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Male Abt 1764 - 1850  (~ 86 years)


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  1. 1.  William Potter was born Abt 1764; died 16 May 1850; was buried , William Potter Lot, Winsor Rd., Foster, RI.

    Notes:

    The marriage record with Barbara identifies him as son of Capt. William, of Providence.

    The marriage record with Lydia identifies him as son of William.

    I have made an assumption that these two marriages belong to this William.

    William married Mary Ellis 1 May 1786, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Ellis and Mary Tucker) was born 26 Jun 1765, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 6 Sep 1824; was buried , William Potter Lot, Winsor Rd., Foster, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Olney E. Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 May 1788; died 19 May 1831, Foster, RI; was buried , Hopkins Mills, Foster, RI.
    2. 3. Mary Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1793; died 26 Nov 1837; was buried , William Potter Lot, Winsor Rd., Foster, RI.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Olney E. Potter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 22 May 1788; died 19 May 1831, Foster, RI; was buried , Hopkins Mills, Foster, RI.

    Notes:

    DAR records show a first marriage for Olney, to Amy Gully, and a daughter Lucinda (no dates in the file). This needs more research to confirm.

    There were several individuals named Olney Potter living at this time, but this one is unique in that he has the middle initial E.

    POTTER Olney E., at Foster, aged 43 years, May 19, 1831.

    His gravestone at Hopkins Mills Cemetery identifies him as son of William Potter (findagrave.com). I have placed him here as a son of William Potter & Mary Ellis, based solely on a DAR record. I have not found other evidence thus far to determine if he might belong to a different William. However, it is reasonable to place him here because Olney had a son named Pardon (see gravestone at Hopkins Mills), and the ancestry of his (assumed) father William goes back to Pardon Tillinghast.

    I have not yet found a connection to the Olney family.

    In the Federal Census of 1820, Olney E. Potter is in Foster, RI. Unfortunately, the census taker listed the heads of families roughly in alphabetical order (at least with all the Ps together) so it is impossible to see who was living next to whom. Other Potter heads of households listed are: John, William, Daniel, Benjamin, and Edmund.

    Olney's household includes: 1 free wh male 26-44, 5 free wh females <10, 1 free wh female 16-25, 1 free wh female 26-44, total of 8. This implies two parents and 5 young girls, and one older girl/young woman.

    In the Federal Census of 1830, Olney E. Potter is still in Foster. The household includes: 2 free wh males <5, 1 free wh male 5-9, 1 free wh male 15-19, 1 free wh male 40-49, 2 free wh females 5-9, 2 free wh females 10-14, 3 free wh females 15-19, 1 free wh female 30-29, total of 11.

    William A. Potter is on the same page but not living nearby. He may be a brother or other relative.

    In the Federal Census of 1810, Olney Potter (no middle initial) is living in Scituate, RI. He is next to Johnson Potter. Olney's household includes: 1 free wh male 10-15, 3 free wh males 16-25, 1 free wh female <10, 1 free wh female 10-15, 1 free wh female 16-25; total of 7. This appears to be a young couple ages 16-25, along with two other young adult males, and 1 teen boy and 1 teen girl, and 1 girl under 10. If Olney & Orra were married at this point, they would have been 21 and 17. This looks like an extended family group -- not sure if it's the correct Olney.

    There's also an Olney Potter listed at Cranston in 1810; the household includes 1 free wh male 10-15, 1 free wh male 26-44, 1 free wh female 16-25; total 3.

    Olney E. Potter and Hugh Cole witnessed the 21 Feb 1811 will of Joseph Ford of Foster, RI.

    Olney E. Potter witnessed the 20 Feb 1812 will of Jacob Walker of Foster, RI.

    Olney E. Potter is mentioned in the 11 Jan 1833 will of John Matteson of West Greenwich, physician (implies John may be Olney's son-in-law).

    Olney married Orra Cole 22 Apr 1810. Orra (daughter of Hugh Cole and Dorothy "Dolly" Joslin) was born 12 Mar 1793, Foster, RI; died 10 Apr 1876; was buried , Cemetery FR45, Foster, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Louisa Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1811; died 7 Mar 1849; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, CY30, Coventry, RI.
    2. 5. Cynthia Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1811; died 7 Feb 1897.
    3. 6. Alfred Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1815; died 27 Aug 1819; was buried , Hopkins Mills, Foster, RI.
    4. 7. Juliet Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 2 Feb 1817; died 23 Dec 1869; was buried , Hopkins Mills, Foster, RI.
    5. 8. Matilda Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1820.
    6. 9. Pardon Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1830; died 28 Nov 1832; was buried , Hopkins Mills, Foster, RI.

  2. 3.  Mary Potter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born Abt 1793; died 26 Nov 1837; was buried , William Potter Lot, Winsor Rd., Foster, RI.

    Mary — Peleg Walker. Peleg was born Abt 1788; died 19 May 1822, Foster, Providence Co., RI; was buried , William Potter Lot, Winsor Rd., Foster, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Albert G. Walker  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1810, Scituate, Providence Co., RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Louisa Potter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born 1811; died 7 Mar 1849; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, CY30, Coventry, RI.

    Notes:

    Possibly she is a sister of Matilda Potter who married Ambrose Whitford. Louisa's daughter Louisa P. Remington is buried with Ambrose and Matilda.

    Louisa married John Remington Abt 1830. John (son of Thomas Remington, Jr. and Patience Matteson) was born Abt 28 Feb 1805, RI; died 20 Mar 1883, Coventry, RI; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, CY30, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Thomas Jefferson Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Aug 1835, Coventry, RI; died 23 Sep 1901; was buried , Historical Cemetery 83, Scituate, RI.
    2. 12. Stephen T. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 1837; died Aft 15 Dec 1870; was buried , Cemetery 30, Coventry, RI.
    3. 13. Albert Deveraux Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 May 1840, Scituate or Cranston, RI; died 17 Nov 1895; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Central Ave., Pawtucket, RI.
    4. 14. William Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jul 1842, RI; died 1915; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.
    5. 15. Lydia Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1844; died 27 Mar 1860; was buried , Cemetery 30, Coventry, RI.
    6. 16. Louisa P. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Feb 1849; died 26 Dec 1896, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.

  2. 5.  Cynthia Potter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born 1811; died 7 Feb 1897.

    Notes:

    In 1850 Cynthia Mathewson is living with her mother and other relatives in Cranston, RI.

    Cynthia — John Matteson. John (son of Oliver Matteson and Mercy Manchester) was born Abt 1805; died 17 Mar 1833; was buried , Cemetery 30, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Olney P. Matteson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1831; died 20 Apr 1868.

  3. 6.  Alfred Potter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born 1815; died 27 Aug 1819; was buried , Hopkins Mills, Foster, RI.

  4. 7.  Juliet Potter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born Abt 2 Feb 1817; died 23 Dec 1869; was buried , Hopkins Mills, Foster, RI.

  5. 8.  Matilda Potter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born Abt 1820.

  6. 9.  Pardon Potter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born Abt 1830; died 28 Nov 1832; was buried , Hopkins Mills, Foster, RI.

  7. 10.  Albert G. Walker Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary2, 1.William1) was born Abt 1810, Scituate, Providence Co., RI.

    Albert married Patience Ann Remington 1832. Patience (daughter of Peleg C. Remington and Delanie Brown) was born Abt 1815, Pawtuxet, RI; died 13 Jul 1870, Ogle Co., IL. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Peleg Remington Walker  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1835, Brooklyn, Windham Co., CT.
    2. 19. Martin Walker  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1837, Brooklyn, Windham Co., CT.
    3. 20. Ann Eliza Walker  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1843, Brooklyn, Windham Co., CT.
    4. 21. John Walker  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1846, Brooklyn, Windham Co., CT.

    Albert married Emily Bissel 1872. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 11.  Thomas Jefferson Remington Descendancy chart to this point (4.Louisa3, 2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born 15 Aug 1835, Coventry, RI; died 23 Sep 1901; was buried , Historical Cemetery 83, Scituate, RI.

    Notes:

    (If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)

    According to the "History of Providence County," p. 621, ed. by Richard M. Bayles in 1891, Thomas was born in Coventry, but soon afterwards his parents moved to Scituate. He married Letitia White of Scituate, and they had three children.

    In the 1880 Federal Census, the family is at Scituate, Providence, County, RI.

    Thomas was elected to the Scituate Town Council in 1887 and 1889, serving as president for part of the time. During the Civil War he was in the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.

    Around 1875 he started the Remington's Dairy, which was continuously managed by future generations for 94 years. Formerly he had been a cattle dealer. He would take the train to New York, buy horses and cows, then drive them home to Rhode Island, selling and trading some along the way. After starting the dairy business, he peddled milk by horse and wagon, and often by horse and sleigh in the winter months. (Information on the Remington's Dairy was obtained from several newspaper articles on file at the North Scituate Library.)

    Thomas married Letitia White 20 Feb 1859, RI. Letitia (daughter of Thomas White and Eliza Unknown) was born 15 Dec 1839, RI; died 4 Sep 1899; was buried , Historical Cemetery 83, Scituate, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Frederick Alonzo Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Apr 1859, RI; died 1 Jan 1940; was buried , Freeborn Brayton Lot, Seven Mile Rd., Cranston, RI.
    2. 23. Lydia Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Mar 1864, Scituate, Providence Co., RI; died 8 Mar 1951, Norwood, Norfolk Co., MA; was buried , Highland Cemetery, Norwood, Norfolk Co., MA.
    3. 24. Susan Etta Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1866; died 9 Dec 1877; was buried , Historical Cemetery 83, Scituate, RI.

  2. 12.  Stephen T. Remington Descendancy chart to this point (4.Louisa3, 2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born Jan 1837; died Aft 15 Dec 1870; was buried , Cemetery 30, Coventry, RI.

    Notes:

    From the data in the RI Cemetery Database, it appears that Stephen died in infancy. However, he is listed as age 13 in the 1850 census.

    Stephen married Etta H. Bell 15 Dec 1870, Manhattan, New York, NY. [Group Sheet]


  3. 13.  Albert Deveraux Remington Descendancy chart to this point (4.Louisa3, 2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born 7 May 1840, Scituate or Cranston, RI; died 17 Nov 1895; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Central Ave., Pawtucket, RI.

    Notes:

    In the 1880 Federal Census, the family -- including the five oldest children -- is residing at Coventry, RI. His brother William is also in the household.

    In 1885 the family is in the RI State Census at Lincoln.

    The RI Cemetery Database has Albert's name as Robert in the records of their son John A. Remington, but correctly notes that John's parents are buried at Pawtucket.

    Albert married Caroline "Carrie" M. Knight Abt 1861. Caroline (daughter of Alfred Waterman Knight and Susan Carr Johnson) was born 14 Aug 1838, Coventry, Kent Co., RI; died 29 Jan 1917, Central Falls, Providence Co., RI; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Central Ave., Pawtucket, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Lillian Louise Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jul 1862, Coventry, Kent Co., RI; died 9 May 1929; was buried , Oakgrove Cemetery, Central Ave., Pawtucket, RI.
    2. 26. Jennie M. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jun 1865, Coventry, RI.
    3. 27. John Albert Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Nov 1867, Quidnick, Coventry, RI; died 13 Feb 1923, Central Falls, RI; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.
    4. 28. Edna Agnes Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jun 1870, Coventry, Kent Co., RI; died 21 May 1941; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Central Ave., Pawtucket, RI.
    5. 29. Carrie A. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Jul 1877, Coventry, RI; died 20 Mar 1894; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Central Ave., Pawtucket, RI.
    6. 30. Warren A. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Mar 1882, Central Falls, Providence, Co., RI; died 1 Mar 1899; was buried , Oak Grove Cemetery, Central Ave., Pawtucket, RI.

  4. 14.  William Remington Descendancy chart to this point (4.Louisa3, 2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born 12 Jul 1842, RI; died 1915; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    (If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)

    I have made an assumption that this date of death in the RI Cemetery Database is for this particular William Remington. (needs verification)

    He may also be the William Remington, age 28 RI, who is a farm laborer in Santa Cruz, CA, in the 1870 Federal Census. He also may be the farm laborer in 1880, age 38 and single, living at Alameda, Washington Co., CA. However, William Remington, 37, is listed as living with brother Albert and family at Coventry, RI, in 1880 -- so either he came back to RI and thus was counted twice, or else the one in CA is a different William.

    According to J. R. Cole's "History of Washington and Kent Counties" p. 1339, this William was born in Scituate and lived in Coventry.


  5. 15.  Lydia Remington Descendancy chart to this point (4.Louisa3, 2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born 1844; died 27 Mar 1860; was buried , Cemetery 30, Coventry, RI.

  6. 16.  Louisa P. Remington Descendancy chart to this point (4.Louisa3, 2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born 27 Feb 1849; died 26 Dec 1896, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    (If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)

    According to the RI Cemetery Database (complete data), Louisa P. Remington was born 27 Dec 1849. However, if Louisa (Potter) Remington died 7 March 1849, she cannot be her mother. Although Martha Benns includes her in this family, there is a discrepancy in these dates. Benns may have been confused by the month of death. The gravestone inscription gives Louisa's dob as 27 Feb 1849, which is more reasonable.

    The 1850 Federal Census shows a Louisa T. Remington, age 1 year, living in a Cranston household with Orra 60, Juliett 30, & Matilda Potter 30, and Cynthia Mathewson 39. Probably they were caring for the child because her mother had died.

    On the other hand, Louisa P. Remington, age 1, is with John Remington and his (second) wife Amy and family, living at Scituate, RI in 1850. Is this the same child listed twice, or two different individuals? I tend to think it is the same one, and that she was being cared for by relatives at the time of the census, perhaps while John's new wife "settled in."

    Louisa Remington is mentioned in the will of her aunt, Susan (Remington) Place, dated 27 Oct 1855.


  7. 17.  Olney P. Matteson Descendancy chart to this point (5.Cynthia3, 2.Olney2, 1.William1) was born Abt 1831; died 20 Apr 1868.

  8. 18.  Peleg Remington Walker Descendancy chart to this point (10.Albert3, 3.Mary2, 1.William1) was born Abt 1835, Brooklyn, Windham Co., CT.

  9. 19.  Martin Walker Descendancy chart to this point (10.Albert3, 3.Mary2, 1.William1) was born Abt 1837, Brooklyn, Windham Co., CT.

  10. 20.  Ann Eliza Walker Descendancy chart to this point (10.Albert3, 3.Mary2, 1.William1) was born Abt 1843, Brooklyn, Windham Co., CT.

    Ann — Eugene Moore. [Group Sheet]


  11. 21.  John Walker Descendancy chart to this point (10.Albert3, 3.Mary2, 1.William1) was born Abt 1846, Brooklyn, Windham Co., CT.