James Gould Almy (1772 - 1827)

Born 14 Mar 1772 in Newport, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Matilda (Bowles) Almy — married 4 Aug 1792 in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas

Husband of Myra (Elliot) Almy — married 29 Mar 1801 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Henrietta (Waldburger) Almy — married 3 Jun 1813 in Chatham, Georgia, United States

Died 23 Nov 1827 at age 55 in Matanzas, Cuba

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James Almy is part of a Bahamian family.

Biography

James Gould Almy was born 14 March 1772 in Newport, Rhode Island to Captain Benjamin Almy and Mary Gould Almy,

He married Martha Matilda Bowles, daughter of Leonard Bowles and Elizabeth Ellis Bowles of the Bahama Islands, 4 August 1792 at Christ Church, Nassau. The marriage was noted in Newport, Rhode Island, the home of James G Almy: "James Gould Almy, and Martha Matilda Bowles; m. at New Providence, Bahama Islands, by Rev. James Brisbane, Aug, 4, 1792."

The Almys had three children, all born in the Bahamas: Leonard Rustat Almy, Katherine Matilda Almy and James Gould Almy. Shortly after James' birth, Martha Matilda Almy died in Newport.

James Almy of New Providence, married, second, Mira/Myra Elliot, daughter of Samuel Elliot and Elizabeth Greenleaf Elliot, 25 March 1801 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. They had children Edward Pope Almy, William Hield Almy, Myra Matthews Johnston Almy, Elizabeth Greenleaf Almy, and Maria Almy, who lived for less than a day. Mira Elliot Almy died the day after her infant daughter, in Savannah, Georgia.

James Gould Almy served in the War of 1812 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Georgia Militia, Company: 1 REGIMENT (JOHNSTON'S).

James G Almy married a third time, 3 June 1813, in Chatham County, Georgia to Mrs Henrietta Waldburger Hoskins, widow of Zachariah Hoskins.

James G Almy was a merchant-mariner. He lived in the Bahama Islands for more than a decade and later resided in Savannah, Georgia. He appeared in Savannah court documents in 1815,1816, and 1819 for debts he owed.

James Gould Almy died 23 November 1827 at Matanzas, Cuba. The Providence Phenix, Providence, RI noted his death: "James Gould, aged 54 years, son of Capt. Benjamin, of Newport, at Matanzas, W.I."

Sources

Christ Church, Nassau, Bahamas Marriage Records, Almy-Bowles, 1792.

Newport Town Records, RI Historical Magazine, V1, page 55. 1-56 James Gould Almy, and Martha Matilda Bowles ; m. at New Providence, Bahama Islands, by Rev. James Brisbane, Aug, 4, 1792.

Almy Births, 1793 - 1798, at Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas. Newport Town Records, RI Historical Magazine, page 52. Birth Records of Leonard, Katherine Matilda, and James Gould Jr.

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Mira Elliot, New Bedford, Vital Record Transcripts, Marriages, page 192.

National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls. Name: James G Almy. Company: 1 REGIMENT (JOHNSTON'S), GEORGIA MILITIA. Rank - Induction: 2 LIEUTENANT, Rank - Discharge: 2 LIEUTENANT.

Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Georgia Marriages to 1850. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Georgia. Name: James G. Almy. Spouse: Henrietta[Mrs] Hoskins. Marriage Date: 3 Jun 1813. Marriage County: Chatham.

Savannah, Georgia, Court Records, 1790-1934, City Court - Civil Minute Books, Civil Minute Books, 1815-1819.

Savannah, Georgia, Court Records, 1790-1934, Mayor's Court Records, Mayor's Court Minutes, 1815-1819.

Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family By James Edward Greenleaf, page 211.

Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, for James Gould Almy. Providence Phenix - Deaths, 23 November 1827, page 223.