Margaret Steward-STEWART

Margaret married William SHERMAN Nov 1780. William (son of William SHERMAN and Mary WILBOUR) was born 21 Sep 1752, Portsmouth, RI; died 29 Sep 1841, Tiverton. RI. [Group Sheet]

Anna — Mr. Manchester. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Information on this second marriage for Abigail was obtained from the Sherman web site:
http://www.soydescendants.com/Philip/d6255.htm

It is known that Abel married an Abigail. (needs more research)

Abigail Hart is age 64 in the 1850 Federal Census at Tiverton, RI. This is about the right age for Abigail Sherman.

Abigail married William Hart, Jr. 4 Mar 1804. [Group Sheet]

Abigail married Abel Hart Abt 1806. Abel (son of Constant Hart and Deborah Sanford) was born Between 1785 and 1786; died 22 Aug 1872; was buried , Cemetery 17, Constant Hart Lot, Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

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]

Isaac — Elizabeth Lake. [Group Sheet]

Christiana married Edward Macomber 24 Feb 1821. [Group Sheet]

Rhoda married Stephen Manchester 10 Apr 1818. [Group Sheet]

Fannie — Mr. Gray. [Group Sheet]

Abel — Harriet A. King. Harriet was born Abt 1831. [Group Sheet]

Stephen married Ann M. Wilbur Abt 1842. Ann was born Abt 1823; died 31 Oct 1899; was buried , Cemetery 17, Constant Hart Lot, 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]

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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

Notes:

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.