Roger Williams (abt. 1680 - 1763)

Born about May 1680 in Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Walling — married 1 May 1729 in Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1763 at about age 82 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

Roger Williams was born in May 1680, son of Daniel and Rebecca (nee Rhodes; widow, Powers) Williams. ^{[1] [2][3]}

He married Elizabeth Walling on May 1, 1729. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Roger died in Scituate on Jan. 30, 1763^{[1][2] [3]} He is buried in the Tourtellot Lot at Scituate, Providence County. His inscription reads:Roger Williams son of Daniel Grandson of Roger the ... of Rhode Island. ^[5]

His wife Elizabeth is buried in the same cemetery. ^[6]

Children

1. Elizabeth born on Jan. 16, 1734; married Jonathan Tourtellotte of Glocester on Jan. 28, 1752. ^{[7] [3]}
2. Rebecca born April 20, 1735; married first, David Thayer Jr. of Mendon on March 19, 1752; married second Peleg Williams, son of Peleg, as his second wife. She died Feb. 16, 1816.^{[4] [7] [3]}

Source notes

Providence Births

2-82: Williams, Roger, of Daniel, ___, 1680. (p. 257)

Providence Deaths

2-82: Williams, Roger, of Daniel, died at Scituate, Jan. 30, 1763. (p. 278)^[1]

Scituate Births

1-257: Tourtellotte, Jonathan, Sept. 25, 1728. (p. 49)

1-257: Tourellotte, Elizabeth, his wife, Jan. 16, 1734. (p. 49)

Scituate Marriages

1-158: Williams, Elizabeth and Jonathan Tourtellotte, of Glocester, Jan. 28, 1752. (p. 34: p. 31)

1-158: Williams, Rebecca and David Thayer Jr., of Mendon, March 19, 1752. (p. 34: P. 31)^[7]

3. English Origins of New England Families, Vol. II Some Notes upon the Family of Roger Williams Ancestry.com

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Jason Smith for creating WikiTree profile Williams-16648 through the import of Smith Family Tree_2013-04-18.ged on Apr 18, 2013.
• WikiTree profile Williams-4974 created through the import of McDonald Family Tree_Wiki_2011-05-28.ged on May 29, 2011, by HB McDonald.

Roger Williams was born in May 1680, son of Daniel and Rebecca (nee Rhodes; widow, Powers) Williams.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Arnold, James N. Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series: Births, Marriages, and Deaths: Providence County, Vol. 2. Narragansett Historical Publ. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1892
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690 (with Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation), Genealogical Publishing Co., Albany, NY, 1887
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Austin, John Osborne. Ancestry of Thirty-three Rhode Islanders (born in the Eighteenth Century): Also Twenty-seven Charts of Roger Williams' Descendants to the Fifth Generation, and an Account of Lewis Latham, Falconer to King Charles I; with a Chart of His American Descendants to the Fourth Generation, and a List of 180 Existing Portraits of Rhode Island Governors, Chief Justices, Senators, Etc., J. Munsell's Sons, Albany New York, 1889 p. 105-115
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Bulkley, Abby & Henry To. Beckwith, compilers. The Chad Browne Memorial: Consisting of Genealogical Memoirs of a Portion of the Descendants of Chad and Elizabeth Browne; with an Appendix, Containing Sketches of Other Early Rhode Island Settlers, 1638-1888, Brooklyn Daily Eagle Book Printing Department, Brooklyn, New York, 1888 p. 11: p. 162
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 25150795
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 25150799
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Arnold, James N. Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series: Births, Marriages, and Deaths: Providence County, Vol. 3. Narragansett Historical Publ. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1892

• "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8K8-7J4: 10 March 2018), Roger Williams and Elisabeth Walling, 01 May 1729; citing Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, reference p. 152; FHL microfilm 2,188,721.

• "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VJ-B8W : accessed 8 May 2019), Roger Williams and Elisabeth Walling, 01 May 1729; citing Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 134.

See also:

• Children, and their descendants: Roger Williams of Province, R. I., compiled and published by Mrs. C. W. (Bertha Williams Anthony) and Mrs. C. H. (Harriett Wood Weeden). [Cranston, R.I. : B. W. Anthony and H. W. Weeden], 1949, 1966, Vol. 1; relevant section is pages 135 (right column, bottom) through 139: Babel.hathitrust.org.
• Find A Grave Memorial# 25150795
• Find A Grave Memorial# 25150799