Hannah (Unknown) Tanner (abt. 1688 - bef. 1729)

Born about 1688 in Kingston, Washington, Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations

Wife of William Tanner Jr. — married 1711 in North Kingston, Washington, Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Descendants

Died before Mar 1729 before about age 41 in Washington Co., Rhode Island

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Biography

Hannah married "about 1700" at Rhode Island to William Tanner. (A marriage at the age of 12 seems too young). 10 years have been added to marriage date.

Genealogical Records

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Vital Records

• Primary Source, Arnold, Vital Records of Rhode Island. 1636-1850, Volume 5. Washington County ^[1] Volume 5, Early Vital records from North Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island for William Tanner; Data Extract:

1. ) North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Births; Page 103-104: Children of William Tanner {Jr.} and first wife Hannah:
   1. ) William Tanner, son of William and Hannah, was born 22 Sept 1712 at North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
   2. ) Benjamin Tanner, son of William and Hannah, was born 16 June 1714 at North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
   3. ) Honor Tanner, son? of William and Hannah, was born 15 Dec 1716 at North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
   4. ) ____ah, of William and Hannah, was born 16 Oct 1723 at North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
   5. ) ____, of William and Hannah, was born 19 Jan 172_ at North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
2. ) North Kingstown, RI Marriages; Page 45: William Tanner {Jr.} married Elizabeth Reynolds by William Spencer, Justice. March __, 1729.

Published Genealogical Information

• Secondary Source, Rev. George C. Tanner D.D.; William Tanner, of North Kingstown, Rhode Island and His Descendants, ^[2] Data Extract:

1. ) 1905 Tanner Genealogy; Page 10-11: William Tanner {Sr.}, of South Kingstown, RI, born in the west of England.
   1. ) Children of William Tanner and ____ Tibbitts:
      1. ) William {Jr.}; settled in North Kingston, RI on land given to him by his grandfather Henry Tibbetts.
   2. ) Children of William Tanner {Sr.} and Mary Babcock:
      1. ) Benjamin ; b. 24 Dec 1692, in South Kingstown, RI. Settled in West Greenwich, RI, where many of his descendants were living as late as 1905.
      2. ) Thomas Tanner; assumed to be a son who settled about 1730 in Litchfield, Conn. and in Cornwall. He had three sons: William, Thomas, and John. (See Genealogy of Thomas Tanner, by Elias F. Tanner, 1893). {Editorial; this assumption has been demonstrated to be incorrect. Thomas Tanner was raised in Lyme, Conn., and lived in the Lyme/East Haddam Conn. area near his father John Tanner. John Tanner, the father of Thomas, may possibly have been the uncle of Wm Tanner Jr. of this profile.}
      3. ) John; settled in Richmond, RI, (or Charleston from which Richmond was taken)
      4. ) Avis; m. Thomas Barber 18 April 1723.
      5. ) Mary m. Lawrence Willett of North Kingston, RI. Surname is also rendered as Vilet, Violett, and Vilate in various records. Children:
         1. ) Lawrence Willett, probably d. young.
         2. ) Mary (unmarried)
         3. ) Grace (Willett) Brand
         4. ) Thankful (Willett) Clarke
   3. ) Children of William Tanner {Sr.} and Elizabeth Cottrill: {Important editorial Note, the revised 1910 Tanner Genealogy provides new source information which explicitly eliminates Elizabeth Cottrill as the mother of these children. It should be noted that all post 1905 William Tanner Genealogical literature which identifies only three wives for William Tanner and declares the following children as the offspring of Elizabeth Cottrell is INCORRECT and was generated from this 1905 Genealogy without the benefit of the knowledge found in the additional cited source information in the 1910 edition}
      1. ) Francis; b. 3 July 1708; bought 1200 acres in Hopkinton, RI and settled there. His descendants are located in RI, NY and beyond.
      2. ) Nathan; b. 20 February 1709-10; settled in Hopkinton RI., descendants in RI and NY.
      3. ) Anna; b. 15 March 1712; no further record.
      4. ) Rebecca; b. 2 July 1714; m. Benjamin Brand of Westerly RI (which, at that time included Hopkinton).
      5. ) Elizabeth, b. 14 Nov 1717; m. Benjamin Burdick.
      6. ) Abigail. b. 17 Oct 1719; No further record.
   4. ) It appears that William Tanner married first the daughter of Henry Tibbitts; second Mary Babcock, daughter of Job Babcockof Westerly; and 3rd Elizabeth Cottrill. {George Tanner proves this three-wife assertion to be INCORRECT in his revised 1910 edition of the Tanner Genealogy. In the 1910 edition, he cites the Wm Tanner - Elizabeth Cottrill 1722/3 marriage record; a marriage which occurs 3-4 years after the birth of Abigail, daughter of Elizabeth, and thus (with other supporting information) establishes that over the course of his life, Wm Tanner {Sr.} was married to four different women.}
2. ) 1905 Tanner Genealogy; Page 12: The following is taken from the records of North Kingstown after they had been injured by fire.
   1. ) William Tanner, m.____ , Hannah;
      1. ) Children of William Tanner {Jr.} and Hannah ____, his wife.
         1. ) "WILLIAM TANNER, son, as above said, was born Sept. ye 22nd, 1712.
         2. ) BENJAMIN TANNER was born June ye 16th Day, 1714.
         3. ) PALMOR TANNER was born December ye 15th Day, 1716.
         4. ) ___AH was born October ye 16th Day, 172_ .
         5. ) MA___ TANNER was born January ye 19th Day, 172_.
      2. ) Children of ye said William Tanner by Elizabeth (Reynolds):
         1. ) ____ TANNER was born December ye 6th Day, ____
         2. ) ____ -ANER was born October ye 1 1th, Day,
         3. ) ____ -NER was born Sept. ye 5th, ___ . born Sept. ye (6th as appears).
   2. ) William Tanner {Jr.}, son of William Tanner {Sr.} married Elizabeth Reynolds on March 1729. He was admitted a freeman in North Kingstown 1723-4.
   3. ) Abstract of the 13 June 1757 Will of William Tanner {Jr.}: {This Will} names son William; grandson Samuel Tanner, son of my son Benjamin Tanner deceased; son Palmer; Son Francis, not of age; wife Elizabeth; daughter Hannah Cha(dsey); daughter Mary Reynolds; daughter Deborah Fowler; daughter Elizabeth Tanner; son Henry; daughter Avis Tanner.
   4. ) Thus, the heirs of William Tanner {Jr} as identified in his will are:
      1. ) William Tanner {III}
      2. ) Benjamin Tanner
         1. ) Samuel Tanner. {Grandson}
      3. ) Palmer Tanner {Transcribed as Honor in Arnold's North Kingston Vital Records ^[1]}
      4. ) Hannah (Tanner) Chadsey
      5. ) Mary (Tanner) Reynolds
      6. ) Henry Tanner {A nod of respect to his grandfather Henry Tibbitts}
      7. ) Deborah (Tanner) Fowler
      8. ) Elisabeth Tanner
      9. ) Francis Tanner. {under the age of 21 in 1757}
      10. ) Avis Tanner
   5. ) (page 13:) Elizabeth {the unmarried daughter of William Tanner Jr. } Tanner's will proved 11 July 1763, names mother Elizabeth; Elizabeth Fowler, daughter of my sister Deborah; Mary Hunt daughter of my sister Avis; Elizabeth Tanner daughter of my brother F.. (Francis).
      1. ) James Tanner, Susannah Tanner, and William Hall, Witnesses.
   6. ) (page 13:) Named in the 25 March 1765 will of Elizabeth {the widow of William Tanner Jr. } Tanner: grand dau. Elizabeth Tanner, dau. of my son ___; gr. dau. Elisabeth Tanner, dau of my son Henry; dau. Deborah Fowler.

Research Notes

1. ) 2022-01-14: Hannah the first wife of William Tanner Jr. was very possibly Hannah Case (1687-), daughter of Joseph Case, by argument of a having a time and place fit to arrange a marriage. Hannah Case is one of very very few Hannahs to fit the time and place criteria to have been the wife of Wm. Tanner.
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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Arnold, James N., Editor of the Narragansett Historical Register, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Providence, RI., Narragansett HIstorical Publishing Co., 1894. Twenty one Volume set of Early Rhode Island Vital records compiled by from James Arnold. Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850, Volume 5. Washington County--Title page Archive.org
2. ↑ Tanner, Rev. George C. D.D. William Tanner, of North Kingstown, Rhode Island and His Descendants, Faribault, Minn., Self published by the author. 1905 (original publication). Public Domain.

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