William ALMY
Abt 1600 - 1677 (~ 76 years)-
Name William ALMY Born Abt 1600 Kilworth, Leicestershire, England 
Gender Male Died Between 1676 and 1677 Person ID I01730 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Christopher ALLMEY, d. Oct 1624, South Kilworth, Leicestershire, England Family ID F10566 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Audrey BARLOWE, b. 1603, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England , d. Aft Feb 1676/77 (Age > 74 years) Married 17 Jul 1626 Children 1. Anne ALMY, b. 26 Feb 1626/27, South Kilworth, Leicester, England , d. 6 May 1709, Warwick, RI (Age 82 years)2. John Almy, b. Abt 1630, d. Bef 1676 (Age ~ 45 years) 3. Christopher ALMY, b. 1632, Kilworth, Leicester, England , d. 30 Jan 1712/13, Portsmouth, RI (Age 81 years)4. Catharine Almy, b. Abt 1635 5. Job Almy, I, b. Abt 1638, Newport, RI , d. Abt 1684, Portsmouth, RI (Age ~ 46 years)Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F00622 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - William is named executor in the will of his father Christopher dated 2 Oct 1624 (see findagrave.com).
William first came to New England in 1631, then returned to England and came back in 1635 with his wife and two children, on the ship "Abigail." The Almy family first settled in Lynn, MA, then went to Sandwich, MA, where William received a grant of land as one of the founders 1637. He later sold his land in Sandwich and moved to Portsmouth, RI, in 1642, where he received a land grant in 1644. He was made a freeman in 1655 and later was a juryman and a commissioner.
His will of 1676 mentions his wife (unnamed), sons John, Christopher, and Job; and daughters An and Catharen.
William is ancestor to at least three US Presidents.
- William is named executor in the will of his father Christopher dated 2 Oct 1624 (see findagrave.com).