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About Colonel Peter Mawney
Peter Mawney (c.1689-1754) was a member of one of the few French Huguenot families that remained in Rhode Island, following violent clashes with the English citizens of East Greenwich, Rhode Island over disputed land. Mawney spent 24 years in the military service of the colony, serving in both the East Greenwich and Providence militias, and retiring as a Colonel in the Providence County 2nd Regiment. He also served for many years as Justice of the Peace for the town of East Greenwich.
Mawney was married twice, both times to daughters of Pardon Tillinghast, Jr., and had eight children. His son, John Mawney, was Sheriff of Providence for several years, and his grandson, John Mawney, Jr., was a surgeon and one of the raiders that attacked and burned the British revenue ship Gaspee during the leadup to the American Revolutionary War.
- Col Peter Mawney Find A Grave Memorial# 19102495
- North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Peter Mawney was the son of Moses LeMoine, one of the Huguenot proprietors of the Frenchtown settlement in East Greenwich whose surname appears on the original plat. Peter was married first in E. Greenwich, RI on 6 May 1714 to Mary TILLINGHAST, the daughter of Pardon Tillinghast, Jr. and Mary Keech. Peter was married second in E. Greenwich on 14 February 1728/9 to Mercy TILLINGHAST, the sister of Mary. In August 1722 Peter was an Ensign in the first Regiment of the Militia of the Islands, but by August 1747 had become a Colonel. He lived most of his life in E. Greenwich, and was called of that place as late as 1752 when his daughter Mary was married, but shortly before his death he moved to Providence where his will is recorded. His will, dated 13 July 1754, was proved in Providence 7 October 1754. Following his death, his widow Mercy was married in Providence on 18 April 1756 to James Brown of Norwich, Conn. Peter, his second wife, and all of his known children were mentioned in the will of his father-in-law Pardon Tillinghast, dated 3 Oct 1743. Peter had five children with his first wife, and three more with the second:
Children with Mary Tillinghast: 1. Elizabeth Mawney (1714 - 1777) + sp: George Thomas + sp: James Tillinghast (1707 - 1740) + sp: Joseph Olney (1706 - 1777) 2. John Mawney (1718 - 1754) 3. Lydia Mawney (1723 - 1801) + sp: Dr. Ephraim Bowen Sr. (1716 - 1812) 4. Mercy Lemoine Mawney (1724 - 1744) + sp: Thomas Fry (1723 - 1805) 5. Mary Mawney Angell (1727 - 1769)
Children With Mercy Tillinghast: 6. Pardon Mawney (b. 1733) 7. Sarah Mawney (1735 - 1820) + sp: Joseph Whipple (1734 - 1816) 8. Amey Mawney (1737 - 1767) + sp: Samuel Carew (b.1736)
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Colonel Peter Mawney's Timeline
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1689
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East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
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November 22, 1714
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Providence, Providence Plantations County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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August 11, 1718
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East Greenwich Kent County Rhode Island
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1723
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East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States
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1727
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East Greenwich, Kent, RI
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1735
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East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States
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September 9, 1754
Age 65
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