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Samuel Fones 1666–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1666

Birth Location: Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: Dec 1757

Death Location: North Kingdom, Kings, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Captain Sr.

Mother: Margaret Walton

Spouse(s): Meribah Smith

Children(s): Sarah Fones

Samuel Fones was born in 1666 in Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Captain John Fones Sr And Margaret Irene Walton. Samuel Fones married Meribah Smith, and had children including Sarah Margaret Fones. Samuel Fones passed away in 1757 in North Kingdom, Kings, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Fones was born in 1666 in Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Captain John Fones Sr And Margaret Irene Walton.
  • Samuel Fones married Meribah Smith, and had children including Sarah Margaret Fones.
  • Samuel Fones passed away in 1757 in North Kingdom, Kings, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Sr.
1635–1703
Birth Location: Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Margaret Walton
1640–1709
Birth Location: Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Meribah Smith
1671–1741
Birth Location: North Kingston, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colony
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Children(s)

Sarah Fones
1703–1765
Birth Location: North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Samuel Fones's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Fones
1666–1757
Birth Place: Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Captain John Fones Sr.
1635–1703
Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Margaret (Irene) Walton
1640–1709
Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
William Walton
1602–1668
England, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Cooke
1602–1682
Seaton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Fones's Descendants

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Samuel Fones (29 Jan 1666–Dec 1757) m. Meribah Smith (20 Nov 1671–24 Jan 1741)
  1. 1. Sarah ((Margaret )) Fones 1703–1765 m. Thomas Scranton 1695–1769
    1. 1. Fones Scranton 1726–1762
      1. 1. Desire Scranton 1760–
        1. 1. Mercy (Desire Scranton) Davis 1782– m. John Nichols 1770–1850
    2. 2. Virtue Scranton 1730–1847
    3. 3. Robey Scranton 1739–

Samuel Fones's Timeline

2 Records

1666
29 Jan 1666
Birth of Samuel Fones in Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
1757
Dec 1757
Age 91
Death of Samuel Fones in North Kingdom, Kings, Rhode Island, USA
North Kingdom, Kings, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1666
    Event Place: Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1757
    Event Place: North Kingdom, Kings, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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