William Martin

Notes:

He may be the William Martin who witnessed the Jamestown wills of David Greene on 21 July 1759, John Hull on 20 Nov 1759 and again the codicil on 30 January 1762, and John Hammett on 9 August 1766.

William married Eunice Unknown Abt 1744. Eunice was born Abt 1725. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

After their marriage, Wager & Mary (Martin) Hull lived in the "Old Hull Place" on Jamestown. Their home was burned by the British soldiers in December 1775. At the same time Mary's father, William Martin, was killed. A few weeks later Wager died, and Mary went to New York City to stay with some of her husband's relatives. She later married Gershom Remington. The newspaper announcement of her marriage to Gershom says she was Mary Hull, widow.

The will of Mary Gage, relict of David Gage, is registered at Dutchess Co., NY (Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835; newenglandancestors.org)

In the will she mentiones her daughters Damaris w/o Henry Clapp; Phebe w/o Joseph Doughty; and Sarah Hull; refers to her four youngest children: Hannah Remington, Penelope Remington, Charles Wager Remington, & Mary Remington. Will pvd 31 Oct 1812.

Mary married Wager Hull 20 Aug 1769. Wager (son of John Hull, II and Damaris Cary) was born 25 Feb 1748/49, Jamestown, RI; died 1776. [Group Sheet]

Mary married Gershom Remington, Jr. 17 Apr 1784, Jamestown, RI. Gershom (son of Gershom Remington and Clemence Battey) was born Abt 1740; died Abt Dec 1792, Jamestown, RI. [Group Sheet]

Mary married David Gage Aft 1792. David was born 15 Jul 1744; died Bef 31 Oct 1812. [Group Sheet]

Damaris married Henry Clapp 1792. [Group Sheet]

Sarah — Stephen Waters. [Group Sheet]

Phebe married Joseph Doughty 22 Jun 1796, Creek Meeting, Clinton Corners, NY. Joseph was born Oct 1763. [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.)

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.

Notes:

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]

Mary — William S. Macy. William was born 19 Oct 1806, Hudson, Columbia Co., NY. [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.)

I have made an assumption that William belongs in this family group, for two reasons: he is living in the same geographical area as Wager's sister Penelope and Wager's assumed son Richard M. Remington; also, his first two children appear to be named after his parents.

Update: the death record gives his father's name as Wagar Remington.

His middle initial is given as both L and M in different censuses; I have used M because it is in two censuses. He was probably named after William Martin, father of Mary Martin who married Wager Hull and Gershom Remington.

In the 1850 Federal Census, William L. & Antoinette Remington, ages 40 & 41, are living at Rose, Wayne Co., NY. They have seven children in the home: Wager G. 16, Susan 14, George !2, Wm. M. 10, Chas A. 6, Silas K. 4, & Anna 2.

In the 1860 Federal Census, the family is at Savannah, Wayne Co., NY: William 50, Ann J. 51, Charles 16, Silas R. 14, Anna 12, & Hannah C. 10. William's (assumed) brother, Richard, is also living at Savannah with his family in 1860. Both of these families have a son named Wager; these two cousins are working in Butler, Wayne Co., NY, along with George, another of William's sons.

In the 1870 Federal Census, William M. Remington is 60 and his wife "Agmett" is 61. With them are Anna 21 & Hannah 17. They are living at Boston, Ionia Co., MI. Next door is son Silas and his wife Emma.

In the 1880 Federal Census, Wm. M. Remington and his wife Ann J. Remington are ages 69 & 70. They are living at Boston, Ionia Co., MI. Next door is son Silas K. Remington and his wife and family. (see notes for Silas)

William married Ann J. Unknown Abt 1833. Ann was born Between 1809 and 1810, NY; died Aft 1 Jun 1880. [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.)

In the 1850 Federal Census, Richard & Jane Remington, ages 37 & 36, are living at Hudson, Columbia Co., NY. They have 5 children: Mary 15, Alexander 14, Wager 10, Edgar 8, & Richard 6 months.

In the 1860 Federal Census, Richard M. Remington is age 47 and his wife Jane H. is 45. They are living at Savannah, Wayne Co., NY. Three children are in the household: Edgar 18 NY, Richard M. 10 NY, and Arthur 7 NY.

In the 1870 Federal Census, Richard & Jane H. Remington, ages 57 & 56, are living at Hudson, Columbia Co., NY. Son Arthur, age 17, is with them. Richard is a coal and feed marchant, while Arthur is a store clerk. Also in the household is Mary Smith, age 35, whom I am assuming is their daughter Mary; she has three sons: Alexander, Herbert, & Frank Smith.

Richard married Jane Hussey Moores 28 Sep 1833, Hudson, Columbia Co., NY. Jane (daughter of Reuben H. Moores and Hepzibah Beth Hussey) was born Between 1814 and 1815, NY; died 19 Mar 1873, Hudson, Columbia Co., NY; was buried , Hudson, Columbia Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Phebe married Lucius Moore Bef 1 Jun 1850. Lucius was born Abt 1826, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1860. [Group Sheet]