Ancestral Glimpses » Samuel Gorton II (1630-1724)

Persönliche Daten Samuel Gorton II 

• Er wurde geboren am 11. Januar 1630 in Warwick Township, Kent County, Rhode Island, British America.
• Alternative: Er wurde geboren im Jahr 1630 in Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire, ENGLAND.
• (AFN) : 9WCH-SH.
• Er ist verstorben am 6. September 1724 in Warwick Township, Kent County, Rhode Island, British America, er war 94 Jahre alt.
• Er wurde beerdigt am 8. September 1724 in Warwick Township, Kent County, Rhode Island, British America.
• Ein Kind von Samuel Gorton und Mary Elizabeth Maplett
• Diese Information wurde zuletzt aktualisiert am 1. November 2017.

Familie von Samuel Gorton II

Er ist verheiratet mit Susanna Burton.

Sie haben geheiratet am 11. Dezember 1684 in Warwick Township, Kent County, Rhode Island, British America, er war 54 Jahre alt.

American Marriages Before 1699
Name: Samuell Gorton
Spouse: Susannah Burton
Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1684
Marriage Place: Warwick, Rhode Island

Kind(er):

1. Samuel Gorton  1690-1784 
2. Hezekiah Gorton  1692-1733 
3. Susannah Gorton  1694-1734 
4. Elizabeth Gorton  ????-1744

Notizen bei Samuel Gorton II

SAMUEL GORTON, JR., was the eldest son of the celebrated Samuel Gorton the founder of Warwick, and Elizabeth his wife. He was born probably in England abt. 1630, and arrived in Boston with his father in Mar 1637.
1670, Jun9. Had a fine of 20 s. for not attending a court of trials at Newport remitted, on account of having been several times employed as an interpreter between the English and the Indians. (Dexter's Church I, 13.)
1675, Jun 14. Six days before the commencement of the Indian war he
accompanied Mr. James Brown of Swansey as an Interpreter, with a letter from the Governor of Plymouth to King Philip. (Dexter's Church, I, 13.)
1676, Aug 24. Was a member of the Court Martial held at Newport for the trial of Indian captives who had been engaged in the war.
1676, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1, 2, 3. Assistant, and had the title of Captain
much of this time.
1677, Nov 27. His father deeded him for good will and by reason of his
being instrumentally a great support unto me to help me bring up my family
when my children were young and I was absent from my family, &c., all interest in house, house lot &c., and all goods and chattels, "as also my library together with all my deeds and writings" &c., and committed to him the care and maintenance of his mother and to provide for her "recreation in case she desires to visit her friends."
1675, Aug 25. On a committee to receive the Charter from Mrs. Arnold,
on the death of Benedict Arnold the Governor.
1679, Jul 9. On a committee to answer the letter of King Charles in
regard to the Mount Hope Lands, and the late Indian War. (R. I. Col.
Rec. III, 39.)
1680, Mar 10. On a committee to answer the twenty-seven queries of the Privy Council.
1680, May 5. On a committee to go to Mrs. Mary Cranston, widow of Gov. John Cranston for certain information as to the deaths in the Colony for the previous seven years; said committee report that their had been 455 deaths.
1684 and 1691. Deputy.
1685. Elected Assistant but refused to serve.
1687. Grand Jury.
1721, Dec 21. Will, proved 28 Sep 1724. Ex. wife Susannah. He calls
himself in 92nd year. He gave to wife all housing and lands where I dwell
and all lands in Warwick neck &c. to be at her disposal for life and at her
decease son Samuel to have land joining his house and certain other lands.
The rest of land and housing to son Hezekiah, he paying his sister Susannah
Stafford ? 30. To wife, all out lands at Coweset, and all other lands
undisposed of, and the back room both above and below in house where on
Samuel now dwells if she have occasion for it, and at her death to go to
Samuel. To son Hezekiah, one half of cart and tackling. To wife rest of
goods and chattels with my negro man and girl. To Hezekiah at decease of his mother the negro girl. Inventory, 5 cows, 2 two year old in the woods, 3
yearlings, 3 calves, a pair of oxen, 3 swine, 6 pigs, 30 sheep and 20 lambs
in the woods, 4 mares, 2 colts, one half of a two year old horse, 3 guns, a
silver seal, silver money and plate, £2, 16 s., 96 books, ? 30, etc. His
wife Susannah married Richard Harris of Smithfield and in her will 14 Jul
1733, among other bequests, gave to her grand-son Samuel, son of Samuel the "long gun that was his grand-father's."
About the year 1685, Samuel Gorton, Jr. built the house still standing
and now known as the Gov. Greene house in Warwick. Here he probably lived until abt. 1718, when he sold the estate to Samuel Greene son of Dep. Gov. John Greene, who had md. the dau. of Benjamin Gorton, brother of
Samuel Jr.
In this family the old mansion still remains and has become historic.
Here lived the two Gov's, William Greene, father and son; the latter during
the stirring scenes of the Revolution, when the house became headquarters
for the Governor's Council, and was often visited by Washington, Franklin,
Gen. Greene, Lafayette, Rochambeau, and hosts of others. In the west room
20 Jul 1774, Gen. Nathaniel Greene and Miss Catharine Littlefield were
md by Elder John Gorton.
The house stands a few miles west of East Greenwich and is on what is
known as No. 17, of the Coweset farms, which fell to Samuel Gorton, Sen. in
the division just after the close of the Indian war. (History of Warwick,
P. 157 to 162.)

SAMUEL GORTON, (Samuel) b. 1630; d. 6 Sep 1724; md. 11 Dec 1684,
Susannah, d. of William and Hannah (Wickes) Burton, b. 1665; d. 25 Jun
1737, Children:
1. SAMUEL, b. 1 Jun 1690; d. Apr 1784; md. 1 Jun 1715, Freelove, dau. of
Joseph and Lydia (_____) Mason, b. 5 Jun 1695; d. _____; Children:
1, Samuel; 2, Freelove; 3, Ann; 4, Lydia; 5, Benjamin;
6, William; 7, Joseph;
2. HEZEKIAH, b. 11 Jun 1692, d. 1748; md. 20 Aug 1719, Avis, dau. of Edward
and Hannah (Stanton) Carr, b. 29 May 1698; d. _____; Children:
1, Samuel.
3. SUSANNAH, b. 4 Jun 1694; d. 29 Aug 1734; md. Joseph, son of Joseph and Sarah (Holden) Stafford, Children:
1, Mercy; 2, Joseph; 3, Susanna; 4, Susanna.

Source: http://inman.surnameweb.org/documents/inmn-pur.htm
Found: 6 May 2003

Samuel Gorton - TimeLine

SAMUEL, b. 1630. Warwick, R. I.; d. 1724, Sep. 6. md. 1684, Dec. 11.
SUSANNA BURTON, b. 1665 of William & Hannah (Wickes) Burton; d. 25 Jun 1737.
(She md. (2) Richard Harris.)

1655. Freeman.
1670, Jun 29. He had his fine remitted for not attending Court of Trials, at Newport, having been several times employed as interpreter between the English and Indians, and so was allowed for his satisfaction the fine of 20s.
1676, Aug 24. He was a member of the Court Martial held at Newport for the trial of certain Indians charged with being engaged in King Philip's designs.
1676-77-78-79-80-81-82-83. Assistant. He had the title of Captain during much of this time.
1680, May 17. He was on a committee who reported to Assembly that 455 persons had died in the Colony for the space of seven years last past.
1684-91. Deputy.
1685. He was elected Assistant, but refused to serve.
1687. Grand Jury.
1721, Dec. 21. Will—proved 28 Sep 1724. Exx. wife Susannah. He calls himself in his ninety-second year. To wife, all housing and lands where I dwell and all lands in Warwick Neck, &c., to be at her disposal for life, and at her decease son Samuel to have land joining his house, and certain other land. The rest of lands and housing given wife to be for son Hezekiah, he paying his sister Susannah Stafford, £30. To wife, all out lands at Coweset, and all other lands undisposed of, and the back room both above and below in house where son Samuel now dwells if she have occasion for it, and at her death to go to Samuel. To son Hezekiah, one-half cart and tackling. To wife, rest of goods and chattels with my negro man and girl. To Hezekiah, at decease of wife, the negro girl.
Inventory, 5 cows, 2 two year old in the woods, 3 yearlings, 3 calves, a pair of oxen, 3 swine, 6 pigs, 80 sheep and 20 lambs in the woods, 4 mares, 2 colts, one-half of a two year old horse, 3 guns, warming pan, tables, form, silver seal, silver money and plate £2, 16s., 31 books £24, 65 small books,
£6, &c.
1733, Jul. 15. Will—proved 1739, Sep. 15. Susannah Harris, wife of Richard, of Smithfield. Ex. son-in-law Joseph Stafford and Susannah, his wife. She calls herself sixty-eight years of age. To loving husband Richard Harris, all my sheep in his custody and young horse and mare. To son Samuel Gorton, one mare and twenty sheep, and my silver cup to his wife Freelove, to his son
Samuel, the long gun that was his grand-father's, to his son Benjamin, £5, to his son William, £5, and to his daus. Freelove, Ann, and Lydia Gorton, each a pair of sheets. To son Hezekiah Gorton, all the rest of horse and cowkind and sheep, that I let him, with my house, land, &c, tools, debts due from him, &c. To dau. Susannah and husband Joseph Stafford, the £10, due from them, and a cow. To grand-daus. Mercy and Susannah Stafford, feather bed, &c. To grand-son Joseph Stafford, all my part of lands at Coweset. To negro girl, feather bed, &c.

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