Sarah HILLARD
Abt 1679 -1. Sarah HILLARD was born Abt 1679. Notes:
Previously I read that when Francis West married Sarah, she was the widow of a Mr. Millard. However, now the Mayflower Society has determined that her maiden name was Sarah Hillard or Hillier.
The Soule website has her maiden name as Downing.Sarah married Francis WEST, Jr. 12 May 1699, East Greenwich, RI. Francis (son of Francis WEST, Sr. and Susanna SOULE) was born 1660, Duxbury or Plymouth, MA; died Abt Sep 1724, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Peter West
- 3. Francis West was born Abt 1705; died Abt Apr 1786, Westerly, RI.
- 4. Mary WEST was born 29 Jun 1711, North Kingstown, RI; died Aft 16 Jul 1763.
Generation: 2
2. Peter West (1.Sarah1) 3. Francis West (1.Sarah1) was born Abt 1705; died Abt Apr 1786, Westerly, RI. Notes:
On 14 Feb 1732/33 Francis West, weaver, sold land in North Kingstown to his brother Peter West. Francis moved to Westerly where he was made a freeman in 1732 and his son John in 1750. He and his wife Mary were early members of the Westerly Sabbatarian Church. The will of Francis West, dated 6 Sept 1780, proved at Westerly, RI, 24 April 1786, names wife Mary; sister-in-law Sarah Babcock; sons John and Samuel; grandsons Henry son of John, William, and Timothy West. He does not name his son Timothy, long dead. However, only Timothy West who died Westerly ca 1767 had sons William and Timothy.
Francis married Mary Unknown Abt 1729. Mary died Aft 6 Sep 1780. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. Timothy West died Abt 1767, Westerly, RI.
- 6. John West
- 7. Samuel West
4. Mary WEST (1.Sarah1) was born 29 Jun 1711, North Kingstown, RI; died Aft 16 Jul 1763. Notes:
Some genealogies have her name as Mary Hunt. The Mayflower Society identifies her as Mary West, descendant of Francis West & Susanna Soule. (see notes below)
Mary West b. NK 29 June 1711, living there on 16 July 1763. She mar NK 22 Aug 1731 Edmund Austin, a mariner. In 1741 Mary Austin sold land to William Sweet, "it being in full for right of dower in the land of my father . . . West, dec." It is to be noted that the only landowner in NK surnamed West and dying before 1741 leaving undivided land was Francis West. On 17 July 1763 she deeded to son James a house lot. Son James Austin had his birth re-recorded on 17 March 1761 but the last digit could not be read. A record in the DAR files has his birth year as 1739. Other than the marriage records and the incomplete birth record of his son, we have found no other records of Edmund Austin. We have found no probate or distribution of Mary Austin's estate. The burned records [at North Kingstown Town Hall] give only fragments of the record for this family. (notes supplied by Shirley M. Greene)Mary married Edmund AUSTIN 22 Aug 1731, Kingston, Washington Co., RI. Edmund was born Between 1700 and 1710; died Between 1738 and 1741, At sea. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 8. James AUSTIN was born Between 14 Jun 1734 and 1739, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 21 Jun 1826, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.
Generation: 3
5. Timothy West (3.Francis2, 1.Sarah1) died Abt 1767, Westerly, RI. Timothy — . Unknown [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Timothy West, Jr.
- 10. William West
6. John West (3.Francis2, 1.Sarah1) John — . Unknown [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. Henry West
7. Samuel West (3.Francis2, 1.Sarah1) 8. James AUSTIN (4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born Between 14 Jun 1734 and 1739, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 21 Jun 1826, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI. Notes:
In the record of his birth, the last digit was burned off, so his exact birth year is not known. DAR files have it as 1739.
The gravestone says he died in his 84th year.
Shirley Greene's notes (email) say he left over 100 descendants (from obit in Prov Journal?).
James Austin:
Rev War Soldier's Book 2 p. 15 at Knight Memorial Library, Elmwood Ave., Cranston, RI
1775 Capt. Phillips Co., Col. Richmond's Regt.
1777 Capt. Benj. Hopkins Co., Col. Topham's Regt.
1780 Capt Tew's Co., Topham's Regt.
Wounded in battle on Lake Champlain, Sullivan Expedition
"The Austin family owned large farms both east and west of the Post Road. The first Austin, James, was in North Kingstown in the early 1730s. His old homestead stood east of the Post Road opposite Frenchtown Road, on the slope overlooking the Hunt River north of where Grossman's now stands. His great grandson, Fones, occupied it for many years. It was torn down in the mid-1920s having become derelict and a haven for tramps. Austin Road and Austin Farm Bridge on the Post Road are named for the several farms owned by successive generations of Austins." (source: "Graveyards of North Kingstown, Rhode Island" by Althea H. McAleer, Beatrix Hoggius, and Deby Jecoy Nunes; 1992.)James married Katharine (Catharine) HUNT 4 Mar 1759, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI. Katharine (daughter of Samuel HUNT and Elizabeth Unknown) was born 16 Nov 1738, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 24 Nov 1808, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 12. Elizabeth Austin was born 10 Nov 1761, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI.
- 13. Mary Austin was born 10 Nov 1763, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 2 Sep 1849; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- 14. Catherine Austin was born 22 Sep 1765, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 12 Jun 1827, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI.
- 15. Henry Austin was born 30 Aug 1767, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 11 Jan 1822.
- 16. Patience Austin was born 18 Aug 1769, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 15 Nov 1860; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.
- 17. Margaret Austin was born 30 Sep 1771, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 21 Dec 1830; was buried , Tanner Lot, Cherokee Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- 18. James Austin was born 24 Oct 1773, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 20 Aug 1788; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.
- 19. Russell Austin was born 7 Jul 1775, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 18 Feb 1847; was buried 21 Feb 1847, Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.
- 20. Sarah Austin was born 31 Mar 1777, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 6 Aug 1838; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.
- 21. Samuel Ward AUSTIN was born 24 Aug 1779, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 30 Apr 1862, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.
- 22. George Austin was born 1 Jun 1781, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 11 Dec 1871; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.
- 23. Ruth Austin was born 10 Oct 1783, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 8 Jul 1802; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.
James married Margaret Havens Aft 1808. [Group Sheet]
James married Elizabeth Unknown Aft 1809. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 4
9. Timothy West, Jr. (5.Timothy3, 3.Francis2, 1.Sarah1) 10. William West (5.Timothy3, 3.Francis2, 1.Sarah1) 11. Henry West (6.John3, 3.Francis2, 1.Sarah1) 12. Elizabeth Austin (8.James3, 4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born 10 Nov 1761, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI. Elizabeth married Samuel Hatch 1 Mar 1789. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. Polly Hatch
13. Mary Austin (8.James3, 4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born 10 Nov 1763, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 2 Sep 1849; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI. Notes:
SMITH MARY 1764c - 2 SEP 1849 NK013
Mary married John Carr 12 May 1786, Exeter, RI. John was born Abt 1760. [Group Sheet]
Mary married Benjamin Smith 8 Jun 1788, North Kingstown, RI. Benjamin (son of William Smith and Elizabeth Unknown) was born 25 Sep 1765; died 18 Nov 1849, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 25. William Smith was born 17 Feb 1789; died 9 Nov 1853; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- 26. James Smith was born 5 Apr 1790; died 17 Jun 1818; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- 27. Thomas Smith was born 28 Oct 1791, North Kingstown, RI; died 21 Dec 1842, at sea; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- 28. Elizabeth Smith was born 28 Oct 1791; died 29 Sep 1863; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- 29. Catherine Smith was born 18 May 1793, North Kingstown, RI; died 17 Feb 1874, East Greenwich, RI.
- 30. Russell Smith was born 5 Feb 1795; died 11 Feb 1848; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- 31. John Smith was born 9 Jan 1797; died 28 Jul 1798; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- 32. Avis Ann Smith was born 3 Jul 1799.
- 33. Alfred Updike Smith was born 7 Sep 1800, North Kingstown, RI; died 6 May 1826, North Kingstown, RI; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- 34. Harris Smith was born 15 Sep 1802, North Kingstown, RI; died 1 May 1872, North Kingstown, RI; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- 35. Albert G. Smith was born 8 Jul 1805; died 3 Apr 1876; was buried , NK13, Smith Cemetery, Stony Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
14. Catherine Austin (8.James3, 4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born 22 Sep 1765, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 12 Jun 1827, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI. Notes:
FONES Mrs. Catharine, widow of Capt. Daniel, at North Kingstown, in 62d year, June 12, 1827
Catherine married Daniel Fones 9 Jan 1791, North Kingstown, RI. Daniel (son of Daniel Fones and Mary Unknown) was born Abt 1761; died 24 Jul 1817, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 36. Sally Russell Fones was born 12 May 1796; died 30 Sep 1811; was buried , North Kingstown, RI.
15. Henry Austin (8.James3, 4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born 30 Aug 1767, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 11 Jan 1822. Henry — Susan Tanner. [Group Sheet]
16. Patience Austin (8.James3, 4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born 18 Aug 1769, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 15 Nov 1860; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI. Patience — Ezra Sweet. Ezra (son of Margaret Sweet) was born 15 Apr 1767, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 37. James Russel Austin was born Abt 1799; died 7 Jan 1854; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.
17. Margaret Austin (8.James3, 4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born 30 Sep 1771, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 21 Dec 1830; was buried , Tanner Lot, Cherokee Lane, North Kingstown, RI. Notes:
Margaret is a sister of my ancestor Samuel Ward Austin.
Margaret married Palmer Tanner 17 Dec 1789. Palmer was born Abt 1770; died 21 Jan 1851; was buried , Tanner Lot, Cherokee Lane, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 38. Catherine Tanner was born Abt 1790; died 10 Dec 1810; was buried , Tanner Lot, Cherokee Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- 39. Benjamin Tanner was born 19 Jun 1793.
- 40. Palmer Tanner was born 9 Mar 1796; died 12 May 1819, At sea.
- 41. Henry H. Tanner was born Abt 1798; died 21 Jul 1815; was buried , Tanner Lot, Cherokee Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
- 42. Sarah Ann Tanner was born Abt 1801; died 15 May 1801; was buried , Tanner Lot, Cherokee Lane, North Kingstown, RI.
18. James Austin (8.James3, 4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born 24 Oct 1773, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 20 Aug 1788; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI. 19. Russell Austin (8.James3, 4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born 7 Jul 1775, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 18 Feb 1847; was buried 21 Feb 1847, Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI. Notes:
Notes from Shirley M. Greene:
Russell b 7 July 1775 d 18 Feb 1847 mar Catherine Essex Nov 1802 NK
NK Mar. Vol 5&6 pp 7, 21
Will in NK Bk 30 : 160
Austin notebook p 9
NK Town records Bk 2 : 165
History of Washington and Kent Counties p 10
Russell had his leg taken off above the knee 28 Aug 1845
He was buried in a snowstorm 18 Feb 1847Russell married Catherine Essex Nov 1802. Catherine (daughter of Benajah or Benaiah Essex and Penelope Fones) was born Abt 1787, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 16 Feb 1880; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 43. Penelope Austin
- 44. Ann Eliza Austin
- 45. Mary Ann Austin
- 46. Abby B. Austin
- 47. George W. Austin
- 48. Warren Austin died 1859.
- 49. James Russell Austin
- 50. Fones Austin was born Abt Jun 1812, North Kingstown, RI; died 8 Mar 1904, North Kingstown, RI; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.
- 51. Catherine Austin was born 2 Oct 1814; died 24 May 1874; was buried , North Kingstown, RI.
- 52. Charles H. Austin was born Abt 1822; died 28 Aug 1902.
20. Sarah Austin (8.James3, 4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born 31 Mar 1777, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 6 Aug 1838; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI. Sarah — Stephen R. Bryant. [Group Sheet]
21. Samuel Ward AUSTIN (8.James3, 4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born 24 Aug 1779, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 30 Apr 1862, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI. Notes:
I have a photocopy of the original death entry from the North Kingstown Archives.
Samuel Ward Austin, a prosperous farmer, owned property in North Kingstown near the well-known landmark called "Devil's Foot." Although he himself was a member of the Six-Principal Baptist Church on Stony Lane, he deeded the northern corner of his land, located on Post Road between Wickford and East Greenwich, to the Quidnessett Church Society in 1841. Its church was dedicated there August 11, 1842. A new church building, called the Quidnessett Baptist Church, now occupies the site. After Samuel's death, his wife Mary (Mitchel) Austin donated an additional piece of land in 1869 for stables to be built next to the church, for horses and carriages.
This church fellowship, some of whom may be descended from the original congregation, is where I was baptized and brought up, and is where my parents were still active members until they died in 2007 and 2010. I have old negative photocopies of sections of the original deeds, as well as a lawyer's transcript of them dating from the 1950s or thereabouts.
In the 1850 Federal Census, Samuel & Mary Austin, ages 71 & 69, are living at North Kingstown, RI. Wilth them are: Julia A. Austin 42, Hannah E. Thurber 25, and Samuel Austin 23; these are three of their children.
In the 1860 Federal Census, Samuel & Mary Austin, ages 80 & 77, are living at North Kingstown, RI. With them are two of their adult children, Samuel W., 33, and Julia A., 52.
I believe Samuel Ward Austin was given his first and middle names in honor of Samuel Ward (1725-1776), a Rhode Island political leader in the days preceding the Revolutionary War. This leader was one of the founders of Rhode Island's two-party system, said to be the very first in America. The merchants and farmers of southern Rhode Island were led by Samuel Ward in their political battles against the politicians and businessmen from the Providence area, who were led by Stephen Hopkins. Ward was elected as governor in 1762, and again at least twice after that. He and Hopkins served together representing Rhode Island in the 1775-1776 Continental Congress in Philadelphia, where Ward was a committee leader, and was instrumental in appointing George Washington as general of the colonial army. In March 1776 he suddenly became ill with smallpox and died.
Since Samuel Ward Austin was born three years later, in the midst of this struggle to birth a new nation, it is likely that he was named after this Rhode Island hero.
Apparently other parents named their sons after this respected leader also. During the 1840s, Rhode Island's governor was Samuel Ward King, who headed a state faction that supported the voting power of landowners, opposing Thomas Wilson Dorr's proposal to institute a new state constitution which would grant voting rights to all free adult males (regardless of whether or not they were property owners), in recognition of the increased urbanization of the state. Dorr's Rebellion went down in defeat, but popular citizen support led to the drafting of a new state constitution in 1842. However, even in this document, all cities and towns -- regardless of population, were granted one senator each for representation in the state Senate; this provision afforded Senate control to the rural towns. I wonder what Samuel Ward Austin, as a substantial property owner and farmer, thought of all this?
From The Narragansett Historical Register, Volume II, July 1883, No. 2; Historical Sketch of the Quidnessett Baptist Church, North Kingstown, RI, pp 81-97
"Another matter, more local in its influence, claimed also the attention of the church at this time. Their house of worship had long been too small for their use. It also was not sufficiently central in its location as to be adapted to the best development of the religious interests of the field. It was decided, therefore, to build anew. Samuel Austin, a member of a neighboring Six Principle Baptist church, gave the building site, situated on the post-road from Wickford to East Greenwich, about equal distance from each village, and near the three manufacturing villages of the Quidnesset field. Possibly no site could have been selected more central, or better adapted to the wants of the Quidnesset people than this. Funds were raised by subscription on the field itself to build the new meeting-house, which was dedicated Thursday, Aug. 11, 1842, free from debt. The dedication sermon was preached by Rev. John Dowling, of Providence, from the text, Haggai ii.,7: 'And I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.' "Samuel married Mary MITCHELL Abt 1801. Mary (daughter of Samuel MITCHELL and Margaret GARDNER) was born 9 Dec 1780, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 16 Oct 1874, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 53. Ruth A. Austin was born 25 Jul 1802, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 27 Mar 1882.
- 54. Emily Greene Austin was born 27 Sep 1805, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 23 May 1903, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
- 55. Julia A. Austin was born 26 Nov 1807, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 4 Nov 1889; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.
- 56. Maria P. Austin was born 11 Mar 1810, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI.
- 57. Isaac Arnold Austin was born 3 Aug 1811, South Kingstown, RI; died 26 Mar 1888, Providence, RI.
- 58. James Smith Austin was born 30 Nov 1813, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died Apr 1899, Dwight, Livingston, IL.
- 59. Margaret Austin was born Jul 1817, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 1901, Seattle, King Co., WA.
- 60. Sally Russel Austin was born 17 Dec 1820, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 14 Apr 1903, Auburn, Cranston, Providence, Co., RI.
- 61. Harriet Newell AUSTIN was born 1822, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 29 Jul 1856, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; was buried Jul 1856, North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- 62. Hannah Eldridge Austin was born 31 Jan 1825, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 11 Nov 1891, Cranston, Providence Co., RI.
- 63. Samuel Wanton Austin was born 17 Aug 1826, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 15 Jun 1906; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.
22. George Austin (8.James3, 4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born 1 Jun 1781, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 11 Dec 1871; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI. 23. Ruth Austin (8.James3, 4.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born 10 Oct 1783, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; died 8 Jul 1802; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.