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Jonathan Oatley
b.7 Jul 1790 South Kingstown, Washington County, RI
d.10 Aug 1872 East Killingly, Windham County, CT
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m. 29 Jan 1781
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m. 29 May 1813
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Jonathan Oatley was baptized in the Baptist Church at Exeter, RI. on 6 February 1813. Amy Champlin was baptized at the same church on 20 February 1813. In 1814, Jonathan Oatley bought a parcel of land in South Kingstown from R.A. Hazard for $20.00. On 30 November 1816, he and his wife sold an acre to his brother, Joseph Oatley, for $20. The land in South Kingstown was bounded northerly on land of the heirs of Daniel Stedman, westerly by land of Benjamin T. Peckham, southerly on a highway, and easterly by land of Rowland Hazard. It was the same lot that the late Joseph Oatley held there. Amy Oatley joined in the sale. In the 1820 US Census, the Jonathan Oatley family resided in South Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island (National Archives Microfilm Series M33, Roll 115, Page 105, indexed on www.ancestry.com as "Batly"). The household included three males under age 10, one male age 26 to 45, one female under age 10, and one female age 16 to 26. "Bro. Jonathan Oatley" was voted a letter of recommendation on 18 April 1829 by the Exeter church, and was a delegate to the Ecclesiastical Council on 2 July 1829. On 16 October 1829, the congregation at Exeter voted to give Brother Jonathan Oatley a letter of recommendation and dismission. He was ordained in about 1829 to become pastor of the First Baptist Church of South Kingstown, RI. His pastorate continued for about three years. In 1834, Jonathan Oatley and Amy, accompanied by twelve children, left South Kingstown and came to East Killingly, Connecticut. They joined the Baptist Church and he began as pastor on about 1 May 1834, carrying a letter of recommendation from the South Kingstown church. There is no record of how long he served in that capacity. Trouble arose in the congregation in 1847. The church records say "Whereas, elder Jonathan Oatley, and his wife Amy, Joseph Oatley, William Oatley, Amy Oatley White, were at different times during the year 1847 excluded from the fellowship, ordinances, and watch-care of this church." A later record for 5 February 1853 reads "In accordance with the invitation given to the following persons, Jonathan Oatley, Amy his wife, Joseph Oatley, William Oatley and Amy Oatley White did accept of said invitation and were by a unanimous vote restored to the full fellowship of said Church at a covenant meeting held ... Killingly the 5th day of Feb. 1853. R.B. Covill, Church Clerk." He and his sons were quarry men and granite workers, as well as farmers. They owned a quarry near Killingly Old Pond. The "Oatley Ledges" near East Killingly are well known. The Oatleys made long granite steps for the church in "Kentuck" and when that church was torn down, the steps were removed and have served as the steps in front of the Union Baptist Church in East Killingly. Two more children were born in East Killingly, making a total of fourteen children. In the 1840 US Census, the Jonathan Oatley family resided in District No. 25 of Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut (National Archive Microfilm Series, Roll 32, Page 165). The household included 2 males age 10-15, 2 males age 15-20, 1 male age 20-30, one male age 40-50, 1 female under age 5, 2 females age 5-10, one female age 10-15, 1 female age 20-30 and one female age 40-50. In the 1850 US Census, the Jonathan Oatley family resided in Killingly Township, Windham County, Connecticut (National Archives Microfilm Series M432, Roll 51, Page 358, dwelling #548, family #601, line 14). The household included:
In the 1860 US Census, the Jonathan Oatley family resided in East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut [(indexed as "Oarley" on HeritageQuestOnline, National Archives Microfilm Series M653, Roll 92, page 553, dwelling #584, family #606, line 13]. The household included:
It is said that when Jonathan Oatley was 75 years old, that he walked from Killingly to South Kingstown to visit his many friends and relatives. In the 1870 US Census, Jonathan Oatly (age 79, at home, born RI) resided with his son Joseph Oatly (age 55, a stone cutter, born RI) and his family in East Killingly, Windham county, connecticut (National Archives Microfilm Series M593, Roll 116, Page 445, line 5). Jonathan Oatley died 10 August 1872 in Killingly CT, age 82, of old age. He was a widower, born in South Kingston, RI, reported by Dr. E.A. Hill [Killingly CT Births, Marriages, Deaths, Volume 2, 1849-1881, page 552]. He and his wife are interred in the Bartlett Cemetery on Chestnut Hill in East Killingly. Before the caskets were lowered into the grave, the silver coffin plates were removed and given to a family member. References
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