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Yates.—In looking over the records of the First
Congregational church, of Newport, R. L, I found the following records
relative to the family of Yates. The items may be of value to some of your
readers. H. P.
Yates, Samuel, baptised July 20, 1788.
Yates,
James W., son of Samuel, baptised Sept. 14,1788.
Yates, Samuel, son of
Samuel, baptized Sept. 14,1788.
Yates, Lydia, dau. of Samuel, baptised
Jan. 8, 1792.
Yates, Thomas, of Seth and Alice, baptised March 22,
1795.
Yates, Mrs. Abigail, baptised June 28, 1804.
Yates, Mr.
Stephen, baptised Feb. 2, 1806.
Yates, wife of Stephen, baptised April
2, 1809.
Yates, Samuel, of Seth and Hannah, baptised June
25,1809.
Yates, Sarah Ann, of Seth and Hannah, baptised June 25,
1809.
Yates, Joseph, of Seth and Hannah, baptised June
25,1809.
Yates, Mary of Seth and Hannah, baptised June 25,
1809.
Yeates, Mary, married James Cahoone, Dec. 20, 1747.
Yeates,
Lydia, married Stephen Wing, Nov. 15, 1753.
Yeates Samuel, Jr., married
Mary Richardson, Mar. 1, 1773.
Yeates, Lydia, married Ezekiell Burr,
July 9, 1785.
Yeates, Samuel married Mary Bailey, June 24,
1794.
Yates, Seth, married Hannah Turner, Dec. 16, 1798.
Yates,
Thomas, married Mary Langley, Sept. 17,
1810.
Whitman.—Valentine Whitman, of Providence, R. I. who
died Jan. 26, 1701, made his will, which was proved Mar. 11, 1701. He
mentions his wife Mary. To his daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Susanna,
Deborah, Alice, Hannah, Esther and Grace, he bequeaths 40s. each. To
daughter Elizabeth, 60 acres of land "in consideration that she is weakly
of body and may not be capable to provide for herself." To son Valentine,
40s. To three grandsons, viz: "To John and Mary Lonian's eldest son" ; to
James and Sussannah Bailouts eldest son" ; and "to Joseph and Deborah
Smith's eldest son," all rights of his in land west of seven mile
line.
Jeffray.—One of the oldest tombstones in the old
cemetery at Newport, R. I., is that erected to the memory of William
Jeffray, Gent, who died Jan. 2,1675 in the 85th year of his age. The stone
has recently been cleaned, making the inscription quite clear. It
reads as follows
:
"Here lyeth interred the body of Wm. Jeffray, gent,
who departed this life on the 2d day of Jan'y, 1675, in the 85th year
of his age.
"Since every tomb an epitaph can have, The muses owe
their tribute to this grave. And to succeeding ages recommend His worthy
name who lived and died their friend ; Being full of days and virtues,
love and peace, God from his troubles give him a release, And called him
unto the celestial place, Where happy souls view their creators
face.
Vivit post funera virtus."
BENEATH THIS TOMB
LIE
INTERRED
the bodies of
WALTER CHALONER, Esqttibe, formerly High
Sheriff of Newport, the then British Colony of Rhode Island, and
afterwards one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for King's County,
in the Province of New Brunswick, who departed this Life On the 16th day
of November, 1796.
ALSO OF
ANN CHALONER,
his wife, who
died on the 16th day of April, 1808, and of Elizabeth Chaloner, their
daughter, who died on the 7th day of October, 1814, Also JOHN CHALONER
Esquire, late Register of deeds for the city and county of Saint John, by
whom this monument was erected, who departed this life on the 11th day
of April, 1827. |
