Benjamin Congdon, II
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1. Benjamin Congdon, II was born Abt 1676, Portsmouth, RI; died Abt Oct 1756, North Kingstown, RI. Benjamin married Frances Stafford 1 Dec 1701. Frances (daughter of Joseph Stafford and Sarah Holden) was born 1679, Warwick, RI; died Abt Aug 1775, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Benjamin Congdon, III
was born 20 Oct 1702; died 1777, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 3. Joseph Congdon
was born 15 Feb 1704/05; died Abt Oct 1777, North Kingstown, RI.
- 4. John Congdon
was born 23 Sep 1706; died Abt 15 Oct 1764.
- 5. James Congdon
was born 1713.
- 2. Benjamin Congdon, III
Generation: 2
2. Benjamin Congdon, III (1.Benjamin1) was born 20 Oct 1702; died 1777, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Notes:
Benjamin went to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia in 1760.
Benjamin married Elizabeth Sweet 22 Nov 1722, North Kingstown, RI. Elizabeth (daughter of Benoni Sweet and Elizabeth Manchester) was born Abt 20 Feb 1700/01. [Group Sheet]
3. Joseph Congdon (1.Benjamin1) was born 15 Feb 1704/05; died Abt Oct 1777, North Kingstown, RI.
Notes:
Joseph & Martha were first cousins.
Joseph married Martha Wells 9 Jan 1728/29. Martha (daughter of John Wells and Elizabeth Congdon) was born Abt 1709; died Aft 1794. [Group Sheet]
4. John Congdon (1.Benjamin1) was born 23 Sep 1706; died Abt 15 Oct 1764.
John married Patience Northup 16 Nov 1727, North Kingstown, RI. Patience (daughter of Henry Northup and Mary Kingsley) was born 1705; died 1800. [Group Sheet]
5. James Congdon (1.Benjamin1) was born 1713.
James — Mary Vaughan. Mary was born 1713. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 6. John Congdon
was born 5 May 1734, North Kingstown, RI; died Abt Jul 1785, Exeter.
- 6. John Congdon
Generation: 3
6. John Congdon (5.James2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 5 May 1734, North Kingstown, RI; died Abt Jul 1785, Exeter.
Notes:
John had 9 children by his first wife, Mary; 5 by his second wife, Naomi; and 4 by his third wife, Abigail. Naomi and Abigail were first cousins.
John married Mary Reynolds 25 Mar 1753, Exeter, RI. Mary (daughter of John Reynolds and Hannah Hull) was born 11 Mar 1730/31, North Kingstown, RI; died 17 Aug 1768, Exeter, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. James Congdon
- 8. Benjamin Congdon
was born 8 May 1763; died 6 Apr 1815, Warwick, RI.
John married Naomi Carr 22 Oct 1770, Jamestown, RI. Naomi (daughter of Edward Carr and Hannah Hazard) was born 10 Jan 1734/35, Jamestown, RI; died Between 1777 and 1778. [Group Sheet]
John married Abigail Carr 8 Mar 1778, Exeter, RI. Abigail (daughter of James Carr and Abigail Cary) was born 6 Dec 1749, Jamestown, RI; died 19 Oct 1831; was buried , Historical Cemetery 43, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Peleg Congdon
was born 9 Oct 1784, Exeter, RI; died 8 May 1862, Providence, RI; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.
- 7. James Congdon
Generation: 4
7. James Congdon (6.John3, 5.James2, 1.Benjamin1)
James — Hannah Nichols. [Group Sheet]
8. Benjamin Congdon (6.John3, 5.James2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 8 May 1763; died 6 Apr 1815, Warwick, RI.
Benjamin married Sarah Sweet 11 Sep 1785, Exeter, RI. Sarah was born Abt 1767, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]
Benjamin married Phebe Bailey 3 Jan 1802, East Greenwich, RI. Phebe (daughter of William BAILEY, Jr. and Phebe OLIN) was born 31 Jan 1780; died 10 Feb 1858. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 10. Sarah Congdon
was born 23 Oct 1802.
- 10. Sarah Congdon
9. Peleg Congdon (6.John3, 5.James2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 9 Oct 1784, Exeter, RI; died 8 May 1862, Providence, RI; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.
Notes:
"Peleg Congdon was born in Exeter, Rhode Island, the son of John Congdon and his third wife, Abigail Carr. Peleg married Mary Remington (1792-1820) of Warwick in 1816; she was the daughter of Henry Remington and Margaret LeValley. Besides being a sea captain, Peleg kept a hotel in the village of Apponaug, in Warwick, from 1819 to 1832; after this period, he moved to East Greenwich. He later was employed by the federal government, directing ship-building.
"Peleg and MaryPeleg married Mary Remington 7 Jan 1816, Warwick, RI. Mary (daughter of Henry Remington and Margaret LeValley) was born 13 Apr 1792, Apponaug, RI; died 14 Nov 1820; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. Henry Remington Congdon
was born 1819; died 3 Mar 1883; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.
- 12. John Remington Congdon
was born Abt 6 Aug 1820, Apponaug, Warwick, RI; died 28 Feb 1863, at sea, off the coast of Cape Horn; was buried , East Greenwich, RI.
- 11. Henry Remington Congdon