Almy Descendant No. 1407-2

32. PELEG5 ALMY (John4, Job3-2, William1),b. Tiverton, RI, 8 Jan 1761; d. Portsmouth, RI, 5 Apr 1853.

He. m. Portsmouth, RI, or Tiverton, RI, 23 Oct 1785, HANNAH CORY, b. RI, 8 Mar 1770, d. 15 Oct 1853, dau of Philip and Comfort Cory. Peleg lived in Portsmouth and he and his wife were buried in Portsmouth cemetery.

Children, born Portsmouth, RI:

iPHILLIP6, b. 6 Mar 1786; d. Portsmouth, 21 Nov 1868; m. 13 Jan 1814, AMY BROWNELL, d. 1826, dau. of Thomas Brownell. Phillip and Amy are buried at the Peleg Almy Cemetery in Portsmouth.
iiANNE, or ANNA, b. 3 Nov 1787; d. 14 Feb 1873; m. 19 Oct 1816, DANIEL BABCOCK, JR. of Hopkinton, RI, b. 18 Nov 1784; d. 31 Mar 1874; son of Daniel and Content (Potter) Babcock.
iiiHANNAH, b. 13 Feb 1789; d. 25 Oct 1846; m. 3 Jul 1812, IRA REYNOLDS, d. Nov 1828 in 39th year.
ivBRIDGET, b. 7 Feb 1791; d. Middletown, RI, 9 Aug 1886; m. 14 Jan 1817, PETER COGGESHALL, b. 26 Sep 1792; d. 4 May 1857. Children, (Coggeshall) born Portsmouth, RI: 1. Cynthia, b. 20 Aug 1818; 2. George B., b. 8 Jan 1820, d. 30 Jun 1828; 3. Peter A., b. 10 Aug 1822; 4. George B., b. 27 Feb 1827.
71vPELEG, b. 19 Oct 1792; d. 2 Jan 1887; m. Portsmouth, RI, 13 Feb 1817, HANNAH MANCHESTER, b. Middletown, RI, 8 Nov 1797; d. 28 Jul 1883; dau. of Thomas and Mercy (Coggeshall) Manchester.
72viDAVID, b. 13 May 1794; d. 1872; m.(1) Hopkinton, RI, 26 Dec 1819, LUCY ANN BABCOCK, b. 24 Jan 1801; d. Portsmouth, 8 Aug 1853; dau. of Daniel and Content (Potter) Babcock. He m.(2) Portsmouth, 23 Jun 1856, LYDIA ESLEECK, b. 18 Jul 1818; d. 6 Sep 1892; dau. of John R. and Ann E. Esleeck.
viiSARAH, b. 24 Apr 1796; d. 18 Feb 1836; m. 17 May 1822, BURRINGTON ANTHONY.
viiiCHARLES, b. 11 Feb 1799; d. at sea, July 1815.
ixMARY, b. 14 Feb 1801; d. 21 Oct 1828.
xELIZABETH, b. 23 Apr 1803; d. 17 Apr 1884; m. Newport, RI, 19 Apr 1825, JACOB D. BABCOCK.
xidaughter, b. & d. 28 Mar 1805.
xiiEMELINE, b. 29 Apr 1806; d. Portsmouth, 3 Apr 1885.
73xiiiEDWARD, b. 14 Apr 1808; d. Portsmouth, 17 Jan 1883; m.(1) MARIA L. SULLINGS, b. 14 Apr 1816; d. 22 Sep 1838; dau. of Harvey and Rachel Sullings. He m.(2) Portsmouth, 2 Dec 1839, REBECCA GODDARD WEAVER, b. 14 Nov 1818; d. 25 Nov 1857; dau. of Benjamin Weaver. He m.(3) Newport, RI, 19 Nov 1862, ELIZABETH A. MATTHEWS, b. Jan 1837; d. 5 Jan 1917.
74xivJOHN, b. 28 May 1810; m.(1) Portsmouth, 15 Aug 1843, LEONICE S. GRINNELL, b. Portsmouth, 1825, d. 26 Aug 1853; dau. of Lewis and Sarah Grinnell. He m.(2), (3), or (4) 4 Apr 1862, RUTH A. BOYD, b. abt. 1840; dau. of James and Mary Boyd.
xvHARRIET, b. 30 Jul 1812; m. 4 Jan 1841, CLARK GREENMAN.

Peleg served as a private, RI Militia, in the Revolutionary War.


REFERENCES: FAMILY RECORDS; DURFEE pp. 104-5; LAWTON pp. 16-17; LITTLE COMPTON FAMS p. 6; POTTER GEN pp. 13-14; RepMenRI p. 1311; RIVR, Portsmouth, Tiverton.