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William Fairbanks

Male Abt 1744 - 1828  (~ 84 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Fairbanks was born Abt 1744, Prudence Island, Newport Co., RI; died 13 Jul 1828, Perth, Fulton Co., NY.

    Notes:

    William Fairbanks served in the Revolutionary War in 1777 as a Private in Capt. Samuel Weber's Company.

    William & Priscilla and their family moved from RI to Montgomery Co., NY in the early 1800s (info from Arlene Fairbanks Dutton at Rootsweb).

    I assume that William was from the Fairbanks family on Prudence Island. The 1760 Town Tax listed Benjamin & Nathaniel Fairbanks, one of whom may have been the father of William. According to a family tree at Rootsweb's Worldconnect, William was a son of Benjamin & Rebecca Fairbanks, and Nathaniel was a brother of Benjamin, thus William's uncle; they were both sons of Jeremiah Fairbanks. This needs more research to confirm.

    The publication "The Fairbanks Family in America" by Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks (Boston: 1897) says that William was possibly a grandson of Jeremiah Fairbanks of Bristol, RI. (this source at Old Colony Historical Society in Taunton, MA)

    Prudence Island was raided by British troops several times in 1775 and 1776. The families and their livestock were evacuated to Warwick or Bristol. Most of the houses and other structures were burned; few of the families returned.

    William married Priscilla Remington 5 Sep 1766, Portsmouth, RI. Priscilla was born 23 Apr 1741, Newport Co., RI; died 14 Dec 1832, Perth, Fulton Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Oct 1767, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 1840, Fulton Co., NY.
    2. 3. Jeremiah Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Dec 1769, RI; died 5 Mar 1811, Perth, Fulton Co., NY.
    3. 4. Remington Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Apr 1773, Newport Co., RI; died , Friendship, Allegany Co., NY.
    4. 5. Ruth Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 May 1774, RI.
    5. 6. Sarah "Sally" Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Apr 1776, RI; died Aft 1 Jun 1860, Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY.
    6. 7. Jonathan Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 May 1778, RI; died 7 Jun 1854, Perth, Fulton Co., NY.
    7. 8. Elizabeth Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Feb 1781, RI; died 24 Dec 1784, RI.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 24 Oct 1767, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 1840, Fulton Co., NY.

    Mary married Thomas Hopkins 18 Jan 1787, East Greenwich, RI. Thomas (son of Joseph Hopkins and Mary Austin) was born 1763, RI; died Between 1840 and 1841. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Priscilla Hopkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1806; died 1840.

  2. 3.  Jeremiah Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 9 Dec 1769, RI; died 5 Mar 1811, Perth, Fulton Co., NY.

  3. 4.  Remington Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 16 Apr 1773, Newport Co., RI; died , Friendship, Allegany Co., NY.

    Notes:

    Remington & Dorcas lived in Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., NY, as did some of Dorcas's family who had left RI during the War of 1812.

    From Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family: "After the destruction of homes on the island of Prudence, RI, by the British (1812), he, with several other families, formed a colony and removed to New York, taking a boat up the Hudson to Albany, thence to Amsterdam, where they settled."

    Remington — Dorcas Helme. (daughter of Niles Helme) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Ruth Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 11. Mary "Polly" Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 12. Betsey Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 13. Russell Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 14. Moses Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 15. Niles Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 16. Irene Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 17. Priscilla Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Ruth Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 10 May 1774, RI.

    Ruth — Russell Johnson. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Sarah "Sally" Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 25 Apr 1776, RI; died Aft 1 Jun 1860, Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY.

    Notes:

    In the Federal Census, Sarah Allen, a widow age 85 RI, is living with her son Levi and family at Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY.

    Sarah married Caleb Allen Abt 1795. Caleb (son of James Allen and Martha Pearce) was born 22 Apr 1776, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI; died 21 Sep 1857, Brownville, Jefferson Co., NY. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Jonathan Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 22 May 1778, RI; died 7 Jun 1854, Perth, Fulton Co., NY.

    Jonathan — Sally Carpenter. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Louisa Sarah Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Dec 1810, NY; died 12 Oct 1858, Wells Co., IN.

  7. 8.  Elizabeth Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 24 Feb 1781, RI; died 24 Dec 1784, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Priscilla Hopkins Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.William1) was born 1806; died 1840.

    Priscilla married George S. Joslin 1824. George was born 1803; died 1841. [Group Sheet]


  2. 10.  Ruth Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Remington2, 1.William1)

  3. 11.  Mary "Polly" Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Remington2, 1.William1)

  4. 12.  Betsey Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Remington2, 1.William1)

  5. 13.  Russell Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Remington2, 1.William1)

  6. 14.  Moses Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Remington2, 1.William1)

  7. 15.  Niles Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Remington2, 1.William1)

  8. 16.  Irene Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Remington2, 1.William1)

  9. 17.  Priscilla Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Remington2, 1.William1)

  10. 18.  Louisa Sarah Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jonathan2, 1.William1) was born 23 Dec 1810, NY; died 12 Oct 1858, Wells Co., IN.

    Louisa — John A. Lepper. John (son of Jacob Lepper and Mary Allen) was born Abt 1808, NY. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Jacob H. Lepper  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1838, Trumbull Co., OH.


Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Jacob H. Lepper Descendancy chart to this point (18.Louisa3, 7.Jonathan2, 1.William1) was born Abt 1838, Trumbull Co., OH.

    Jacob — Martha M. Allen. Martha (daughter of Matthew Remington Allen and Rachel Rebecca Allen) was born 1843, OH. [Group Sheet]