuller's "The History of Warwick, RI," published in 1875, Thomas Remington in 1692/3 bought Cowesett farm # 1 consisting of 240 acres for the price of 57 pounds, from John Warner & Philip Sweet. As nearly as I can determine, this property was at the northwest corner of Post Rd. (Route 1) and Cowesett Rd. The next farm westward, bordering Route 2, was later purchased by the Remingtons -- probably Thomas Remington, Jr., who married Maplet Gorton.

According to the early town records of Portsmouth, RI, "Thomas Rimmington of Prudence is Admitted a freeman in this town" at a Town Council meeting held 6 June 1692 at William Corey's house (also William Allin of Prudence at the same meeting). Later that same year, the records of a Town Council meeting held on 22 Aug 1692, again at William Corey's house, show that three men were chosen to serve on the next Jury of Tryals at Newport: John Vaughan, Thomas Rimmington, & Joseph Sheffield.

These references likely refer to our ancestor, if in fact he was at Prudence Island and a freeman of Portsmouth in the early 1690s. If this is so, then he must have bought property in Warwick shortly after this and later settled there (possibly c1704 -- see note below). His wife was of Portsmouth, so it is reasonable to assume that this is our ancestor and that they were married at Portsmouth.

In 1701, Thomas Remington was Constable on Prudence Island.

Similarly, genealogist Armand Lariviere says that Thomas initially settled on Prudence Island, Rhode Island, then relocated to Warwick, where he purchased farm #1, the Cowesett Plot, containing 240 acres, in 1693, for 57 pounds. He was deeded land in Haverhill, MA, by his father John in 1695 & 1709. Thomas became a freeman of Warwick in 1704.

Sources for information on this family:
"Gorton Family Genealogy"
"New England Historical and Genealogical Society Register," Vols. 29, 42, 43
"The History of Warwick, RI" by Oliver Payson Fuller

Thomas's will mentions his "dearly beloved wife Mary"; names eight sons, six of whom were under age 21 on 20 May 1710; and his two daughters, both under 18. Thomas gave all his lands to sons Thomas, Jr., William, & John -- they to pay legacies to the other children. Based on this will, I have estimated the birth years for his children. Wife Mary and son William were co-executors.

John, still under age 21, received 40 acres, and would pay his brother Thomas 10 pounds when Thomas reached age 21. Thomas received 1/2 of all the remaining land, across the north end, and he is to pay 11 pounds to five of his brothers when they reach age 21 -- Daniel, Joseph, Stephen, Matthew, and Jonathan; he also is to pay his sisters Mary and Prudence 7 pounds each when they reach age 18 or earlier if they marry younger than 18. William received the mansion house with the remainder of lands; he is to pay to each of the 5 brothers 11 pounds each at age 21 and the two sisters 7 pounds each at age 18. All the rest of the estate is left to dearly beloved wife Mary and well-beloved son William who are appointed joint executors. Thomas signed his will with a capital R -- the mark of "Tho Rimington." It was witnessed by Samuel Gorton, Edward Earle (his mark), and Elizabeth Gorton (her mark). On 26 Sep 1710 the witnesses appeared before the Town Council of Warwick and made oath that they saw Thomas Rimington sign and seal the will.

According to Oliver Payson Fuller's "The History of Warwick, RI," William sold his share of the farm in 1712, but reserved the burying ground where his father and grandfather are interred. Portions of the Remington land were later bought by Thomas Jones Spencer & Thomas LeValley.

His gravestone has the inscription T R 23 July 1710. Although recorded by James N. Arnold in 1893, in 1996 the cemetery could not be located. Supposedly, there were four graves -- Thomas and his wife, and son John and his wife. James Arnold described the location as "north of the David Bennett Lot in open pasture without any protection one tomb two graves at feet that of Thomas Remington and his wife and his son John and his wife." The David Bennett Lot is 1400 feet south of Cowesett Rd. across from Hardig Road and west of I 95.

Thomas married Mary ALLEN Abt 1681. Mary (daughter of William ALLEN, I and Elizabeth Unknown) was born Abt 1661, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI; died Abt 1710, RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery WK14, Remington Lot, Cowesett Rd., Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The Allen family were of Prudence Island, according to "Representative Men of Old Families of Southeastern MA," V. I, p. 173.

I have estimated Mary's year of birth, assuming that she was about 20 when she was married, and that none of her children were multiple births. Martha Benns gives her year of death as 1710, the same as for her husband Thomas (see Remington book at Rhode Island Historical Library). She is called Marie in her father's will (William Allin, 2 June 1685 Portsmouth, RI), but Mary in her husband's will (1710 Warwick, RI).

It is unclear exactly where she was born.

Notes:

According to the book "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" (by Clarence Almon Torrey, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1985), their first child on record was born in 1682; Mary's year of death is given as 1710+. Places of residence were Portsmouth and Warwick, RI.