Stephen Allen Remington

Stephen married Hannah T. Kenyon Bef Sep 1835. Hannah (daughter of George Kenyon and Martha T. Hoxsie) was born 9 Mar 1818, Richmond, RI. [Group Sheet]

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I am making an assumption that this marriage for Hannan T. Kinyon (daughter of George) & Stephen A. Remington belongs to these two individuals. I cannot find another Stephen A. Remington that would fit this time period; besides, the location of both of their families makes it likely.

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On the membership roll of The Baptist Church in Exeter, 15 June 1845: William (d 1865) & Mary Remington.

There is a William Remington listed for Exeter in the 1830 census, and is most likely this William.

In the 1850 Federal Census, William & Mary Rimmington are living at Bristol, RI, with married daughter Waity Ann Arnold and her family. Another daughter, Betsey, is also in the household.

In the 1860 Federal Census, William is 72 and Mary is 69. They are living at Exeter, Washington Co., RI. Also in the household are George H. Remington, 16 (c1844), and Albert A. Arnold, 12. They are next door to Joseph R. & Hannah Arnold and family. Hannah may be their daughter-in-law, who had married their son Stephen, who died in 1843. Assuming this is true, George H. Remington may be the son of Stephen & Hannah.

The death entry at Providence says he died in his 76th year, and identifies him as "son of Hezekiah."

His gravestone in the Greenwood Cemetery, Coventry, says he "died suddenly."

William married Mary Wightman 13 Apr 1813. Mary (daughter of George Wightman and Waite Sweet) was born 29 Sep 1791; died 28 Apr 1866; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

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Hezekiah Remington 16 - 50 A , Res. Po, is listed for Coventry, RI, in the 1777 RI Military Census. Also there is William Remington 16 - 50 A (residence Portsmouth), possibly his father; and a Thomas Remington 16 - 50 A.

Hezekiah Remington is on the list of Freemen of Exter, dated 20 Apr 1814.

James N. Arnold's "Family Notes" has his date of birth as 22 May 1757.

I have made an assumption that he was born on Prudence Island; this, in turn, is based on the assumption that his parents are William & Freelove (and Portsmouth land evidence showing this couple on Prudence Island). Hezekiah had two children, named William & Freelove. This is a strong clue. Hezekiah lived in Exeter and North Kingstown, and it is known that William & Freelove bought a house and land there in 1775.

Hezekiah married Anne Hill 16 Sep 1787. Anne (daughter of Caleb Hill and Mercy Stafford) was born 29 Jan 1761, North Kingstown, RI; died 20 Jan 1822. [Group Sheet]

George married Waite Sweet 16 Jun 1776. Waite (daughter of Sylvester Sweet and Mary Johnson) was born 29 Aug 1758, East Greenwich, RI; died 25 Nov 1821, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]

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I have made an assumption that William was born on Prudence Island and that he died at North Kingstown, although this is only a guess based on available evidence about his life. Also, please note that I am not sure that he was a son of William Remington and Mary Manton, although it is known that they were living on Prudence Island during the 1700s.

Portsmouth land evidence shows that a William Remington was living on Prudence Island in the mid-1700s, and according to two deeds he had a wife named Freelove. It is certainly possible that William married an Allen, because most of the land sales involving his name have one or more Allens also involved.

Therefore, it is documented that William and his wife Freelove were of Prudence Island, and furthermore that he purchased a house and land in North Kingstown from Job Tibbetts in 1775. This was the year that residents of the island evacuated because of the British raids in which they burned the dwellings and fought the colonists. It is reasonable to assume that he relocated to North Kingstown, and eventually died there. However, it appears that he was in Coventry at the time of the Military Census of 1777

The dates for William are from James N. Arnold's "Family Notes" Volume R, an unpublished manuscript located at the Knight Library in Providence. However, some online genealogies have his date of death as 1 March 1764. To be sure, that is the date of death for a William Remington -- but which one? I have used that date for the William b. c1680, who may be the father of this William; but there was still another William who died in 1768 at Cranston.

Charles Gregory Maytum's Notes on the Remington family, at Newport Historical Society, give William's date of birth as 17 Aug 1729, and his date of death as 30 Aug 1812. This differs slightly from Arnold's data.

I have not been able to determine his ancestry for sure. Other Remingtons mentioned in Portsmouth land evidence are John Remington, who had moved from Warwick to Portsmouth; Thomas Remington, who had a wife named Amy; another William whose wife was Mary; Josiah; and Jonathan; as well as my ancestor Joseph. It is possible that there was more than one William, and that one was the father or uncle of the other. Research on these families is ongoing.

1777 Military Census, Coventry - listed are William Remington, res. Po; Hezekiah Remington, res. Po; & Thomas Remington

From Portsmouth land evidence:

WR of PI, boatman, bought land for 600 pounds from William Allen of PI, prob aft. 27 Apr 1757 (no date). The land was 80 rods by 12 rods and bounded as follows: N & E by Ebenezer Allin, W by land of me, sd William Allen, S by John Allen. Mary Allin wife of William Allin surrenders rights of dower and power of thirds. William Allin's signature witnessed by Samuel Lyndon Jr & Mary Lyndon; Mary Allin's signature witnessed by Nathaniel Allin & Joseph Bates. No wife of WR mentioned. Spelling of Allin/Allen is varied in copy of deed. (Po Land Ev Bk 5 p 579 & 580)

WR of PI, boatman, sold

William married Freelove Allen 20 Sep 1752. Freelove (daughter of William Allen, III and Freelove Unknown) was born 20 May 1722, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 17 Mar 1817, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]

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Information concerning her surname came from "Family Notes," a group of unpublished manuscripts compiled by James N. Arnold, and located at the Knight Library in Providence. This gives her birthdate as 20 May 1722, while Maytum's notes at Newport Historical Society says 20 Jul 1722. Arnold gives her date of death as 17 Mar 1817, while Maytum gives it as 17 May 1817. Neither gives a source as documentation.

She is also mentioned as Freelove Allen, wife of William Remington, on the back of an old photo of George Wait Remington, as his great-grandmother.

Could she be a daughter of William & Freelove (Tillinghast) Allen? They had a daughter Patience who married William Maccoone on 2 April 1738. Freelove would definitely fit into this time frame for their family group. (needs more research)

She could easily be a daughter of one of the Allen families from Prudence Island, as the land evidence from Portsmouth mentions a William Remington of Prudence Island who had a wife named Freelove (Portsmouth land evidence dated 25 Dec 1764, Bk 6 p. 123 & 126).

Son Hezekiah had a grandson named Stephen Allen Remington, so the Allen name reoccurs in the family.

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Caleb was a private in Col. Elliott's regiment of volunteers in the Revolutionary War. Also, he served as Lt. of an alarm company, 1778/79, in North Kingstown.

He was Justice of the Peace in 1780.

Caleb Hill hired a farm on the southern end of Prudence Island, where he lived for about 7 years (March 1743-March 1750); then he returned to the Quidnessett area of NK where he lived and farmed with his father. He was Justice of the Peace, Overseer of the Poor, and was both a private and a lieutenant in the Revolution. Like his father, he also was active in the Six-Principle Baptist Church -- donating money, hosting meetings, and petitioning the RI General Assembly concerning repairs. (source: Hill manuscript at NK Library)

The will of Caleb Hill of North Kingstown, yeoman, was proved 14 May 1804. It mentions wife Mary; sons Stukly & Caleb; dtrs Anna Remington w/o Hezekiah, Elizabeth Champlin, Sarah Bowen w/o Benjamin, & Rebecca Bowen w/o Stephen.

Caleb married Mercy Stafford 23 Mar 1755, Warwick, RI. Mercy (daughter of Stukely Stafford and Elizabeth Waterman) was born Abt 1730; died 6 May 1807; was buried , Thomas Hill Lot, Forge Rd., North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]

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George Wightman was "undoubtedly a Baptist" (see p. 8 of Descendants of George Wightman). As a member of the Six-Principle Baptist Church of North Kingstown, and possibly a deacon, he bequeathed money for the pastor to buy bread and wine for the congregation. His great Bble, printed in 1587 in London, is still owned by a direct descendant, George W. Wightman, of Brookline, MA. In later generations his property in Quidnessett was sold to another family, and more recently was called "Cedar Crest Farm," owned by Mr. Clinton Prescott Knight. The present home predates the Revolution.

George married Elizabeth Waite 21 Dec 1746. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Waite and Elizabeth Sheffield) was born 1726, North Kingstown, RI; died 19 Feb 1796, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]

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The will of Sylvester Sweet, yeoman, advanced in life, is dated 7 Mar 1804, proved 25 Jan 1806 at East Greenwich. It mentions wife Dorcas; sons James, Samuel, Thomas, Sylvester dec'd, & Elisha; and daughters Tabitha Sweet, Lydia w/o John Johnson, Almy w/o Amos Vaughn, Wait w/o George Wightman, Mary w/o Charles (should read Pardon) Tillinghast, Sarah w/o William Sleid, and susannah w/o Charles Sleid; grandson Luther Sweet s/o son Sylvester dec'd.

Sylvester married Mary Johnson 14 Aug 1757, East Greenwich, RI. Mary (daughter of Elisha JOHNSON and Mary GREENE) was born Abt 1736; died Nov 1780. [Group Sheet]

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Sweet Sylvester, and Mary Johnson; m. by Thomas Shippee, Justice, Aug. 14, 1757.