Andrew Adams

Notes:

Information on the children of Andrew & his second wife Betsey, as well as the date of Andrew's first marriage, came from Linda Poast. She mentioned the source as an Adams Family Bible extract published in the Vital Records of Greenfield, MA.

These records are also available online at newenglandancestors.org

Andrew was of Northbridge, MA, when he married his second wife Betsey.

I am fairly sure that these records pertain to this particular Andrew Adams:

1759 ADAMS Andrew, h. Molly (Morse), h. Betsey (Chapin), Nov. 7,1759, in Sutton ("now Northbridge"), Worcester Co., P.R.28. Birth Greenfield

1759 ADAMS Andrew, s. John of Uxbridge, bap. Dec. 9, 1759. C.R. Birth Grafton

Andrew married Molly Morse Between Dec 1780 and Jan 1781, Southborough, MA. Molly was born Abt 1760; died Between 1785 and 1790. [Group Sheet]

Andrew married Betsey Chapin 4 Nov 1790, Uxbridge, MA. Betsey was born Between 1762 and 1763; died 3 Jan 1846, Greenfield, MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

From MA vital records:

1804 ADAMS Patty " (also called Martha)," ch. Andrew and Molly (Morse), and William Remington, b. Patuxat, R.I. , Apr. 12, 1804, in Warwick, R.1. ,* P.R.28. Marriage Greenfield

Death notice in the Providence Journal: "Martha Remington, wife of William at Pawtuxet, RI, in 37th year, June 11, 1822."
(James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Vol. 12, pp. 607/8)

From RI Cemetery Database:
REMINGTON MARTHA 1785c - 11 JUN 1822 WK001

Martha married William Remington 12 Apr 1804, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. William (son of Thomas Remington, Jr. and Mary Wood) was born Abt 1779, RI; died 23 Jun 1852, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Lakewood Burial Ground, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

Nahum married Nancy Dickinson 20 Sep 1817, Greenfield, MA. [Group Sheet]

George married Mary Well Parmanter 22 Mar 1825, Greenfield, MA. [Group Sheet]

Eliza married Burwell Newton 9 Apr 1823, Greenfield, MA. [Group Sheet]

Peleg married Lucinda Hancock 15 Feb 1831, Greenfield, MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

Some information on Edward's wives and descendants, as well as numerous other family connections, particularly the SMITH line, came from Chandler Smith Cheek (contact info available on request).

Edward was born at Pawtuxet, RI, and died at Thomasville, GA. Edward and his family probably moved from Rhode Island to Thomasville as early as 1827, but certainly by 1829. (Pardon Sheldon Remington Jr. wrote that they moved south in 1829 for health reasons -- email from John Piot.) The newly settled town was incorporated in 1831, and Edward Remington was appointed as one of the town commissioners. Martha Benns, in her compilation titled Remington Family, includes a notation that he was the first mayor of Thomasville, although a county history says Thomasville's first mayor was Robert Hardaway. It has also been said that his daughter Mattie was the first white child born in Thomasville, and that a street in town was named after him. Mr. Remington opened the first general stock of merchandise in the town (probably with his father-in-law Simeon Smith), and thereafter was a leading and highly esteemed merchant there for almost a half century. (see excerpt below) According to Pardon Sheldon Remington Jr., Edward's first store was opened in a small log building (email from John Piot).

Evidently Edward Remington traveled from Georgia to Rhode Island year by year, for part or all of the summer, as was the custom for many northerners who had moved south. He usually stayed with his wife's uncle, Remington Smith.

Edward Remington also went to the Alachua County, Florida, area to set up his merchandising business and for the most part let Lewis G. Pyles, his son-in-law, act as his agent.

Edward died in the 74th year of his age, and is buried next to the Smith lot in the Old City Cemetery at Thomasville. His obituary describes him as "trustworthy and honest, a devoted husband and tender father." He was a member of the Baptist Church. His funeral was held on a Sunday, and due to respect of so many citizens, the churches were not opened for regular morning services. The funeral service at the cemetery included singing, prayers, Scripture readings, and a message by Rev. C. S. Gauden on the theme "The Empty Tomb of Jesus." The headstone inscription reads: "In memory of Edward Remington, born in Warwick, Rhode Island, June 7, 1804; died Thomasville April 18, 1878, There remaineth a rest for the people of God."

Gravestone information for Edward and many of his family members is found online at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/thomas/cemeteries/oldcem.txt

Thomas County, Georgia; The Old Cemetery (Thomasville). File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jack Wynn [jwynn@pop.mindspring.com]

Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/thomas.htm
Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm

The Edward Remington household was in the 1850 Federal Census at Thomasville, GA, as follows: Edward 45, RI, merchant; Mary 46, Francis 23, Ann 18 (wife of Francis), Mary 13, Edward S. 9, and Mary (child of Francis & Ann) 4 months.

In 1860, E. Remington (Rimington), merchant age 55 RI, is living at Thomasville with his second wife Pat 30 RI, and infant daughter Mary 1 GA. Two individuals are boarding with them, including a Sheldon from RI (possibly John, age 20 -- unclear).

In the 1870 Federal Census they are still at Thomasville; Edward is 65 and Patience is 40; children in the household are Mary 12, Pardon 9, & William 7.

Chandler has Edward's year of birth as 1804, while RI genealogist Martha Benns has 1805 (RI Historical Society Library).

From the web site newenglandancestors.org:
"1805 REMINGTON Edward, h. Mary A. (Smith) of Pawtuxet, R.I. , ch. William and Patty or Martha (Adams), June 7, 1805 [? in Pawtuxet, R.I. ], P.R.28. Birth," recorded in records of Greenfield, MA (probably from a family Bible record of the Adams family).

From "Ante-bellum Thomas County 1825 - 1861" by William Warren Rogers, Chapter II, Town Life, p. 20: "Perhaps the most successful of the town's merchants was Edward Remington. A random listing of items he offered for sale included pianos, Negro goods, window and bed curtains, furniture, iron plow points, crockery and glassware, bagging and bale rope, sugar boilers, clothing for all ages, such as 'Ladies' Steel Extension Skirts from 8 to 36 hoops,' fans, jewelry, and hats. Within the broad category of groceries, Remington included candle wick, matches, sugar, raisins, soap, sardines, and coffee as well as apple and peach brandy, Holland gin, Monongahela whiskey, rectified whiskey, Madeira wine, and port wine." (this county history was originally published as Florida State University Studies, Number 39, Tallahasee, 1963)

One of Edward's business partners was Isaac Garland Jourdan, born in Jefferson County, GA, 25 March 25 1808, and died in Quitman on 21 August 1886. "He engaged in the mercantile business, in copartnership with the late Col. Edward Remington and others that were then well known in business circles." (excerpted from Jourdan's obituary, "The Thomasville Times," 11 Sept 1886, email from Chandler Smith Cheek)

Edward married Mary Arnold Smith Abt 4 Sep 1826, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, RI. Mary (daughter of Simeon Smith, Jr. and Mary "Polly" Sheldon) was born 25 Sep 1803, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 16 Oct 1856, Thomasville, Thomas Co., GA; was buried , The Old Cemetery, Thomasville, Thomas Co., GA. [Group Sheet]

Edward married Patience Aborn Sheldon 16 Sep 1858, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, RI. Patience (daughter of Pardon Sheldon and Rebecca Walker Aborn) was born 8 Nov 1830, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 6 May 1886, Thomasville, Thomas Co., GA; was buried , Old Cemetery, Thomasville, Thomas Co., GA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

From web site newenglandancestors.org:
"REMINGTON, William Holdredge, ' Moved from R. I. to Pomeroy, Ohio,' h. REMINGTON, Eliphalet (d. Job Randall of Cranston, R.I. ), ch. William and Patty or Martha (Adams), b. --, 1810 [? in Pawtuxet, R.I. ], P.R.28. Greenfield," MA records (probably from Adams family Bible records). Eliphalet is likely a mistranscription of Elizabeth.

In the 1850 Federal Census, William & Elizabeth are living at Pomeroy, Meigs Co., Ohio, with their five children: P. E., Anne C., Benjamin R., Martha M., & Mary H. William is a merchant.

In 1860 the family is at Salisbury, Meigs Co., OH. The household includes: W. H. Remington, 50 RI, merchant; Elizabeth P., 41 RI; Ansela, 16 OH; Benjamin R., 13 OH; Martha, 11 OH; Mary, 9 OH; & Emer, 7 OH.

They are still living there in 1870, and their young adult children in the household are: Benjamin, Mary, & Emma. William 60 and son Benjamin 24 are dry goods merchants; Elizabeth 57 is keeping house; Mary 19 "helps mother"; and Emma 17 is attending school. (Roll: M593_1242, Page: 165, Image: 331)

In 1880 William & Elizabeth are still at Pomeroy, OH, and are ages 70 & 61. William is a retired merchant. With them is son Benjamin R., 43; it looks as if his occupation is "Hardware & stationery."

As a point of interest, William was likely named after his father William, and also after Deacon William Holdridge/Holdredge, who died at Pawtuxet 5 Dec 1828 in his 86th year.

William married Elizabeth Palmer Randall Abt 1835, RI. Elizabeth (daughter of Job Randall and Ann Celia Greene) was born Abt 1816, RI; died Aft 1 Jun 1880, OH. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Perhaps Henry's middle name is Adams. His mother may have died in childbirth or shortly after Henry's birth -- but this is just speculation because I do not know Henry's exact date of birth.

Henry A. Remington who married Sally W. Reynolds was identified as "son of William." I am making an assumption that he is Henry A. Remington, son of this particular William Remington. Their birth dates seem about right for this marriage (see their ages at death, in the RI Death Index).

Henry A. is mentioned as a son in the 1852 will of William Remington.

His death record at Providence also identifies him as "son of William."

Henry married Sally W. Reynolds 7 May 1848, Warwick, RI. Sally (daughter of Thomas A. Reynolds and Charity Whitford) was born Abt 1826; died 24 Oct 1876, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

Some information on Frank's family came from Chandler Smith Cheek and Linda Poast.

In the 1850 Federal Census, Francis & Ann are a young married couple with a four-month-old baby, Mary, living with his parents and siblings at Thomasville, GA. In 1860 F. H. Remington is age 32 (b. RI) and his wife Ann is 30 (b. GA); their children are Mary, 7; S., 4; and F., 1. They are in Thomas County, GA. In 1870 they are still at Thomasville, with five of their children. It appears that the first Mary may have died young, and later another daughter was also named Mary. In 1880 Frank & Ann are still at Thomasville, and with them are Willie D., 17, & Gertrude, 18. Also in the household are daughter Mary E. Walthour and her son Frank R., 6.

Notes from Chandler: In 1855, F. H. Remington was made Worthy Master of the Thomasville Masonic Lodge. In 1858 he was elected Clerk and Treasurer of the Thomasville City Council/ Aldermen.

Francis married Ann Elizabeth Dasher 22 Nov 1849, Lowndes Co., GA. Ann (daughter of Christian H. Dasher and Elizabeth Waldhauer) was born 30 Aug 1829, Thomas Co., GA; died 28 Mar 1888, Thomasville, GA; was buried , Old Cemetery, Thomasville, Thomas Co., GA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

Martha Adams Remington was named after her paternal grandmother, Martha "Pattey" Adams.

Martha ran a hotel called the Mitchell Hotel or Piney Wood Hotel. See notes below.

"In this large lot is also buried a woman of tremendous energy with a great and kindly heart. Back in Thomasville's great winter resort days, Martha Adams Remington, known then to Thomasville and to the world as "Mrs. Bowers" operated the Piney Woods Hotel in all of the sparkling glory at a time when Akin, SC, St. Augustine, FL, and Thomasville, GA were the great winter resorts of the Atlantic Seaboard. Miami, FL, then wasn't even a whisper as a winter resort. Martha Adams Remington married twice, first to Mr. Davies, and after his death to Dr. Peter S. Bower. Mrs. Bower operated the great hotel while her husband, Dr. Bower, ministered to the guests who had come down from the North on account of ailing health. And so it is fitting that Mrs. Bower, in her day one of the grand ladies of the South, should be buried in the Old Cemetery with gallant Confederate soldiers, and near the grave of her kindly husband, Dr. Peter S. Bower." (THE OLD CEMETERY by James B. Burch, from Thomasville Cultural Centers)

From the Georgia Genweb site, cemetery records (somewhat edited) from The Old Cemetery, Thomasville: Theodosius B. Davies, 15 June 1825 - 28 Jan 1859, h/o Martha Adams Remington, d/o Col. Edward Remington. Martha is said to be the first white child to have been born in this city after the town was formally incorporated. Martha Adams Remington Davies later married Dr. P. S. Bower. Dr. Bower was born 4 Dec 1833 died 19 Dec 1892.

Peter Shively Bower, 4 Dec 1833 - 19 Dec 1897 CSA Dr. h/o Martha Adams Bower, 29 July 1831 - 5 May 1898; mn Remington

Martha married Theodosius Bartow Davies 3 May 1848, Thomasville, GA. Theodosius (son of William Davies and Sarah Grant Land) was born 15 Jun 1825, Savannah, Chatham Co., GA; died 28 Jan 1859, Thomasville, GA; was buried , Old Cemetery, Thomasville, Thomas Co., GA. [Group Sheet]

Martha married Peter Shively Bower Aft 28 Jan 1859. Peter was born 4 Dec 1833; died 19 Dec 1897, Thomasville, GA; was buried , The Old Cemetery, Thomasville, GA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

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Mary S. Remington's grave marker reads that she was born in Thomasville, Georgia, and died in Newnansville, Florida. It also notes that her parents were Edward Remington and Mary A. Remington. Beside her in the old Newnansville Methodist Cemetery are two infant grave markers for 1857 and 1859. She died just four days after the second child.

Mary's parents came from Rhode Island to Thomasville. Her father's (Edward 1803-1878) heritage is unknown, but her mother's (Mary A. Smith 1804-1856) line goes back to Captain Simeon Smith and Mary Sheldon from RI. Her siblings included: Edward S., Martha, and Francis Remington.

Mary grew up in Thomasville and attended the Fletcher Institute just south of town. She is listed as a teenager on the 1850 U. S. Census. Four years later she would marry another youngster, Lewis G. Pyles, who was also listed on the same census living in town. His parents were Samuel R. Pyles (1788-1837) from Glynn County, Georgia, and Charlotte Wynn (1793-1842) of Savannah, Georgia.

The two were married in Thomasville a day after her birthday in 1854. The exact date they moved to Newnansville is unknown. Their first child was Samuel R. Pyles, born in 1855 or 1856, who was named after Lewis's brother and father. Numerous Ancient Records of Alachua County provide a good timeline for Lewis because he represented Mary's father in his mercantile business in Newnansville.

Mary died within days of the death of her third child, leaving her only surviving son motherless. In 1860, the U. S. Census denotes Lewis G. Pyles as the Registrar in the Newnansville General Land Office. His son was also in his household. When the Civil War started, Lewis was elected as a Major in the 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment.

His Regiment participated in the Battle of Seven Pines and he was severally wounded. By then he had been promoted to Lt. Colonel and to Colonel, but was not able to fight anymore. He returned to Newnansville and was in a skirmish on the City of Gainesville.

Lewis died in Archer, Florida, in 1866, probably at the home of his sister, Charlotte Louise Pyles who had married George Helvenston. There is no marker known for his grave site in Newnansville or Archer.

Young Samuel R. Pyles was then an orphan with no male uncles in Florida. It appears that his maternal grandfather, Edward Remington, took his grandson to Thomasville to raise. He appears on records in the Thomasville area in 1876 and 1879 and then on the 1880 U. S. Census as a druggist. Between 1889 and 1893, he was living in Cincinnati, Ohio, and working for a railroad.

According to Alachua County Deed Book 35 records filed in 1891, he was married to Mary J. Pyles and living in Ohio. His cousin, William E. Davies, acting as the Administrator for their grandfather, was settling the lands that Edward Remington had accumulated in Alachua and Levy County, Florida.

The final years for Samuel R. and Mary J. Pyles are not known. Perhaps other cousins of the Remington-Davies-Smith line might know and be able to fill in this last mystery.

Additional Comments:
The Newnansville Old Methodist Cemetery is located at the present town of Alachua in Alachua County. Alachua County Ancient Records can be viewed online at: http://www.clerk-alachua-fl.org/clerk/searchmenu.html
Search Ancient Records for Marriages, Deeds, Probate and Transcriptions for Remington and Pyles.

More on Remington-Davies-Smith can be read in the Thomasville Gen., History and Fine Arts Library Quarterly: Origins V2 Dec 1991 and V6 1996.

CSA Service Records and the book "Soldiers of Florida" give Lt. Col. Lewis G. Pyles Confederate Service Record.

More on the Pyles-Wynn families can be gleaned from Glynn Co., GA Court House records and from the Alachua Co., Gen. Soc's quarterly LATCHUA COUNTRY NEWS.

Mary married Lewis G. Pyles 19 Jul 1854, Thomas Co., GA. Lewis (son of Samuel R. Pyles and Charlotte Wynn) was born 1831, Newnansville, FL; died 18 Feb 1866, Archer, Alachua Co., FL; was buried , Newnansville, FL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Edward was likely named after both his father and his uncle, Edward Seixas, who married his maternal aunt, Huldah Sheldon Smith.

Edward, born c.1841, appears to be in Brooks, GA, in the 1860 Federal Census. There he is listed E. S. Remington, age 19, b. GA, a merchant. The age agrees with this Edward. If it is indeed he, then his middle initial was S, and he was following in the professional footsteps of his (assumed) father.

He may also be this individual (info from GA Genweb site): "Remington, Edward S. -- Enlisted as a private in Company B, 8t. Regiment Georgia Infantry May 21, 1861. Transferred to Company A, 29th Regiment Georgia Infantry September 20, 1862. Becoming unfit for duty he was detailed sub-agent for collection of wool at Thomasville, Georgia, May 1, 1864. Paroled, Thomasville, Georgia, May 10, 1865."

In the 1870 Federal Census, Edward & Jane, both age 29, are living at Thomasville, Ga. Also with them is Nannie Livingston, age 9, two members of the Davis family, and the Butler family. I think Nannie may be Jane's child from a previous marriage (?).

From the following website: http://www.clerk-alachua-fl.org/Archive/default.cfm

The State of Georgia } Before me personally appeared Edward S Remington
Thomas County } and Jane Remington wife of Edward S Remington
who acknowledges that they Executed signed sealed and delivered the fore
going deed of conveyance for the uses and purposes therein contained and expressed
Acknowledged and subscribed before me this } E. S. Remington
31st day of March AD 1890 } J L Remington
(seal) T. N. Hopkins }
Commr of Deeds for Florida }
Filed for Record April 27th 1891 Recorded May 6th 1891
J A Carlisle Clerk
per E C Wimberly DC

(Transcribed by Charles Blankenship 3 November 2002)

Edward married Lucinda "Jane" Wyche 25 Jan 1868, Thomasville, GA. Lucinda was born Abt 1841, FL; died Aft 31 Mar 1890. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

An email from Linda Poast says that Simeon was born and died the same day: 20 Apr 1846. This is confirmed by cemetery data online at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/thomas/cemeteries/oldcem.txt

Notes:

DAR #125735

Mary married Louis Henry Jerger 25 Apr 1883, Thomasville, GA. Louis was born 24 Feb 1860, Thomasville, Thomas Co., GA; died 15 Jun 1935, Thomasville, Thomas Co., GA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

Pardon, born in Georgia, later came to Rhode Island, and at the age of 18 in the 1880 Federal Census was living in Providence with James & Abby Hopkins.

The births of his first three children (at least) are recorded at Providence, RI.

In the 1900 Federal Census, Pardon, age 38, and his wife, age 42, and five children are living on Pitman Street in Providence, RI. According to the census data, Pardon was born in Oct 1861. His wife's name on the census record is difficult to read, and appears to be Loren S. or Lora S. or Susan S. (District 6, p. 13 in Ancestry's images). However, his wife at that time must have been Ida, who is recorded as the mother of his older children, and who is also with him in the later censuses. The 1920 Census finds Pardon & Ida at Boston, MA. He is 58 and she is 62.

On 11 April 1890, Pardon S. Remington and his wife Ida F. Remington signed a deed of conyeyance "for the purpose of releasing relinquishing renouncing and conveying any and all interest & title as well all right of dower in and to the land in said deed." This pertained to land that was part of Edward Remington's estate, and in effect gave all ownership rights to William E. Davies, grandson of Edward. The deed was executed and signed in Providence, RI, and also filed with the Alachua County Court, Florida.

I think he was probably one of the owners of a printing firm in Providence. Note the following from "History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations", Biographical; NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920, pp. 213 - 214: "John Edward Hurley, president of the Remington Printing Company (Remington Press), of No. 10 Abbott Park Place, Providence, R. I., one of the largest and most progressive printing firms in New England, was born September 26, 1860, at Providence . . . In the autumn of 1893 he associated himself with P. S. Remington and Frank M. Mason in the firm of P. S. Remington & Company, at No. 153 Dorrance Street, and in the spring of the following year purchased a one-third interest in the concern, which later moved to the Hanley building on Washington Street. The name of the firm was then changed to the Remington Printing Company (Remington Press) and was incorporated. Mr. Remington's interest was later acquired by Benjamin P. Moulton, and still later Mr. Mason's interest was purchased by Mr. Hurley and Mr. Moulton. In August, 1912, they moved to their present location in the Waite-Thresher building, No. 10 Abbott Park place, their plant covering a space of about 10,000 square feet."

Pardon married Ida F. Thurston 18 Jun 1884, Providence, RI. Ida (daughter of Stephen Y. Thurston and Mary L. Cook) was born Mar 1858, RI; died 27 Nov 1920. [Group Sheet]

Anne married Horace Merrill Horton 1 Jun 1865. Horace was born 27 May 1837, Pomeroy, OH. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The daughter Mary in the 1870 Federal Census is age 19. Perhaps their first daughter Mary died young and another one was born in 1851 (?). Otherwise, there is an age discrepancy of about two years.

Mary married Columbia Downing 14 Oct 1875, OH. Columbia was born Abt 1845, OH. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have made an assumption that the Emma Remington who married James Titus is Emma, the daughter of William & Elizabeth. The age and location exactly fit.

Emma married James Nicholas Titus 9 Jun 1874, Pomeroy, Meigs Co., OH. James was born 28 Dec 1841, Rutland, Meigs Co., OH; died 22 Apr 1909, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS. [Group Sheet]