Joseph Tillinghast

Joseph — Freelove Stafford. (daughter of Samuel STAFFORD and Mercy WESTCOTT) [Group Sheet]

Lydia married Job Almy 18 Jul 1717, Tiverton, RI. Job (son of William ALMY and Deborah COOK) was born 28 Apr 1696, Tiverton, RI; died 27 Jul 1777, Dartmouth, MA. [Group Sheet]

Joseph married Lydia Simmons 25 Jun 1723, Tiverton, RI. Lydia (daughter of William Simmons and Abigail Church) was born 15 Dec 1700, Little Compton, Newport Co., RI; died 25 Jun 1760, Newport, Newport Co., RI; was buried , Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

Joseph married Mary Cranston 9 Oct 1760. [Group Sheet]

Ann — Robert Gardner. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Captain Tillinghast kept a diary for several years, in which he wrote in detail about the daily weather, and in less detail about his comings and goings, town and church events, and deaths and burials. It provides us a window into the culture of the day. This diary has been edited by Cherry Fletcher Bamberg and published by the RI Genealogical Society.

At his funeral on 30 July 1787, Elder John Gorton preached on Revelation 22:14.

Samuel married Deborah Greene Abt 1737. Deborah (daughter of James Greene and Roby Carr) was born Abt 1716; died 25 Dec 1756, Warwick, RI; was buried , East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

Samuel married Hannah Carr Abt 1758. Hannah (daughter of Daniel Carr and Mary Unknown) was born 1728. [Group Sheet]

Nicholas — Joanna Jencks. Joanna died 30 Mar 1757. [Group Sheet]

Daniel — Hannah Gibbs. Hannah was born Abt 1730. [Group Sheet]

Samuel married Sarah Wood 5 Feb 1745/46, Dartmouth, MA. (daughter of Jonathan Wood) [Group Sheet]

Joseph married Abigail Sisson 10 Nov 1750, Dartmouth, MA. [Group Sheet]

Job married Ann Slocum 27 Apr 1750, Dartmouth, MA. Ann (daughter of Eleazar Slocum) was born Abt 1732; died 17 Sep 1793, Westport, MA. [Group Sheet]

Freelove — Benjamin Greene. Benjamin (son of Nathanael Greene and Phebe Greene) was born 7 Jul 1733; died 16 Sep 1762. [Group Sheet]

Rebecca married Jonathan Tibbetts 25 Jul 1784, Warwick, RI. Jonathan (son of Thomas Tibbetts) was born Abt 1760. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Molly & John's children were first cousins to Maplet, our ancestor.

Mary Tillinghast, d/o Samuel, and her marriage and family are discussed in "The Tillinghasts in America" by Wayne G. Tillinghast, RI Genealogical Society 2006, p. 528 & 529.

In John's sworn testimony in his pension file on 28 June 1820, he says that his wife Mary, aged 62, has been lame for 30 years.

According to "Isaac Willey of New London, Conn., and his descendants," by Henry Willey, p. 81, Mary Remington died at age 77. This agrees exactly with her birth year as 1763.

From "Berkshire Co., Mass., Probate Index, 1761 to 1900" page 243: Mary Remington, Adams, Adm., July 15 1840, #6176.

Mary married John Remington 17 Dec 1780, Warwick, RI. John (son of Thomas REMINGTON, III and Abigail ELDREDGE) was born 2 Nov 1756, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 7 Jan 1840, North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA; was buried 12 Jan 1840, Colgrove Cemetery, North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

Tillinghast — Hannah Chase. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I believe Daniel may have died a very tragic death. From "The History of Cheshire," p. 11:

"One winter, Daniel Remington, son of Col. Remington, left for Adams on a Saturday morning to replenish his stock of leather. He was the settlement shoemaker as well as the poet. On his return to the hill in the afternoon, he was overtaken by a severe snow storm and lost his way. A search party found him the next morning 'standing erect with his hands tightly clasped to the rails of a rude fence a short distance from his home.' He was frozen to death."

"He was of a very happy and jovial disposition and was the village poet." (source: "Berkshire Genealogist" Vol. 26 No. 4 Fall 2005, p. 128; reprinted from "The Berkshire Hills" of 1900/01)

This must have been Daniel, the son of John, who was a shoemaker. "Daniel Remington had thge reputation of making the finest shoe of any one in the country." ("The History of Cheshire" by Raynor and Petticlerc, p 97)

The 1820 Federal Census lists a Daniel T. Remington and family at Cheshire (6 in household).

BSR says he was "of Maine." (no source documentation)

Notes:

In the Federal Census of 1870, Mary Bradford is a widow aged 86 RI, living at Adams, Berkshire Co., MA. She is with her son-in-law and daughter, Stephen & Emily Whipple.

Mary married William Bradford 1806. William was born 1786; died 1848. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

BSR (Boyd Scott Remington, family researcher and compiler) says John was of Lansingburgh, NY, and had children Norman E., John E., & Martha. I have added these names to John's family, and research is ongoing. See notes for the two sons.

There is a Norman Remington in the census records 1850 - 1870 at Lansingburgh, but there is no indication who his father may have been. I have made an assumption that this Norman is a son of this particular John Remington, as noted by BSR. Later records give Norman's birthplace as Lansingburgh, and his estimated birth year strongly suggests that he belongs to John Remington as shown in the following censuses.

In the Federal Census of 1810, John Remington Jr. is at Cheshire, Berkshire Co., MA. The household consists of 1 free white male under 10, 1 free white male 26 - 44, and 1 free white female 16 - 25. This looks like a young couple with a young son. John Remington (presumably his father and family) is listed in the same town.

The Federal Census of 1820 lists John Remington at Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY. I have made an assumption that it is this particular John Remington, for three reasons -- the above-mentioned BSR genealogy chart; the fact that John's uncle, Jonathan, settled at Lansingburgh (adjoining Troy); and evidence from Norman's and John E.'s families that links them to Troy and Lansingburgh. The household in 1820 consists of 1 free white male <10 (b 1811 - 1820), 1 free white male 10 - 15 (b 1805 - 1810), 1 free white male 26 - 44 (b 1776 - 1794), 3 free white females <10 (b 1811 - 1820), 1 free white female 10 - 15 (b 1805 - 1918), and 1 free white female 26 - 44 (b 1776 - 1794). This data suggests that John and his wife may have had 2 sons and 4 daughters.

Much information on John's son John Edward Remington and his descendants came from Delwin Remington. Other sources are noted.

John married Unknown Wife Abt 1810. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

According to Rev. Shepherd in "The History of Kirby Underdale," Henry resided at Adams, MA; Burlington, VT; Cleveland, OH; and Huron, OH.

A genealogy chart at NE Historic Genealogical Society Library lists four children for this couple: Rev. Benjamin Franklin, Julia Ann, Maria Ann, & Fidelia.

Henry married Betsy Lamb Bef 1815. Betsy was born 1793, MA; died 1878. [Group Sheet]

Hannah married Erastus Willey 15 Mar 1815, Stamford, VT. Erastus was born 26 Aug 1790, Williamstown, Berkshire Co., MA; died 24 Feb 1839, Richmond, VA; was buried , St. John's Churchyard, Richmond, VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I am making an assumption that the entries for Benjamin Franklin Remington in the church records of the First Baptist Church of North Adams, MA, pertain to this individual. His sister, Abigail, is also listed among the members.

Benjamin F. Remington Bapt 1819 Died at Peterboro NY Apr 4, 1866 aged 67 yrs.

Notes:

According to a genealogy chart at NE Historic Genealogical Society Library, Special Collections, this couple had four children, two of whom died young.

Abigail E. Remington Bapt Jan. 3, 1824 Wife of Loren Darby Died May 1, 1874 Church Record North Adams, MA (First Baptist Church)

Abigail — Loren Darby, Sr.. Loren was born Abt 1790, MA. [Group Sheet]