Peace SHERMAN

Peace married Benjamin HAMBLY, III 13 Jul 1806. Benjamin (son of Benjamin HAMBLY, II and Elizabeth FISH) was born 20 Oct 1783, Tiverton, RI; died 9 Dec 1867, Tiverton, RI; was buried Dec 1867, Deacon Benj Hambly Lot, TV57, Fish Road, Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, the family is living at Tiverton. Joseph & Mary have six children in the household.

Joseph married Mary Ann Briggs 14 Nov 1832. Mary was born Abt 1812, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

An entry from Beaman's Vital Records/Births From Death Records, vol. 12, A-J:

Mary A. Hambly, dtr. of Benjamin and Peace Hambly, b. 1811 Tiverton;
widow of Mr. Remington; d. 1 Apr 1868 Tiverton [TiD 1-40]

Her middle name was either Ann(e) or Anna. Her son (Benjamin's) first daughter was named Mary Anna; also, there was an Anna Hambly born in 1789 in Tiverton; she was Mary's aunt, a sister of her father, Benjamin Hambly, who was born in 1783 in Tiverton.

In the 1840 census, Mary Anne is probably living with her parents at Tiverton.

The 1850 census microfilm for Tiverton shows Benjamin Hambly, a 64-year-old farmer, and Peace Hambly, age 63. Living with them are Marianne Remington, 39; Benjamin Remington, a 19-year-old laborer; and John H. Remington, 15. Other household members are Gardner Hambly, 29, and Ann/Amy (?) Hambly, 20. They are Marianne's younger siblings.

Mary married Benjamin REMINGTON Abt 1831. Benjamin (son of Thomas REMINGTON and Alice "Elce" GRINNELL) was born Abt 1804, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died Abt 1838, at sea. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The Fall River 1860 census shows a Benjamin Hambly, Jr., age 18, as an apprentice to William Blake, blacksmith. Is he the son of this Benjamin?

Benjamin married Elizabeth Ann Bennett Abt 1832, Bristol, RI. Elizabeth (daughter of Abner Durfee Bennett and Sarah B. Fish) was born 1815, Tiverton, RI; died 26 Jul 1878; was buried Jul 1878, Deacon Benj Hambly Lot, Fish Road, Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

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John & Tempy are buried in Historical Cemetery 57, formerly Tiverton 8.

John married Tempy D. Woodman Aft 1837. Tempy was born May 1816; died 3 Nov 1856; was buried Nov 1856, Historical Cemetery 57, Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

He may be the William H. Hambly of Tiverton who married Sarah Ann Carr, daughter of Richmond & Jemima (Fish) Carr, on 1 Nov 1841 in Portsmouth (see elswhere on this family tree).

Notes:

He may have married first to Hannah W. Crossman on 31 Oct 1841 (Amicable Congregational Church marriage rcords).

Gardner married Mary E. Lake 16 Dec 1868, Tiverton, RI. Mary (daughter of Silas Lake and Lydia Gifford Manchester) was born Abt 1835, Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Data on this family group came from both the 1850 and 1860 censuses of Tiverton.

Charles married Rachel Unknown Abt 1844. Rachel was born Abt 1820, RI. [Group Sheet]

Amy — Captain Gilbert B. Borden. Captain was born Abt 1825. [Group Sheet]

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In the 1870 Federal Census, James O. & Anna M. Hambly are living at Tiverton, RI. They have four young children.

James married Anna M. Unknown Abt 1862. Anna was born Abt 1842, RI. [Group Sheet]

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Her name is difficult to read on the 1860 Tiverton census.

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Benjamin's birth record is noted as:
REMINGTON, Benjamin F., of Benjamin and Mary, b. 1831 Ti (TiM 1-5)

I have a photocopy of his official death certificate from Tiverton, RI. In addition, I have copies of the family group in the 1860 and 1870 censuses at "Old Warwick" and in the 1880 census at Coventry.

In the 1865 RI State Census, the family is at Warwick. They have six children.

In the 1870 Federal Census, Benjamin & Adeline are living at Old Warwick. They have eight children.

In 1875 the family is in Warwick, still in he section known as Old Warwick. There are 10 children, ranging in age from 2 to 20.

In 1880 Benjamin & "Adelaid" are in Coventry. Seven of their children are in the household.

Benjamin & Adeline lived in Tiverton, Old Warwick/Warwick Neck, Coventry, West Greenwich, and probably East Greenwich. Benjamin's signature is on the West Greenwich voting lists, Burton District, for 1885 to 1888. This record gives his date of birth as 13 Feb 1832, and his birthplace as Tiverton, RI. The Burton District, sometimes referred to as the Button District, was located in the northeastern corner of West Greenwich, in the the area between Carrs Pond and Lake Mishnock where Division Rd., Hopkins Hill Rd., and New London Turnpike intersect. I am not sure exactly where in this area my ancestors lived during these years.

Benjamin's middle name was probably Franklin, although no official document has been found giving the full name. Benjamin is in the 1850 Federal Census at Tiverton, listed with the household of his maternal grandparents, Deacon Benjamin and Peace Hambly, along with his mother, his brother John, and other individuals.

It seems as if he and Adeline named several of their children after relatives, such as Mary Anna, Peace H., David Thomas, Charles Abner, Joseph Ellery, John, and George, as well as after notable American or RI leaders. There is the obvious Benjamin Franklin, probably named after his father and great uncle, as well as the statesman and his maternal grandfather Benjamin. James DeWolf Remington may have been named after James DeWolf (1764-1837), a prominent merchant, shipowner, and manufacturer from Bristol, who was very prosperous in slave trading; but after this was halted by the War of 1812, sponsored a privateer that captured millions of dollars worth of goods from British ships. In 1821, the RI General Assembly chose him to be US Senator. In the words of Patrick T. Conley, "In 1837, after a full life as a lawbreaker and lawmaker, he died on his elegant 1,000-acre Bristol estate."

Cousin Barbara Shaw gave Dad Remington pictures of Adeline and Benjamin. On the back of his she wrote Benjamin Franklin Remington, so if accurate this means he gave one of his sons the same name. The portrait shows him dressed in a three-piece suit. He seems to have had brown hair -- parted on the side, slicked back, and cut below the ears -- and a full beard. His face shows classic features, with light eyes -- possibly blue or gray. I try to see my children, cousins, aunts or uncles in his face. Maybe . . .

Benjamin married Adeline Tripp MANCHESTER 12 Dec 1852, The Amicable Congregational Church, Tiverton, RI. Adeline (daughter of Jeremiah A. MANCHESTER and Mary H. DENNIS) was born 7 Jun 1835, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 10 May 1893, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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.

Notes:

I have made an assumption that this marriage record belongs to this particular Emma D.

Emma married John Kelley 3 Sep 1884, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

She is called "Anna" by Vira Dodge, a relative.

Mary married Charles Edwin Turner 8 Mar 1878, Warwick, RI. Charles (son of Charles P. Turner and Caroline Hale) was born 1844, Guernsey, England; died 25 Jan 1899; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Warwick Births 1850 - 1882, Vol. 1, p. 20, gives her date of birth as 22 January 1857. It says she was born in Old Warwick, and that her parents were born in Tiverton.

In the Federal Census of 1860, she probably is the Amelia Remington age 13 living at Warwick, RI (Old Warwick Post Office), as a domestic servant in the household of William Warner, age 69. However, Amelia M. Remington age 13 is also listed with her family at Old Warwick in that census.

Information from one family member says she married John T. Buzzell. Other notes say she married Pealy Basset.

In the Federal Census of 1 June 1900, Amelia Buzzell is age 42 and living in Providence with her brother Benjamin and his family.

Amelia — John T. Buzzell. [Group Sheet]

Ella married George Copeland Snell 16 Jan 1884, Tiverton, RI. George (son of Crawford Snell and Anna S. King) was born Abt 1858, Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The Warwick birth record refers to her as "Peacy," and says her father Benjamin was a farmer, and the family residence was in Warwick Neck.

In the 1920 Federal Census, Peace H. Miller is living with son William H. Miller and his family in East Greenwich, RI

Peace married William Francis Miller 18 Apr 1880, Warwick, RI. William (son of John Potter Miller and Sarah Dean) was born 8 Nov 1837, Coventry, Kent Co., RI; died 20 Feb 1917; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Warwick Births 1850 - 1882, Vol. 1, p. 57; the birthplace is given as Warwick Neck.

In the Federal Census of 1 June 1900, Benjamin & Kate are living on Atwood Street in Providence, RI. With them is daughter Addie, 12, and Amelia Buzzell, Ben's sister, age 42.

In the 1920 Federal Census, Benjamin & Catherine Remington, ages 58 & 50, are living at 103 Atwood St., Providence, RI. With them is Earl W., age 4 y 3 mos. His last name is given as Remington, but I believe he is actually Earl W. Shaw, Benjamin's orphaned grandson. Census data shows that Earl's parents were both born in RI.

According to the death record, Benjamin F. Remington died 3 Apr 1924 at 103 Atwood St., Providence, aged 61 years.

Benjamin married Jenny Wilson 2 Nov 1885, Coventry, RI. Jenny (daughter of John A. Wilson and Jane Unknown) was born Abt 1864; died 27 Nov 1892, RI. [Group Sheet]

Benjamin married Catherine McGuire 31 Mar 1893, RI. Catherine was born May 1864, Ireland; died 21 May 1935, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Her birthplace is given as Old Warwick, which would be Conimicut or Warwick Neck today. The name in the RI Cemetery Database is given as Gertrude A. Carpenter.

In the 1920 Federal Census, George W. Carpenter, age 49, and H. A. Gertrude Carpenter, age 55, are living in West Greenwich, RI.

She was previously divorced when she married George.

Hannah married Charles Henry Lovell 15 May 1886, West Greenwich, RI. Charles was born Abt 1851. [Group Sheet]

Hannah married George Whitefield Carpenter 11 Jul 1891. George (son of Joseph S. Carpenter and Mary E. Gorton) was born 1870, RI; died 1951; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

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I have a copy of his birth certificate from Warwick, RI (Warwick Births, 1850 - 1882, Vol. 2, p. 5); a copy of his official marriage record from the RI State Offices in Providence, as well as the original page from the Town of Coventry marriage record book, p. 89; and his death certificate from Cranston, RI.

The 1880 census lists John A. Remington as age 12 at that time. I have a copy of the page from the census showing his family.

We have a nice portrait of John Allen dressed in his best suit, with a boutonnierre pinned to his right lapel. Perhaps it was a graduation picture, or even a wedding picture, as he was married quite young the first time -- not yet nineteen. His brown hair is neatly parted in the center and combed with a slight wave to either side. He has light eyes, like his father's, and fine regular features in an oval face. I definitely see a bit of his looks in our family, especially my uncles and my dad's cousins. We never knew much about my Great-grandfather Remington; things were left unsaid. His first wife died young of consumption, after only 1 1/2 years of marriage, which must have brought him much grief. Perhaps he took up drinking to cope with the sorrow, and then couldn't get away from it, even after marrying Angeretta, with whom he had two fine sons. For some reason they separated. He died so young, only 28 years old, of some form of cancer, according to the death certificate. I guess the whole story will never be known, so we've left it in God's hands.

John married Mary Wilson 26 Oct 1885, Coventry, RI. Mary (daughter of John A. Wilson and Jane Unknown) was born Oct 1867, Pennsylvania; died 11 Apr 1887. [Group Sheet]

John married Angeretta Williams WHITFORD 10 Nov 1891, Coventry, Kent Co., RI. Angeretta (daughter of Charles Carmi WHITFORD and Harty Potter JOHNSON) was born 10 Nov 1870, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 12 Oct 1958, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Warwick Births 1850 - 1882, p. 110.

In the 1900 Federal Census, James & Sarah are living at North Kingstown, RI, with Sarah's mother, Alvira Sweet. Other Sweet relatives are with them and next door.

In the 1910 Federal Census, James D. & Sarah J. Remington, ages 40 and 44, are living in Providence, RI, on Killingly St. In the home is a stepson, William C. Bennett, age 24.

According to his obituary, James D. Remington died at age 60 at the State Infirmary after a long illness. It says he was born in Old Warwick and was a resident of East Greenwich for many years. He resided at Potowomut for a number of years and was employed by Charles E. Sweet delivering ice. The obit identifies his parents as Benjamin F. and Adeline Manchester Remington, and his wife as Sarah J. Remington. His funeral was conducted by Rev. Arthur C. Lambourne of Frenchtown Baptist Church.

James married Sara Jane Sweet 4 Nov 1897, RI. Sara (daughter of Alvira Unknown) was born May 1865, RI; died 1 Oct 1949. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

See Warwick Births 1850 - 1882, p. 116; East Greenwich Deaths, Vol. 5 p. 5. He died at RI Hospital, of Tuberculosis Meningitis.

Death record shows mother's name as Adeline Trip.

David married Eugenia "Jennie" Wilhelmina Sunman 21 Apr 1897, RI. Eugenia (daughter of Axel Wilhelm Sunman and Johanna Sundberg) was born 15 Dec 1879, Sweden; died Aft 1 Jun 1930. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Warwick Births 1850 - 1882, p. 135; East Greenwich Deaths Vol. 5 p. 8. The entry says he died at Wine St., East Greenwich, of pneumonia following influenza.

Joseph married Minnie Hudson Luther 23 Aug 1899, Coventry, RI. Minnie (daughter of James Colgrove Luther and Sarah Bennett) was born Abt 5 Jan 1882, Johnston, RI; died Abt Mar 1955; was buried 2 Apr 1955, Glenwood Cemetery, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Warwick Births 1850 - 1882, p. 151.

Charles — Mary E. Burton. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The death entry says he died at age 9 months, 20 days, of water on the brain.