Samuel Waite (abt. 1640 - abt. 1676)

Born about 1640 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Whitman) Samson — married about 1659 (to about 1677) in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died about 11 Feb 1676 at about age 36 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

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Biography

Samuel WAITE was born 1640 at Portsmouth, RI. (IEL) He was the son of Thomas WAITE and Eleanor ___________ (Paine?).

He married Hannah WHITMAN (dau. of John Whitman) 1659/1660 probably at Portsmouth, RI. She was born after 1644, Portsmouth, Newport, RI. (IEL) Hannah was probably a sister of Valentine WHITMAN of Providence. (EWT). Hannah also married (2) James SAMPSON (son of Henry Sampson/Sameon - a Mayflower passenger) by 2 Oct 1694 (EWT) the son of Henry SAMPSON of the Mayflower.

Samuel & Hannah had four children.

1. Samuel - b. abt 1660, d. bef Apr 15 1752, m. Alice Wightman
2. Eleanor - b abt 1666, d. May 2 1737, m. Job Briggs
3. Hannah - b abt 1670, d. Mar 16 1724, m. David Maynard
4. Hannah - b. abt 1674, d. aft 1745, m. Judah Brown

Samuel received his father’s lands in Narragansett, RI

Mar 8 1656: Apparently, Samuel was able to speak and understand the language of the Narragansett Indians; at the age of 16, he served as the interpreter and witness at the execution of a deed transferring land from Sachem Cogenaquand to one Richard Smith at Potomsasutt.

Jun 23 1662: he, aged about 22 years testified regarding this deed. He again deposed 26 Feb 1667 aged about 27 years.

July 3, 1663: He and others of Narrangansett desired to be under protection of Connecticut only.

May 4, 1668: He and others of Wickford petitioned the Connecticut authorities to reassume the protection of their settlement, or that they might look for government and protection elsewhere.

May 20, 1671/2: He took an oath of allegiance to Rhode Island. He was an inhabitant of Acquedneset

May 6, 1673, he was a freeman.

21 Jan 1675 Samuel wrote;

'Bee it known unto all whom it may Concerne That I Samuel Waite Do by these presents acknowledge my Selfe to owe and Stand justly Indebted unto the councill of the Towne of Portsmouth on Rhode Island or unto their successors the full and just sum of 350 pounds to be levied and Execute on my Lands, Goods, Cattell or Chattells to the performance whereof I Binde my Selfe my heirs, Executors and Administrators - Witness my hand and seale the 21 of January 1675. The conditions of the above written obligation is such That whereas Thomas Waite, father of the said Samuel Waite; deceased intestate; whereupon the Councill of the Towne of Portsmouth in the year 1669 ordered the Disposall of his estate according to Law therein, Impowering Ellin, widow of the said Thomas, Executrix during her life, and after her decease that power to descend unto the above Samuel, who now being by the decease of his said Mother Ellin, Executor to the estate of his deceased Father; That if the above named and Bounden Samuel Waite shall truly and faithfully performe the trust and poser of an Executor and truly Administer on the estate of his said Deceased father and mother in the true and faithfull performance of the aforesaid acts of councill made in the aforesaid years 1669 in and concerning the premises, Then the above written obligation to be voyd and non-effect, otherwise to stand in full force and vertue.' Samuel Waite (Seal)

Feb 2 1676/77: Samuel died at the age of 36.

Feb.11, 1677: He was at Portsmouth, R.I. He and his wife Hannah deeded to Thomas (brother) the house and all the land in Portsmouth, given and appointed by will made by Town Council, being 30 acres, which had been owned by the father of said Samuel and Thomas; In the pamphlet on this family by J.C. Waite note that the transfers of land for this Samuel have been confused with those of Samuel sone of Samuel." (EWT)

Samuel and Hannah, through heir daughter Susanna, were ancestors of the famous Captain "Commodore" Perry, hero of the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813. Perry was a comtemporary of Montilleon Wait, who as two years younger than Pery; they were fourth cousins.

The following is a condensed pedigree chart showing Perry's lineage:

Samuel Wait/ Hannah Whitman > Susanna Wait/ Moses Barber > Susanna Barber/ Benjamin Perry > Freeman Perry/ Mercy Hazard > Christopher Raymond/Sarah Wallace Alexander > Oliver Hazard Perry b 23 Aug 1785 So. Kingston , RI d 23 Aug 1819 Port Spain, West Indies

Sources

• Wait, John Cassan. Family Records of the Descendants of Thomas Wait, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island (1904) Page 12
• Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=8869400&pid=999
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 73,October 1919, Published by The NEHGS, 9 Ashburton Place Boston, 1919.p. 293 He received from his father his Narragansett lands, and appears tohave been at Narragansett as early as 8 Mar. 1656, when he witnessed,as interpreter, a deed form the Sachem Coginaquand to Richard Smith ofland at Potomcasutt. On 23 June 1662 he, aged 22 years, testifiedregarding this deed. He again deposed 26 Feb. 1667, aged about 27years. On 3 Jul 1663 he, as an inhabitant and proprietor of lands inNarragansett, petitioned to be under the jurisdiction of Connecticut.On 4 May 1668 he was one of the inhabitants of Wickford, R. I., whopetitioned Connecticut to reassume authority over the Narragansett country; otherwise they might seek protection elsewhere. On 20 may1671 he abandoned his allegiance to Connecticut and took the oath ofallegiance to Rhode Island, as an inhabitant of Acquedneset, and on 6May 1673 he was a freeman of that Colony. On 11 Feb. 1676/7 he andhis wife Hannah conveyed to his brother Thomas, the house and all theland in Portsmouth that he had received from his father's estate inthe division referred to above. He died shortly afterwards, and inFeb. 1677 (1676/7) administration on his estate was granted to hiswidow Hannah by the Portsmouth Town Council.

North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 http://search.ancestry.com/collections/61157/records/384640 Book Title: George Wightman of Quidnessett, R I , 1632-1721/2, and descendants : Waitman, Weightman, Whiteman,

• New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. [1]

Samuel WAITE

Marriage 1659

Location Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Original Text WAITE, Samuel (?1640-1677?) & Hannah [?WHITMAN], m/2 James SAMPSON bef 12 Oct 1694; ca 1659; Kingston, RI/Exeter, RI {TAG 20:231; McIntire Anc. 77; Waite 17; Reg. 73:292-3; ?Clark (,9) 61; Barber (1892) 5; Austin's Dict. 13, 404}

Spouse Hannah WHITMAN

Later Residences Exeter, RI

Volume Name Volume 3 Page 1578