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Joseph Remington

Male 1812 - 1885  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Remington was born 17 Jun 1812, RI (son of Jeremiah Remington and Dorcas Knight); died 1 Mar 1885; was buried , Wilkinson Cemetery, Angell Rd., Cumberland, RI.

    Notes:

    Joseph lived in Worcester, MA, & Branford, CT. His wife Alcy was from Cumberland, RI.

    Joseph married Alcy Almena Wilkinson 24 Sep 1835, Providence, RI. Alcy (daughter of Ravena Aldrich) was born 4 Jun 1815, RI; died 5 Aug 1884; was buried , Wilkinson Cemetery, Angell Rd., Cumberland, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Notes:

    This marriage is listed in Arnold's VRs, Providence Churches, West Side, p. 217. Joseph is identified as "of Worcester, MA," and Alcy is "of Cumberland."

    Children:
    1. Hellen Rowena Remington was born 17 Sep 1836, Millbury, MA; died 4 Apr 1906, Branford, CT.
    2. Frances Almena Remington was born 27 Jun 1841.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jeremiah Remington was born 14 Sep 1787, Scituate, RI (son of Joseph Remington, III and Alcey or Ann Unknown); died 22 Sep 1845, Rehoboth, MA; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA.

    Notes:

    He lived in Cranston, RI; Grafton, MA; and Rehoboth, MA.

    In the 1830 Federal Census, Jeremiah is at Grafton, Worcester County, MA.

    Jeremiah is not mentioned in his father's will.

    From Rehoboth, MA, Vital Records at newenglandancestors.org:
    1845 REMINGTON Jeremiah, of Joseph and Alcey, buried Fall River, 58y 0m 8d, Sept. 22, 1845 8 2 Death

    An individual named B. Chase has contacted me with additional data differing from mine concerning Jeremiah's parentage, so this may resolve some of the questions which remain (still needs more research).

    Jeremiah married Dorcas Knight Abt 1811. Dorcas (daughter of Barzillai Knight and Eleanor Carpenter) was born 16 May 1791; died 29 Mar 1877; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Dorcas Knight was born 16 May 1791 (daughter of Barzillai Knight and Eleanor Carpenter); died 29 Mar 1877; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA.

    Notes:

    I have estimated Dorcas's birth year.

    Children:
    1. 1. Joseph Remington was born 17 Jun 1812, RI; died 1 Mar 1885; was buried , Wilkinson Cemetery, Angell Rd., Cumberland, RI.
    2. Hale Remington was born 17 Aug 1814, Cranston, RI; died 4 Aug 1870, Fall River, MA.
    3. Robert Knight Remington was born 12 Jul 1826, Grafton, MA; died 25 Nov 1886, Fall River, MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Remington, III was born Abt 1750 (son of Joseph Remington, II and Elizabeth Collins); died Bef 20 Feb 1813.

    Notes:

    He is referred to as Joseph Remington, Jr., in some of the Scituate town records.

    I have estimated the birth years of several of Joseph's children. His will mentions his wife, Ann, and the following children: Daniel, Robert (under 21), Mary, Ruth, Sophia, Susanna, & Betsey (last three under 18). Executors were sons James & Jeremiah.

    Many genealogies show Joseph Lippitt Remington as husband of Alice and father of these children. However, information provided by Barbara Chase has shown this to be erroneous. A deed found in Scituate Land Evidence Bk 11 p 473, dated 20 Feb 1813, mentions Elizabeth Remington, widow of Joseph Sr.; Alice Remington widow of Joseph Jr.; and James Remington of Scituate and his wife Isabel. This transaction involved the sale of land to Ebenezer, Stephen, & Abraham Burlingame.

    He is very possibly the Joseph Remington mentioned in the following list:

    An Historical Sketch of The Town of Scituate, R.I.; Part 4: "Scituate was not invaded, but she was called upon, and responded nobly to the call, to march her troops to the port. The British, on Sunday, Dec. 8, 1776, landed and took possession of Rhode Island, and remained there until Oct. 25, 1779, during which time the inhabitants were greatly oppressed. In a list of Capt. Knight's company, April 2, 1775, the day after the Lexington battle, are found the following names: Joseph Knight, captain; Samuel Wilbor, Benjamin Wood, Isaac Horton, John Hill, Nathan Walker, James Parker, John Bennet, jr., Jeremiah Almy, Joseph Remington, Nathan Ralfe, John I. Kilton, Jonathan Knight, jr., Joseph Briggs, David Knight, Joseph Collins, William Taylor John Manchester, Edward Bennett, Thomas Parker, John Edwards, jr., Simeon Wilbor, Isaiah Austin, Samuel Eldridge, Christopher Knight, Samuel Hopkins, Benajah Bosworth, Obadiah Rolfe, Ezekiel Wood, Caleb Fisk, doctor, Jolin Phillips, Constant Graves, Stukely Thornton, James Andrews, jr., Christopher Collins, Joseph Bennet, Thomas Knight, Peleg Colvin, Eleazor Westcott, Caleb Steere, Collins Roberts, Daniel Fisk, William Knight, Nathan Franklin, Uriah Franklin, jr., Ephriam Edwards, Stephen Edwards, Francis Fuller, jr., Benjamin Whitmore, William Stafford, Daniel Angell, Furmer Tanner -- fifty-two in all."

    Joseph married Alcey or Ann Unknown Abt 1777. Alcey was born Abt 1755; died Aft 15 Mar 1815. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Alcey or Ann Unknown was born Abt 1755; died Aft 15 Mar 1815.

    Notes:

    Joseph's will mentions his wife, Ann (transcription only -- I have not seen the original).

    Grandson Robert Knight Remington did name one of his daughters Alice.

    Notes:

    I have estimated their year of marriage, as no marriage record has yet been found.

    Children:
    1. Mary Remington was born Abt 1778.
    2. Daniel Remington was born Abt 1780.
    3. Henry H. Remington was born Abt 1782; died 29 Aug 1801, Warwick, RI.
    4. James Remington was born 8 Aug 1786; died 17 May 1829; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Fairview Ave., Coventry, RI.
    5. 2. Jeremiah Remington was born 14 Sep 1787, Scituate, RI; died 22 Sep 1845, Rehoboth, MA; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA.
    6. Ruth Remington was born Abt 1790; died 27 Jun 1867; was buried , Manchester Cemetery, Washington St., Coventry, RI.
    7. Robert Remington was born Abt Dec 1793.
    8. Betsey Remington was born Abt 1795.
    9. Sophia Remington was born Abt 1798; died 10 Sep 1881; was buried , Russell Smith Lot, Silk Lane, Scituate, RI.
    10. Susanna Remington was born Abt 1800; died Aft 1 Jun 1850.

  3. 6.  Barzillai Knight was born 1757 (son of Richard Knight and Mary Waterman); died 20 Mar 1821; was buried , Cranston Historical Cemetery 573, Cranston, RI.

    Notes:

    He witnessed the will of Job Knight on 12 January 1794 at Cranston, RI.

    Barzillai is mentioned in his father Richard Knight's will, dated 9 June 1776 at Cranston, and also in his uncle (probably great-uncle) Joseph Waterman's will, dated 21 May 1805 at Cranston.

    Barzillai married Eleanor Carpenter Abt 1776. Eleanor was born Abt 1758; died 24 Aug 1844; was buried , Cranston Historical Cemetery 573, Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Eleanor Carpenter was born Abt 1758; died 24 Aug 1844; was buried , Cranston Historical Cemetery 573, Cranston, RI.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Knight was born Abt 1776, Scituate, RI; died Abt 1858, Scott Township, PA.
    2. Daniel Waterman Knight was born Abt 1778.
    3. Abigail "Nabby" Knight was born Abt 1787; died Aft 1 Jun 1850.
    4. 3. Dorcas Knight was born 16 May 1791; died 29 Mar 1877; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA.
    5. Joseph Waterman Knight was born Abt 1797; died 1865; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph Remington, II was born 21 Jan 1720/21, Warwick, RI (son of Joseph Remington, I and Margaret Burlingame); died 6 Jul 1800, Scituate, RI.

    Notes:

    This particular Joseph Remington married Elizabeth and lived his whole life at Scituate, RI. Therefore, he is not the one who married Innocent and later moved to Tiverton, RI, as shown in many genealogies.

    The following information came from a Remington descendant, Barbara Chase:

    On 1 Oct 1765 Joseph Remington sold land parcel 4A in SE part of Scituate where grantees planned to erect a furnace (Stephen Hopkins, Israel Wilkinson, Caleb Arnold, Nicholas Brown, Joseph Brown, Moses Brown, Hob Hawkins). His wife Elizabeth Remington released rights to the land. (Sc Land Ev Bk 5 pp 532-533)

    On 25 Jan 1771 (Cr Deed Bk 2 p 186) Joseph Remington of Scituate sold land in Cranston to Thomas Potter of Cranston; mother Margaret Remington released rights.

    On 2 Sep 1790, Thomas Arnold of Providence sued Joseph Remington of Scituate; levied on homestead farm of Joseph Remington near Furnace Hope, next to land of Joseph Remington Jr. -- evidently meaning his son (Sc Land Ev Bk 8 p 425).

    Date of death - Scituate, RI Probate Records; Vol. 4; p. 20 - Minutes of the Probate Court - 25 Oct 1800 - "Joseph Remington of Scituate, yeoman, departed this life on the 6th Day of July last past and died intestate" . . . Court appointed Joseph Remington Esq, s/o deceased, administrator of sd estate.

    I have made an assumption that his wife was Elizabeth Collins, named as Elizabeth Remington in her father will of 1757.

    Joseph married Elizabeth Collins Abt 1749. Elizabeth (daughter of Thankful Collins and Sarah Gorton) was born 26 Jan 1728/29, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died Aft 15 Mar 1815. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Collins was born 26 Jan 1728/29, Warwick, Kent Co., RI (daughter of Thankful Collins and Sarah Gorton); died Aft 15 Mar 1815.

    Notes:

    She is mentioned in her father's will dated 14 Feb 1757 as daughter Elizabeth Remington.

    I have made an assumption that her husband was Joseph Remington II who had a wife named Elizabeth.

    Children:
    1. 4. Joseph Remington, III was born Abt 1750; died Bef 20 Feb 1813.
    2. Sarah Remington was born Abt 1752; died 11 Nov 1820; was buried , Historical Cemetery 83, Seven Mile Rd., Scituate, RI.
    3. Jonathan Remington was born Abt 1754; died Aft 1810.

  3. 12.  Richard Knight was born Abt 1725; died Between Jun and Aug 1776.

    Richard — Mary Waterman. Mary was born Abt 1727. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Mary Waterman was born Abt 1727.
    Children:
    1. 6. Barzillai Knight was born 1757; died 20 Mar 1821; was buried , Cranston Historical Cemetery 573, Cranston, RI.