Note: In his burial record, Samuel was called of Warwick, probably living with one of his children, and aged "in 95th year." Samuel was buried on 17 April 1739, and because his burial record appears in the minutes of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, it is very likely he was buried by his wife in the church cemetery which is now known as the Platform Cemetery.
Samuel was the son of John and Dorothy Albro of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and m. c. 1677 Isabel LAWTON, the daughter of George Lawton and Elizabeth Hazard. On 10 Aug 1677 Samuel enlisted in a troop of horse for the protection of Aquidneck Island. Four years later he was living across the bay in the Narragansett country, and in 1671 took the oath of allegiance in Kingstown. Samuel was able to take advantage of two major land give-aways. On 31 Oct 1677 he was one of the 48 who divided a 5000-acre tract to become East Greenwich, and on 5 Dec 1679 he was one of 25 to whom 7630 acres in Narragansett was laid out.
On 29 July 1679 Samuel and 41 others of Narragansett petitioned the King to end the differences and animosities arising from the dispute between Connecticut and Rhode Island over ownership of the Narragansett lands. He held some minor offices in Kingstown, such as Treasurer in 1683 and Overseer of the Poor in 1687, and Selectman at other times. Samuel was a member of the Anglican Church, and before 1709 he and his wife crossed the bay to be baptized at Trinity Church in Newport. On 20 Oct 1715 he and seven others signed a letter to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts, earnestly requesting that an Episcopal pastor be settled in Narragansett. Their wishes were soon answered, and on 14 April 1718 Albro was a Warden of the Episcopal Church at Narragansett. Children:
* Ruth, b. c. 1678, m. Jeremiah SWEET, b. c. 1674, probably the son of James Sweet and Mary Greene
* John, b. c. 1680, m. (1) Margaret SWEET; m. (2) Barbara (ELDRED?)
* Dorothy, b. c. 1682, d. c. 1716, m. c. 1702 James BENTLEY, b. c. 1677, the son of William and Sarah Bentley. They had a daughter Hannah born in 1703. Following Dorothy's death, James m. (2) c. 1717 Hannah _______, and had a child born 15 Dec 1718.
* Sarah, b. c. 1684, m. 1706 Samuel DAVIS, b. c. 1680, the son of Aaron and Mary Davis.
Samuel was the son of John and Dorothy Albro of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and m. c. 1677 Isabel LAWTON, the daughter of George Lawton and Elizabeth Hazard. On 10 Aug 1677 Samuel enlisted in a troop of horse for the protection of Aquidneck Island. Four years later he was living across the bay in the Narragansett country, and in 1671 took the oath of allegiance in Kingstown. Samuel was able to take advantage of two major land give-aways. On 31 Oct 1677 he was one of the 48 who divided a 5000-acre tract to become East Greenwich, and on 5 Dec 1679 he was one of 25 to whom 7630 acres in Narragansett was laid out.
On 29 July 1679 Samuel and 41 others of Narragansett petitioned the King to end the differences and animosities arising from the dispute between Connecticut and Rhode Island over ownership of the Narragansett lands. He held some minor offices in Kingstown, such as Treasurer in 1683 and Overseer of the Poor in 1687, and Selectman at other times. Samuel was a member of the Anglican Church, and before 1709 he and his wife crossed the bay to be baptized at Trinity Church in Newport. On 20 Oct 1715 he and seven others signed a letter to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts, earnestly requesting that an Episcopal pastor be settled in Narragansett. Their wishes were soon answered, and on 14 April 1718 Albro was a Warden of the Episcopal Church at Narragansett. Children:
* Ruth, b. c. 1678, m. Jeremiah SWEET, b. c. 1674, probably the son of James Sweet and Mary Greene
* John, b. c. 1680, m. (1) Margaret SWEET; m. (2) Barbara (ELDRED?)
* Dorothy, b. c. 1682, d. c. 1716, m. c. 1702 James BENTLEY, b. c. 1677, the son of William and Sarah Bentley. They had a daughter Hannah born in 1703. Following Dorothy's death, James m. (2) c. 1717 Hannah _______, and had a child born 15 Dec 1718.
* Sarah, b. c. 1684, m. 1706 Samuel DAVIS, b. c. 1680, the son of Aaron and Mary Davis.
Note: In his burial record, Samuel was called of Warwick, probably living with one of his children, and aged "in 95th year." Samuel was buried on 17 April 1739, and because his burial record appears in the minutes of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, it is very likely he was buried by his wife in the church cemetery which is now known as the Platform Cemetery.
Samuel was the son of John and Dorothy Albro of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and m. c. 1677 Isabel LAWTON, the daughter of George Lawton and Elizabeth Hazard. On 10 Aug 1677 Samuel enlisted in a troop of horse for the protection of Aquidneck Island. Four years later he was living across the bay in the Narragansett country, and in 1671 took the oath of allegiance in Kingstown. Samuel was able to take advantage of two major land give-aways. On 31 Oct 1677 he was one of the 48 who divided a 5000-acre tract to become East Greenwich, and on 5 Dec 1679 he was one of 25 to whom 7630 acres in Narragansett was laid out.
On 29 July 1679 Samuel and 41 others of Narragansett petitioned the King to end the differences and animosities arising from the dispute between Connecticut and Rhode Island over ownership of the Narragansett lands. He held some minor offices in Kingstown, such as Treasurer in 1683 and Overseer of the Poor in 1687, and Selectman at other times. Samuel was a member of the Anglican Church, and before 1709 he and his wife crossed the bay to be baptized at Trinity Church in Newport. On 20 Oct 1715 he and seven others signed a letter to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts, earnestly requesting that an Episcopal pastor be settled in Narragansett. Their wishes were soon answered, and on 14 April 1718 Albro was a Warden of the Episcopal Church at Narragansett. Children:
* Ruth, b. c. 1678, m. Jeremiah SWEET, b. c. 1674, probably the son of James Sweet and Mary Greene
* John, b. c. 1680, m. (1) Margaret SWEET; m. (2) Barbara (ELDRED?)
* Dorothy, b. c. 1682, d. c. 1716, m. c. 1702 James BENTLEY, b. c. 1677, the son of William and Sarah Bentley. They had a daughter Hannah born in 1703. Following Dorothy's death, James m. (2) c. 1717 Hannah _______, and had a child born 15 Dec 1718.
* Sarah, b. c. 1684, m. 1706 Samuel DAVIS, b. c. 1680, the son of Aaron and Mary Davis.
Samuel was the son of John and Dorothy Albro of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and m. c. 1677 Isabel LAWTON, the daughter of George Lawton and Elizabeth Hazard. On 10 Aug 1677 Samuel enlisted in a troop of horse for the protection of Aquidneck Island. Four years later he was living across the bay in the Narragansett country, and in 1671 took the oath of allegiance in Kingstown. Samuel was able to take advantage of two major land give-aways. On 31 Oct 1677 he was one of the 48 who divided a 5000-acre tract to become East Greenwich, and on 5 Dec 1679 he was one of 25 to whom 7630 acres in Narragansett was laid out.
On 29 July 1679 Samuel and 41 others of Narragansett petitioned the King to end the differences and animosities arising from the dispute between Connecticut and Rhode Island over ownership of the Narragansett lands. He held some minor offices in Kingstown, such as Treasurer in 1683 and Overseer of the Poor in 1687, and Selectman at other times. Samuel was a member of the Anglican Church, and before 1709 he and his wife crossed the bay to be baptized at Trinity Church in Newport. On 20 Oct 1715 he and seven others signed a letter to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts, earnestly requesting that an Episcopal pastor be settled in Narragansett. Their wishes were soon answered, and on 14 April 1718 Albro was a Warden of the Episcopal Church at Narragansett. Children:
* Ruth, b. c. 1678, m. Jeremiah SWEET, b. c. 1674, probably the son of James Sweet and Mary Greene
* John, b. c. 1680, m. (1) Margaret SWEET; m. (2) Barbara (ELDRED?)
* Dorothy, b. c. 1682, d. c. 1716, m. c. 1702 James BENTLEY, b. c. 1677, the son of William and Sarah Bentley. They had a daughter Hannah born in 1703. Following Dorothy's death, James m. (2) c. 1717 Hannah _______, and had a child born 15 Dec 1718.
* Sarah, b. c. 1684, m. 1706 Samuel DAVIS, b. c. 1680, the son of Aaron and Mary Davis.
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