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Malachi Rhodes, IV

Male 1749 - 1832  (~ 97 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Malachi Rhodes, IV was born Between 15 Jun 1734 and 1749, Warwick, RI (son of Malachi Rhodes, III and Deborah Wightman); died 12 Feb 1832, Warwick, RI; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Pawtuxet, Warwick, RI.

    Notes:

    The RI Cemetery Database has his date of birth as c.1749.

    Malachi married Waite Fenner 29 Nov 1767. Waite (daughter of Thomas Fenner and Mercy Mary Sheldon) was born Feb 1749/50; died 10 May 1777; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Pawtuxet, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Marcy Mercy Rhodes was born 30 Mar 1769; died 26 Mar 1855.
    2. Peleg Rhodes was born 13 Jun 1771; died 10 Feb 1862; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.
    3. Lydia Rhodes was born Abt 1775; died 2 Jan 1827, Cranston, RI.
    4. Waity Rhodes was born Abt 1780.

    Malachi married Betsey Sheldon Aft 1777. Betsey (daughter of Benjamin Sheldon and Sarah Greenwood) was born Abt 1750. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Malachi Rhodes, III was born 15 Apr 1701, Warwick, RI (son of Malachi Rhodes, II and Dorothy Whipple); died 1791.

    Malachi married Deborah Wightman 27 May 1731, Warwick, RI. Deborah (daughter of George Wightman and Elizabeth Unknown) was born Abt 1708. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Deborah Wightman was born Abt 1708 (daughter of George Wightman and Elizabeth Unknown).

    Notes:

    Malachi & Deborah were married by William Greene, Justice.

    Children:
    1. Mary Rhodes was born 19 Jan 1731/32, Warwick, RI.
    2. 1. Malachi Rhodes, IV was born Between 15 Jun 1734 and 1749, Warwick, RI; died 12 Feb 1832, Warwick, RI; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Pawtuxet, Warwick, RI.
    3. George Rhodes was born 7 Jul 1736, Warwick, RI.
    4. Stephen Rhodes was born 27 Sep 1741, Warwick, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Malachi Rhodes, II was born Abt 1677 (son of Malachi Rhodes, I and Mary Carder); died 17 Aug 1714.

    Malachi married Dorothy Whipple 8 Mar 1699/00, Providence, RI. Dorothy was born Abt 1680; died 10 Sep 1723. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Dorothy Whipple was born Abt 1680; died 10 Sep 1723.

    Notes:

    When Israel married her in 1719, she was the widow of Malacha (Malachi) Rhodes/Roades.

    Children:
    1. 2. Malachi Rhodes, III was born 15 Apr 1701, Warwick, RI; died 1791.
    2. Dorothy Rhodes was born abt. 1712.

  3. 6.  George Wightman was born 8 Jan 1672/73, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI (son of George Wightman and Elizabeth Updyke); died Abt Jan 1761, Warwick, RI.

    Notes:

    George Wightman bought land from Thomas Remington in Cowesett, Warwick, RI, in January 1712/13. He was a deacon at Shawomet Baptist Church, Old Warwick, then located "near the fulling mill" in the Apponaug area.

    George married Elizabeth Unknown Abt 1698. Elizabeth died Bef 1738. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Unknown died Bef 1738.
    Children:
    1. Samuel Wightman was born Abt 1699, North Kingstown, RI; died 1745, Warwick, RI.
    2. John Wightman was born 1701; died 1770.
    3. Phebe Wightman was born Abt 1706.
    4. 3. Deborah Wightman was born Abt 1708.
    5. George Wightman was born Abt 1710, North Kingstown, RI; died Jul 1774, Warwick, RI.
    6. Elizabeth Wightman was born Abt 1713.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Malachi Rhodes, I was born 1650, Warwick, RI (son of Zachariah (Zachary) Rhodes and Joanna Arnold); died 1682.

    Malachi married Mary Carder 27 May 1675, Warwick, RI. Mary (daughter of Richard CARDER and Mary Unknown) was born Abt 1653; died 22 Jan 1692/93, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Carder was born Abt 1653 (daughter of Richard CARDER and Mary Unknown); died 22 Jan 1692/93, Warwick, RI.

    Notes:

    Malachi & Mary were married by Benjamin Smith, Jr., Justice.

    Children:
    1. 4. Malachi Rhodes, II was born Abt 1677; died 17 Aug 1714.

  3. 12.  George Wightman was born Abt 4 Nov 1632, England (son of John Wightman); died Jan 1721/22, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI.

    Notes:

    George came to America sometime between 1653 and 1663. His older brother, Valentine, was already here in Providence, where his first child was born in 1653. Their grandfather Edward had been burned at the stake in England for his faith, so they came here for religious freedom, as many RI families did.

    The area called Quidnessett was defined in 1659 by agreement with Indian sachem Kachanaquant; its boundaries were the Potomomut River (now Hunt's River) on the north, the Indian road or Pequot Path (now Post Road) on the west, Richard Smith's land (Wickford area) on the south, and Narragansett Bay on the east, totalling about 6x3 miles.

    In 1660 the Atherton Company, a group of land speculators from MA Bay Colony and CT, was ordered by the Assembly to open up the Quidnessett tract to purchase by private individuals. Valentine Wightman, George's brother, procured an area of 100-plus acres bordering the bay. This land soon became the property of his brother George, and was handed down intact through 6 generations and known for over 200 years as the Wightman homestead in Quidnessett. George later acquired more land, totalling about 2000 acres.

    For a fascinating history of the Wightman family, see: http://www.concentric.net/~Ssbray/wightman.htm

    George married Elizabeth Updyke Abt 1663, Cocumscussuc, Kingstowne, RI. Elizabeth (daughter of Gysbert Updyke and Catherine Smith) was born Abt 27 Jul 1644, New Amsterdam, America; died Between 25 Dec 1712 and 26 Apr 1716, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Elizabeth Updyke was born Abt 27 Jul 1644, New Amsterdam, America (daughter of Gysbert Updyke and Catherine Smith); died Between 25 Dec 1712 and 26 Apr 1716, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Wightman was born 26 Jul 1664, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI; died Abt Jan 1756, North Kingstown, RI.
    2. Aylice Wightman was born 29 Dec 1666, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI; died Aft 30 Dec 1747, Exeter, RI.
    3. Daniel Wightman was born 2 Jan 1667/68, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI; died 31 Aug 1750, Newport, RI.
    4. Sarah Wightman was born 25 Feb 1670/71, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI.
    5. 6. George Wightman was born 8 Jan 1672/73, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI; died Abt Jan 1761, Warwick, RI.
    6. John Wightman was born 16 Apr 1674, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI; died Abt Apr 1750, Exeter, RI.
    7. Samuel Wightman was born 9 Jan 1675/76, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI; died Abt Jun 1724, North Kingstown, RI.
    8. Valentine Wightman was born 16 Apr 1681, Quidnessett, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 7 Jun 1747, Groton, New London Co., CT.