Person:Samuel Gorton (9)

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Samuel Gorton
d.Apr 1784
m. 11 Dec 1684
  1. Samuel Gorton1690 - 1784
  2. Hezekiah Gorton1692 -
  3. Susannah Gorton1694 - 1734
m. 1 Jun 1715
  1. Dr. Samuel Gorton1716/17 - Bef 1777
  2. Freelove Gorton1718 -
  3. Ann Gorton1721 -
  4. Lydia Gorton1722/23 -
  5. Benjamin Gorton1725 - 1786
  6. William Gorton1728 -
  7. Susannah Gorton1734 -
  8. Hezekiah Gorton1736 -
  9. Joseph Gorton
Facts and Events
Name Samuel Gorton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 29 Jul 1690 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage 1 Jun 1715 to Freelove Mason
Death? Apr 1784

Was made freeman in 1714 source: Gen. Dictionary of Rhode Island, p 303.


BIOGRAPHY: The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton By Adelos Gorton Philadelphia 1907 Page 175 Samuel Gorton (Samuel 2, Samuel 1), was born July 29, 1690, at Warwick; married June 1, 1715, Freelove Mason, daughter of Elder Joseph and Lydia (Bowen) Mason. He move from Warwick to Swansey, Mass, where his last five children were born. He died in January, 1784, and was buried from his son Deacon Benjamin's house, Warwick, January 23; Funeral sermon by Elder John Gorton. Inventory filed March 8, 1784. Elder Joseph Mason of Warren, R. I., in will March 26, 1748, mentions his daughter, Freelove Gorton, and granddaughter, Susannah.

References
  1. Warwick Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    163.

    GORTON, Samuel, of Samuel and Susannah, [born] July 29, 1690.