Samson Battey

Notes:

From "Samson Battey and His Descendants" p 17:
"Samson Battey came as early as 1675 or prior," locating at Jamestown. He married Dinah Havens of Jamestown, d/o William & Dionis. She d 16 Nov 1698. On 21 Mar 1711 their dtr Dinah drowned while sailing in the Bay, a few days after her marriage.

Samson married Dinah Havens Abt 1681. Dinah (daughter of William Havens and Dennis Denise Unknown) was born Abt 1661; died 16 Nov 1698, Jamestown, Newport Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

Phebe married William Thurston 3 Nov 1705, Jamestown, Newport Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

John was of Jamestown and Warwick, RI.

John married Margaret Carr 18 Sep 1707, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Margaret (daughter of Nicholas Carr and Rebecca Nicholson) was born 22 Oct 1684; died Aft 31 Oct 1765. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

According to the Jamestown birth record, Dinah was the 3rd daughter of Samson & Dinah.

According to the books "Samson Battey and His Descendants" and "Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts" Dinah drowned while sailing across the Bay from Newport to Jamestown six days after her marriage.

Dinah married Fones Greene 15 Mar 1710/11, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Fones (son of James Greene, Jr. and Mary Fones) was born 23 Mar 1690/91, Warwick. Kent Co., RI; died 29 Jul 1758; was buried , Historical Cemetery 66, Surgeon Greene Lot, West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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According to the Jamestown birth record, Clemence was the 4th daughter of Samson & Dinah Battey. As the wife of Gershom Remington, her name has been given as both Clemence and Catherine. I am making an assumption that Gershom's wife was Clemence Battey, whose birth was recorded in the official Jamestown Proprietors Records, Vol. 1, p. 1. The Jamestown birth record has the name as "Clemence Batty." It seems obvious to me that this is the Clemence who married Gershom Remington, especially since they named a daughter Dinah, and Clemence Battey's mother was named Dinah. I have no further proof of her identity, other than this concurrence of data: names, time, and location.

Clemence married Gershom Remington 13 Feb 1712/13, Jamestown, RI. Gershom (son of Stephen Remington and Penelope Parker) was born 3 Dec 1690, Jamestown, RI; died Aft 1736. [Group Sheet]

Sampson — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have estimated a year of birth based on the dates for his son and grandson.

Nicholas — Hannah Davis. [Group Sheet]

Rebeckah — Thomas Corpe. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The will of John Battey of Scituate, dated 16 Aug 1797 and proved 27 Nov 1797, mentions the following family members: wife Priscilla; sons John the eldest, dec'd, Joshua dec'd, and William whose wife is Elizabeth; daughters Frances w/o Theophilus Blackmar, Lydia w/o Rhodes Fenner dec'd, Marcy Clarke dec'd, Sarah w/o Gideon Austin, and Anna w/o Thomas Henry.

John married Priscilla Westcott 26 Nov 1741, Providence, Providence Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

Caleb — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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In the original Jametown birth records he is identified as the "1st son of Gersham & Clemence." The month is unclear (Feb?) and the day appears to be 5th, although others have tranbscribed it as 3rd.

According to his gravestone data, he died at age 31. His wife's age at death is given as 29. Why did they both die young?

He was a freeman and a Captain in the Jamestown Militia in April 1744.

Benedict — Aase Unknown. Aase was born Between 1715 and 1722; died 29 Nov 1744; was buried , Town Cemetery, Jamestown, RI. [Group Sheet]

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The birth record at Jamestown reads: "Dinah Reminton daughter of Gershom & Clemans his wife born 17 August 1716." Another entry on a different page says 1717.

Dinah married Ebenezer Smith, Jr. 20 Apr 1738, Jamestown, RI. Ebenezer (son of Ebenezer Smith, Sr. and Abigail Unknown) was born Abt 1715. [Group Sheet]

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The birth record at Jamestown reads: "Abigale Reminton daughter of Gershom Reminton & Clemans his wife was born August ye 14th 1718."

Notes:

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Although I have not found a birth record for Phebe, the marriage record at Jamestown identifies the bride as Phebe Remington, of Gershom & Clemence, of Jamestown.

Phebe married William Battey, Jr. 3 Apr 1746, Jamestown, RI. William (son of William Battey, Sr. and Jean Jane Unknown) was born Between 1715 and 1725. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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I am making an assumption that this John Remington belongs in this family group, solely based on the names and dates of his children. (But note: this needs further research. At the present time I can not see any other family in which he would fit.)

Some of John's descendants -- as far as can be determined -- are buried in the Blackstone Cemetery, Blackstone, MA. A stone there refers to John Remington 1680 - 1745. But if this John who married Mary is the son of John b1680, why do the names of his children reflect the ancestry of Gershom & Clemence?

BSR says he moved from Jamestown in 1756.

This note may pertain to this John Remington: Newport Mercury 30 Oct 1915, historical note from 31 Jul 1769 - "John Remington carries on shoe making for Elizabeth Mumford, wido, in New Lane."

BSR has his date of death as 06 December 1809.

John married Mary Unknown Abt 1748, Jamestown, RI. Mary was born Abt 9 Apr 1725; died 30 Mar 1808, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

Mary married George Franklin 30 Apr 1749, Jamestown, RI. George (son of Abel Franklin and Sarah Remington) was born 30 Jun 1723, Jamestown, RI; died 17 Dec 1767, Jamestown, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I am including Stephen as a son in this family group solely on the basis of the Revolutionary Pension File of Tiddeman Remington. A letter in this file states that Tiddeman served three months of his enlistment time on behalf of his uncle Stephen Remington. However, I can not see exactly where Tiddeman states that Stephen was his uncle, but the letter, written later, says this. Something may be missing from the published file.

Could he be the Stephen Remington who was an Ensign at Jamestown and married Sarah Nichols? (see note at Newport Historical Society)

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.) I am assuming that Gershom Remington, Jr. is a son of Gershom Remington, although he could be just a younger Gershom in the community, son of another Remington. He witnessed the 1762 codicil to the will of John Hull, and the 1771 will of John Martin, father of Hannah (Martin) Remington, wife of Benjamin. He also was mentioned as "Uncle Gershom Remington, Jr." in the 1773 will of Gershom Franklin (son of Mary Franklin) who was headed out to sea on a voyage (Gershom, Jr. had a sister Mary who married George Franklin).

The 1777 RI Military Census lists Gershom Remington, age 16 - 50 A, of East Greenwich.

The Newport Mercury of 17 Apr 1784 reported the marriage of Gresham Remington & Mary Hull, widow, at Jamestown. So, this is a second marriage for Mary. One online source refers to her as Mary Martin, which may well be her maiden name.

Death notice in the Columbian Centinel of 5 Jan 1793: "Gersham Remington, d. in Jamestown." I am assuming this notice is for this particular Gershom Remington. Apparently he died of smallpox -- see notice below.

ID Number T2007.003.005
Collection Town Records (Jamestown)
"Meeting announcement, handwritten; warrant for town council meeting to announce Gershom Remington has small pox and to discuss methods to prevent spread of the disease; issued by John Eldred, December 19, 1792."

Gershom married Mary Martin 17 Apr 1784, Jamestown, RI. Mary (daughter of William Martin and Eunice Unknown) was born Abt 1750; died Bef 31 Oct 1812, Washington, Dutchess Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Nicholas married Margaret Congdon 10 Dec 1769, Cranston, RI. Margaret (daughter of Benjamin Congdon and Barbara Williams) was born 25 Feb 1745/46, Cranston, RI; died 24 Mar 1830, Cranston, RI; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Lydia — Rhodes Fenner. [Group Sheet]

Mercy — Mr. Clarke. [Group Sheet]

William — Elizabeth Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Sarah — Gideon Austin. [Group Sheet]

Anna — Thomas Henry. [Group Sheet]

Frances — Theophilus Blackmar. Theophilus was born 1751; died 4 Jul 1842, Charlton, Worcester Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

Dorcas — Mr. Anthony. [Group Sheet]

Phebe — Mr. Congdon. [Group Sheet]

Margaret — Amos Turner. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

George's middle name as Ebenezer came from a descendant, Ron Kosciuch. Supposedly he was called Eben. The marriage record at Jamestown says he is George Smith, so of Ebenezer & Dinah.

George married Abigail Remington 10 Dec 1769, Jamestown, RI. Abigail (daughter of John Remington and Abigail Greene) was born Abt May 1743, Jamestown, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I think this marriage record pertains to this William, but this needs more research to confirm:
BATTEY William, and Rebecca Sayer; m. by Rev. Gardiner Thurston, March 17, 1778.

I believe it is accurate because several of the names of William & Rebecca's children reflect the parentage of William Battey III: Phebe (Remington) his mother, Jane (his mother), Stephen (Remington) his maternal great-grandfather.

I don't yet have an accurate birth year for William; I have given it a rough estimate based on the year of his parents' marriage.

William married Rebecca Tayer 17 Mar 1778, Jamestown, Newport Co., RI. Rebecca was born Abt 1753. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The birth record at Jamestown identifies him as son of John & Mary Remington.

I am not positive that his marriage and data belongs to this Jonathan, but I am making an assumption, subject to further research. The will abstract is in the RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 7, No. 1. It identifies him as a mariner of Newport, and mentions his wife by name. No other family members are mentioned.

This must be correct because the Family Bible Record of Clemence (Remington) Cornell has this as his date of death. (Bible record courtesy of David Gips) However, her birth date for Jonathan is 10 Feb 1749, which differs from the town records.

Jonathan married Sarah Unknown Abt 1775. Sarah was born Abt 1752; died 11 Dec 1815, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The birth record at Jamestown identifies her as daughter of John & Mary Remington.

BSR says that on 22 Sept 1777, Dinah was granted permission by the Council of War to proceed in a flag of truce to the island of Jamestown, under direction of Col. Dyer.

Notes:

The birth record at Jamestown identifies her as daughter of John & Mary Remington.

I am not positive that this is the Catharine/Catherine Remington who married Elisha Tew, but based on approximate age and location it seems a reasonable assumption.

See "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong," Volume 2, by Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, p. 1397 (Google Books).

Catherine — Elisha Tew. Elisha (son of William Tew and Jane Carr) was born Abt 1755. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)

Benedict was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. According to BSR, he lived in Newport and Smithfield, RI.

His place of birth, Jamestown, was obtained from the death record of his son John. His marriage record in 1780 identifies him as being of Smithfield, and son of John & Mary, of Jamestown.

In the Federal Census of 1800, "Benedic Remmington" is listed in the 2nd Parish at Mendon, Worcester Co., MA.

RI American of 21 Dec 1819, death notice: "Remington, Benedict, at Pawtuxet, in 64th yr." (Did he die at Mendon, MA, or Pawtuxet, RI? I think he probably died in Mendon, MA, and that the newspaper was in error -- needs more research to confirm.)

The Battey Family Papers give his date of death as 9 Dec 1819.

Benedict married Ruth Southwick 5 Oct 1780, Smithfield, RI. Ruth (daughter of Daniel Southwick, III and Ruth Mussey) was born 20 Mar 1755, Mendon, MA; died 10 Jun 1813, Mendon, MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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His middle name was probably Hull.

Tiddeman Remington witnessed the will of Joseph Mitchell, 11 May 1784 at Newport.

Although in the past I was not sure that Tiddeman belonged in this family group, Clemence (Remington) Cornell's family Bible record places Tiddeman in this family, along with his 7 siblings.

I first placed him here because of a number of factors. First of all, his Rev. War pension file states his date and location of birth, and they could place him here in this family. The file also has a reference to a John Remington of Jamestown, RI, although the relationship is not stated. Furthermore, the names of some of his children suggest a relationship to Gershom & Clemence Remington, parents of John. His own name suggests a relationship to Tiddeman Hull. There were at least three individuals with that name, and I believe all were descended from John Hull, Sr. & Alice Tiddeman. Perhaps his mother's maiden name was Hull, or even Tiddeman. There was a Mary Hull at Jamestown of the correct age to be his mother; she was a daughter of Tiddeman Hull b.1682. Lastly, Tiddeman H. Remington lived for a time in Mendon, MA, and Benedict Remington (who I suppose was his brother) also did. (This family needs more research.)

Tiddeman H. Remington enlisted in RI as a Private in the Revolution. (Pvt. RI PNSR)

His pension file is difficult to read. From what I can decipher, as of 1831/32 Tiddeman was "of Newport"; Sept 1832 he was of Mendon, MA, when he appeared in court at Newport; he went to MA as of 4 Mar 1838; had also lived in Brooklyn, MA, for 3 years. His truthfulness was sworn to by John Remington and Ebenezer Carr of Jamestown, RI.

Tiddeman was brought up in Jamestown, and moved to MA in 1822. In the 1830 Federal Census, Tiddeman is residing at Mendon, Worcester County, MA. It was there that he applied for a Revolutionary War Pension on 14 Sep 1832. The DAR Patriot Index says he died in 1843 in MA; the Mendon, MA, records say he died in 1842, no specific date, and that he was a Pensioner: "Tideman Remington died of Old age ____ 1842 Aged 88 years Husbandman & a pentioner."

From David Gips: "There is a death citation for Tiddeman Remington in the Massachusetts Spy (Worcester) 1 Mar 1843: 'In Mendon (Blackstone village) Feb 16th Mr. Tideman (sic) Remington, a Revolutionary pensioner, formerly of Jamestown, RI 83.' "

Tiddeman married Elizabeth Sheffield Abt 1786. Elizabeth was born Abt 1765; died 16 Aug 1838, Mendon, MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I obtained Clemence's date of birth from her family Bible record, now at Hanover College Libray in PA.

The marriage of Clemence Remington & Clarke Cornell took place at Newport, which is close to Jamestown, where this family lived. BSR says John died at Newport.

"Family Record Taken from the Bible of Cemence (sic) Cornell late of Newport Deceased" (Hanover College Library Quaker Collection, PA):
Births:
John Remington born in Jamestown 7 Feb 1724
Mary Remington born 9 Apr 1725
Jonathan Remington born 10 Feb 1749
Dinah Remington born 10 May 1751
Catharine Remington born 8 May 1754
Benedict Remington born 20 Apr 1756
Mary Remington born 26 Apr 1758
Tiddeman Remington born 9 Feb 1760
Gershom Remington born 28 Feb 1762
Clemence Remington born 16 Apr 1766
Clarke Cornell 22 Aug 1763
Benjamin C. Cornell born 19 Apr 1788
John Cornell born 1 June 1791 (could be 1 Jan, there is an ink blot on the page)
John Cornell born 7 June 1795
Clarke Cornell born 22 June 1797
Jonathan Paston (?) Cornell born 11 Mar 1800

Deaths:
John Remington died 15 Nov 1809 aged 83
Mary Remington died 30 Mar 1808 aged 83
Jonathan Remington died July 1787
Gershom Remington died 15 July 1790
Clarke Cornell died 25 July 1800 aged 37
John Cornell died 28 July 1791 aged 1 month 28 days (so he was born in June)
John Cornell died 14 Aug 1795 aged 1 month 7 days (which would make him born in July but the birth record clearly reads June)
Clarke Cornell died 23 Aug 1797 aged 1 day and 7 hours (which makes no sense given his birth date)
Jonathan Paston Cornell died 11 Aug 1800 aged 5 months
All of this is in the same handwriting (presumably Clemence's) and at the end in another handwriting
Clemence Cornell died 12 Jan 1838 aged 71 years 8 months and 26 days
There was no mention of any marriages.

Clemence married Clarke Cornell 10 Jul 1787, Newport, RI. Clarke was born 22 Aug 1763, Portsmouth, RI; died 25 Jul 1800. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The will of Gershom Franklin, of Jamestown, bound on a voyage to sea, was dated 6 Nov 1773 (?), and proved 2 Sep 1800. It mentioned his mother Mary Franklin, Uncle Gershom Remington, Jr., and brothers Benjamin, John, & George Franklin.

Abigail married Tiddeman Hull Abt 1775. Tiddeman (son of Robert Hull and Thankful Ball) was born 25 Sep 1755; died 12 Aug 1808; was buried , Friends' Cemetery, Eldred Ave., Jamestown, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

John & Lydia had about 7 children.

John married Lydia Tayer 21 Jun 1782, Jamestown, RI. (daughter of Benjamin Tayer and Jane Battey) [Group Sheet]

Asanath married Job Gardiner 5 Feb 1785, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

George married Phebe Tayer 7 Mar 1785, Jamestown, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

One online genealogy has Mary Franklin born on this date.

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)

Wager was named after his mother's first husband, Wager Hull. Quite a few boys from Jamestown were named Wager, after Sir Charles Wager, an apprentice to Captain John Hull of Jamestown. Charles Wager later became an officer in the British Royal Navy and was knighted as Sir Charles Wager. His grave is in Westminster Abbey, London, England.

I have made an assumption that some of the Remingtons from Columbia County, NY, belong to this Wager and his supposed wife Susannah. My reasons are two: his sister Penelope settled there and is there in the 1850 census; and, the name Wager Remington is found in two NY families in 1850/1860. Wager is a name from Jamestown, as noted above.

His wife's name was obtained from Rootsweb's Worldconnect. From later census data it appears that a grandson of Wager & Susannah also married a Mosier (Richard M. Remington, Jr, md Elizabeth F. Mosier).

I have made a reasonable assumption that Richard M. Remington, living at Hudson, NY, in the 1850 census, is Wager's son. It seems clear that he was named after his grandfather, Richard Mosher/Mosier. Richard Remington and his wife Jane have a son named Wager H. Remington, undoubtedly named after Wager Hull, as was Richard's father

There is another Remington family, William & Antoinette (or Angenett), who have a son named Wager. It appears that these families are very likely related, simply because two sons from the two families are living/boarding together as farm laborers in the 1860 census. Consequently, I have included William as a son in this family group.

Mary's name was found at Rootsweb's Worldconnect.

Charles married Susannah Mosher Abt 1807. Susannah (daughter of Richard Mosher and Phebe Husted) was born Abt 1785; died , NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

One transcription of the Jamestown records has her name as Hannah.

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Phebe's birth is recorded at Nantucket, MA, as 29th, 8th mo. 1786. She is identified as of RI, and the wife of Benjamin Jenkins.

There is also a birth recorded at Nantucket, for Remington Jenkins of RI, 2nd, 9 mo. 1816. Is this a son?

Penelope married Benjamin Jenkins 28 Jul 1814, Stanford, Duchess Co., NY. Benjamin (son of Francis Jenkins and Phebe Gardner) was born 29 Aug 1786, Nantucket, MA or NY; died 18 Nov 1866, Hudson, Columbia Co., NY. [Group Sheet]