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Female 1694 - Aft 1737  (> 43 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Wait Harris was born 21 Apr 1694; died Aft 8 Nov 1737.

    Notes:

    According to one genealogy, Wait (Harris) Fenner died in March 1720/21. If that is true, only two of these children are hers, and the other four are by Joseph's second wife, Amy. However, the genealogy at the Fenner family web site has all the children borne by Wait. (needs more research)

    Wait married Joseph Fenner Abt 1716. Joseph (son of Thomas Fenner, I and Dinah Borden) was born 1693; died 22 Jun 1779. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mehitabel Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jan 1716/17; died 19 Dec 1744.
    2. 3. Thomas Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Dec 1719; died Bef 1755.
    3. 4. Phebe Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Dec 1725; died 18 Jul 1762.
    4. 5. Joseph Fenner, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Feb 1727/28.
    5. 6. Wait Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jun 1733.
    6. 7. Asahel Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Nov 1737; died Bef 18 May 1774.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mehitabel Fenner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wait1) was born 22 Jan 1716/17; died 19 Dec 1744.

    Mehitabel — Southgate Langworthy. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Thomas Fenner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wait1) was born 8 Dec 1719; died Bef 1755.

    Notes:

    According to "The Fenner Family,", p. 16, Thomas was married first to a widow, Mary Cloyn (I have roughly estimated her dates). After she died, he married Mercy Sheldon, by whom he had a daughter, Wait. As far as we know, he had no other children. After his death, his widow Mercy (Sheldon) Fenner remarried to Stephen Remington, a widower.

    I don't know exactly when Thomas died, but it must have been before 10 Feb 1755, when a Cranston deed is signed by Stephen & Marcy Remington.

    Thomas married Mary Unknown Abt 1744. Mary was born Abt 1720; died Abt 1746. [Group Sheet]

    Thomas married Mercy Mary Sheldon Abt 1748. Mercy (daughter of Nicholas Sheldon, Sr. and Abigail Tillinghast) was born Abt 28 Jul 1709, Providence, RI; died 24 Nov 1802; was buried , Historical Cemetery 3, Post Rd., Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Waite Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1749/50; died 10 May 1777; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Pawtuxet, Warwick, RI.

  3. 4.  Phebe Fenner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wait1) was born 11 Dec 1725; died 18 Jul 1762.

    Phebe — Benjamin Slack. Benjamin was born Abt 1727; died 14 Apr 1791. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Joseph Slack  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jul 1756, Scituate, RI.

  4. 5.  Joseph Fenner, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wait1) was born 26 Feb 1727/28.

  5. 6.  Wait Fenner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wait1) was born 9 Jun 1733.

    Notes:

    I am not sure if Wait was a daughter of Joseph's first wife or second. However, from her date of marriage, I am guessing she was a daughter of Amey.

    Wait married Benjamin Spencer 25 Sep 1755, Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Asahel Fenner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wait1) was born 8 Nov 1737; died Bef 18 May 1774.

    Asahel married Robe Sarle 20 Aug 1759, Cranston, RI. (daughter of Thomas Sarle) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. James Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1760; died 14 Jan 1799.
    2. 11. Penelope Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1762.
    3. 12. Joseph Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1765.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Waite Fenner Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Wait1) was born Feb 1749/50; died 10 May 1777; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Pawtuxet, Warwick, RI.

    Notes:

    Information on Waite's marriage and children came from "The Sheldon Magazine," Vol. I, June 1855, p. 8r.

    Waite married Malachi Rhodes, IV 29 Nov 1767. Malachi (son of Malachi Rhodes, III and Deborah Wightman) was born Between 15 Jun 1734 and 1749, Warwick, RI; died 12 Feb 1832, Warwick, RI; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Pawtuxet, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Marcy Mercy Rhodes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Mar 1769; died 26 Mar 1855.
    2. 14. Peleg Rhodes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jun 1771; died 10 Feb 1862; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.
    3. 15. Lydia Rhodes  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1775; died 2 Jan 1827, Cranston, RI.
    4. 16. Waity Rhodes  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1780.

  2. 9.  Joseph Slack Descendancy chart to this point (4.Phebe2, 1.Wait1) was born 10 Jul 1756, Scituate, RI.

    Joseph — Mercy Waterman. Mercy was born 20 Jun 1762, Smithfield, RI; died 25 Jan 1827, Smithfield, RI. [Group Sheet]


  3. 10.  James Fenner Descendancy chart to this point (7.Asahel2, 1.Wait1) was born Abt 1760; died 14 Jan 1799.

    Notes:

    James is mentioned in the will dated 18 May 1774 of his grandfather Joseph Fenner, of Cranston.

    James married Sarah Remington Abt 1790. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Remington and Lydia Collins) was born Between 1766 and 1767; died Apr 1849; was buried , Pocasset Cemetery, Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Thomas J. Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1792; died 6 Nov 1824.
    2. 18. Asahel Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1795; died 4 Oct 1846; was buried , Pocasset Cemetery, Cranston, RI.
    3. 19. Sarah Ann Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1799 and 1802; died 24 Nov 1847; was buried , William Knight Lot, Scituate Farms Dr., Cranston, RI.

  4. 11.  Penelope Fenner Descendancy chart to this point (7.Asahel2, 1.Wait1) was born Abt 1762.

    Penelope married Thomas Williams 19 Dec 1782, Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]


  5. 12.  Joseph Fenner Descendancy chart to this point (7.Asahel2, 1.Wait1) was born Abt 1765.

    Notes:

    Joseph is mentioned in the will dated 18 May 1774 of his grandfather Joseph Fenner, of Cranston.



Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Marcy Mercy Rhodes Descendancy chart to this point (8.Waite3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Wait1) was born 30 Mar 1769; died 26 Mar 1855.

    Notes:

    I believe she must be the Mary Aborn that testified at the Revolutionary War pension hearing for Jonathan Remington, our ancestor. At that time, 1850, she said she was age 82 and living in Pawtuxet. She mentioned that her grandmother's husband was the uncle of Jonathan & John Remington. She would have been referring to Mercy (Sheldon) (Fenner) Remington, wife of Stephen Remington; Stephen was their uncle. (see full text below)

    In the 1850 Federal Census, Marcy Aborn is age 81, living at Cranston, RI.

    "I, Marcy Aborn of Pawtuxet, Cranston, in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, on oath do testify and say that I am now in the 82nd (Eighty Second) year of my age -- and was born in the village of Pawtuxet. I have a distinct recollection that during the war of the Revolution a great many troops were stationed in that village. Among the troops stationed here there was a part of a regiment of Artillery to which John Remington and Jonathan Remington, two brothers, belonged. John was a Lieutenant and Jonathan was a Sergeant. I do not remember the name of the Captain -- I recollect of hearing the name of Captain Carlisle -- and also of Captain Garzia -- mentioned -- and according to the best of my recollection, Colonel Elliott was their Colonel.

    "The reason why I recollect John and Jonathan Remington being here with the troops is that they were in the habit of visiting at the house of my grandmother where I used to often see them and they used to talk to me. I was then a child about 10 years of age -- between 9 and 10. My Grandmother's husband was their uncle.

    "And I further testify that the said Jonathan Remington afterwards married the Widow Potter. After his death she married a Mr. Greene -- Edward Greene -- and is now his widow and living in the town of Cranston in this State.

    "I cannot remember how long the said artillery were stationed here, but it was some time. Marcy Aborn

    "The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, Providence County, Sc. (?) In Cranston in Said County this Twentieth Day of August A.D. 1850 personally appeared Marcy Aborn and made oath that the facts & statements contained in the foregoing affidavit signed by her in my presence are true. And I further certify that she is a respectable person and a credible witness. Before me, Edwin Metcalf, Justice of the Peace."

    Marcy — Joseph Aborn. Joseph (son of Anthony Aborn and Lydia Burrows) was born 9 Feb 1765; died Between May and Jun 1841. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Elizabeth R. Aborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Feb 1798; died 7 May 1843.

  2. 14.  Peleg Rhodes Descendancy chart to this point (8.Waite3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Wait1) was born 13 Jun 1771; died 10 Feb 1862; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.

    Peleg — Mary Aborn. Mary was born Abt 1776; died 20 Nov 1806; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]


  3. 15.  Lydia Rhodes Descendancy chart to this point (8.Waite3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Wait1) was born Abt 1775; died 2 Jan 1827, Cranston, RI.

    Lydia — Nicholas Arnold. Nicholas was born 16 Feb 1767, Cranston, RI; died Abt Apr 1814, Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Lavinia Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Mar 1795.
    2. 22. Waite Rhodes Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Mar 1797.
    3. 23. Mary Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Aug 1800.
    4. 24. Malachi Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Oct 1804.
    5. 25. Emma Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Sep 1808.
    6. 26. Sarah Fenner Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 May 1811.
    7. 27. Albert Nicholas Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Feb 1814, Cranston, RI; died 11 Oct 1883, Cranston, RI; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.

  4. 16.  Waity Rhodes Descendancy chart to this point (8.Waite3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Wait1) was born Abt 1780.

    Waity — Wickes Gardiner. Wickes was born Abt 1780. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Thomas Wickes Gardiner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1806.

  5. 17.  Thomas J. Fenner Descendancy chart to this point (10.James3, 7.Asahel2, 1.Wait1) was born Abt 1792; died 6 Nov 1824.

    Thomas married Mary Alice Olney 20 Nov 1814. Mary (daughter of Jabez Olney and Hannah Pitcher) was born Abt 1798; died 24 Feb 1850. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. James M. Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Thomas R. Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 31. Edwin E. Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 32. Alexander W. Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1820; died 12 Jan 1885; was buried , Grace Church Cemetery, Elmwood & Broad, Providence, RI.

  6. 18.  Asahel Fenner Descendancy chart to this point (10.James3, 7.Asahel2, 1.Wait1) was born Abt 1795; died 4 Oct 1846; was buried , Pocasset Cemetery, Cranston, RI.

    Asahel — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Leander Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Ann Maria Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 35. Mary Jane Fenner  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 19.  Sarah Ann Fenner Descendancy chart to this point (10.James3, 7.Asahel2, 1.Wait1) was born Between 1799 and 1802; died 24 Nov 1847; was buried , William Knight Lot, Scituate Farms Dr., Cranston, RI.

    Sarah — Andrew Knight. Andrew was born Abt 1804; died 3 Jun 1841; was buried , William Knight Lot, Scituate Farms Dr., Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Caroline Knight  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. Sarah E. Knight  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1830; died 1906; was buried , Old City Cemetery, Farewell St., Newport, RI.