George Tibbitts (abt. 1670 - 1746)

Born about 1670 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island

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Died 1746 at about age 76 in North Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island

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Biography

George was born about 1670. He was the son of Henry Tibbetts and Sarah Stanton of Kingstown, Rhode Island. He married three times:

First in 1699 to Mary (Unknown), b. c. 1680, d. c. 1718; (2), c. 1719

Second in 1719 to Alice (Sherman) Howland, b. Portsmouth 12 Jan 1679/80, d. c. 1724, the widow of Isaac Howland, and the daughter of Samson Sherman and Isabel Tripp of Portsmouth; and (3) 30 Dec 1725 Sarah Bliven, b. say 1690, d. 1759, the daughter of John Bliven. In 1700 George took the oath of allegiance in E. Greenwich, RI. On 15 June 1723, he and his second wife Alice gave a receipt to Job Sherman, the executor for the estate of Alice's father, Samson Sherman.

George lived in the Quidnessett area of far northern N. Kingstown, very close to E. Greenwich, and inherited the original homestead of his father, which he passed on to his son George. George's will was dated 4 Nov 1736 and proved N. Kingstown 15 March 1745/6 naming wife Sarah, sons George and Henry Tibbetts, daughters Martha Reynolds and Alyce underage and unmarried, and (probably granddaughter) Abigail Spink under 18, and grandson George, under 21 (RIGR 12:103). The will of Sarah Tibbetts of N. Kingstown was dated 7 July 1759 and proved at N. Kingstown 10 Sep of the same year, naming "Cozen Pricila Blivens", Marcy Baker wife of [burn] Baker, Elsie Pearce and her son John Pearce (RIGR 13:76).

His children, all with his first wife, Mary, except Alice with second wife, Alice, were:

Ann, b. E. Greenwich, RI 12 Oct 1702, d. N. Kingstown, RI 28 Aug 1728, m. N. Kingstown 4 May 1721 Immanuel Northup as his first of three wives.

Sarah, b. E. Greenwich, RI 29 March 1704, d. c. 1727, m. N. Kingstown 22 Aug 1725 (another record says 1723) John Spink.

George, b. 1 March 1705/6, m. Dorcas Gardner

Martha, b. c. 1708, m. N. Kingstown, RI 2 Nov 1727 John REYNOLDS, b. N. Kingstown 18 Oct 1706, the son of Joseph Reynolds Jr. and Susanna Babcock. They had eight known children born in N. Kingstown, then Exeter from 1728 to 1753. The marriage date as published by Arnold in the VRRI is 1721, which is certainly in error. The first child wasn't born until 1728, and a 1721 marriage year would force a much earlier birth year for Martha, and mean that Martha would be bearing children into her 50s, which is highly unlikely. It would also mean John married at the age of 15--rather ludicrous. A marriage year of 1727 allows the birth years and child bearing years to all make sense.

Henry, b. c. 1710, m. (1) N. Kingstown, RI 3 Nov 1734 Hannah REYNOLDS; m. (2) c. 1751 Elizabeth _______.

Alice, b. 27 July 1720, m. 13 April 1740 John Pearce (or Pierce), b. 4 Aug 1722, the son of John-3 Pearce (Giles-2, Richard-1) and Susannah Nichols. The marriage of Alice and John was recorded in both N. Kingstown and E. Greenwich, but the year was burned away in the NK record. They had two children given in the published genealogy of the Richard Pearce descendants, born 1740 and 1746. A John Pearce appears in the 1774 and 1782 censuses for N. Kingstown, RI, and in the 1782 census for E. Greenwich, RI.

Death

Date: 1746

Place: North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Note: No burial record has been found for George, but he inherited the homestead farm from his father, located in Quidnessett, just east of the Quidnessett Cemetery, and is likely buried on that property. The birth year given is an approximation based on the sequencing of his siblings, and the death year comes from his probate settlement.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181092650/george-tibbetts

• Arnold, James Newell. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850 (Narragansett Historical Pub. Co. , Providence, R.I., 1895)

Name: George Tibbetts

Birth: 1 Mar 1705 Rhode Island

1st Parent: George Tibbetts

2nd Parent: Mary Tibbetts

• Gorton, Adelos. The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton (George S. Ferguson Co., Philadelphia,1907) Pages 217-218.
• Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (1887) Page 202.
• Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004)
• Clemens, William Montgomery American Marriages Before 1699 (Biblio Co., Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, 1926)