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WILLIAM SOUTHWORTH was born in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, in 1659. He moved from there to Bristol, Newport, RI, and was in Little Compton, Newport, RI, in 1686. All his children are entered on the records of the Church of Christ, at Bristol, as baptized June 29, 1709.
He was an extensive land owner in Little Compton. He gave land to his children, yet still had an estate valued at over two thousand pounds at his death.
He was commissioned lieutenant, 1689, and was to receive 25 schillings per week for his services.
REBECCA died Dec. 23, 1702, in Little Compton, and WILLIAM married second Martha (Kirkland) Blague, widow of Joseph Blague and daughter of Nathaniel and Parnell Kirkland.
In the burying ground at Little Compton are the graves of WILLIAM and REBECCA. Their tombstones lie
horizontally, side by side, supported by masonry.
| born | marr | died | |
|---|---|---|---|
| children of Capt. WILLIAM SOUTHWORTH and REBECCA PABODIE | |||
| Benjamin wife Elizabeth Woodworth wife Alice Church wife Susanna Palmer |
04-18-1681 -1678 02-08-1695 |
12-18-1701 03-14-1717 07-18-1722 |
06-18-1713 02-14-1718 |
| Joseph wife Mary Blague |
02-01-1682/83 -1691 |
04-20-1710 |
04-20-1739 10-29-1770 |
| Edward wife Mary Fobes wife Elizabeth Palmer |
11-23-1684 -1689 11-17-1691 |
03-17-1708 10-11-1716 |
02-14-1712 10-13-1784 |
| Elizabeth husband David Little |
09-23-1686 |
12-02-1703 |
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| Alice husband John Cook |
07-14-1688 |
05-25-1709 |
04-25-1770 |
| Samuel wife Abigail _______ |
12-26-1690 |
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-1758 |
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NATHANIEL SOUTHWORTH
wife MARY TORREY |
10-31-1692 04-17-1689 |
03- -1713 |
-1731 01- -1768 |
| Thomas wife Patience Thurston |
12-13-1694 |
02-21-1723 |
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| Stephen wife Lydia Warren |
03-03-1695/96 11-03-1696 |
01-27-1725/26 |
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| children of Capt. WILLIAM SOUTHWORTH and Martha (Kirkland) Blague | |||
| Gideon | 03-31-1707 | -1772 | |
| Andrew | 12-12-1709 | ||