Samuel Gorton, Jr.

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Samuel Gorton (1706 - 1796)

Samuel Gorton

Born 2 Jan 1706 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Son of Samuel Gorton and Elizabeth (Collins) Gorton

Brother of Ann (Gorton) Remington, Edward Gorton, Margaret (Gorton) Whitman, William Gorton, Sarah (Gorton) Collins and Elizabeth (Gorton) Tallman

Husband of Mary (Rice) Gorton — married 21 Jan 1731 [location unknown]

Father of Benjamin Gorton, Ruby Gorton, Jonathan Gorton, Sarah (Gorton) Bowen, Elizabeth Gorton, Elnathan (Gorton) Bowen and John Gorton

Died 16 Feb 1796 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Profile last modified 6 Jan 2018 | Created 20 Feb 2012

Births, Marriages, Deaths Warwick Marriages

Gorton, Samuel Jr. , and Mary Rice, of Capt. John ; in. by William Greene, Justice, Jan. 21, 1730-1. (p. 48)

Warwick Births (p. 164)

Gorton, Benjamin, of Samuel, Jr. , and Mary, July 11, 1732. " Robey, Jan. 18, 1735-6. " Jonathan, Nov. 25, 1737. " Sarah, Sept. 10, 1739. " Elizabeth, Nov. 28, 1741. " Elnathan, July 4, 1743. " John, June 11, 1745.

Warwick Deaths (p. 164)

Gorton, Robey, d. Aug. 31, 1736. " Elizabeth, d. Dec 27, 1744. [2]

Research

Samuel appears as head of household in the 1774 census of Rhode Island[3]. His household distribution and inferred attributions are

one white male over 16: Samuel one white female over 16: Mary Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Gorton: Page 179 ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850 First Series Birth, Marriage and Deaths: Vol. 1 Kent County- Warwick Marriages by James N. Arnold Providence 1891 ↑ 1774 Census Gorton, Thomas. Samuel Gorton of Rhode Island and His Descendants (Gateway Press, Rhode Island, 1982) 1774 Rhode Island Census, Warwick, Page 4, Entry 24 -- Gorton Samuel ye 2d; citing transcription by Cherry Fletcher Bamberg in Rhode Island Roots 30 p.198, December 2004. Source: S1629 Abbreviation: New England Historical and Genealogical Register Title: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register . (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001), (Orig. Pub. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 148 vols., 1847-1994.) CONT Source: S755 Abbreviation: New England Historical and Genealogical Register Title: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register . (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001), (Orig. Pub. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 148 vols., 1847-1994.) CONT

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Robert Harter for creating WikiTree profile Gorton-386 through the import of nancy.ged on Sep 8, 2013.