72. DAVID6 ALMY (Peleg5, John4, Job3-2, William1),b. Portsmouth, RI, 13 May 1794; d. Portsmouth, 2 Aug 1872.
He m.(1) Hopkinton, RI, 26 Dec 1819, LUCY ANN BABCOCK, b. Hopkinton, 24 Jan 1801; d. Portsmouth, RI, 8 Aug 1853; dau. of Daniel and Content (Potter) Babcock of Hopkinton. He m.(2) Portsmouth, RI, 23 Jun 1856, LYDIA ESLEECK, b. Virginia, 18 Jul 1818; d. Portsmouth, 6 Sep 1892; dau. of John R. and Ann E. Esleeck.
Children, by Lucy, born Portsmouth, RI:
| i | ELIZABETH A.7, b. 26 Sep 1820; d. Mystic, CT, 27 Sep 1848; m. Portsmouth, RI, 10 Nov 1847, HORATIO A. STONE. | |
| ii | LUCIA MARIA, b. 3 Aug 1824; d. New York, NY, 11 Apr 1891; m. Portsmouth, 28 Apr 1845, ANDREW JACKSON CORY. Children (Cory): 1. Alfred Richards. 2. Lucy Jane, b. 1856. 3. Cornelia Mead. 4. Nancy Seabury. 5. Elizabeth. | |
| iii | HARRIET WAYLAND, b. 16 Mar 1832; d. Jamestown, RI, 25 Apr 1894; m. Portsmouth, 20 Dec 1855, ELIJAH ANTHONY, b. Middletown, RI, 5 May 1835; d. Jamestown, 14 Nov 1918. Children (Anthony): 1. Louis W., b. Portsmouth, 9 Dec 1856; d. 1943; m. Maud L. St. Clair. 2. Hannah Maria, b. Middletown, 14 Dec 1858; d. Providence 26 Mar 1953; m. Jamestown, 4 Mar 1896, Henry L. Smith. 3. George D. b. Jamestown, 23 Oct 1860; m. Emma Cushman. 4. Frederick, b. Jamestown, 7 Dec 1862; d. Phoenix, AZ, 1963. 5. Abraham Lincoln, b. 4 Apr 1865; d. 31 Jul 1867. 6. Margaret, b. 28 Jun 1867; m. Adolphus Knowles. 7. Elijah, b. 30 Jan 1873; d. 18 Feb 1873. | |
| iv | DANIEL BABCOCK, b. 18 Apr 1837; d. Portsmouth, 10 May 1911. Daniel administered the estate of Lydia Almy, second wife of David, in 1892; named sisters Rebecca Worth, Mary Sanford, Julia Esleeks, and brother Isaac A. Esleeks. | |
| v | ALTANA FRANCES, b. 12 Mar 1842; d. Providence, RI, 9 Dec 1900; m. WILLIAM CLARK CHASE, b. 1840; d. 1901. |
David served in the War of 1812 as a private in Captain Samuel Clark's Company, RI Militia: enlisted 1812, discharged 1815.
In his will made 6 Jan 1866, proved 9 Sep 1872, he named wife, Lydia; son Daniel Almy; daughters Lucy Maria Cory, Harriett W. Anthony, Altana F. Chase; granddaughter Elizabeth Stone. David, wife Lucy, three of their children: Elizabeth, Daniel Babcock, Altana Frances and her husband, are buried at Union Cemetery, Portsmouth. Lydia, his second wife, was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth.
Following are the David Almy households in the Federal censuses for Portsmouth, RI.
1850: David 56, farmer; Lucy 49; Harriet W. 18; Daniel B. 13; and Altana F. 7.
1860: David 66, farmer; Lydia 41; Daniel 22, farm laborer; and Altana 17.
1870: David 76, farmer; Lydia 51: Daniel B. 33, farmer.
1880: Daniel B. 43, farmer; and Lydia 62, step-mother, widowed.
REFERENCES: BOSTON TRANSCRIPT; 14 Dec 1904; LAWTON pp. 33-4; POTTER pp. 13-14; RepMenRI p. 1311; RIVR, Portsmouth.