John Waite (1720 - aft. 1801)

Born 6 Nov 1720 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Descendants

Biography

John Waite born 6 Nov 1720 Rhode Island, son of Thomas Wait and Elizabeth. ^[1]

Moved to Richmond prior to 1765. By 1772 he was living in North Stonington, Connecticut (but his vital records are at Hopkinton.)

Marriage

Name John Wait Event Type Marriage Event Date 27 Feb 1755 Event Place Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island Gender Male Spouse's Name Mary Soule Spouse's Gender Female. ^[2]

Children

1. Elizabeth born 9 August 1757
2. Sarah born 24 Sep 1759
3. John born 4 Dec 1762
4. Ruth Waite born 5 June 1766 Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island. The fourth children of John 'Weight' and his wife Mary ______ who were married 25 Sep 1755. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F892-9SC : 6 December 2014), John Wait, 06 Nov 1720; citing Rhode Island, reference v 3 p 87; FHL microfilm 913,054.
2. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8KD-VQT : accessed 26 October 2017), John Wait and Mary Soule, 27 Feb 1755; citing Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 21.
3. ↑ Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 for Ruth Weight Vol. 04: Newport County: Births, Marriages, Deaths by subscription at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3897/images/41384_2421406273_0007-00709?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=71c395b38ff25fa197f9d7e7c6c58be2&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IzZ397&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.221184350.776259929.1598317044-1670828725.1591635556&pId=92680

• Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol II