Amos Stafford (1665 - 1760)

Born 8 Nov 1665 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Burlingame) Stafford — married 19 Dec 1689 in Warwick, Providence, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1760 at age 94 in Warwick, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

Amos Westcott was born in 1665,^{[1] [2][3]} son of Samuel Stafford and Mercy Westcott.

Amos married Mary Burlingame, daughter of Roger Burlingame of Stonington, Connecticut.^[4] Mary and Amos had are said to have had thirteen children, however, there are only records for seven: Mary, Samuel, Mercy, Amos, Stukely, Patience and Freelove.

Amos Stafford (s. of Samuell) and Mary Burlingam (d. of Roger the Senior) on Dec 19, 1689. ^[5]

Amos died in Old Warwick in 1760.^[6]

His will is dated 24 March 1753 and proved on 20 October 1760 in Warwick, Rhode Island.... To wife Mary a negroe named "London" ...^[7]

Note

Note: @NI01745@ "Ancestors of Toby Hill Shannon" - Amos became a Quaker about the time of his marriage to Mary, whose family were Quakers. He was treasurer of the town of Warwick for many years and one of its deputies to the Colonial Assembly, 1705 and 1721.from "Ancestors of Toby Hill Shannon" - Amos became a Quaker about the time of his marriage to Mary, whose family were Quakers. He was treasurer of the town of Warwick for many years and one of its deputies to the Colonial Assembly, 1705 and 1721.

Sources

1. ↑ Arnold, James N. "Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850." Naragansett Historical Publishing Company, Providence, Rhode Island.
2. ↑ Bullock, J. Russell. "‌Incidents in the Life and Times of Stukeley Westcote." Rhode Island: J. Russell Bullock, 1888. Digital Images. Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com : 2010.
3. ↑ Whitman, Roscoe L. "History and genealogy of the Ancestors and Some Descendants of Stukely Westcott: One of the Thirteen Original Proprietors of Providence Plantation and the Colony of Rhode Island." 1932.
4. ↑ Whitman, Roscoe L. "History and genealogy of the Ancestors and Some Descendants of Stukely Westcott: One of the Thirteen Original Proprietors of Providence Plantation and the Colony of Rhode Island." 1932.
5. ↑ Page 256 Marriages in Rhode Island NEHGR Vol 37 https://ia800302.us.archive.org/31/items/newenglandhistor37wate/newenglandhistor37wate.pdf
6. ↑ Whitman, Roscoe L. "History and genealogy of the Ancestors and Some Descendants of Stukely Westcott: One of the Thirteen Original Proprietors of Providence Plantation and the Colony of Rhode Island." 1932.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649992_00304). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database online], image 304-308. Wills, No. 2, Warwick, 1745-1764, Page 518-527. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• Austim, John Osborne, "Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island." Joel Munsell's Sons, Albany, New York. (s003271)

• Bernadine Smith Ray, Jehial Bennett: His Forebears and Descendants, Wisconsin Dells Events, 1959, pg. 2-3

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Allen-Patterson & Allied Families.GED on 26 October 2010.