William Littlefield (1763 - 1822)

Born 8 Dec 1763 in New Shoreham, Block Island, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Brinley) Littlefield — married 10 Mar 1785 in Trinity Episcopal Church, Newport, Newport, RI, USA.

Descendants

Died 1 Nov 1822 at age 58 in Maury, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

m. March 10, 1785 Elizabeth Brinley.

Burial

Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Zion, Maury, Tennessee

Sources

• Mason, George. Annals of Trinity Church, Newport, Rhode Island (George C. Mason, Newport, RI, 1890)

• Page 170: "March 10, 1785, William Littlefield was married to Elizabeth Brinley by Rev. Moses Badger." Footnote: "Capt. William Littlefield was born on Block Island (Rhode Island). He entered the army in the Revolution, and was on the staff of Maj.-Gen. Greene, who married his sister. His son William, for a number of years, was Collector of the Port of Newport."

• Moriarty, G. Andrews. Early Block Island Families - The Ray Family, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1932) Vol. 86, Page 330.
• White, Dorothy Higson, and Kay Kirlin Moore. Descendants of Roger Williams. (East Greenwich, Rhode Island: Roger Williams Family Association, c1991- (Baltimore : Gateway Press)), Book III; p. 103, 316-317.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #8853898