John Remington

Notes:

Was his wife Freelove? Or perhaps his second wife? There was a John Remington of Warwick who died c1745, whose wife Freelove was appointed executrix of his estate on 1 Feb 1745.

I have speculated that the following two excerpts from the Warwick land records could refer to this John (courtesy of Cherry Fletcher Bamberg):

11 March 1744/5: Mrs. Freelove Remington, widow of John Remington, late of Warwick, deceased, exhibited an inventory of her husband's estate. The clerk was instructed to give her a letter of administration. [Her administration bond on file in WK]

1 February 1745 at the home of Lt. John Low: Freelove Remington, having given bond, presented an inventory of John Remington's estate and received a letter of administration.

In the Blackstone Cemetery in Blackstone, MA, there is a memorial stone which reads: "In memory of John Remington 1680 - 1745 who gave this land to his descendants for a perpetual burial ground" (which I have since come to find out is a mistake).

I have made an assumption that this refers to John Remington, b 1680 at Jamestown, RI, son of Joseph according to the Jamestown records.

Also near the memorial stone is a smaller stone with the initials J. R. on it. Perhaps this indicates that he was buried there -- but not certain. It could have been another individual with the same initials -- such as his father Joseph, or someone else.

There are several other Remington gravestones there (Gershom, John, etc.), as well as other extended family members who married into the Remingtons. However, I haven't yet determined their exact connection back to John b 1680, other than what I have on this family tree. It might help if we knew who his wife was. The Jamestown records are somewhat confusing, but it may be possible to piece together most of the family correctly. We shall see (ongoing research).

I have looked at the History of Worcester County and the History of Blackstone, both in the reference section of the Blackstone Library. Neither of them mentions Remingtons, that I could see.

John married Freelove Unknown Abt 1705. Freelove was born Abt 1685; died Aft 1745. [Group Sheet]