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Gershom Remington, Jr.

Male Abt 1740 - Abt 1792  (~ 52 years)


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  • Name Gershom Remington 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born Abt 1740 
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt Dec 1792  Jamestown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I04890  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Gershom Remington,   b. 3 Dec 1690, Jamestown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1736  (Age > 47 years) 
    Mother Clemence Battey,   b. 4 Jul 1695, Jamestown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft Dec 1733  (Age > 39 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1712/13  Jamestown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • BSR says Gershom married Catherine Clemence on 13 Feb 1713, Jamestown (no source noted). However, in some documents she is referred to as Clemence. Jamestown records identify their children as "of Gershom & Clemens" or Clemence. I have made an assumption that she is Clemence Battey, based on their dates of birth and the given names Clemence & Dinah, found in both the Battey and Remington families.
    Family ID F01532  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Martin,   b. Abt 1750,   d. Bef 31 Oct 1812, Washington, Dutchess Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Married 17 Apr 1784  Jamestown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Charles Wager Remington,   b. 19 Mar 1785, Jamestown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. NY Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Remington,   b. 4 Jan 1787, Jamestown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Penelope Remington,   b. 19 Oct 1789, Jamestown, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1873, Hudson, Columbia Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. Hannah Remington,   b. Abt 1791
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F01969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • (If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.) I am assuming that Gershom Remington, Jr. is a son of Gershom Remington, although he could be just a younger Gershom in the community, son of another Remington. He witnessed the 1762 codicil to the will of John Hull, and the 1771 will of John Martin, father of Hannah (Martin) Remington, wife of Benjamin. He also was mentioned as "Uncle Gershom Remington, Jr." in the 1773 will of Gershom Franklin (son of Mary Franklin) who was headed out to sea on a voyage (Gershom, Jr. had a sister Mary who married George Franklin).

      The 1777 RI Military Census lists Gershom Remington, age 16 - 50 A, of East Greenwich.

      The Newport Mercury of 17 Apr 1784 reported the marriage of Gresham Remington & Mary Hull, widow, at Jamestown. So, this is a second marriage for Mary. One online source refers to her as Mary Martin, which may well be her maiden name.

      Death notice in the Columbian Centinel of 5 Jan 1793: "Gersham Remington, d. in Jamestown." I am assuming this notice is for this particular Gershom Remington. Apparently he died of smallpox -- see notice below.

      ID Number T2007.003.005
      Collection Town Records (Jamestown)
      "Meeting announcement, handwritten; warrant for town council meeting to announce Gershom Remington has small pox and to discuss methods to prevent spread of the disease; issued by John Eldred, December 19, 1792."

  • Sources 
    1. [S012959] Index of Obituaries in the Massachusetts Centinal and Columbian Centinal 1784 - 1840, Vol. 4, p. 3762.

    2. [S012551] Remington Lines from John of Newbury 1638, Boyd Scott Remington, (Ames Iowa, 1960), 15.

    3. [S012519] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Revolutionary Rolls & Newspapers, Vol. 12, p. 27.