Henry Olin, Sr.

Notes:

I believe Henry must have had three wives. Two are mentioned in his will, but there must have been an earlier wife who was the mother of his childen.

His will names his wife Martha, then later his wife Sarah, as well as three sons and three daughters, one of whom is referred to as deceased. Why doesn't he also mention his son Henry, who had probably died by then? He does name his grandson Anthony, who I am assuming is the Anthony, son of Henry Jr., who married Abigail Remington. So, it appears that three years after her mother's remarriage, Abigail married the grandson of her stepfather.

Henry married Unknown Abt 1738. died Bef 1754. [Group Sheet]

1. Justin Olin was born 1739.
2. Mary Olin was born 1742.
3. Peleg Olin was born 1746; died Abt 1828.
4. Henry Olin, Jr. was born 1749; died Bef 23 May 1793.
5. Caleb Olin was born 1753.

Henry married Charity Vaughn 1 Sep 1754. Charity was born 20 Jun 1716; died Bef 1790. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Henry Olin of Warwick married Charity Vaughn of NK on 1 Sept 1754.

1. Rebeckah Olin was born Abt 1755.
2. Susannah Olin was born Abt 1757.

Henry married Martha Randall 17 Jun 1790. Martha (daughter of John Randall and Martha Williams) was born Abt 18 Mar 1724/25; died Between 1808 and 1809. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

An Abigail Remington, daughter of Matthew deceased, married Anthony Olin, son of Henry Jr., in 1793. Is Anthony's father the second husband of Abigail's mother, Martha (Randall) Remington? Or did Martha marry Henry Sr.? (needs more research)

Henry married Sarah Aylesworth 3 May 1810. Sarah was born Abt 1735; died Abt Aug 1813. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

It has been said that John Olin came to America at age 14. He most likely landed at Providence around 1694.

John & Susannah were married in 1708 at East Greenwich, and that is where their four known children were born. In 1725 they moved to North Kingstown, where they had bought 22 1/2 acres from Aaron & Mary Davis. John had been a "freeman" at East Greenwich, but in North Kingstown he was a landowning "yeoman."

John died at age 62 on his farm at North Kingstown, which had been deeded in 1741 to his daughter Eleanor and her husband Benjamin Carpenter. Although no one has discovered the location of John's & Susannah's burial site, probably their graves are on the old farm at North Kingstown.

(source: Three Hundred Years of Joseph Olin and His Descendants, Vol. II, pp. 19 - 24)

John married Susannah SPENCER 4 Oct 1708, East Greenwich, RI. Susannah (daughter of Michall SPENCER and Rebeccah SWEETMAN) was born 6 Apr 1680, Cambridge, MA; died Abt 1743, East Greenwich, RI or Cambridge, MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Elsewhere her date of birth has been noted as 13 March 1697/98.

Notes:

After their marriage, Michall & Rebeccah purchased the homestead of Thomas Sweetman at the northwest corner of the Harvard College grounds in Cambridge, MA. This property was sold to Harvard in 1697, and the family moved to East Greenwich, RI.

His will mentions his wife Rebeccah, sons Thomas & Henry (possibly others -- writing unclear), and daughter Susannah Olin, wife of John Olin.

He may have been a brother of John Spencer b.c. 1640, also of East Greenwich, who had a son Michael.

Michall married Rebeccah SWEETMAN 6 Dec 1671, Cambridge, MA. Rebeccah died 1728. [Group Sheet]