Rebecca Battey

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I think this marriage record pertains to this William, but this needs more research to confirm:
BATTEY William, and Rebecca Sayer; m. by Rev. Gardiner Thurston, March 17, 1778.

I believe it is accurate because several of the names of William & Rebecca's children reflect the parentage of William Battey III: Phebe (Remington) his mother, Jane (his mother), Stephen (Remington) his maternal great-grandfather.

I don't yet have an accurate birth year for William; I have given it a rough estimate based on the year of his parents' marriage.

William married Rebecca Tayer 17 Mar 1778, Jamestown, Newport Co., RI. Rebecca was born Abt 1753. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Rebecca's maiden name is given several different spellings in the index (Sayer, Tazer); It would be better to view the original at Jamestown. I have roughly estimated her birth year.

I think she may be a descendant of Benjamin Tayer of Newport, particularly since she has a son named Benjamin.

Notes:

BATTEY William, and Rebecca Sayer; m. by Rev. Gardiner Thurston, March 17, 1778.

I have made an assumption that this marriage record pertains to this particular William Battey (needs more research to confirm).

Notes:

The marriage record at Jamestown identifies him as William Battey, Jr., of William & Jean.

William married Phebe Remington 3 Apr 1746, Jamestown, RI. Phebe (daughter of Gershom Remington and Clemence Battey) was born Abt 1720, Jamestown, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)
Although I have not found a birth record for Phebe, the marriage record at Jamestown identifies the bride as Phebe Remington, of Gershom & Clemence, of Jamestown.

Notes:

The marriage record at Jamestown identifies the groom as William Battey, Jr., of William & Jean, and the bride as Phebe Remington, of Gershom & Clemence. It adds, "all of Jamestown."

BATTEY William, Jr., of William and Jean, and Phebe Remington, of Gersham and Clemence; m. by Joseph Clarke, Justice, April 3. 1746.

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I have roughly estimated the birth years of William and his wife.

William married Jean Jane Unknown Abt 1711. Jean was born Abt 1692. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)
The original birth record at Jamestown reads: "Gershum Remmenton sun of Stephen & Pennelipy 3 December 1690."

Land records show Gershom Remington signing transactions with his wife, Clemence, on 31 Dec 1733. Some genealogists have her name as Catherine. Was Catherine a second wife; or, perhaps simply the name was misread (?).

In 1735 Gershom was Ensign of the Militia for Jamestown, and later was promoted to Lieutenant on the resignation of William Battey; again he served in this position in 1736.

Was there another daughter named Aase or Acie? Here is this listing from the RI Cemetery Database:

REMINGTON AASE 1722c - 29 NOV 1744 JM002

Gershom married Clemence Battey 13 Feb 1712/13, Jamestown, RI. Clemence (daughter of Samson Battey and Dinah Havens) was born 4 Jul 1695, Jamestown, RI; died Aft Dec 1733. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)
According to the Jamestown birth record, Clemence was the 4th daughter of Samson & Dinah Battey. As the wife of Gershom Remington, her name has been given as both Clemence and Catherine. I am making an assumption that Gershom's wife was Clemence Battey, whose birth was recorded in the official Jamestown Proprietors Records, Vol. 1, p. 1. The Jamestown birth record has the name as "Clemence Batty." It seems obvious to me that this is the Clemence who married Gershom Remington, especially since they named a daughter Dinah, and Clemence Battey's mother was named Dinah. I have no further proof of her identity, other than this concurrence of data: names, time, and location.

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BSR says Gershom married Catherine Clemence on 13 Feb 1713, Jamestown (no source noted). However, in some documents she is referred to as Clemence. Jamestown records identify their children as "of Gershom & Clemens" or Clemence. I have made an assumption that she is Clemence Battey, based on their dates of birth and the given names Clemence & Dinah, found in both the Battey and Remington families.