Person:Samuel Stafford (3)
Samuel Stafford
b.Bet 1635 and 1636 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
d.20 Mar 1717/18 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1633
  1. Samuel StaffordBet 1635 & 1636 - 1717/18
  2. Hannah Stafford1640 -
  3. Sarah StaffordAbt 1646 - 1669
  4. Joseph Stafford1647/48 - 1721
  5. Deborah StaffordAbt 1651 - 1706
  6. Thomas Stafford
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Samuel StaffordBet 1635 & 1636 - 1717/18
  • W.  Mercy Wescott1631 - 1700
m. Abt 1660
  1. Elizabeth Stafford
  2. Stukely Stafford1661 -
  3. Amos Stafford1665 - 1760
  4. Mercy Stafford1668 -
  5. Patience StaffordCal 1669 - 1721
  6. Sarah Stafford1669 - Bef 1671
  7. Sarah Stafford1671 -
  8. Samuel Stafford1673 - Bef 1717
  9. Freelove StaffordAbt 1677 - Aft 1710/11
  10. Thomas Stafford1682 - 1765
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Facts and Events
Name Samuel Stafford
Gender Male
Birth[1] Bet 1635 and 1636 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage Abt 1660 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Islandto Mercy Wescott
Will[2] 16 Mar 1710/11 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Death[1] 20 Mar 1717/18 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

Admitted freeman in 1669, chosen one of Governor's "Assistants" in 1674, which he declined to serve. Was elected deputy from Warwick to the Colonial Assembly, 1679-1682-1686-1705. Buried in the old Stafford family burial ground near Conimicut Point.

source: Bullock's book on Stukely Westcott


"Samuel[2] was born 1635 and admitted freeman of the colony in 1669. He was repeatedly chosen deputy, and in 1674 was elected assistant (senator). There are other evidences of his having been a representative man of Warwick. He married Mercy, daughter of Stukely Westcott,* and died March 20, 1718. Samuel and Mercy had issue: Stukely, Amos, Mercy, Sarah, Samuel, Patience, Freelove, Elizabeth and Thomas[3]." Collections on the History of Albany, Vol. III. (1870), by Joel Munsell, p. 441.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Collections on the History of Albany, Vol. III. (1870) by Joel Munsell
    Page 441.
  2. ↑ Abstracts of Warwick Wills, in Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (Princeton, Massachusetts: A. G. Beaman)
    3:34.

    Samuel Stafford of Warwick being aged. Will dated 16 Mar 1710/11, proved 16 Apr 1718, pps. 135-136.
    Sons: Amos eldest, and Thomas youngest.
    Daughters: Sarah Scranton eldest, Patience Howland 2d, Freelove Tillinghast 3rd & Elizabeth Devotion 4th.
    Granddaughters Marcy Thurber & Mary Stafford.

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