William Tanner, Jr.

William Tanner b 1687 S Kingstown, RI, d 1757 N Kingstown, RI. He m1 Hannah Palmer. She b 1691 N Kingstown, RI, d 1729 Kings Co, RI. He m2 Elizabeth Reynolds. William moved from S Kingstown to N Kingstown when he inherited land from maternal grandfather, Henry Tibbetts. He was admitted as freeman in 1723/4. He was mbr of N Kingstown town council 1746-1752. His will was proved 13 Jun 1757.

Children of William Tanner & Hannah Palmer:

i. William, b 22 Sep 1712, N Kingstown, RI; d Stephentown, NY

ii. Benjamin, b 16 Jun 1714, N Kingstown, RI; d Dec 1743

iii. Palmer, b 15 Dec 1716, N Kingstown, RI; d 1767 N Kingstown, RI

iv. Hannah, b 16 Oct 1720, N Kingstown, RI

v. Mary, b 19 Jan 1721, N Kingstown, RI

Children of William Tanner & Elizabeth Reynolds:

vi. Henry

vii. Deborah

viii. Elizabeth

ix. Francis

x. Avis

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William Tanner Jr.
Born about 1686 in North Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Islandmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of William Tanner Sr. and Unknown (Tibbitts) Tanner
Brother of Benjamin Tanner [half], John Tanner [half], Mary (Tanner) Willett [half], Avis (Tanner) Barber [half], Jane (Tanner) Hill [half], Francis Tanner [half], Nathan Tanner [half], Anna Tanner [half], Rebecca (Tanner) Brand [half], Elizabeth (Tanner) Burdick [half] and Abigail Tanner [half]
Husband of Hannah (Unknown) Tanner — married 1711 in North Kingston, Washington, Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantationsmap
Husband of Elizabeth (Reynolds) Tanner — married Mar 1729 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Islandmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of William Tanner III, Benjamin Tanner, Palmer Tanner, Hannah (Tanner) Chadsey, Mary (Tanner) Reynolds, Henry Tanner, Deborah (Tanner) Fowler, Elizabeth Tanner, Avis (Tanner) Hunt and Francis Tanner
Died after 13 Jun 1757 after about age 71 in North Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Islandmap [uncertain]
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1 Biography
2 Genealogical Records
2.1 Vital Records
2.2 Published Genealogical Information
3 Research Notes
4 Sources
4.1 Other Sources
4.1.1 Web based Genealogies
Biography

William Tanner Jr., son of William Tanner Sr. and ____ Tibbetts, was born about 1686 at Kingstown, Rhode Island and he died 13 JUN 1757 at South Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island

William Tanner married Elizabeth Reynolds on March 1729 at Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States [1][2]

William Tanner was the father of Avis Tanner

Genealogical Records

The following section of this profile provides detailed information found in the various cited sources. The purpose of this section is to provide the reader access to the information contained within the cited sources; to identify source data conflicts and identify the origin of data errors; and, finally, to provide a platform to analyze, cross-correlate, and comment on important aspects of the cited historical data record.

Vital Records

Primary Source, Arnold, Vital Records of Rhode Island. 1636-1850, Volume 5. Washington County [1] Volume 5, Early Vital records from North Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island for William Tanner; Data Extract:
) North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Births; Page 103-104: Children of William Tanner {Jr.} and first wife Hannah:
) William Tanner, son of William and Hannah, was born 22 Sept 1712 at North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
) Benjamin Tanner, son of William and Hannah, was born 16 June 1714 at North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
) Honor Tanner, son? of William and Hannah, was born 15 Dec 1716 at North Kingstown, Rhode Island. {George Tanner D.D, in his 1905 Tanner Genealogy (page 12) provides what appears to be an independent (from Arnold) transcription of the North Kingston vital records for the family of William Tanner Jr. and renders the name of this child as PALMOR. George Tanner has a major advantage over Arnold, having studied the family and consequently having foreknowledge of the children's names, hence able to render a more accurate transcription. }
) ____ah, of William and Hannah, was born 16 Oct 1723 at North Kingstown, Rhode Island. {The remaining ...ah part of the first name in the RI VR text correlates to daughter Hannah.}
) ____, of William and Hannah, was born 19 Jan 172_ at North Kingstown, Rhode Island. {By process of elimination, this birth record must then apply to Mary; probably 1725 or perhaps 1726.}
) North Kingstown, RI Marriages; Page 45: William Tanner {Jr.} married Elizabeth Reynolds by William Spencer, Justice. March __, 1729.
) North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Births; Page 104: Children of William Tanner {Jr.} and second wife Elizabeth: {Editorial (RRB): The following data is not a prank, these blank entries from the North Kingstown vital record are the result of fire damage having partially destroyed the original text.}
) ____, of William and Elizabeth, b. Dec. 6, ____. {Possibly son Henry Tanner, ID'ed as a son of Elizabeth in her will. Likely born in 1729. Henry was married in 1752, hence likely born in 1731 or before. }
) ____, of William and Elizabeth, b. Oct. 11, ____. {Possibly daughter Deborah Tanner, ID'ed as a dau. of Elizabeth in her will. Likely born in 1731.}
) ____, of William and Elizabeth, b. Sept. 6, ____. {Possibly daughter Elizabeth, Likely born in 1733.}
) ____, of William and Elizabeth, b. July. 10, ____. {Possibly daughter Avis Tanner. Likely born in 1735.}
) {Not accounted for in the North Kingstown Vital Records: youngest son Francis, probably born in 1737.}
Published Genealogical Information

Secondary Source, John Osborne Austin , Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690 , [3] Data Extract:
) Genealogical Dictionary of RI; at Archive.org, Page 8: or at Genealogical Dictionary of RI; at Family Search, Page 8: Job Babcock, son of James and Sarah Babcock, was born ____ at Westerly, RI. and he died in 1718. Job Babcock married Jane Crandall, daughter of John. Job was a blacksmith and a miller. On 26 March 1715, the will of Job Babcock was proved; Summary of Will: Executor, son John. To son John my now dwelling house, grist mill, etc. To eldest son Job 1s. To youngest son Benjamin 1s. To daughters Jane Braman, Sarah Hall, Mary {Babcock} Tanner, and Elizabeth Brand 1s each. To daughter Hannah Babcock, a feather bed, pewter, and the rest of household stuff. To daughter Mercy Babcock, 1s. To son John all that is due after payment of debts and legacies.
) Genealogical Dictionary of RI; at Archive.org, Page 202 also at Genealogical Dictionary of RI; Family Search, Page 202: Henry Tibbitts (____ - 1713) married 1661, Sarah Stanton (____- 1708) daughter of Robert & Avis Stanton. Kingstown, RI. The Will of Henry Tibbitts written 27 Nov 1708 was proved 13 July 1713: Execs, wife Sarah and son George. To wife half of certain land.... To grandson William Tanner, land purchased of Thomas Stanton of Stonington, and five loads of hay.
) Genealogical Dictionary of RI; Archive.org, Page 451 (corrections and additions): also at Genealogical Dictionary of RI; Family Search, Page 451 (corrections and additions): TIBBITTS. 2d column. VIII. Hannah m. William Tanner. Children: 1) William, 22 Sept 1712; 2) Benjamin, 16 June 1714; 3) Honor, 22 Sep 1716; 4.) H___an, 16 Oct 1723; 5) ____, 19 Jan ____. [Editorial: this assertion posits that the Hannah, mother of the listed children from the North Kingtown, RI vital records is ____ Tibbitts, the mother of William Tanner cited in Henry Tibbitts will (see page 202 above). This assertion is absolutely incorrect and is self-contradictory; Henry Tibbitts will bequeathing "land and five loads of hay to his grandson William Tanner" was written 27 Nov 1708, four years prior to the birth of the Wm Tanner asserted in this passage to be that grandson. Further comments in North Kingstown Vital Records Source Extraction.}
) Genealogical Dictionary of RI; Family Search, Page 176: From the will of Isaac Sheldon proved 25 Aug 1752, ...To daughter Elizabeth Tanner, a silver spoon....
) Genealogical Dictionary of RI; Family Search, Page 176: From the Will of Samuel Lewis, proved 1 Feb 1739: ...To son Samuel's Children, son Jonathan's children, and daughter Joanna Tanner's children, the rest of the estate...

Secondary Source, Rev. George C. Tanner D.D.; William Tanner, of North Kingstown, Rhode Island and His Descendants, [2] Data Extract:
) 1905 Tanner Genealogy; Page 10-11: William Tanner {Sr.}, of South Kingstown, RI, born in the west of England.
) Children of William Tanner and ____ Tibbitts:
) William {Jr.}; settled in North Kingston, RI on land given to him by his grandfather Henry Tibbetts.
) Children of William Tanner {Sr.} and Mary Babcock:
) 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.
) Thomas Tanner; 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 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.}
) John; settled in Richmond, RI, (or Charleston from which Richmond was taken)
) Avis; m. Thomas Barber 18 April 1723.
) Mary m. Lawrence Willett of North Kingston, RI. Surname is also rendered as Vilet, Violett, and Vilate in various records. Children:
) Lawrence Willett, probably d. young.
) Mary (unmarried)
) Grace (Willett) Brand
) Thankful (Willett) Clarke
) Children of William Tanner {Sr.} and Elizabeth Cottrill: {Important editorial Note, the revised 1910 Tanner Genealogy provides new source information which explicitly eliminates Elizabeth Cottrill as the mother of these children. It should be noted that all post 1905 William Tanner Genealogical literature which identifies only three wives for William Tanner and declares the following children as the offspring of Elizabeth Cottrell is INCORRECT and was generated from this 1905 Genealogy without the benefit of the knowledge found in the additional cited source information in the 1910 edition}
) Francis; b. 3 July 1708; bought 1200 acres in Hopkinton, RI and settled there. His descendants are located in RI, NY and beyond.
) Nathan; b. 20 February 1709-10; settled in Hopkinton RI., descendants in RI and NY.
) Anna; b. 15 March 1712; no further record.
) Rebecca; b. 2 July 1714; m. Benjamin Brand of Westerly RI (which, at that time included Hopkinton).
) Elizabeth, b. 14 Nov 1717; m. Benjamin Burdick.
) Abigail. b. 17 Oct 1719; No further record.
) It appears that William Tanner married first the daughter of Henry Tibbitts; second Mary Babcock, daughter of Job Babcockof Westerly; and 3rd Elizabeth Cottrill. {George Tanner proves this three-wife assertion to be INCORRECT in his revised 1910 edition of the Tanner Genealogy. In the 1910 edition, he cites the Wm Tanner - Elizabeth Cottrill 1722/3 marriage record; a marriage which occurs 3-4 years after the birth of Abigail, daughter of Elizabeth, and thus (with other supporting information) establishes that over the course of his life, Wm Tanner {Sr.} was married to four different women.}
) 1905 Tanner Genealogy; Page 12: William Tanner {Jr.}, son of William Tanner {Sr.} married Elizabeth Reynolds on March 1729. He was admitted a freeman in North Kingstown 1723-4.
) In the introductory paragraph of page 12, author George Tanner, provides an independent transcription of the original (fire-damaged) North Kingstown, Rhode Island Vital Records. The transcription is very similar to Arnold's [1] Record, but provides important clarification on several of the entries:
) William Tanner, m. ____, Hannah ____: ch. "by Hannah his wife:"
) (9) WILLIAM TANNER , son as above said, was born Sept. ye 22nd, 1712.
) (10) BENJAMIN TANNER, was born June ye 16th Day, 1714.
) (11) PALMOR TANNER, was born December ye 15th Day, 1716.
) ____AH was born October ye 16th Day, 172_.
) MA____ TANNER, was born January ye 19th Day, 172_.
) ____ of the children of ye said William Tanner by Elizabeth ____ (Reynolds).
) ____ TANNER was born December ye 6th Day, ____.
) ____ANER was born October ye 11th, Day, ____.
) ____NER was born Sept. ye 5th, ____.
) ____ ____ born ye (6th as appears).
) Abstract of the 13 June 1757 Will of William Tanner {Jr.}: {This Will} names son William; grandson Samuel Tanner, son of my son Benjamin Tanner deceased; son Palmer; Son Francis, not of age {This delimiter is uniquely applied to Francis inferring he may have been the youngest child.}; wife Elizabeth; daughter Hannah Cha(dsey); daughter Mary Reynolds; daughter Deborah Fowler; daughter Elizabeth Tanner; son Henry; daughter Avis Tanner.
) Thus, the heirs of William Tanner {Jr} as identified in his will are:
) William Tanner {III}
) Benjamin Tanner
) Samuel Tanner. {Grandson}
) Palmer Tanner {Transcribed as Honor in Arnold's North Kingston Vital Records [1]}
) Hannah (Tanner) Chadsey
) Mary (Tanner) Reynolds
) Henry Tanner {A nod of respect to his grandfather Henry Tibbitts; the will of Elizabeth (Reynolds) Tanner identifies Henry as her son in her will.}
) Deborah (Tanner) Fowler. {Elizabeth (Reynolds) Tanner identifies Deborah as a daughter in her will.}
) Elisabeth Tanner. {Her 11 July 1763 will identifies Elizabeth (Reynolds) Tanner as her mother.}
) Francis Tanner. {The Will of father, Wm, notes that Francis is under the age of 21 in 1757; i.e. born in 1736 or thereafter. The wills of sister Elizabeth and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Tanner, imply Francis is the son of Elizabeth Reynolds, (i.e. both show him as the father of gr. dau. Elizabeth Tanner.)}
) Avis Tanner. {Married after 13 June 1757, but before 11 July 1763.}
) (page 13:) Elizabeth {the unmarried daughter of William Tanner Jr. } Tanner's will proved 11 July 1763, names mother Elizabeth; Elizabeth Fowler, daughter of my sister Deborah; Mary Hunt daughter of my sister Avis; Elizabeth Tanner daughter of my brother F.. (Francis).
) James Tanner, Susannah Tanner, and William Hall, Witnesses.
) (page 13:) Named in the 25 March 1765 will of Elizabeth {the widow of William Tanner Jr. } Tanner: grand dau. Elizabeth Tanner, dau. of my son ___; gr. dau. Elisabeth Tanner, dau of my son Henry; dau. Deborah Fowler.
Research Notes

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Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Arnold, James N., Editor of the Narragansett Historical Register, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Providence, RI., Narragansett HIstorical Publishing Co., 1894. Twenty one Volume set of Early Rhode Island Vital records compiled by from James Arnold. Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850, Volume 5. Washington County--Title page Archive.org
↑ 2.0 2.1 Tanner, Rev. George C. D.D. William Tanner, of North Kingstown, Rhode Island and His Descendants, Faribault, Minn., Self published by the author. 1905 (original publication). Public Domain.
↑ Austin, John Osborne. Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690 : With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation., Albany, NY., Joel Munsell's Sons, 1887. Public Domain. {Note there are two on-line sources offering scanned images of this text; archive.org and the book library of Family Search. The scanned image quality of the archive.org copy is poor, in some places unreadable. Family Search has three scanned copies of the book with good scanned image quality.]
) Archive.org: Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, Title Page
) Family Search book library: Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island; Title Page
Other Sources

The following section provides a listing of source material that is pertinent to the profile subject, but not presently cited in the biography text of the profile.

Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914, database, FamilySearch (Rev : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Tanner, 16 Jun 1714; citing NORTH KINGSTOWN, WASHINGTON, RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.
Rhode Island Census, 1740-1890 Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. Ancestry Record 3571 #28872061
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls APID: 1,2204::0 Repository: Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea APID: 1,3599::0 Repository: Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com
Web based Genealogies

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