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5051	John Gifford & Comfort Hart filed a marriage intention on 24 May 1730 at Little Compton. They may have been married in May or June.	Family F00572
5052	John Gladding was a well-known builder of fast ships. He and Lucretia had 10 children, all born at Bristol.	Gladding, John Jr. (I12472)
5053	John Gore died at age 38 in Boston, of smallpox, 9 Nov 1720. John Gore graduated from Harvard College in 1702, was a librarian in 1705, and later captain of a vessel. (source: A Brief Genealogy of the Gore Family, and Boston death records.) From "Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822" (Thwing Collection, at americanancestors.com): John Gore, b Roxbury, Harvard class of 1702, mariner, 1713 md Rebecca Smith d/o Thomas Smith and Rebecca Glover, Capt. John Gore died 1720 of smallpox on return from a voyage, his library to be sold. The images of will dated 8 Nov 1717, proved 28 Nov 1720 at Boston, are viewable at americanancestors.com -- it mentions his aged mother Elizabeth Tucker, brothers Samuell and Obediah Gore, sister Margaret Heley, dearly beloved wife Rebecca, good friend and brother Mr. John Jefferies. One of the estate pages refers to Rebecca Hubbard formerly Gore. See: " Brief history of the Gore Family" (at ancestry.com) to verify that John Gore did marry Rebecca Smith, and after his death she married Nathaniel Hubbard (The Payne and Gore Families, p 5).	Gore, John (I28649)
5054	John Greene came to New England with his family in 1635. On a 1650 map of Providence, his name is shown as owner on one of the original house lots on Towne Steeet. He became a Major in the Rhode Island Militia, Representative to the Rhode Island General Assembly for 12 years, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, agent for the colony in England, and Deputy Governor from 1690 to 1700. (See "Colonial Families of the United States") "He became a large landowner in his own right as well as by inheritance, and was prominently active in all interests of town and Colony. It was written of him at a later period: 'He was a man of great weight of thought, sharpness of wit, aptness of action, and adroitness of understanding.' " (See "The Greenes of Rhode Island" compiled by Louise Brownell Clarke, New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1903, p. 59) Official leadership positions he held: Town Clerk and Surveyor of Warwick, RI Commissioner: Member of Colonial Assemblies Deputy, Assistant, and Deputy Governor for about 11 years Captain of the Militia for 8 years Major for 7 years Attorney general 1657 - 1660 Secretary of State 1652 - 1654 Several times was sent to England as an Agent for the Colony His will, dated Dec 1706, says he is in his 87th year, and his wife in her 80th. He names sons Richard, Samuel, Peter, & Job; and daughters Deborah, Philip(a), Ann, Catherine, & Adere; granddaughter Mary Dyer; and refers to Philip(a)'s children but not by name.	GREENE, Major John Jr. (I01592)
5055	John Greenman's name is found on the list of founding members of the Second Baptist Church of Newport, 1656. He was admitted as a freeman of Newport, RI, in 1638.	Greenman, John (I25832)
5056	John H. took to the sea as did his father, uncles, and some of his cousins. He is recorded as going on a whaling voyage in 1851/52, but I need to check the microfilm to be sure it is he. If so, this may be the voyage on which he died at sea.	Remington, John Hambly (I00762)
5057	John had 9 children by his first wife, Mary; 5 by his second wife, Naomi; and 4 by his third wife, Abigail. Naomi and Abigail were first cousins.	Congdon, John (I02232)
5058	John Hall married first Alice and then Abigail Vaughan.	Hall, John (I04953)
5059	John Hill came to America c 24 July 1633, when he was granted land in Dorchester, MA.	HILL, John (I17207)
5060	John Holmes was of Newport.	Holmes, Rev. John (I02168)
5061	John Hubbard is mentioned as merchant in estate documents of his mother-in-law Sarah Leverett.	Hubbard, John (I28621)
5062	John inherited a cow, 10 sheep, and a feather bed from his father.	Dennis, John (I22379)
5063	John is "under 21" in his grandfather John Rice's will of 17 Aug 1753. According to Capt. Samuel Tillinghast's diary, John died from an illness which resulted from a kick of a horse, which made a breach in his side.	Rice, John (I06299)
5064	John is a son of David & Desire Cobb. In the 1860 Federal Census, John Q. A. & Susan S. Cobb, ages 30 & 29, are living at New Bedford, MA. There are four children in the household: Adelade I. Lake 12, Albert E. Lake 10, Hattie E. Cobb 6, & Charlotte R. Cobb 2. They are next door to Ellery & Abbie Manchester, Susan's parents, and two of her siblings.	Cobb, John Q. A. (I12249)
5065	John is mentioned as "grandson John Vial son of dtr Ann deceased" in the 1768 will of his grandfather William Remington. There are three or four John Vialls listed in the RI Cemetery Database but I have not researched whether any of these could be the son of Ann.	Viall, John (I20410)
5066	John is mentioned as a brother in William's will.	Potter, John (I26807)
5067	John is mentioned as the eldest son in his father's will, which also names John's children Mary & Jeremiah. John was "of Kingstown."	Smith, John (I20322)
5068	John is mentioned as the eldest son in his mother's will.	Holden, John (I05315)
5069	John is mentioned in the will of his grandfather Thomas.	Whitford, John (I02986)
5070	John is mentioned in the will of his uncle Pentecost Sweet, dated 5 April 1760.	Sweet, John (I12598)
5071	John is not in the Bristol births, but is listed in the 1910 census along with Hattie who had also died. Perhaps John was their name for a baby that was prematurely born.	Chafee, John (I19200)
5072	John Lindzey is mentioned as brother [in-law) in the will of William Munroe of Bristol, dated 16 Apr 1746.	Lindsey, John Jr. (I03068)
5073	John Lotz was a Baptist minister.	Lotz, John Carsten (I27885)
5074	John Manchester was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and a Pensioner (Pension file #W20233). He testified on behalf of Thomas Remington's military service at the latter's pension hearing in 1832. Here is part of the transcript: "I myself enlisted in a Company of Artillery in the Rhode Island State service Commanded by Ebinezer Adams, then stationed at said Tiverton, some time in June in the year one thousand Seven-hundred and Seventy eight, and the aforesaid Thomas Remington at that time belonged to the same company and served in it to the time of my discharge, which was in the month of March following. I had a brother named Benjamin who enlisted in said Company in the month of March preceding the June in which I enlisted, and recollect that said Thomas Remington enlisted in said Company at the time my said Brother did."	Manchester, John (I00766)
5075	John married as either his first or second wife, Ann, who is found in Providence records as Anna Knight in 1701.	Knight, John (I27077)
5076	John may have had an earlier marriage, because the 1860 Census at Tiverton shows a daughter Hannah, age 12, living with the family (but see note below). In the 1880 Census, John B. Manchester is still living at Tiverton, RI, and with him in the household are children Bailey 26, Patience A. 20, and William Henry 16. They are next door to his brother Gideon and family. In 1850, John Manchester is age 25, living with his parents, Baily 76 & Hannah 65. Besides John, other individuals in the household are: Hannah Manchester 34, Madison Manchester 9, William Manchester 6, & Hannah Manchester 2. Who is Hannah -- possibly a daughter or daughter-in-law, and who are the children? The younger Hannah is probably the one living with John & Emeline in 1860.	Manchester, John B. (I03140)
5077	john mcewen [johnmcewen1954@yahoo.ca]	Source (S012430)
5078	John Potter was "of Warwick" in 1682, when he acknowledged receipt of legacies to his wife from her father, Edward Fisher.	Potter, John (I09149)
5079	John R. Shaw moved to Allegany Co., NY, in 1829 in company with his bro Phineas, and purchased 100 acres of land from James Alexander. He erected a dwelling and resided there. He married twice. He and family are members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. (source: 1960 History of Allegany Co., NY)	Shaw, John Remington (I29322)
5080	John Remington and Caleb Remington are mentioned in a land transaction dated 8 Jan 1772, Johnston, RI. He was a cooper. There are other land transactions which mention John Remington but it is not clear which John Remington is involved. In a deed dated 20 June 1785 he is referred to as deceased.	Remington, John (I08823)
5081	John Remington, along with his mother and two brothers, is mentioned in the will of Thomas Holden of Warwick dated 14 Oct 1820. John Remington was age 35 in the 1850 Census at North Kingstown. He was an overseer on the railroad. He and Lydia are still living at NK in the 1880 Federal Census; he is a farmer. From J. R. Cole's "History of Washington and Kent Counties," p. 1240: John H. Remington, retired, was born in 1814, in Coventry, RI, where his father, Daniel, died in 1815. His early years were passed in East Greenwich, where his mother contracted a second marriage. There Mr. Remington was married to Lydia Arnold, of Exeter, RI. His active life has been passed in railroad business as contractor and as superintendent of repairs for the Union Railroad Co., of Providence. Since 1872 he has resided in North Kingstown."	Remington, John H. (I04797)
5082	John S. Whitford witnessed the codicil, dated 24 Sep 1823, of his mother-in-law's stepmother, Sarah (Crawford) (Cooke) Remington. I have estimated John's year of birth.	Whitford, John S. (I05312)
5083	John Sisson (George Richard ), born June 26, 1688; died in 1784. He married (l) Jane Peabody, and (2) Rebecca, daughter of Adam and Mary Lawton. John inherited land and housing at Tiverton, MA, where he vas a selectman. (source: Hand, Sisson, and Scott: More Yeoman Ancestors by Carol Clark Johnson, 1981, at Google Books).	Sisson, John (I26734)
5084	John Spencer received land in East Greenwich on 31 Oct 1677. He was Town Clerk from 1677 to 1683. He may have been a brother of Michall/Michael Spencer b.c. 1647.	Spencer, John (I07496)
5085	John Sweet was of Salem, MA. He did come to Providence in 1637, the year he died.	Sweet, John (I03841)
5086	John Thornton was one of the founders of The First Baptist Church (source: the political development of the towns, by G. G. Wilson. p 626 at Google Books).	Thornton, John (I20419)
5087	John Tillinghast married four times.	Tillinghast, John (I22103)
5088	John W. Carr is mentioned in the will of his uncle, James Tew, dated 5 Jan 1856 at Jamestown, RI.	Carr, John W. (I15038)
5089	John was "of Watertown."	Bisco, John (I08004)
5090	John was a cabinet maker and wheelwright at Newport, RI, and Pharsalia, NY, where he moved about 1808. He died with his daughter Ruth at New Hudson, NY. (Source: A history and genealogy of the descendants of William Hammond of London, England and his wife Elizabeth Penn : through their son Benjamin of Sandwich and Rochester, Mass., 1600-1894; p. 203) PERSI More on John Hammond's ancestry can be found in the above source.	Hammond, John (I20397)
5091	John was a captain in the militia.	ELDREDGE, Captain John (I05505)
5092	John was a mariner or sailor. He received from his father all lands west of Warwick, including Cranston. In 1677 he was granted acreage in East Greenwich for service to Rhode Island in King Philip's War.	Gorton, John (I03077)
5093	John was a miller.	Smith, John (I20416)
5094	John was a Revolutionary War soldier. His pension file is #R8701. He lived at Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA, and around 1804 migrated to New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY.	Remington, John (I21639)
5095	John was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.	Fenner, John (I13600)
5096	John was a son of Almon & Eva Albro.	Albro, John Irus Sr. (I21315)
5097	John was a son of John & Ruth (Shaw) Cook. He is not a descendant of Francis Cooke.	Cook, John Jr. (I17989)
5098	John was a son of Rufus & Sarah (Robinson) Barton.	Barton, John (I10437)
5099	John was active in many aspects of church and government in the colonies. He travelled to England several times as a representative or envoy. See details of his life in Early New England Families, 1641-1700, John Leverett. John and his first wife had four children, only one of whom lived beyond infancy.	Leverett, Governor John (I28630)
5100	John was among the early purchasers and settlers of Block Island.	RATHBONE, John (I05503)