Olney W. Arnold

Notes:

In the Federal Census of 1850, Olney 23, Comfort 20, and Drusilla Arnold 4 are living at West Greenwich with Comfort's mother Almeda Brown 48.

In the Federal Census of 1870, the family is living at West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI: Olney W. 43, Comfort A. 40, Arena F. 18, Alvina E. 16, Amey A. 14, Minnie J. 12, Effie Eldora 9, John W. 5, Albert E. 1, and Amanda Brown 68.

Olney married Comfort A. Brown 12 Mar 1845, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. Comfort (daughter of Pardon Brown and Almedia "Amanda" Olin) was born Abt 1830; died 26 Apr 1871; was buried , Pardon Brown Lot, Sharpe St., West Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

1. Drusilla Jennie Arnold was born 1846, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
2. Arena Frances Arnold was born Jul 1851, West Greenwich, RI; died 1938; was buried , Manchester Cemetery, Washington St., Coventry, RI.
3. Alvina Emeline Arnold was born Abt 1854.
4. Amey Adeline Arnold was born 2 Dec 1855, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 26 Feb 1946, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
5. Minnie J. Arnold was born 21 Sep 1857, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
6. Effie Eldora Arnold was born 22 Jul 1860, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 22 Jan 1880, Coventry, Kent Co., RI; was buried , West Greenwich, RI.
7. John Wilkins Arnold was born Abt 1865.
8. Albert Everett Arnold was born 1868, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 1947; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Coventry, RI.

Notes:

Gideon's will mentions dtr Julia Ann who will care for Lyman A.

Gideon — Robey Olin. Robey (daughter of Anthony Olin and Abigail Remington) was born 21 Oct 1797, West Greenwich, RI; died 15 Jan 1858, West Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Robey's will mentions dtr Julia Ann.

Notes:

I have estimated his year of birth based on the dates of his parents' marriage and his own marriage.

Anthony married Abigail Remington 27 Oct 1793, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. Abigail (daughter of Matthew Remington and Martha Randall) was born Abt 1773. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have estimated the year of her birth based on the date of her marriage and the estimated year of Anthony's birth.

Notes:

"Anthony Olin son of Henry Olin Jr. and Abigail Remington daughter to Mathew Remington dec'd both of West Greenwich was Lawfully joined together in marriage by me Elisha Greene Elder, West Greenwich 27 Oct 1793" -- and there follows the list of their children, presumably all born in West Greenwich.

Notes:

I have estimated his year of birth based on the date of marriage.

Henry married Sarah Comstock 9 Dec 1770, West Greenwich, RI. Sarah (daughter of William Comstock and Anna Unknown) was born 3 Mar 1748/49; died 14 Mar 1789. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have estimated her year of birth based on the date of marriage.

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Henry & Sarah were married by Samuel Hopkins, Justice.

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According to the Remington chart by Boyd Scott Remington at RIHSL, this Matthew Remington was Captain of the 1st Cranston Company in 1763. Genealogist Martha A. Benns' book "Remington Family" has this Matthew (who married Martha Randall) as a son of Thomas & Mary (Allen) Remington; a Matthew is named in Thomas's will. However, it seems more likely that the earlier Matthew married Hepsibah Blackington (please see the notes for the other Matthew, who was "of Warwick"). An online genealogy has no parents noted for this one, but has his birth date as 12 September 1724 (source noted is "Descendants of William Randall") -- needs further research.

He is possibly the Mathew Rimenton listed as a resident of Coventry in the RI 1774 census (1 WM>16, 4 WM<16, 2 WF>16, 2 WF<16); also the Matthew Remmington 16 - 50 A, listed at West Greenwich, RI, in the 1777 RI Military Census.

The 1774 census data suggests that Matthew may have had four sons (?) born before 1774 in addition to two daughhters.

If this marriage to Martha Randall is a third marriage for the "other" Matthew, s/o Thomas & Mary (Allen) Remington, then we might conclude that Peleg did not have a brother Matthew (?). Genealogists differ on this. However, a note within parentheses in the genealogy entitled "John Remington of Massachusetts" in the possession of the Roger Williams Family Association (from Mrs. Adair), says that Peleg "and his brother left home when their father married a second time." This is evidence that Peleg did have a brother.

Matthew married Martha Randall 26 Dec 1755, Providence, RI. Martha (daughter of John Randall and Martha Williams) was born Abt 18 Mar 1724/25; died Between 1808 and 1809. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The dates of Martha's two marriages do not seem to jive. Was she a lot younger than Matthew? If she remarried to Henry Olin, which one, Sr. or Jr.? If her daughter Abigail, by Matthew, married Anthony Olin son of Henry Jr., it seems that Abigail could not have been born much before 1770 or so. Is there a generation missing here, possibly a Matthew Remington Jr.? Or, perhaps Matthew had an earlier wife who died, and he remarried to a younger woman, who was Martha?

I have put together all the data -- including marriage records and Henry's will -- into what I believe is the most likely scenario, given the information I have. If Martha Randall Remington married this Henry, and is indeed the Martha mentioned in his will, she could not have been the mother of his children, because some of them were already married with children at the time of his will; therefore she was probably his second wife. The codicil to his will makes it clear that there was another wife named Sarah; this also agrees with the marriage records.

Notes:

James N. Arnold's "Vital Record of Rhode Island" has the year as 1756. They were married by William Burton, Justice.