Alice Angell

Biography

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Alice Ashton, daughter of James (d. 1651) and Alice, was baptized at St. Albans Abbey 1 Feb 1617/8; died in Providence, Rhode Island 24 Dec 1694; married Thomas Angell probably in Providence before 1642.[1][2]

Their children

1. Annphillis or Amphillis or Anphyllis Angell (ABT 1643 - AFT 21 Oct 1694) m. Edward Smith
2. Mary Angell (1645 - AFT 23 May 1695) m. Richard Arnold
3. John Angell (ABT 1646 - 27 Jul 1720) m. Ruth Field
4. Deborah Angell (ABT 1648 - AFT 21 Oct 1694) m. Stephen Seabury
5. Alice Angell (1649 - 13 Aug 1743) m. Eleazer Whipple
6. James Angell (1651 - 3 Mar 1710/1711) m. Abigail Dexter
7. Hope Angell (AFT 1650 - BEF 23 May 1685)
8. Margaret or Margery Angell (ABT 1660 - AFT 1 Mar 1702/1703) m. Jonathan Whipple

Note: Sister Alice and Margaret Angell married brothers Eleazer and Jonathan Whipple.

Estate

Last Will & Inventory[1]

• Be it knowne unto all People by these presents That I Alice Angell of the Towne of Providence in the Narraganset Bay in New England (widdow) being now very weake of Body but (through mercy) of sound & Perfect memory do make this to be my last will & Testament. I do give & bequeath unto my foure daughters (viz) Anphillis Smith, deborah Sabeer, Alice Whipple and Margery Whipple all my weareing Apparreill both Woollen & linnen Equally to be devided amongst them, & more over to my Daughter Deborah Sabeer I give one Chamber Pott & two wooden Trayes which formerly belonged to my son Hope, & also I give unto my daughter Alice Whipple one Trunke & a Deske which my mother gave to me;
• Item I do give & bequeath to my son James Angell five Pounds in money.
• Item, All the Remainder of my goods not before disposed of I do give unto my Two sons (to witt) John Angell & James Angell Equally to be betweene them two devided; And I do make ordaine & appoynt my son James Angell to be my Executor who shall see that my Body be decently buried and performe this my will according to my true Meaneing & intent therein, In witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand & seale the one & Twentyeth day of October Anno: One Thousand six hundred ninty & foure.
• And farther my will is, that Each of my foure daughters aforesd shall have so much of my Pewter as may be for a Remembrance of me. memorandum the three lines & the piece of line blotted out was allowed of by ye Testator, it being something mistaken by the scribe & should not have been there.
• The marke of X Alice Angell.
• Signed & Sealed in the presence of Tho. Olney, Nathaniell Waterman, Epenetus Olney.
• James Angell Executor to the Will on the other side of this Paper Written: & Tho. Olney & Nathaniell Waterman & Epenetus Olney witnesses to the said will, have the 15th day of Januarey 1694/5 given Engagement unto the sd Will. The sd will hath the 15th of Januarey 1694/5 been Examined by the Towne Councill of Providence. Attests Tho. Olney Towne Clarke. Recorded Auguest ye 18th 1711 p Tho. Olney Clerk.

References

1. Smith, Dean Crawford. The Ancestry of Emily Jane Angell 1844-1910. Boston: NEHGS, 1992.
2. There are primary sources for this information birth - parish register; death - ERP X:20
3. Smith citing ERP VII:77-91, ERP=Early Providence records.]
4. Grave site: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33987999 no stone unknown burial no sources.
5. Name Alice Ashton Gender Female Christening Date 01 Feb 1618 Christening Date (Original) 01 FEB 1618 Christening Place ABBEY,SAINT ALBANS,HERTFORD,ENGLAND Father's Name James Ashton Citing this Record "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NR99-6PK : 30 December 2014, James Ashton in entry for Alice Ashton, 01 Feb 1618); citing ABBEY,SAINT ALBANS,HERTFORD,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0973125 IT 3.