Queries

QUERIES.

 

1. Capt. Alexander Huling, who was born 1665 or 6, and died 1725. in bis will of the latter year mentions a daughter Catherine Nichols. What were the names of her husband and children? Are any of her descendants known to be living.

 

2. Thomas Havens in his will proved Sept. 12, 1748, mentions his sons William and Robert and his daughters Mary Chase and “Feebe” Wightman. Any further information about him is desired. It is thought that all the early settlers of Kingston named Havens were descendants of William of Portsmouth, R. I. who died 1683. Savage mentions that of his (William’s) sons, “Thomas and, perhaps, William went to live at Narragansett.” Perhaps Thomas, wlio died 1748, was a grandson of the Portsmouth settler. Who was his father?

 

3. “Jeffrey Wilcocks,” son of Thomas and Martha, married April 24, 1726, in Kingstown, “Sary Hyams.” Who were the bride’s parents?

 

4. John Wightman, son of George, married Jan. 6, 1700, in Kingstown, Jane Bentley. Any further information about The bride is desired. Does the following from the defective Town Meeting record-book, at Wickford, refer to her father or brother? “April, 1706, William Bentley has liberty granted from this towii to sett up a house convenient for the carrying on of his currying trade on or Rhode near to Samuel Phillips his house and sd Bentley shall have conveniency of Land fo Carding and place to dry his Leather near to his house.”

 

5. Moses Barber married in Kingstown March 20, 1691-2, Susannah Wait. Who were the parents of the bride and of the groom?

 

6. John Spink (son of Nicholas, son of Robert) born Sept. 6, 1700, married for liis second wife, Feb. 11, 1728, Hannah Carpenter, of Nortli Kingstown, wlio was born Oct. 28, 1708. Who were the parents of this Hannah? This Carpenter family is known to have been the same as that now represented by Mr. Nathan Carpenter who lives near the “Devil’s Foot.”
Fitchbirrg, Mass. Ray Greene Huling.

 

Rogers Family. Can any one give me information relative to the parents of Jeremiah Rogers, who was born (probably at Westerly, R. I.,) 1717? He was married about 1733 to Patience. He was probably the son of William and
Elizabeth (Harris) Rogers. Any information relative to this family will be gladly received by
Newport, R. I.                    R. H. Tilley.

 

Can any of onr readers give us information on the following?

 

Children of Robert Hazard (born Apr. 11, 1703, died Oct. 8, 1789,) and Patience his wife.
Jeremiah, Gideon, Ephariam.
Children of Jeremiah (above) and (Potter) his first wife.
John, Robert, Rowland.
What we would like is to know the birth, marriage, death, or any other genealogical information concerning them forward from the above place mentioned.

 

SOURCE:  Page(s): 76-77; The Narragansett, Volume 1. July, 1882  Number 1