Person:Richard Fenner (5)

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Hon. Richard Fenner
b.1695
d.6 Feb 1773
Parents and Siblings
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m. 26 Jul 1682
  1. Mary Fenner - 1759
  2. Thomas Fenner1684 -
  3. Hon. Richard Fenner1695 - 1773
  4. Hon. Arthur Fenner1699 - 1788
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Hon. Richard Fenner1695 - 1773
  • W.  Abigail SheldonBet 1695 & 1696 - 1744
m. 11 Jan 1715/16
  1. Col. Richard Fenner1718 - 1799
  2. Jeremiah Fenner1730 - 1789
  3. Arthur Fenner
  4. John Fenner
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Facts and Events
Name Hon. Richard Fenner
Gender Male
Birth? 1695
Marriage 11 Jan 1715/16 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United Statesto Abigail Sheldon
Death? 6 Feb 1773


BIOGRAPHY: The Fenner Family
Fourth Edition
Alfred Fenner Isham
Los Angeles, California
February 15, 1929 - Page 14
127 HON. RICHARD FENNER AND 1,SHELDON 2,THORNTON
[b 1695;d 6 Feb. 1773] Richard m 1st Abigail Sheldon [b 1695;d 1744], daughter of Nicholas Sheldon and Abigail Tillinghast, on 11 Jan. 1716, by Justice Richard Brown. He m 2nd Mrs. Abigail Thornton, daughter of Richard Clemence. Will in Johnston records Vol. 1, p 87 mentions a homestead in Johnston, lands in Pawtuxet given to Arthur; to Lydia 100L and furniture; to John the right of his brother Joseph and himself in tract in Glocester; to Richard and Jeremiah a right in tract in Scituate near Chaupauseakock hill. His personalty amounted to £330 4s. Richard was a justice of the peace. He lived probably for a time in the homestead of his father, Major Thomas, and then built a home nearby and on the opposite side of the Plainfield pike, which divides Cranston and Johnston. The site is probably close to the Simmons mansion in Johnston, which was occupied in 1826. Richard served as a judge from 1732 to 1737, and was a member of the Governor's Council in 1740.

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