Samuel Wilson, Sr.

Samuel Wilson

Birth: ABT 1622, probably in England

Death: ABT 1682 in Kingstown, RI

Marriage 1: ABT 1657 in Portsmouth, RI

Spouse: Mary Tefft, died about 1674

Children:

• Samuel Wilson b. ABT 1658 in Portsmouth, RI; d. circa 1690 (At Sea)
• John Wilson b. ABT 1660 in Portsmouth or Kingstown, RI; d. before 1682
• Mary Wilson b. 1663 in Kingstown, RI; d. Kingstown, RI 1737; m. 1) Robert Hannah (who d. in 1706); m. 2) George Webb.
• Sarah Wilson b. ABT 1665 in Kingstown, RI; d. Mar 1738, North Kingstown, RI; m. John Potter
• James Wilson b. Oct 1673 in Kingstown, RI; d. Feb 1705/06, South Kingstown, RI; m. Alice Sabeere, dau. of Stephen and Deborah (Angell) Sabeere.
• Jeremiah Wilson b. 1674 in Kingstown, RI; d. Jun 1740, South Kingstown, RI; m. 1) 8 Dec 1700, New London, CT, Anne Mainwaring; m. 2) Mary Smith, dau. of William Smith and Mary Ruck'.'

Marriage 2 : ABT 1678

Spouse: Elizabeth Sweet, b: Abt 1629, widow of John Sweet of Warwick, R.I.

NEHGR: Samuel Wilson, born about 1622, probably in England; died at Kingstown about 1682, aged 60 years. Married (1) Mary Tefft, probably at Portsmouth, RI, about 1657. She died about 1674. He married (2) about 1678 Elizabeth Sweet, widow of John Sweet. Samuel was granted a house lot in Portsmouth, R.I., in 1638. On 27 May 1644 he was given an addition to his land. He and five others, on 20 Jan. 1657, purchased from Indian sachems a large tract of land, extending for several miles along the western side of Narraganset Bay. This became known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. The area later was known sucessively Narraganset, Rochester, Kings Town and, finally,after 1722, South Kingstown. Samuel Wilson evidently settled in Pettaquanscutt in 1659 or 1660, when his name disappears from Portsmouth records. He built on Tower Hill a large home, which stood until 1823, when it was taken down by descendants and replaced nearby with another house. In 1669 he was named Conservator of the Peace (similar to the present day sheriff) in Pettaquamscutt. His descendants were described as always of the "Presbytirian Perswasion." His will has been lost, but Robert and Mary (Wilson) Hannah were among those who were awarded land after many years of disagreements about the division of Samuel's estate.

Pettaquamscutt Purchase

Those who purchased the Pettaquamscutt lands (later South Kingstown) from the Indian sachems, 1657

Original purchasers:

• John Porter
• Samuel Wilbore
• Thomas Mumford
• Samuel Wilson
• John Hull (Boston goldsmith and minter)

Later purchasers:

• William Brenton
• Benedict Arnold

"History of Washington and Kent Counties, Rhode Island"

From: A partial record of the descendants of John Tefft, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island...

Will of John Tefft: "1674, Nov. 30. Will---Ex. son-in-law Samuel Wilson. To Samuel Wilson, my now dwelling house and 20 acres in Pettaquamscott. To wife Mary, all cattle, viz : two oxen, two cows, two yearling steers, eight swine kind, a ewe and a lamb, and all other movables. To son Samuel Tifft, 2s. To son Joshua, 1s, To daughter Tabitha Tefft, 1s. and an iron pot after wife's decease. Debts to the sum of £1, 3s. to be paid equally by son-in-law Samuel Wilson and son Joshua Tift."

"June 30, 1684. An agreement was made by the orphans of Samuel Wilson with consent of Jireh Bull, executor. The eldest brother, Samuel Wilson, was to have three lots adjoining the housing, with said housing, &c., part had of his father-in-law Tefft. The rest of the land was to go equally to the children including Samuel, and so all of them a share. The agreement was signed by Samuel Wilson, Robert Robert and Mary Hannah."

Burial:

Wilson Lot, Also known as: Rhode Island Hist. Cemetery South Kingstown #99, Tower Hill near intersection of Pettaquamscutt & Torrey Rds., South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2468436&CScn=...

Sources:

Title: "The Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, R.I." by Ken Stevens, New England Historical & Genealogical Register, v.144, p.291

Title: "A partial record of the descendants of John Tefft, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and the nearly complete record of the descendants of John Tifft, of Nassau, New York .." by Tifft, Maria Elizabeth (Maxon), 1856, Pub. date 1896.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dominicch...

http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1034016&i...

Biography

Samuel Wilson married a tefft and died about 1682. Children:[1]

Samuel left no issue died 1690
James d. Feb 1705/6 (his son Samuel did not survive him)
Mary m. Robert Hannah, then George Webb in 1708. Children: Robert, Mary, Hannah
Sarah m. John Potter. Children: Martha b 1692, m. Robinson; Col. John 1695-1739; Samuel b. 1699; Sarah 1702; Susanna b. 1704, m. George Babcock; Mary 1706/7, m. Stephen Tallman; Samuel 1715-1739 d.s.p.
Jeremiah. Jeremiah m. Mary. Their children: Mary, Samuel b. 1721, John and Jeremiah b. 1726, James b. 1728, George b. 1730, d. 1753 d.s.p., Alice, &c.

Samuel was born in 1622. Samuel Wilson ... He passed away in 1682.

More information on this family: Stevens, Ken. "Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 144:291+ (1990) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11735/291/0

Sources

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wilson-2434

Profile last modified 6 Feb 2023 | Created 7 Feb 2011

Biography

Samuel Wilson was born.

Samuel married Elizabeth Jeffreys (1629 - 1684) in .

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Samuel Wilson

Samuel Wilson

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Husband of Elizabeth (Jeffreys) Sweet — married [date unknown] in , , Rhode Island

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Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

Sources

↑ Unclassified: Type: Book Author: John Osborne Austin Title: Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode island Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD, 1969 Repository: Chula Vista Public Library Source Locality: 365 F Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Edition: Reprint. Citing: Page: pg 194 (accessed before 22 August 2011)