Henry Tibbetts
1761 - Abt 1854 (92 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Henry Tibbetts was born 15 May 1761, East Greenwich, RI (son of Henry Tibbetts, Jr. and Elizabeth Fry); died Abt Mar 1854. Notes:
Henry's will mentions by name his wife Lucy and 11 children.
Henry married Lucy Wightman 15 May 1791. Lucy (daughter of Samuel Wightman and Ruth Cory) was born 10 Jun 1773. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Benjamin Tibbetts was born Abt 1792; died Bef 20 Jun 1831.
- Ruth Tibbetts was born Abt 1793.
- Elizabeth Tibbetts was born Abt 1794.
- William Tibbetts was born Abt 1795, East Greenwich, RI; died 10 Sep 1877, East Greenwich, RI.
- Sarah "Sally" Tibbetts was born 19 Jun 1796, East Greenwich, RI; died 8 Apr 1888, East Greenwich, RI.
- Tabitha S. Tibbetts was born Between 1799 and 1801, East Greenwich, RI; died 29 Apr 1863, East Greenwich, RI.
- Clarissa S. Tibbetts was born 31 Jan 1803, East Greenwich, RI; died 30 Nov 1901, North Kingstown, RI.
- Whitman Tibbetts was born Abt 1805.
- Lydia A. Tibbetts was born 25 Sep 1809, East Greenwich, RI; died 29 Oct 1869, Hopkinton, RI.
- John Gifford Tibbetts was born Abt 1813; died 24 Apr 1885; was buried , Cemetery 38, East Greenwich, RI.
- Henry A. Tibbetts was born Abt 1815; died 10 Jan 1905; was buried , Cemetery 38, East Greenwich, RI.
2. Henry Tibbetts, Jr. was born 3 Mar 1734/35, North Kingstown, RI (son of Henry Tibbetts and Hannah Reynolds); died 11 Aug 1761. Henry married Elizabeth Fry 20 Jan 1756, East Greenwich, RI. Elizabeth (daughter of John Fry and Elizabeth Greene) was born 2 Dec 1739; died Aft 7 Mar 1766. [Group Sheet]
3. Elizabeth Fry was born 2 Dec 1739 (daughter of John Fry and Elizabeth Greene); died Aft 7 Mar 1766. Notes:
In an Exeter land record dated 7 March 1766, Elizabeth Tibbetts of East Greenwich, widow, refers to her father, John Fry.
Notes:
Henry & Elizabeth were married by Thomas Aldrich, Justice.
Children:
- John Tibbetts was born 4 Apr 1757, East Greenwich, RI; died 13 Aug 1757, East Greenwich, RI.
- Hannah Tibbetts was born 24 Jan 1759, East Greenwich, RI.
- 1. Henry Tibbetts was born 15 May 1761, East Greenwich, RI; died Abt Mar 1854.
Generation: 3
4. Henry Tibbetts was born 27 Dec 1712, Kingstown, RI (son of George Tibbetts and Alice Shearman); died Abt Jun 1779. Notes:
According to the East Greenwich town record books, a Henry Tibbetts was a Justice in East Greenwich in the 1740s. It may have been this Henry.
Henry married Hannah Reynolds 3 Nov 1734, North Kingstown, RI. Hannah was born Abt 1717; died 28 Aug 1749, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]
5. Hannah Reynolds was born Abt 1717; died 28 Aug 1749, East Greenwich, RI. Notes:
Henry & Hannah were married by Robert Hall, Justice.
In the marriage entry, Henry is identified as "of George," and Hannah as "of John." I am making an assumption that Henry belongs in this family group.Children:
- 2. Henry Tibbetts, Jr. was born 3 Mar 1734/35, North Kingstown, RI; died 11 Aug 1761.
- Sarah Tibbetts was born Abt 1736; died Bef Apr 1767.
- George Tibbetts was born 4 Jul 1738.
- John Tibbetts was born 8 Aug 1741.
- Jonathan Tibbetts was born 6 May 1745.
- Benjamin Tibbetts was born 9 Jun 1746.
- Joseph Tibbetts was born 16 Mar 1747/48; died Bef Apr 1767.
- Hannah (1) Tibbetts was born 16 Jul 1749; died Bef Mar 1753.
6. John Fry was born Abt 1710. John — Elizabeth Greene. [Group Sheet]
7. Elizabeth Greene Children:
- 3. Elizabeth Fry was born 2 Dec 1739; died Aft 7 Mar 1766.
Generation: 4
8. George Tibbetts was born Abt 1675 (son of Henry TIBBETTS and Sarah STANTON); died 1746. George married Alice Shearman Abt 1710. Alice (daughter of Samson Shearman and Isabel Tripp) was born 12 Jan 1679/80, Newport, RI; died Bef 1725. [Group Sheet]
9. Alice Shearman was born 12 Jan 1679/80, Newport, RI (daughter of Samson Shearman and Isabel Tripp); died Bef 1725. Children:
- 4. Henry Tibbetts was born 27 Dec 1712, Kingstown, RI; died Abt Jun 1779.
- Alice Tibbetts was born 27 Jul 1720.