John Fry

John Fry

"He was Deputy (of East Greenwich) from 1742 to 1744 and from 1752 to 1753. He was chosen a trustee by the Indian Sachems. He was also a judge of the Court of Common Pleas."

Born: 31 Oct 1695, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island

Died: Sep 1753, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island

Father: Thomas Fry, b. 1666 East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island; d. 3 Sep 1748, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island

Mother: Welthian Greene, b. 23 Jan 1669/70, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; d. 1746 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Spouse: Elizabeth Greene, b. 26 Jan 1706 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; dau. of Benjamin Greene and Susannah Holden

Children, all born in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island:

• John, b. 18 May 1724; burial, 21 Jan 1726, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
• Elizabeth, b. 28 Nov 1726; burial 14 Jul 1731, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
• Benjamin, b. 11 Feb 1728
• Susanna, b. 27 Nov 1730; m. 29 Sep 1757, Rhode Island, James Greene, son of Dr. James Greene and Elizabeth Gould.
• Welthian, b. 23 Mar 1735; m. 29 Mar 1756, East Greenwich, Ebenezer Cooke, son of Ebenezer Cooke and Patience Gorton.
• Elizabeth, b. 2 Dec 1739; m. 16 Sep 1766, East Greenwich, Gideon Mumford, son of William Mumford and Ann Wilson.
• Mary, b. 26 Feb 1743; d.12 Jan 1766; m. 4 Mar 1762, East Greenwich, Paul Mumford, son of William Mumford and Ann Wilson.
• Ruth, b. 14 May 1745; m. 25 Dec 1773, East Greenwich, Augustus Mumford, son of William Mumford and Ann Wilson.

Will: 16 Aug 1753 East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

Sources:

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

John Fry - https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Fry_%2829%29

↑ East Greenwich 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), 115. FRY, John, of Thomas and Welthian, [born] Oct. 31, 1695.

↑ East Greenwich 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), 116. FRY, John, died, aged 57y., 10m., 6d., a Justice of the C. C. Pleas, Kent Co., Sept. 6, 1753.

↑ Abstracts of East Greenwich Wills, in Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (Princeton, Massachusetts: A. G. Beaman), 136, Jan 1979. John Fry will dated 16 Aug 1753, proved 27 Sept 1753, pps. 74-76. Wife Elizabeth. Son Benjamin. Daughters: Susannah, Welthan, Elizabeth under 18, Mary under 18 and Ruth under 18. Father Thomas Fry deceased. Brother Thomas Fry.