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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Slack was born 10 Jul 1756, Scituate, RI (son of Benjamin Slack and Phebe Fenner).

    Joseph — Mercy Waterman. Mercy was born 20 Jun 1762, Smithfield, RI; died 25 Jan 1827, Smithfield, RI. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Benjamin Slack was born Abt 1727; died 14 Apr 1791.

    Notes:

    Dr. Benjamin Slack was of Scituate, RI

    Benjamin — Phebe Fenner. Phebe (daughter of Joseph Fenner and Wait Harris) was born 11 Dec 1725; died 18 Jul 1762. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Phebe Fenner was born 11 Dec 1725 (daughter of Joseph Fenner and Wait Harris); died 18 Jul 1762.
    Children:
    1. 1. Joseph Slack was born 10 Jul 1756, Scituate, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Joseph Fenner was born 1693 (son of Thomas Fenner, I and Dinah Borden); died 22 Jun 1779.

    Joseph married Wait Harris Abt 1716. Wait (daughter of Thomas Harris and Phoebe Brown) was born 21 Apr 1694; died Aft 8 Nov 1737. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Wait Harris was born 21 Apr 1694 (daughter of Thomas Harris and Phoebe Brown); died Aft 8 Nov 1737.

    Notes:

    According to one genealogy, Wait (Harris) Fenner died in March 1720/21. If that is true, only two of these children are hers, and the other four are by Joseph's second wife, Amy. However, the genealogy at the Fenner family web site has all the children borne by Wait. (needs more research)

    Children:
    1. Mehitabel Fenner was born 22 Jan 1716/17; died 19 Dec 1744.
    2. Thomas Fenner was born 8 Dec 1719; died Bef 1755.
    3. 3. Phebe Fenner was born 11 Dec 1725; died 18 Jul 1762.
    4. Joseph Fenner, Jr. was born 26 Feb 1727/28.
    5. Wait Fenner was born 9 Jun 1733.
    6. Asahel Fenner was born 8 Nov 1737; died Bef 18 May 1774.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Thomas Fenner, I was born 27 Oct 1652, RI (son of Arthur Fenner, I and Mehitable Waterman); died 27 Feb 1717/18, Providence, RI; was buried , Major Thomas Fenner Lot, Plainfield St., Thornton, Cranston, RI.

    Notes:

    Captain Arthur Fenner, father of Major Thomas Fenner, built Thomas a house around 1677 on the Cranston side of Plainfield Pike, on the hill near Thornton.

    Roger Williams listed Thomas as one of those who stayed at home and protected his house and the town during the Indian hostilities in 1675. It is not known exactly where he lived at this time.

    For a time, Thomas Fenner conducted a tavern and store in his home.

    Thomas married Dinah Borden 26 Jul 1682, Providence, RI. Dinah was born Oct 1664; died 18 Dec 1761; was buried , Major Thomas Fenner Lot, Plainfield St., Thornton, Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Dinah Borden was born Oct 1664; died 18 Dec 1761; was buried , Major Thomas Fenner Lot, Plainfield St., Thornton, Cranston, RI.

    Notes:

    Dinah, widow of Major Thomas Fenner, died in the 98th year of her life. According to her gravestone inscription, "she died a sincere Christian."

    Notes:

    Thomas & Dinah were married by Joseph Jenckes, Ass't.

    Children:
    1. Freelove Fenner was born 1683.
    2. Thomas Fenner, II was born 1684.
    3. Mehitable Fenner was born 1686.
    4. Mary Fenner was born 1692; died 7 Jan 1759.
    5. 6. Joseph Fenner was born 1693; died 22 Jun 1779.
    6. Richard Fenner was born 1695; died 6 Feb 1773.
    7. Sarah Fenner was born 1698; died 17 Apr 1736.
    8. Arthur Fenner, Sr. was born 17 Oct 1699, Providence, RI; died 21 Jan 1788, Providence, RI.
    9. Eleazer Fenner was born 4 Sep 1702; died 31 Jul 1723; was buried , Major Thomas Fenner Lot, Plainfield St., Thornton, Cranston, RI.
    10. John Fenner was born Abt 16 Sep 1705; died 12 Oct 1725; was buried , Major Thomas Fenner Lot, Plainfield St., Thornton, Cranston, RI.

  3. 14.  Thomas Harris

    Thomas — Phoebe Brown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Phoebe Brown
    Children:
    1. 7. Wait Harris was born 21 Apr 1694; died Aft 8 Nov 1737.