Peleg Mumford (1659 - bef. 1745)

Born 1659 in Rhode Island

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Died before 8 Jul 1745 before age 86 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island

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Biography

Peleg Mumford, second son of Sarah (Sherman) (1636-c1692) and Thomas Mumford (c1623-1692) was born in 1659, just a few years prior to the time the land in the Atherton purchase (North Kingstown) was available available for settlement.

According to the same records, "Peleg, of Thomas and Sarah, married Sarah Hull of Conanicut" (now Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA) in March 1692. She was probably the daughter of John Hull of Boston, Massachusetts, to whom Peleg's father wrote on May 14, 1666, regarding a proposed meeting in connection with the Pettacomscutt Purchase. John, whose wife was Damaris, was son of Rev. Josiah Hull, (b: 1595 Northleigh, Devonshire, England) who, with his wife, immigrated to America, May 5, 1635, sailing from Dorset, in the previous March, and settled in Weymouth, Massachusetts, later removing to Jamestown.

1686-11-30: On 30 November in 1686 a land deed transferring "ye land now in Possession of Bethia Palmer, Widow and Relict of George Palmer, late Deceased." ^[1] into the possession of an investment company composed of Thomas Mumford, Peleg Mumford, John Sheldon, and Samuel Meade, was recorded in the Fones record. This company of investors were authorized to erect a grist and fulling mill at this location along the "Mattatuxett River," in North Kingstown. Map evidence suggests the property was sited at what is presently called the Shady Lea Mill due west of present day Plum Beach, Rhode Island.

1687-09-06: Taxed 8s. 4d. On 6 September 1687, Peleg Mumford is cited on Gov. Andros' tax roll at Rochester (renamed later to Kingstown), Rhode Island owing a “pole” (poll) tax of 1s, and a property tax of 2s 1d, which places him as an adult resident and property landholder in Kingstown, RI on this date. ^[2] This tax roll identifies a sum total of 136 heads of house living in the roughly 22.5 square mile area associated with Kingstown, RI on this date in 1687; one consequence of this sparse population is that he would have been well acquainted with many, if not all, of the individuals identified on this list. Therefore, this tax list is a defacto definition of the people who were available to be his friends, neighbors, and allies; it would be essential to cultivate strong working relationships with these neighbors in order to survive on this frontier landscape. This cross reference tool provides hot links to peruse most of the 136 Wikitree families identified in this tax roll; families who were very frequently interconnected, or became interconnected, by marriage, over the course of their lives and throughout the ensuing generations, further binding a network of neighbors into extended families. ^[3]

Peleg died 8 July, 1745 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island. ^[4]

Children

1. Peleg Mumford II (abt.1692-1749)
2. Mary (Mumford) Hanson (1694-)
3. Sarah (Mumford) Barber (abt.1696-abt.1748)
4. Elizabeth (Mumford) Foster (1700-)
5. Hannah (Mumford) Hopkins (1704-aft.1745).

End of Biography.

Genealogical Records

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Published Genealogical Information

• Secondary Source derived from Primary sources, James Arnold, The Records of the Proprietors of the Narragansett: Otherwise called the Fones Record; ^[1] Data Extract:

1. ) Fones Record; page 161 Bethia Palmer, widow of George sells land to be used for grist mill in the town of Rochester. 30 Nov 1686:
   
   

   Articles of Agreement had made and Concluded on the last day of Novemb'r in the Second yeare of the Reigne of o'r Sovereigne Lord James the Second over England &c. Any'e Domy't 1686, Betweene Thomas Mumford, Peleg Mumford and John Shelden, all of the Towne of Rochester in ye Kings Province or Narragansett Countrey in New England, And Samuell Mead of the Towne of Warwick in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in New England afore Said, Witnesseth that whereas the S'd Persons above Named haveing Joyned themselves mutually in Partership to Elect, build and and sett up a grist mill in ye Township of Rochester afore S'd upon a river called and Knowne by ye Name of Mattatuxett, upon ye land now in Possession of Bethia Palmer, Widow and Relict of George Palmer, late Deceased, The which S'd Mill being by them erected, built and Sett up as afore S'd at ye proper costs and Charge of ye S'd Thomas Mumford, Peleg Mumford, John Sheldon and Samuel Mead, afore S'd Each of them Beareing an Equnll part and proportion thereof, doe agree that ye S'd Mill Shall be well finished and a fulling Mill anexed and Joyned to ye S'd Grist Mill at their proper costs and Charge, Each one Beareing his part and proportion which being done, performed and finished, The S'd Mills to Belong unto the S'd Thomas Mumford, Peleg Mumford, John Sheldon and Samuel Mead, their and Every of their heires and Assignes on Equall part (that is to say) a fourth part to Each Partner, to be and Remaine to Each and Every of them so long as ye S'd Mills shall Endure. In Witness whereof the parties above Named have with free and Joynt Consent, Sett to their hand & Seales the day and yeare first above written,
   
   Thomas Mumford & a Seale,
   Peleg Mumford & a seale,
   John Shelden & a seale,
   Samuell Mead & a seale.
   
   Signed, Sealed and declared to be the reall act and agreem't of ye Subscribers in Presence of us, Ephram More, John Fones.
   
   Entered upon Record Sept'r 17th, 1688.
   P. Jno. Fones, Record'r

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Arnold, James; The Records of the Proprietors of the Narragansett: Otherwise called the Fones Record; Narragansett Historical Publishing Company; Providence, RI.; 1894. Fones Record; page 161
2. ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd; Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II, Niles - Wilson; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore 1989. RI Taxes under Gov. Andros pages 592- 594.
3. ↑ Randolph Beebe; Cross Reference: Gov. Andros 1687 Rochester RI Tax Register to Wikitree profile; Wikitree Free Space Profiles, 2024.
4. ↑ North America, Family Histories 1500-2000

• Family History Or Pedigree: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
  Book Title: Mumford Memoirs : Being the story of the New England Mumfords from the year 1655 to the present tim
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #166479 (accessed 14 May 2022)
  Name: Peleg Mumford; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 1659; Birth Place: South Kingstown; Death Date: Jul 1745; Father: Thomas Mumford; Mother: Sarah Sherman; Spouse: Mary Bull Mary Coggeshall; Child: Peleg Mumford Mary Mumford Sarah Mumford Elizabeth Mumford Hannahs Mumford.

• Mumford, James Gregory. Mumford Memoirs, Being the Story of the New England Mumfords (Merrymount Press, Boston MA 1900) page 29