Edward Larkin, of Westerly

Son of Edward Larkin of Newport (died about 1688). Married 1) Elizabeth Hall 2) Mary Cottrell. There is no record of his birth.

on 30 May 1689 Edward Larkin, no longer called “Jr.”, was admitted freeman of Westerly.

the parents seem incorrect below. Edward Larkin of Charlestown seems to have had a son Edward who married Mary Walker.

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db...

ID: I3314 Name: Edward LARKIN Given Name: Edward Surname: Larkin Sex: M Change Date: 16 JAN 2008 Note: J.O. Austin: GDRI, p 121. Birth: 18 MAR 1646 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Death: 1741 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island

Father: Edward LARKIN b: ABT 1615 in England Mother: Joan UNKNOWN b: ABT 1617

see also http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32728835

The son of EDWARD & JOANNA (BUTLER) LARKIN, he married Mary Walker on November 1, 1688. Some think that he died in 1741 in Westerly, Washington, RI, but according to The Genealogical Dictionary of NE Settlers by Savage, Vol. 3, p. 57, Edward of Westerly was the son of Edward of Newport and married Mary Cottrell. The next Edward in the paragraph, as stated by Savage, is Edward, son of Edward of Charlestown, and he married Mary Walker. No date is given for his death.

born about 1668 at Westerly, Rhode Island; died at Westerly before March 26, 1741. Married 1st wife Elizabeth Hall, daughter of Henry Hall of Westerly about 1697; she died in 1714. Married 2nd wife Mary Cottrell, daughter of Nicholas Cottrell III and granddaughter of Nicholas and Em Peabody Cottrell, about 1716; Mary died in May 1743

Origins

Children of Edward Larkin and his second wife, Lydia:

1. Edward Larkin, Jr., born 18 Mar 1668 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island. Married 1) Elizabeth Hall 2) Mary Cottrell
2. John Larkin, born about 1670 in Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island. Married Rebecca.
3. Roger Larkin, born 1671 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. Married 1) Hannah Babcock 2) Elizabeth 3) Rebecca Knight
4. Stephen Larkin, born about 1676 in Westerly, Washington, RI

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References

• HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 325
• HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 211
• Edward Larkin of Rhode Island, Freeman of Newport 1655 and of Westerly 1664. The first Six Generations. Elizabeth Brock Larkin, pgs. 12 & 40
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 27 2021, 23:13:46 UTC
• werelate.org/wiki