David Straight, Jr.

Male 1782 - 1864  (82 years)

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  • Name David Straight 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 18 Mar 1782  West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Dec 1864  West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Burial Strait-Wood Lot, Pond View Court, West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I04795  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father David Straight, Sr.,   b. Abt 1746   d. 26 Sep 1837 (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Mary Aylesworth,   b. Abt 1744   d. 10 Mar 1819 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 12 Feb 1766  West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Family ID F07912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Phebe Franklin,   b. Abt 1781   d. 14 Mar 1838 (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1800  West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • Straight David, Jr., of West Greenwich, and Phebe Franklin, of John, of Scituate; m. by Elder Charles Stone, Oct. 13, 1800.
    Children 
     1. Dameras "Demie" Straight,   b. 13 Jan 1804, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1881 (Age 77 years)
     2. Remington Straight,   b. 6 Jun 1806, West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1892, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     3. Mary Straight,   b. 14 Apr 1815, West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1885 (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F01812  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family 2 Eunice Matteson   d. Bef Aug 1847 
    Marriage 19 Mar 1840  West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F07920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family 3 Freelove Potter,   b. Abt 1791, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1 Jun 1850 (Age > 59 years) 
    Marriage 1 Aug 1847  West Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F07919  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • The Henry Straight Genealogy lists 10 children for this couple, including a son named Remington Straight (also in Beaman's RIVR, NS). I wonder what the Remington connection is in this family, other than a daughter having married a Remington.

      In the 1850 Federal Census, David Strait is age 67 and living at West Greenwich, RI. With him is Freelove, age 59. Is she a second wife, or a companion? WG marriages do have a marriage of David Straight & Freelove Potter in 1847, so I am making an assumption that this pertains to this particular David Straight.

      In the 1860 Federal Census, he is still at West Greenwich. Phebe Fiske is with him, a housekeeper. She is most likely his sister, Phebe (Straight) Fiske, 1781c - 27 JAN 1871.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012500] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, West Greenwich -- Births & Deaths.

    2. [S012382] Alden G. Beaman's RI Vital Records: New Series, Vol. 6, 267.

    3. [S012398] RI Cemetery Database.

    4. [S012452] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, West Greenwich -- Marriages.

    5. [S012361] Alden G. Beaman's RI Vital Records: New Series, Vol. 7, 20.

    6. [S012361] Alden G. Beaman's RI Vital Records: New Series, Vol. 7, 344.

    7. [S012361] Alden G. Beaman's RI Vital Records: New Series, Vol. 7, 283 & 344.