William ALMY (ca 1600-1676/7) of Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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William ALMY (ca 1600-1676/7) of Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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Clyde M. Senger,
Compiled Oct 1985, rev. Dec 1985
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Last update of coding November 2005
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.... William ALMY, perhaps also known as ALMEY, ALMIE, and ALMOND only son (11) of Christopher ALMY,Christopher gentleman, of South Kilworth, England (4), born ca 1600 (4,8,11) or 1601 (2,3,5,12,fg), Belinden Parish, County Kent, England (3) or Dunton Basset (4,8,11) or South Kilworth, Leicestershire England (4,11), died 1676/7 (1,2,5,12) or 28 Feb 1676 (3), Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI (1,2,3,11,fg), will dated 28 Feb 1676/7 proved 23 April 1677 (2,3,5,11,12) or 25 April (6),
... Notes: Said to have come to America with Winthrop (2,3,8,12) about 1629 (3) or 1630 (8) and settled with other Leicestershire men in 1631 at Saugus MA (4,11). Was also at Lynn, MA (1,2,3,12), came perhaps as early as 1631 (1,2,12) where his name appears on town records 14 June 1631 (3,5), and again 1 (5) or 31 (3) July 1634 (3,5) when he may have been in England (3). He went home and presented papers to the church 13 June 1635 (3) and returned again 1635 in the Abigail (1,2,3,4,5,8,9,11,12) with Capt. Robert Hackwell (3,12) with wife (1,2,3,5,9) and 2 children (1,3,5,9). Removed, probably to Sandwich 1637 (1,3,4,9) where he and nine others were given liberty 3 Apr 1637 (5,12) to look for a place to settle. He was granted land (2) amounting to eight and one half acres on 16 April 1640 (3,5) which was sold to Edmund FREEMAN 1642 (2,5,11,12) on 22 June 1642 (3,5,11,12) Was gone from Sandwich by 7 Dec. 1641 (5,11). He moved to Portsmouth, Rhode Island (2,4,12), about 1641 (3,4) where he was granted land on 14 Nov. (5,11) 1644 (2,5,11,12) at the Wading River (3,5) and where he was freeman in 1655 (1,3,5,9,11,12). He sold eight acres of his holdings to Richard Bulgar 5 Jan 1656 (3,5). He was a member of the Society of Friends (2,12).
.... He married by license (11) 1626 Lutterworth Leics. England (4,8,10,11)
.... Audrey BARLOW (4,8) or BARLOWE (10,11), of Lutterworth, England (4,10,11), born ca 1602 (8,10,11) or 1603 (5), died after 1676 (5,10,11, and from will where she was mentioned)
... Children:
...i. Annis ALMY (1,4,10,11) Anne ALMY (2,4,8,10), Anna (11), or Ann ALMY (5,12,fg), born ca 1627 (1,2,5) or 1628 (fg), baptized 26 Feb 1626/7 South Kilworth (4,8,10,11,fg) Leicestershire, England (fg), died 6 (2,8,10,11) or 17 (5,12) May 1709 (2,5,8,10,11,12,fg) Warwick, Kent Co, RI (fg) in 82nd year (2,5) or 62nd year? (8), interred Spring Greene Burial Ground, Warwick, Kent Co. RI (fg), married ca 1648 (8,10,11)
.......... John GREENE (1,2,11,12), son of John Greene and Joan (TATTERSALL) (5,11) or Joanne TATTERSOL (fg). He became Deputy- Governor of Rhode Island (2,11). He born 1620 (5), baptized 15 Aug 1620 St Thomas Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (2,11), died 27 Nov 1708 (2,5,11,fg) Warwick, Kent Co, RI (fg) in 89th year (2), interred near wife (fg), 11 children (11), some details on 6 at fg.
..ii. Christopher ALMY, born ca 1631 (11) or ca 1632 in Lancaster, (fg) England (1,3,12), died 30 (5,11,fg) or 31 (3) Jan 1712/3 (3,5,11) or 1714 (fg), will dated 4 Sept 1708 with codicil dated 17 Sept 1711, will proved 9 Feb 1713 (fg), married 9 July 1661 (3,5,10,11),
.......... Elizabeth CORNELL (3,5,10,11), dau of Thomas Cornell and Rebecca (5,10,11,fg). She died 12 (4) or 30 (10) Jan 1712/3 (10) or 1714/5 in 72nd, 73rd or 78th year (4). He was freeman of Portsmouth 1658 (3,5) was in Shrewsbury, NJ 22 June 1676 (4) and bought property in 1667 (5) at Monmouth NJ (3,5) and on 5 March 1680 (5) at Pocasset (Tiverton) (3,5). Will dated 4 Sept 1708 with codicil dated 11 Sept, proved 9 Feb 1713 (5).
....... Children 9 (11) including :
.......... ....1. William ALMY,
............... 2. Job ALMY,
............... 3. Deborah ALMY who married
.................... John SLOCUM (3b).
..iii. John ALMY (1,11,12), died 1 Oct 1676 (11) or at least before 1676/7 in America (mentioned as dead in fathers will) (5,11), perhaps Plymouth 1643, married
.......... Mary COLE, dau of James (1,11) and Mary (11), removed to Portsmouth, RI, was a captain in Philip's war 1675 and died 1676 (1). She married second in 1677
.......... John POCOCKE (11).
..iv. Job ALMY (1,6,11,12), of Warwick and Portsmouth (11), with title of Colonel (10), born 1601 (sic) (10), died 1684 (1,10,11), married
.......... Mary UNTHANK, dau of Christopher and Susan (10,11), who married second
.......... Thomas TOWNSEND and died after 1724 (10,11).
........... Children 11 (11) including:
..............1. William ALMY,
..............2. Christopher ALMY,
..............3. Audrey ALMY,
..............4. Deborah ALMY,
..............5. Catharine ALMY, and
..............6. Mary ALMY, all perhaps minors on his death in 1684 (1)
...v. Catharine ALMY (1,11,12), married
.......... Bartholomew WEST (10,11) or WEST (1,10,11,12), son of Matthew WEST (10,11), died before 1703 (10,11), had
.......... Children 4 (11) including :
..............1. Bartholomew WEST before 1677 (3,5,6) and
..............2. Anne WEST who married
.................... William WOOLEY (3b)
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******* FIRST GENERATION ANCESTORS*******
.... Christopher ALMEY (4,8,10,11), son of Thomas ALMEY and Joan WALES,
died (8) or interred (10) 4 Oct 1624 (8,10,11), interred South Kilworth (8,10,11), married first,
.... _____ CLARKE, of Lutterworth, England (8,10,11). He married second by license
..... Anne GREENE or Annie GREENE, widow of Hurley, co. Warwick, England (8,10,11) who died (8) or was interred (10) 5 March 1622/3 (8,10,11) at South Kilworth (10,11), will dated 11 Apr 1621, proved 18 May 1626 by son Henry GREENE (11).
... Children by 1st wife :
...*.i.William ALMEY (8,11), only son born ca 1600 (11) and
....?. Mary ALMEY (8,11), unmarried 2 Oct 1624 (8,11), perhaps the one who married at Ashby Parva, co., Leicester, 30 Oct 1627
.......... Samuel JEPHCOTE (11).
... Child by first wife (11) or second wife (10)
..?. Joan ALMEY (will 11) or Katharine ALMEY (marriage license 11), married 1618
.......... John PAULE (10,11), of Ashby Parve, co. Leicester., a yeoman (11), with 3 children, William, Christopher, and Richard before Oct. 1624 (11).
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******* SECOND GENERATION ANCESTORS*******
.... Thomas ALMEY (4,8,11), son of John ALMEYborn ca 1530 (10) or ca 1550 (8,11), married
.... Joan WALE, (8,10,11), dau of Thomas WALE (8,10,11) of Dunton-Bassett (10,11), interred Dunton-Bassett Leics. England, 31 Oct 1604 (8,10,11).
... Children 4:
..i. Thomas ALMEY (8,10,11) of Badby County Northampton (10,11).
...ii. William ALMEY (8,10,11), of Bitteswell, Co. Leicester (10,11).
..iii. John ALMEY (8,10,11), of Lutterworth (10,11).
..*.vi. Christopher ALMEY (8,11).
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******* THIRD GENERATION ANCESTORS*******
.... John ALMEY (4,8,10,11), Lived in Dunton-Bassett, nine miles south of Leicester and four miles north of Lutterworth (10), married
.... ______ REIGNOLDS (8,10,11)
... Child
..*.i. Thomas ALMEY
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************ NUMBERED REFERENCES ************
..... () surround numbers for references that provide that information and in a few cases, notes by me. A ? before a reference number indicates the data is not specifically provided but is very strongly suggested in some way. Non-published sources are not cited unless they provide data not found elsewhere. References not seen but listed as sources by other authors or on unpublished material are listed under those references. Photocopies of such sources would be welcomed. Photocopies of other sources (as they exist in my file) are available on request.
... 1. Savage, James. 1860-62 re 1977. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. 4 Vol. Gen. Publ. Co. #BPL REF 929.3 S #LC? F7.S26 (p 45)
... 2. Clarke, Louise Brownell, comp. 1903. The Greenes of Rhode Island, with Historical Records of English Ancestry, 1534-1902. The Knickerbocher Press, NY. from records of George Sears Greene. #LC CS71.G8 1903 (p 59- 61)
... 3. Colonial Families in America. Vol 8, p 162-, (3b Vol 4, Vol 1, p 42 not seen but reported by Mrs. Lorraine White, RR #2, Box 2189, Lewiston, MT 59457 in 1984)
... 4. Additions and corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. in The American Genealogist 20, p 114-118, 223-235. (p 119-120)
... 5. Austin, John Osborne. 1887. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. J. Munsell's Sons, Albany, NY. #SPL R929 Au76 (p 236)
... 6. Will of William Almy from Portsmouth, R. I. Land Evidence "2nd Book No. 1" 1647-1696 as reported in Rhode Island Genealogical Register 2(3):164, Jan 1980.
... 7. Greene, Walter and Ella Greene. 1964. The Greene Family of St. Albans, Vermont. Together with the Origin And the History of the Greene Family in England and Rhode Island. Schenectady, NY. #SLC 929.273 G3gw #LC CS71.G8 1964 (not cited above, see #8)
... 8. Greene, Walter and Ella Greene. 1981. The Greene family history; An account of the ancestors and descendants of Nathan and Job Greene who pioneered the settlement of St. Albans, Vermont. Schenectady, NY. (see especially pp 35, 36, 41, 167. Many repeats of Austin, #5, not included above)
... 9. Whittemore, Henry. Genealogical guide to the early settlers of America. (p 10)
... 10. Johnson, Charles Owen. The genealogy of several allied families. Pelican Put. Co., New Orleans, LA. (141-144)
... 11. Chamberlain, George Walter. 1917. The English ancestry of William Almy of Portsmouth, R. I. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 71: 310-324.
... 12. Ellery, Harrison. 1884,1983. Ancestors of Hon. William Ellery, signer of the Declaration of Independence. NHM 4:181-196 and Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, GPC 1983 (v 1 A-Sl, p 312 for ALMY)
... (fg) FindAGrave at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36841792
Other possible references in the following:
American Ancestry IV p 189 (not seen)
Banks, Charles Edward. 1961. The planters of the commonwealth 1620- 1640. Gen. Pub. Co. (p 161-165 passengers on Abigail, not seen)
Empire State Society, S. A. R., Heroes of the revolution and their descendants. p 75 (not seen)
Albany NY. John Munsell's Sons. #SPL R929 Au76An
Mackenzie, George Norbury, ed. 1966. Colonial families of the United States of America. Gen. Publ. Co., Baltimore. (Vol 6 p 353-355, not seen)
Miller, Charles Kingsbury. 1897. Historic Families of America. Chicago. (p 14-15) (not seen)
Pope, Pioneers of Massachusetts. (not seen)
Original lists of persons of quality from Great Britain to American plantations 1600-1700. (p 93 passengers of Abigail, not seen)
Spooner. Gen. I. p 403 (not seen)
Virkus, Frederick A. The (abridged) compendium of American genealogy first families of America. Gen. Publ. Co., Baltimore (Vol 1, p 965-966, 735, 241; Vol 2 p 61; Vol 3 p 380, 826; Vol 4 p 750; Vol 5 p 34; Vol 7 p 380, not seen)
Stillwell, John E. 1970. Historical and Genealogical Miscellany. (vol 4, p 35)
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Some recently received material (1990) (some repeat above)
Banks, Charles Edward. 1961, 1975. The planters of the commonwealth 1620- 1640. Gen. Pub. Co. (p 161-165 passengers on Abigail, photocopy pages 160-1, 164-5)
Banks, Charles Edward. 1957. (photocopy pages 90-91 Almy on 91) possibly an edition of:
Original lists of persons of quality from Great Britain to American plantations 1600-1700. (p 93 passengers of Abigail, not seen)
Crapo, Henry Howland. 1912. Certain Comeoverers. Vol I. New Bedford, MA. (photocopy pages 269-279)
Cutter, William Richard. New England Families. Vol. 4. (photocopy of page 2017 for William Almy)
Hotten. Lists of Emigrants to America 1600-1700. (photocopy pages 92-93)
Pope, Pioneers of Massachusetts. (photocopy page 16)
Tepper, M. 1977. (title unknown, page headings "Passengers to America" and Founders of New England"). (photocopy of pages 30-31 Wm. Almond on page 30)
from Charles Grimmett in 1987
Almy, Lloyd Huber. 1956. Henry Augustus Almy, His Descendants and Lineage from the Immigrant William Almy. Grafton, Pittsburgh PA. (photocopy of pages 1-5 from CS 71 A452 1956 Sutro Library)
Mackenzie, George Norbury, ed. 1966. Colonial families of the United States of America. Gen. Publ. Co., Baltimore. (Vol 6 p 353-355 (photocopy on Charles K. Miller))
Miller, Charles Kingsbury. 1897. Historic Families of America. William Almy of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1630. Joris Janssen De Rapalje, of Fort Orange (Albany), New Amsterdam and Brooklyn, 1623. (photocopy of pages 8-23 on Almy family from copy at California State Library)
Moriarity, G. Andrews. 1924. Genealogical Gleanings in England. IV. Almy. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 78:391-395+, Oct. 1924
Stillwell, John E. 1970. Historical and Genealogical Miscellany. (vol 4, p 35) (photocopy pages 34-35 about Lewis Morris and mentioning William Almy)
Virkus, Frederick A. The (abridged) compendium of American genealogy first families of America. Gen. Publ. Co., Baltimore (Vol 1, p 965-966, 735 (photocopy), 241; Vol 2 p 61; Vol 3 p 380, 826; Vol 4 p 750; Vol 5 p 34; Vol 7 p 380 (photocopy), p 826 (photocopy))
from William M. Smith in 1989
... Child, Hamilton. 1871. Gazetteer and Business Directory of Washington County, N. Y. for 1871. (photocopy of 150-151 Cambridge, pages 196-197 Greenwich, and pages 202-203 Greenwich Village with Almy names)
from Ralph Allen Cangson, 1985
1984., July. William Gifford of Sandwich, Mass. (photocopies 204-209)
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