Mary Tanner

Mary (Babcock)daughter of Job & Jane (Crandall) Babcock of Westerly, in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI. Mary was born in Westerly, Washington County, RI. 1696 burial in the cemetery on their farm in South Kingston, RI. Her stone was photographed in 10/2011.

William Tanner, parents unknown, married 4 times. 1) daughter Tibbets 2) Mary Babcock 3) Elizabeth 4) Elizabeth, widow Cottrell. Children by 1st 3 wives.

He m1 Tibbetts, dtr of Henry Tibbetts & Sara Stanton. She b 1664 Kingstown, RI, d S Kingstown, RI.
He m2 Mary Babcock.
He m3 Elizabeth.
He m4 Elizabeth ___ Gardiner Cottrell.

Children of William Tanner and Mary Babcock:

1. Benjamin ; b. 24 Dec 1692, in South Kingstown, RI. Settled in West Greenwich, RI, where many of his descendants were living as late as 1905.
2. John; settled in Richmond, RI, (or Charleston from which Richmond was taken)
3. Avis; m. Thomas Barber 18 April 1723.
4. Mary m. Lawrence Willett of North Kingston, RI. Surname is also rendered as Vilet, Violett, and Vilate in various records. Children:
   1. Lawrence Willett, probably d. young.
   2. Mary (unmarried)
   3. Grace (Willett) Brand
   4. Thankful (Willett) Clarke

Unproven child:

1. Jane Tanner, wife of William West, and apparently daughter of William and Mary (Babcock) Tanner, was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, about 1702. [1]

Disproven child:

1. Thomas Tanner, Sr.; assumed to be a son who settled about 1730 in Litchfield, Conn. and in Cornwall. He had three sons: William, Thomas, and John. (See Genealogy of Thomas Tanner, by Elias F. Tanner, 1893). {Editorial; this assumption has been demonstrated to be incorrect, Thomas Tanner is NOT the son of Wm Tanner. Thomas Tanner was raised in Lyme, Conn., and lived in the Lyme/East Haddam Conn. area near his father John Tanner. John Tanner may possibly have been the brother of Wm Tanner of this profile.

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References

• https://archive.org/details/williamtannerofn00lctann/page/8/mode/1u...
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77356754/mary-tanner
• 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. 212 THE HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CONN., by Richard A. Wheeler, page 212. 30. Mary, b. ____, m. _____ Tanner, ____. They had the following children: + 122 M i Benjamin TANNER was born 24 Dec 1692 and died Jun 1767. + 123 M ii John TANNER was born about 1694 and died 1741