Abigail BROWN

Abigail married Benjamin BILLINGS on 22 Nov 1750 in Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of Maj. James Brown and Ann Clarke

John married Dorothy NOYES on 04 Jul 1728 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Dorothy (daughter of Dr. James NOYES, III and Ann SANFORD) was born on 01 Oct 1712 in Westerly, Rhode Island; was christened on 22 Dec 1712; died on 16 Oct 1772 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Ann SANFORD in Sep 1702 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Ann (daughter of Gov. Peleg SANFORD and Mary CODDINGTON) was born in 1680 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rev. James Noyes came to Stonington to preach on an invitation of the town in 1664. The meeting house in which he preached was a short distance southwesterly of the present residence off Mr. Henry M. Palmer, west of Montauk avenue. Traditionally, we learn that he resided in the family of Thomas Stanton, Sr., until he was ordained Sept. 11, 1674, and the next day he was married to Miss Dorothy Stanton, daughter of Thomas and Ann Lord Stanton. He made his permanent place of abode upon a large tract of land in Stonington, Conn., which he purchased of Samuel Willis of Hartford, Conn., where he erected him a dwelling house on the site of the present first house, south of Anguilla on the highway from there to Wequetequock, which became the first parsonage of the First Congregational Church of Stonington, where he lived the remainder of his life, dying Dec. 30, 1719. For the first ten years of his ministry he preached as a licentiate, and the last 45 years as an ordained clergyman. He was chaplain with Capt. George Denison's expedition that captured Canonchet, chief sachem of the Narragansett Indians, April, 1676.

He graduated from Harvard in 1659 and was ordained minister and pastor of "The Road Church", First Congregational Church Stonington, on Sept.11,1674. The next day he married Dorothy Stanton, b. 1651 d. 1741/42. They had six children and many descendants who became members of the clergy. He served as Chaplin under Capt. George Denison in the Narragansett War and was a founder of Yale University, serving as a trustee from Oct. 1701 until his death. His grave has a very large pier slab with the inscription that follows. It was relettered "mid-19th cen." at Doty's marble works.

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In expectation of a joyful resurrection to eternal life here lyeth interred the body of the Rev. Mr. James Noyes aged 80 years who after a faithful living of the Church of Christ in this place for more than 55 years deceased Dec. ye 30, 1719-20. Majesty, meekness and humilty here meet in one with greatest charity. He was first pastor of the Road Church and Society

James married Dorothy STANTON on 11 Sep 1674 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Dorothy (daughter of Thomas STANTON and Anna LORD) was born in 1651 in Pequoit, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 19 Jan 1742/3 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Wequetequock Burial Ground, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dorothy Stanton was born about 1651 to Thomas Stanton and Anna Lord. She married Rev. James Noyes II on 12 Sep 1674 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. They had 7 children- Dorothy, Dr. James II, Captain Thomas, Anne, Deacon John, Rev. Joseph and Moses. After her husband died, she lived with her son, Thomas, on the home farm.

Inscription
In Memory of
Dorothy ye wife of
ye Rever Mr. James
Noyes Deceased
who died Jan
ye 19th 1742/3
in ye 91st year of
her age

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of John Sanford and Bridgett Hutchinson

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He was a very prominent merchant at Newport and, arguably, the most important family member. he engaged in business in 1663-64 at Barbadoes with his brothers William and Elisha. He returned to Newport where he was made a freeman on 2 May 1666. He continued his business with Barbadoes, shipping wool, horses and other goods to various places and sugar to London. He imported English goods to Rhode Island. He was imprisoned in 1668 in a "Boston goal (jail) for debt", but was released on bond that was paid for by his uncle Edward Hutchinson. Gov. Sanford had large land holdings in Jamestown, R.I. and had a house at Black Point and a town house in Newport. (Note: They had seven children, but their birth order is uncertain and requires further research.)

Peleg married Mary CODDINGTON on 01 Dec 1674 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Mary (daughter of Gov. William CODDINGTON and Anne BRINLEY) was born on 16 May 1654 in Society of Friends, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died in Mar 1691/2 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]