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     Isabell Risby married John Warner III, son of John Warner Jr. and Mary Burlingame, on 16 April 1747 in Warwick, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹

     Phebe Greene married Thomas Warner, son of John Warner Jr. and Mary Burlingame, on 22 June 1749 in Warwick, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹

     Joseph Knight was born about 1725 in Warwick, Providence Co., Rhode Island.² He married Mary Warner, daughter of John Warner Jr. and Mary Burlingame, about 1747.² He died on 24 April 1752 (or possibly 9 April 1752) in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.³
     He and Mary had the following known children: Thomas (b abt 1748, d 1784), Joseph (b abt 1750, d 1790-1795), Alice B. (b 12 August 1752, d 7 August 1833).²

     Robert Knight was born on 4 June 1689 in Warwick, Rhode Island.¹ He married Mary Potter, daughter of John Potter and Jane Burlingame, on 21 July 1721.¹ He died in August 1771 in Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island, at age 82.¹
     He was a grandson of Richard and Sarah (Rogers) Knight (Richard came from Norfolk, England, bef 1640), and a g-grandson of James and Mary Rogers, who came to America in the ship Increase in 1635, and a g-grandson of Edward Bennett.¹
     His will was dated 21 December 1767 and proved 24 August 1771.¹

     Mary Potter was born about 1701 in Warwick, Rhode Island.² She married Robert Knight, son of Jonathan Knight and Hannah Bennett, on 21 July 1721.² She died after 1767.²

     Amos Lockwood was born on 25 April 1727.¹ He married Mary Warner, daughter of John Warner Jr. and Mary Burlingame, on 14 March 1756.¹ He died on 9 June 1806 in Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island, at age 79.¹

     John Briggs was born about 1698.¹ He married Sarah Burlingame, daughter of Thomas Burlingame and Martha Lippitt.^1,2

     John Briggs Jr. was born about 1718 or 1720.² He was married by William Burton, Justice, to Sarah Burlingame, daughter of John Burlingame and Sarah Briggs, on 13 January 1742/43 (the Burlingame Manuscript says 13 June 1742) in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.^3,1 He died about 1755.¹
     He and Sarah had one known child, David.⁴

     Moses Briggs was born in 1729 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.² He was married by William Burton, J. P., to Zipporah Blanchard, daughter of John Blanchard and Sarah Briggs, on 26 September 1749 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.²

     Nathan Briggs was born in 1732.¹ He married Margaret (?).¹
     He and Margaret had one known child, Benjamin (b 24 October 1759).¹

     Sarah Burlingame was born about 1720 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.² She was married first, by William Burton, Justice, to John Briggs Jr., son of John Briggs and Sarah Burlingame, on 13 January 1742/43 (the Burlingame Manuscript says 13 June 1742) in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.^3,1 She married second Stuckley Westcott, son of Benjamin Westcott and Bethia Gardner, on 6 December 1761.⁴
     She and her first husband John had one known child, David.⁵ She and her second husband Stuckley also had one known child, Lervina (b 12 February 1768, d 22 August 1842).⁵

     John Burlingame was born in 1690 in Cranston, Rhode Island.³ He married Sarah Briggs, daughter of Daniel Briggs and Lydia (?), about 1710.³ He died on 12 February 1755 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.³
     On 1 January 1713 his father deeded to him his homestead in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.² On 13 February 1739 he, in turn, sold this homestead to his own son Peter.³
     He was named in the will of his grandfather Roger Burlingham, dated 28 November 1715 and proved 13 September 1718, and was left 50 acres of land.^4,5
     His own will was dated 8 February 1755, and proved 15 April 1755. The executors were his sons Daniel and Jeremiah. He left 15 acres to Daniel and Jeremiah, including the old iron ore beds.³

     Sarah Briggs was born in 1688.² She married John Burlingame, son of John Burlingame and Mary Knowles Lippitt, about 1710.² Records state she was killed on 4 June 1763 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, but provide no details.^2,3
     Her will was dated 10 January 1763 and proved 28 May 1774.²

     Stuckley Westcott was born about 1710.² He married first Sarah Gorton, daughter of John Gorton and Hannah (?), on 16 August 1738.³ His second wife's name is unknown.³ He married third Sarah Burlingame, daughter of John Burlingame and Sarah Briggs, on 6 December 1761.⁴ He died after 1792.²
     He was also known as Stuckley Westcott Jr. He was called Junior to distinguish him from his uncle of the same name.³
     He and his first wife Sarah had one known child, Dorcas (b 24 August 1738, d 11 September 1738).³ He had one child by his second wife, Reuben (b 1759, d 1840).³ He and his third wife Sarah also had one known child, Lervina (b 12 February 1768, d 22 August 1842).¹

     Sarah Gorton was born on 20 September 1720.¹ She married Stuckley Westcott, son of Benjamin Westcott and Bethia Gardner, on 16 August 1738.² She died on 2 August 1754 at age 33.¹ She was buried at the Gorton Burial Grounds.²
     She and Stuckley had one known child, Dorcas (b 24 August 1738, d 11 September 1738).²

     Zipporah Blanchard was married by William Burton, J. P., to Moses Briggs, son of John Briggs and Sarah Burlingame, on 26 September 1749 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹

     Margaret (?) was born in 1730.¹ She married Nathan Briggs, son of John Briggs and Sarah Burlingame.¹
     She and Nathan had one known child, Benjamin (b 24 October 1759).¹

     Othneil Gorton was born on 22 September 1669 in Warwick, Rhode Island.² He married first Mercy Burlingame, daughter of Roger Burlingham and Mary Lippitt, about 1692.² He married second Mercy Burlingame, daughter of John Burlingame and Mary Knowles Lippitt, about 1716.² He died on 13 June 1733 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, at age 63.²
     Note that Othneil Gorton was married to two different women named Mercy (or Marcy) Burlingame. The first marriage, circa 1692, was to the daughter of Roger and Mary Burlingame. The second, circa 1716, was to the daughter of Roger and Mary's son John and Mary Knowles (Lippitt) Burlingame. His second wife was thus a niece of his first wife.^3,4
     He was, among other things, an innkeeper in Warwick, Rhode Island, and served as a captain in the Warwick militia. He also served many times in both houses of the legislature.²
     His will was dated 5 June 1733 and proved 29 June 1733. The executrix was his widow Mercy. In his will he left: to his son Israel, the land at Mashantatack where Israel was then living; to his son John, the west end of the land at Mashantatack where John was then living; to both Israel and John equally, the old orchard and the rest of the land at Mashantatack; to his son Othneil Jr., when he came of age, his house, all his land in Scituate, Warwick, and elsewhere, and a feather bed (but his widow was to have them until then, as well as use of the kitchen and bedroom while a widow); to his daughter Frances, 5s if she married Jeremiah Pierce, which was against his will, and £40 otherwise.^2,5

     Mercy Burlingame was born on 3 August 1675 in Mashantatack, Rhode Island.⁴ She married Othneil Gorton, son of John Gorton and Margaret Weeden, about 1692.⁴ She died before 28 November 1715.⁵

     Mercy Gorton was born on 4 July 1722 in Cranston or Warwick, Providence Co., Rhode Island.² She married her second cousin Robert Knight, son of Robert Knight and Mary Potter, on 29 August 1742 in Warwick, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹ She died on 1 October 1809 in Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island, at age 87.³
     She and Robert had the following known children: Zilphia (b 9 August 1744, d 3 July 1820), Robert (b 12 June 1750, d 31 July 1823), Mary (b abt 1752), Anne (b 26 November 1761, d 28 April 1833), Freelove (b 1765).³

     Freelove Gorton was born on 7 November 1725 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹ She married Matthew Manchester, son of Thomas Manchester and Sarah Earle, in 1741.² She died on 6 January 1795 in Scituate, Providence Co., Rhode Island, at age 69.² She was buried in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island. Her body was moved to Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island, by Joseph Fenner in 1821.²
     She and Matthew had the following known children: Job (b 3 July 1742, d 8 February 1824), Mary (b 3 December 1743, d 18 May 1812), Sarah (b 29 December 1745, d bef 1754), John (b 27 March 1747, d bef 1754), Freelove (b 3 June 1748, d 24 June 1772), Thomas (b 30 September 1749, d 7 September 1834), Mercy (b 28 May 1751, d 15 December 1788), John (b 22 July 1752, d 14 May 1794), Sarah (b 23 March 1754), twins Gideon (b 15 September 1755, d 2 April 1835) and Joseph (b 15 September 1755, d 12 August 1839), Phebe (b 8 November 1756, d 11 February 1786), Lydia (b 7 July 1758, d 5 May 1791), Israel (b 28 February 1860, d 26 December 1837), William (b 24 March 1763, d 24 September 1813), George (b 8 April 1764), Nancy (b 16 August 1767, d 8 December 1798), Alice (b 30 October 1769, d 24 July 1790), Isaac (b 7 February 1772).²

     Israel Gorton Jr. was born about 1730 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹ He married Anne Searle, daughter of Thomas Searle and Penelope (?).² He died on 1 April 1807 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.²
     He lived on the four corners farm in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.² He was a member of the Town Council, and served in the Rhode Island General Assembly.² He was Captain of the six additional companies ordered raised in Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War.²
     He was named in his father's will, dated 4 July 1774 and proved 7 November 1778, and was left all his father's real estate.¹

     Robert Knight was born in September 1721 in Warwick, Providence Co., Rhode Island.² He married his second cousin Mercy Gorton, daughter of Israel Gorton and Freelove Burlingame, on 29 August 1742 in Warwick, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹ He died on 18 April 1791 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, (or possibly in Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island) at age 69.³
     He may have been a witness to the will of his wife's uncle (and also his own first cousin once removed) Samuel Burlingame, dated 13 October 1740 and proved 11 May 1741.^4,5
     He and Mercy had the following known children: Zilphia (b 9 August 1744, d 3 July 1820), Robert (b 12 June 1750, d 31 July 1823), Mary (b abt 1752), Anne (b 26 November 1761, d 28 April 1833), Freelove (b 1765).²

     Matthew Manchester was born on 26 February 1720 in Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island.¹ He married Freelove Gorton, daughter of Israel Gorton and Freelove Burlingame, in 1741.¹ He died on 14 September 1801 in Scituate, Providence Co., Rhode Island, at age 81.¹ He was buried in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island. His body was moved to Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island, by Joseph Fenner in 1821.¹
     He was a Lieutenant in the Rhode Island Militia in 1746-1747, and Captain from 1747-1752.¹ He was Justice of Peace between 1748 and 1760.¹ He was elected Deputy from Cranston, Rhode Island, to the General Assembly in 1757, 1761, 1770, and 1784.¹
     He and Freelove had the following known children: Job (b 3 July 1742, d 8 February 1824), Mary (b 3 December 1743, d 18 May 1812), Sarah (b 29 December 1745, d bef 1754), John (b 27 March 1747, d bef 1754), Freelove (b 3 June 1748, d 24 June 1772), Thomas (b 30 September 1749, d 7 September 1834), Mercy (b 28 May 1751, d 15 December 1788), John (b 22 July 1752, d 14 May 1794), Sarah (b 23 March 1754), twins Gideon (b 15 September 1755, d 2 April 1835) and Joseph (b 15 September 1755, d 12 August 1839), Phebe (b 8 November 1756, d 11 February 1786), Lydia (b 7 July 1758, d 5 May 1791), Israel (b 28 February 1860, d 26 December 1837), William (b 24 March 1763, d 24 September 1813), George (b 8 April 1764), Nancy (b 16 August 1767, d 8 December 1798), Alice (b 30 October 1769, d 24 July 1790), Isaac (b 7 February 1772).¹