John Fry

John Fry

"The fourth generation of Frys in Rhode Island were men of leadership and civic responsibility. John Fry, son of Thomas, was a captain in the First Company of the First Regiment of Kent County and also served as Justice of the Court of Common Pleas from 1746 to 1752."

The History of East Greenwich, 1677 - 1960, by Martha R. McPartland, pg.255

Born: Jan 22, 1727/8, East Greenwich, Rhode Island

Died: March 1, 1811, Tiverton, Rhode Island

Father: Thomas Fry Esq., b. Feb 16, 1690, East Greenwich, (Present Kent County), Colony of Rhode Island; d. circa 1782, East Greenwich, Kent County, RI

Mother: Mary Greene, daughter of Capt. Samuel Greene, b. 25 Aug 1698, Warwick, (Present Kent County), RI; d. 28 Oct 1739 East Greenwich, RI

Married: 27 Dec 1750, East Greenwich, Rhode Island

Spouse: Mary / Mercy Tillinghast, b. 5 Aug 1734, East Greenwich; d. 24 June 1798; daughter of Philip Tillinghast and Alice Thomas

Children:

• Almy Fry, (F) b.15 Jul 1753, East Greenwich; married 1770, Mr. BAILEY, b. 1750, Tiverton, Newport, R.I.
• Benjamin Fry, b. 10 Mar 1755, East Greenwich, RI; d. Apr. 7, 1840; m. Ann Bull
• Christopher Fry, b. 25 Nov 1756, East Greenwich, RI; d. 22 July 1851, Newport, RI
• Mary Fry, b. Abt 1757, RI; married 1772, Mr. GANOT, b. circa 1750.
• Esek Fry, (M) b.13 Nov 1758, East Greenwich, RI
• Lucretia Fry, b.13 Jul 1767; d.13 Feb 1843; m. George SEARS, b.1756, Newport, R.I., d.17 Sep 1800, Christiana, Md

Burial: Common Burying Ground, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island

Also known as: Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Newport #3

Sources:

http://longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I01372&tree=Gr...

http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:John_Fry_and_Mary_Tillinghast_(1)

Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636 - 1850,, by Arnold, James N. : First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891), 28. FRY, John, of Thomas, and Mary or Mercy Tillinghast, of Phillip, Dec. 27, 1750.

http://www.reardon-family.org/pafg3618.htm

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Fry&GSiman=1&...

http://www.rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=145580

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rinewpor/cemeteries/fry_graves.html