Robert Carr

Charles married Hannah Hopkins 18 Dec 1735, East Greenwich, RI. Hannah (daughter of Joseph Hopkins and Martha Whaley) was born Abt 1715, Kingstowne, RI. [Group Sheet]

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I am making an assumption that this marriage entry belongs to this Charles Carr.

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Sometime after marrying his second wife, possibly around 1731 Caleb moved, with his family, from Jamestown to West Greenwich, RI. There he bought 282 & 1/2 acres of land on what was afterward to be called Carr's Pond, on the East Greenwich-West Greenwich border.

Caleb married Mary Unknown 1712, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

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Joseph's will, dated 1735, mentions his wife Martha; 6 sons -- Joseph (Jr.), William, Samuel (b. 6 Jan 1704, d. 1790), John, Robert, & Thomas; and 3 daughters -- Phebe (Pitcher), Hannah, & Martha.

He may have married first to a Phebe Unknown.

I have estimated the birth years of some of Joseph's children.

Interestingly, there was another Joseph Hopkins whose will was proved/probated 1 Sept. 1740 at Scituate, RI. He also mentions a wife Martha.

An online genealogy has his parents as William & Hannah (Andrews) Hopkins of Roxbury, MA. However, the RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 15, p. 303, identifies his parents as Thomas & Sarah. (needs more research)

Joseph married Martha Whaley Abt 1702. Martha (daughter of Theophilus Whaley and Elizabeth Mills) was born 1680; died 1773. [Group Sheet]

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Martha may have been Joseph's second wife.

Martha married second to Robert Spencer (b. 6 Nov 1774, d.c. July 1848), s/o John & Susannah, as his third wife. Robert's first wife had been Theodosia, most likely Martha's sister.

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For a record of this marriage, see "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" by Clarence Almond Torrey, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD., 1985, pp. 136-137

Some online sites have this Caleb as being the one born in August 1657. Various sites have that other Caleb as being either the son of Robert or the son of his brother Caleb, who was the governor. Also, Francis Richmond Sears has this Caleb's estimated year of birth as 1650, but 1644 seems more likely when the whole family group is analyzed. We know from his father's will that Caleb was the eldest.

Caleb's will of 1688 mentions his wife "Phillip," eldest son Caleb, other sons William, Robert, Job, and daughters Mary & "Phillip," both under 18. Also mentioned are cousin Nicholas Carr, "father" Major John Greene, and brother-in-law Peter Greene.

Caleb married Phillip\Phillippe GREENE Abt 1676, Rhode Island. Phillip\Phillippe (daughter of John GREENE, Jr. and Anne ALMY) was born 7 Oct 1658, Portsmouth, RI; died Between 1690 and 1706. [Group Sheet]

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Her name was written as "Phillip," but nowadays is usually written as "Phillippa" or even "Phillis." According to information on given names at a Rootsweb site, Phillip/Philip was a popular name for both males & females in the time from 1450 - 1650, although it declined in popularity after the reign of Mary Tudor (1553-1558), when Philip II of Spain, her militant Roman Catholic husband, was perceived as the enemy. The name became very rare in the 1600s, unless, of course, it was passed down as a family name as in this lineage.

Thomas — Sarah Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Theophilus — Elizabeth Mills. [Group Sheet]