Susan Briggs

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, Susan Remington is age 73, living at Warwick. With her are Solomon 32 and Phebe Ann Madison 40. Phebe may be Susan's daughter; if so, it is a second marriage for her. Her first marriage was to a Mr. Arnold, as she is mentioned as Phebe Ann Arnold in Peleg's will dated Nov 1847 at Warwick.

In the census, they are listed next to -- and are probably living next to -- Thomas and Almira (Dyer) Remington, both age 42, and their 6 children. This suggests that Susan may be closely related to Thomas -- although is not proof, since there were a lot of Remingtons around at that time.

If it is true that there is a close family relationship, I am guessing that Susan could be Thomas's aunt (by marriage), meaning that her husband Peleg was possibly a brother to Thomas's father, Russell Remington. Therefore, I am placing Peleg on this family tree, with the qualifier that more research is needed to confirm the ancestry of Peleg.

I have made a working assumption that Susan Remington is Thomas's aunt by marriage to his uncle Peleg.

Rootsweb's Worldconnect has these parents for Susan (Susannah):
Father: Richard Briggs b: 26 NOV 1737
Mother: Phebe Place b: ABT 1738 in North Kingstown, RI
First source given: The American Genealogist p 38:51
Second source given: Maerston Watson, "Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry" Volume Two
Publication: Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
Third source given: Reverend Francis Marbury and Five Generations of His Descendants Through Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson and Katherine (Marbury) Scott), pages 199-207

This sounds plausible because Richard's grandmother was Susannah Spencer, so he could have named a daughter Susannah after her. Also, Peleg and Susan had a daughter named Phebe, who may have been named after Susan's mother Phebe Place.

I need to check the RI Death Index to see if Susan's parents are named.

Susan married Peleg Remington 5 Feb 1807, Warwick, RI. Peleg (son of Jonathan Remington and Mary Havens) was born Abt 1775; died 16 Dec 1847; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Fairview Ave., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

1. Abby Remington was born 12 Feb 1809, Warwick, RI; died 26 Jul 1860, Manville, Lincoln, RI; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery, Woonsocket, RI.
2. Susan B. Remington was born 11 Feb 1811; died 1878; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.
3. Ruth Remington was born Abt 1813; died 3 Oct 1876, Providence, RI.
4. Phebe Ann Remington was born Abt 1815.
5. Lorenzo Dow Remington was born Abt 1821; died 1898; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Fairview Ave., Coventry, RI.
6. William E. Remington was born Abt. 1823, RI; died Aft 1 June 1860.