53. WILLIAM6 ALMY (Peleg5, Samuel4, William3, Christopher2, William1),b. Dartmouth, MA, 3 Apr 1760; d. Westport, MA, 1827.
He m. Westport, MA, 23 Feb 1780, MARY (POLLY) MILLET of Newport, RI; d. Aurora, Cayuga County, NY, Jun 1849.
Children, born Westport:
| i | MARY7, 6 Jun 1780; m. Westport, 6 Jul 1799, GAMALIEL CHURCH, b. Dighton, MA, 1 Mar 1775; d. Westport, 17 Aug 1853; son of Thomas and Mary Richmond (Ware) Church. Children (Church) b. Providence, RI: 1. Harriet Baylies, b. 15 Apr 1803. 2. Frederick Seymour, b. 31 Jan 1806. 3. William Almy, b. 27 Nov 1809. 4. Christopher Almy, b. 23 Jul 1811. 5. Thomas Brownell, b. 17 Sep 1813. 6. Lois A., b. abt 1815. | |
| 123 | ii | PELEG, b. 4 Jul 1781; m. New York, NY, 29 Dec 1806, MARIA BROOKFIELD, b. 22 Oct 1789. |
| 124 | iii | SAMUEL, b. 24 Sep 1782; m. 19 Jan 1808, MERCY BROWNELL, b. Little Compton, RI, 28 Jul 1783; d. 22 Jun 1860. Mercy m.(2) Isaac Cory. |
| iv | SARAH, b. 7 Jul 1784; d. 17 Jun 1797. | |
| v | CHRISTOPHER, b. 11 Oct 1785. | |
| vi | REBECCA, b. 20 Apr 1787; d. 1 Apr 1875; m. Westport, MA, 11 Feb 1807, JONATHAN RICHMOND of Scipio, Cayuga County, NY. Children (Richmond): 1. William A., b. Aurora, NY, 28 Jan 1808. 2. Sarah Almy, b. Grand Rapids, MI, 30 Sep 1809. 3. Maria C., b. Grand Rapids, 1 Jun 1811. 4. Mary Church, b. Grand Rapids, 21 May 1813. 5. Jonathan, Jr., b. Grand Rapids, 23 Aug 1815. 6. Rebecca, b. Grand Rapids, 22 Mar 1817. 7. Eliza Jane, b. Grand Rapids, 30 May 1819. 8. Charles H., b. Grand Rapids, 16 Mar 1821. 9. Frederick Delana, b. Grand Rapids, 5 Sep 1822. 10. Fallee, b. Grand Rapids, 14 Jul 1824. 11. Cornelia R., b. Grand Rapids, 25 Sep 1825. 12. Nancy, b. Grand Rapids, 11 Aug 1827. | |
| vii | WILLIAM, b. 23 Sep 1788; d. 16 Sep 1830, age 42 yrs., on board ship ``William Baker'' in Newport, RI, Harbor on return from two year voyage; m. Providence, RI, 10 Feb 1824, JEMIMA GREENE AMES, b. Groton, MA; d. 11 Aug 1839, age 48 yrs.; dau. of Nathan and Lydia (Greene) Ames. Both are buried at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, RI. | |
| viii | BRIDGET, b. 7 Apr 1792. | |
| ix | CATHERINE, b. 6 Jan 1795. | |
| x | JOHN, b. 8 Nov 1797. |
The history of Westport, Massachusetts, which is located about 10 miles to the East of Tiverton, Rhode Island, states that at Westport's first town meeting, held 20 August 1789, the first Board of Selectmen was elected and included William Almy, Edward Borden, and Richard Kirby. A year later, William Almy served as Westport's representative to the state convention deliberating over the proposed United States Constitution which William supported.
REFERENCES: LAWTON pp. 23-4; MAVR, Dartmouth, Westport; RIVR Vol 14.