Person:James Colvin (13)

Facts and Events
Name Rev. James Colvin
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 Nov 1695 Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage aft 23 Oct 1723 Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United Statesto Anne Lippitt
Marriage abt 1718 to Mary Lippitt
Death[3] 5 Mar 1755 Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
References
  1. Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1929-1930)
    62.

    COLVIN, James, s. John, [born] Nov. 24, 1695.

  2.   Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. (Orig. 1887; Reprinted 1969 Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing)
    p. 52.

    Will of James, proved 1755, names wife Anne, sons Benjamin, Caleb, Moses, Josiah, Stephen, John, David, Henry. Daughter Anne (not yet 18). "If any of last wife's children die before arriving of age their portion to go to children of last wife." A stamped addition on this version states "Colvin, 2d column. VIII. James m. (1) Mary Lippitt, of John and Rebecca (Lippitt) Lippitt.

  3. Weis, Frederick Lewis. The Colonial Clergy and the Colonial Churches of New England. (Lancaster, Massachusetts: The Society of the Descendants of the Colonial Clergy, 1936)
    p. 60.

    James Colvin b. Providence, R.I., Nov. 25, 1695, son of John and Dorothy Colvin; Ord. Scituate, R.I., (Bapt. Chh.), 1738; set;. Scituate, R.I., 1738-1755; Bapt.; d. Coventry R.I., Mar. 5, 1755.

  4.   Research of Marilyn Solari Sullivan posted to Colvin-L
    [1], 8 May 1998.

    Based on the wills of their grandmother and father, sisters Mary and Anne Lippitt both married James Colvin, Mary c. 1716 (children Benjamin and Caleb) and Anne after October 1723, when Mary (as Mary Colvin) was still living and Anne was Anne Lippitt in their father's will.