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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Deborah Wightman was born Abt 1708.

    Deborah married Malachi Rhodes, III 27 May 1731, Warwick, RI. Malachi (son of Malachi Rhodes, II and Dorothy Whipple) was born 15 Apr 1701, Warwick, RI; died 1791. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Rhodes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jan 1731/32, Warwick, RI.
    2. 3. Malachi Rhodes, IV  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    3. 4. George Rhodes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jul 1736, Warwick, RI.
    4. 5. Stephen Rhodes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Sep 1741, Warwick, RI.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Rhodes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born 19 Jan 1731/32, Warwick, RI.

    Mary married Stephen Greene 24 Oct 1754. Stephen was born Abt 1730. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Huldah Greene  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1758, Pawtuxet, RI; died 14 Oct 1822, Pawtuxet, RI; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.

  2. 3.  Malachi Rhodes, IV Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) 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.

    Notes:

    The RI Cemetery Database has his date of birth as c.1749.

    Malachi married Waite Fenner 29 Nov 1767. Waite (daughter of Thomas Fenner and Mercy Mary Sheldon) was born Feb 1749/50; died 10 May 1777; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Pawtuxet, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Marcy Mercy Rhodes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Mar 1769; died 26 Mar 1855.
    2. 8. 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. 9. Lydia Rhodes  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1775; died 2 Jan 1827, Cranston, RI.
    4. 10. Waity Rhodes  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1780.

    Malachi married Betsey Sheldon Aft 1777. Betsey (daughter of Benjamin Sheldon and Sarah Greenwood) was born Abt 1750. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  George Rhodes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born 7 Jul 1736, Warwick, RI.

  4. 5.  Stephen Rhodes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born 27 Sep 1741, Warwick, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Huldah Greene Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Deborah1) was born Abt 1758, Pawtuxet, RI; died 14 Oct 1822, Pawtuxet, RI; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.

    Notes:

    From the records of the First Baptist Church of Providence, RI: Mrs. Hulda Sheldon Aug. 4,1793, B (baptized?) Nov. 16,1806, L (letter?) to Pawtuxet ch.; W. of Remington.

    Huldah married Remington Sheldon Abt 1778. Remington (son of Christopher Sheldon and Rosanna Arnold) was born 22 Aug 1753, Providence, RI; died 17 Dec 1829, Pawtuxet, RI; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Joseph Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1780, RI; died 23 Oct 1864; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.
    2. 12. Mary "Polly" Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 May 1782, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 2 Mar 1862, Thomasville, GA.
    3. 13. Christopher Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1784; died 18 Sep 1846, Athens, OH.
    4. 14. Stephen R. Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1786, Pawtuxet, RI; died 14 Oct 1813, Richmond, VA.
    5. 15. George Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1789, RI; died 13 Dec 1879, RI.
    6. 16. Thomas Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1791, Cranston, RI; died 19 Jan 1817, St. Pierre, Martinique.
    7. 17. Lydia Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1794.
    8. 18. Israel Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1797, Cranston, RI; died 23 Sep 1884, Orange, NJ.
    9. 19. Pardon Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jul 1801, Pawtuxet, RI; died 15 May 1849, Pawtuxet, RI; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.

  2. 7.  Marcy Mercy Rhodes Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) 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.

  3. 8.  Peleg Rhodes Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) 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]


  4. 9.  Lydia Rhodes Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) 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.

  5. 10.  Waity Rhodes Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) 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.


Generation: 4

  1. 11.  Joseph Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (6.Huldah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Deborah1) was born 1780, RI; died 23 Oct 1864; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.

    Joseph — Mary Unknown. Mary was born Abt 8 Jun 1780; died 28 Feb 1840; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Sarah Ann Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Feb 1811; died 25 May 1892; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.

  2. 12.  Mary "Polly" Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (6.Huldah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Deborah1) was born 3 May 1782, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 2 Mar 1862, Thomasville, GA.

    Notes:

    Mary is identified as a daughter of Remington Sheldon in the following excerpt (notes from Chandler Smith Cheek):

    "Sheldon, Israel et. als. vs Sheldon, Gilbert et. als., The Supreme Court of State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Providence, SC, In Equity for Partition, No 2078, October Term 1882.
    (1) George Sheldon of Pawtucket, Rhode Island died December 13, 1879, intestate, unmarried and left no children. He was the son of Remington Sheldon, now deceased, who was the father of nine children, as follows:
    Polly (Mary) who married Simeon Smith and died leaving issue."
    (and so on)

    Mary married Simeon Smith, Jr. 26 Dec 1802, Pawtuxet, RI. Simeon (son of Simeon Smith, Sr. and Martha Peck) was born 11 Jun 1779, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 10 Feb 1846, Thomasville, GA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Mary Arnold Smith  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    2. 31. Simeon Alexander Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Sep 1805, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 15 May 1888, Thomasville, GA.
    3. 32. Huldah Sheldon Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 May 1807, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 6 May 1865, Thomasville, GA; was buried , The Old Cemetery, Thomasville, GA.
    4. 33. James Wolf Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 May 1810, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 27 Apr 1878, Pawtuxet, Wakulla, FL; was buried , Smith Cemetery, Wakulla Co., FL.
    5. 34. Martha Peck Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Apr 1812, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 24 May 1890, Thomasville, GA.

  3. 13.  Christopher Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (6.Huldah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Deborah1) was born 1784; died 18 Sep 1846, Athens, OH.

    Christopher married Amelia Holmes 5 Dec 1807, Providence, RI. Amelia (daughter of Chandler Holmes and Amelia Potter) was born Abt 1791, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Amelia E. Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1808.
    2. 36. Chandler H. Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1809; died 10 Feb 1827; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Road, Warwick, RI.
    3. 37. Rosanna Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1811, RI; died Aft 1 Jun 1870.
    4. 38. George Henry Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1812, Warwick, RI; died 6 Oct 1884, Havana, AL; was buried , Havana, AL.
    5. 39. Charles A. Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1815, RI; died Aft 1 Jun 1850.
    6. 40. Christopher Remington Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1824, RI or CT.
    7. 41. Albert Lewis Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1829, Pawtuxet, RI; died 7 Jun 1833, Pawtuxet, RI.
    8. 42. Huldah Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1830.

  4. 14.  Stephen R. Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (6.Huldah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Deborah1) was born 1786, Pawtuxet, RI; died 14 Oct 1813, Richmond, VA.

    Notes:

    Probably his full name was Stephen Remington Sheldon.


  5. 15.  George Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (6.Huldah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Deborah1) was born 1789, RI; died 13 Dec 1879, RI.

  6. 16.  Thomas Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (6.Huldah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Deborah1) was born 1791, Cranston, RI; died 19 Jan 1817, St. Pierre, Martinique.

  7. 17.  Lydia Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (6.Huldah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Deborah1) was born 1794.

    Lydia — Simeon Arnold. Simeon was born Abt 1790. [Group Sheet]


  8. 18.  Israel Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (6.Huldah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Deborah1) was born 1797, Cranston, RI; died 23 Sep 1884, Orange, NJ.

    Notes:

    Israel was "of Alabama" when he married Lucy. In the 1850 Federal Census, he is at Gaston, Sumter Co., AL. Apparently his first (or second wife) was born in the South; he later remarried in RI in 1856. In 1850 there are three Sheldon children in the household. Also there is Gideon Westcott, a teenager born in RI.

    Israel married Harriet D. Unknown Bef 1841. Harriet was born Abt 1814, NC; died Bef Aug 1856. [Group Sheet]

    Israel married Lucy G. Eldredge 20 Aug 1856. Lucy was born 1 Jun 1814, East Greenwich, RI; died 12 Jun 1868; was buried , East Greenwich. [Group Sheet]


  9. 19.  Pardon Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (6.Huldah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Deborah1) was born 26 Jul 1801, Pawtuxet, RI; died 15 May 1849, Pawtuxet, RI; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.

    Notes:

    The will of Pardon Sheldon of Cranston, dated 9 October 1848, proved 30 June 1849, mentions his wife Rebecca W. Sheldon, sons Israel Remington, Robert Aborn, Pardon, James Rhodes, George Frederick, & Lewis; daughters Louisa Greene, Patience Aborn, Rebecca Aborn, Mary Tyler, & Huldah Dorcas. One of the four trustees was Samuel T. Remington; one of the witnesses was Remington Arnold.

    Some information on Pardon Sheldon and his family came from a posting by Drusilla Sheldon, 28 September 1999, on the Sheldon Family Forum at genealogy.com.

    "Pardon Sheldon was a lifelong resident of Pawtuxet, R. I., and a prominent figure in its life and affairs. He was active in town affairs for many years." (from "History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," Biographical; NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920, p. 204)

    Pardon married Rebecca Walker Aborn 11 Dec 1825. Rebecca (daughter of Jonathan Aborn and Dorcas Tourtellot) was born 30 Sep 1806; died 17 Apr 1869; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 43. Pardon (1) Sheldon, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1826; died 1826.
    2. 44. Israel Remington Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Apr 1828, RI; died 5 Mar 1885, RI; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.
    3. 45. Louisa Greene Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Apr 1829; died 29 Aug 1882.
    4. 46. Patience Aborn Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    5. 47. Robert Aborn Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Jun 1832; died 13 Jun 1849; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.
    6. 48. Pardon (2) Sheldon, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Sep 1834; died 1 Aug 1856, New Orleans, LA; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.
    7. 49. Rebecca Walker Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jun 1836; died 24 Sep 1837.
    8. 50. Rebecca Aborn Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Mar 1838; died 10 Jan 1907.
    9. 51. James Rhodes Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Jun 1840; died 1928.
    10. 52. George Frederick Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Oct 1841, RI; died 19 Feb 1916, RI.
    11. 53. Mary Tyler Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Nov 1843; died 1926.
    12. 54. Huldah Dorcas Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Nov 1845; died 24 Dec 1918; was buried , Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI.
    13. 55. Frank Lewis Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jul 1847, RI; died 1922, RI.

  10. 20.  Elizabeth R. Aborn Descendancy chart to this point (7.Marcy3, 3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) was born 13 Feb 1798; died 7 May 1843.

    Elizabeth — Sion Arnold Rhodes. Sion was born 11 Apr 1791; died 14 Jan 1849. [Group Sheet]


  11. 21.  Lavinia Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lydia3, 3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) was born 23 Mar 1795.

  12. 22.  Waite Rhodes Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lydia3, 3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) was born 4 Mar 1797.

  13. 23.  Mary Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lydia3, 3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) was born 18 Aug 1800.

  14. 24.  Malachi Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lydia3, 3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) was born 17 Oct 1804.

  15. 25.  Emma Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lydia3, 3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) was born 7 Sep 1808.

  16. 26.  Sarah Fenner Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lydia3, 3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) was born 17 May 1811.

  17. 27.  Albert Nicholas Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lydia3, 3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) was born 12 Feb 1814, Cranston, RI; died 11 Oct 1883, Cranston, RI; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    ARNOLD, Albert Nicholas, clergyman, born in Cranston, Rhode Island, 12 February 1814; died in Cranston, Rhode Island, 11 October 1883. He graduated from Brown University in 1838, studied at Newton Theological Seminary, and on 14 September 1841, was ordained pastor of the Baptist Church at Newburyport, Massachusetts. From 1844 to 1854 he was a missionary to Greece; from 1855 to 1857 he was professor of Church History at Newton Theological Seminary; and in 1858 he became pastor at Westborough, Massachusetts, where he remained until 1864. He was then chosen professor of biblical interpretation and pastoral theology in the Baptist seminary at Hamilton, New York, and from 1869 to 1873 held the professorship of New Testament Greek in Baptist Theological Seminary at Chicago. Dr. Arnold published, in 1860, "Prerequisites to Communion," and in 1871 "One Woman's Mission."

    Excerpt from a letter written January 1847 in Corfu, Greece, by his wife Sarah: "My dear husband has enjoyed almost uninterrupted health, and has been permitted, after two years hard study, to commence the preaching of the gospel, in the difficult language of the Greeks, and has been favoured with very good audiences."

    Albert — Sarah Allin. Sarah (daughter of Mr. Allin and Amey Unknown) was born 1819; died 19 Mar 1895; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]


  18. 28.  Thomas Wickes Gardiner Descendancy chart to this point (10.Waity3, 3.Malachi2, 1.Deborah1) was born Abt 1806.