Kent County, Rhode Island Marriage Records

Kent County Marriage Records

MARRIAGES BY ELDER JOHN GORTON, OF WARWICK

Submitted by Brenda Wiesner

The list of marriages by Elder John Gorton of Warwick, cover a period from January l, 1754, to May 4, 1792. The list as here given was printed in a newspaper, the Pawtuxet Valley Gleaner, published at Riverpoint, R. I., during the summer and fall of l879. In his introduction to the first portion the editor said: "They are 281 in number . The names of the parties married and the dates of their marriages were recorded in this book by Mr. Gorton, who is supposed to have been the only Elder residing in, Warwick at that time. He was pastor of the Six Principle Baptist Church, and lived in a gambrel roof house, now standing, and located near the East Greenwich line, on the main road leading from Apponaug to Greenwich." The value of this list as a contribution to the history of the people of the town of Warwick is apparent at a glance.

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Anthony Low and Phebe Greene, both of Warwick, married
January l, 1754.
David Corpes and Susanna Essex, both of Warwick, married
February 6, 1763.

Peleg Rice and Annie Remington, both of Warwick, married
May 19, 1754.
Benjamin Wood of East Greenwich, and Margaret Price, of
Warwick, married March 13, 1763

Samuel Sweet and Mercy Potter, both of Warwick, married
September 23, 1754. Gideon Spencer and Phebe Burlingame, both of East Greenwich, married in East Greenwich, July 24, 1763.

Stephen Greene and Mary Rhodes, both of Warwick, married
October 24, 1754.
John Lille and Hannah Mott, daughter of Stephen Mott, both of East Greenwich, married in Greenwich, November 24, 1763.

Caleb Hill, of North Kingstown, and Mercy Stafford, daughter
of Stutely Stafford, deceased, of Warwick, married March 23,1755.
Fones Rice, son or Randall Rice, and Susanna Havens, daughter of Alexander Havens, deceased, both of Warwick, married February 16, 1764.

Peter Levalley and Mary Haines, both of Warwick, married
May 11, 1755.
Henry Tibbitts, son of Henry Tibbitts, and Hannah Remington, daughter of Thomas Remington, both of Warwick, married December 15, 1763.

John Low and Sarah Wicks, both of Warwick, married October
26, 1755.

Jonathan Nillse, son of Samuel Nillse, of West Greenwich, and
Avice Rice, daughter of Henry Rice, of Warwick, married February 23, 1764.

John Healy, of Providence, and Ellis Lock wood of Warwick,
married July 25, 1756.

Sawdey Rouse and Hannah Sweet, both of East Greenwich,
married in Warwick, April 8, 1764.

James Warner and Rebeckah Low, both of Warwick, married
January 6, 1757.

Thomas Gorton, of West Greenwich, son of Benjamin, and Susanna Pearce, daughter of Capt. John Pearce, of East Greenwich, married in Warwick, May 27, 1764.

Benjamin Spencer, son of Walter, of East Greenwich, and
Sarah Low, of Warwick, married January 20, 1757.
William Warner, son of John Warner, and Waity Sweet, daughter of William Sweet, of East Greenwich, married in Warwick, July 8, 1764.

Charles Holden and Hannah. Martin, both of Warwick, married
January 23, 1757. John Glaiser and Freelove Sherman, daughter of Benoni Sherman, of East Greenwich, married in said Greenwich, September, 2 , 1764.

Pardon Daly, alias Ralph, and Mary Hathaway, both of Warwick, married March 2, 1758.

William Havens, son of Alexander Havens, deceased, and
Deliverance Stafford, daughter of Joseph Stafford, Jr., both of
Warwick, married in Warwick, September 9, 1764.

Joseph Wickes and Bridget Price, both of Warwick, married
June 22, 1755.

William Wood, son of William, of Scituate, and Lydia Dowd,
of Warwick, married in Greenwich, October 31, 1764.

Peleg Salisbury, of Cranston, and Mercy Sweet, of Warwick,
married December 14, 1758.

Thomas Wilbour, son of Thomas Wilbour, of Swamsey, in
county of Bristol, and Mary Gorton, daughter of Samuel Gorton,
doctor of Warwick, married in Warwick, December 2, 1764.

George Wightman Jr.,,of Warwick, and Rachel Wood, of East
Greenwich, married February 11, 1759.
Mial Salisbury, son of Martin Salisbury, of Cranston, and Ruth
Greene daughter of Deacon Thomas Greene, of Warwick,
married in Warwick, December 9, 1764.

Thomas Remington, son of Daniel, of Warwick, and Freelove
Nichols, of East Greenwich, married in East Greenwich, August
23, 1759.

Waterman Tibbitts, son of Henry Tibbitts, and Mercy Water
terman, daughter of John Waterman, deceased, both of War-
wick, married December 13, l764.

William Soul and Susanna Stafford, daughter of Joseph Stafford Jr.,
of East Greenwich, married in Greenwich. September
27, 1759.
John Bently, of Exeter, and Lucy Vaughn, of East Greenwich
married in Greenwich April 28, 1765.

Bartholomew Hunt, of North Kingstown, and Phebe Clark, of
Warwick, married December 30, 1759.
William Arnold, son of John Arnold, of East Greenwich, and
Alse Wilcox, daughter of Stephen Wilcox, of Warwick, married
May 2, 1765.

John Spencer, son of Richard, and Experience Lyon, daughter
of John Lyon, both of East Greenwich, married in Greenwich,
February 21, 1760.
Jonathan Bennett, son of William, of East Greenwich, and Alse
Greene, daughter of Nathaniel Greene, of Coventry, married in
Warwick, May 12, 1765.

William Cowper, son of James Cowper, Jr., deceased, and
Thankful Davis, daughter of Samuel Davis, both of East Greenwich , married in Greenwich, March 30, 1760.
David Arnold, son of Josias Arnold, deceased, and Waity Lippitt, daughter of Moses Lippitt, both of Warwick, married in Warwick, August, 29,1765.

William Hookey, son of Stephen Hookey, of Newport, and
Mary Wightman, daughter of George Wightman of North Kingstown,
married in said Kingstown , April 17, 1760.
Stutely Wickes, son of Benjamin Wickes, deceased, and Eliza-
beth Greene, daughter of Deacon Thomas Greene, both of War-
wick, married December 26, 1765.

Hopkins Cook, son of Ebenezer Cook, and Annie Arnold,
daughter of John Arnold, both or East Greenwich married July
31, 1760.
Oliver Gardner, son of Isaac Gardner, of East Greenwich,
deceased, and Mercy Gorton, daughter of William Gorton, of
Warwick, married September 25, 1766.

Smitem Wilcox and Bethany Tallman, both of Warwick, married September 22, 1760.
Joseph Mott, sou of Stephen Mott, and Martha Spencer,
daughter of Thomas Spencer, both of East Greenwich, married
July 7, 1768.

Nicholas Simmons and Elizabeth Bacheldor, both of East
Greenwich, married November 6, 1760. Richard Essex, son of Hugh Essex, of Warwick, and Mary
Aylesworth, daughter of Arthur Aylesworth, of North Kings-
town, married in said Kingstown, July 24, 1768.

Samuel Wightman and Amy Laton, both of East Greenwich,
married December 4, 1760. Jeremiah Aylesworth, sou of Arthur Aylesworth and Phebe
Allen, daughter of Jonathan Allen, both of North Kingstown,
married in said Kingstown, July 24, 1768.

Caleb Bentley and Martha Foster, daughter of Thomas Foster,
of Warwick, married June 14, 1761. Richard Fry, son of Thomas Fry and Sarah Arnold, daughter
of John Arnold, both of East Greenwich, married in said Greenwich, August 14, 1768.

Thomas Boorman and Sarah Stafford, both of East Greenwich, married August 2, 1761.
Benjamin Tiffing, son of Benjamin Tiffing, of Warwick, and
Mary Olin, daughter of Henry Olin, of West Greenwich, married
November 6, 1768.

Joseph Whitford and Desire Havens, both of Warwick, married
October 9, 1761.

John Allen, son of Thomas Allen, and Mary Gould, daughter
of Daniel Gould, deceased, both of North Kingstown, married in
said Kingstown. January 26, 1769.

Thomas Stafford, of Warwick, and Rebeckah Hill, daughter of
Thomas Hill, of North Kingstown, married in said Kingstown,
February 4, 1762. William Rice, son of Thomas Rice, and Mayplet Remington,
daughter of Thomas Remington, both of Warwick, married January 29,1769.

Thomas Tillinghast, son of Philip Tillinghast, of East Greenwich, and Mary Hill, daughter of Thomas Hill, of North. Kingston , married in said Kingstown, May 27,1762.
Robert Reynolds, son of Robert Reynolds, of Exeter, and
Annie Reynolds, daughter of James Reynolds, deceased, of East
Greenwich, married in said Greenwich, Feb 15, 1769.

Benjamin Bently and Barbara Pearce, both of East Greenwich,
married November 21, 1762.
Holden Rhodes, son of Holden Rhodes, and Susanna Wall,
daughter of John Wall, both of Warwick, married March 12,
1769.

Robert Brattle, of Newport, and Susanna Pearce, of East
Greenwich, married in said Greenwich, January 2, 1763.
William Wood, son of William, and Ruth Gorton, daughter of
Samuel Gorton, (doctor), both of Warwick, married July 5, 1760.

Anthony Low and Phebe Greene, both of Warwick, married January l, 1754.	David Corpes and Susanna Essex, both of Warwick, married February 6, 1763.
Peleg Rice and Annie Remington, both of Warwick, married May 19, 1754.	Benjamin Wood of East Greenwich, and Margaret Price, of Warwick, married March 13, 1763
Samuel Sweet and Mercy Potter, both of Warwick, married September 23, 1754.	Gideon Spencer and Phebe Burlingame, both of East Greenwich, married in East Greenwich, July 24, 1763.
Stephen Greene and Mary Rhodes, both of Warwick, married October 24, 1754.	John Lille and Hannah Mott, daughter of Stephen Mott, both of East Greenwich, married in Greenwich, November 24, 1763.
Caleb Hill, of North Kingstown, and Mercy Stafford, daughter of Stutely Stafford, deceased, of Warwick, married March 23,1755.	Fones Rice, son or Randall Rice, and Susanna Havens, daughter of Alexander Havens, deceased, both of Warwick, married February 16, 1764.
Peter Levalley and Mary Haines, both of Warwick, married May 11, 1755.	Henry Tibbitts, son of Henry Tibbitts, and Hannah Remington, daughter of Thomas Remington, both of Warwick, married December 15, 1763.
John Low and Sarah Wicks, both of Warwick, married October 26, 1755.	Jonathan Nillse, son of Samuel Nillse, of West Greenwich, and Avice Rice, daughter of Henry Rice, of Warwick, married February 23, 1764.
John Healy, of Providence, and Ellis Lock wood of Warwick, married July 25, 1756.	Sawdey Rouse and Hannah Sweet, both of East Greenwich, married in Warwick, April 8, 1764.
James Warner and Rebeckah Low, both of Warwick, married January 6, 1757.	Thomas Gorton, of West Greenwich, son of Benjamin, and Susanna Pearce, daughter of Capt. John Pearce, of East Greenwich, married in Warwick, May 27, 1764.
Benjamin Spencer, son of Walter, of East Greenwich, and Sarah Low, of Warwick, married January 20, 1757.	William Warner, son of John Warner, and Waity Sweet, daughter of William Sweet, of East Greenwich, married in Warwick, July 8, 1764.
Charles Holden and Hannah. Martin, both of Warwick, married January 23, 1757.	John Glaiser and Freelove Sherman, daughter of Benoni Sherman, of East Greenwich, married in said Greenwich, September, 2 , 1764.
Pardon Daly, alias Ralph, and Mary Hathaway, both of Warwick, married March 2, 1758.	William Havens, son of Alexander Havens, deceased, and Deliverance Stafford, daughter of Joseph Stafford, Jr., both of Warwick, married in Warwick, September 9, 1764.
Joseph Wickes and Bridget Price, both of Warwick, married June 22, 1755.	William Wood, son of William, of Scituate, and Lydia Dowd, of Warwick, married in Greenwich, October 31, 1764.
Peleg Salisbury, of Cranston, and Mercy Sweet, of Warwick, married December 14, 1758.	Thomas Wilbour, son of Thomas Wilbour, of Swamsey, in county of Bristol, and Mary Gorton, daughter of Samuel Gorton, doctor of Warwick, married in Warwick, December 2, 1764.
George Wightman Jr.,,of Warwick, and Rachel Wood, of East Greenwich, married February 11, 1759.	Mial Salisbury, son of Martin Salisbury, of Cranston, and Ruth Greene daughter of Deacon Thomas Greene, of Warwick, married in Warwick, December 9, 1764.
Thomas Remington, son of Daniel, of Warwick, and Freelove Nichols, of East Greenwich, married in East Greenwich, August 23, 1759.	Waterman Tibbitts, son of Henry Tibbitts, and Mercy Water terman, daughter of John Waterman, deceased, both of War- wick, married December 13, l764.
William Soul and Susanna Stafford, daughter of Joseph Stafford Jr., of East Greenwich, married in Greenwich. September 27, 1759.	John Bently, of Exeter, and Lucy Vaughn, of East Greenwich married in Greenwich April 28, 1765.
Bartholomew Hunt, of North Kingstown, and Phebe Clark, of Warwick, married December 30, 1759.	William Arnold, son of John Arnold, of East Greenwich, and Alse Wilcox, daughter of Stephen Wilcox, of Warwick, married May 2, 1765.
John Spencer, son of Richard, and Experience Lyon, daughter of John Lyon, both of East Greenwich, married in Greenwich, February 21, 1760.	Jonathan Bennett, son of William, of East Greenwich, and Alse Greene, daughter of Nathaniel Greene, of Coventry, married in Warwick, May 12, 1765.
William Cowper, son of James Cowper, Jr., deceased, and Thankful Davis, daughter of Samuel Davis, both of East Greenwich , married in Greenwich, March 30, 1760.	David Arnold, son of Josias Arnold, deceased, and Waity Lippitt, daughter of Moses Lippitt, both of Warwick, married in Warwick, August, 29,1765.
William Hookey, son of Stephen Hookey, of Newport, and Mary Wightman, daughter of George Wightman of North Kingstown, married in said Kingstown , April 17, 1760.	Stutely Wickes, son of Benjamin Wickes, deceased, and Eliza- beth Greene, daughter of Deacon Thomas Greene, both of War- wick, married December 26, 1765.
Hopkins Cook, son of Ebenezer Cook, and Annie Arnold, daughter of John Arnold, both or East Greenwich married July 31, 1760.	Oliver Gardner, son of Isaac Gardner, of East Greenwich, deceased, and Mercy Gorton, daughter of William Gorton, of Warwick, married September 25, 1766.
Smitem Wilcox and Bethany Tallman, both of Warwick, married September 22, 1760.	Joseph Mott, sou of Stephen Mott, and Martha Spencer, daughter of Thomas Spencer, both of East Greenwich, married July 7, 1768.
Nicholas Simmons and Elizabeth Bacheldor, both of East Greenwich, married November 6, 1760.	Richard Essex, son of Hugh Essex, of Warwick, and Mary Aylesworth, daughter of Arthur Aylesworth, of North Kings- town, married in said Kingstown, July 24, 1768.
Samuel Wightman and Amy Laton, both of East Greenwich, married December 4, 1760.	Jeremiah Aylesworth, sou of Arthur Aylesworth and Phebe Allen, daughter of Jonathan Allen, both of North Kingstown, married in said Kingstown, July 24, 1768.
Caleb Bentley and Martha Foster, daughter of Thomas Foster, of Warwick, married June 14, 1761.	Richard Fry, son of Thomas Fry and Sarah Arnold, daughter of John Arnold, both of East Greenwich, married in said Greenwich, August 14, 1768.
Thomas Boorman and Sarah Stafford, both of East Greenwich, married August 2, 1761.	Benjamin Tiffing, son of Benjamin Tiffing, of Warwick, and Mary Olin, daughter of Henry Olin, of West Greenwich, married November 6, 1768.
Joseph Whitford and Desire Havens, both of Warwick, married October 9, 1761.	John Allen, son of Thomas Allen, and Mary Gould, daughter of Daniel Gould, deceased, both of North Kingstown, married in said Kingstown. January 26, 1769.
Thomas Stafford, of Warwick, and Rebeckah Hill, daughter of Thomas Hill, of North Kingstown, married in said Kingstown, February 4, 1762.	William Rice, son of Thomas Rice, and Mayplet Remington, daughter of Thomas Remington, both of Warwick, married January 29,1769.
Thomas Tillinghast, son of Philip Tillinghast, of East Greenwich, and Mary Hill, daughter of Thomas Hill, of North. Kingston , married in said Kingstown, May 27,1762.	Robert Reynolds, son of Robert Reynolds, of Exeter, and Annie Reynolds, daughter of James Reynolds, deceased, of East Greenwich, married in said Greenwich, Feb 15, 1769.
Benjamin Bently and Barbara Pearce, both of East Greenwich, married November 21, 1762.	Holden Rhodes, son of Holden Rhodes, and Susanna Wall, daughter of John Wall, both of Warwick, married March 12, 1769.
Robert Brattle, of Newport, and Susanna Pearce, of East Greenwich, married in said Greenwich, January 2, 1763.	William Wood, son of William, and Ruth Gorton, daughter of Samuel Gorton, (doctor), both of Warwick, married July 5, 1760.